I talked about the footsteps of a tomboy

I heard that Melkina left the Great Forest about thirty years ago.

　There doesn't seem to be any particular reason. However, he said that there was no one in this village or nearby villages that he wanted to have a baby with, and that the life here was boring, or he wanted to eat delicious food, and so on. Ta.

　At that point, Melkina already had the skills to be a full-fledged hunter in the Great Forest, so she optimistically thought that she would be able to survive in the outside world. In case of emergency, you can escape to the forest, or you can return to the Great Forest.

"I'm going to see the outside world for a while."

　It seems that he disappeared like the wind, leaving only that letter behind. With her own bow and arrows, some preserved food, a change of clothes, and outside money that she has nowhere to spend in the Great Forest.

"Is that money from Papa? That's what it was. Because my daddy was someone who got lost from outside.』

　In the Great Forest, gold, silver, and copper coins that are in circulation in the Kingdom of Kalendale and the Kingdom of Geppels are not circulating. This is because they basically exchange things by bartering.

　Melkina's father once wandered into the Great Forest, was injured and fell down, was picked up by Elmina-san, and lived out his life without leaving the Great Forest. He never had the chance to use money

　Melkina, who had set out with a few gold and silver coins, and a modest number of copper coins, headed east first.

　To the north of the great forest, there is only the sea seen from the cliffs and the village of the birdman tribe living on the cliffs and snow cliffs. There is a bus. The dwarves who like sake and live in caves have no particular use. The object of interest was the city where there are many humans and the food sold there.

　In that case, Kalendale Kingdom in the south, Geppels Kingdom in the east, and Micronia Kingdom beyond that are the options, but in the southern Kalendale Kingdom, beastmen are clearly discriminated against, and other demi-humans are not treated well. It was a rumor that they would not accept.

　In fact, there were many settlements in the Great Forest of the beastmen who had been exiled from the Kalendale Kingdom, and the elves were also expelled a little while ago, according to my grandfather (Mr. Delphida, I guess). Ta.

　So there is no south. In that case, the Goebbels Kingdom in the east will be the current destination by elimination method.

　Many of the monsters in the Great Forest are dangerous.

　However, for Melkina, who has the power of a full-fledged hunter, traversing the Great Forest itself was not particularly difficult. If you can't win, you can shake off and run away or hide and let it go, and at night you should sleep in a tall tree.

　Besides, there are several settlements of elves and beastmen in the Great Forest. Leaving aside for humans who came to hunt slaves from outside, it was not difficult for elves who were brothers of the Great Forest to rent an inn for the night in such a settlement.

　That's how Melkina passed through the Great Forest to the east and arrived at the Goebbels Kingdom.

　The land of the Geppels Kingdom is vast, and most of it is grasslands and undeveloped wilderness. There are many animals and very few monsters. Moreover, the few monsters were weak compared to the monsters in the Great Forest. As an adventurer, Melkina worked as an escort for the merchant caravan and hunted monsters to earn money and traveled around the Goebbels Kingdom for a while.

　Even if Melkina was a skilled hunter in the Great Forest, she was still a woman traveling alone. She's a beautiful elf too. I got into a lot of trouble.

　When I was guarding the caravan, at most I was given vulgar words, but when I teamed up with other adventurers and went hunting, it wasn't uncommon to be attacked in my sleep.

"After a few people came, that kind of thing almost disappeared."

　Melkina's eyes were scary when she said that. she hummed.

　After walking through the Kingdom of Goebbels, Melkina headed for the Kingdom of Micronia next.

　At that time, the Kingdom of Miscronia was a little rough. This is because an evil wizard calling himself the Demon King has kidnapped princesses and young girls of the Kingdom of Miscronia, and manipulated monsters and demons to ravage the land.

　As an adventurer, Melkina also subjugated such monsters and demons. The demons were quite stubborn, and they used magic, so they were troublesome.

　But Melkina never stopped eating. At this time, it seems that her purpose in Melkina was just a gourmet trip.

