"Are you the boss here?"
"Yes! I am a warrior of the great Gatutan tribe, Jirengidaak!"
The foul-smelling fool thumped his chest. He was certainly large and distracting, making him look like a boss.
"Then look at you, cowardly barging in and persecuting the Elementals, you cowardly bastards who trust only in your numbers!"
There are currently more than three hundred Chujjara in the village. It's a horrifyingly large number, but if he were to go it alone, he could catch them all.
However, if my methods are too drastic, I'll make a bad impression on the elementals who saved my life. If Ollie defeats his enemies without mercy, he'll be hailed as a hero because he's a fellow elemental, but to them I'm just a human they've never seen before.
"How dare they call me a coward for being so brave!"
Then it's better to provoke a skit like this to kill the enemy leader and make his subordinates flee.
Even if I could wipe them all out right now, I'd have to get involved and deal with them all before I could return to Earth, which would defeat the purpose of Ollie's restraint.
"You coward, you coward who persecutes the minority when the majority rushes in!"
It's embarrassing to say this for attention, but it's a great way to provoke the ignorant Chuujjara.
"You're a little rat! I'll kill you first!"
"Thump! Thump! Kung! Thump!
As proof, it left the elemental on the verge of finishing it off and ran at me.
"Aah, human danger!"
With a weight difference of more than five times my size, common sense told me I was going to be squashed by the club he was wielding.
"Chhhhhhh!
"Chujaak?"
It was Jireng's club that shattered, or rather, exploded.
The Chuujara's eyes filled with embarrassment as they looked at me in front of them.
"Is that all you got?"
I stood my ground.
But even though I tried to pretend that I didn't care, I couldn't help but squint because of the dust in my eyes.
The dust didn't hurt my eyes, but it was still a human physiology.
I'm glad that this humanity remained, because honestly, I wanted to deflect bullets with my bare eyes like Superman in the movie.
Romantic or not, I could have done more than just scream at the top of my lungs, I could have stunned or killed my enemies with my life force.
But I didn't use it, because I couldn't identify Pia yet, and it could hurt the Elementals if I did.
"My turn."
The first time I used it, I sounded like a middle-schooler, but after a while, I got used to it.
Slowly pulling back his fisted hand like a cartoon character, his upper body rotated with it. Like a javelin thrower, he prepares to release his fist at any moment.
"Chujaak?"
He throws a light punch at Jireng, who is still dumbfounded. But not as heavy as it should be.
"Pfft!!!
The attack, which was nothing more than a simple regime shout, blew a gaping hole in the center of Jireng, who was more than five times my size.
"Chuujak?"
One of the Chuujjara behind Jireng grunted in disbelief as he covered the chunks of corpse that had been blown out by the wind pressure of my fist.
Tsk, dirty.
The one who'd gotten the hang of the situation quickly dropped to pissing himself.
"I'll say it again! If you surrender now, I will not kill you humanely!"
I left out the "if you surrender" part because I'd missed my chance earlier.
"The brave warrior, Captain Jireng, is dead!"
"My body is empty! I ate so much yesterday, eek!"
Screams and violent reactions erupted from everywhere, like victims of a violent experiment, unable to accept the instantaneous change in the situation.
Some of them were already running away.
"We have to deal with the boss first."
It's confusing to have a numerical advantage but no commander to control it.
"If I surrender, will you let me live?"
Oh, there's a guy with a life.
That's quite a harvest.
"Chujaak, you traitor!
"Puck-
Ack."
I separated his head from his body when he tried to light a candle next to me.
"Of course. Drop your weapon and smash your head into the floor."
"Oh, okay!"
"Bang!
He's pretty tough for a Chuujara, so he slammed his head into the floor. I'm not a big believer in kannon, but he looked a little mean, so I picked him.
"From now on, I'll kill anyone who doesn't behave like this chujara!"
Two examples, that's all the mercy I can give.
"Uh, what are you going to do, Chuzak?"
"You cowards! You must fight, of course you must fight!"
"But Jireng is dead!"
The chatter among the Chuujjara grows louder.
Meanwhile, the Elementals are ready to fight back.
"On the count of three, if you don't put your head on the ground, we'll kill you!"
I can't take it anymore, I warn. If it weren't for the elementals behind me, I would have killed them without asking, sleeping, or anything else, but there were too many people watching to be bothered.
