1112 Day of the Female Fall (1) ~ Catastrophe ~

On the first day Genos was struck by an unprecedented calamity, I and Ei = Fa were forced to stay at the Luau's house.

This is because Ei = Fa was completely alert to the words of the "Order of the Evil Gods" conveyed by Vermes through Gemdo.

"Even if the Order of the Evil God is told that it has no spare capacity, it cannot fail to prepare itself."We are also aware of how brutal they are. "

Ei = Fa said so.

The good fortune in the midst of misfortune is that we can make a bed together with Rimi-Lou and Grandmother Ziba in crackling.I was also able to reveal the night with Rudo = Luu in a gentle way while making a big noise in my chest.

Before that, I could hear about the other clans at the supper.

Meer Ray's mother received a report from the women of the subdivision who guided the guards, which was passed on to Donda-Ruu.

According to the report, the damage was still increasing as they headed south of the settlement.

Not to mention the Sauti bloodline at the southern end of the village, it is said that even Dai, Len, Mufa, Lilin, and Maham were able to confirm a herd of Hida that was unparalleled compared to Luu's settlement.

Nearly no damage had been done to the north side of the settlement.

In fact, I saw Hida by the house, from the closest Fa's house to Fou and Lan, and on the north side of Sudra, Din and Lido, they didn't even recognize that the anomaly had broken out until they received a report from the guards.

However, a small number of Hida were also confirmed in the hunting grounds.This was the result of Ryada-Ru, who ran Totos to Klua-Sun, staying there until the evening to ask about the situation of the hunting ground south of the Sun family.

As a result, it turned out that Hida had razed the hunting ground to Sudra, Din, and Rid.

Further north, in the hunting grounds of the Sung, Meme, and Ravitz blood families, not a single Hida was seen.And so shall the blood of Zaza, which is further north.

But for Hida, a distance of a few hundred meters or a few kilometers is almost impossible.If we took the trouble to crusade on the south side, we could see that Hida and the others who had consumed the blessings of the forest were heading north.

"I think I have eliminated the Hida bugs from the hunting grounds of the facade, which do not drop below 100.However, I don't know if I can get rid of all of Hida...... I'll have to check on the state of the forest tomorrow. "

Eifa had reported as such.

And one more thing, there's a big problem left.

It meant that not all the people around the forest used it as a hunting ground.

The hunting ground for forest dwellers is half a day from midair to sunset.

In addition, not all hunting grounds are close to each other.It was said that there was some space between the hunting ground and the hunting ground, as accidentally stepping into the other hunting ground could ravage the trap.

In addition, a hunting ground is open on the east side of the road near the Nokinomi Forest.On the western edge of the forest, between the forest-side settlement and the town of Genos, only the trees that are the blessing of Giba are cut down, and only the wood is picked.Today, everyone could only make time to look around the hunting ground, so you were left alone for half a day.

"No matter how much we raze the edge of the western forest, it won't do us any harm."... but if we leave those vermin alone, we'll be in danger of having more babies.Such an abominable vermin must be disposed of without a single one remaining. "

Donda = Luu said it like this, peeking at the crackle with a vicious smile.It would be proof that Hida's existence was regarded as a difficult enemy.

"That's why I was going to enter the forest tomorrow morning... but I didn't expect to be summoned to the castle town at such a time."

"In the meantime, we'll work hard."No matter how much you exterminate it, it won't add to your belly, but it's a tedious place. "

Rudo-Lou replied cheerfully as he ate a dinner made up of the rest of the stalls.

"Those guys, the contents of the shell are just like water, and they don't even have a piece of meat attached to them."... did you eat that bug in Asta's hometown? "

Yeah. It looks like the locusts that resemble butterflies have been eaten.

When I answered that, about half of the family in the main house looked at me like they could not believe it.Perhaps that is the people who have actually seen Hida.

"Ah, no, the bugs and locusts that were in my hometown were so small, right?"There was also some larvae eaten in the sanctuary, so isn't that a strange story? ”

"Ahh... even I was eating insects and snakes in the Black Forest..."

Granny Ziva, who had a gentle face, said that to me.

"By the way... I didn't see that Hida... but is it a bug with an elongated body that can jump high...?"

"Ahh. Originally, they have wings and can fly like birds, but they usually jump and move."

”Hmph... then maybe it's similar to the insect I saw in the Black Forest... but it was the same size as the insect from Asta's hometown...”

