Damn, this Routh-sama is going through something like this... Even though the Ptea Kingdom is coming soon."
Routh complains as he walks through the woods.
Rous, a traveling merchant, was walking along the road to the Kingdom of Ptea to do business, when he encountered goblins and barely escaped into the forest.
Goblins are not good at bright places, but the branches of the forest darkened the road, so they came out even though it was daytime.
"What are the Knights of Ptea doing?"
Routh wants to say one complaint
A knight's job is to protect roads outside the city walls. He is negligent in his duties, such as having such a monster come out.
Routh got angry but nothing happened.
"Where is this? I don't think it's that far from the highway..."
The forest is the realm of monsters.
Also, I might be attacked by monsters like the goblins I mentioned earlier.
I have to get back on the road quickly. More monsters will come out at night.
By then he had to enter the walled city.
Routh keeps walking.
However, no matter how much I walked, I could not return to the highway.
Routh was completely lost.
"I'm thirsty..."
My throat is parched because I ran with all my might when escaping from the goblins.
"Even so, you stopped chasing suddenly, but what happened?"
Goblins have short legs but are fast.
It was a miracle that Rous, who was over 40 years old, was able to escape.
But I think Routh will be fine.
Because his life was saved, Routh continues walking to get out of the forest.
"song……?"
You can hear the song while walking.
Routh wonders and walks to where he hears the song.
After walking for a while, there was a big spring.
"It's the water that saved me! Eh?"
Routh unintentionally let out a voice of surprise.
For there was a naked woman in the middle of the spring, submerged in water.
The woman sings as if she doesn't notice Routh.
She was beautiful. She falls in love with Rausha.
The song seemed to be sung by the woman.
Routh draws closer.
"Is anyone there?"
"Damn, this Routh-sama is going through something like this... Even though the Ptea Kingdom is coming soon."
Routh complains as he walks through the woods.
Rous, a traveling merchant, was walking along the road to the Kingdom of Ptea to do business, when he encountered goblins and barely escaped into the forest.
Goblins are not good at bright places, but the branches of the forest darkened the road, so they came out even though it was daytime.
"What are the Knights of Ptea doing?"
Routh wants to say one complaint
A knight's job is to protect roads outside the city walls. He is negligent in his duties, such as having such a monster come out.
Routh got angry but nothing happened.
"Where is this? I don't think it's that far from the highway..."
The forest is the realm of monsters.
Also, I might be attacked by monsters like the goblins I mentioned earlier.
I have to get back on the road quickly. More monsters will come out at night.
By then he had to enter the walled city.
Routh keeps walking.
However, no matter how much I walked, I could not return to the highway.
Routh was completely lost.
"I'm thirsty..."
My throat is parched because I ran with all my might when escaping from the goblins.
"Even so, you stopped chasing suddenly, but what happened?"
Goblins have short legs but are fast.
It was a miracle that Rous, who was over 40 years old, was able to escape.
But I think Routh will be fine.
Because his life was saved, Routh continues walking to get out of the forest.
"song……?"
You can hear the song while walking.
Routh wonders and walks to where he hears the song.
After walking for a while, there was a big spring.
"It's the water that saved me! Eh?"
Routh unintentionally let out a voice of surprise.
For there was a naked woman in the middle of the spring, submerged in water.
The woman sings as if she doesn't notice Routh.
She was beautiful. She falls in love with Rausha.
The song seemed to be sung by the woman.
Routh draws closer.
"Is anyone there?"
A beautiful woman looks at me as if she noticed Routh's presence.
"Oops! Sorry! I didn't mean to peek! I just heard a beautiful singing voice..."
Routh rushes to excuse himself.
“No, it’s my fault for bathing in a place like this.
A beautiful woman smiles without hiding her nakedness.
When Routh saw that smile, he couldn't think of anything as if his head was foggy.
"No, no, bathing with a beautiful person like you is outrageous! However, I'm thirsty, so if you could give me some water..."
"Is that so? This spring does not belong to anyone. I think it would be good if you could drink it freely."
"Is that so? Then don't hesitate."
It must be good because a beautiful woman is saying please.
Routh approaches the fountain without questioning.
I couldn't take my eyes off the beauty.
(What a beautiful woman. Lucky for me. I want to see her closer. Anyway, I drank water.
Routh approaches the fountain while thinking so.