"Three!"
"I want to live!"
"Grasp!
I read the seconds, and several of them immediately bowed.
"Two!"
"Ooh, don't be ridiculous!"
"Gung, gung, gung, gung, gung!
Many of them rush forward as if to fight.
'Wudangtang'
Some of them charge back.
"Gow...no."
I was about to say that it was a shot, but then I moved my body.
Chuujak?"
"Boo-woo.
I heard a dull crack as Jireng picked up the chujaara that was coming at me like a club and threw it.
"Thump-!
"Chuja-ak!"
I deliberately hit the fleeing Chuujara, and it falls to the ground with a loud thud.
Either a broken bone or a ruptured gut. Or both.
"Chuujjak! I'm flying...!"
One by one, the pile of chujaaras grows larger and larger.
"Humans are throwing us!"
"Chuujjak! Human subjects as small as mouse drops...!"
Not to mention the chujaras being thrown one after another.
"Deranim for God's sake!"
The elementals watching from behind were also surprised and bewildered.
"That's a human warrior...!"
"That's the kind of force that belongs to Ollie's people!"
Still, since they were on his side, their reactions were more of cheers than fear.
The first time he killed Jiren like that, it was to intimidate him.
It served its purpose, and if I killed the rest of them like he did, it would only make this place dirtier.
That's why I picked off the rebels one by one and threw them all into one place.
"Gasoline."
I dusted off my hands as I stuck the last one that didn't go down at the top of the hill.
"Now that we have them in one place...should we kill them?"
I swiped at my palm to make sure I'd done it right, trying to avoid getting as much blood on it as possible, and it was fine, except a little dirty.
"That's quite the feat, warrior...."
As I stood in front of the hill of half-corpses of Chuzaras, contemplating whether or not to kill them, a stern-looking elemental approached me.
"You must have had a hard time dealing with the surprise attack."
"No, sir, without your help there would have been many, many casualties, and I thank you from the bottom of my heart."
A respectful bow at the same time. The defense had only just ended, and the cleanup from the attack would be just beginning, but the way he greeted me, I wondered if the damage had been done.
"No, no, but is anyone else seriously injured? I have some healing potions."
"You already saved us!"
A stern-looking man with a colorful expression. I don't know what his rank is, but judging from his well-dressed attire and youth, he's probably a guard captain or a search captain.
"But that's okay. With your help, we were able to stop the Chuujara horde without too much damage."
He glanced at the cluster of Chuujara. He looked around and saw that the mobile Elemental garrison was holding a Chu'jara who had surrendered with his head.
"I could kill them as they are, but I'm afraid that would make a mess, so I gathered them up."
"...So that's why you did this."
Jim's eyes went from puzzled to understanding.
"We'll all die if we leave it like this, but can you handle it?"
"Hmmm. I don't know."
"If you're not sure, I can kill them one by one."
I didn't use a tenth of my strength against them, let alone my full strength.
I was careful to control my strength.
But I ran hard, and I meant it.
"...You mean in a way that doesn't involve blood?"
As expected, the Elementals were in a negative mood about disposing of the Chuujara corpses.
"That's a bit difficult."
"I see."
Actually, it could be done if they tried, but it would take a long time, so they looked at each other in frustration and thought of other means.
"Oh, by the way, were there any other villages nearby that you could ask for help?"
I asked, wondering if there was another village nearby that needed help. As I leapt up the tree, I saw two dangerous places in the direction the messenger had pointed.
Ollie's direction felt similar.
"No, but there was an evacuation from the neighboring village, and though there were casualties, most of them have been moved to shelters, so we should be fine."
"Ah. May they find their way into Dera's arms."
"May you find your way into Dera's arms."
"Is there anything else I can do for you here, then?"
You offer a comforting Elemental greeting in honor of the deceased.
"I'm not sure, but the Chu'jara horde that attacked the neighboring village may be heading this way, so I'll let you know as soon as I can organize a party to investigate."
We're running a little late, then.
With the most important casualties minimized, there seemed to be no need to move quickly. However, even if the two villages were combined into one, which would make it easier to defend, there was no guarantee that things would go well on the Ollie side.
If they rushed to help, the Chuzaras who had attacked the neighboring village would attack here, and they'd be devastated once again.
"We'll interrogate the captors first."
"You mean interrogate the Chuujara?"
"Yes."
