24 – Episode 21: The demon is also life! – One

The ability test was over, leaving only questions and scars, and we were given the rank of Apprentice Adventurer.

First of all, after receiving a quest, we started to move to the bulletin board where the requests were gathered in order to act in earnest.

“What’s so many…”

Along with various paintings, numerous requests were attached to the bulletin board. I looked at the requests one by one with worried eyes.

“Chop! this this! It looks very good!”

“Let’s take a look.”

Kyoko smiled brightly and handed me a request.

After looking at the contents of the request for a while, my face began to harden.

[farum’s farm]

10 hours of work and guaranteed lodging! (Accommodation fee charged separately)

1 silver per month! (Subject to change depending on farm circumstances)

1 hour of break time guaranteed! (1 hour throughout the month)

– Workers cannot make any request to the farmer, and once they start working, they cannot go out for at least one month…

“The conditions are so perfect wwww the money is copied wwww”

“Put that shit back.”

“I have no discerning eyes…”

Kyoko sulked at my firm answer and returned the request again. Even an elementary school student would know that something was strange after seeing that request.

Suddenly, the memory of the dark elf village came to mind, and PTSD came to the point.

“But why are there so many monster requests…”

While checking the request, I suddenly noticed something strange.

It was so numerous that only the subjugation of the monsters was suspicious.

There are so many witches.

I looked at the request site, wondering if it was a monster that was too strong to handle.

However, they were beasts that looked like dog meat at a glance, such as rabbits with fangs and raccoons in the forest.

Above all, it was written in earnest handwriting on the request paper, and it was even explained that subjugation was possible even with the level of physical ability of ordinary people.

“Joo Hyuk…Have you decided?”

“Let’s try this one…”

In response to Rin’s question, I thought that I didn’t understand, and I took the fanny rabbit’s request form off the wall.

Then proudly pushed it out to the counter.

Could it be that he hunts rabbits and rummages?

I thought about it on the way here, but it would definitely cost an astronomical amount to catch the demon king.

Travel expenses, equipment and repair or replacement costs, and food costs were met by hunting.

It was not the time to consider and decide because I had to somehow create spare assets.

“Are you really going to proceed with this request…?”

The receptionist woman looked at me in amazement and asked.

“Yes, it hasn’t been cleared yet, and the conditions are met, but what’s the problem?”

“No… There’s no problem… It’s best not to do that beast-related request…”

“Why?”

“That’s… let me tell you…”

To my question, the receptionist groaned and answered in a somewhat restless, trembling voice.

“No, what do you mean? No, just accept it.”

I frowned at the receptionist’s vague advice. If you give advice to others, isn’t it normal to add a reason for it?

I didn’t want to have a pointless argument, so I just pushed the request form in and said.

“Yes, I understand… The quest to subdue 10 rabbits with fangs has been accepted. Best of luck…”

The receptionist bit his lower lip, perhaps feeling uneasy, and nodded slowly. Seeing her making an expression as if I had committed a crime, I thought something was wrong.

“Hey, they really got that…”

“You look like a newcomer, shouldn’t someone talk to you?”

“No, just open your mouth and sparks will fly. Just keep quiet.”

“There are things you don’t know until you experience them yourself. their fears…”

The old adventurers who had been watching silently whispered among themselves and shook their heads at us. I only had a request to catch 10 rabbits, but why is the reaction like this?

‘Something is strange.’

I tilted my head at the obviously subdued atmosphere.

Yeah, I had to stop at this point.

Stupid bastard… I forgot that there was a reason for everything not to be done.

Unaware of that terrible future, we left the guild with a smile in the excitement of our first quest.

***

We went out to the grassland area near the village and found a group of rabbits without difficulty.

It wasn’t much different from the basic rabbit’s appearance, but there were long, blunt molars growing through both cheeks. It was strange, but they were pretty cute looking bunnies.

While watching the rabbits nervously for a while, one of the rabbits started rushing quickly with a bizarre cry as if it had found it.

Kyayat⸺!

A rabbit started leaping toward me at breakneck speed. My stomach, which I couldn’t avoid for a moment, was attacked as it was, but it didn’t hurt that much.

“What the f*ck, I was scared for nothing.”

The molar rabbit, as expected of its name, was a bitch.

If it was just a rabbit, it would run away when it saw a human, and they would jump out to kill it on their own, but this request was simpler than I thought.

You mean you didn’t let me do something so easy?

I sighed deeply, thinking that it was probably a kind of neoclassical concept to bully new adventurers. Wherever he goes, his human relationships will be similar.

