Chapter 30 – Devil’s Spawn (1/2)
When I regainedand I was in my bed When I jumped out of es
“Larcus, are you alright now?”
“Yes, I only ran out of ical power I had no external injuries More importantly, what is the current state?”
“Firstly, calht?”
When we reached the dining rooht but Medea had a long face Surges was standing in the kitchen with an usual expression I couldn’t see Chris but considering the cales, atin her bed
Even though Surges lived in such a remote place, he was a famous swordsman Thus if he wanted, he could take wives as much as he wished However he loved only Chris and didn’t even cheat on her with other wo Chris I had a bad premonition but I don’t think he would be so cal about Chris for now and called out to Medea
“Medea, so you were alright I aht”
“I too aic… No, neverry, Onii-chan Let’s talk about it after you ate”
As I thought, she uess I have to make an explanation
Honestly, when shesince thesounds resounded in the dining rooes served the after meal tea
“It is alright now, Father Please tell me about the situation”
“Okay, I will started to tell from the time we parted with you After that, we clashed with Goblins in the Main Street but ere outnumbered Gradually they started to overwheled to retreat with several people but h the Main Street, their formation started to suddenly started to scatter around thus it was difficult for the Goblin King to perfor Goblins Therefore I tried to sneak behind the for However, in the end I couldn’t kill the Goblin King We tried to create a barrier around the Goblin King with the Earthfrom the ic and injured Chris”
Surges stopped here and sipped his tea I also asked what I was curious about the most
“How is mother now?”
“She is fine There is no danger for her life She is just sleeping to be prudent”
There was a bitter feeling in Surges’ words Medea, too, so But if she was dead and they were lying about it, it would be revealed in no tie of death, they would askbut I urged Surges to continue to tell
“I couldn’t see the figure of the person from Demon Race back then but that person froic Perception] skill He pinpointed the position of Chris and fired off ic at her And then around 20 Goblinsa little and retreating They were retreating too far thus neither I could take Chris and escape nor I could annihilate the Goblins Therefore I had to stay beside Chris At this point, Goblin King petrified and turned into dust by a ic which was supposedly fired by Larcus Apparently that ic also hit the arm of the person from Demon Race as well but he could escape fro of his own arm “
“Soic is really hard to deal It was only a coincidence that ic hit him, after all”
“Larcus, as that ic?”
I didn’t know ic I didn’t even kno ic User, did see it, she could easily figure it out even if I had lied about it thus I had no choice to tell the truth
“I think it was Darkness attributed ic”
“I see, so what that person from Demon Race told was true”
“What did he say?”
“Darkness attributed Level 3 ic; [Terror of cockatrice]” (TL Note : What? It already beco Talent]?)
“This is the first tiic”
“What kind of ic is it?”
“Darkness attributed ic attacks directly to one’s mind Their minds are completely painted by fear and despair And the ones who couldn’t endure the ic lost their ic I used back then would petrify and turn into dust the one who couldn’t endure the fear and despair”
“It is dreadful”
“Father, there is not ic even at the books Thus I don’t know much about it”
“It is said that only Deic The ones who could use it aendary Hero and the Wanderer Great Wizard This is the only information recorded about it even in the literature books Larcus, never use it in front of the humans”
“Understood”
I nodded with a meek expression
“As for what happened after that, the person fros and escaped after he ounded He seemed quite weakened frolared at you with resentful eyes Its likelihood is low but he e from you thus you should bewas dead, the re Goblins have fallen into confused state thus I could break through the encirclement of the Goblins and arrive at Lieber’s Mansion Most of the Goblins started to retreat but they didn’t have anyone to command thee”
“Why is the likelihood of hie from me low?”
“Population of Deainst the humans and escaped to the remote wilderness I don’t think that Dedom head-on Thus its likelihood is low”
“Understood How ers survived?”
“13 men, 88 women and 53 children”
“Many people died Even Kite and Tanya…”
At this point, I reain and I bursted into tears
Medea softly held my hand
Unable to surpassMedea’s hand with my two hands, I cried silently for a while
Currently si all around the village After crying for about 10 radually started to settle down
“Medea, I aht now It must be hard on you as well Thank you”
“No, you knew therief is denser than mine”
When I looked carefully, there were traces of crying on Medea’s face I pretended not to notice it and accepted her consideration gratefully
“I wonder what the villagers are gonna do from now on? Many able people died and there must be many children who became orphans as well”
“There is no other way than relying on the Colonise Viscount-sama about this matter”
“I wonder if they are gonna be alright?”
“I don’t know But he wouldn’t not care about them”
“By the hat are those orphans doing now?”
“The children who lost their parents and the parents who lost their children are living together now”
“It was so fortunate in this misfortune that Goblins attacked after the harvest of wheats, right?”
“Nope, warehouse of the village is burnt down by the Fire attributed ic of the person from Demon Race Currently there is no other choice but to endure the starvation using the food reserves inside the houses in the village”
I was unable to see a bright future for this village I had started to wait for the approaching winter in a gloomy mood
“By the way, can I go see the Mother? If she is injured, I can heal her with ic”
“Don’t! Stop!”
I wasn’t expecting it thus I was startled by the loud voice of Surges
“What is the matter, Father? If she is injured, we should heal her”
I ignored the urgings of Surges and opened the door of her room