“Yes. Someone in Genos knew about Hida's existence, so it must have been a bug that lives here.Besides, they're coming from the south... I wonder if they're actually jaguar bugs. "

"Is that the witchcraft of the Order of Evil Gods that came to Genos... the bugs won't be guilty of anything..."

Granny Ziva sighed sadly.

Donda-Lou opens the fruit wine lavishly, then breathes "Hun".

"But if you leave them alone, they will consume all of Morga's blessings and destroy Genos."The sins that drove the worms to their deaths must be paid for by the people who instigated the genocide. "

“Hmm. I wonder if the soldiers of Genos and Jagal should have found out where the Order of Evil is hiding.”

It was Ziza = Luu who responded like that.

After wiping out the followers of the cult of evil gods in the Red Moon disaster, Genos sought the help of Jagal and nearby territories in an attempt to find out where it was, but it ended without success.It was the first time in three months that it had returned as such a calamity.

At any rate, we must now withdraw from the threat at hand.

At the end of the dinner, Reina = Lou and I gazed at Donda = Lou and met.

"I have to go to the castle town, but the other hunters will enter the forest in the morning."We can't allow the stall to do business any more than we can send out the guards. "

“Yes, that's exactly what I was prepared for....... I don't know how much damage was done to the fields of Dalai Mu. "

"Yeah. Depending on what we do, we might even run out of what we say, rather than doing business."... no matter what, it seems that we have no choice but to eradicate the evil god sect. "

If the Order of the Evil Gods had seen this, they would have given up their vengeance on Genos and returned to their den.At that time, Donda = Luu had a noisy eyes.

At that rate, the day was over - the next morning.

When I wrapped around the rain gear of Hida and was getting ready to go out to help with laundry, Ei = Fa, who came out of Granny Ziba's bedroom, came up to me with a scared face.

“Asta, I'm going into the woods today, too.I don't think I'll be able to make it back till sunset... but I'll never be alarmed by Jilbe and Sachi at any time. "

"Yeah, I know that a lot."Ei = Fa, beware of the hungry Giba. "

"There's no room on my side."

After answering like that, Ei = Fa turned his gaze sharply.

Then, after confirming that there were no other people's eyes --- they were hugging me with an unbelievable quickness.

"What's the matter?"Was there something I was worried about? "

"... you just had a nightmare the other night."Despite that, we couldn't afford to share the bedroom together last night. ”

"Oh, by the way, that's right."I totally forgot about that in Hida.But look, I don't keep having nightmares all night. "

"... I told you three months ago that I can't reassure you with one word like that."

"Ah, yeah, I'm sorry."

"And in that case, I told you that I would bite your ears as punishment."

“I'm so sorry! I'm so sorry!”

Ei = Fa giggled as she clutched my body and touched my right ear for a moment before she stood up.

"I think you are very cute when you flutter in a hurry with one word like this.... so do your job to the fullest. "

"... yes, I will do that."

We're going to have an unusual morning.

When we get back from the water, the hunters in Luu are already getting ready to go out.Since Gibba is asleep as Jomtien, this morning is probably the perfect time to take down Hida.Everyone seemed to be turning the rage that had ravaged Mother Forest into a willingness to exterminate Hida.

Ai Fa returned to Fa's house with only Brave and Durumua on the loading platform.If there's no sign of Hida at the hunting ground, they'll rendezvous with the southern clan at that point.It was said that the family members who had not suffered any damage at all as of yesterday might meet sooner rather than later.

"However, it's dangerous to leave Giba alone for days."Then you'll be completely devoured by Giba. "

Leaving such words, Rudo-Ruu left with the other hunters.

I understood the weight of the word only after Rudo = Lou and the others disappeared into the woods.

I spent the whole day yesterday defeating Hida.Well, in the hunting ground where Hida did not appear, I think the job of hunting gibbons was done as usual - about half of the clans might not have hunted a single gibbons.

I don't know how many gibbs are hunted in a day.

But I used to calculate Giba's minimum number of hunts a long time ago.It's a simple calculation of how many gibbs you need to hunt to get the aria and poitan you need for a healthy life.

The result at that time was "one person per 10 days".

However, at that time, Giba's fur was not included in the calculation, so if you include it, it will be half "one head every 20 days".

When you hear this, it seems surprisingly low.Fresh meat is not included in the calculation, and just selling fangs, horns, and fur makes it impossible to get that much wealth from a single jiba.

But if you have a family of twenty, you need to hunt one gibber a day.

