“Hey, damn boar. I need to talk to you about something.”
The decision to break into Wishside was made at midnight, when the soldiers were probably asleep.
We decided to go to bed to let our bodies rest a little.
But then my current skill of quiet listening would be lost due to the level reset.
There was something I really wanted to ask this fucking boar before I did.
Piggy Piggy? (What’s wrong? I’m sleepy.)
“Don’t say that. Let’s just go outside and enjoy the breeze and talk.”
As I said that, I grabbed the fucking boar by the scruff of the neck and lifted him up in a heap.
Piggy Piggy! (What are you doing?)
“Where are you going?”
Nina asks me from the bed.
“What? I’m thinking of deepening my friendship with this guy, so I want to be alone with him.”
“Oh! That’s a good thing. Go on.”
Nina smiled and sent us on our way.
I simply didn’t want Nina to hear what I was about to tell him.
Feeling a little guilty, I left the room with the fucking boar.
Me and the fucking boar sit down at the base of a big tree, next to a hole that looks like a big animal nest.
Piggy Piggy. (So, what do you want to talk about?)
This fucking boar snorted in a troublesome manner.
I looked him in the eye and asked with a serious expression.
“Hey, why did you decide to follow that girl?”
Piggy? (What do you mean?)
The fucking boar sniffs with a look that says he doesn’t understand what I’m asking.
“That’s what it means. We killed your parents, and we are like the target of your revenge. Why are you working with us?”
Piggy Piggy. Piggy-piggy. (We you say…? It’s you the one who killed my father and mother, not my master.)
“Don’t try to deny it. Me and Nina were a tag-team. I may have had the final hand in it, but I’d say we killed it. You’re not dumb enough to not see that, are you?”
“…….”
The fucking boar doesn’t answer anything.
This is probably fine if he knows it.
“I’ll ask you again. What’s the reason you’re working with us?”
To my question, the fucking boar showed a little thought and then quietly snorted.
Piggy. (To avenge my mother and father.)
“Avenge? You mean you’re going to take revenge on me?”
Piggy! (No, it’s not!)
The fucking boar looked at me excitedly.
Piggy, piggy. Piggy-piggy! (Sure you killed my mother and father. I hate you for that. But the only reason my mother and father started attacking the village was because someone was manipulating them!)
“They were manipulated ……? What do you mean?”
My mind goes blank at the sudden confession.
Piggy Piggy. Piggy Piggy. (Think about it. I was pissed that the villagers attacked me by mistake and my parents chased them off, but my parents wouldn’t vindictively attack them over and over again.)
“Is that how it works?”
I don’t know the world of divine beasts or how they feel, but wouldn’t they be angry if someone tried to kill them?
Piggy Piggy. Piggy Piggy. (After that day, my father and mother were always attacking the village as if they were possessed by something. No matter how many times I tried to stop them, they wouldn’t listen to me at all. ……)
So they were manipulated …….
I can’t be sure because I haven’t seen things from his point of view, but if that’s true, something smells fishy.
Piggy Piggy. Piggy Piggy. (So I thought that someday someone stronger would come along and get me. That was you and my master.)
“I understand why you’re working with us. But why do you claim Nina as your master?”
If it’s just to cooperate, it shouldn’t need to be a master and servant relationship.
Pigiggy. (Actually, I’m not sure either.)
“What?”
Piggy. Piggy. Piggy. (She hugged me and it was so warm. I felt so safe. I felt like I could trust her with everything.)
“Is that why you gave yourself to her?”
Piggy. (I had nothing else to fall back on.)
It’s like brainwashing.
For lack of a better word, I thought that might be the most accurate.
I can’t talk about it because it’s bad for the fucking boar.