Chapter 91
Lecture
Translator : PolterGlast
No matter how much I
move, I haven't been getting tired lately, probably because my LV has gone up
and my stamina has increased.
But of course, that's
not the case for Miku-san.
I could stop being
human again and become an efficiency demon, cutting down on sleep to move
faster, but personally, I've had enough of living on a tight schedule in those
five months.
So now, I'm keeping
pace with Miku-san and living each day with plenty of leeway.
I plan to continue at
this pace until I get tired of exploring the forest.
After finishing our
daytime trek, it's time for Miku-san's Alistella lecture.
I'm too ignorant about
this world.
I've basically been
either holed up or fighting, so I haven't had time to learn common sense.
Considering the
future, that wouldn't do, so I decided to take some time to hear various
stories from Miku-san.
Today's lecture is
about monsters.
"First of all, in
this Alistella, the area where humans can live isn't very large. Or rather, the
area where monsters live is too large."
Miku-san straightens
her back, holding glasses and a pointer that she took from somewhere, as if
she's the type to start with form.
By the way, she's not
using a whiteboard or anything, so it's really just the form.
But Miku-san trying so
hard is cute, so it's all okay.
"Even just the
Demon Lord's territory, which is currently ruled by the Demon Lord, is much
larger than the total area where humans live, right?"
"Yeah, they don't
really know how large it is... but they say there are millions of monsters
living there."
In this world, humans
are not yet the dominant species.
In Alistella, which
seems rather dangerous, surprisingly, there are no major wars between humans.
The reason is simple.
No country has the
time or resources to do such a thing.
As I said earlier, the
area that humans can control in this world is small.
And every country,
with a few exceptions, is constantly threatened by monsters.
Or rather, there are
many monster territories even within the countries where humans live.
The Grust Kingdom is
no exception, and there are still many places that have not been developed.
Instead of going out
of their way to fight and seize other countries' territories, it's better to
first deal with the untouched monster habitats within their own country.
Thanks to the fact
that all the important people think that way, there hasn't been a full-scale
war between human races in Alistella for a long time.
And over the course of
decades and centuries, humans have gradually increased their habitat.
However, thanks to the
Demon Lord's demon army, which started invading from the north, the area that
has been taken away is now larger than the area that has been increased.
Basically, the
national armies are busy with the subjugation of the demon race and the
maintenance of domestic security.
Apparently, that's why
the adventurer profession is being overlooked.
"Apparently,
their magic technology is also generally superior."
"...Can we win
against such opponents?"
"They probably
called us because we can't win."
"I see... that's
no laughing matter."
Currently, the human
side has formed an anti-Demon Lord alliance with the Holy Elmore Empire as its
leader, and they are somehow repelling the Demon Lord's army by sharing their
forces.
It seems that even the
great power of the empire could sink if they were to receive a concentrated
attack from the other side, but fortunately, they are able to cope because the
demon side's invasions are currently sporadic.
"Apparently, the
Demon Lord's army is not a monolith either. Some people say that the monsters
and demons other than the Demon Lord are just beasts and have no intelligence,
and others say that the demon side is divided into several countries like
humans."
The human side's
intelligence gathering has not been successful.
It seems that they
have not been able to infiltrate the other side at all, even by disguising
themselves as demons.
On the other hand,
there are rumors that a large number of demons are lurking in the human forces,
which is really not funny.
...Shouldn't we just
surrender with both hands up?
"Can I ask a
basic question? The Demon Lord's army is made up of monsters and demons, right?
What's the difference?"
"Roughly
speaking, those who look human-like are demons, and everything else is a
monster. Basically, it seems that demons often lead monsters."
Is it like demons are
the higher species of monsters?
It's probably like the
feeling of the Lich leading the Skeleton Knights, but on a larger scale.
However, the
information about the Demon Lord and the demons is so confusing that it's
impossible to know what's true from the royal capital.
It seems that if we
want to know the truth, we need to go to the northern front line.
I can't think about it
now... but if we have some leeway, it might be worth going north.
If all the human
countries are really destroyed and humans become slaves of the demons, I won't
be able to live.
"But in reality,
the anti-Demon Lord alliance has recently started to crack. The relationship
between the Grust Kingdom and the other countries is starting to
deteriorate."
"Because the king
is useless?"
"Of course,
that's part of it... but the biggest reason is that the Grust Kingdom summoned
heroes without getting approval from the surrounding countries."
"Huh, they did it
without permission?"
"Apparently, even
the king himself didn't think it would succeed."
"Seriously..."
Miku-san's Alistella
lecture continues.
I gain new knowledge
and frown at facts I didn't want to know, gradually accumulating knowledge of
this world--.
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