And if there were only 600 people on the edge of the forest, it would be necessary to hunt down 30 gibbs a day.

This is really just a rough calculation, back-calculated from the selling price of Aria and Poitan.At the time, I was frustrated, but I had to hunt more jiba just because I needed rock salt to make dried meat.

Therefore, in reality, some clans would hunt more Gibbons, while others would only be able to hunt less Gibbons.The difference between the rich and the poor at the time clearly existed around the forest, with the former being able to buy more variety of ingredients, fruit wine and ornaments, and the latter being unable to buy necessary ingredients, medicine and clothing.

Now, moreover, all the clans have been able to hunt Gibba, which exceeds the minimum number of hunts.

In other words, nowadays, more than 30 gibbs are hunted a day.

(So, if half of the clan quits their job hunting gibbons, more than 15 gibbons will live on in a day.)

There are more than thirty for two days in a row, and more than ninety for three days in a row.

Isn't this a pretty horrible number?

From that time on, I had my tongue wrapped around Gibba's fertility.

(And now it's going simultaneously, and Hida is ravaging the blessings of the forest.Then the blessings of the forest will be exhausted sooner than usual... and there will be more gibbs aiming at the fields.)

According to Eifa, Hida seems to be eating more leaves from trees and grasses than fruits.

But that would be an unnecessarily troublesome situation.Whether it's the fruit of the forest or the crops of the fields, if you eat the important leaves, it will take more time to recover.

Hida is a terrible calamity.

And --- the fact that it was a man-made accident caused by witchcraft was a terrible story.

(The Order of Evil Gods was such a terrifying group.I thought that destroying the four kingdoms to rebuild a magical civilization was bullshit of a fanatic... but I can't believe I had that much power...)

With such anguish in mind, I decided to spend the morning in the cabin of the main house of Lu.

However, they are not allowed to reopen the study group, so they only encourage discussion on cooking without using firewood or ingredients.Originally it was about collecting firewood and pico leaves, which is the work of the ladies, because the hunters would do it on the way home from the forest, so there was little work left for the ladies left at home.

However, Reina = Luu and the others seemed very enthusiastic and encouraged the discussion.

If you can't actually handle cooking, at least the greedy eagerness to acquire knowledge is emerging.Driven by the anger and sadness that had forbidden both the stall business and the study group, Reina-Lou seemed to be burning her motivation.

But that would have been the right thing to do.Just worrying about the men in the house makes me feel depressed.

This calamity will surely come to an end someday, so I want to do everything in my power to prepare for that day - Reina-Lou's appearance should have given my sister and her bloodline courage and vitality.

Then, just a little after the second moment of the ascent - the people who attended the meeting in the castle town came to the Luu family.He is the patriarch of Dalí-Sauthy and Graf-Zaza, the patriarch of Bardou-Fou and Baim, and the patriarch of Ghazlan-Rutim.Normally, Graf = Zaza was aiming for the castle town from the northern road near the Sun family, but today she came to the Lu family for an advance meeting.

Moreover, today, no one brings a child with them.It would be a judgment that many hunters should be targeted for Hida extermination by themselves.To be honest, it seemed that these six people, including Donda = Luu, were unwilling to even get out of work.

"Today, I thought I would be the only one exempt from the meeting."I was also worried about Dalai Mu, so I decided to join them. "

That's what Dali-Sauthi said.

I'm sure they're looking for people to live on the southern edge of Dalai Lama's territory.For the first time in several years, Dalí-Sauthy was reunited with an old man who had served as a steward in the area.

I was worried about the meeting in advance, so I decided to leave the discussion and let him sit at that time.

So what I found out was a tragedy near the Sauti family.

"Those Hida bugs will be easier to kill than Geez."But that number is nothing but trouble.In just half a day yesterday, Soutie's bloodline, after thousands of poor deeds, decided to destroy Hida, who said that it would reach ten thousand people. ”

"I don't think that Dalí-Sauthy will ever adorn his words... but if he kills so many giant insects, the hunting ground will be filled with corpses."

"Hmm. To be honest, just carrying the body under the cliff would be a lot of effort."The only good thing is, they don't smell as bad as ordinary beast bodies.... but the damage to the forest is terrible.In terrible places, a tree is grazed with leaves, exposing the branches that have been pulled out.Badly enough, the trees in that place will stand still. "

Dalí-Saudi is still calm, probably because time has passed since he witnessed the tragedy.Rather, it was the other huntsmen who were heard here who revealed their furious anger.