The beautiful woman is smiling.
When he reaches the edge of the spring, he bends down. However, her eyes cannot take her eyes off the beautiful woman.
If you scoop the water from the spring with your hands, you will put it in your mouth. Is it because the water is filled with beautiful women who find it very sweet?
Routh takes another sip. However, there is something wrong with his body.
"Body is……"
Routh groans.
My body is numb and I can't move my hands. Then I finally looked into the fountain.
"No...!!"
In the fountain was the face of a gigantic beast. Those eyes are looking at Routh.
The moment I saw the beast's eyes, the fog in my head cleared.
(That's right, why is there such a beautiful woman in a place like this? In a forest full of monsters like this? Why didn't you notice such an anomaly?)
Routh forcibly raises his numb body and looks at the beauty's face.
The beautiful woman is smiling happily.
A beast's head emerges from the spring. The beast opens its mouth wide.
"Oh..."
Routh was helpless.
The beast opens its big mouth.
And Routh was swallowed by the beast's mouth.
◆
"Haah, I couldn't get in today either..."
Kuroki mutters.
It's been a month since I left Nargol. He was also denied admission to the city he stopped by earlier.
Kuroki continues his journey to the Holy Lenaria Republic where Reiji and the others are.
It's a long way from Nargol to the Republic of Saint Lenaria, but Kuroki in this world can travel faster than a horse. We have already traveled more than two-thirds of the way to our destination.
I haven't measured Kuroki, but I'm sure he could easily go over 200 kilometers per hour.
Kuroki in this world is a superhuman.
In Kuroki's memories, Reiji and the others were also moving superhumanly in the video.
That's why I presume that the humans in Kuroki's original world will become superhumans if they come to this world.
Kuroki has seen how the people of this world live while traveling through human lands.
The human nations of this world are dots, not faces.
Like ancient Greece, there are countless city-states.
And the outside of the city is not the world of humans, it is a demonic realm where many monsters are rampant.
Humans build walls and live only in and around cities.
And the highways connect the cities.
City-states range from small things like villages to giant city-states with satellite cities.
The government system is also various, and there is a difference between monarchy and republic.
In short, the difference is whether the mayor is hereditary or elected.
Also, even in the royal system, there are countries where not only the mayor but also the deputy chief and section chief class are hereditary nobles, while there are also countries where only the mayor is hereditary. Of course, there are also republican countries with nobles.
Religion is, after all, the gods of Elios.
According to what Kuroki asked Nat, there are people in the frontier who do not believe in the gods of Elios, but they are called barbarians.
By the way, the city that Kuroki stopped by earlier is called Ptea Kingdom, a city-state with a population of about 3,000 people.
However, that is only about 3,000 people with citizenship, and the population will increase even more if non-citizens are included.
Citizens are citizens of the city-state, non-citizens are foreigners.
Therefore, those who do not have citizenship cannot easily enter the city walls.
So what do you do with distribution? treaties between nations, freeing the entry of citizens of each nation; By concluding multiple such treaties, people can freely come and go.
Of course, there are closed states with completely self-sufficient economies that do not sign treaties with anyone at all.
By the way, Kuroki, who does not have any citizenship, could not enter most city-states by formal means.
If so, how did you eat and drink until now?
First of all, there was an abundance of food in the forest, and fruits such as pomegranates were all you could eat.
There are many other fruits. Ordinary humans would have been able to live here if monsters hadn't appeared.
When I wanted to eat cooked food, I had no choice but to go inside the castle walls.
Kuroki remembers how he sneaked in with flying magic and ate meat skewers while apologizing to the owner.
The edible meat in this world is mainly sheep and pigs, and they do not eat beef.
Kuroki also ate mutton.
It's normal for mutton to have an odor, but it was delicious with no odor, perhaps because of the generous use of herbs.
"So what are you doing today, Nat?"
"Damn, this Routh-sama is going through something like this... Even though the Ptea Kingdom is coming soon."
Routh complains as he walks through the woods.
Rous, a traveling merchant, was walking along the road to the Kingdom of Ptea to do business, when he encountered goblins and barely escaped into the forest.
Goblins are not good at bright places, but the branches of the forest darkened the road, so they came out even though it was daytime.
"What are the Knights of Ptea doing?"
