163 - - CHAPTER VI -- LEVAD, THE TIGASH OF TIGASH

The White Knights have been destroyed?

At the meeting, Gum, the chief of the Wolf Tribe, sat up at the table with a report that was so shocking.

Winged Chief Igor, the chairman of the meeting, continued to speak, his head aching.

Yes, I was surprised when I first heard about it. I didn't think that the White Order, the strongest in the Queen Elf Kingdom, would be destroyed. ......

According to the latest information obtained through Igor's contacts as a businessman, a human woman who calls herself the "Witch of the Giant Tower" defeated the "White Knights" with a large number of dragons.

She also invaded the Queen Elf Kingdom with a large number of dragons, and declared a ban on the sale and possession of human slaves in the territory of the elven race.

They even declared the absolute independence of the human race.

Taiga chief Levado grunts as he tells us.

If things go badly, the "Witch of the Giant Tower" may attack the Beastmen Confederacy with the Elven race as her advance force and try to bring it under her control. If that happens, we will--"

They will be under the race (human) that they have looked down upon, and the beastmen will be treated as slaves.

They will be treated as slaves, and will be subjected to the same discrimination and mistreatment that they have been subjected to.

The air becomes dark and heavy with a gloomy future.

Unable to bear it any longer, Beni, the red-haired chief of the bovine tribe, raised his voice.

Re, Mr. Levado, how can you attack us so easily?　I don't think that proud elf species will follow instructions so easily, no matter how much they have been defeated once. Besides, there is a forest between the United Beastmen Nation and the Queen Elf Nation, you know?　As long as the forest is an obstacle, it should not be easy to invade, right?"

...... Beni, have you forgotten?　Igor reports that the "Witch of the Giant Tower" is bringing down the Queen Elf Kingdom with a large number of dragons. A flying dragon has nothing to do with forests.

Ozoh, the chief of the beast bear tribe and the oldest of the group, pointed out as he inhaled and exhaled smoke from his smoking pipe.

Beni's color worsens further at Ozoh's suggestion.

He says, "......!　If so, that's a big problem!　We must take immediate action!"

I say countermeasures, but ...... what do I do?"

The chairman, Winged Chief Igor, is a businessman and is not familiar with defense, combat, and other such knowledge.

He looks around restlessly to ask the others for their opinions.

Wolf Chief Gam has remained silent since he heard about the "destruction of the White Order.

The Beastman Bear Chief silently sips his smoking pipe.

Beni, the chief of the Beastman Bovine Tribe, looked around at everyone in a similar manner to see if they could come up with a plan to calm their minds.

No one came up with an effective idea.

Taiga chief Levado cut into the darkened room.

Anyway, the first thing we need to do is to gather information so that we can take countermeasures," he said. Everyone should go their own way to gather information about the "Giant Tower," the "Giant Tower Witch," and so on. In the worst case scenario, we can probably manage by talking to the dwarves, demons, and dragons, and requesting reinforcements. ......

Levad himself doubts whether he can really defend his nation against a large number of dragons just by having dwarven species, demon races, and dragon races (dragon neuters) on his side.

We have no choice but to place our hopes on the dragon races (dragon neut), which have the most advanced dragon research.

The cost of requesting reinforcements is also a headache.

But at the moment, there was no better idea.

After gathering information, we promised to share it with each other, no matter how trivial the details, and the meeting was dismissed.

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The beastman taiga chief Levado and his men returned to the chief's mansion in the taiga compartment that had been given to them.

When Lebad returned to his office, he sat down and placed his long black fur-covered legs on the desk.

He took a cigar from the desk drawer, carefully cut off both ends with a knife, and put it in his mouth.

His men quickly make a fire with a magic item and bring it close to the cigar.

Rebado lights the cigar with familiarity, inhales longer than usual, tastes the smoke, and exhales.

He holds the cigar between his fingers and grips his temples as if his head hurts.

The elves, who are usually so arrogant, are defeated by the "Witch of the Giant Tower" or whatever she's called, the humans (inferior species). ...... What is this "absolute independence of the human race"? Human (inferior species) worms should just sit back and play with the dirt or live out their miserable lives as slaves. ......

But boss, wouldn't you be able to get a higher position inside the 'Giant Tower' if you bowed out first?"

At his subordinate's opinion, Levado opens his closed eyes to the limit and throws an ashtray at him.

You idiot!　Is your head a platform on which to put your armor!"

Ugh!

A heavy, marble, high-end ashtray hits one of his men in the nose at high speed, causing one of his men to bleed.

The subordinate crouched on the spot, blood dribbling onto the carpet from between the fingers held in both hands.

Levado ignored his subordinate and continued to shout.

Think hard again with your rotten brain about what 'absolute human independence' means!　They see us as the enemy!　If this situation continues, the beast race will be put under the human race (inferior species)!　Are you people okay with that?　Aaan!

He looks around at his men in the room.

He speaks in a somewhat calm voice.

If you continue to follow the humans, you will never again be able to hunt and kill the human children who run away," he says.　We've been deprived of such a pastime, and now we may have to do the same to ourselves in reverse. ...... Are you okay with that?"

Of course I don't like that!"

'I'd hate to let the human (inferior) kid get away and not be able to hunt. It would be so much fun to have him cry and beg for his life at the end."

I prefer it when parents and children kill each other, when friends kill each other. "I prefer it when parents and children kill each other and friends kill each other with tears in their eyes and desperate expressions on their faces, because it gives me a bellyful of laughter.

No, no, no, it's more fun to kill each other between beastmen and humans (inferior species), isn't it?　The look of despair on the faces of the humans (inferior species) who have to fight bare-assed while the beasts are fully armed and equipped!　And isn't it great to be cut up bit by bit, to bleed, to have bones broken but not be allowed to surrender, to see the human (inferior) begging with tears in his eyes, 'hurry up and kill me,' rather than begging for his life, with a drink in his hand!"

I'd rather--"

Each of my subordinates happily raises his or her opinion about the pastime of using racial (human) slaves.

Levado, at the break, picks up the ashtray he tossed, and while handing a cigar to a subordinate standing by his side, sums up his opinions.

He said, "Incompetent humans are not allowed to stand on top of the beast race. The humans (inferior species) are best suited to be treated like insects by the beastmen. --But it is surely no fun to endanger the beast race, the beast taiga race. So gather information first."

Levado sharpened the glint in his scarred right eye and issued an order.

Gather information, no matter how trivial or meaningless it may seem. "Gather information, even if it seems trivial or meaningless, because in some cases it can mean the difference between life and death. You understand?　Just get the information!"

His men respond to his instructions with a wild reply and leave the room.

Levad leaned back in his seat as if exhausted.

-On the other hand, while Levad was flying instructions to his men, a race (human) was showing his face in the Beastman Wolf Tribe Chief's mansion.

His eyes were as narrow as threads.