"Are you kidding me? And why aren't you answering? Are you scared of me?"
"······."
The 'talkative sparrow' who introduced them quickly stopped the man who was bigger than the others with a very embarrassed expression.
"Listen, watch your words. This man is not one you should mess with. He is a chieftain of the Lenape tribe and a warrior of God."
The man whose name was written as 'Roaring Thunder' in the status window laughed like a madman.
"Poohahahahaha! Warrior of God? Who is the warrior of God? Old man! Stop talking nonsense and get out of the way. And I will show you who the warrior of God is."
"This guy is the real deal!"
Before I knew it, the 'talkative sparrow' came up to me and apologized repeatedly with an embarrassed expression.
"I'm sorry, Chief! I think I came to the wrong place. I'll take you to another place."
'Roaring Thunder' heard those words and grumbled.
"You're not running away, are you?"
"······."
'Heavy Snowstorm' next to him, unable to bear the sight of 'Roaring Thunder's' arrogant behavior, stepped forward with his club in hand.
"Leave it. I'll deal with it."
"···Understood, Chief!"
'Heavy Snowstorm' replied shortly and stepped back.
"Oh! You seem like you'd like to fight. Let's have a go later."
I couldn't help but laugh at the absurd behavior of 'Roaring Thunder', who didn't even notice me.
"He's an interesting guy."
[Tendency: Confident. Arrogant. Soft-hearted.]
"I'm busy, so let's finish quickly."
"······."
I pushed back the warriors around me and stepped forward. 'Roaring Thunder', who was wielding a club, spoke to me, who was unarmed.
"Just fight with your bare hands? Then I'll fight with my bare hands too."
He threw down his club on the spot and 'Roaring Thunder' took up his stance. As I provoked him with a leisurely wave of my hand, 'Roaring Thunder' squirmed as if in annoyance.
"You'll regret it. Alright. Let's go!"
'Roaring Thunder' rushed forward, throwing his fists one after another. I simply stepped forward and dodged all of their punches.
And I lightly jabbed it to deliberately provoke the 'Roaring Thunder'.
Phew!
Without even reacting to my jab, the 'roaring thunder's head slightly moved back and then returned to its original place. As if he was a little shocked, 'Roaring Thunder' shook his head and spoke without even noticing that his nose was bleeding.
"It's nothing. I could have avoided it just now, but I got hit once because the punch was so strong."
"You really talk a lot."
I chuckled and waved at him again.
"This kid!"
'Roaring Thunder' rushed forward this time, pouring out his fists in anger without stopping. And I continued to jab, dodging those punches.
Thud! Thud! Plop! Thud!
The head of 'Roaring Thunder' fell back more than once or twice. With each strike, the roar of 'Roaring Thunder' grew louder.
Ugh! Ugh! Huh!
A moment later, 'Roaring Thunder', his face swollen and puffy, was lying on the floor, breathing heavily.
"Nimiral! It's even more… powerful…"
Before he could finish his last words, 'Roaring Thunder' lost consciousness.
"······."
There was a long silence. Not only the Curie P people who were here, but also the 'Heavy Snowstorm' and the warriors were once again looking at me with eyes of wonder.
Those kinds of gazes were now familiar. I gave instructions to the warriors who were standing there blankly.
"Get ready to leave as soon as you wake up."
"Understood, Chief!"
"Yes, Chief!"
At that moment, the 'talkative sparrow' approached me and apologized again.
"I'm sorry, Chief! You could have just left it alone···"
"It's okay. He may be a bit harsh, but he seems like a pretty useful person."
The 'talkative sparrow' blinked at my meaningful smile.
"yes?"
A moment later, 'Roaring Thunder' knelt down and asked for my forgiveness with a puffy face.
"······I'm sorry I didn't recognize you as a warrior of God. Just give me whatever I want. I'll do my best."
"I have to move right now, can you move?"
"Yes, Chief! I have no problem walking."
'Roaring Thunder' stood up with a start, thumping his two legs and speaking powerfully. It's been a while since I met an interesting guy.
"Okay, fine."
* * *
A dense forest. Pequot warriors were searching for the missing pursuers. At that moment, a warrior in the distance shouted loudly.
"Found it."
The great warrior leading the Pequot warriors gave the order.
"Everyone is going that way."
"Yes, Grandmaster!"
After a while, the Grand Master frowned as he looked at the gruesomely killed Pequot warrior.
"I got beat up."
The warrior next to him voiced his opinion.
"It seems so. It seems that our warriors were ambushed by the Mohegan tribe while pursuing them."
The Pequot warrior, Strong, nodded in agreement with the warrior's opinion.
"Keep looking for other traces."
"Understood, Grand Master!"
At that moment, another warrior approached 'Strong'.
"We have discovered the ambush site of the Mohegan Warriors."
"Guide me there."
"Yes, Grandmaster!"
Guided by the warrior, he arrived at the steep place and looked around with sharp eyes at the traces that remained.
"It wasn't an ambush, it was an escape."
At that moment, the warrior who had been looking around returned.
"Your Majesty! There are some corpses worth looking at. I think you should look at them yourself."
"egg plant."
"yes."
After a while, 'Strong', who had been carefully examining the corpses, tilted his head with a puzzled expression.
"······Based on the footprints, there must be a small number of people. And this doesn't look like a weapon I recognize··· I really don't know. The wounds were all cut cleanly. It's too clean. I think I should report this to the Great Chief urgently."
