The inhabitants thanked us and then headed for the settlement.
In the village, there are destroyed houses and killed people lying on the ground.
It seems that they have gone to clean them up and give them a funeral.
''What about us?'' Christo.
Mr. Liberto was finally free from the residents'' enclosure and asked Christo wearily.
''In the meantime, we''ll help you too. It''s not like we''re going to say ''goodbye'' to you after helping you this far and not helping you with anything.
Well, that''s true.
Plus, maybe we''ll get to hear what''s going on in the Kingdom of Harzion now.
And as Christo said, we decided to help the people of the settlement.
The residents said, "Thank you! He kept his head down as he cleaned up.
By helping us, the efficiency of the work will have increased dramatically.
Especially Viviana''s magical powers are remarkable.
She can use wind and earth magic to retreat and clean up a house that is burning and crumbling in one fell swoop.
Occasionally, there were people who were trapped underneath the house, but Viviana-san''s magic can quickly help them too.
If it was a minor injury, it would heal quickly.
''''Lady Viviana! Thank you!
It''s okay. I''m fine now that I''ve recovered from my injury, so you''ll have to help me with the others.
Yes!
One young man had his leg injury healed and went to clean up, bowing his head as he replied graciously.
''Ah, Viviana-sama is an angel...''
''An angel descends on the land of demons as well........
I can hear the men who have been healed and the men who have been healed and the men who have been healed with their bottomless smiles saying that when they see Viviana-san.
I had heard from Tina before that Bibiana-san was very popular with the men of the Magic Order, and I was a little convinced.
Well, if I didn''t know that she was a disappointment, I might think she was cute.
''''Hmm? Eric, did you say something?
No, nothing.
I helped clean up the settlement, feeling a sense of déjà vu as I felt like I''d had this conversation before.
A few hours later, most of the cleanup was done and our work was gone.
All that was left was ... a funeral for the dead.
That''s probably not something we should be part of.
We didn''t know anything about them, so there''s nothing for us to do.
We are watching from afar as they bury their dead on the outskirts of the village, where they are buried family by family, and we are watching from afar as they bury their dead.
We can hear someone sobbing.
We hear voices clinging to us, saying, "Mother and father.
I''m sorry, I''m sorry.
--You can''t help but look away, as the figure seems to be the same as the one in my previous life.
I''m not going to say that I should have come earlier.
I know my power is tiny and I know I can''t help everything.
That''s why I''m strong enough to help everything within my reach.
''It''s getting pretty low already,''
Mr. Liberto said as he saw that the meadow was turning red with dusk.
''Yes. Can we stay here?''
''Maybe you could do it if you asked...'' Well, you don''t have to rent a house, you can just camp out.
They decided to stay here for now.
After the funeral, I told the residents about it and they agreed with a smile.
It seems that they want to return the favor, even if only a little, so they are willing to rent the largest house in the village.
''''Thank you. We are traveling ourselves, and we just entered this Kingdom of Harzion a while ago, but the situation is a bit rough right now, isn''t it? Why is that?''''
Christo will talk to someone like the head of this settlement.
You know why it''s rough and all, but you want to hear directly from the people who are residents of this country.
''''That''s right. Right now, this Harzion Kingdom is........''''
Then the head of the settlement begins to speak.
In the beginning, we knew that the king of this country was about to change, but that was lost when the next king was killed.
And the next king''s men, the belligerents, are attacking various villages now.
''''This kind of thing hadn''t happened often in the past, but since His Majesty the current king, His Seredonia, was defeated once, rebellions are occurring all over the place because they don''t think he''s fit to be king.
It seems to me that after losing once to Felix, it would be strange to become king again just because that opponent was gone.
Felix died before he just barely stepped down as king, but it''s still significant that he lost once.
The country was very stable because it had never been defeated before.
It seems that the King of Seredonia is taking action to stop Felix''s subordinates from revolting in various places, but the number of people revolting is so large that they haven''t been able to get around to this point.
Normally the country of the demon race would challenge the king to a fight if they are dissatisfied, but King Seredonia is a strong man who has never been defeated by anyone before, even though he was defeated once.
That''s why he doesn''t challenge the king to a fight, but instead attacks the settlements around him and repeats the rebellion until the king quits.
''''We''ve never had a case of the next king dying before he took office, so this country is also experiencing something out of the ordinary.
If you''re unhappy with the king but can''t win, then you''re attacking the weak people the king is trying to protect.
It''s disgusting.
That''s what Liberto says as he spits it out.
I feel the same way. I feel the same way.
Those guys who attacked me earlier, if I had known that, I would have killed them all.
It''s all Felix''s fault. Utterly, that idiot.......what the hell is he doing?
Hmm? Do you know the man who was to be the next king?
Hearing the head of the village talk about Felix as if he knew him, Christo asked.
''Yes, I know him. Because--''
When the chief was about to tell us why.
''Osa! Chief! He''s back!
One of the guys ran over to me and shouted.
''''Huh! Oh, yeah, I''m coming! Excuse me, excuse me!
The chief also heard those words and ran in that direction.
Who could that guy be? Has someone who wasn''t here in this settlement before returned?
We thought we would wait here until the chief came back, but he seemed to be arguing about something over there.
I don''t know what happened, so I just go to the direction the chief was heading.
Then the residents have gathered, and were about to surround a girl.
I know because I''ve been working here with the residents until now, but that girl must be the one who came back.
''Where have you been all this time! It''s because of you that this village was attacked!
''I don''t know about that. If you''re a demon race, why don''t you fight against them? Demons are weak and strong, and if you''re weak, you''re going to die.
What?
The girls are blamed by the men, but they ignore the accusations.
I don''t care where I go. I''m protecting this settlement because it''s his home. Nothing less, nothing more.
You gotta be kidding me! Hundreds of people died because of your disappearance!
So it doesn''t matter.
You....!
"If you''re gonna do that, I''m gonna send you all back to the dirt. That way, you can be with the dead guys, right?
The moment I said that, the wind blew around that girl.
Now those words .........................I mean it.
I''m seriously saying that I will kill you if you spew any more unpleasant words.
The residents who were hit with the killing spirit froze in a cold sweat.
''Eric,''
Yes, I know.
That girl is dangerous.
Me and Mr. Liberto stood in front of Christo and took a position to protect him.
''Those people protected the settlement?''
The girl asks that question to those around her, but the inhabitants are too frozen to answer.
She sighs and gets discouraged in an understandable way, and walks towards us.
We braced ourselves and looked at the girl carelessly, but she came up to us without any particular hostility and stopped right in front of us.
And I was shocked by her first words.
''I''m - Nina Grazio. Who are you guys?