NOVEL NEXT chapter 63
63 – Interlude: Alliance of Races
Humans are cruel and ruthless beings.
They have no intention of coexisting with other races, and always show their teeth in any era.
Their atrocities do not change even as time passes and generations change.
Elves are kidnapped and used as s*x slaves, or they eat them alive, claiming to be the elixir of immortality.
Catch demons, pull out their horns and wings, mix them with humans, and play a game of finding out who the demon is.
Abducts dwarves, locks them in the smithy, and uses them as servants forever.
Abducting mermaids and eating sashimi, or attempting interspecies.
Catch beasts and keep them as pets.
Aside from that, he commits indescribable evil acts towards a minority of a different race.
This was the basic idea that the heterogeneous people had towards humans.
I wasn’t completely wrong.
Because it all happened.
That’s why elves, in order to protect their kind from kidnappers, have guardians who have reached a certain level disguised as children.
In order to take revenge on humans, demons sometimes pull out their horns and wings and hide in human society.
Mermaids and beastmen have moved to a place where humans can’t reach.
In this situation, only the dwarves maintained a neutral relationship with humans.
If those dwarves didn’t have the weapons provided to the different races, they would have become enemies of the tribal union by being tied up with humans at wholesale prices.
The goal of the Tribal Union is to protect the race from humans, so those who act to benefit humans are also viewed negatively.
That was something that even those who were called relatively moderate could not help it.
“A human hero has appeared?”
The Chief of the Beasts frowned at the story Bertus had told him.
What on earth does God keep sending out warriors because he likes humans?
As expected, it was the right thing for the elves to abandon the creator god and build their own faith.
The news was so gnashing of teeth that I even thought about it.
“Perhaps a new chaos is coming to the world.”
One of the nobles of the demon tribe made a remark that focused on the significance of the existence of a hero rather than a human.
“Somehow, an agenda about exchanges with a country called Oaklia, which I had no connection with, came up.”
One of the dwarven artisans stroked his beard with a look of interest.
After that, each of them exchanged stories about the human hero and the human country.
However, even though they were moderate, remarks that hated humans often flowed from their mouths.
Bertus waited for each of them to finish their conversation and calm down.
“Hey, Bertus. The fact that you, as the guardian of the elves, did not kill that hero… There must have been a reason for that?”
When the chief of the Beast Tribe asked that question, Bertus nodded his head brightly.
“Yes. I found out something interesting.”
“… When you come to the union, can’t you change that strange appearance?”
“Isn’t that what’s important? Please listen to my story first.”
Among those gathered here, the one who hates humans the most is the guardian of the elves.
Such an existence rather defended the hero and came to ask for a story.
It means there is something very important.
So they decided to listen to Bertus’ story.
“There is a story that each of the warriors possessed power close to that of a god. I’m just about to check that out.”
“Yeah, what skill was this time? Did you split the sky in one blow?”
“Memories of a Star.”
“… Memories of the stars?”
The Chief of Beasts frowned at the unfamiliar word.
“A place where the truth that is said to exist somewhere in this world is asleep. The hero summoned this time was the owner of the authority to access that place.”
“That thing really existed?”
“I can swear by my name.”
“You bastard… Did you see something?”
“Four Great Warriors, Diana Woodgard. Surprisingly, it’s not a human, but an elf.”
“What?!”
The reason humans have been bizarrely depraved is because of the bizarre pride that the race of heroes who saved the world is human.
I erased the records of the warriors as a way of self-reflection, but despite such efforts, friction continued to arise, and eventually the war broke out again 100 years ago.
The starting point of all these things, the existence of a warrior who is chosen only by humans.
The story Bertus brought up was a story that completely destroyed that premise.
“Can you take responsibility for your words?”
“You said you were going to put my name on it, right? I saw it with my own eyes.”
“You saw it yourself?”
“It was only for a short while.”
Bertus explained the mysterious things he had experienced to the people gathered in the venue.
All those gathered at the venue were skeptical, but since the speaker was Bertus, the guardian of the elves, they decided to believe it.
“So what are you going to do?”
“I didn’t come here specifically to talk about getting closer to humans. I just came to talk about treating the hero as an agent of God, not human.”
“I don’t know, Bertus. If you’re human, you never know when or how you’ll betray. You think you know the pain best?”
“Yes, so I’m going to watch closely.”
“You will continue to live in a human country?”
“Is that going to be the case for the time being?”
“Are you insane?”
“At least there is no one strong enough to threaten my life in Oklea. Aren’t the demons already hiding a lot in human society in the first place?”
Among the demons, there are cases in which beings with no difference in appearance from humans are born.
Such people are already living in hiding in human society, and among them there were even those who acted as nobles.
“You seem to have made up your mind already.”
When the demon noble asked that question, Bertus nodded with a bright expression.
“The hero of this generation is a funny guy.”
“What do you mean by fun?”
“He is a writer. He is the author of ‘Oh My Lady’ and ‘Vengeance is Mine’, which are making human society buzz these days.”
“… Are you referring to the Bright writer?”
“Oh, you seem to know the demons well, don’t you?”
“It is the most raucous name in human society these days.”
“Then the academy will know?”
“Yes. Coincidentally, there was information that Bright was single, so I heard that there are many aristocrats who have high hopes for this academy.”
A writer named Bright has already made too many achievements to be dismissed as a mere writer.
He wrote less than 10 novels, resurrected the dying Oklia, and created new heating devices called rocket stoves and mass heaters, saving countless lives.
In addition, it is said that the current income he earns is more than a count’s, even if it is small.
It’s so delicious that even a married person would want to suggest having a concubine, but she’s unmarried and still in her 20s.
