Hawks from the Land of Light are calling me a dove and an undercover agent in the chat group.

However, he has his own principles. Even if there are no children who dislike alcohol watching nearby, he will always reflect on himself, not become an alcoholic, and be a good adult and a good role model.

It's best not to drink any kind of alcohol, and if you do, just a little bit.

After putting down his wine glass, Hideki Go casually grabbed a handful of peanuts and started eating them one by one.

However, no matter how many I eat, the food in this world does seem rather strange. As for the depth and complexity of the flavors... well...

Beer, peanuts, or any other food are fine.

Compared to peanuts prepared and of the same quality on Earth, the flavor of peanuts here seems to be only about half that of those on Earth, which is quite strange.

He's been to quite a few planets and worlds, but he's never seen anything like this before.

Unfortunately, the reason is still unclear in the short term.

You can't ask the locals about this, because they've never eaten food with a normal level of flavor. In their eyes, the food here is normal.

Moreover, compared to such trivial matters, Hideki Go would rather know some other things if he were to ask questions.

Is today a holiday?

While eating, Hideki asked curiously, "It doesn't seem to be harvest season yet, so why are we having such a grand celebration banquet?"

This world, called Asmelia, seems to be a flat, earthly place, combining elements of modern Earth and the Western Middle Ages.

Although there are high-tech cities, they are very few, just a handful of cities that are renowned throughout the country. Apart from these, most are at the level of medieval Western cultures, like the villages here.

Of course, the difference is that the administrators here are much more humane than those in the Middle Ages on Earth, and their morality is very close to that of modern Earth.

For example, although there are nobles here, it is the kind of system where the throne cannot be inherited if the next generation does not have enough military strength to protect the country. The civil service positions for governing the country are also selected through a merit-based system, although there is no universal education.

While they are morally upright, their food production is not very advanced, and the villagers eat very frugally.

It has been almost twenty days since I was defeated by Papetua and the Hand of Creation, swept here by the spacetime turbulence, collapsed on the road outside this village, and was picked up by Brother Tiberius.

In such a long time, although he hasn't been to other parts of this world yet, it's enough for Hideki Go to understand how this place operates.

For villagers around the world, a day like today, where everyone can eat and drink to their heart's content, might not happen even once every three or five years.

Hearing the villager's question, Tibli patted his belly, which was now full of wine, and said with a chuckle, "Well, of course, that kind of thing didn't happen, but the village chief convinced us all."

Hideki Go was even more puzzled: "Persuade?"

"Ah."

Brother Tibily nodded. “We used to be frugal, but that was for the next generation. If we eat less, we can leave more resources and food for our children, so they can eat better and won’t have to be as poor as we were when we had holidays.”

"But things are different now, times have changed, sigh."

The times have changed.

Upon hearing this, Hideki Go quickly realized something: "Is it because of the war?"

In this world, a massive and protracted war seems to have swept across the entire territory over the past decade. The cause of this war is a force called the Avalon Brigade, whose main fighting force appears to be a kind of extraordinary being known as a Magister.

The Avalon Brigade is a group of unpredictable madmen, and they are not all equal among themselves.

Some simply want to instigate the apocalypse, while others want to place themselves above other humans, replace the kingdom as the new ruler, and then enslave everyone else. Still others believe in gods whose existence is unknown and want to carry out massacres in the name of those gods.

Regardless of their intentions, they are nothing more than madmen and terrifying schemers who bring disaster.

Although most people in the kingdoms of this world do not live in abundance, this is due to limitations in productivity. The rulers have always been morally sound and have never mistreated their subjects, so everyone is happy to continue living their lives this way.

However, over the past decade, the wars instigated by the Avalon Brigade have become increasingly large and terrifying, causing widespread panic.

Do you know?

Tibley looked around, then leaned closer to Hideki and whispered, "This matter is only known in the village and among a few of us. Don't spread it around, okay? It's said..."

At this point, Tiberius paused. Although he was particularly happy today due to the influence of alcohol, his face still couldn't help but show signs of discomfort and melancholy.

"It's said that a few days ago, Lady Serega, who was fighting alongside Lord Caron against the Avalon Brigade at the front lines, suddenly disappeared. Her whereabouts and fate are still unknown. Perhaps she's already..."

Hideki Go had heard of the names Caron and Serega over the past twenty days. They were the two strongest people in the entire kingdom, piloting a machine called the Vogel Knight, which was less than ten meters tall, and were active together on the front lines of the war.

It was because of these two people that the kingdom was able to withstand the attacks of the Avalon Brigade. It can be said that as long as these two people were still around, everyone in the kingdom still had confidence and hope.

But now news has come that one of them, Serega, has been missing for several days and has not been seen since.

This had a profound impact on morale and morale, far exceeding anyone's expectations.

Thinking about this, Hideki Go also realized: "—Is this a last meal before execution?"

"You could say that," Tiberius chuckled forlornly. "Now, all we can do is enjoy the moment."

If Lord Charon and Lady Serega are still alive, no matter how hard or tiring it is, they will tighten their belts and voluntarily hand over more food so that the army fighting for the safety of everyone in the kingdom can be well-fed and have the strength to fight.

However, with Lady Serega missing, it's definitely not enough for Caron to be left to struggle on alone.

After all, even when both of them were present, the Avalon Brigade often breached some areas and suffered defeats, only managing to launch a few counterattacks occasionally.

Now there's only one person left, so if we don't seize the moment and enjoy ourselves...

No one knows when the Avalon Brigade will come and burn, kill, and loot. At that time, all the stored food will be stolen, and the children will be killed.

