Chapter 7
20 People vs.
50 Monsters
Translator : PolterGlast
"Does this happen
often?"
I decided to ask the
village chief about the situation.
"They attack us
about once a month. Each time it happens, the village collapses and people
die."
Once a month? Perhaps
these monsters live off the people of this village and the food they eat. Such
things happen often. It is a struggle that will not end until these enemies are
completely exterminated.
"How many enemies
are there? How many villagers are there?"
"Fifty against
less than twenty. This is a small village, and even the children are
armed."
More than twice as
many.
And they even have to
rely on children.
"Leave it to me.
I'll finish it today."
With that, I headed
for the men on the front line.
"Please leave the
command to me."
"Ha! Who the hell
are you, this is not a game. Don't you stranger get in our way!"
The exact opposite of
the village chief's attitude, they did not welcome us at all. Well, it's
difficult to trust a total stranger to take charge, isn't it?
"Hey! What are
you saying to Rikuto-sama!? You guys should just shut up and do what he
says!"
Fenley became angry.
Fenley is not
intimidated by a man bigger than herself.
"What the hell? A
woman in a rag and a pathetic little kid should just--..."
Snap!
"Please take your
words back! You can say whatever you want about me, but if you say anything bad
about Rikuto-sama, I won't forgive you! Rikuto-sama is an amazing person!"
Fenley snapped.
I'm glad you think
that way about me, but you're going too far, Fenley-san.
"And this is not
a rag either! This is a precious robe that he gave me as a gift for the first
time! See, I feel so much better when I smell it like this. Sniff, sniff. Haa~,
it smells like Rikuto-sama's~. Ehehehe."
Fenley became drunk.
That's not my smell!
It is the smell of alcohol!
"Tch. Damn bitch!
First, let's get started with you!"
The man raises his
fist and tries to deliver a blow. Perhaps he wanted to hit Fenley on the head
at least once, but now was not the time to get into a fight over something like
this.
"Now, now, please
calm down. I also overstepped my bounds. But please let me help you. I'm sure I
can be of some help. Also, this girl has no bad intentions. Hey, Fenley. Any
apologies?"
"Oh no! I'm doing
it again. I'm sorry, I went too far!"
Fenley sincerely
apologized.
These people must have
a sense of pride in protecting the village. I'm going to be their support. I've
done that in the past.
"Damn it. We'll
take care of it without your help. You're an eyesore, get lost."
After giving a glare
at me with eyes that looked like they were directed at an enemy, the man went
away.
"What is wrong
with that guy!? Even though Rikuto-sama said he would help!"
"I don't mind
him. Fenley, it's dangerous, so you should hide."
"Yes~."
For some reason, her
arms are entangled with mine.
I was trying to calm
the agitated Fenley when,
"Enemy attacksー！！！！！."
Another man ran toward
us, shouting.
Right behind him were
a large number of monsters.
"Damn it, I'll
protect this village! You guys, just stay out of our way!"
"Women and
children, take shelter in your houses! Those who can fight, do whatever it
takes to stop them!"
The men shouted,
"Uooooooo!" and they headed toward the horde of monsters. Some of
them were not physically suitable for battle.
『Kobooooo！』
The monsters were also
in high spirits.
The fighters on our
side were trying to deal with them by shooting bows and using shields and
swords, but they were falling short. They would eventually be pushed into the village,
and the village would be damaged.
"Shall we go join
them?"
"Yes!"
There are more than
twice as many enemies. But they look like ordinary Kobolds. Even so, it is
unlikely that the villagers would be able to fight against them. I thought so
and checked the enemy's status through the ring.
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Name: High Kobold
Stamina: B
Physical Attack: A
Physical Defense: A
Magic Attack: B
Magic Resistance: B
Magic Power: B
Agility: A
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"What the
hell?"
They were not the
Kobolds I knew. They looked the same, but their stats were orders of magnitude
higher. There was no way average people could deal with 50 of these things.
"Rikuto-sama, it
seems that recently monsters are getting stronger by mutation. Maybe these
Kobolds were originally of normal low status."
Mutation? Is that what
happened here?
No way, even in a
place like this .......
"Uwaaaa!"
"Are you
alright!?"
"D-, don't mind
me! I'll protect this village even if it kills me!"
One of our men is
surrounded by enemies with his sword taken from him.
He falls down on his
butt.
"As I Thought,
this is scary! Don't come here！！！！"
"Rikuto-sama!"
"Yeah, I
know."
≪Reverse≫
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Name: High Kobold
(x50)
Stamina: B → D
Physical Attack: A → E
Physical Defense: A → E
Magic Attack: B → D
Magic Resistance: B → D
Magic Power: B → D
Agility: A → E
──────────────
I reversed the status
of all the Kobolds.
Now they finally look
like low-class monsters.
Slash！！！
With a wooden stick, I
exterminated five Kobolds by slashing them down with a cleaving motion.
They died with a
creepy scream.
"Are you all
right?"
"T-, thank
you!"
"Don't mention
it. We'll start fighting back now."
I reach out to the
fallen man and help him up.
There is no time to
rest as there are still many enemies.
Next.
"W-, wow! You're
amazing! No, hero-sama is amazing! How did you pull it off!?"
The man who had
treated us as an obstacle earlier began praising us in an unapologetic manner.
You're annoying. Stop
talking and fight. You said you're going to protect this village, right?
"We'll talk about
that later."
"Yes! I'll follow
you! Hey, guuuys! Follow hero-sama!"
Well, I'm glad to see
that morale has been boosted.
I think even the
villagers can handle this now.
"Die!"
"What a bunch of
weak bastards!"
In the blink of an
eye, only the Kobold's side falls.
"This is the last
oneee!"
The last one was
killed, and the extermination was accomplished without any casualties.
"You're amazing,
hero-sama! Please take me as your disciple!"
I don't take
disciples, and neither am I a hero.
And you're getting too
familiar with me.
While the men were
sharing their joy of victory, a scream could be heard from the village.
"Kyaaaaーー ！！！！"
"Look! There is a
survivor of the Kobolds!"
One of the men pointed
his finger and everyone turned in that direction.
A Kobold had entered
the village.
"Damn, I let my
guard down. Were they circling around us?"
I wasn't counting all
50 of them while taking them down. Despite the fact that he took advantage of
my blind spot, it was still my blunder for allowing him to enter. He's a pretty
smart guy.
No, this is not the
time to analyze this. At this distance, I would never make it in time. I can
only save what I can reach. No matter how much I weaken the enemy, it is
meaningless if I cannot reach them. In a village of women and children who
cannot fight, even a single Kobold can destroy them.
What should I do? How
can we save them?
If even one person
gets hurt, if one person dies, I lose.
"H, help me! No!
I don't want to dieー!"
A cry of a little girl
was heard. The Kobold attacked the girl. The other women are throwing stones at
it, but they do no damage at all.
Sorry.
I can't make it in
time.
I'm sorry ...... I
couldn't save you.
I looked down and
turned away from reality.
"Rikuto-sama！！！"
Then, a waking voice
sounded in my ear.
"Rikuto-sama!
Leave it to me! I will defeat it!"
I looked up and saw
Fenley with an expression I had never seen before.
What are you saying?
What can you do?
"Please
hurry!"
She stares at me with
serious eyes.
This girl hasn't given
up on helping them yet.
I see, I just gave up
on my own.
"Sorry, Fenley.
Please give me a hand."
"Yes!"
I decided to entrust
everything to Fenley.
