A Proposition

His eyes were engulfed with insanity and horrifying bloodlust as he stared into my eyes.

He kept muttering the words, "I'll kill you," for over a dozen times as he swung his huge broadsword at me.

I kept blocking his attacks continuously, and it was great to know that my morph gun's durability could be relied on.

Especially after blocking every heavy blow the man delivered. But what bothered me was that my dragon tongue didn't work.

[Report: Individual has succumbed to insanity, is unable to comprehend and think properly, and can ignore the authority of the dragon tongue.]

Eh? Just like that?"

"Get out of my way, filthy demon!" the man yelled, swinging his broadsword vertically at me.

"I've had enough of this." I muttered, dispelling my morph gun and blocking the tip of his broadsword with my bare hand.

The man instantly flinched upon seeing my overwhelming strength and tried to break free by pulling out his sword, but too bad.

His strength wasn't enough.

And just like that, I punched a hole in his chest with everything I had, blasting off his heart and ribs as their remnants turned into chunks of dirt that scattered all over the place behind him.

A strength that can execute you on the spot. That is why I thought of a way to handle the wild life party in order not to accidentally do this to them.

With that, the man who was enshrouded in a dark atmosphere fell on his knees and landed on the ground with a hole in his chest, leaving him dead in an instant.

"Wow, mister is strong!" Miya abruptly said.

The other two looked scared after witnessing such a horrifying scene.

My eyes looked plain evil to them, but after realizing my capabilities, their old attitude towards me instantly changed.

I did not utter any words and started to walk, heading out of the village since I had been told off by the chief.

As I've guessed, Grand doesn't show notifications about the eliminated enemies." I mumbled in my head.

[I can show it to you; would you prefer it that way?]

No, I just thought of it; please don't show that stuff to me anymore since I won't be gaining experience with it anyway. Only inform me of useful ones." I said through thought communication.

[I will do as you say, Master.]

Hearing Grand somehow made me comfortable; she removed the bothersome pop-up notifications for me and preferred my ways of liking. She has truly become an independent partner.

But just as I was walking, the chief stood before me, waiting for me to come.

I looked at him; he looked distressful, filled with problems and agony after what their village had become.

The fire was put out by the villager's water magic, but there were a lot of dead bodies scattered on the ground.

"Hey." the chief uttered; his voice sounded a bit low.

I stopped, stood before him, and said "I'm sorry for entering the village without your permission."

The chief shook his head with his eyes closed and replied. "No, I am thankful for your sudden decision. If it weren't for you, many would have been dead by now."

"I see, I only wanted to save the three girls that I grew fond of." I said.

It was through this that I grew fond of the three girls that I met after encountering Fenil; they were a bit noisy, but peaceful and lively.

"Will you leave the village?" The chief asked.

"Yes, I don't think it's appropriate for an outsider to stay here on your grounds, especially when you personally told me to leave." I replied.

The chief felt bummed and apologized as he stared into my eyes.

"I'm sorry about earlier. It's just that I saw your pure intentions. You never were here to cause harm to my people; I just didn't want you to be burdened by our situation. You know how slavirs are being targeted by many, right? That's why I didn't want you to get involved in any kind of future troubles that would befall us." He said, lowering his gaze a bit, feeling apologetic and concerned about my well-being.

I don't know the real history of their people, but based on what I've heard and seen today, I surely see that danger will always befall them. I know I wanted to live peacefully, but somehow I wanted to know more about these people. I'm sure there's something hidden within their history as to why they are being framed as villains.

"I understand, but I may be of help to you if I stay. I can ward off intruders." I said, proposing something to the chief.

I didn't know that me, proposing to the Chief for protection would somehow lead to something big. Well, it'll be in the future.

"And?"He said.

I did not speak and stayed silent.

"What is it that you want in return? I know there's something you wish for in exchange for our protection." the chief said, wearing a serious expression.

Me and Grand had grown curious about their secret, especially Grand, who knew nothing about their abilities or what sort of secret they possessed. But after all, Grand's a system, and it's her duty to learn more, analyze, store knowledge, and help me in the future.

So with that, I tried to propose some protection for the slavirs, since I'm confident about it.

"In exchange, I want to learn more about this world and your history—why are you being framed, what are the slavirs, and why the people of this continent despise you so much." I said, hinting eagerness in my words.

"I see, you wanted to learn about us. I will accept that proposal, since I know that you are not from here." the chief said, looking at me as if he knew my identity.

"Wait what?" I muttered in surprise, but the chief turned his back in an instant, waved his hand, and said. "Please find me again, we can talk about your proposition after I deal with this mess."

That surprised me to the extent that my expression changed.

Hey Grand, I think he knows something." I said through thought communication.

[Yes, after analyzing his facial expressions and his words, I do not see any possibility that he is lying.]

[There is also a high chance that he knows something about us.]

Yeah, it seems that slavirs really have rare abilities."

But first things first, I need to capture those humans and ask for information as well; the more I learn, the more knowledge you'll have, right?"

[Precisely, we can extort information about the kingdom, interrogate them, and learn about the world outside of the slavir's knowledge since they have been hiding off the grid.]

Yeah, that's what I've planned. Now let's go and talk to them."

I walked for several minutes and finally got out of the village, but what welcomed me was shocking.

The wild life party was kneeling, wearing a sour expression, and Rin, the priestess, was vomiting nonstop alongside Rosalie.

Their awful complexion was all due to Fenil.

Fenil stood before them and ate some of the body parts of the fallen templar knights, chomping off on ripped-out arms in front of the wild life party.

It was truly disgusting; seeing a beautiful woman eat leisurely in a cannibalistic manner was a sight to be wary about.

Even I don't want to see it up close.

"Master you're back." Fenil said, while chomping off the meat she had eaten.

I covered my eyes in disgust and told her to stop eating in front of me.

Forcing her to feel down in an instant, but it was all for my sanity. I may have been accustomed to seeing dead bodies and killing people, but I never thought of wanting to see a woman eat raw human flesh in front of me.

"That woman, is she also a demon like you?" Arthur asked, looking at me with a horrified expression.

I guess he can finally speak properly now. I forgot to remove the dragon tongue's authority and the dragon's aura from them since I was in a hurry to save the three girls, but I guess Grand did it.

[Yes, I have partially removed the dragon tongue's authority in order to let them move a bit.]

[I had also dispelled the dragon's aura forcefully so that they would not faint under pressure.]

As expected of my partner, you sure know what to do."

[Thank you for your compliments, Master.]

I walked further and stood in front of the kneeling humans while they looked at my toes in fear.

What is he going to do with us? He killed all of the templar knights easily, and that woman behind him is a monster too. How can we escape this? I didn't sign up for this." Arthur mumbled in his head, pondering a way to escape death while knowing what awaits them.

But the real reason behind their captivity was different; only Heinz knew about it.

"Now, let us move on to a secluded place. Shall we?" I said, looking at Arthur and the others, who wore terrified expressions as their sweat poured profusely.

Chapter End.