Episode 20. Resistance Major Shareholder (2)
“I decided to accept your offer. Like you said, we need money. But getting it from the empire is like picking stars in the sky.”
“It’s commendable that you understand your fraction. Don’t praise me.”
I thoughtlessly placed her hand between her lion’s ears. As he gently stroked her, Leones’ eyes widened.
Tak!
He slaps my hand fiercely. His face became arrogant, probably because his pride was hurt.
“Don’t you say that you are on top of me? We are equals.”
“I think so too.”
“Then why are you stroking the hair?”
“Do you like kids?”
I calmly pointed to the warriors next to me. Then the warriors nodded in affirmation.
“Don’t you know how gentle the master’s touch is?! You lost half your life!”
“Tina… I’m talking about something important right now…….”
“I don’t care if it hurts or not, but I don’t like it when Master strokes the head of anyone other than us.”
Looking at the warriors talking wildly, I thought they were consistent. However, it seemed to Leones that it was counterproductive, so he became more hysterical.
“I am not a child!”
“…… Hmm. Definitely not a kid.”
I said while admiring her face and body for a moment. Leones growled and thrust his face into my face. He was ready to bite at any moment.
“Are you kidding me?”
“No.”
“I don’t like something about your attitude.”
“If it was a thought that would please you, I would have brought you meat from the beginning and asked you to go out without any hassle.”
I asked to date, but in reality there was no concept of ‘dating’ to the Beasts. The concept was only in humans.
In other words, courting a beastman meant a proposal. And when he proposed, it wasn’t flowers or rings, but rather meat.
Since the Beasts live in a food chain where weak people die, the ability to procure food was more important than meaningless jewels.
In a way, you could say it was barbaric, but that was one of the cultures that the Beast Tribe had inherited from generation to generation.
The Elves were not that different from the Beasts in this respect. A strong man is also a first-class groom.
Now, with the merger with the Empire, the unique culture of other races has faded a lot, but as a result, because of the culture tailored to nature, the beast tribe was unable to respond to human strategies and lost its dignity.
Ah, by the way, the reason why Urca said she would date me before was because she had lived with people since she was young and learned about human culture.
“What are you talking about?”
“Simply put, yes. Don’t get me wrong. I am simply thinking of a business relationship with you.”
“…… He really is a man I don’t like from one to ten.”
Your facial wrinkles are much deeper than when I stroked your hair.
…… This woman is grumbling, but doesn’t she like me?
“Huh. Done. What can I say to a stupid man like you Whether you woo or not! There is no envoy from my side!”
Are you aware that you are getting childish? Tsundere, what is it?
“Anyway, since I accepted the offer, let’s continue with what we were going to say before.”
“What?”
While she was bewildered for a moment, I snatched Leones’ wrist.
“I’m going to talk to this woman alone for a while, so you guys should spend some time alone.”
“Everyone, just the two of you?”
The warriors open their eyes wide.
“There is such a thing. Don’t worry, what you expect won’t happen—”
“Hey! Let go, human!”
Leones gets nervous as he roughly pulls his wrist out of my grasp. But before that, I approached her and whispered in her ear.
“It’s about the resistance. I don’t think it’s going to be good for others to hear it?”
“…… Chet.”
I heard the sound of grinding my teeth, but in the end I agreed. As I stood up straight, Leones glared at me and then turned around.
I left my party behind and followed Leones into a building full of holes.
“Can I just enter a place like this?”
“This building is abandoned. It does not amount to trespassing.”
“Oh, you are well versed in the law.”
“Stop talking nonsense and get to the point. What are you trying to say about the Resistance?”
I felt angry when I was swung here and there without being able to resist. I don’t think the wrinkles between my eyebrows will go away. I said as I leisurely looked around the messy inside of the building.
“Since I received the offer, the Resistance will act according to my will. But it may not move. I understand that there is no objection to this part.”
“Wait. You might not be able to move what do you mean?”
“Isn’t the purpose of creating an organization called Resistance to restore the dignity and home of other races? If the slaves are freed without the resistance, there is no reason to move the resistance.”
“…… Why? Why is there no reason?”
Leones asked. Just looking at his tone, it seemed that he had no intention of agreeing with my thoughts.
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“Even if we free the slaves before we move and find our nest, I will repay the humans the same. It will make you realize how atrocious the human actions were.”
Are you going to give me mirror therapy? If that’s the case, it’s even worse.
“Do you know what that means?”
“I know.”
“Really?”
If she had seen other races who settled in the Aus Territory live hard in pursuit of happiness, she would not be able to say such a thing.
What Leones said was like taking happiness away from those who found happiness, not revenge.
“It cannot be said that I am arrogant in understanding the pain of being deprived of one’s own people, family, friends, and home. Because I haven’t experienced anything like that. But if you’ve seen other races living in the Aus Territory, isn’t it normal that you shouldn’t at least think that way?”
It’s funny, but in fact, this is all sophistry.
The real reason why I was caught between humans and other races and tried to solve the problem in a peaceful way wasn’t sentimental.
The real reason I was doing this was to make it easier to overcome the man-horse war.
If humans and other races join forces, they won’t be easily defeated by the pouring demons.
I have been moving until now to ‘survive’ in this world. It will be like that in the future.
If it got in the way, I was thinking of thoroughly excluding even the Resistance.