Routh wants to say one complaint
A knight's job is to protect roads outside the city walls. He is negligent in his duties, such as having such a monster come out.
Routh got angry but nothing happened.
"Where is this? I don't think it's that far from the highway..."
The forest is the realm of monsters.
Also, I might be attacked by monsters like the goblins I mentioned earlier.
I have to get back on the road quickly. More monsters will come out at night.
By then he had to enter the walled city.
Routh keeps walking.
However, no matter how much I walked, I could not return to the highway.
Routh was completely lost.
"I'm thirsty..."
My throat is parched because I ran with all my might when escaping from the goblins.
"Even so, you stopped chasing suddenly, but what happened?"
Goblins have short legs but are fast.
It was a miracle that Rous, who was over 40 years old, was able to escape.
But I think Routh will be fine.
Because his life was saved, Routh continues walking to get out of the forest.
"song……?"
You can hear the song while walking.
Routh wonders and walks to where he hears the song.
After walking for a while, there was a big spring.
"It's the water that saved me! Eh?"
Routh unintentionally let out a voice of surprise.
For there was a naked woman in the middle of the spring, submerged in water.
The woman sings as if she doesn't notice Routh.
She was beautiful. She falls in love with Rausha.
The song seemed to be sung by the woman.
Routh draws closer.
"Is anyone there?"
A beautiful woman looks at me as if she noticed Routh's presence.
"Oops! Sorry! I didn't mean to peek! I just heard a beautiful singing voice..."
Routh rushes to excuse himself.
“No, it’s my fault for bathing in a place like this.
A beautiful woman smiles without hiding her nakedness.
When Routh saw that smile, he couldn't think of anything as if his head was foggy.
"No, no, bathing with a beautiful person like you is outrageous! However, I'm thirsty, so if you could give me some water..."
"Is that so? This spring does not belong to anyone. I think it would be good if you could drink it freely."
"Is that so? Then don't hesitate."
It must be good because a beautiful woman is saying please.
Routh approaches the fountain without questioning.
I couldn't take my eyes off the beauty.
(What a beautiful woman. Lucky for me. I want to see her closer. Anyway, I drank water.
Routh approaches the fountain while thinking so.
The beautiful woman is smiling.
When he reaches the edge of the spring, he bends down. However, her eyes cannot take her eyes off the beautiful woman.
If you scoop the water from the spring with your hands, you will put it in your mouth. Is it because the water is filled with beautiful women who find it very sweet?
Routh takes another sip. However, there is something wrong with his body.
"Body is……"
Routh groans.
My body is numb and I can't move my hands. Then I finally looked into the fountain.
"No...!!"
In the fountain was the face of a gigantic beast. Those eyes are looking at Routh.
The moment I saw the beast's eyes, the fog in my head cleared.
(That's right, why is there such a beautiful woman in a place like this? In a forest full of monsters like this? Why didn't you notice such an anomaly?)
Routh forcibly raises his numb body and looks at the beauty's face.
The beautiful woman is smiling happily.
A beast's head emerges from the spring. The beast opens its mouth wide.
"Oh..."
Routh was helpless.
The beast opens its big mouth.
And Routh was swallowed by the beast's mouth.
◆
"Haah, I couldn't get in today either..."
Kuroki mutters.
It's been a month since I left Nargol. He was also denied admission to the city he stopped by earlier.
Kuroki continues his journey to the Holy Lenaria Republic where Reiji and the others are.
It's a long way from Nargol to the Republic of Saint Lenaria, but Kuroki in this world can travel faster than a horse. We have already traveled more than two-thirds of the way to our destination.
I haven't measured Kuroki, but I'm sure he could easily go over 200 kilometers per hour.
Kuroki in this world is a superhuman.
In Kuroki's memories, Reiji and the others were also moving superhumanly in the video.
That's why I presume that the humans in Kuroki's original world will become superhumans if they come to this world.
Kuroki has seen how the people of this world live while traveling through human lands.
The human nations of this world are dots, not faces.
Like ancient Greece, there are countless city-states.
And the outside of the city is not the world of humans, it is a demonic realm where many monsters are rampant.
Humans build walls and live only in and around cities.
And the highways connect the cities.
City-states range from small things like villages to giant city-states with satellite cities.
The government system is also various, and there is a difference between monarchy and republic.
In short, the difference is whether the mayor is hereditary or elected.
