
Also since birth the amount of Mana in my body is small. And Possession Magic was of course used to "also" interact with the Black Wolf.
"As I expected, it's such a mechanism."
"Have you thought about that answer before?" (May)
"Well. I suspect the messenger might be a priest, could do what Maya could. And if I visit the church, there's a possibility of meeting the messenger there. Then that guy's gonna ask me a lot, right? So, I've been repeating that answer in my head for a while.”
What I say is the truth. I kept thinking that this question might be the 'Ordinary Thing' that someone would ask a stranger. Luckily it was one of the many questions I simulated in my head.
But what Maya really wanted to know was, 'Is it possible to behave like that to answer other questions?'.
The answer may be yes. If you find something you want to hide, you can act that way during the conversation.
And why did I say maybe? Because, based on how I was shaken by the question, she probably noticed it, and felt suspicious.
If possible, I don't want Maya to know, but how else as long as there's someone like Lacra here.
Instead, it was better to let him understand that there was a countermeasure to it. Be careful when trying to get something from someone.
“Ah, But, When I said that Lacra was beautiful, it was really the truth that came out of my mouth back then.”
"I know, I know just by looking at how happy she is." (May)
Then Maya sighed. Wh why?
“By the way, do you think Illias is beautiful?” (May)
"I think his strength is bad news for me."
“... Pity him.” (May)
After that, I went shopping and now I'm here.
Kara's grandfather by train arrived at the church, he seemed to talk to Illias and the others for a while. Then we all came out of the church together.
“Oh, it turns out the messenger was you, son. Thank you for coming. I can barely hold my head up high, you know.” (Kara)
“It was the same for me, Thank you for coming. First of all, they'll all be like children or grandchildren to you, won't they?”
"That's right. And they look like a blessing to you, son.” (Kara)
“Only there are thorns.. No, a growing spear is mixed there..”.
"Hmm, and who is it?" (Illian)
"Ouch! My shoulder! That's sick! See! you know who I mean!”
My mouth slipped because of the security I got from Grandpa Kara. I was almost injured even before departure.
One of the characteristics of the Tiez region is that there are many forests and the area is surrounded by vast mountain ranges.
The only border with any other Kingdom that exists is the neighboring Kingdom, Garne, in the east.
In the Tiez region, Tiez Castle is located somewhat to the east and many villages are spread from there to the west side.
So, despite the war and the attacks, most of the villages were not hit by the war.
Also, the only way to advance from Garne to here is through a narrow path within the forest.
And, you know, it would be very heavy to advance through the forest.
Moreover, on the narrow path, some of the elite knights that Tiez was proud of, had an incredible advantage. Right, even if someone asked me to attack Tiez, I wouldn't do it.
Anyway, the village we are heading to right now is the one in the northwest. From here, we will tour the village on a straight route.
The Black Wolf Village would be an exception. They just started interacting with the outside world after a long time, so we can't ask them to make a big change all of a sudden.
However, it was a village that was hiding out for fear of the Demon King. Maya says that they might fit the Yugura religion.
Yugura of the Yugura Religion is the name of a brave man who was blessed by a god, and is said to have saved this world. So, it is okay to think that they are like Christians.
A Demon King born from Forbidden Resuscitation Magic and terrorizing the world. And a brave man who received God's blessing overthrew them and saved the world.
And it is the religion of Yugura that tries to pass down the teachings of the brave to future generations.
I guess, as a black wolf, it was easy for them to like the hero who defeated the Demon King, which was a symbol of fear.
Lacra said, once they get to know the outside world, it might be worth conveying the Yugura religion as a first step to further friendship.
Well, the Black Wolf started to come and go to Tiez, where Yugura was already the most dominant. Even without forcing them, it would spread if they thought it was necessary.
“By the way, I have never heard of the damage caused by the bandits in the village, was there no attack?”
"I think so. Tiez Knights were stationed in every village. So, the bandits who wanted to avoid the knight fight never approached the village. Even when moving from village to village, the escort is still done.” (Illian)
“So, most of the victims are traders from outside who are unable to control, yes?”
"really. But as a precaution, villagers were instructed to refrain from moving to other villages as much as possible.” (Illian)
It's good that Dokora refrained from using Necromancy. If the village was attacked by undead, it would be difficult to protect it with just the knights stationed there.
And if he did that, it would only expose Dokora's Aces.
“What facilities are there in this village?”
“First of all, this is the field. There are still many other facilities such as livestock facilities that are needed to produce food. If it is located near the forest, then there will be facilities for logging, And if it is near the mountain, there will be more facilities for mining.” (Illian)
Arriving at the first village, I decided to ask Illias a lot of things while Grandpa Kara and Lacra would talk to the mayor.
The village was like a village in the Middle Ages. Maybe because it is in a region that has a lot of forest, many buildings are built using wood.
“Did they clear the forest while adding a home for people?”
"really. Village growing along with the growth of the village population.” (Illian)
“If there are many forests and mountains, there may be some villages that can not access the river, right?”
“In such a place, they use groundwater. Most of the water in the fields depends on rain, but in an emergency, they rely on groundwater or someone who can handle magic.” (Illian)
“In that aspect, Magic is very useful.”
“Stay only, the amount of water that magic can produce is proportional to the amount of Mana. And, depending on the place, some villages have waterways taken directly from the river.” (Illian)
“Most of the houses in my world have no problems with water, so I do not feel something new seeing this.”
"so yeah... It's amazing." (Illian)
Then, I saw the watchtower. It's the first time I've actually seen a wooden watchtower.
“They have a watchtower, yes. I don't think it's necessary if only to look out the wild animal.. ”.
"That's for the countermeasures against the monsters." (Illian)
By the way, I haven't touched on this topic until now, but there are Monsters and Demons. Since he brought this, I will ask him about those monsters.
The area controlled by the Demon King in the past was full of special Mana, and unlike the ferocious beasts, the creatures born there had a lot of Mana. That's what they call monsters.
No details are known about the Devil so far. Although they looked like humans, they acted as subordinates of the Demon King.
Even now, it seems that Monsters can be born in a land poisoned by a Demon King, and it seems that other countries often purify the land and conquer Monsters. And the most active do that in Mejis.
There was such a place in this Tiez region, but the frequency of Monsters appearing in front of people was quite low. The reason was that the 'Black Demon King Killing Mountain' was there.
The former Demon King territory where the Monsters would be born was on the other side of this mountain, and most of the Monsters that came here were processed by the Slime who lived in the Mountain.
Slime was so dangerous that even the most dangerous Dragon among Monsters avoided it. Even the Slime was able to defeat the Demon King, so no monsters could get through it.
However, there was someone who came from another world, who was lucky enough to break through the Mountains that had Monsters, let alone without being injured by the Slime. You know what I mean. lol
Most of them were flying monsters, like Wyvern.
Since the dragon had an excellent ability to detect danger, it did not even approach the Mountain, but other crazy Monsters often challenged themselves to cross the Mountain.
Thus, Knights were stationed in the village to prevent damage from the Monster.
“In general it is like that.” (Illian)
“Wyvern appeared on -Tale of Grandpa Kara-, and I was wondering where he was fighting, but now I can guess it.”