69 – Centaur
Thanks to Siege’s joining, the plan took shape.
She started to move in earnest after the end of fall arrived and she had some free time.
A time when winged monsters fly to warmer continents and wingless monsters enter hibernation.
Hundreds of high elves who responded to Shizu’s call became envoys to the Qingqing Yue and were preparing to leave.
“Candidate! “Can you two please stop me?!”
“Gaul. There are too many things that are beyond my abilities. “I ask that you please help me.”
For reference, the battle between Shizu and Kaa was going in a strange direction.
As their power and status were equal and they could not compete, they began to compete by gradually putting forward elements around them.
Not long ago, there was a battle of nerves over ‘who has the abilities needed for a druid?’, But these days, it seemed like the theme of the game was ‘who has more capable subordinates.’
In short, it meant that only their capable subordinates, Riddin and Evie, were having a hard time.
“Mr. Candidate. “Can’t you just marry Shizu?”
“No, it works. “You must marry Kaa.”
“Huh! No! “You have to do it with Sister Shizu!”
“Didn’t you get engaged to Kaa first? Gaul, who on earth do you plan on marrying?!”
That’s why Ridin and Evie have been clinging to me lately.
Both Shizu and Kaa were very shy, so they were quiet in front of me, but behind the scenes, they started a war of nerves by torturing their capable subordinates.
How stressed did I have to be for even the quiet Evie to make such a loud noise?
When they urged me to reveal my inner truth, I answered by rubbing my face against Piyi, who was sitting on my shoulder.
“I don’t know. “I’m going to marry Piyi.”
[Ugh! I do not like it! Just make them both your wives!]
I also wanted to resolve the issue gently by accepting both of them.
Both elves and beastmen partially allowed polygamy, so considering the uniqueness of druids, it was not an impossible story.
But the problem was the difference in personalities between Shizu and Kaa.
Because they were opposites in everything except gender, there was a high possibility that the fight would continue even if I resolved the marriage issue.
I dreamed of a stable married life without worrying about old age, but what would I do if my wives started a bloody war of nerves at home?
Now that life expectancy has increased, we may have to watch this happen for hundreds of years.
‘I’d rather just live with the real Piyi.’
Of course, it was difficult to choose just one of the two.
It may seem unmanly and indecisive, but since he carried the name of Druid, he had no choice but to be cautious.
I put Piyi on my lap and excused my indecisiveness.
“I’m doing this because I could get into trouble if I step forward clumsily. This could be perceived as a question of ‘whether a druid stands in nature or in the wild.’ “Right now, all I can do is pray for the two of us to have at least some hate.”
“Oh my… I didn’t think about it that far. Ah! Still, you like our sister Shizu a lot, right?”
“Then, of course. “Is there another woman as cool as Shizu?”
“Well, then what do you think, Kaa?”
“Of course I like Kaa too. It’s not common for a woman to be that innocent. “It may seem indecisive, but it’s all sincere.”
“Yes. Considering Gaul’s circumstances, I understand.”
Luckily, Ridin and Evie were satisfied and convinced with my answer.
I was fortunate because they were both important subordinates to me.
“Hmm.”
“Hmm.”
At that time, I felt a familiar presence from behind.
The two ladies were eavesdropping on our conversation from earlier. Shizu and Kaa were approaching me, clearing their throats.
I smiled brightly and welcomed them as if I knew nothing.
“Huh? You both arrived quickly? “Have you sent a delegation?”
At my words, the two ladies just stared at me and wriggled.
It was as if someone was saying, ‘Tell me in detail what I said a moment ago.’
These guys are even getting greedy about the topic they were eavesdropping on.
I woke up the wild nature of the sleeping fox and started acting like a fox.
“Why are you acting like a sinner? “Do you have something to say to me?”
“That…” “Oh, no.”
“… It is nothing.”
Fortunately, the two did not pry into the conversation just a moment ago and took a step back.
Both of them seemed to have noticed because they were in front of their direct subordinates.
Anyway, seeing as these girls are sticking around and not fighting, it’s clear something has happened.
I pointed that out and asked the two about their business.
“But why are you two hanging out together? “Is there some problem?”
“Hmm. “I think you should come.”
“Okay. “Something a little complicated has happened.”
Sure enough, it seemed like something serious had happened.
I lifted Piyi onto my shoulder and stood up.
The two young ladies told me the details of the incident.
“A centaur has come to visit you.”
“It was not an ordinary centaur. “I didn’t feel the disgust characteristic of monsters.”
It seemed like it was a problem for the druids to step forward.
* * *
‘Wow. ‘It’s a real centaur.’
As I moved to the northern gate of the city, amazing beings were waiting for me.
They were centaurs, half-human, half-animals with the upper body of a human and the lower half of a horse.
But something strange caught my eye.
Centaurs are clearly classified as ‘monsters’ who have been abandoned by the gods, but for some reason, I did not feel the disgust unique to monsters.
Perhaps the answer lies in the reason you came to see me.
I approached the centaurs with a calm demeanor.
“I heard you were looking for me. “For what reason did the centaurs and druids come to visit?”
When I revealed my identity and asked about my purpose, the three centaurs looked down at me.
Even the shortest female deer centaur was well over 2 meters tall, so I had to raise my head to look up at them.
The centaur looked at me for a moment, examined each other’s intentions, and then stood facing me.
The largest male centaur opened his mouth.
“Druid. I heard a rumor. “Our centaurs need help now.”
The centaur’s speech was extremely slurred.
But I was able to understand without any problem.
The language given was the common language of the continent, and it was also thanks to the Druid’s special ability, ‘animal language translation’.
I nodded and asked the centaur for more details.
“There are a lot of suspicious things, but I’ll listen to the story first. Tell me what help you need. “I will decide after listening whether I will help or not.”
It was a somewhat cold attitude, but I couldn’t help it.
This was because it was impossible to blindly show kindness while dealing with monsters.
However, there seemed to be no need to be overly cautious, so he gave orders to his subordinates around him to step back.
Then, the centaur, who was sweeping the ground with his hooves, nodded his head and lowered his body.
“I want you to look after this child.”
“Child?”
The centaur, who sat down on the ground with difficulty, pointed to his back and spoke.
Seeing as he was sitting defenseless and very nervous, it seemed like he had made a big decision to ask the druid for help.
Anyway, what does it mean to ask to look after a child?
I walked slowly and looked at the centaur’s back.
“Uh….”
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There was a baby on the centaur’s back.
She was a very healthy girl who looked to be about two years old.
But she was not in her half-human, half-animal form like a centaur.
She was a beastman baby with the ears and tail of a horse and the legs of a human.
As I let out a little drool while looking at the baby, the centaur looked at me and spoke sadly.
“This child was born last spring. And this spring, babies all looking like this were born. “We centaurs need the help of druids.”
The reason why I didn’t feel disgust even though it was a monster. The reason why they desperately needed help from druids.
With all the puzzle pieces coming together, we were able to immediately understand the problem facing the Centaur.
“Okay. “I will help you.”
I nodded and carefully picked the baby up in my arms.
Then she raised her voice loud enough not to startle the baby and shouted to everyone around her.
“The wild male god has given a new blessing! Centaurs are no longer monsters!”
Everyone around me looked shocked at my shout.
I said to the centaurs while giving the baby a baby who was laughing.
“Follow me. “I will help you meet your God.”
At that moment, the wild nature that had been sleeping inside me awakened with the sound of a baby’s laughter.
It was a new wild nature filled with the vitality of a course horse, boasting massive endurance and infinite power.
“Congratulations on becoming a member of the beastman tribe.”
The centaur, a monster, joined the beastman tribe with its wild nature.