I Parry Everything: What Do You Mean I’m the Strongest? I’m Not Even an Adventurer Yet! Volume 6 by Nabeshiki

Author:Nabeshiki [NABESHIKI]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: J-Novel Club
Published: 2024-08-09T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 122: The Beastfolk Village, Part 2

“Never in my life did I expect to see such a miracle...” the white-furred old man murmured, watching tenderly as ingredients were thrown into the giant pot sitting in the plaza.

The young beastfolk by his side nodded in response, likewise watching the burst of activity. “Me neither. It’s like they’re the party of heroes that fought the Divine Beast Y-Gor in the ancient legends. But...they’re more real than that. They’re our saviors.”

“Yes. They are.”

The villagers had been in tumult. Their sick friends and relatives, thought to be lost causes, had all risen from their beds the picture of health. Then the strange travelers had started cooking in their plaza.

The air was filled with a pleasant aroma. It wafted through the entire village, inviting everyone, young and old, to pop by and see what was happening. The plaza was buzzing with more life and excitement than during the great festival that took place once a year.

Many had at first been suspicious of the strangers and what they were doing. Then the circumstances of their arrival spread, and the villagers threw themselves at the travelers’ feet. How could they not when the party had escorted the would-be bandits back to town and overlooked their crime? They had even healed everyone who was sick. There had been quite a commotion as, together with their reunited children, the newly recovered villagers had gathered around the strangers and groveled for their forgiveness.

Some of the parents had started lecturing their sons and daughters, but the travelers had said there was no need. Though the children’s actions were nothing to be praised, they had already received a just punishment. No hard feelings remained.

It had taken quite a while for the crowd around the travelers to disperse. The elder had worked desperately to control them, but now they were chatting merrily with their loved ones as they waited patiently for the food to be ready.

“It has been so long since I last saw the village like this,” he said.

“It might be my first time seeing it.”

“Ah, yes... Your generation never had the chance.”

“Unfortunately not.”

The village had no fields in which to grow crops, and there was nowhere for its people to hunt. Only by traveling to other towns to work or selling what little they could gather nearby were they able to make money. Food was scarce, and at least someone had always gone hungry.

Then things had taken a turn for the worse. One by one, the sturdy men and women who were the village’s breadwinners had started succumbing to illness. The village had grown poorer by the day, and many of the sick had died, starting with the frailest. It hadn’t taken long for the survivors to lose hope and the smiles to vanish from their faces.

Everyone could tell their village was on the verge of ruin. Just the day before, they had wandered the streets looking withdrawn and defeated. Yet as they sat around the plaza’s bonfire, they seemed not to have a care in the world.

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