"This is no more a step that hides the ears of the king of Selva."If we don't quickly find and crush the roosts of the Evil God Order, both the forestside and Genos will perish. "

"However, even in the red moon, it was impossible to spot their roosts."There will be no fight for the Marquis of Genos. "

"Anyway, the first thing to do is to get rid of the bugs."In the northern village, if there is no anomaly in the hunting ground, they immediately ordered Sauti to help them.... but it takes half a day to get from the northern village to Souti without a wagon.Gradually, we must also think about buying a new Totos and a luggage cart. "

"I just checked Baim's hunting ground, but it didn't seem like the damage had spread."If we can get rid of the insects nearby, we should send the hunters to the clan near the south. ”

The patriarchs of Bardou-Fou and Baym, who were usually on the lookout, also spoke loudly in a fervent tone.

Gazlan-Rutim was also gentle and gazed at him like an eagle.

"In the future, we should keep in touch more closely and place the hunters in a small hunting ground."Regardless of the clan, I think we need the will of all hunters to protect all the forests. ”

"If it really... works, I want to crush the Evil God Cult with my hands."

Graf-Zaza said so in a boiling voice of indignation.

In this way, the word is conveyed from the front that it has become two and a half moments.In order to make their way to the castle town, the six hunters were to sit up.

I saw them leave, and I went back to the cabin.

There, Reina = Lou and the others encouraged the discussion with unchanging enthusiasm.

"Ah, thank you for your hard work, Asta." How was the discussion? ”

"Yeah. Sutti looks like a terrible situation after all."I was just listening and my chest became heavy. "

"I see... I hope this calamity can be receded as soon as possible..."

Reina = Lou, who was also acting elegantly, had an uneasy expression on her face at all times.

Just because my mother's forest is being ravaged by pests will hurt my heart.Even I, who had been with the family for a little more than two years, felt the same way, so I was overwhelmed with other people's feelings.

Then, as time passed by, around the fourth moment of ascent, Ayfa and the huntsmen of the Sudra family came to the settlement of Ruu.

“The hunting grounds of Fa and Sudra didn't see any more damage since last night, so we headed to Die and Len's settlement.Are there any abnormalities there, too? "

"Yeah, it's okay. Aren't the people of Fou and Ran with you?"

"Fow and Lan, along with Baym and Din, were to look around the edge of the forest between the hunting ground and the hunting ground and on the west side.If you leave Hida alone, our hunting ground will be razed again. "

The eyes of the huntsman remain in the eyes of Ai-Fa, who speaks like this.

Dari-Sauthi's eyes grew even more intense as he narrated the words he had heard.

"It is said that the Order of Evil Gods is evading the civilization of the kingdom, so it is inherently a position to respect the existence of nature like the people of the sanctuary.That being said, Akatsura doesn't hesitate to wander through the forest. "

Yeah. I suppose that means you believe you want to destroy the kingdom.

“Such things should be called delusions, not beliefs.”

Leaving such words, Eifa returned to the wagon.

So we solemnly resumed our discussion - and after a little longer, we met to greet the return of the chiefs.

"I'm back now. I'm glad to see that no abnormalities have occurred in the settlement.”

It was Gazran-Rutim who came all the way to the hut to utter such a word.Donda-Lou is preparing to enter the woods in the main house, and the others are said to have returned to their homes as soon as possible.In addition, Bardou-Fou and Baym's parents also had the role of informing all the clans about the meeting.

"From now on, I have to go and tell the story to Lu's family."I want Asta to talk to me at dinner. ”

"For dinner?" Is it possible that Ghazlan-Rutim will come here? "

"Yes, on the way back from the castle town, Donda-Ruu asked for forgiveness."I want Asta to know as much as possible about the meeting. ”

Having said that, Ghazlan-Rutim smiled with a complicated face.

"That's why... Prince Dakarmas yelled at me in the middle of the meeting."

Huh? Why, Dakarmas-sama?

"It seems that he used his maidservants and soldiers to find out about Genos."As far as Asta is concerned, I think we should properly bond with the people of the southern royal family... I want you to know as accurately as possible what kind of emotions and words Prince Dakarmas had. ”

When I was dazed, Ghazlan-Rutim smiled at me to calm it down.

“Perhaps hearing about it will not cause the bond between Asta and Prince Dakarmas to sway.So don't worry, I'd like you to wait for the dinner time. ”