We Are the Monsters!

Vol 1. chapter 10

Coming Monster! Is This Village In Danger?!

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I live in a small village that is very far from the city or other villages, even arguably my village is a village that is very vulnerable to monster attacks.

However, the adults here are able to fight some monsters that come and try to attack the village.

Besides my name is Edward Stielbert, and I am one of the children who live in this remote village.

In addition to helping my mother, my daily life is nothing but playing with my friends.

Like now, under a clear sky I was spending time with my other friends. But this time it was a little different because we chose to play outside the village, more precisely in the meadow that surrounds our village.

We played not so far away, but our parents were certainly always worried if we played outside the village area like this.

But how else, we plan to play the role of heroes and monsters this time. Sometimes it's okay to play outside?

'Will but...'

"Edward! I should have saved the villagers, and you're a monster after all!"

This is my friend named Rein, in this game he is very enthusiastic. It seems like he's very interested in heroes, although I feel the same way about him.

But for some reason, I got the role of a monster. To be honest I didn't really care what I was going to be, but Rein seemed too enthusiastic and that upset me a little.

"Really! It should be us who saved the citizens!"

In addition, some of my friends also with Rein become heroes and I alone become a monster, although he said I am strong but still definitely at the end of the story I will lose.

Then some of my other friends also act as townspeople, and I think it's better to be a city resident.

But I understand a little bit why Rein is so enthusiastic about being a hero, it's nothing else to make him look cool in front of Emma. It just so happened that she was one of the women of my age who was liked by many of my friends.

'I like it too.'

Emma Fletcher, her beautiful and cute face makes her really liked by anyone. Compared to me who had a mediocre face, Emma was always said to be very compatible with Rein who had a pretty handsome face.

'Curtain.'

That's why I did the opposite of the monsters that exist for Emma to see me as a good boy too, but what was the result is that now my friends even scolded me because I did not become a monster.

'What is a monster? I'm just a scapegoat here.'

"Look Edward, you should have tried to kill the citizens sadistically. Then that's when we came as heroes who saved them."

"True, isn't the story currently having a disaster? What's wrong with saving them? After all why would they also have to be attacked by monsters when struck by a disaster?"

"You should just follow Edward!"

"What?!"

Some of my friends who play citizens try to break up us who almost fight, as well as Emma...

"Why are you guys like this? What's wrong with having a good monster?"

'Yosh! Emma defends me!'

But immediately with his emotions suddenly subsided Rein answered Emma's question.

"-I don't mean Emma, how will this game go if the monster is kind?"

'Yes, that makes sense too.'

While we were talking about the scheme of the game, I realized that one of our friends was panicking and shaking.

From there we asked what happened to him, and at that time he said that there was a monster walking in this direction.

Looking at the direction of his gaze made me look back, I happen to be facing myself right now with him.

As I looked back from a distance I saw something thick-haired walking towards us, everything started to fall silent as it started to notice the strange existence.

And our panic was at its peak when something started to run quickly towards us, and we ran without a word.

'Shit, what the fuck?!'

Need to know why our village is very vulnerable to being attacked by monsters, is because our village is very close to the Hell Mountains.

Arguably it was the most dangerous mountain range in this world, at least it was common knowledge.

And a few years ago, a strange thing happened in those mountains. It was when something was dazzling and so hot appeared on top of the mountain.

It made some of our springs dry for a while.

Only heroes have ever entered the mountains of Hell, and unfortunately something hairy came from the direction of the hut.

'But whatever it is I have to run fast!'

I did not run too fast, but while I was running I closed my eyes. I realized that I had passed one of my friends with his breath gasping.

'...Emma?!'

Instantly it made me look back, and as I expected it was Emma who was struggling to run.

But running around looking back made me fall really hard, Emma who started passing me started stopping her legs and trying to come back to help me.

'It hurts!!'

"Dward!"

But before he came back to me I shouted at him,

"...Go!"

It made her pause and hesitate for a moment, but I tried to convince her.

"It's okay! Go!"

Hearing that, he immediately ran and I could see that his eyes were holding back tears.

At least if I die, I will die like a knight today.

'...But my leg hurts so damn!'

Although I curled up in pain while closing my eyes, I could feel that the monster was now in front of me.

'Dial me die! Die up! Die up!

"Are you okay?"

"Yeah! The monster!! Please let me go! I beg!"

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'...Eh? Eh?! She speaks?!'