『The food in the Kingdom of Miscronia back then was pretty awful.』

　Because of the Demon King, the production of soy sauce and miso, let alone the harvesting of crops in general, was in a situation where it seemed like monster meat, meat, meat was everywhere. Even so, Melkina traveled around the Kingdom of Miscronia even though she was fed up with the meat-centered meals, as the local specialties were made in small pieces.

　In the meantime, the hero of the sword subjugated a magician who claimed to be the demon king, and after many twists and turns, the kidnapped princess married the hero. Her kidnapped princess lost her life once, but it is said that the hero of her case appealed directly to the gods and regained her life.

　This digresses from the story, but "The Story of the Hero of the Sword", in which the hero challenges God to bring back the life of his beloved princess, is the most popular story on this continent. It seems that there is still no shortage of new publications, such as corrections and secondary creations.

　The other day, when I gave the latest set to a short-tempered old man who was about to slash me right away, he asked me to forgive him with a very pitiful expression. It seems that his actions and behavior are too glorified, and if you read it, you will be embarrassed and almost die.

　By the way, the Queen faction, who sticks to pure love with a beloved princess who later became a queen, and the Earl faction, which promotes a secret love with a female hero who met while appealing directly to God and later rose to the rank of Earl. It seems that the three realist factions that are caught in a dilemma are sharpening their stance.

　To be precise, the two major powers, the Queen's faction and the Earl's faction, are fiercely fighting each other, and the Realist faction is quietly existing. What I gave her was the latest issue of the Queen faction. My life would be in danger if I sent a book recommended by another faction.

　Quiet topic.

　After spending some time in the Kingdom of Miscronia, Melkina decided to travel to the Kingdom of Kalendale next. She got acquainted with a merchant caravan coming to the Kingdom of Miscronia via the Kingdom of Goebbels, and decided to travel to the Kingdom of Kalendale as an escort.

　For a while, I traveled around the Kalendale Kingdom as an escort for the company that runs the caravan and ate various things in various places. As for his taste in food, it seems that the cuisine of the Kalendale Kingdom, which uses a lot of vegetables, is the most suitable for his palate.

　One day I spent like that.

　On that day, Melkina was staying in Alfen, the royal capital of the Kalendale Kingdom.

　It's almost time to eat most of the Kalendale Kingdom's cuisine, and it seems that they were thinking about going to Mount Bath, the kingdom of the dwarves, as their next destination. He had had several opportunities to taste Mountbath's dwarven cuisine, and he was thinking of visiting the home of it.

　At that time, I met two beastkin girls in a back alley in Alphen.

　Speaking of beastmen in the Kalendale Kingdom, they are slaves. Melkina felt sick every time she was treated like that, but Melkina, who had seen various cultures and customs while wandering the Kingdoms of Goebbels and Miskronia, thought that this was also the culture of the Kingdom of Kalendale. I was blind to that aspect.

　It's unpleasant and barbaric, but if that's the culture of the country, it seems that it would be irrational for him, a foreigner, to say something.

"Help"

　However, I was in trouble when I was asked for help face-to-face.

　The two beastkin girls were extremely beautiful for slaves. Her hair was fluffy, and her clothes looked so expensive that you wouldn't think she was a slave. Melkina had seen such beastman slaves several times. It is a beastman slave that is owned by the nobles of the Kalendale Kingdom.

　Even if you say a beastman in one word, their appearance varies.

　There are those who look almost the same as humans and have the characteristics of beasts only in a small part such as their ears, and there are those who look like bipedal beasts. Those who have the appearance of the former are prized as pet slaves of nobles.

　These two were also girls with such appearances.

"Even if you ask me to help you, I'm in trouble."

　A slave is the property and property of his master. If you take someone away without permission, it's a splendid theft.

　But in reality, stealing slaves is not so easy. After all, even if they were taken away, it would be easy to track them down if they used slavery magic, and specialized knowledge and skills are required to remove or rewrite slavery magic. Even if you ask me to help you, I can't help you.

