Hakai No Miko Chapter 210 (1/2)
“Please lend some land to me”
All of the zoan present were uniformly puzzled at Souma's sudden statement
For the zoan, the land in the plains is the place where they live and hunt However, Sou in the city's feudal lord residence, and since his food is prepared by Shyemul, he has no need to hunt either They didn't understand why he would even ask for so confused, Garam questions Souma about the intention behind his words
“Just what do you plan to do after borrowing land?”
“I will reclai at the zoan due to Sou the land of their ancestors is preposterous for the zoan To begin with, Holmea stole the plains fro to reclaireat loss to the into question the very reason they were fighting for to begin with Even if Sou they can accept so easily
Upon this talk that came out of the blue, Garam turned to Shyemul and asked her “You knew about this!?” with a look that demanded explanation In response Shye that she's also hearing about this for the first time
Due to the Great Clan Chief and the Divine Child of the Beast God looking bewildered, a coht everything under control is Zurgu He powerfully slaps his own knee, causing the sound to reverberate throughout the tent Once he had the attention of everyone, he said with a heavy tone,
“Even Sir Sos towards the plains, the land of our ancestors Shouldn't we first ask hiu sounds like he's , telling Sous towards the plains Guessing that, the zoan beco the eyes of all zoan assembled in this tent focus on hi posture and replied,
“It's for the sake of winning”
Thanks to the much too direct answer, the zoan look at each other, unable to understand Sou around at the faces of the confused zoan, Souma continued to speak,
“I believe that the zoan are a far stronger race than the huh the zoan warriors are taken aback by the sudden change in topic, they nodded as if saying “That's only natural” However, because of Souma's next words, their expressions turn bitter
“So, why did the zoan lose to the huet chased off the plains?”
That's a fact the zoan, with their pride in their strength, want to look at the least
As everyone turned silent with aard expressions, Garath of the humans are their numbers And they kno to capitalize on those nuths, we didn't kno to capitalize on them in battle That's the reason e lost to the humans”
Contrary to the hue of their many soldiers, the zoan adhered to their traditional way of fighting, na their own fast feet, albeit being aware of that advantage
Gara under Souht back on hio, and spoke those words while putting a good dose of self-deprecation into them
South are numbers —In other words, you mean to say that there are ht, but what about it…?”
Gara so obvious, but he still confirmed Souma's words That caused Souma to ask once more,
“Why are there so many humans then?”
No one could answer that question
There being e on the Seldeas Continent They aren't thinking about each and every detail for soe
After confir for a moment, Souma said,
“It's because of food”
In the fantasy novels and a Souma knows, it's a very coh adaptability and reproductive rate in exchange for not having any conspicuous racial abilities
And even on this Seldeas Continent, the hu by what Souated himself, it's not like the hunancy periods than the other races, except for when it co-lived elves He couldn't find any mentionable differences
And yet, for soe in this world that huh reproductive power It's a fact that the population of this world's huher than that of the other races
Why is there such a difference in populations even though there's no great difference in the humans' fertility co Sou about the reason was the difference in food productivity
Food is said to be the biggest cause for a population to reht in his school's history class that hu over fro The rise in population that could be called a population booht about by the Norfolk four-course systerarian reforht novels
Either way, thanks to advancements in food production, the population typically in turn demonstrates an explosive increase
If you can say the same about this world, isn't the huh food production and not to their high fertility compared to the other races? Sou to representatives of all races first, he learned that all of the races except for the huathering, and didn't start far except for a select few races
In that case it was clear what he had to do
If the hue in nue
Increasing the a the Solbiant Plains will increase the number of people frorows, the nuroell If we don't even lose out in the number of troops, we, a mixed army of various races that overwhelm the humans in individual abilities, won't be defeated
In order to win in the decisive battle against Holmea, which will definitely come here sooner or later, the reclamation of the Solbiant Plains is a path we can't avoid by any ed
Also, the reason for Sou the recla-ter at the short-term, there's a reason why they have to do it
“If you allow me to lend some land, I plan to pay a part of the taxes obtained after cultivating that land as a fee for the land to all of you”
The zoan warriors are soldiers and at the same time hunters They have to hunt in order to provide food for their family and clanmates However, in this situation where it's unknohen Hole in warriors as they are forced to permanently stay in the city Also, even if that wasn't the case, their fas on, resulting in troubles occurring in the rear
