章 10: Chapter 10
I was walking in the forest with a woman on my back. This woman was named Laura Fontaine.
"Hey! Do you remember the path you took?"
"Yes, I still remember the way. I'll show you the way."
"Okay. I hope you really remember so we don't get lost."
"Emm! Can I ask you something Leon?"
"What do you want to ask?"
"Where are you from?"
"A-"
Wait a minute! What should I answer? Should I make excuses like I'm actually from another world. Have I gone crazy? She'll think I'm crazy. I have to think of an excuse that makes a little sense.
"[Say you're from a village in a forest located almost on the side of a mountain and want to go to the city.]"
Roxa said in my mind.
"Okay." I replied in my mind.
"I'm from the village in the forest near the mountain."
"Is that so?"
"Yes."
"I don't know."
Hah!! Why doesn't he know? Isn't he a nobleman?
"No one knows in this forest let alone something near the mountain. Because this forest has many dangerous monsters, the deeper you go, the stronger the monsters become."
Okay. Calm yourself Chiko! Not now that my name is Leon. I should show no expression on my face, my heartbeat should be normal, and my gestures should be normal.
"That means your village has strong people or has a survival strategy."
Shitt! Do you have a logical reason Roxa?
"[Just answer yes.]"
"Yes, we have survival tactics."
"Wow! Isn't that village great?"
Now I'm starting to understand what you mean.
"Well, that's true. But, unfortunately, my village has been destroyed."
Instantly her expression turned a little pale and sad.
"I'm sorry! I didn't know."
"It's okay."
"That means you live closed off from the outside world?"
Now everyone connected
"That's right. My village has 24 households and 134 people. Everyone there survives by farming and raising livestock. Sometimes they also hunt and fish. There is also a 5-meter high wall around the village that makes it difficult for monsters to enter and has many traps. The men are good at fighting and are good at making simple traps that are dangerous. But unfortunately, my village was destroyed. Unusual and strange monster movements. Groups of monsters that should never be able to cooperate suddenly did. A group of monsters attacked the wall simultaneously, due to attacks from a wide variety of monsters. The wall couldn't last long so it collapsed. The women were evacuated and told to hide with the children, while the men fought. At first the men managed to suppress the monsters with their strength and the traps they set. However, there was a significant difference in numbers and exhaustion. The monsters indiscriminately started killing the men and eating them. Not only that, women and children also did not escape the monster's prey."
"Then.... How did you survive?"
Laura tried to ask.
"I was able to survive because I didn't have any serious internal or external injuries. I also got hit so hard that I lost consciousness. The reason why I survived was because I was hit by a collapsed wall and my smell was mixed with blood. The next morning I woke up and tried to get out of the rubble. By treating my body as best I could. I hid in the cave and practiced in there. I felt lucky to have survived, but on the other hand I felt guilty. Why am I the only one who has to live, I didn't expect to live."
Wow!!! I'm crazy cool!!! I should have written a novel while I was still on earth. I didn't expect that in just a few sentences I could create a story that made sense. I could have become a famous novelist.
Eh!!! Wait, why is my back wet?
As I turned around I saw Laura crying.
"Why are you crying?"
"I didn't know you were having such a hard time for a few days."
Her body trembled and she squeezed my shoulder, "You don't have to feel guilty, you're still alive now because you have a reason in the future, a reason why you're still alive."
Laura said while wiping her tears.
I think I exaggerated my story too much. I don't know if she really believes this made-up story. I felt bad for her. But now that it's like this nothing can be changed.
A few minutes later after walking.
"By the way, that potion you gave me, is it the result of your village's creation?"
I'd better answer yes.
"Yes. That's right. My village also makes potions."
"Why don't you guys sell it to the city?. You know potions are quite expensive to sell. Because it's quite difficult to make. You know potions are quite expensive when sold. Because it's quite difficult to make. So people who can make potions are very valuable."
"We dare not leave the village for fear of monsters. Although we are skilled at fighting and making traps, we believe that there will be very dangerous monsters in the forest. We don't use the bronze, silver, and gold system to sell various items, but we do barter. And the potion I got was from the remains under the rubble of the building."
"Ah! So, I see."
"We did have silver and gold but unfortunately they were few and we were afraid to go out. I also picked up the remaining silver and gold. And decided to go to the city. There was no place for me to go back to."
Laura then fell silent. For an hour neither Laura nor I spoke. After a few minutes Laura started talking.
"Hey Leon!"
"What's wrong?"
What did she want to talk about?"
"After we meet my warriors. Will you join me as a knight?"
Ehh!! This is not what I imagined. I'd better humble myself like the MC in the novel.
"I'm not sure my skills are worthy of being a warrior."
"That's not true. Your abilities are more than enough to become a knight."
"That's-"
"You don't have to answer that. You can think about it first."
"I see."
Looks like I have to think about this carefully because this offer isn't bad.
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