Before they depart to the village, Faust called The Zombie Crew and Pat Kai to come back from their hunt because he didn't know how long he will stay in the village and if something bad ever occurs like the magic boars incident, he won't be able to help them straight away.
He told them to stay near the house and protect the house just in case something happens. After making sure that there are no other preparations that he needed to do, Faust then informed Mark that he is ready to go.
Mark put the magic deer he skinned and the magic boar that Angra skinned earlier each into their own sack.
"Why are we only bringing two of them dad?" Isaac asked while pointing at the remaining 3 hanged magic beasts that have been preserved by freezing them using Lily's magic.
"Because if we bring too much, the villagers will be suspecting us of not being an ordinary hunter. Being able to hunt a rank 1 magic beast consistently daily is already considered a skilled hunter while bringing 2 sometimes is nothing out of the ordinary, but bringing 5 in a single day is unheard of, and since we don't want to stand out and make people curious about us, being conspicuous is not what we want to be doing. Although it is not likely that they will figure out that we are demons just from those things, it is better to be safe than having to deal with complicated problems later on."
"Humans didn't really have a good relationship with the demons you know. And remember that you two should also keep the fact that you are a half-demon for yourselves."
"Alright dad, we will"
After walking at a slow pace for about 15 minutes, they finally see a tall brick wall with 2 guards guarding the entrance gate.
Although the border village is called a village, it is only called so because the village's population is not high enough to be called a town. The border village is called a border village because it is directly adjacent to The Forest of Beast. Even though there had been no accident where magic beasts from the forest ever went rampaging into the town, but the kingdom did not want to take any chances and make a solid brick wall, just in case to defend if such cases ever happen in the future.
They walked to the entrance gate and met with the 2 guards.
"Afternoon Mark, bringing magic beasts as usual?"
"Yes as usual Tom," Mark said while bringing up the two sacks that he carried on his back.
Angra wanted to help to carry the magic beasts, but with his small six years old body, people will notice that he have an unordinary strength, so Mark has to carry them on his own, but it is an insignificant weight for Mark so he doesn't really care.
"Are they your twin sons Mark?" Tom asked Mark while looking at Isaac and Aiden that closely followed Mark from behind.
"Hello kids, the name is Tom," Tom said while offering a handshake to the twins.
"Umm, Hello sir my name is Isaac!" Isaac was the first one to answer Tom's greeting and shook his hand.
Tom then went to the other twin and also offered his hand, Tom finds it adorable that Isaac has to nudge and encourage his twin brother before his twin brother finally also shook his hand.
"Quite the shy one are you? Don't be afraid, even though my face may look rough, but I'm not a bad person." Tom said while laughing loudly.
After chatting with Mark for a while, Tom then patted both of the twins on their head before letting them jn.
"Alright then head in, keep up the good work kids."
Mark then give Tom his farewell then proceeds to go inside the village
Usually, if you wanted to enter a village, most of the time you are required to pay tolls to the city guard, but because Mark comes to the village every day and he is living nearby, the city guards already knew him and let him pass through without paying anything.
'Why should I shake his hand? I don't even know him.'
'Oi, don't forget your common sense that I've taught you before on Earth, this is why I never give you the control of my body when we are dealing with other people.'
'I don't really like other people though.'
'Gra, now that you have your own body, you can't always count on me when you have to interact with others. Interacting with other people is also a part of becoming human you know?'
'But we're demons right?'
'Yes technically, but…'
'Ah whatever, as long as you are not causing fights or unnecessary problems then it's okay.'
The village mainly consists of houses made of wood and some rarely there are also buildings made of bricks. The road is still unpaved and there are puddles of water here and there from the rain last night. Mark then leads the twins to the butcher in the village first. The butcher's shop was not too small and not too big for a building in a rural village, but the building is mainly made of bricks and it didn't give the primitive vibes that Faust was expecting from a shop in a small village in this medieval world.
When they went inside, the wooden floor on the middle part of the house is kept clean while on each side of the room are hanged animals who have been skinned and gutted. There are cows, pigs, chickens, and other regular animals. On the back of the room, there is a wooden counter and the butcher with his huge body can be seen behind the counter cutting bigger meat into smaller pieces to sell.
The bell at the front door rang and the butcher stopped what he is doing and welcomed the guest.
