For People Who Are In The World

Chapter 26: Part 2

While Dryad gestured, as if thinking of something, he firmly shook his head towards Arthura's question.

　

　

It was an event that happened more than 1000 years ago.

　

　

The human race lived in the western part of the Yufilia continent. They had no prosperity in the current era and magic did not exist. By forming many small communities, they could barely survive. It was a period referred to as the Dark Ages. During this time, six Wise Gods, or seven according to people's spirit villages, appeared in the history of mankind.

　

　

And then, as if opposing the Six Wise Gods, a power appeared during that time, which opposed the six wise gods.

　

　

It was an army of demons, led by their King [2].

　

　

They, the demon race, emerged from the depths of the labyrinth located on the Death Peninsula, the westernmost point of the Yufilia continent. They rampage on the surface, annihilating all who oppose them, and embark on a campaign of world domination.

　

　

Opposing them was a human race led by the Six Wise Gods.

　

　

The Gods bestowed upon humans the means to use magic and holy artifacts. With their newly acquired gifts, humanity waged a long and bloody war against the demons.

　

　

The great war is recorded in history as the Devil-God War; a devastating war that lasted over a hundred years.

　

　

Although the records do not go into detail about the war, it is known that many lives were lost during the struggle. In addition, many of the magical tools and artifacts used during the war were lost and current technology cannot reproduce them.

　

　

When the Demon-God War raged in the west of Yufilia, the spirit village of the person living in the central part of the continent could not last long.

　

　

The war theater continued to spread and eventually the demon army turned their attention towards the people's spirit village. Although they managed to repel the invasion of the demon army, the spirit village of people suffered heavy losses.

　

　

The High Spirits that were protecting the world at that time became worried about the Demon-God War that was rapidly engulfing the entire continent. They decided to ally with humanity and the Six Wise Gods in the ongoing conflict.

　

　

Thanks to the participation of the High Spirit on the side of the human race, the demon army was overwhelmed and pushed back to the westernmost point of Yufilia. Unfortunately, the High Spirit was caught in a trap laid by the retreating demon army and they all disappeared.

　

　

Then, with the arrival of the heroes and their divine weaponry, before long the demon army was destroyed to end the great war.

　

　

That is the level of knowledge known to mankind.

　

　

Thinking back to the Demon-God War, Rio pondered about the possibility of the High Spirit that Dryad said was inside him.

　

　

「Maybe a High Spirit Enthusiasm similar to me, but I can't find out more about it under the current circumstances. 」

　

　

Knowing that there was a High Spirit that might be within him, Rio had a complicated and indescribable feeling.

　

　

It was only natural that he felt that way because until now, he had not realized that such a huge existence existed within his body.

　

　

「Can't be awakened?」

　

　

Thinking it could be awakened like from a deep sleep, Rio let out a suggestion.

　

　

「Because his sleep was quite good, it took a considerable amount of strength to wake him up forcefully. It would be best not to do it because it is still in the middle of recovery, absorbing your Odo through the circuit that connects you both. 」

　

　

Worried about the spirit within Rio's body, Dryad reprimanded him.

　

　

「So so yes. 」

　

　

　

　

「Looking at how you are not aware of the spirit, you may have some sort of relationship with the child before you gain consciousness. Since his condition is fairly stable during sleep, he should recover at a steady pace. I believe this will appear in the near future [3]. 」

　

　

Dryad told Rio that her conjecture was to alleviate some of her worries.

　

　

In the end, the investigation to find out the true form of the spirit residing in Rio's body was canceled because he didn't want to trouble Dryad any further. Since it was unable to help, Rio let it be as it is for a while.

　

　

「Although so, never in my wildest imagination have I ever thought Rio-dono might have contracted a humanoid spirit. Now that it came to this, Rio-dono's position in the village did a full 180 rounds. 」

Arthura who was silent in deep thought earlier calmly stated her judgment.

　

　

"My position?"

　

　

Rio mimicked his statement, questioning what he meant by those words.

　

　

「Umu, Rio-dono should already know that the spirit village of people respects spirits. That is why those who can make contracts with spirits are highly respected and gain a special standing in the country. You should have known everything up to this point. However, that difference increases even further if it contracts with High Spirit or High Spirit. Rio-done will most likely be treated like a saint amongst us. No, you will definitely. 」

　

　

Sara, Oufia, and Alma all nodded in response to Arthura's words.

　

　

「E ~ toto, a saint ..?」

　

　

Rio became nervous because even though he did not do anything noteworthy, his status would be raised to an outrageous level.

　

　

「Haha, you don't have to worry. Instead, you should consider yourself lucky. Rio-dono got special permission to come to this place because you were contracted with a mysterious spirit. Now that we know this, it is only necessary to be careful due to the fact that your treatment will improve. 」

　

　

Arthura laughed cheerfully by telling him not to worry.

　

　

「But if that's the case, then next in Spirit Festival ..」

　

　

Arthura started muttering to herself who seemed to be deep in thought.

　

　

On the other hand, Dryad subtly directed his attention to Latifa, who was happily chatting with Uzuma, Alma, Oufia, and Sara.

　

　

「You're called Latifa, right? Very funny . Please look forward to the upcoming Spirit Festival, I will give you a kiss of blessing. 」[TL: EH, Yuri flag ???]

　

　

It seems Dryad likes Latifa, who looks like a small animal.

　

　

"Yes! Please treat me well! 」

　

　

Latifa replied to Dryad's greeting with a beaming smile.

　

　

「Haa. Very adorable ... Nee, can I hold you for a second? 」[TL: -_- ……. . ]

　

　

Looking at Latifa with a slightly excited expression, Dryad excitedly hugged her.

　

　

「Fue? Eeh !? 」

　

　

It seems the rumor that he has a free-spirited personality is true.

　

　

Rio smiled wryly at Latifa who was panicking due to Dryad's childish behavior.

[1] [TL: It says 5 raw\, but I changed it to 4 because of sentence structure] [ED: Japanese inclusivity\, when registering the person who belongs to the person himself. E. g's. I have 4 siblings in English usually means 4 brothers and sisters but in Japanese it shows 3 brothers and sisters plus one speaking person. Or so I say. ][2] [ED2: aka Maou] [3] [TL: WARNING !!! spirit is an eternal presence called DO NOT TOO IN THE FUTURE is different from the concept of man] [ED2: You have just killed my anticipation. ]