Rumor has it that it looks good too.
It would be foolish not to aim for such delicious prey.
“The parties concerned are usually reluctant to marry for convenience, but this time they say the exact opposite.”
Lady is a novel that can be enjoyed by people of all ages and genders, but she was, of course, a woman in her teens who responded the most.
The teenage girls are showing great interest in Bright.
If you are immersed in her work, you will be interested in the parts outside of her work, and that was no different for her aristocratic daughter.
Anyway, when the marriage deadline is reached, an arranged marriage must be arranged for the sake of the family.
There are many cases where you don’t even know who the other person is and see their face on the first night.
But there is a possibility of marrying a writer who is well-received for his work and rumored to have a good appearance.
Then you will naturally want to reach out.
Bertus opened his mouth, slightly frowning at the demon aristocrat’s explanation.
“Doesn’t it look like heat has arrived?”
“Kuhup!”
The noble of the Majin bent his waist at 90 degrees and suppressed the laughter that was about to burst out.
“Whoa…. So, many people’s eyes will be focused on Oaklia. I think the empire, which is the main axis of humans, will also be interested.”
So it’s not completely safe.
“It doesn’t matter.”
It doesn’t matter though.
“This is information worth risking your life for. Memories of stars where objective information is recorded without anyone’s subjectivity.”
Bertus spoke with an innocent voice that matched his appearance, but the magic contained in those words was too lethal.
“I am going.”
The chief of the beast tribe made a decision.
“… I will go too.”
The demon tribe’s aristocrat came to the conclusion that if Bertus was there, it would be fine.
“Shouldn’t the other friends follow us once we’re safe?”
In this way, the number of people to go to Oklia was organized.
***
“Is this Aucklia? They are really disgusting to live in a place like this.”
Aslan, the chieftain of the Beasts, looked around with a disgusted expression.
Wherever you look, white snow, snow, snow!
For the beastmen living in the grasslands, which are relatively warm in winter, the climate of Aucklia was not suitable for humans to live in.
“Still, it’s a bit better with my spirit magic, right?”
“If it wasn’t there, I went back right away.”
“Well? Didn’t you come here because you wanted to know something?”
“Kuhm!”
Among the distant ancestors of the elves, there is a great hero who saved mankind.
In that case, wouldn’t there be such a being in our species?
All those who followed Bertus to Aucklia moved forward with the same thoughts in mind.
And finally, I saw the capital of Oaklea in the distance.
“… Giant?”
A giant covered in white fur was standing near the capital’s walls.
Aslan glared intently at the giant, then realized that it was just a statue.
“Humans are still the ones who do weird things.”
The Tribal Union party arrived in Oklea looking at the statue in wonder.
“Guide the hero, Bertus.”
“Yes, yes.”
It was the moment when Bertus was leading his party to the location of the hero.
ㅡ Wow!
A shout came from somewhere as if a war had broken out.
“… Something seems to have happened. Let’s go from there.”
Did you notice that we arrived here?
Aslan headed towards the place where the commotion was happening without relaxing his tension.
“… Bertus, what is that?”
“I don’t know.”
It was after Bertus left Aucklia that the hero spread ice hockey.
That’s why it was the first time Bertus had ever seen ice hockey.
“Mr. Child! Can we do that there?!”
“Yanmar! If you win today, the food you ate out for four days will be free!”
It felt like the residents surrounding the river were cheering for those who took something from each other on the ice.
“… Sounds like something fun?”
Bertus muttered that, but no one listened to him.
Everyone was preoccupied with the entertainment they had never seen before.
Among them, Aslan, the chieftain of the Beasts, looked like he was about to jump into the arena.
Bertus looked around with a wry smile and found the residents of Aucklia eating cotton candy.
‘Cocoons of worms… No, it smells faintly sweet.’
It seems that the hero did something again.
Wheeik!
As Bertus was looking around blankly, a whistle rang out.
Then, those who had just been arguing over the ball shook hands and began to organize their surroundings.
It felt like the game was over.
“Hmm.”
Aslan licked his lips with a sense of regret, then twitched his nose at the faint sweet smell that emanated from nearby.
“Bertus, what is that?”
“I don’t know.”
“… Didn’t you say you came from here?”
“Things I didn’t have before I left.”
“Kheum, that’s right.”
Aslan glanced at the hands of the personnel holding the stretched cotton candy.
“Let’s go. I heard that they give it away for free if you stand in line.”
“… The scariest thing is to have no price.”
“Really? Then, stay here.”
Bertus and Ariel headed to the tent where they were making cotton candy.
“Dangerous, Bertus.”
Even if all the forces in Aucklia attack, Bertus cannot be defeated.
That fact was known to both Bertus and Aslan, who had spoken his words.
However, Bertus decided not to pursue Aslan’s poor excuse.
“If you are the chief of the beast tribe, you will be reassured.”
Those who came from the Tribal Union stood in line, forgetting the important task of meeting with the hero.
However, the line to eat cotton candy was quite long, and it took a really long time before I received the sweets.
I was very annoyed because I didn’t know it would take this long, but when I put the cotton candy in my mouth, the irritation melted away like snow.
“Hmm?!”
The mysterious sweetness they tasted for the first time in their lives rode their tongues and stimulated the frontal lobes of their brains.
It was a complex taste that was hard to express with anything else.
It’s not too sweet, but it’s not too boring either.
I keep getting my hands on it, but when I eat it, it melts away before I know it.
I felt like I was possessed by a ghost.
“… Bertus.”
Nodding.
They changed their appearance, lined up again, and finally got their second piece of cotton candy.
It was the moment when the existence of the hero was completely forgotten in their minds.