Also, even in the royal system, there are countries where not only the mayor but also the deputy chief and section chief class are hereditary nobles, while there are also countries where only the mayor is hereditary. Of course, there are also republican countries with nobles.
Religion is, after all, the gods of Elios.
According to what Kuroki asked Nat, there are people in the frontier who do not believe in the gods of Elios, but they are called barbarians.
By the way, the city that Kuroki stopped by earlier is called Ptea Kingdom, a city-state with a population of about 3,000 people.
However, that is only about 3,000 people with citizenship, and the population will increase even more if non-citizens are included.
Citizens are citizens of the city-state, non-citizens are foreigners.
Therefore, those who do not have citizenship cannot easily enter the city walls.
So what do you do with distribution? treaties between nations, freeing the entry of citizens of each nation; By concluding multiple such treaties, people can freely come and go.
Of course, there are closed states with completely self-sufficient economies that do not sign treaties with anyone at all.
By the way, Kuroki, who does not have any citizenship, could not enter most city-states by formal means.
If so, how did you eat and drink until now?
First of all, there was an abundance of food in the forest, and fruits such as pomegranates were all you could eat.
There are many other fruits. Ordinary humans would have been able to live here if monsters hadn't appeared.
When I wanted to eat cooked food, I had no choice but to go inside the castle walls.
Kuroki remembers how he sneaked in with flying magic and ate meat skewers while apologizing to the owner.
The edible meat in this world is mainly sheep and pigs, and they do not eat beef.
Kuroki also ate mutton.
It's normal for mutton to have an odor, but it was delicious with no odor, perhaps because of the generous use of herbs.
"So what are you doing today, Nat?"
Kuroki asks Nat, who is traveling with him.
"Are you secretly entering with concealed magic?"
Concealment magic is a magic that erases its presence, and when that magic is activated, people will not notice that person.
However, concealment magic does not work on those with detection-type abilities or those who use detection-type magic, and once it is recognized, the concealment magic disappears.
Kuroki used that magic to invade human countries many times.
"No, let's not do it this time, most of Reiji's information was the same."
The purpose of Kuroki's journey is to gather information about Reiji and the others.
Therefore, Kuroki is heading to the Republic of Saint Lenaria through the city where Reiji and the others stopped by.
All the stories Kuroki heard about Reiji were similar.
The Hero of Light, Reiji, is the people's hope.
Humans in this world are very weak.
They are prey to monsters.
In such a world, Reiji seems to defeat many monsters and save people.
Therefore, it is appreciated by many people.
But some people are suffering.
Most of them are related to women.
Reiji is getting pretty girls everywhere he goes.
There are also girls and married women who have lovers.
As a result, some men view Reiji as an enemy.
However, it is very popular with women.
There are many girls who praise Reiji, the hero of light.
Such information is available in every country.
I didn't want to hear more of Reiji's love romances.
That's why Kuroki decided that Reiji's information wouldn't change even after entering the Ptea Kingdom.
Kuroki thought that it would be fine if he passed by like this.
And it was time to walk for a while.
A song is heard from deep in the forest.
"song……"
Kuroki tilts his head.
This place was in a forest overrun by monsters, and it was unusual for someone to sing in a place like this.
"Yansu with a beautiful voice..."
Nat said with a sly voice. She didn't seem to have any doubts.
"Kuroki-sama. Why don't you go?"
Nat says that he went to the direction of the voice.
Judging from the voice, the condition of the nut is strange.
It seems that this is what happened after hearing this song.
"Okay, let's go"
Kuroki also wanted to see the owner of this song.
After walking for a while, we find a large spring in an open area of the forest.
In the middle of the spring, there was a woman who seemed to be naked with her lower body attached to the spring, and the song seems to be sung by this woman.
"Who is there?"
See if the woman noticed Kuroki and the others.
"Oh no... I'm sorry for interrupting your singing. I was wondering who was singing."
Kuroki bows his head. I was really interested in it, so I'm glad I came to see it.
"No, don't worry about it. Would you like to take a bath with me?"
"No, thank you. We're leaving. Please keep singing."
Kuroki tries to leave.
"Kuroki-sama. There's clean water here, Yansu. Why don't you spend the night here, Yansu?"
Nat says he wants to stay here.
"Nut, you can't drink the water from this spring. It's poisoned."