How pitiful that would be!

Instead of doing that, why not let everyone eat their fill and enjoy a delicious meal that adults and children alike will never forget, eating as much as they want?

In that case, even if I die later, it will be somewhat worthwhile.

Seeing the dejected Tiberius, Hideki Go couldn't bear it and comforted him, "Don't be so discouraged, Tiberius. Maybe Serega isn't dead and will reappear tomorrow?"

Upon hearing this, Tiberius shook his head with a wry smile; he didn't believe such a good thing would happen.

Compared to that.

“Brother Tibili,” Tibili said with a wrinkled face, “I knew from the beginning that you didn’t look like a country person at all.”

"Before the Avalon Brigade arrives here, you should get ready and pack your things. In a couple of days, you should head to another place. It's safer in the capital. Although I don't have much money, I can chip in with the village chief and give you some money for your travel expenses. Go early and be safer."

Hideki Koga frowned: "Let me leave? What about you, and what about everyone else in the village?"

“We don’t have that much money for travel expenses,” Brother Tiberius sighed. “Besides, we don’t want to leave our homes.”

"Then I can't leave."

Hideki Go immediately refused, "Although I won't stay here forever, and I'm not really a local, my heart isn't here, how can I run away when everyone is in danger?"

“What else can we do if we don’t run? It’ll just mean one more person dies,” Brother Tibili said sincerely. “For the past twenty days, you’ve helped us plow the fields and cleaned up the village. We’ve seen how good you’ve been to us.”

"Brother, I don't want you to die with me, my fellow villager. Just listen to my advice, in a couple of days..."

Tiberius had only said half of what he was saying.

Suddenly, a series of sharp, rapid tolling bells rang out from the village entrance.

The moment they heard the urgent ringing of the bell, not only Brother Tibley, but everyone in the village, adults and children, men and women, turned pale. This was true regardless of whether they were drinking, eating peanuts, singing off-key, or dancing.

Each of them immediately stopped what they were doing, their faces turning pale, and instinctively turned to look at the village entrance.

The bell at the village entrance is used for warnings. Whether it's an attack by wild animals or a sign of a natural disaster, the bell keeper at the village entrance will ring the bell immediately.

However, the urgency of the bell ringing is also different. Apart from an earthquake that caused a landslide more than a hundred years ago, there has never been such a rapid urgency in more than a hundred years!

"This is……"

Tiberius's pupils constricted sharply: "That kind of bell sound!"

"Everyone, go back and grab your sticks and hoes, and come with me!" the village chief roared, raising his arm to shout, "Protect our home, everyone, charge!"

Splash!

Although everyone knew that defending their homeland would most likely mean death, not a single person lingered over food. Instead, they all scattered to grab weapons, including Tiberius.

Only Hideki Go, with a furrowed brow, ran towards the village entrance first, bare-handed.

After finding their weapons, the others immediately rushed to the village entrance. Although the elderly and children were told to go back, they were just as stubborn and insisted on going to fight together.

The elderly people said that at least they could act as human shields, so they were still somewhat useful.

However, when everyone arrived at the village entrance, felt the ground tremble, and saw the large army gradually approaching from afar, everyone, adults and the elderly alike, dejectedly gave up on everything.

"That's... the Avalon Brigade, the Avalon Brigade's army!"

There were more than a dozen mages, plus a large number of troops under the Avalon Brigade, totaling about five thousand people!

This number of mages and the sheer size of their army would undoubtedly make them the main force within the Avalon Brigade.

The village chief, who was literate, was horrified. He realized that the news of Lady Serega's disappearance was true, which was why the Avalon Brigade was able to detach a large force to bypass the area guarded by Lady Caron.

Run this way, take this route to the capital, and all the villages and cities along the way will fall. In the end, the capital will also be destroyed because Lord Kalon is too busy to come back to defend it.

The Avalon Brigade's terrible plot, and now, the first village along this road is going to suffer!

"How could this be, how could this happen..."

"Lady Selesia and Lady Charon, have they been defeated?!"

"Even if it's for the kingdom, what about the children..."

"Leave the children!" the adults roared. "The children can help you with the hard labor; they're useful!"

They prayed that the Avalon Brigade would show mercy and spare these adults who were devoted to the kingdom and the worthless old people, asking if at least the children could survive.

A death match is useless. Even disregarding those mages who can kill thousands single-handedly, just fifty of those five thousand fully armed elite soldiers could wipe out their entire village.

"Oh."

However, in response to the shouts and cries of the villagers, the mages of the Avalon Troupe sneered, and some even burst into laughter.

The smell of blood on their clothes and bodies hadn't dissipated yet; the armor of many Avalon mages and Avalon Brigade soldiers was covered in thick bloodstains.

They were all ruthless killers, bloodthirsty, and fond of killing.

Some wanted slaves and to rule, but they looked down on rural people. Even if they wanted to keep people alive to be slaves, only proud city dwellers were qualified.

The mages of the Avalon Brigade waved their hands, ready to issue the order to massacre.

But just as the soldiers were about to step forward with sneers, a deep voice rang out at the same time: "Give me some face and back off."

"Who?"

The mages of the Avalon Troupe narrowed their eyes and all saw Hideki Go suddenly step forward from the crowd, standing out from the rest, with a furrowed brow!

Tiberius and the villagers were stunned: "Village?"

"There's no kinetic energy reaction from Knight Vogel nearby, and this guy doesn't have any mage energy reaction either. He's just an ordinary person trying to scare people and fake things!"