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Re:Monster (Web Novel) - Day 091 — Mayor-cum-artistan’s Side Story
Day 091 - Mayor-cum-artistan’s Side Story
【The perspective of the mayor-cum-artisan of Clueto village: Day 91】
We were extremely troubled.
The reason was that the Orcs, whom we had associated with since around the time this Clueto village was founded, had recently started acting violently towards us.
The majority of the inhabitants in our village were artisans who made instruments and such out of the wood blessed by the spirits that was taken from the great forest. It was only natural, since Clueto village was made as artisans gathered, but because of that, gathering wood was a crucial matter.
However, in order to fell the blessed trees of the great forest, it was necessary to venture deep into the woods, and that road carried the danger of monsters.
We could manage things on the level of Goblins. It would be dangerous if there were slightly smarter individuals, but if you gathered enough people and weapons, it was more than possible to eradicate them.
However, for us, who don’t possess any 【Jobs】 related to fighting, it was extremely difficult to to safely go lumbering into this forest that was dominated by even more dangerous monsters. It wouldn’t be impossible, but if you were unlucky, there was a high probability of encountering a brutal monster and being wiped out.
If this problem were to remain unsolved, our village wouldn’t have been founded in the first place, but, luckily for us, one day ten years ago, back when we were nothing but a gathering of artisans seeking the wood, we managed to interact with an intelligent Orc.
Orcs as a race are generally monsters, driven by their sexual desire and appetite.
With a fat belly, a pig’s head, a way too strong vitality, and just enough intelligence to be able to handle their weapons, even among demi-human races they were creatures fairly close to beasts and usually, they were targeted to be suppressed immediately.
However, the tribe we traded with was lead by individuals with a higher than normal intelligence, with a leader and mages here and there.
When the top leader of the tribe, who boasted an intelligence on the level of humans, not only offered to not attack us in exchange for female slaves and tools, but also to guard us as we lumbered, we were shocked.
At first, we hired them as a last resort, since we didn’t have the money to continue hiring a professional convoy, but the Orcs were easier to deal with than expected and by the time we realized it, this connection had continued until today.
The majority of the Orcs were monsters, but as time passed, we began to think them not as a destructive hoard, but as some kind of close neighbor.
And yet, now our village was attacked by these Orcs.
We were somehow able to repel the attack thanks to volunteers and the artificial magical creatures, the 【Guardians】, stationed through the goodwill of a noble customer, but there was some serious damage. Despite the difference in ability, there were many casualties, a part of the wall surrounding our village was destroyed, and the field we would’ve depended on for food in emergency situations was devastated.
To make matters worse, several female apprentices had already been kidnapped. If you thought about the Orcs who have changed -- no, who have returned to normal, you could easily imagine what would happen to them.
They would act on instinct and fulfill their desires.
My rage burned up just by thinking about it, and my body was about to tear with the frustration of not being able to protect the apprentices as a master.
Even so, our power was far too insufficient to be able to help. If we left the village, we would surely be quickly annihilated. Therefore, we had to cut off all connections with them and think of a new future for our village.
It was probably around the time when the opinions in our village were about to agree on sending an Orc extermination quest to a guild in order to remove the threat.
“That” came to us.
An Ogre with a weird tattoo on its skin, riding something like a mysterious carriage.
Fear welled up just from the confrontation. Just by being watched, I got goosebumps and broke out in a cold sweat.
He had intelligent eyes unbefitting an Ogre, who were known for their muscle-brained ferociousness.
He brought along human women, as well as both male and female Ogres, and his silver left arm was his special characteristic.
Even us, who lacked combat experience, could sense the danger of this tattooed Ogre through instinct.
It wouldn’t be a lie to say I didn’t wonder why such a monster would appear at such a time.
Not only that, they offered to protect us in exchange for a reward, just like the Orcs.
Naturally, I was doubtful. Not to mention, I was even more afraid.
If it were just the Orcs, we would be able to repel them with the 【Guardians】. If we hired adventurers from the outside, it should even be possible to exterminate them. However, if we were attacked by that tattooed Ogre, we would definitely be killed. Even if we were to hire tens and hundreds of adventurers, there was no way we would survive. Therefore, there was no way we could go against such an Ogre.
Even if he were to ask for something extremely unreasonable, like for us to become his slaves, there would be no choice but to accept it.
There was no way you wouldn’t feel resentment when presented with a choice that had already been made.
That is what I thought at first, but in addition to the reward demanded of us being disappointingly small, I was persuaded by the red short haired woman and the others who came along with the Ogre, and so I entered a contract with them.
I thought this was the right decision, but I also had my doubts.
However, in the afternoon, a Hobgoblin mage and a group of Goblins came to the village with the rescued female apprentices.
The apprentices had already been assaulted, but you could say that the fact that it was only over a short period was the silver lining.
After all, most of the people who got kidnapped by the Orcs would break their bodies and spirits, since they can’t withstand the situation, and live as a body that just gave birth and eventually died.
This time’s decision was correct, just by the fact that they were saved like this.
Well, I still had all sorts of doubts, but it seemed that, thanks to the contract, we could somehow obtain wood, so I let relief wash over me for now.
Aah, but, I think I’ll get a stomachache from worrying about the future.
Right now we are only trying out a short term contract, but I wonder what will happen.
≪On a later day≫
…… Ah, hello Hobutetsu san. Isn’t the weather nice today?
…… Oh, no no, it’s just... recently, my stomach has been aching a bit.
…… What? You also handle medicine, you say? Oh, perfect timing. Do you have any effective stomach medicine?
…… Oh wow, that’s pretty cheap. And it works well? Yeah, that’s the Parabellum for you! You’re so reliable.
• Value of the very effective stomach medicine made by the mercenary corps = 5 copper coins (¥500)
• Value of the trust in the mercenary corps = Priceless