"Eh, it's poison and Yansu!"
Nat was surprised by those words.
The water of this spring contains magical poison. It's probably the kind of thing that paralyzes the body.
"It's such a poison... Why don't you take it a little longer?"
says the woman.
Kuroki finds those words a little offensive.
This woman sees Kuroki as a prey.
Since Kuroki came to this world, he has become sensitive to hostility.
Even if you are dozens of meters away, you can notice if hostility is directed at you. According to Lugas, it seems to be the ability to detect enemies, but it doesn't feel very good to be exposed to unpleasant gazes.
Besides, this woman has been using charm magic on Kuroki and others since a while ago.
It is also a source of discomfort. Kuroki concludes that the song from earlier probably had a similar effect, and that must be the reason why Nat went crazy.
(Perhaps this woman is a monster, she looks beautiful but I don't feel anything)
The woman in front of Kuroki is naked from the waist up. She's staring at the usual Kuroki.
But it didn't.
I presume that Kuroki is a monster that preys on prey that approaches by deceiving them with its song and its human-like appearance.
Of course, Kuroki has no intention of being eaten. However, I didn't even feel like fighting this monster.
Kuroki wants to leave peacefully.
(Let me go like this)
Kuroki threatens to prevent further hostility. He was often targeted by monsters along the way, but most of the monsters fled if he threatened them.
However, unexpectedly, the monster in the form of a woman turns more hostility towards Kuroki.
"You guys!!"
When the woman's face turns into wrath, a gigantic beast's head suddenly emerges from the fountain. The beast has six heads and stretches its neck to attack.
(Oops! You didn't give up eating yourself! And faster than expected)
The beast head approaches in front of Kuroki.
"Ha!!"
Kuroki avoids the beast's head while drawing his sword and cuts off one of them.
"Guuuuu! It's like a human!!"
The woman makes an anguished expression. Her face had none of that grace.
"Even eat this!!!"
The water of the spring becomes a large mass and floats in the air.
"
When the monster shouted, a large mass of water shattered and headed towards Kuroki.
"
Kuroki casts defensive magic.
A shining circular magic circle appears in front, blocking the water shot.
The water bullets stopped, and the monsters came up on land.
The lower half of the body that was hidden by the demon fountain is exposed under the sun. Her upper body is that of a human woman, and her lower body has six giant beast heads and multiple tentacles.
His appearance was so ugly.
A monster approaches Kuroki.
It's not fast, probably because it can't move fast on land.
"Are you okay Nat?"
“Come on, Yansu.
Nat seemed unable to keep up with the sudden development.
"The nut is down"
Kuroki lowers Nut to the ground. The nut then slides backwards.
"Yo, one of the heads!"
The monster looks at Kuroki with angry eyes.
Black blood was dripping onto the ground from where the head had been cut off. White smoke is coming out of the black bloody ground. The vegetation around the blood has withered.
There must be poison in the monster's blood.
It doesn't seem like he can move fast, so Kuroki will be saved temporarily if he runs away. However, he had the feeling that if he left the monster alone, it would follow him wherever he went.
Kuroki found it a little troublesome.
"It's like a human!!"
When the monster screams, Kuroki is attacked by the beast's head and tentacles.
Kuroki rotates his body, cuts off the beast's head, two tentacles, and jumps up.
"Idiot!!"
The surprised voice of a monster.
Kuroki jumps into the monster's upper body and slashes the monster's body with his sword.
And then land behind the monster.
"Bah... that's stupid...!!"
The monster just falls down.
The monster tilts its head back and looks at Kuroki.
"I... I see... you're a god... I thought you were a human... you failed..."
When the monster said so, it crumbled down.
"I'm not a god, but..."
Kuroki mutters.
Kuroki does not consider himself to be a god.
But I didn't bother to correct my mistake.
The monster shrinks while raising white smoke.
"Kuroki-sama~ Are you alright Yansu?"
Nat bypasses the monsters and runs over here.
"It's a monster I've never seen before, and it's quite a strong enemy."
Until now, Kuroki had only seen ogres and goblins along the way, and had never seen such monsters before.
"Hey... it's the first time I've seen a monster like this, Yansu."
"Haven't you even seen a nut? It's a very rare monster, isn't it? Then let's ask someone else about this monster."
