Chapter 49
With a rumble, the wagon swayed .
I was on top of a pile of burlap bags, looking around .
“I love horses . I’m starting to wish I had a carriage . ”
A long mane, a well-groomed mane .
Long, st.u.r.dy legs .
In a previous life, I only saw them at horse races when I happened to be turning on a random channel on TV .
At the time, I just wanted to eat horse sashimi, but once I saw it in person, I found myself yearning for it .
In the next life, I might want a horse .
As I was gazing at the horse, something hit me on the back .
I turned around and saw Mea grabbing a burlap sack in both hands .
Maybe she threw the burlap sack at me .
It’s about time for James to cry .
“Those hair and eyes, you’re a Marren, aren’t you? What are you doing there?”
“Um … well, I’ve run away from home . It’s just that our customs and values don’t quite mesh . ”
“Eh, you’re the same as Mea . Mea also runaway . ”
“What, I thought you and James-san have been traveling together the whole time?”
I didn’t expect to make a runaway friend along the way .
Maybe there’s a runaway boom going on around here .
“No, no, it was only a week or so ago that Mea met with James-san . He happened to be in Mea’s village, so I just cried to him and asked him to take me away . ”
Mea replied, shaking the burlap bag in her hand .
It’s time to get that off your hand . You’re not going to throw it at me, are you?
“I guess the village customs don’t suit you after all?”
“Hmm, how do I say this? Look, here . ”
Mea lowered the burlap bag in her right hand and indicated her own forehead with her finger .
“Apparently, not having a magic crystal on Mea’s forehead, although Mea is born from the Doom tribe . ”
I remember .
Doom clan, I’ve read about them in books .
Their traits are that they have two horns and a crystal on their forehead .
Their nature is extremely nasty, the books said, and they have high magic, belligerent and cruel, and do not know how to hold back .
In other words, they were curious and in good shape .
In the book, it was written that they have a bad impression, but that was probably because the Doom people were trying to invade the royal capital at the time it was written in the book .
Five hundred years ago, the Doom tribe fearlessly declared war before attempting to a.s.sault the royal capital with a small group of men, and on the way, It is believed that the guy at the top’s head was taken off and the commotion died down safely .
In short, he’s an a.s.shole who’s on a roll . Maybe that’s the perception, I’m sure of it .
It was hard to remember what species they were, but the lack of magic crystals on their foreheads made their features match because it wasn’t there .
“So where did you put the thing that was supposed to be on your forehead?”
“My mother fell down while she was pregnant and that’s probably when it came off . ”
“It can get off with just that?!”
“Rather easily . It’s as easy to remove as a pressure ulcer . It’s the pride of the Doom tribe, though, and no one voluntarily removes it . Once it’s removed, it never grows back . It’s like Mea was born with her pride stolen from her . ”
I thought it was a joke, but her face is serious .
I don’t know what it is, but the crystals on the forehead of the Doom tribe seem to be like kuwai .
It’s not like it doesn’t matter because it was there, and it’s easy to remove, but it’s kind of a bad omen .
“Because of that, well, Mea has fairly received a rude treatment . It’s better if it was only from other places, but my father, mother, and brother all called me “stoneless” . I just want to tell her that you’re the one that gave birth to me!”
As she says it, Mea hits the burlap bag in her hand with her fist .
A bobbing sound can be heard .
Hey, James-san, please stop this girl .
The burlap bag will be ripped off sooner or later .
”…… . . So you decided to roll into Jame’s wagon as he pa.s.sed by and escape?”
“That’s about it . I think the timing of Mea’s birth was a little bad, and if I stays here too long, I’ll be in trouble . So I grabbed my mother’s savings and ran off with it . ”
Mea fingers a sachet from under her feet . That seems to be his mother’s savings .
She’s an aloof girl for a girl who was hara.s.sed by the whole village since she was born .
“……… . . ”
The person in question doesn’t seem to care too much about it, but after all, she’s a bit concerned about it .
What can I say in return?
At least at this point in time, “I was almost forced to marry my sister, and when I ran away from her, she destroyed my vehicle . ” I don’t feel like I can say .
I’m starting to feel small .
Mea scratches her head with a plop .
”………Hmm, it’s kind of a heavy feeling . It’s all over now, it’s over . From now on, Mea has decided that she’s going to use her mother’s savings to play hard to get in the city, so it’s rather a bright story .
Mea throws the burlap bag in her hand over to me .
I can’t just avoid it, so I caught it with my hand .
”Here, here! Go ahead and throw it back at me . ”
I hesitated a bit, but maybe it was Mea’s way of thinking about dispelling the heavy air .
I’ll go with her .
I threw back the burlap bag .
“Whoa, nice ball . By the way, why did Abel run away from home?”
Mea throws again .
I catched it and throws it back . This is getting a little fun .
“No, well, that’s why it’s a value proposition . ”
I catched the burlap bag that was thrown at me again .
Just as I was about to throw it back, the next burlap bag flew at me again .
I hold out my hand and add my magic power, killing the momentum of the burlap bag and dropping it in front of me .
“Well, if you don’t want to say it, it can’t be helped . I’ve heard the Marren tribe can’t leave the village alone unless there’s a good reason . ”
The speed of the burlap bag Mea was throwing at me gradually increased .
I manage to kill the momentum with my magic and drop it in front of me .
“What, do my people look so introverted to other people?”
”No, the Marren’s are basically thin-skinned and unadaptable, so if you leave the settlement alone . It was rumored that you’ll be homesick and the worst thing that could happen to you was that you would die . ”
“What?”
Are you susceptible to colds and homesickness?
Aren’t the Marren’s a bit weak in mind and body?
“There’s a gap!”
While I was confused, Mea swung at me and threw a burlap bag at me .
”Ah! That’s not fair, wait…”
The burlap bag hit me in the face and went flying backward .
It was plainly painful .
“You did it . It’s war from here on out . You’re going to have to make me do it for real, okay?”
I take out my staff from my pocket .
I’m confident that if I use wind magic, I can hit 300 kilometers per hour with a burlap bag .
”Please, please . I hope so . ”
The wagon came to a halt .
James-san was looking back at me with cold eyes .
I-, I’m sorry, I was getting a little carried away .
I’ll go get it now .