Chapter 1237 – [Kingdom of the Apes]

Continuing our journey, we eventually arrived at a city.

It’s a pretty busy place. Unlike the villages I had seen so far, this city was quite stylish. In particular, one river crosses the city center, so it was like a city of water with a different feeling from Venice.

Along with that, the smell is quite clean. Usually, places like this smell because of the filth as people are densely packed, but it seems that they are taking care of that part separately.

“This is my hometown, the city of Trigard. My father lives here too.”

“Ohhh, it’s quite advanced. How do you deal with filth and filth?”

“We’re dealing with that by creating a separate sewage facility. We purify the sewage collected through the spirits who can use the water spirit, and then pour it into the river.”

“So it smells less.”

“Because hygiene is important. Isn’t it easier to get sick if it’s dirty?”

That’s right. Poor hygiene makes it easier to get sick, which increases the mortality rate. No matter how good the medicine is, if the environment is dirty, you will inevitably get sick.

For such sanitation, we had to build a sewage system, but thinking about it, it was quite well maintained here. The lack of technology is helped by the spirit of water…… It feels like seeing Rome.

Anyway, we entered the city. The existence of Eden and Yessto is known, so the eyes of many Aifes are drawn to us as we enter.

Perhaps it was the kingdom of Aifs, most of them were Aifs, but there were still quite a number of Palets and some other races.

“It seems that pallets are everywhere.”

“We live without a sanctuary or country, but we are a race blessed to be able to live anywhere instead. Thanks to their concessions, no war broke out over the sanctuary, so we respect that much.”

On the one hand, maybe it’s because I think it’s an advantage.

Obviously, there are 4 sanctuaries, one for each attribute, and 5 races. So, in the end, one race has no choice but to live without being assigned a sanctuary.

That could lead to a war. We do not go to war because each other holds a bomb called a sanctuary, but in the first place, a country without a sanctuary would have rushed because there was no back.

However, instead of abandoning the sanctuary and the form of the state, the Parets chose the prosperity of the species. Besides, mice are inherently prolific animals, so it might be better to live in all countries than in one country.

There is no country, but on the other hand, this entire continent may be the country of Palet. For animals, the one that has spread the most species is the most superior law.

“This is our house. Come inside.”

And we arrived at Lucius’s hometown. His house was quite large and nice, as if it was not for nothing that he was a scholar in an atmosphere that seemed to value knowledge.

“Father!!! I’m here!!!”

“Oh!!! Lucius!!! Are you here!!!”

As he shouted, his father, Cornelius, came out to greet him. Lucius and Cornelius hugged each other and shared a manatee.

Soon after the father-son meeting was over, Cornelius greeted us.

“I know the story because I heard the news from my son. The contractor who signed the contract with the owner of the sanctuary and his family? Welcome. My name is Cornelius, the son of Venellius.”

“Nice to meet you, my name is Worst. This is our daughter, Eden, and Keter.”

“Hello?”

[Hi!!!]

He was quite interested in this, as if a scholar were a scholar. Yessto is originally the owner of the sanctuary, so even so, he has an observing gaze towards Keter.

“Keter-san, are you… Hmmm, are you a spirit? No, spirits that can manifest directly are very rare.”

[It’s higher than that]

“Yes? Um, then are you Gaia?!”

[Do you know Gaia?]

“Yes, I’m a scholar. After doing a lot of research, I came to know that there is a being that the spirits and the owners of the sanctuary regard as their parents. And that the being’s name is Gaia.”

[You are quite a knowledgeable person. If you know that far, it seems that you have studied for a long time]

“Thank you so much for such a compliment, Mr. Yessto, the owner of the sanctuary.”

[Well!]

It seemed that Yesto’s pride had risen as the other party treated him as a high-ranking spirit.

Hagisa Because there are many strong kids in my family, even if they are strong. Even so, when I think of Shion and Keter, Yesto’s status is quite low. Although it is the highest among the children in the pet line.

Now that I’m back in my hometown, I need to keep my nose up. They said even mutts go in after a bite at my house.

“Big Zwuin? Did you call me?”

“I’m not a mutt!!!!!”

“Even if you don’t have a pedigree, if you’re a golden retriever, you’re not a mutt. Yes, yes”

Upon entering the home of Lucius, it was a fairly large house with employees. Even if not to the level of a mansion, the house in the yard is a three-story building.

