Fairy Tail: I Don’t Want to Be the President

Chapter 69 The Possible Beast King

"That's my son Chita, Shino's husband."

The village chief Panser introduced in a low voice, while Sino looked sad.

"Sorry." Rhodes didn't know how to comfort someone who had lost a loved one.

Just like after he found out about Lisanna, he no longer knew whether he should smile in front of Mira.

"No, this matter is related to the commission." Panser said seriously,

"That's what happened to Chita...so I have to remind you that this is a dangerous mission where lives can be lost.

If you are not confident to complete it, or need to re-evaluate the task level and reward, I can accept it. "

The client seemed pretty good. Rhodes said, "Please give me details..."

Snap!

Natsu slapped the commission letter on the coffee table: "Fairy Tail members will not give up the mission easily, please just leave it to us!"

Rhodes closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and opened his eyes.

This **** is always so reckless!

But that serious and confident expression is extremely contagious.

The village chief and Shino were obviously infected, and they couldn't help but have the idea that 'if it were them, maybe it could be done'.

But Rhodes decided to ask first before making a plan: "Please tell me in detail."

"The infestation of wild beasts probably started a few years ago. In the past few years, the weather has been good near our village, and there has been a bumper harvest almost every year.

Correspondingly, the products on the Dendrobium Mountains are also particularly rich, and our gathering and hunting activities have decreased a lot compared to previous years.

As a result, prey such as hares, pheasants, sika deer, and wild goats also increased. From the following year, the number of carnivorous beasts on the mountain also began to increase.

Therefore, because the number of carnivorous beasts increased, the number of their prey began to decline again..."

Rhodes nodded to express his understanding. He understood the positive and negative feedback regulation of the ecosystem and high school biology courses.

“It goes without saying that wild boars are a type that likes to cause harm to farmland at any time. Carnivorous beasts with reduced food supply will naturally come down the mountain to look for food.

Their first target is our livestock, but we think of various ways to fight against them, such as digging traps and building fences.

So wild beasts that are difficult to hunt began to attack humans while we were out trading or doing farm work.

We also thought of ways to fight back, formed a team of Orions, and took the initiative to ambush at the foot of the mountain to intercept the beasts coming down the mountain. Qita... was one of them. "

Rhodes didn't expect that he could hear with his own ears the struggle between humans and animals for survival, and in such a primitive way...

He looked at the photos on the wall, and they were so cruel.

Habi couldn't help but ask: "Did he get into an accident while fighting a wild beast to protect the village?"

"No, you can't say that." The village chief refuted Habi's statement and poked the ground hard with his crutch. "He died because he overestimated his abilities!"

"Father!" Shino didn't want to hear him talking about her husband like that.

"No! Dad is a hero!" A little girl with a bun on her head burst into the living room. "Dad is a hero who protects the village. Dad is not dead!"

Snow hugged her quickly: "Claudy, grandpa is receiving guests, please don't be rude."

"Daddy is a hero, but grandpa is the most annoying!" The little girl named Claudia broke away from Sino's arms and ran out crying.

"Claudia...Father..." Sino was in a dilemma, wanting to chase her daughter but not daring to be rude.

Rhodes said quickly: "Please chase her quickly. It is dangerous for children to run around so late."

Snow looked at Panser's face.

Panser sighed: "All the guests said so."

Sinuo said "I'm sorry" and hurriedly chased him out.

"Sorry for making you laugh."

"It's natural for children to worship their father." Natsu didn't know if he was thinking of himself. He asked: "What happened to the child's father?"

"That self-righteous one..." Panser sighed. After all, he couldn't bear to talk about his son like that anymore.

“He is the best hunter in the village and has always hoped to find a way so that everyone no longer has to worry about being attacked by wild beasts.

So he kept participating in hunting and going up the mountain to investigate.

Seven days ago, he said that he discovered that there might be a being similar to the 'Beast King' on the mountain, and that the actions of all beasts were driven by the 'Beast King'. "

"Beast King?" Rhodes had an impression of this word. The Beast King was described in the "Magic Creatures Illustrated Book".

That is not the name of a certain beast, but a powerful monster that has a very small probability of being born in places where beasts gather.

It's not just humans who can master magic in this world, some animals may also suddenly master the use of magic one day.

Perhaps because they don't have enough wisdom, beasts that suddenly gain great power tend to become manic and irritable.

They may hunt or rule the beasts in an area. This is the reason why the Beast King was born.

Because of this, the beast kings do not have a unified image. Some look like tigers, some look like rhinos, and some even look like evil ghosts.

Tasks of varying difficulty such as 'conquering monsters', 'conquering demons', etc. that often appear in the guild are often dealing with such strange animals that accidentally master magic and cause destruction everywhere.

The weaker beast kings are just more powerful beasts than tigers, bears, and wild boars.

The most powerful beast kings are terrifying monsters that can be compared to S-class wizards.

This also corresponds to tasks of different difficulty levels.

Rhodes felt guilty when he thought of this. The village chief and the others were ordinary people, so they probably didn't know the specific strength of the Beast King, and they couldn't rate it.

What if you meet an S-class...

I, a mage who has learned magic for less than two months, am on an S-rank mission?

By then I'm afraid I can only hope that Natsu will explode.

The village chief was still talking about what happened next, "Qita believes that as long as the beast king is eliminated, the beasts will lose their leadership.

They fight each other for territory and then fall into a long period of calm.

Even if the animal problem cannot be completely solved, it can at least allow everyone to harvest food safely, and we will find a solution later depending on the situation.

I advised him to ask a magician to solve the problem, but he thought he could do it, and he had to protect his village by himself.

Later, we had a big quarrel, and he finally refused to listen to me and went up the mountain alone with weapons and bows.

And then...never came back. "

Several people in the room fell into a brief silence. Although the old village chief had complained about his son before, he could not hide his sadness.

Happy was willing to think on the bright side: "Maybe he just got lost in the mountains, and Natsu gets lost occasionally."

The old village chief shook his head gently:

"Three days ago, a team of hunters who tried to find traces of Qita brought back his scraps of clothes, as well as broken bows and arrows and weapons."

"Love." Habi lowered his head, "I'm sorry."

"That's his own choice. If I were twenty years younger, maybe..."

Bang! Natsu's fist hit the coffee table, causing the cup on it to jump: "Let's go up the mountain now and beat the Beast King away!"

The village chief said hurriedly: "No, it's already so late. You are still running all the way. Please rest for a night before..."

Dangdangdangdangdang...

The alarm bell rang rapidly, and the quiet village began to become lively.

(End of chapter)