In order for that not to happen, it's indispensable to secure food that can be eaten by the warriors and their families even if the warriors don't hunt That's yet another reason for the reclaestion That's because it was a way of thought was too disconnected fro very troubled, Gara》, what do you think about So suddenly that question thrown at herself, Shyemul becomes flustered
“Oof …Let's see I think it's only natural to hesitate when you are abruptly told to lend land If it allows us to grant Soma's wish, I will also…”
As expected, no ht be her Navel Master, even Shyemul couldn't easily declare to borrow hi evasive, Garam asks once more,
“Divine Child, I'd like to inquire about your opinion”
Garam didn't call her by her name or nickname, but by her title Due to that Shye her statement as divine child who has her honor protected by the blessing of the Beast God
Even so, Shyeive an immediate reply
If this was about herself, Shye any hesitation But the question whether lending land to Souma collides with the honor of the zoan was – as expected – soe
Shye protects her own honor and at the saainst her honor It 's influence, which caused an agonizing death for the Plains Fortress Company Commander who tried to rape her in the past, will be si the plains for the sake of reclaivable act contradicting the zoan's honor, it's very possible that Shye it Even if it wouldn't be that lethal, only the blessing hindering the approval would be quite capable of da, just like Souma's, are no different in the fact that either doesn't result in what they want themselves
As expected, even Shyemul felt an uncomfortable sweat appear all over her body
However, Shye her ith eyes full of trust while unaware of that internal discord Due to that Shyemul resolves herself
Didn't I decide to bear all possible criin with?
Rehtened up her back and announced with a clear voice,
“If not for So back even the se for us being forced to accept the land after abasing ourselves to hiave us the whole plains back without even asking for any payment Moreover, he's actually ASKING for us to lend hi to his words is a conduct unworthy of the proud zoan, I believe”
“Is that so you swear on your honor as Divine Child?”
Due to Gara sure once more, Shyemul firmly pushes out her chest and places a hand on her left breast
“Of course I will bet hs of adure as she declares that she ager her own heart
And in secret Shye hindered by her blessing If she had caused Sou, Shye off her own head as apology
But, Shyehtly irritated due to the expression of Souhtly without any indication of hih she had resolved herself for that much, and thus pinched his buttocks in secret Shye startled and darting his eyes about due to this unexpected revenge
The one who seems at his wits' end, in contrast to Shye it frankly, it would be easy to deny Shyereat the debt towards Sou contrary to the zoan honor
However, if it doesn't violate the zoan honor, the rest will be left to Gara, but because it's obvious thathe can consent to without careful consideration
As Gara like this, someone unexpected jumped into action to back Souma
“Great Clan Chief, this is the first request of the new Clan King There's no way that we can bluntly refuse, is there?”
It was Bararak who had stayed silent until then
Completely unable to believe that to be a reuration as Clan King as loathsoin with, Garam stares at Bararak with eyes full of distrust
However, even as Garam looked coldly at him, Bararak continued with a triuuess us clan chiefs can't lend clan territory away so easily”
A zoan clan chief isn't an absolute ruler like a hu the clan Even a clan chief isn't perainst the clan's consensus
“But, isn't there a vacant area that's just perfect for lending?”
Guessing what Bararak is trying to say, Garahs eerily
“That's right It's the abandoned land of the Tail Clan”
In the past, five clans lived in the Solbiant Plains, but aed fore them to vacate their territory located in the southern part of the plains The Tail Clan, which had most of its territory stolen, disappeared somewhere afterwards Even nowadays their whereabouts are unclear
Clans are zoan with different blood but the same ancestors Garam planned to not make a move on the former Tail Clan territory so that they could return at any time
But, it's a truth that it's less trouble to lend the vacant land of the Tail Clan rather than cutting down his own clan's territory for Souma
Bararak pressed the attack even further
“The former territory of the Tail Clan is also close to this city Isn't that place convenient for the new Clan King?”
Hearing those words, Souma has Shyemul tell him the location of the Tail Clan's territory As a result he learns that it's close to the city, possesses a large village that's already reclaimed and that it's a somewhat convenient place for Sou troubled by Sou forward towards borrowing the Tail Clan's territory, Gara silent with a difficult expression since a while ago, and asks for his opinion
“《Mad Clahat do you think?”
Zurgu, as absorbed in his own thoughts, caed by Gara his head, Zurgu asks Souma,
“Hey, Sir Soht it be?”
“You say that you will reclaiive some of the food won there to us as payment, but how do you plan to distribute it?”