Kuroki looks at the trees in the forest behind him.
There was someone watching Kuroki and the others. I can't sense any hostility from that gaze.
Not goblins or orcs. Kuroki wonders who it is.
"Who's there?"
When Kuroki calls out, a girl appears from the shadow of the tree.
She was a beautiful girl with white skin and blue hair, probably about the same age as Kuroki or a little younger.
(Huh? Why? Is there a girl like this in a place like this? Is this girl a monster like the one from earlier?)
Kuroki was skeptical, but he didn't feel any hostility from the girl, and her gaze wasn't as unpleasant as the previous monster.
"Kuroki-sama. It's an elf and Yansu. Probably a dryad and Yansu."
"She's an elf? Is that so?"
Kuroki knew about elves because he was taught by Lugas.
If you look closely, the ears are long as I was told as a characteristic of the elves.
The elves are a much longer-lived race than humans and only have women. Also, all of the elves are spirit magic users and are much stronger than the average human, so they can live without relying on castle walls even in forests with many monsters.
Among them, the Dryads are called Wood Elves and live in the forest.
It seems that some dryads fall in love with young humans and often kidnap them.
Kuroki looks at her. she is a beautiful girl Like the monster from earlier, she doesn't look like a lie.
(A young human wouldn't feel bad if she was kidnapped. Well, it's nothing to do with me, but why are you looking at me for a while now? What's your business?)
Kuroki smiles at the elf so as not to frighten him.
"Um... Are you guys gods?"
The elf girl asks timidly.
"No, do you think you're human?"
Kuroki answers in question form.
Kuroki was actually a little worried. I wondered if it was okay to think that the people who corresponded to the humans in this world were the same as the humans in Kuroki's original world.
Because Kuroki has far more superhuman strength than humans in this world, and the same goes for Reiji and the others. They might be different races just because they look the same.
"Lie, humans can defeat Scylla, even we are no match for them. Isn't it really a god?"
"No, it's definitely not God..."
Kuroki isn't big enough to be called a god. so deny it.
"is that so"
A girl approaches Kuroki. And she looks up and down when she comes in front of her.
"Hmm, by the way, who are you? Why are you here...?"
A girl's face comes up.
Kuroki moves to the girl's eyes. Kuroki involuntarily looks away from her.
In his original world, Kuroki had never been this close to a girl other than Shirone, so his heart was beating fast.
"No... no, I'm just a traveler. I'm looking for a place to sleep."
Kuroki answers in a flustered manner.
"Are you sure you can't enter the human dwelling?"
"Hmm, then I have nowhere to go. Hey, why don't you come over to my house?"
"eh!?"
Kuroki is surprised. Elves are said to fall in love with human youths, but he has heard that he is not friendly with anyone other than his lover.
Kuroki looks at the girl. I don't feel any hostility from her. Her gaze was itchy but not unpleasant.
“Is it okay if I accept your kindness?”
Kuroki accepts the offer. His curiosity simply gave in. He was interested in elven life.
"yep, OK"
The elf girl smiles brightly and guides her into the forest.
“You seem to like it, Yansu.”
Says Nut to make fun of him.
"Don't make fun of me, Nut. It's because I defeated Scylla, I'm sure."
Certainly, Kuroki felt something like goodwill from the girl.
Kuroki thought it was probably because he defeated Scylla. That monster seemed to attack elves as well.
The girl keeps walking.
After walking for a while, the surrounding scenery changed.
"Yeah? What is this?"
To Kuroki's eyes, it looks like an ordinary forest. But something was different.
"It's amazing, I noticed the barrier"
"Barrier?"
"Yes, it's covered with magic that drives the senses of those who enter insane. That's why, follow me."
The girl keeps walking.
and reach a large tree.
It was a very big tree. Houses cling to the branches of the tree.
Kuroki sees that and thinks oh. It was a tree house that I had seen on TV.
Kuroki is actually a little longing for this kind of house. It's like a secret base.
"This is my house. I'll treat you."
The girl says with a wide smile.
"Tess!"
I suddenly heard a voice from above. A woman comes out of the tree house when she looks in the direction of the voice.
She's a woman who looks like an elf girl a little older. The woman comes down from her house.
"Oh mom! I'm home!!"
Kuroki is surprised at the word mother. I thought she was my sister.
(It's true that elves don't age.)