When you enter the house there, the toxic decorations stand out. A jar of art or a painting that Zion might be eyeing, and the most notable among them was the cloth dyed with Tire snails that was decorated in the middle of the living room.

It’s not just a bunch of tens of thousands, it’s even embroidered. It looks like a lot of effort was put into it, and the pattern was embroidered on it, so I wondered if it was a flag.

“That one?”

“You have eyes to see. That is an honorable item that my grandfather received as a gift from His Highness Gaius, who was the King at the time. Needless to say, its value”

“Are you using it as a flag?”

“Yes, but it’s a bounty, so there’s nothing to actually use.”

In addition, I spent time telling the origins of various artworks and decorations. It was a lot of fun because I was very interested in learning about the culture and history of this place.

Hmm, I don’t think it would be bad to buy some as gifts from Zion later. I’ll probably keep it in Horizon’s art museum.

As we passed the time, the sun was setting. When dinner time came, we moved to the dining room.

The meal menu came out quite grandiose… But I decided not to describe it specifically for those who would eat. Just in case anyone is wondering, why have you ever seen a rhinoceros beetle larva? Something bigger and thicker than your thumb. Let’s just imagine up to that point.

Still, it was quite high-end ingredients here, so it was obvious that it was worth the money. Eden also enjoyed it, and the taste itself was not at a good level, except for bugs, but it was very delicious.

“Did you like your meal?”

“Yes, it was very delicious. Eden’s too, right?”

“It was so delicious!!!”

Eden is a quick-witted and kind child. Of course, the prepared dish was delicious, but the amount was not enough for Eden to eat, but he did not show it in front of the other person.

It’s both rude and cruel to tell a person who’s prepared to entertain guests that they weren’t prepared. It’s about trampling on the other person’s sincerity. I never raised Eden to be a mean kid who said that.

After eating, drink tea. I don’t know what kind of tea it is, but the faint scent of pine needles made my mouth feel refreshed and washed away the stuffy feeling.

“By the way, as a scholar, I’d like to ask you a few questions. Would you mind taking a moment?”

“Ah, yes. But we’re not scholars, so we don’t know if we can answer that.”

Haha, you can just tell me what you know. Travelers’ knowledge also becomes fodder.”

As he is a scholar, he asked us many questions. The only trouble is that we only traveled here in the Kartsi Kingdom, and we recently traveled in the Aif Kingdom as well. I haven’t been to any other places, so it’s hard to answer.

For that part, you have to change the story material or something. Or else it’s just going to make the problem worse.

“You seem to be from the south, but how about there? Ah, is Keter-san a spirit from there? Or are you really Gaia?”

“Keter is neither a spirit nor Gaia. I only know that he is an equivalent of him. I happened to be with him.”

“Hmm, if it’s not a spirit or Gaia, what the heck…”

“Anyway, I’d like to hear about Gaia. How much do you know?”

“Ah, that’s a fact I found out through talking with the spirits. It’s just that the younger spirits didn’t know, but only the higher spirits knew.”

[It can only be. Our mother, Gaia, is not the one who directly steps forward, so even if the young spirits are vaguely aware of it, they may not know for sure. The only ones who know him are the spirits who have accumulated that much experience and knowledge]

“Come to think of it, Lord Yesto was there. Have you ever seen Gaia?”

[It’s been a long time since I talked to her. It was around the time I was born. After that, he left this world to us and withdrew. I haven’t seen you since.]

“Is that so…”

Thankfully, thanks to Yesto, my interest has shifted elsewhere. However, the story was not over, and in the middle of it, he brought up a story he hadn’t even thought of.

“Yerosto-nim. Can I ask you something?”

[If I can answer you]

“Then, I should tell you a few things before asking… There is one thing I’ve been researching for a long time. For that, I searched for and restored the long histories and artifacts of each country.”

If you are a scholar, there must be at least one thing you major in.

By the way, are you a historian? I don’t know much about that part, but it will still be quite difficult, but it is difficult to judge only by looking at the records of the past era and society, unless there is an annals of the Joseon Dynasty. It is similar to trying to figure out what kind of animal it is by looking only at the fossil.

It’s because there have been many stories about whether Tyrannosaurus had hair. Anyway, I chose a study that was quite difficult.

“As a result of studying and researching various sources, I realized one thing”

“That?”

“That’s what ‘human’ is.”

“…………..”

I glanced at Yesto. He doesn’t show it, but he looks a little taken aback.

