Chapter 102 Majin[Devil]
The man in front of me identified himself as Ranbiris Rezom; a person of the Majin[Devil] demon race.
This might be just intuition acting up but I couldn't sense any lies in his words. What he said might actually be the truth.
Moreover, he is a person from the Majin[Devil] Demon race. I did hear about the Demon Lord just a while ago, but this is the first time I am meeting a person of the Demon race.
When I was thinking about such things, Ranbiris who was in front of me was looking intently at the mixture of emotions like surprise, discomfort and so on that was going through my head.
[Ha, in the past humans would fear the beings of the demon race. How the flow of time has changed. Or maybe you think that what I am telling a lie?]
[Sorry about that. I can somehow tell that you really aren’t telling a lie. But quite frankly, I've never heard of the demon race before, nor have I seen them before. So I don’t really know if I should be afraid or not?]
Ranbiris seemed to be convinced by my answer.
He spread his arm to show that he meant no danger and spoke while smiling.
[In that case, we don't have to fight against each other in vain. You do not have enmity against the demons and I don’t feel like having a battle with you. And I shall promise to promptly leave this village immediately. How about it, isn’t it a good proposal?]
Hmm, the proposal Isn't really bad considering that the other party cannot be trusted or anything.There is certainly danger if we battle in the village as the buildings and house surrounding this place will be damaged.
Besides, the people will come here immediately after hearing the noise that’s being caused.
I am reluctant, but it cannot be helped.
I shall go along with Ranbiris proposal for now.
[Ranbiris, I shall accept your proposal but before that, I want to ask you about a few things.]
[It’s ok. I have no problems with that.]
[First of all, why didn’t you try your magic on me? It should have definitely been possible for you. Moreover, you had plenty of opportunities to cast magic right?]
[Unfortunately, that would not have gone well. In fact, this magic has little effect on people who have the same amount of magic.]
[I see. Then do you promise to not do anything to this village or the people in here when you leave? If you're going to do anything at all to Zonga-san or Shingu or anyone else here, Then I will kill you right here, right now.]
[That would be unnecessary since I don’t really have anything to do in this village anymore, Besides there is a chance that I might be caught by other troublesome existences if I were to do anything like using magical powers. Even though hundreds of years have passed that half-elf will still try to interfere with our place no matter where we are.]
Ranbiris looked visibly frustrated, unlike his elegant behaviour so far.Maybe the half-elf that Ranbiris spoke of, is Minarisu-san.
I do not know what happened between Minarisu-san and him, but there seem to be quite a few grudges between them. Well, it’s not something that has anything to do with me for now.
Thinking so, I asked the last question.
[This is the last question that I want to ask you, what is the reason for your visit to this village?]
Ranbiris put a creepy smile on his face after he heard the question.
[Hehe, that is obviously something that I cannot say. Well, you will definitely understand in time. Well then, I shall take my leave from here now.]
Saying so, Ranbiris turned his back to me and walked towards the wall. And just before he hit the wall, he disappeared suddenly as if he was fog.
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A few minutes after the encounter with Ranbiris.
I returned to the banquet venue; it seemed really lively at that moment.
And Shingu who saw my arrival ran towards me.
[Nii-chan, where have you been up until now? Ojii-chan was looking for you all over the place.]
[Ah, sorry about that. I had an important task to do just now. More importantly, Shingu, do you know where Zonga-san is right now?]
[Hmm, Ojii-chan should be over there right now.]
[So it’s like that, Thank you Shingu. I have something that I need to speak to Zonga-san about. I'll see you later.]
Saying so to Shingu, I headed to where Zonga-san was.
The banquet was filled with rambunctious people and stentorian music behind me, but although I wanted to join as well, that was impossible for now.
I soon succeeded in finding Zonga-san and called out to him with a serious expression on my face.
[Zonga-san, I have something that I need to speak to you about, I wonder if this is a good time?]
