
Chapter 53
. Investigation of Certain Villages by the Swordsman Women (the Merutia Party)
For a few days, Yuno and I arrived at the village near the Noa Forest.
When I told him that I wanted to meet the village elder, I was guided to a large house inside the village.
Given the characteristics of the roof and the weather pointer, how do you say this. . . . . It gives the impression of a witch house.
There was a courtyard on the fence with flower beds arranged in it, and beside these flowerbeds were three wooden crosses lined up and stabbed on the ground.
Is it a cemetery?
Although I'm sure I saw a grave in the street …
"Um, um Merutia? If people here are playing with corpses, isn't this really bad Korea . "(Yuno)
Juno's tail went limp and fell, as he held on to hide behind me.
When I rang the bell in the park, the door opened automatically.
[Come], that's what it seems to imply.
I entered the house while dragging the somewhat frightened Juno.
There was a table in front of the fireplace, and there were two girls sitting on either side of it, flanking it.
One was a girl with chestnut-colored bobbed hair, the other was a girl with bright orange hair with braids
"The guest has arrived. Milia, leave your seat."
The girl in hair started talking in a voice that did not match her figure, and the little girl named Milia lowered her head, and walked out of the house.
"Umm, may I ask to meet the village elder …"
When the girl with orange hair nodded her head in affirmation it caused Juno as usual to become extremely quiet.
"Your, it's me-jya" [E. N: He speaks in an old-fashioned way. Listen to how Shiroyasha from Mondaijitachi speaks]
She refers to the name Mariel, as she is a mixed blood fairy with slow growth, seemingly having a long life.
Although I have never heard of a baby born of fairies and humans, it is not an impossible story.
Ignoring Juno who continued to overreact, I continued the story about the request and Mariel.
There was only one survivor, and that was Milia.
Two men from the village claimed to have seen what looked like him in the forest, and Mariel ordered them to be quiet about it to avoid confusion, but it was already a bit too late by then, and it was a bit too late, because rumors have become a hot topic in the city.
How strange rumors began to spread in the village was not the main issue, but Millia seemed to feel responsible as the sole survivor, that he could secretly try to find Dorz near the forest several times when he heard the rumors.
To uncover the cause of the rumor, it seems that the purpose of the request was to stop Miglia out looking for Dorz in the back of the forest.
At the end of the story, it was added that the other villagers should only see us as [an adventure that entered the forest just out of curiosity].
I thought of taking advantage of getting into the Noa Forest without being seen by the villagers with suspicious eyes, but I guess no one helped him.
The village elders have allowed foreigners to enter the forest, but problems may arise upon departure.
This is a law that was originally just a facade now, many villagers are second-guessing the request, but there is no need to worry about being harassed. . . .
Since this is special, I want to search without backup without being considered shady.
Earlier than going to the Noa Forest, I gathered information around the village.
First I spoke to two people who saw the figure after he went missing.
Dorz dragged one leg, with a pale face like he had no blood. Although he looked conscious, he did not seem to recognize the two people
I entered a bar near a small plaza.
For now, I confirm that the graves in the village are not damaged. This doesn't seem to be the work of a Necromancer.
Although I had understood it when I entered the village, as Mariel had said, the seniors in the village seemed to dislike the adventurers who wanted to enter the forest.
A strong atmosphere covered the entire place as this was a place with little change.
I wonder too much to say that it is so difficult for change to be accepted by a generation?
Rumor to worry about, was about [I saw a huge dragon flying in the forest]
If it was a huge dragon, then its rank could be considered a B-rank, so I really wanted to think that it was irrelevant.
No matter how I look at it, there is no connection between a corpse and a dragon
Although I was allowed to enter the library because I wanted to check the history and customs of the village, we were expelled an hour later because Yuno started to lose concentration and started to play around with the books on the floor. Although it was impossible to finish checking the part I was worried about, there was no helping him.
It can be said that with this I started an investigation into Noa Forest.