Chapter 30 : It’s time to show the power of the Great Demon King Purpure (4)

“I can see why Mr. Gergalo was in trouble …”

“It’s a terrible mess. If this kind of mischief continues, anyone would be troubled.”

Even Maeve and Dominicus let out a deep sigh at the chaotic situation outside the tent.

I felt that Gergalo was amazing for 고민ing instead of asking for help right away.

-Whoosh!

“Hahaha! Run! Run faster! Come on!”

“If you want your sheep back, shout louder!!!”

“You should have offered the proper tribute~! Fools!”

In the sky, there were 「Harpies」 with colorful feathers.

The colorful feathers, mixed with blue and green, sparkled in the morning sun, and a rainbow-colored, brilliant light spread every time they spread their wings.

The guys, who were strangely half-human and half-bird, were cackling and playing tricks on the people of the Flame Tribe.

They snatched the sheep with their large, sharp bird claws and kidnapped them, flying around in the air.

“Y… You! Damn Harpies!”

“Oh my! Oh my! Oh my!”

“Tribute or whatever! You guys didn’t keep the promise!”

The warriors of the Flame Tribe were busy pointing fingers and shouting.

“I still think it’s fortunate.”

“Huh? What? It’s a huge mess right now, isn’t it?”

“But they’re not fighting with spears and bows, are they?”

Maeve looked around and clapped her hands.

“That’s right? Everyone is just pointing fingers and shouting to give them back, and they’re not preparing to fight?”

“The Flame Tribe said they know how to coexist with monsters. For that reason, it seems that they don’t really want to fight each other.”

As Dominicus said, the Harpies were just playing bad pranks.

If those guys with large wings were serious about harassing humans, all the sheep would have gone to the other world.

And the people of the Flame Tribe were the same.

They weren’t attacking the Harpies by using magic or shooting arrows, they were just fighting with words.

“It’s embarrassing to show you such a shameful and embarrassing appearance.”

Gergalo sighed deeply and spoke.

“Harpies are always like that. They’re weird kids.”

“Haha… I can’t bring myself to make an evaluation you can’t.”

Harpies loved to play pranks too much.

And unlike Legnyongs and Chomp Chomps, they had the power to seriously injure people with their pranks.

“How long has this been going on?”

Maeve pointed to the sheep flying in the sky with her finger.

…To be precise, the Harpies were throwing and receiving the sheep like a catch ball.

“It’s been like this for a long time. It was a headache even when I was as young as Nana.”

“Chief, you don’t particularly want to get rid of those kids, do you?”

Gergalo nodded.

“Ugh~! Then it would be difficult for me to help.”

Maeve was disappointed, and Dominicus also nodded.

“Our Flame Tribe is warriors who have sworn to coexist with monsters. We cannot bend our faith in the face of such pranks.”

I wonder if this guy knows how hard that is.

Even the demons tend to eliminate monsters that they have judged to be impossible to coexist with, unlike human prejudice.

Because among the monsters, there are unfortunately guys who have no reason at all, and there are guys whose sensibilities are completely different from humans.

“Harpies like to play pranks. They’re bad kids who enjoy playing with sheep like that and watching humans get frustrated.”

“That’s right. I’ve also seen them play pranks like this all my life, without ever helping us.”

Looking at the sky with Gergalo, it could be seen that a poor sheep was added to the catch ball.

The appearance of a white ball of fluff flying through the sky was cute in a way.

“But… I believe. The Harpies in the stories told by my ancestors were different.”

“How were they different?”

“They were very close to the Flame Tribe. I can’t believe it either, but…”

Gergalo’s eyes sparkled as he told a very old story.

“Didn’t Great Demon Lord Purpure appear with the Legnyongs? I came to believe that old stories can be true.”

If my memory of the terrifying Great Demon Lord era was clear, I could have helped.

Gergalo told a romantic story, but unfortunately, I didn’t immediately think of a great way.

Whoosh!

“Mr. Gergalo! Purpure! Step back!”

With the sound of cutting wind, Maeve suddenly swung her holy sword in its scabbard.

-Clang!

Maeve instantly blocked the sharp claws of a large Harpy that flew at an incredible speed.

“Hmph! The kids weren’t talking nonsense? You really were a hero.”

The Harpy, who attacked us out of the blue, did a somersault and landed lightly on the ground.

The sound of huge wings folding was rustling, and the sound of claws scratching the ground was sharp.

The guy had a huge body that looked twice the size of an ordinary person.

There were four pairs of huge wings on its back, and there were a lot of feathers growing from the thighs of the reverse-jointed bird’s legs.

There were also wings on the arms from the wrist to the elbow, and large feathers grew on the ears.

“Queen! These people are guests. If you were going to play a prank, do it to me as usual.”

“Ha~! Do you think we don’t have eyes? Of course, we recognized them.”

Seeing that she speaks human language fluently, it seems she’s not just a Harpy, but a Harpy Queen.

Now that I look at it, she’s properly dressed and has shiny accessories around her neck.

Ugh, the perverted Harpy Queens who speak human language are even more annoying!

“You said you held a noisy feast to celebrate saving your daughter? The tribute to offer us…”

The Harpy Queen cackled and spoke, then suddenly shut her mouth when she saw me.

