"I am the head of this village, Your Excellency General. This one next to me is ......."

"My name is Carter, and I'm a traveler."

Ballycalf rolled over and dismounted, and nodded at us, perhaps as he was usually used to being serious, his expression looked a little fierce, giving a sense of unapproachability. However, this sense of majesty is quite consistent with his status as a general.

The soldiers behind him stood like statues, and when they entered the village, no one looked at each other or left or right because of the change in their surroundings, and their eyes were always pointed straight ahead. Although I have no experience in leading troops to fight, I can also feel from this iron-clad discipline that Ballykaf is an excellent general who governs the army strictly.

"Recorder!" Ballycalf shouted in a loud voice after taking a closer look at the spider monster.

Hearing the general's call, a man of short stature with the first image reminiscent of a monkey ran quickly. Although the equipment is not much different from that of other soldiers, it is clear from his actions that the weight of the armor is a complete burden to him. Obviously, the position of recorder is not intended for combat.

The recorder held in his hand a well-bound book with a metal cover, with the title of the book reading "The Illustrated Book of Monsters in the Territory".

"Has this monster ever appeared before?" Ballycalf asked, pointing to the spider in front of him.

"There is no such monster in the memory of my subordinates, please wait a moment, let me check the historical records," the recorder opened the book in his hand after looking at the monster, and the book that did not look very thick changed amazingly after being opened, and the pages inside continued to emerge like a spring. The recorder expertly rummaged through the seemingly endless pages, and after a moment he closed the cover, and the endless pages vanished as if they had flowed into another time and space.

"General, my subordinates have already checked it, and there is no record of similar monsters, it should be foreign monsters or special mutants." The recorder reported respectfully.

"I see, hard work," Ballycalf patted the recorder on the shoulder and looked at me, "Did you kill this monster?" ”

The commanding tone made me feel a little uncomfortable, but I answered Ballycalf's question anyway.

"I did kill this monster, but several warriors from your country also made a lot of efforts." I replied in a steady tone that was neither humble nor arrogant.

"Can you describe the monster's abilities to my recorder?"

"Well, those fighters have been fighting it for a long time, so they should know better than me." In this way, the troublesome explanation work was pushed onto the heads of Lanka and others.

It's not an excuse for me to be lazy, it's all because the spider monster is too weak for me, and I was killed in an instant, and I really don't know anything about it.

Of course, Ballycalf, who didn't understand the reason, might have thought that my attitude was a bit arrogant, and his expression was a little unpleasant.

"So, Carter Traveler, where are those warriors now?"

"They fell asleep from overwork and are now at the village chief's house." I pointed to a house not far away.

"All stand still!"

"Yes!"

After giving orders to his soldiers, Ballykaf looked back at me and the village chief, "Please lead the way." ”

When they entered the village chief's house with Ballykaf and the recorder, they were still asleep, covered with blankets provided by the villagers, and the whole house was filled with a peaceful sleep. After hearing the sound of the wooden door being opened, two of them, who were awake, looked over vigilantly, it was Nina and the village chief's wife.

"Village Chief, who are these two behind you?" Nina was wiping Lanka's cheeks as she stopped her hand movements as she stopped her gaze on the two armored men behind us.

"Ah, Nina, this is General Ballykav and his recorder." The village chief turned behind him and introduced. However, while the village chief was speaking, Ballykav had already walked quickly in front of Nina.

"How's he doing?" Ballykaf asked, pointing to Lanka, who was lying on the ground.

"God, the priest said he was fine." Perhaps frightened by Ballycalf's stern tone and cold expression, Nina said with some shuddering.

I don't know if it's my delusion, but I always feel that Ballycalf seems to be relieved.

"Thank you, little girl, what's your name?" Ballykav crouched down beside Lanka.

"My name is Nina, does the general know Lanka?"

"I'm Lanka's father." Ballycalf smiled surprisingly.

I see, it didn't seem to be my delusion.

"Huh?" The few people present, except for the recorder, let out a shout of surprise, with Nina's voice being the loudest.

"Uncle, uncle, I'm really, I'm really sorry." Suddenly meeting Lanka's father, Nina, who was already nervous in every way, blushed and even spoke a little incoherently.

"I'm the one who says I'm sorry, this kid Lanka has caused you trouble."

"No, no, everybody is grateful to Lanka."

"When this kid wakes up, he'll need to be trained well," said Ballykaf as he turned to the recorder behind him, "You stay, and when they wake up, take down the details of the monster." ”

"Yes, General!"

Tsk, what a strict father.

Lanka and the others slept until the next morning before waking up one after another, and Nina made a very luxurious breakfast for everyone to replenish their strength. Based on the descriptions of Lanka and others, the recorder roughly recorded the situation of the spider monster. After learning the general strength of the monster, Ballycalf cautiously sent his cavalry to ask for help from the adventurers' union. According to Balikaf, the king ordered a large-scale removal of the monsters in the territory, which is why he led his army this time.

It seems that the monsters in the forest have completely suffered now.

Balikaf heard from Lanka about my prowess and wanted me to join in the operation, and offered me a good reward. But I didn't want to meddle in this matter because I was deeply sympathetic to the monsters in the forest, so I politely refused. Now that Ilr has recovered and the village is protected, it is time for Il and I to continue our journey, so I said goodbye to the village chief and General Balikaf.

Nina, Kilo, and Lanka took us to the border of the forest.

"Mr. Carter, please be sure to instruct me in martial arts the next time we meet." Lanka said this very energetically, and it seems that his physical condition is recovering well.

"Haha, no problem, you're really persistent."

"Uncle Carter, Brother Eir, remember to come back and visit us," Kilo looked a little reluctant to face him.

"We'll come back to see you." I touched Kilo's head and replied to him very seriously.

"When you become a famous pharmacist, we will always come to buy potions from you, so don't bother us when the time comes!" Il, too, crouched down in front of Kilo and gently pinched his face.

"Hahahaha, that's a certainty! I'll do my best! Kilo held out his finger and hooked us.

After saying goodbye to Kilo, Ilr walked over to Nina, "Nina, I'll miss your cooking!" He cried out and hugged Nina.

Nina was a little embarrassed by this sudden move, and she looked at Lanka on the side, who shrugged his shoulders and smiled wryly.

Hey, Il, you're too exaggerated, you're just eating tofu, okay!

"I'm sorry, Nina." I punched Il in the head and dragged him away from Nina like he was carrying his luggage.

In this way, under the watchful eyes of the three of us, Il and I set out on the road to the port city of Sivaran, the second largest city in the Principality of Basol.

The trumpets of the march into the forest behind him began to sound, and the low sound of war drums dispersed the birds that roamed the forest. Humans and monsters, these two completely different existences, may have to fight to the death for the resources of survival after all.