Guardian of the Demon Forest
Before we go home, we decide to collect the orc corpses that Ginko killed.
Unlike goblins, orcs are also sold as meat, and orc testicles are also popular as herbal medicine. Both can be expensive depending on their freshness.
I thought there was no harm in collecting it.
Rain and I were speechless at what we saw when Ginko took us there.
A huge pile of orc corpses...
Rain and I look at each other. Rain's face was pale. I probably have the same face. I wondered if we were going to have to dismantle this huge number of orcs...
I got goosebumps...... this is the beginning of hell again......
This time, I only collected them because I didn't have time. I put all the orc corpses in the [Spatial Magic], erasing the idea of dismantling them from my mind.
When we returned home through teleportation, Maria greeted us with a smile. I am so happy... I am healed.
Even more so after seeing that. Rain is also hugging Maria today. She must be looking for solace.
I asked Maria about the woman we rescued, but it seems she hasn't woken up yet. For now, we decided that the four of us would finish our meals and check up on her again.
After finishing the meal, I looked at the woman again with the [God's Eye].
There is nothing abnormal. She's really just sleeping. When I told that to Maria and Rain, they were both relieved.
The woman has long light gray hair, an innocent yet mature face, and is tall and slender overall. She resembles the mysterious heroines seen in anime in my previous life, but she is brown and has distinctive ears.
Yes. She's a dark elf.
According to what I heard from Lida, dark elves only exist in demon territory, and even among demons, they are a rare species and their number is small. It seems that the only difference between them and normal elves is that they can use different magic, and the color of their skin.
I asked if elves and dark elves were enemies, but Lida had a question mark on her face and asked, [Why?]
Apparently, the knowledge of my previous life and the common sense of this world are different. If you think about it, dwarves and elves don't even fight in this world. Immediately imagining a conflict due to differences in race is probably due to the knowledge of my previous life.
I suddenly remember Evil God-san. The world he aspires to is a kinder world. Since the demi-humans and demons still believe in him, they may not have the idea of conflict.
I would like to think so.
I stared at the dark elf who was still sleeping, lost in thought.
The next morning, I woke up to the sound of a woman sobbing, and when I headed to the living room, I found Rain soothing the dark elf woman who was crying. Maria seemed to be in the kitchen, and I could hear noises coming from the kitchen.
I didn't understand the situation, so I just said hello.
"Good morning. What's going on?"
"Good morning, Onii-sama. This child's name is Shiru-chan... she started crying because she was worried about the people in the village."
I knew her name and age from looking at her using [God's Eye] yesterday, but I was a little confused by her appearance. But right now, she seems young enough for her age.
Her age is 15 years old. She's only one year older than us.
"Uee... Matt-san and the village chief... I'm sorry... I... ueeeh!"
She cried this time, perhaps remembering the people in the village. The gap between her age and her appearance is very difficult to handle.......
"Shiru... chan? We'll send you there today, so can you tell us the details of the situation? That's right! Let's eat some food first and get well. You haven't eaten since yesterday, right? We're having it prepared right now, so let's eat together. Okay?"
Shiru-chan wiped her tears and nodded, so I took her hand and sat her down on a chair at the dining table.
After that, I felt a little relieved as she ate the food Maria had served, albeit slowly.
After that, I listened carefully to the situation.
According to Shiru-chan, the dark elves are now living as exiles, moving from one place to another in the [Demon Forest]. And now they have set up a base near that dungeon, but the number of orcs has suddenly increased over the past few years, and the villagers are suffering as a result.
Apparently, her parents were also killed by orcs.
And this time, it seems that a swarm of orcs appeared near the village, so Shiru-chan decided to go to seek help from the being called the [Guardian of the Demon Forest].
On the way, she was surrounded by orcs, and apparently lost consciousness after receiving a blow from an orc's club.
“Do you know who the [Guardian of the Demon Forest] is?''
I somehow guessed it but I asked Shiru-chan.
"Um... I've never seen it before, but I heard that the village chief said it was a monster called Fenrir."
Ah... I knew it... I somehow figured out a lot of things.
It's my fault that the number of orcs increased.
The number of goblins and orcs was kept down because Ginko was roosting in that dungeon. Since I made her my familiar, goblins and orcs have been leaking out of the dungeon because no one no longer controls it...
Yesterday's orcs and the goblin stampede a while ago were all my fault...? So this is a match pump, right? The achievement of subjugating the goblins, and the task of delivering Shiru-chan to the village...
I felt my blood drain and couldn't help but look at Ginko.
Ginko is eating her breakfast. And when I met her eyes, she twitched her dog ears and tilted her head slightly.
(Hey... Ginko... I regret making you my familiar...)
(What's the matter? Master! I can't ignore that. Why?)
(It seems like you were the [Guardian of the Demon Forest]. Since I made you my familiar, the orcs and goblins leaked out of that dungeon, right? All the commotion related to the [Demon Forest] up until now is my fault......)
(I have no recollection of becoming the guardian of the forest or anything like that. And it's not like I've always been there. It's not all Master's fault.)
(I guess so...)
(Don't worry about it too much. Either way, that dungeon no longer exists. It's going to be stable from now on, so in a sense, Master cut off the source. Isn't it okay to be a little proud?)
(Hmm... I understand, I'll do that.)
I didn't know what to say so I decided to keep it to myself.
Tftc
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