I took out the knife that was worn around my waist.

I’ve been using it for the past few days, and the blade has become dull, but so far it’s usable.

Slow-!

With a cool touch, a rabbit flying toward me split in half and fell to the ground.

“Wow, that’s really sweet…”

muttered involuntarily.

The rabbit’s body was as soft as rotten fruit, and the blade easily went in even if it was cut with rough force.

“This is completely unacceptable wwwwww”

“They said it was blissful bliss, so they must be talking about a time like this. Not bad from the start.”

Kyoko and Rin easily dealt with the rabbits that came running towards me, making faces that said it was easy. At this rate, 5 minutes is enough to catch 10 fish.

Back then when rabbits were being hunted so easily.

I suddenly started getting goosebumps on my back.

Instinctively, I felt as if someone was watching me, no, us.

“Kyoko… Rin… Wait a minute…”

I raised my sword and carefully looked around.

Approaching us from afar, bit by bit, it seemed as if they were encircling us and closing the encirclement.

Kyoko and Rin must have seen them too, so they stopped attacking the rabbit and looked around nervously.

Before long, they stopped right in front of our noses.

“That… who are you…”

I was wary and glared at them.

They didn’t differ much from the rest of the village in their attire, but they all wore a badge on their chests.

They were looking in our direction without saying anything to my question.

Breaking the suffocating atmosphere, one of them started running without hesitation.

“Ugh… don’t f*cking come… then look around…! I warned you! I have a knife! ”

It was me who had already experienced all the realities of this world, so getting involved in shitty things was a no-brainer.

attack before you get hit

However, if you still have doubts about whether the enemy is right for you, you should be prepared.

I poised and guarded myself so that I could stab him with my sword at any moment.

Contrary to my expectations, however, he, or, seeing from up close, she, who seemed to be a woman because of her long hair, ran to the rabbits behind me.

“what!”

When I hurriedly turned around, she was holding the rabbit we killed and muttering something.

“… field…”

“what?”

“this… field…”

She was glaring at us with a trembling voice as if to kill us.

“These savages⸺!!!”

She began to sob and scream in a high-pitched voice.

“To treat innocent children so badly… You are still human! How can you wear a human mask and have such a terrible… ”

“What bullshit!”

I jumped up and shouted at her as she looked at us with resentful eyes.

What kind of bullshit is that crazy bitch talking about?

Seeing him show up out of the blue and say such stupid things, I thought he was insane.

“Hey Onna, what happened to your hair?”

“Oh… You seem to be lacking somewhere… You care so much about carcasses of animals…”

Kyoko couldn’t seem to understand her, and Rin looked at her with a pitiful look.

“These demon abusers!”

“What a f*ck, what a f*cking beast abuser is…”

A man in the crowd shouted loudly.

What the f*ck is a demon abuser?

It was the first time in my life that I had heard the word hairy and stupid like that.

“You seem to be misunderstanding something over there, but the Witchbeast that was commissioned to cause damage to that rabbit field…”

“Then what are these children supposed to eat!”

“Yes? How do I…”

I calmed down and calmly tried to explain the situation to them, but they started making strange claims.

“Would these children be born as Witchbeasts because they wanted to be born as Witchbeasts too? Taking food from such children is too harsh! Please don’t live in the world with such a demon-hating perspective!”

“No, they say they eat all the f*cking crops, so what to do… That’s all property.

My fist almost flew at the moment, but I managed to hold it in.

I did not give up and tried to carry on a human-to-human conversation with them.

“Devils are definitely living beings living in the same world as us! We are also feeding every day so that the field is not damaged!”

“No, you feed me? There are a lot of objects, but are you thinking of increasing them? No… no. I won’t care if they feed you or clothe you, so give me the rabbit carcass.”

I realized that there was no point in arguing with them anymore.

He just intended to take the rabbits he had just caught, go to the guild, get some money, and rest at an inn.

“What are you going to do with these kids!”

“What are you doing? Bring it and get the money.”

“As expected, a demon abuser is right! It was strange that you only spoke so slickly, but after all, you guys are demon abusers!”

They started shouting at us, hiding the dead rabbits behind their backs.

“Demonic abuser!”

“Demonic abuser!”

“Demonic abuser!”

There wasn’t a single f*cking sane pup.

I lost my mind watching them surround us and shout at a level close to religion.

I thought, grabbing my dizzy head that was about to fall.

This f*cking world, no, humanity is never threatened by demons.

If this is the case, it is safe to say that this is a natural selection.

This f*cking world.