These world intelligences do not know the existence of humans. In the first place, they were wiped out and destroyed by spirits a long time ago. Thanks to that, even its existence was not known, so even if we were southern Iif, we didn’t get particularly strange eyes.

It’s because humans didn’t exist and couldn’t even imagine it in the first place. But he brought out the word human here. It was through their own efforts that they destroyed the hidden history of the past.

“I heard that the spirits were created by Gaia. If so, who created the five races? As I traced their origins, I came to know the word human in a document.”

[How far do you know?]

“All we know is that there was a race of ancestors called humans in the past. Even so, the existence of humans has not been proven. It is difficult to prove because there is nothing left.”

“Then why are you researching that?”

“We want to find our origins. We need to know our roots. And…”

“And?”

“Isn’t it cool to be our Creator?”

Ah, romance is a serious problem!!!!!

If you have intelligence, you have at least a dream or romance. And if you’re alive, it’s natural to pursue it.

Just look at the earth from ten years ago. Didn’t he end up stepping on the moon while trying to explore the unknown of space? Such a romance is a great driving force that motivates people.

You can’t try to stop it. No, even if you block it, it will definitely have that effect later on. Even if everything in the past is erased, people’s will to destroy the past cannot be stopped. It’s not the past that determines that reality, it’s the present and the future.

[I can’t tell you that]

“I still want to know”

[Sometimes there is a past that is better not to know]

“But if you don’t know, you’ll never know. Once you know, you won’t make the same mistake again. That’s what history is like.”

[Hmm…….]

Yessto did it not because of a sense of duty, but because the truth was cruel.

No, how do I tell you that the other races alive today were actually human experiments? If that fact spreads, it will be a huge catastrophe.

Just look at the earth. In fact, what would happen if we said that humans were experimental subjects created by an alien race? It won’t be much different here, but I can’t say that.

[The resolve is good. But the truth is cruel. I’d rather talk about it slowly.]

“Then……..”

[I won’t tell you right away. But I’ll give it a thought

“That’s better than being completely hopeless. Thank you, Lord Yesto.”

The story about him ended there and we stayed there for one night.

The next day, when I tried to go quietly, there were many people gathered in front of Lucius’s home, as if rumors had already spread. Fortunately, the knight…… No, did they call me Tarzan here? Anyway, those big Ipes gathered and restrained those people separately.

“Spirit!!! Please bless my child!!!!”

“Spirit! Spirit!”

“Don’t get too close!!! Don’t bother the Spirit!!!!”

“Please look here, Spirit-nim!!!!!”

It’s not even a sanctuary, but a materialized spirit is rare, and among them, the owner of the sanctuary is not uncommon, but it is rare to see it once in a lifetime. No, there are more people who haven’t seen it than people who have seen it all together.

Thanks to that, it felt like a fan signing event for a popular idol, so it was quite crowded thanks to the people who flocked to it. Yessto, who stood in front of them, proudly spreads his wings and shows off.

[Hmm!!!!]

“It’s the Spirit!!!!!”

“Look at that majestic figure!!!”

“Spirit!! Try this!”

“This is the fruit we harvested from our field!!! Eat this too!!!”

[Well, thanks for that]

It’s dignified, it’s nabal, and it’s just a bright red chicken in our eyes.

Anyway, as a noble being, I received various things like offerings or offerings. To be honest, if it’s a bit expensive, but it’s something to eat, there’s less resistance and it’s welcome, so I didn’t refuse Yesto and accepted it.

Thanks to that, I won’t have to worry about eating Eden for a while. But why are most of the food we receive are insects?

[I ate this yesterday. It was fried and savory, so it was excellent.]

“Ah, it was like a grasshopper… Anyway, what are you going to do with that story? Mr. Cornelius’ exploration of human history”

[Originally, it is difficult to talk about. Because human existence is better buried in the past. But if you have that level of inquisitive mind, you’re reminded of the saying that there are no eternal secrets in the world]

“Then it should be moderately processed.”

[It is better to do so. Sometimes a good lie is better than a cruel truth.]

It seemed to Cornelius that it would be a good idea to inform him later on the way back from the trip. Of course, not raw, but slightly processed.

In a world without humans, human existence is better remembered as something in mythology. After all, except for us and Elizabeth, no one else would be active here.

[As expected, humans are the root of all evil. It is truly eco-friendly that human beings die [!!!]

“Hey, don’t be so scary!”

If Keter comes in as the successor to the Great Demon King, I think he will be the successor to the abolished class!!!