Fairy Tail: I don't want to be the president

Chapter 69: Possible Beast King

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

Village chief Panther introduced in a low voice, while Shinuo looked sad.

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

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

"No, this matter is related to the commission." Panther said seriously.
“What happened in Chita…so I must remind you that this is a dangerous mission that could cost you your life.

If you don’t have the confidence to complete it, or if you need to re-evaluate the mission level and remuneration, I can accept that.”

This client seems to be quite good. Rhodes said, "Please tell me more..."

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

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

This bastard is always so reckless!
But that serious and confident expression is extremely contagious.

The village chief and Sino were obviously infected, and couldn't help but think, "If it were them, maybe they could really accomplish it."

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

“The rampant wild animals started a few years ago. In the past few years, the weather near our village has been good and there has been a bumper harvest almost every year.

Correspondingly, the resources in the Dendrobium Mountains are particularly abundant, and our gathering and hunting activities have decreased a lot compared with previous years.

As a result, prey such as hares, pheasants, sika deer and wild goats increased in number, and starting from the next year, the number of carnivorous beasts in the mountains also increased.

Then, as the number of carnivorous beasts increased, the number of their prey began to decrease again..."

Rhodes nodded to show that he understood. It was the positive and negative feedback regulation of the ecosystem. He knew about it from his high school biology course.

“It goes without saying that wild boars are always the type that damage farmland. When the amount of food decreases, carnivorous beasts will naturally come down the mountain to look for food.

Their first target was our livestock, but we tried all kinds of ways to fight them, such as digging traps and building walls.

As a result, wild animals that were difficult to hunt began to attack humans while we were out trading or doing farm work.

We also thought of a way to fight back. We formed a team of hunters and took the initiative to ambush and kill the beasts coming down the mountain. Qita... was one of them. "

Rhodes never thought that he would hear with his own ears the struggle between humans and animals for survival, and in such a primitive way...

He looked at the pictures on the wall; they were so cruel.

Happy couldn't help but ask, "Did he have an accident while fighting a beast while trying to protect the village?"

"No, that's not the case." The village chief refuted Habib's statement and poked the ground with his cane. "He died because he overestimated his own abilities!"

"Father!" Snow didn't want to hear him say that about her husband.

"No! Dad is a hero!" A little girl with a bun on her hair rushed into the living room, "Dad is a hero who protects the village, Dad is not dead!"

Snow hurriedly hugged her: "Claudia, grandpa is receiving guests, you are not allowed to be rude."

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

"Clauti...father..." Snow was in a dilemma. She wanted to chase her daughter, but she didn't dare to be rude.

Rhode said quickly: "Please go after her quickly. It's dangerous for children to run around so late at night."

Snow looked at Panther's face.

Panther sighed, "That's what the guests said."

Sino said "Excuse me" and chased after him.

"Sorry for making you laugh."

"It's natural for a child to admire his father." Natsu wondered if he was thinking of himself. He asked, "What about the child's father?"

"That self-righteous guy..." Panther sighed, and finally couldn't bear to say that to his son.

“He is the best hunter in the village, and he 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 kept going up the mountain to investigate.

Seven days ago, he said he discovered that there might be something like the 'Beast King' in the mountains, and all the beasts' actions were driven by the 'Beast King'.

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

That is not the name of a certain kind of wild beast, but a powerful monster that has a very small chance of being born in a place where ferocious beasts gather.

In this world, it is not only humans who can master magic. Some animals may also suddenly master how to use magic one day.

Perhaps because they lack sufficient wisdom, beasts that suddenly possess powerful strength often become manic and angry.

They may go hunting, or they may rule over the beasts in an area, which is why the King of Beasts is 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 spirits.

The guild often has tasks of varying difficulty such as "killing monsters" and "killing demons". Most of the time, they are dealing with strange animals that have accidentally mastered magic and are wreaking havoc everywhere.

A weaker beast king is just a slightly stronger beast than tigers, bears, wild boars and other fierce beasts.

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 a little guilty when he thought about this. The village chief and his companions were all ordinary people. They probably didn't know the specific strength of the Beast King, nor could they assess his level.

What if I encounter an S-rank...

I am a wizard who has studied magic for less than two months. S-level mission?
At that time, we 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 dealt with, the beasts will lose their leader.

They will fight each other for territory, and then fall into a period of considerable peace.

Even if we cannot completely solve the animal problem, at least we can allow everyone to harvest crops safely, and then we can find a solution depending on the situation.

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

Later we had a big fight, and he finally refused to listen to me. He took his weapons and bow and arrows and went up the mountain alone.

And then... never came back."

The 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 positively: "Maybe he just got lost in the mountains. Natsu gets lost sometimes, too."

The old village chief shook his head slightly:
"Three days ago, a group of hunters who tried to find Qita brought back his tattered clothes, as well as broken bows and weapons."

"Love." Happy hung his head. "I'm sorry."

"That was his own choice. If I were 20 years younger, maybe..."

Bang! Natsu pounded his fist on the coffee table, shaking the cups on it and saying, "Let's go up the mountain now and beat the Beast King away!"

The village chief said hurriedly: "No, it's so late, and you have been traveling all the way. Please take a rest first..."

Dangdangdangdangdang…

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

(End of this chapter)