Right, at least I also know the general knowledge about monsters in this world.

"W-what are you talking about?"

Monsters that can talk and have a physical like humans no longer exist in this era, even some people think it is just a legend story.

Is correct. This thing in front of me turned out to be a boy wearing a hairy robe, it seemed that he was also a little older than me.

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"I'm sorry, I thought you were a monster before."

"So that's why you guys ran?"

"Haha, more or less so. This fur cloak of yours makes you look very dangerous from a distance."

Unlike what I thought, he seems to be a pretty good person. He even helped me get back to the village when my legs sprained, I'm sure my friends would love it.

"Haha! I see, I thought you guys wanted a race run."

"Oh! By the way it turns out your run is fast too."

"Of course!"

"Then what's your name? And who are you?"

"My name is Suji, and I'm an adventurer."

'An adventurer? Even at an age not far from me?!'

"You are an adventurer?! It's great! Though it looks like we're the same age, so that's why you're walking from the direction of Hell's Mountain."

"Yes, that's it. It's nothing anyway."

"But this is the first time I've seen an adventurer go to Hell Mountain, even my mother said only heroes have ever been there."

"e-uh.. Didn't you hear wrong?"

Right, only the heroes have ever gone to those mountains. The reason I knew it was because our village was once their stopover, it was the first time I had seen such a great person.

'Wow! Means he's level with the heroes huh?!'

"That's right! But you are also great for an adventurer who is still very small!"

"Y-yes, I just went to the foot of the mountain. Rather, why don't your friends stop at nothing to help you?"

'He must be lying!'

We walked to the village and talked to each other, from there I learned that his name was Suji.

After walking for a long time we finally reached the entrance of the village, but I could see the residents had equipped themselves with various weapons.

And as we got closer one of the existing uncles started yelling at Suji.

"Stop there and don't come any closer!"

'Did he not see that I had been helped by him? I have to explain to them as soon as possible!'

But other than that uncle I also saw there was a more familiar figure, it was none other than my mother who looked very panicked and also worried.

"Edward! Run here, boy! Monsters! Quickly let go of my son!"

'She's not a mother monster!'

Hearing my mother, Suji began to ask me slowly. Maybe he was thinking why everyone was doing this to him.

"Hey, is she your mother?"

"Y-yeah, but why is everyone doing this?"

It must be because my friends were panicking and telling the villagers that there was a monster coming to attack, I had to explain to them that it was wrong.

But unexpectedly Suji looked very calm, he even told me to leave after seeing my worried mother.

"Then go to your mother, she seems very anxious about your situation."

"Eh? But what about you? Oh- I'll explain to them that you're not a monster!"

After saying that, I started running swiftly while enduring the pain in my legs. I have to put an end to this mistake, and tell you the truth.

Although not until I have opened my mouth first to explain all this, but from the back I heard Suji's voice and it made my voice stop just up in the esophagus only.

"Include me my name is Suji, I am the perfect monster. I mean perfect dragon!"

The atmosphere was quiet enough to make it heard by anyone, especially me. Hearing that made me stop and my body tremble instead of playing.

'W-what did he say?!'

I could see the displeased expressions of the citizens starting to mix with fear, even though they still seemed to be trying to stand in place.

This is impossible, that perfect monster should no longer exist in this age.

'And again if he really is montser...'

I also tried to turn my body around to ask Suji something, although at this time I also felt afraid even until the pain in my leg went away somewhere.

"J-if you really are a monster then why are you helping me?"

'Say that you are kidding!'

"Of course so I can get into the village more easily, but it would seem very boring if I pretended to be human right?"

"...So you lied to me?"

"In short, the first lesson for you is to never trust anyone."

'Such yes...'

Damn, if that means what he says is true.

My feelings began to change from fear to anger, not because of Suji but because I was too stupid to believe him.

Even so, there was a small feeling in my heart that felt that she was just playing a show.

My feelings started to mix and this made my chest feel,

'Hot!'

Without me realizing that my legs were actually walking on their own, I could not stop my feet that were being controlled by my current feelings.

I slowly started walking closer to Suji, and at that moment I felt that he might indeed be a monster. However, even at this close distance I could see the evil grin on his face, it was inversely proportional to his expression when alone with me.

Then what happens next is maybe I'll really die.

"Then I won't let you in so easily!"

With a trembling yet loud voice, I tried to hinder Suji for various things.

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