「H, How...!? The men from my household was defeated by a single child...!?」
The kid who instigated the adults trembled
What a shitty brat
The adults were beaten by me and couldn't even twitch
It's fine
They won't die, but they will stay like that for about 30 minutes
「Such strength despite being a kid...!? Even the citizens of the empire are monsters!?」
「I don't think so though...」
After all, I'm out of the norm.
Other people would be troubled if they were thought to be on the same level
「You guys, are outsiders?」 (as in not from this place)
「Guッ?」
Both the shitty brat in front of me and the girl quarreling with it
I can feel so by the way they speak
It's not a bad thing
Imperial capital is a big city where human and other races gathered
However....
「Being outsiders is not a reason to ignore the rules here. Causing an uproar at public place should be forbidden everywhere. Do not use excuses like 『I don't know the rule of the empire』 either」
「Shut up! This is a fight for the pride of the mountain tribe and grassland tribe! Unrelated people should not butt in!」
「Therefore, I'm saying you not to do it in the empire...!」
「Hiiッ!?」
I just threatened a little and the shitty brat already flinched
Being assertive without any courage, as expected of a kid
「F, Fine...! I will obey the empire's law and withdraw...!」
He said so while hiding his nervousness.
「Tell me your name. Such terrific movement, you must be the child of a famous general, correct?」
「My name is Jira. Just a child from a common family though」
「Just... a commoner!?」
「Right」
It's the fact, not just me being humble
「A commoner having such strength...!? The empire is frightening...! M, my name is Saraka! Child of the chief Seiten of the Hanuma tribe reigning the mountain summit! In the future this name will be well-known in the empire! Remember it!」
「Ah, ok」
It's courteous to expressly return the self-introduction, huh?
「Today we will withdraw! But don't forget this! Our tribe will surpass that puppy's tribe」
With that parting shot, the shitty brat called Saraka left, as if running away
He's really running away though
However, before that he tried to carry one of the fainted subordinate, but gave up
A child can't really carry an adult with such physique after all
「Shit, wait there, I will call for help!」
Saying that, he escaped alone
...that brat did care about his company, more or less
With this, case closed
Then, I shift my attention to the ones I saved
「Selen?」
「Sorry Onii-cha!?」
First, to my Sister Selen
I'm most worried about my blood related sister, if she didn't barged into the fight then I wouldn't have to play the hero role
「Why are you always making brother worry? Mom is worry too, you know? Because you suddenly sneaked out, I had to leave to search for you, you know?」
「I'm sowwyyyy...!?」
As a punishment, I grinded my clenched fists against both of her temples
I weaken my punishment
And instead, mom will scold her a lot after this
「...You are also in trouble, huh?」
Then I turn my gaze toward the other person I saved.
One of the two kid who confronting the other at the beginning
A girl who was alone while being intimidated by many
I helped her because of that imbalance, but I still didn't understand why these guys are quarrelling at the middle of the street in the first place
「...what you did was unnecessary」
「Eh?」
Instead of the expected words of thanks from the girl, those are her first words
「I would fight alone to the bitter end. For the proud Lobos tribe, not facing the danger is a disgrace of a warrior 」
From her appearance, she should be the same or about 1 year older than me
...but that speech was good
「...That being said, it's true that I was saved by you. Not honestly recognize that would be a stain of a warrior's pride too. Therefore you have my gratitude, I'm indebted」
「A, okay」
If you say the word of gratitude anyway then why don't just say it honestly from the beginning?
Well, maybe she's from some troublesome culture
She said something about tribe, but she was some such tribe? Were there such a setup in 『 Beast Fantasy』?
「We of the Lobos tribe live in the prairie at the far west from here. The tribe of warriors who run to the end of the earth on our legs, holding the strongest sense of smell and the most ferocious fangs」
「Is that so?」
「The one who was there till a while ago is Saraka of the Hanuma, a mountain tribe. Those guys live on mountains next to the grassland we inhabit, therefore from the olden days we have been fighting each other. Even until when we are in the empire」
「I see」
I heard it. Yes, I heard everything perfectly
In other words, it's tribal fight, and even spread to the children
That tradition in that area could be important, but why are they bringing it to the place outside of that area?
「This is the empire. If you couldn't follow the law of the empire then you shouldn't leave your hometown?」
「Did you really say that?」
「What?」
「I see, you didn't know. Your way of speaking is like an adult but you are still a child after all」
You are the same though.
So, what do you mean?
「We lost the war. The war against your empire. Against the empire who invaded the grassland, we resisted to the end but still lost. We were exhausted and surrendered, and our tribe was under the control of the empire」
「I'm sorry...!」
「Saraka's Hanuma tribe is the same. To show the submission, we were made to send out hostage. And that is me. Saraka is the same. If at our hometown, the tribes would show the rebellious behavior, me and Saraka's head would immediately fly」
I see.
The Behemoth empire where I live is an evil empire
Without caring about the place, they waged war and expanded the territory
Therefore, they were shown as the enemy the protagonist would fight against in the game. The girl in front of me is also a victim
Her hometown was attacked, dominated, she herself was sent to a place she didn't want to go as a hostage.
Despite being such a young girl....
「Sorry...! Somehow, you are pitiful...!」
「Why are you bewildered? Despite being strong enough to beat the adults, don't you have the dream to become a soldier in the future and contribute?」
「I am not」
「Is, is that so?」
Of course
If I become a soldier of the empire, the only future would be a bloodstained one where we would be beaten by justice.
「Well fine, today is a good day. I realize that even in the empire, there is still such a man of valor. It's worth making the name of our Lobos tribe become well-known in such place」
But you still lost the war, right?
「Remember this. I don't intend to end my life miserably as a hostage. On this ground, I will stand out and show that the warriors of Lobos tribe are the strongest...in that case, the empire will have to treat my clan with care」
While she said so, some adults wearing unfamiliar attires rushed over from somewhere
They said to that girl
「Princess! Did you get hurt, princess!」
With great haste, they worried about the girl
Still, as a hostage, her status should be high among the tribe
「Don't worry. I was just sightseeing the empire by myself. It was thoughtless of me for making such an uproar 」
The girl once again look at me....
「Jira, is your name?」
「Yes」
「My name is Forte. The proud wolf of the glassland, daughter of chief Feril of Labos tribe. O the strong child of the empire, this debt of gratitude, the nobility of your sister, I will never forget them」
Daughter of a patriarch
A big-wig as expected
「However, I will not lose. I'm still a child right now, but eventually I will grow and become powerful, I will thrush my blue fang at the center of the empire!」
「...!?」
「At that time, I want to stand next to you as comrades. Until then, farewell」
Then Forte-san left
...Till the end, she's a girl with a not child-like, formal way of speaking
However, I was more surprised at her speech
「Those words just now...」
――『Thrusting the blue fang!』
I remember those words Forte said
In fact, in the original 『Beast Fantasy ４』, before fighting a certain enemy, the protagonist was told an extremely similar line .
――『I will thrust my blue fang to your throat!』
Like that
That character is the fourth seat of the 『The Imperial Guardian's Twelve Apostles』 – Ulforte
A formidable enemy from the top ranking of the empire
In fact, I was annihilated many times ingame
「...Forte, and Ulforte...」
Their names are not the same, but a part of their names are the same
Is it really like that!?