　However, although the circumstances are unknown, the girls had not been given slave magic yet. According to them, they escaped before the slave magic was applied.

　Is that possible? While thinking about her question, Melkina took her girls back to her room for the time being and examined her body. Then there was certainly no trace of her slavery magic being cast on her.

　Melkina was troubled. She doesn't want to be troublesome, but I wonder if it's okay to abandon these young girls and blindly turn them into slaves.

　It was difficult for Melkina, an elf, to guess the ages of humans and beastmen, but she knew that the two were extremely young. Both of them are only as tall as their waists.

　After worrying and worrying and worrying, I left Alphen the next morning. It was a quick decision that made me wonder if he was really worried.

　I considered going back to the Great Forest, but it's really tough to walk through the Great Forest with two young children. So Melkina decided to hide in a deep forest a little far from Alfen.

　Continuing to stay in the royal capital Alfen is foolish. Sooner or later she will be pursued and captured along with Melkina. Although Melkina might be able to escape.

　On the other hand, in a deep forest, it is easy to repel, let alone escape from pursuers. Because there aren't many beings in the forest that can beat the hunters of the Great Forest. I'm a little worried about the two young children, but they're smart children who seem to run away together, even though they're young. While Melkina is out hunting, you can at least hide and hide.

　Besides, there was a rumor that there was a beast man's hidden village in the forest ahead. I'm sure they will help me if I can join them. I thought so.

"Far from being helped, I ended up helping."

　They did build a settlement, but it was too poor and dangerous from Melkina's point of view. Even if a child is born, it is rare for them to grow up healthy, food is scarce, and their hunting skills are immature. I was often amazed that I had been able to live in the forest until now.

　Judging that she would not be able to survive even if she entrusted her two young children to a place like this, Melkina decided to stay in the village and teach the beastmen the knowledge and skills of a hunter of the Great Forest that she knew.

　Ten years later, when the settlement finally settled down, a large flood occurred. Large floods have flooded even villages in the deep forest. Demonic beasts, monsters, and even devils that you usually see only in the depths of the forest appeared.

　It's not like the beastman settlement didn't take any countermeasures either. Melkina had heard about the flooding itself when she went shopping in towns and villages, so she had prepared the village's defenses. He dug a dry moat around the village and installed abatis to prepare for a large flood.

　However, after a fierce battle, although they managed to avoid the flooding, most of the village's fighting strength was incapacitated and many were seriously injured. There weren't enough medicinal herbs and food, and supplies were exhausted.

"That's where you met me."

"Why in such a place?"

"At that time, I had just finished quelling the flooding in various places as a hero of the Kalendale Kingdom. ,is not it"

"Hmph, well, I wonder if fate is like that. So?"

　Beyond that is the story of me and Melkina. It's a story.

"No, I don't really understand why Melkina fell in love with me."

　After that, I said.

　Seeing the devastation of the beastmen's village and saving it, forcing the Kingdom of Kalendale and Micronia to recognize their sovereignty over the Sea of ​​Trees, for opening up the Sea of ​​Trees and giving the beastmen a new land, the Sea of ​​Trees. bargaining with other tribes who lived in

"It's hard to believe"

"Well, if you look at me now, it's like that. Before I lost my power, I really felt like I was invincible."

　I answer while scratching my head to Mr. Delphida who muttered while drinking tea.

"That's because my father didn't see Taishi-kun fight. I can believe it."

　On the other hand, Elmina-san lowered her head while smiling and lowered her gaze to the cup containing the tea. Looking at the situation, Delphida-san raises her eyebrow.

"I thought you could live facing the same direction, that child."

"Same direction?"

"What Taishi-kun did to the beastmen was almost the same as what that child did to the beastmen, right? You almost made a quick decision to carry a single village on your back, right?」

"Well, that's right."

　I didn't make the decision without thinking about anything, but I think it was a quick decision.