Each race has its own language. The Elementals and Canturkos even had diplomats who learned other races' languages to negotiate with them.
Well, humans have different languages in different countries, and even within the same country there are dialects.
In this context, the translation perks were definitely awesome.
"Hey."
"Chuzak?"
"I need to ask you something."
"What is it, you all-powerful human?"
I walked up to the Chuujara I'd defeated earlier and asked him, only to find that his answer was similar to the one I'd encountered when I was with Ollie.
"What's the disposition of these guys?"
I was told that they would be spared if they surrendered, but I doubted that those who had suffered losses due to the Chuujjara would forgive them since the Elementals had taken them prisoner.
If it were me, I wouldn't sleep at night if my family, relatives, or neighbors were injured or killed by them.
"...We've already taken them prisoner, so we'll put them in jail, and then it's up to the queen to decide."
Elemental replies with a look of displeasure as he looks at Chujaara, whose hands are tied.
"Chuzak? What's going to happen to me?!"
The bound Chujaara asks, realizing that the conversation has gone off the rails.
"If we let you go now, they'll come back for you later."
"They won't! Humans are strong! I'm weak!"
Is this the usual weakling defense?
"Tell me honestly. Have you ever killed another race before?"
If you have, it's going to be hard to let you off the hook.
"Yes!"
"Hah, what race?"
I asked, trying to spare him if I could, but he didn't have the intelligence to lie like this, and I was devastated by his honesty.
"Kangkang of the Tarituna tribe, he was a good opponent!"
"...The same Chujara?"
"Yes!"
His low intelligence is a problem, so this conversation will never end.
"I'm busy right now, so wait in the jail for now."
"Chuujjak, okay!"
I had a vague idea that they were having a duel between their tribes to prove who was the best, but it was none of my business.
"Put him in jail for now, and we'll deal with him after the dust settles, unless the queen takes him before then."
I shrug my shoulders and turn to the waiting elemental. It was merciful of him to show this much concern for an invader who had come to kill.
When I'm done, I'll interrogate him and see how he's doing, and I'll give him the benefit of the doubt, but if he's taken to the queen for trial before then, I don't think it'll matter.
Honestly, I'd rather have Chujaara, the perpetrator, on trial.
"So, your immediate problem is the Chuzaras in the next village?"
"Yes."
I glance over at the Chujaara being dragged behind the elemental, and he confirms.
"Then we just need to get rid of them."
"Is that possible?"
"...I'll do my best."
I was about to say of course, but then realized that would be too arrogant, so I humbled myself.
"Just in case," I ask, "I don't suppose you're going to defend yourself?"
"I'm ashamed to say, yes."
The Chuujara hadn't rushed into the town, but most of the things built to defend it, starting with the perimeter, were shattered and smashed.
Did that mean there were no casualties?
Again, only the seriously injured were absent, but the wounded and dead could be seen being carried away.
"In that case, I'll go to the Chujaras who attacked the neighboring village and see what I can do."
If the Chujjara attacked while I was away, the outcome was obvious.
Even if we were to flee, it wouldn't be without damage.
And there was no telling how long it would take for the Elemental Queen to send reinforcements.
"In the meantime, you're doing a good job of cleaning up."
"Ah-! I see...!"
Her eyes light up and she nods as I outline the plan.
I wonder if I'm getting her too excited, but the bridge is already far away from the village.
From the glimpse I got from the tree earlier, the Chujjara in my area were staying in a place a little further away from the village here.
About twenty minutes if I ran at full speed.
Given the speed of a typical Chuujara, it would have taken me about half a day to get here, and I wanted to join Ollie, but since he asked for my help, I planned to help him without being too intrusive.
I thought the killing would be over now that the demon was captured.
"Sigh."
My mouth watered again in disappointment. He had gotten this far in his training by saving lives whenever possible rather than killing them, since leveling up was possible even without killing, just like skill building.
Besides, my aversion to killing remained.
That doesn't mean I'm not compassionate enough to spare those who would kill me.
Cultural. Racial. Otherworldly.
It was too difficult for my small self to consider the differences, and even after all this help, I was still just another person.
Still. I'll take your advice, won't I?
I'm going to tell them that if they surrender now and cooperate, I'll let them go.
Besides, interrogating only two of them hasn't given us enough information to get to the bottom of this.
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This article has been translated by deepl.