“
……Gergalo? I thought you were a human who didn’t cross the line.”

“Purpure is on a pilgrimage with Maeve.”

I quickly grabbed Maeve’s pants and stuck to her body.

“I didn’t draw the holy sword because Mr. Gergalo said he didn’t want to fight. Don’t think about picking a strange fight.”

Maeve clearly protected me with her back and spoke to the Harpy Queen.

“You’re going to keep your promise… I shouldn’t interfere.”

The Harpy Queen smirked and looked down at me.

“Great Demon Lord Purpure? This is my land. I have no intention of being friendly just because you suddenly appeared.”

“I know that much.”

“Yeah~? Then go on your pilgrimage quickly. Gergalo is a human who doesn’t know courtesy, so he might do something bad to the Great Demon Lord. Hehe.”

When the Harpy Queen burst into laughter, the Harpies who were playing with sheep in the sky came down.

Fortunately, the sheep were safe, but the guys spread their wings! Flutter! They made noises.

“Humans~ don’t know how to keep promises~!”

They’re all liars~♬

『We made our promise with you like bird poop~♪』

Great Demon Lord~! Run away! Humans~ are all liars!』

“Ugh… Ugh! So noisy!”

“It’s hard to just listen!”

Unlike me, who could clearly hear the language, the Harpy’s song was painful to people.

“Ugh…! Queen! You’re the one who didn’t keep the promise!”

“Are you talking nonsense with your mouth open? You didn’t give it first. 20 heads. Did you forget?”

“You were the ones who didn’t bring enough fish to feed twenty people!”

When Gergalo spoke, the Harpy Queen fluttered her wings.

Colorful feathers fluttered and scattered shiny powder around. The appearance was threatening and yet somehow beautiful.

“Great Demon Lord Purpure~ Look at this! How greedy this human is. He tells us to catch enough fish for twenty humans every month with our claws…”

“That was the promise! Great Demon Lord. This promise is a story passed down between our races for a very long time.”

“Don’t talk nonsense! There’s no way my mother would have vowed to do such chores! It’s impossible to catch enough fish to feed twenty humans.”

“Don’t mess with tradition and threaten to take our lives! Queen!”

The Harpy Queen and Gergalo seemed to have no intention of backing down.

“Ugh… They’re not holding weapons, but it’s incredibly fierce…”

“It seems like they’re so unfriendly that the story won’t progress at all.”

Maeve and Dominicus sighed.

Honestly, I feel the same way, but as I listened to the story, it’s strange.

“Ugh… And it seems like it’s not good for Purpure’s education.”

Maeve suddenly said and tried to cover me so I couldn’t see the Harpy Queen.

“Don’t talk nonsense!”

Do you think I’m the same five-year-old as Nana?!

I was so dumbfounded that I bit Maeve’s hand.

“Ouch!!! B, but the chest…!”

“Maeve, just stay still!”

After pinching Maeve’s thigh once, I grabbed the Harpy Queen’s skirt and pulled it.

“I’m curious. Why 20 heads?”

We usually say 20 cows, 20 pigs, 20 chickens.

We don’t ask for cow heads or pig heads.

“…I don’t know. The adults said so. They said we should receive 20 heads from humans.”

“Ha… You talk about tradition…”

“Unlike what you imagine, we don’t eat humans. The 20 heads are just a tribute that humans give, acknowledging that our Harpies rule this land and sky.”

When the Harpy Queen growled, Gergalo sighed.

I don’t think they would have received 20 heads every month?

That’s a story that neither humans nor Harpies would be satisfied with.

“What’s enough fish to feed twenty people? Is there no number?”

“That’s… Um, I’m sorry. I also heard from my ancestors that we have to fill twenty.”

“Ha… See, you’re lying again? You’re probably filling 20 baskets.”

“H, hey?! Can you fill 20
baskets? Queen.”

When Gergalo sneered, the Harpy Queen raised her wings wide.

Honestly, I understood the Harpy Queen’s words. How can you say vaguely enough fish for twenty humans to eat! Where is such a vague statement?

“U, waaa…! This isn’t a fight, is it?! I don’t think Purpure can do anything about it?”

“
Hmm… I’m troubled whether I should think of Harpies as monsters or not…” Monsters…

Ignoring Dominicus, who was saying strange things, for now…

“Everyone! Don’t fight! I think I know what Gergalo and the Harpy Queen are misunderstanding.”

The two looked at me at the same time, their eyes wide.

“What are you talking about? You’re saying we’re misunderstanding? Don’t you have no memories, Great Demon Lord?”

“Can you tell us what kind of misunderstanding it is? Great Demon Lord.”

I coughed lightly.

“The Flame Tribe and the Harpies were just exchanging gifts every month to get along with each other. You two don’t understand that, so you’re misunderstanding.”

As I thought, this was a story that was a huge benefit to both the Harpies and the Flame Tribe.

“Exchanging… gifts? Not tribute?”

“Hmm… Gifts… There’s no way the beings who fly in the sky would receive goods…”

I lightly pulled on the clothes of the two who still couldn’t figure it out.

“I’ll tell you. The Flame Tribe and the Harpies were friends who shared delicious food!”

As I listened to the story, a food that was too obvious came to mind!