“If you knew that, you would know we couldn’t stop moving, right? Everyone thinks they should take revenge on humans.”
“When you did that, didn’t you think that other races living happily now would be unhappy?”
“!”
As if an unexpected loophole had been stabbed, her pupils widened.
“Do not think that all people living in the world want revenge.”
“But…… !”
“Revenge should not be the goal in the first place. That way, even if you regain freedom, you will only create another resentment. Then it just becomes a vicious cycle.”
“You are wise! You can say that because you are human. It’s not like we’ve never been slaves…… !”
“Since you still don’t seem to understand, let’s talk a little bit. If the resistance broke out as you wished, the empire would collapse. That’s how you got your freedom, and you got the land where the Beasts could live as before. Then what are you going to do?”
I watched with my arms crossed as if to ask where to go. Leones opens and closes his mouth. He pondered for a moment, then he said with his eyes turned the other way.
“That’s it, just like my father did, build a tribe…… Adapting to nature…….”
It is a voice that has rapidly lost confidence. It seems that the plan after revenge was not specifically thought out.
Well, I don’t know what will happen to my life right now, so can I comfortably think of a happy future?
“You know what? I have lived as a slave, and it seems that I am trying to exclude humans because the situation is still not good. After escaping from slavery and adapting to human culture, the four tribes and elves rather prefer to live with humans.”
Of course.
It was much more comfortable than living in nature, and I was tired of having to suffer from the anxiety of not knowing when I would die if I didn’t stay strong all the time.
“If you really intend to lead the resistance, think a little deeper than everyone else. The lives of many people depend on your words.”
“… ….”
Bite your lower lip. His sharp teeth pierced his lips, and blood began to ooze out.
I approached her. As her distance narrowed, she took a startling step back. It was an attitude that was wary of me. I grabbed her chin and forcibly pulled her towards me. The beast’s eyes, torn vertically, shook violently.
I took out the potion and handkerchief from my pocket. After putting a few drops of the potion on her handkerchief, she dabbed her lips and wiped her blood.
“Leones, you are a strong beast. But it’s still half full. The truly strong do not ignore the voices of the weak.”
So just be persuaded. When it comes to persuasion, I don’t differentiate between emotion and logic.
Ah, but is this a word for humans?
There was a setting that the Beast Tribe used an uncivilized training method to turn the weak into the strong. If you die, you can’t help it, if you live, you live.
…… I guess I said it wrong. The more I look at the beastman setting, the worse it gets.
“Let go, let go!”
Leones, who reacted belatedly, tries to push my hand away, but his strength is weak.
“Be calm. I won’t pay it off with debt.”
“… ….”
Only then do they stop resisting and calmly recover.
“Leones.”
“… ….”
“Answer me.”
“…… Why.”
Answers sullenly.
“I know that you suffer more than anyone else for the sake of other races. I know I shouldn’t say tough things anywhere because I have to lead others. If you can’t stand it, if you have no place to complain, call me. Don’t listen.”
“…… Aren’t you going to refute like now?”
It seems like he’s complaining because he’s pushed from the horse’s teeth.
“If you don’t want to be contradicted, say ‘just shut up and listen!’ Before you talk. Then shut up and listen.”
“Really?”
Why are your eyes shining?
I sighed and removed my hand from her chin. She folded her bloodstained towel tightly, looking at her perfectly restored lips.
“Leones, I want to see a future where other races and humans live in harmony.”
“Humans and…… ? Do you think that is possible?”
“I think it works. Just like I can laugh with my students now.”
She replied putting a handkerchief in her pocket.
Leones looked me in the eye for a moment and then said, “Let me think for a moment.” Said. Leaning against the wall, he pondered seriously.
I waited silently for her to make her decision.
“…… Okay.”
After a long silence, an affirmation came out of her mouth.
“You decide when the resistance moves. It’s okay if you don’t move. Because what you say makes sense.”
“I see. Well thought—”
“There are conditions instead.”
“Conditions? What?”
“You too join the resistance.”
“What?”
No, they recruited like this?
I was at a loss for words in my panic.
“Isn’t that obvious? If you’re going to move our organization, you don’t have to be affiliated at least. If they use us in vain, they will be held accountable!”
“I am enough as a sponsor to raise funds. I will not interfere with you at all.”
I never want to. It’s obvious that I’ll entrust you with troublesome things, so why am I doing it!
“Take my offer. Then I won’t talk anymore.”
Do you do something like this even if I make a suggestion? I’ve managed to persuade you this far, but I can’t say I won’t accept it.
In the end, I had no choice but to accept her condition by crying and eating mustard. I also forgot to write a memorandum.
“Good.”
Leones, who saw the memorandum, smiled with satisfaction, and immediately embraced me.
“What are you doing?”
She wrapped one arm around her neck, holding her from her own arms, and the rest of her hand groped her body all over the place.
“I planted my smell in your body?”
“What…… ?”
“If you run away, it will be difficult. Even if I look like this, I’ve endured it all this time, right? So there are quite a few piled up.”
“What are you saying all of a sudden?”
“Let’s loosen up a bit while we’re facing each other.”
…… What?
“Are you okay?”
The nuance of asking me for a doctor was very ominous. I’m done with my business, so I’m going to run away soon.
“Where are you going?”
She tried to slip away, but was caught by her collar.
“…… No, we’re done talking—”
“I’m not done yet. Come on.”
f*ck! Don’t do this!