Chapter 45
Sudden Change
Translator : PolterGlast
As I was thinking
that, I headed towards the location where I had sensed the goblin's reaction.
The Guild Master was
thinking about something with an incessantly grim face, and it wasn't the kind
of atmosphere where I could talk to him, so we walked in silence.
Just as I was thinking
I should have had Ginia come along, I saw the goblin that had sensed our
presence.
"I see the
goblin. I'll use it now."
"...Yeah. Do
it."
After confirming the
Guild Master's reply, I unleashed [Purifying Flame] at the goblin.
Just like when I had
used it on the Guild Master earlier, the [Purifying Flame] spell flew like a
piece of fluff.
And the moment it
touched the goblin that had noticed us and was charging—it went up in a huge
blaze.
Part of it was because
the goblin was too weak, but it was burnt to a crisp in an instant.
"How was that? I
wasn't lying, was I?"
"........................"
This should convince
the Guild Master.
I thought so and
turned around, but the Guild Master was frozen with his mouth agape, completely
dazed.
"...Guild Master?
Are you alright?"
"I-it really
burned without a trace... W-what in the world is that magic? I've been an
adventurer for many years, but this is impossible! Magic that only burns
monsters? I don't understand the principle or the mechanism at all!"
Just when I thought he
was dazed, he grabbed my shoulders in a state of excitement.
I was frightened by
his sudden change, but I first peeled him off and calmed him down.
"Calm down a bit.
I can't answer if you ask so many questions at once."
"S-sorry! But...
I've never seen magic like that. Graham, what in the world are you?"
"Even if you ask
what I am... I can only answer that I'm a geezer from a frontier village. In
fact, I'd like you to tell me what's so amazing about it."
"You don't...
seem to be lying. I want you to tell me about that village in detail. You will
tell me, right!?"
The Guild Master's
intensity was incredible, and sweat was starting to pour from his forehead.
On the way here from
his office, he had seemed sleepy the whole time and his energy was low, so his
complete transformation was honestly a bit off-putting.
Still... he wants me
to tell him about Furo Village?
I had talked about it
briefly with Ginia, but this might be the first time I'll talk about it in
depth.
Even if I were to
talk, I'd prefer a different, calmer place than this... but if he's coming at
me with this much intensity, I guess I have no choice but to talk here.
"I don't mind. I
came from a village called Furo Village, on the outskirts of the kingdom."
"Furo Village...?
I traveled to many towns and villages during my adventuring days, and I've had
the chance to hear many place names since becoming the Guild Master, but that's
a village I've never heard of. Is it really in the kingdom?"
"It's a village
in a truly remote frontier, so I can only say 'probably,' but the people in the
village also recognized it as being within the kingdom."
"Hmm... Do you
know where it's located?"
The Guild Master took
out a simple, folded map from a holder on his waist, spread it on the ground,
and showed it to me.
It's a detailed map,
but I didn't have a map when I left the village; I just headed in the opposite
direction from the Demon Lord's territory.
"I don't know how
to read a map... but I think it's probably in this direction."
Relying on the
cardinal directions I learned from accepting quests, I pointed in the general
direction.
It's probably on an
edge so remote it's not even on the map, so even I only know that it's
"somewhere over there."
"So it's not on
the map. But... isn't that direction towards the Demon Lord's territory?"
"Ah, yes, it's in
the direction of the Demon Lord's territory. The Demon Lord's territory was
overwhelmingly closer than any other village or town."
"............Hahaha,
kuh, ahahaha! This is incredible! The area near the Demon Lord's territory is a
place that is considered taboo to even enter. To think that there's a village
in that vicinity, and that someone like you, Graham... no, Graham-san. That
someone like you was hidden in such a village!"
His composure was
completely shattered, and he had started to let out a strange laugh.
I have no idea what's
going on, but the fact that he added an honorific means he doesn't harbor any
ill will towards me.
"So it was a
place that was considered taboo. No wonder not a single person ever visited the
village."
"How did you live
in such a frontier village? It must have been difficult to secure food, and a
huge number of monsters must have come."
"You're older
than me, Guild Master, so you don't need to use honorifics anymore. We were
self-sufficient for food. As for the monsters, we all just divided the work and
defeated them."
"If that's the
case... I'll speak as I was before. But please know that I respect you from the
bottom of my heart."
"I'm not the kind
of person who deserves to be respected."
"It's truly
amazing that you can say that after using magic like that. Still, you were
self-sufficient, and you defeated the monsters with just the villagers...? Was
everyone as strong as you, Graham-san?"
I couldn't help but
tilt my head at that question.
The other villagers
could fight, but if you asked me if they were strong... it's hard to say.
The twin sisters to
whom I gave my house could be called strong, but the other villagers were
probably about as strong as Aoi.
Now that I think about
it, I'm amazed we were able to protect the village with that level of strength.
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