"Resolve to carry that much life on your shoulders, and fulfill that responsibility properly. It's easy to say, but Taishi-kun, you've realized it, right? That child will be able to live with you when he sees it with his own eyes." I decided

　Come to think of it, Melkina announced that she would marry right after securing a new land in the Sea of ​​Trees. Until then, she didn't hide her vigilance and didn't pretend to be like that, but when she suddenly declared that she was going to be his wife, I remember being very confused as to what happened.

"I'm sure you're embarrassed about sweets. About half."

"Are you half serious?"

"That child, he's twice as greedy as everyone else."

　Well, I guess it's because I travel around eating around.

"So what is the reason you came to the Great Forest alone?"

"Ah, the reason is that.

"Okay, talk to me and see."

　Prompted by Mr. Delphida and Mr. Elmina, I decided to talk about the situation. Hmm, I can only see the future that will be pulled.

"Where did you start talking about it? If you want to tell me everything, then I should tell you what kind of position I am in. First of all, I'm not a human being in this world. I'm a hero who came from a world outside of Eriard."

"...continue"

"I was brought to this world by a certain stupid god. So, with twists and turns, I defeated a large number of monsters in a flood, and I gained great power. God's grace I received. It was the kind of thing where you could gain more power depending on the number and quality of the monsters you defeated."

　Elmina-san nodded at my explanation, and Delphida-san folded her arms and closed her eyes.

"So, as I said earlier, I gained power and gained my own territory, but for the gods other than the god who invited me to this world, I became a hindrance because I had too much power. In the end, I ended up having a serious fight with the gods."

　Elmina closed her eyes and started drinking tea.

"So, I hunted down a man who called himself a god throwing spears of lightning, but that stupid god who brought me to this world lost to the gods of the hostile camp in a different place, and I'm fighting. You brought the outside gods to the place."

"I'm not taking you! I tried to stop him, but I just didn't have the strength to do so! 』

"Oh, that's annoying. So, after being defeated in a fierce battle, I was deprived of my strength, and just when I was about to be stabbed in the end, I escaped to this great forest with that stupid god. The day before yesterday, lightning struck around here. Right? That's it. So, that stupid god has assimilated with me and is making a fuss in my head now."

"...Elmina"

"I'm still undecided on how to react, so wait a minute."

　Delphida-san turned her gaze to Elmina-san as if asking for help, and Elmina-san placed her hand between her eyebrows as if to suppress her headache.

"This is unbelievable, isn't it! I knew it!"

　I slumped down on the table too. I can't help but question my sanity if I believe this story at once. Those who believe such a story are definitely deceived by scammers.

"For the time being, I can't go back to my wives in my current state. It seems that you can't find it unless you visit the temple."

"Putting aside the truth of the story, I understand Taishi-kun's story. Do you have any prospects?"

"Like I just said, the first thing is to get back your strength. I was very good at earth, water, fire, wind, light, space, purity, and barrier magic, but now I can only use it at the beginner level, and my skills with swords have fallen. It looks like it's going to be dead, so I have to train again.

　For the time being, the plan is to create collaborators with the gods who are not monolithic and cut them down, but for now, regaining power is the top priority.

　The question is how do you do that? Well, I guess I have no choice but to train steadily? I guess I'll have to ask the bad god later if there's a way.

"If you don't have to leave right away or something like that, you can stay here for a while. I also want to know more about Taishi-kun."

"Yes, we should understand each other more."

　Delphida-san also agreed with Elmina-san's words. It's profitable just not to get kicked out because you think you're crazy. No really.

　I drink cold tea and casually turn my eyes to the outside. She had been talking for quite some time, but the sun was still high. Judging from the direction of the sun, it should be around 3:00 pm.

"The sun is still high, so I'm going to move my body a little.

"Yes, thank you. I don't think you need to worry, but be careful."

"Yes, I'll come."

　After being seen off by the two, I left Elmina-san's house behind.

　First of all, I have to practice wind magic so that I can freely come and go between Treetop Village and the ground.