* * *
The Lenape tribe's 'Big Foot' village. In the communal hut, the 'Wise Fox' was having a long conversation with 'Fly in the Sky', a representative of the Mohawk tribe.
"······So, I hope that our two tribes will join forces and help each other when the other tribe invades."
"That's a very good suggestion."
'Fly in the Sky's' face brightened as 'The Wise Fox' responded positively. However, the 'wise fox' hesitated and avoided giving a definitive answer.
"······I don't think I can make a decision on my own. The chiefs will gather soon to elect a new chief. I will talk to them then and then let you know."
"···All right."
"We, the Lenape people, would like to maintain good relations with the Mohawk people in the future."
After a while, 'Flying in the Sky' and the Mohawk tribe left the village of 'Big Foot' without any results. The 'wise fox' who saw them off with the elders muttered to himself with a cold glint in his eyes.
"If you get involved in a fight between different tribes, you'll only end up asking for trouble."
* * *
A 'very big' town. He returned to the village with one hundred and twenty-three Curie P people.
"Chief!"
"A very big two thousand days!"
The townspeople welcomed the Curie Pi people warmly, just like last time. After the greetings, he gave instructions to the villagers to help them adapt well.
"Brave wolf! Guide them."
"Lazy beaver! I think we need to build more houses for these people to live in the village."
"Cold Tree! Tell me about the village's precautions."
At that moment, 'Roaring Thunder' saw 'Cold Tree' and started to stir, pretending to know him.
"Who is this? Isn't that the cold tree? Have you been staying here all this time?"
"It's been a while."
The 'cold tree' answered briefly with an indifferent expression. I asked the 'cold tree' in turn.
"Do you know each other?"
"Yes, I got in big trouble with him before."
At those words, 'Roaring Thunder' erupted in anger for a moment.
"Who said I was crazy?"
"······."
When I looked up, 'Roaring Thunder' spoke softly with a timid look on his face as if he had never done that before.
"At that time, I lost because I let my guard down."
"······."
I don't know the details of what happened between them, but I have a rough idea.
'I guess you're being as rude as you were to me again.'
Phew!
I alerted 'Roaring Thunder' who was watching me.
"Let's forget the past and get along well with the cold tree from now on."
"Hahaha! Of course. I'll be fine."
'Roaring Thunder' answered with an awkward laugh.
"Cold trees too!"
"Yes, Chief!"
Even after those two gave definite answers, I didn't believe them.
'We're going to have a showdown soon.'
I had no intention of stepping in and mediating the issue between the two. Because it's right for them to decide the order of things.
* * *
The village's population grew to nearly three hundred. There was a need to expand the village to accommodate the growing population.
They decided to leave the existing fence as is and build a new fence.
"We need to dig deeper."
"Bring me the wood."
"Come here."
The villagers were busy moving and working under the instructions of the 'Brave Wolf'.
"Because there are a lot of people, the work is definitely faster than last time."
After a brief moment of appreciation, I left the village with a few warriors and the 'fast deer' for winter hunting. Although they had ample stockpiles of grains like corn as food, they could not eat that alone throughout the winter.
Sometimes you need to consume protein too.
"Brave wolf! I'm going out hunting for a bit."
"Take care on your way back, Chief!"
* * *
The days passed quickly. Today, as usual, we went winter hunting, setting up traps and snares. 'The swift deer' said with a cheerful expression, carrying a large deer on his shoulder.
"······The more I look at the chief, the more amazing he is. Normally, in the winter, the villagers would split up into families to hunt. But, thanks to the chief, they don't have to go outside on cold winter days. It's really great."
I knew that story from hearing it from 'The Moon Rises'.
"And how do you find prey easily?"
"It's just a feeling."
"I'll keep it a secret. Just tell me the secret."
"I know, but how can I teach you?"
"That's right. By the way, these days the villagers are going crazy over the Ondol. The room is not cold, and it's so warm. The villagers come and go and praise the chief so much for the Ondol that it's almost painful to the ears. Anyway, you're great, chief!"
After chatting with the 'fast-footed deer' for a while, I headed to the village with the warriors. After a while, we returned to the village before the afternoon, having easily hunted the prey using the map window.
The fence was built by the 'brave wolf', and the new house was built by the 'lazy beaver', and they worked hard together with the villagers.
"You're here soon, Chief!"
"How many deer are there?"
"There's a porcupine too."
After handing over the game we caught to the women of the village, we walked alongside 'The Moon Rises'. At that moment, an unfamiliar sight caught my eye.
"What is that?"
"what?"
"It's drying in the sun over there."
'The moon rises' looked at where I was pointing and said it was nothing.
"Potato bean roots."
"Potato beans?"
"huh."
When I heard her words, my eyes widened without me realizing it.
'Is that the potato I know?'
When I didn't say anything, she opened her mouth again, feeling frustrated.
"Why are you looking at me so curiously? Is this your first time seeing potato bean roots?"
"First time seeing this. But, other than the thinly sliced ones, aren't there any original potato bean roots?"
"I have it. Just wait a moment. I'll get it."
'The Moon Rises' ran to the food storage.
"Potatoes are potatoes, and beans are beans, so what are potatoes and beans?"
As I waited there for a moment with an expectant expression, 'Moon Rises' happened to come with a potato bean root from the food storage.
'Is that really the potato I know?'