The Artificial God

For a While

As Elysna said, this place we came to was a small village. After that we landed in front of the village gate. There were two guards guarding the gate with an iron spear. Looking at their physical form that we had never seen before, it seemed like we had just discovered a new nation again.

"Who are you!? what are you doing here!?" said one of the guards who pointed his spear at us with a body trembling in fear.

"Look, we're not bad people, we just happened to find your village" I said, trying to calm them down, but they still couldn't believe it.

"Don't move! we don't trust strangers!" said the guard.

"Bas with you! don't you know who he is! he was the hero who had saved the world from the monster attack ten years ago!" said the bandit boss who was annoyed at those guards who were being disrespectful to me.

"What's!? so you're the ones? but since when did people like those creepy-faced ones join your members? they look more like a bunch of bandits, compared to the four of you" said the guard, who was still on standby to attack us.

"Haha, you're right they're a bunch of bandits. But you don't have to worry about that, because now they're a good boy" said I who tried to stay calm despite the circumstances like this.

"That's right! these heroes just drove us to find a village. Then because we found this village, we will stay here to keep the villagers here" said the bandit boss confidently.

"Hey can they be trusted?" said the guard to the fellow guard next to him.

"See. hey you guys are heroes! don't you have six members? then where are the other two?" said the guard who was still interrogating us. Hearing it surprised me, and I felt sad. I bowed my head and said, "They are gone" I said to the guards, who were surprised, and felt sorry for us.

"Pardon my words, you may enter but we will continue to defend you until the village chief receives you in this village" said the guards who then let us into his village. Then we entered the village, and saw the scenery that made us miss our hometown.

The atmosphere was bustling, and calming, we continued walking in to meet the village chief while being escorted by the previous guard. All the villagers were shocked, and watched us with fear. I don't know what makes them look that scared, maybe it's because of the bandits that are walking behind us.

Because their faces were hideous, perhaps that was why they were afraid. But I hope that these repentant bandits can be well received by all the villagers here. Then suddenly it was a ball that floated towards the bandit boss until it hit his face. The ball came from a group of children playing ball in the street.

"Ah shit how is this!? that person is so creepy" said the children who looked frightened. Then the bandit boss picked up the ball, and walked up to the boys to give the ball away. Then the children immediately ran in terror screaming at the smiling bandit boss. They mistakenly thought about the bandit boss's face, actually that smile was a sincere smile, not an evil smile.

"Eh!? why are they running?" muttered the bandit boss who was confused.

"That's because your face is so scary boss, anyone who sees it will be scared" said his men who bowed their heads in front of his boss. Then the bandit boss approached his men, "From now on you don't have to worry about me, and don't call me boss again. Just call me by my name, because once our relationship started was a friendship" said the bandit boss who smiled horribly to his men.

"Ba-good" said his men.

"What are you waiting for, walk quickly" said the guard who escorted us.

We continued walking while passing through a housing, and people selling various goods. But in what way do they sell? and in what way did they buy those things?. Did they barter? that's what I think, because I still don't know the money system as a medium of exchange, to sell, or buy.

Then we continued walking until we reached the village chief's house. The state of the house was very empty, and quiet, after which we went into the village chief's room. We were very surprised to see the state of their mortally wounded village chief with a decomposing body in his left arm, perhaps this was due to the chemical impact of the monsters ten years ago. His arms had already rotted to the shoulders, his condition was truly apprehensive as he could only lie on his mattress.

Bruk! then all of a sudden the guards bowed down before us, "We beg you the hero, please heal the left arm of our rotting village chief" said the bodyguard, pleading with us. I see it absolutely cannot bear, "Stand up, and never again put your head down to others" I told them.

Then the guards stood by my command, "True, you should not bow down before us, we are neither bad men, nor extortionists. We will help you with pleasure, so never repeat the same. Our friend Boa Boa can heal the left arm of your village chief easily" Elysna said.

"That's right, look at this" said Boa Boa who immediately approached the village head, and touched the hand of the village chief who then his rotten arm recovered as usual. All who witness the power of Boa Boa really feel amazed, just a touch alone can restore the rotten hands to what they were.

"Well!? it really is a miracle! we are so grateful to you!" said the guards with teary eyes holding back the cries of haru. After a while the village chief regained consciousness, and opened his eyes.

"Who are these people? Frank?" said the village chief who asked one of the guards, Frank, in a limping voice. Then the bodyguard named Frank went straight to the village chief, and clasped his hand, with a cheerful look.

"They are the heroes that a lot of people talk about. They are Shan's group, the heroes who managed to save this world from the monster apocalypse!" frank said, exaggerating the rumors about us.

"really!? you guys are the hero!? it's an honor for me to meet you" said the village chief, who tried to get out of his sleep to salute us.

"Don't move much, your body condition is still not recovered" said Boa Boa, who then lay down again.

"Well, I really didn't think I could meet you. If my wife and my son were here, he would be very happy to meet you" said the village chief, who made the situation awkward.

"Where are they now?" my insensitive words with the meaning of the words of the village chief.

"They're dead, my wife, and my son are in worse shape than I am. Because they were exposed to more dangerous liquids than me. So the spread, the chemicals they were suffering from were faster compared to me who was only exposed to very little. Their whole body has rotted" said the village chief with a sad face.Hearing the village chief's story made my heart become unpleasant, as if I also felt his sadness.

"I'm sorry, if we had come sooner, maybe we could still have saved your son and your wife" I said regretfully, and put on a sad face.

"No, you are not wrong, please do not be like that" said the village chief who felt bad. Even so I still feel his sadness. Since I have felt that in my life, it is really painful, and bitter. Losing someone precious is unforgettable.

Then after that we came out of the village chief's house, and we were given a temporary residence in a large enough house that was already unused. We are very lucky that we do not have to rent a room to live here for a while, because we are poor people who do not have the slightest money. Then for the bandits, they were also given a house, which was located quite far from us.