Volume 5 - CH 16

Act 5-16: Extremely Unexpected Lifeboat

The sun had already set when I left the dungeon, and a strangely beautiful, perfect-circle moon floated in the sky above my head.

（I’ve become the centre of attention eh.）

After that, I was taken into a conspicuously big building with my hands and feet bound by something like ivy in the presence of a crowd.

When I entered the building, I saw that the floor of the building was made of green plants, and cat-headed men and women were seated on that plant.

「I’m against this!」

「We mustn’t trust this human!」

「Me too. He’s definitely the black star who brought bad luck. Since Shar isn’t here to protect him anymore, we should just kill him and be done with it!」

「THAT’S RIGHT, KILL HIM!」

Chigi looked like he was forced to chew a bitter pill as everyone in the room shouted 「Kill」 in turn. The time this village had was going with each passing second. This wasn’t the time for this kind of barren dispute. this became more and more annoying.

（This might be impossible after all…）

I secretly gave up in my heart, but then I heard a voice which came from the seemingly most unlikely person.

「I think we should hear him out.」

Amidst the jeers, Chato unexpectedly spoke for me.

「Have you gone mad!? This guy is the human that you hated so much you know!」

Red-haired, cat-faced gil with shortcuts raised such a hysteric scream as she looked at Chato with an extremely dumbfounded look on her face.

「SHUT UP! IT’S BECAUSE THIS GUY SAID THAT WE ONLY HAVE ONE ADVANTAGE! First, he told us to prepare our defenses immediately. And that’s reasonable advice. We have nothing to lose by doing as he says, right?」

「Then, what shall we do about Shar!?」

「Enough, just tell me where they kept Shar!Those guys should be close by.」

「Are you going to abandon Shar!!?」

The girl with red hair stood from where she sit, Chato’s expression warped,

「THEN LET ME ASK YOU, WHAT CAN THE CURRENT US DO IN SUCH SITUATION!!? IS THERE ANY GUARANTEE THAT SHAR WILL BE RETURNED SAFE AND SOUND IF WE KILL THIS GUY!?」

And asked back with a loud voice for all to hear.

「At least, we can exclude the danger of this human!」

「YOU THINK THE DANGER THAT HAUNTS KET NYA WILL BE GONE IF WE KILL THIS WEAK LOOKING HUMAN!? SHAR IS ALREADY IN HUGE TROUBLE NOW! AND THOSE THIEVES’ SCOUT ALREADY SURROUNDED THIS VILLAGE! HAVE YOU REALIZED THAT IF WE DON’T DO SOMETHING, ALL OF US GOING TO BECOME THE TOYs OF THOSE HATEFUL HUMANS!」

When I looked around, everyone seemed to realize that fact after Chato pointed it out for them. I guess Shar had a special place in Chato’s heart. I’m sure that amongst the ones who gathered here, Chato was the one who wanted to save Shar the most. Everyone seems to be aware of that fact, that’s why they didn’t retort.

「I agree with Chato. Let’s stop the search for my daughter for now. We’ve to focus on maintaining the facilities of Ket Nya for now. Moreover, there’s too many strange points in this incident.」

Chigi turned his gaze toward me. It seems he was signaling me to explain my points to everyone in this place. Yeah, I understand. To begin with, gaining their trust in such a short amount of time wasn’t a simple matter. Without that, Shar and this village shouldn’t be protected.

「I’ll explain the strange point of this incident.」

Thus, I started my explanation about the strange happenings of this incident.