When I said so, Zonga-san who had been smiling up until now, immediately changed and his expression to that of a serious village head; one worthy of being the village head of the Barris Village. Somehow he was able to understand that something major had happened.
[I understand, let us go to a place which is not so crowded, Please come with me.]
Saying so, Zonga-san walked out and I followed after him.
After a few minutes of walking, the place that Zonga-san had brought me to was an empty plot in the village. Indeed, there is no chance of anyone overhearing in such a place.
And so I explained all that had transpired to Zonga-san.
Zonga-san who had finished listening to everything had a subtle expression on his face.
[How could that happen. how could such a thing enter this village.]
[Yes, and I don’t think that he will appear near this village anytime in the near future from what he said, and so obviously, I thought that I should tell you this. And yes I did not tell Shingu about these events.]
[Yes, it would be better to keep this a secret from everyone in this village. It would only create confusion and problems would arise. But still, to hear about the demon race in this era.]
As soon as he said so, Zonga-san took a deep breath. Apparently, Zonga-san seemed to know something about the Demon Race.
Since it piqued my interest, I decided to ask him a question.
[Zonga-san, could you tell me more about the demon race?]
[I do not know about them in too much detail, but there is a rumour that the Demon Lord who had commanded the Demon race and the Demons when they had rampaged across the continent was of Majin[Devil] race.]
I see, then does that mean that the Majin[Devil] race are superior compared to the Demon race. I certainly did feel something creepy from that Ranbiris.
Perhaps it was a good thing that I not chosen to fight against Ranbiris at the time, maybe I avoided it subconsciously.
[I understand. Then does Zonga-san know why the Majin had come to this village?]
[I do not understand why either. They say it has already been hundreds of years since the Majin had last appeared, Even if they did appear now. I cannot guess their purpose.]
Zonga-san seemed to be desperately thinking about the answer as he held his head, but the answer still did not seem to come forth.
But why did the Majin come to this village? Perhaps they might be looking for something in this village that could cause a tremendous growth in the demons. No, that’s not possible.
If such a thing really did exist, The village Head Zonga-san would have some knowledge about it. It is of no use anymore, my knowledge is insufficient to think about this any further.
[Zonga-san, I shall consult with my trusted friends about this matter. I promise that I will definitely tell you about it as soon I know the Majin's purpose]
[Alright, I trust the people that you do, I can rest easy now. I shall leave this matter to you Yuuma-dono. And we shall continue to live as usual, that would be for the best.]
[That might be for the best Zonga-san. This matter makes me feel strange and uneasy as well. I fear that this might spread to the villagers, and I wish to avoid that.]
in response to my words, Zonga-san nodded deeply as if to agree with them.
The matter about the Majin was put aside for now.
I suppose we should return to the party now.
[Alright, I suppose we should return to the banquet now Zonga-san. In fact, we even came all the way here ignoring Shingu, so it might make Shingu complain if we don't return soon.]
When I said so with a troubled expression, Zonga-san broke his serious expression and smiled.
[Indeed Shingu has gotten really close to Yuuma, and it surely has been a long while since I have seen such a happy Shingu, so it would be wrong to make him wait for so long. We should not make him wait or he might end up with an empty stomach]
Saying so, Zonga-san walked ahead and headed to the banquet.
When we returned to the plaza, Shingu came over at extremely high speed as I expected and immediately caught my hand.
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TN Notes[1]: According to the information Currently availabe Majin[Devil] are one of the race's under the Demon Race.
Just think like this Demon Race->Demons->Animal Forms->Rabbit species-> Rabbitsu,Guros Rabbitsu,Golden Rabbitsu
Demon Race->Devils->Humanoid Forms->*Still missing*-> Devil(Ranbiris Rezom)
I hope that helps a bit now.
TN: Just wondering this, if the banquet had Guros Rabbitsu meat, and the Guros Rabbitsu ate people from the Barris Village, then doesn't that mean that the people of the Barris village are eating their own people through the Guros Rabbitsu. (Just a thought)
EN: Yes, yes they are.