"Welcome, anything I can help you with?"
Hearing no answer, he looked at the coming guest and finally see Mark coming in carrying two huge sacks on his back.
"Mark! Welcome, Welcome!"
"What nice goods did you bring me today Mark?"
"Good evening Bob. I've brought rank 1 magic beasts this time, a magic boar and a magic deer."
"Nice! Thank you for your hard work Mark, you can put them at the back counter over there."
When Mark walked to the back counter, Bob finally able to see the twins with their small bodies standing in front of him.
"You two boys must be Mark's twin sons. He often talked about how you guys helped him hunting, keep up the good work boys, here's some bacon for you two."
Bob packed a bag full of bacon and give it to the twins.
"Thank you sir!"
Isaac then nudged his brother again before Aiden finally replied
"Thank you"
Bob smiled looking at the twins' behavior before he also patted them on their heads.
After Mark put the magic beasts at the back, Bob gave Mark a pouch of money and some cow's chuck meat that Bob said is for Mark and his family to eat later.
After they went out of the butcher's shop Isaac asked Mark
"Why is he so nice to us?"
"That's because there is no other hunter in this village that hunts magic beasts in Forest of Beast, and as you can see earlier, Bob not only sells magic beasts meat but also sells regular meat from cows, pigs, and chickens. But magic beasts meat sells for a lot more than regular meat because eating magic beasts meat, especially the higher-ranked one is said to be able to boost your ability in controlling magic if you eat it when you're at your growing phase."
"And a lot of rich people are willing to spend their money on buying magic beasts meat for their children. In hopes that their children will have a better talent for controlling magic. Because being a mage is a highly sought-after career, people will get money, prestige, benefits, and privileges that are only available to mages."
"Most mages are being used as war personnel to be part of a kingdom's military, but after serving in the military for a few years, they can finally enjoy the said benefits and privileges. After retiring from the army, some of them choose to become a hunter who hunts magic beasts, or a bodyguard that guards important individuals, or just they just do their own research in magic. If they perform well when they are in their service, they may receive an offer to stay in the army and given higher ranks in return."
"What you guys do in the future is up to you, I won't force you to be anything or do something that you don't want. Just make sure what you do in the future is what you really want to do and you will have no regrets in doing that even if you die from it."
"Well that's enough life lesson for today, now let's go buy some vegetables that your mother asked us to buy."
Although Mark just said all those things in a light manner, Faust really thought hard about it. Even though he didn't have any clear goals yet in this new world, but one thing is certain and that is he wants to keep all his family members safe and protect them from anything that will separate them apart.
After walking for a while, they finally arrived at a vegetable stall, because they came in the evening, the vegetables are not that fresh anymore because the stall owner isn't capable of using ice magic that is capable of preserving organic things such as vegetables and meats.
But since the stall owner sterilizes the container using fire magic first before putting the vegetables in, the vegetables are still in a good condition although not at their best. The old lady manning the vegetable saw that Mark was coming and greeted him.
"Good evening Mark, want to buy some vegetables?"
"Yes mam, can I get the usual please?"
It didn't take long for the old lady to notice the twins standing behind Mark is looking at her preparing the vegetables that Mark ordered.
"Ho, who are those little angels? I have never seen you little angels before."
"They're my twin sons, come on boys, introduce yourself."
"I am Isaac! Nice to meet you!"
"I'm Aiden"
"Oh, we got a shy one over here, here are some apples for you little ones" The old lady gave each of them an apple before giving Mark the bag full of vegetables that he ordered.
"It should be 4 coppers with the apples right mam?"
"No, you don't have to pay for the apples Mark, it is my welcome gift for these little angels." The old lady said with a smile.
"Thank you for the apples mam, boys go and thank her for the apples."
"Thank you mam!"
"Thank you"
After that, they went into a large wooden building near the middle of the village, the building is very crowded even though it is already in the evening, and people could be seen coming and going from the building.
"Boys, I want to go into the pub first to hear about information about the current situation in this village first, you boys just go and buy some snacks that you want in the food stalls nearby, just wait around here, don't go too far and remember not to use magic unless it is an emergency okay?"
Mark then gave them a pouch that has six coppers inside.
"Okay dad!"
"Okay"
'Alright, what should we do now?'