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Just as Shirou was grappling with his troubles, Rigel and Alice arrived.
The two helped Shirou resolve his troubles.
It was mainly Alice who drove away all the beast girls.
Rijerudite then explained the previous situation to Shirou.
It turns out that Shirou wasn't the only one in conflict with the Beastmen; Rigelud himself was also involved. However, because he lacked the characteristics of the Spelud race, and with the children's defense, the Beastmen accepted him.
Afterwards, Rijerud and the Orcs attacked the smuggling organization's ships at sea, killing all the members half to death and arresting them one by one. They also rescued all the captured slave children, including more than fifty children of various races, from Elves and Miners to Orcs.
The matter should have ended happily, but unexpectedly, officials from the Holy Kingdom of Milis in Zant Port came out to create trouble for themselves.
Officials in Milis stated that the ships were carrying important cargo before the rainy season, and attacking the ships was a serious crime.
This reaction greatly angered the Orcs.
Humans and beastmen on the continent of Milis nearly went to war.
Fortunately, the officials in Zant Harbor backed down. They had only wanted to take advantage of the situation to gain some benefits for themselves and did not really want to fight. After discovering the Orcs' tough stance, they decisively retreated.
This shows that the Holy Kingdom of Milis today does not seem to be a harmonious country.
Lower-level officials are able to abuse their power for personal gain.
One can imagine the extent of corruption in this country.
Of course, none of these things have anything to do with Shirou.
Shirou stayed in the beastmen's settlement because he couldn't get rid of the toxins in his body. He would have to wait three months before he could go to the Holy Kingdom of Milis.
……
One day, Shirou was still recovering from his injuries.
The toxins in his body often left him feeling exhausted, to the point that he needed to rest even during his daily training.
In fact, this level of poison can be neutralized with intermediate or advanced detoxification spells, and even Avalon is sufficient to purify it.
However, neither the beastmen nor Shirou possessed any antidote magic, and Avalon had already been exhausted.
He could only rely on his own endurance to reach the Holy Kingdom of Milis.
Over the past few days, he has become somewhat familiar with the beastmen and learned that there are many branches of the beastmen here, among which those with cat-like features are the Tedrudia, and those with dog-like features are the Adrudia.
The chieftain of the Tedrodia tribe is Justaf, who also serves as the warrior captain.
The cat-eared girl Shirou rescued that day was named Minette, and she was Justaf's second daughter.
Justaf also has an eldest daughter named Liniana, who is currently studying at a magic university.
Upon hearing this information, Shirou suddenly thought of something: "Speaking of which, do you know Kyrie Ian? She has cat-like features, so she should also be a Tedelludian."
"Gilead? That guy... is he still alive?"
Justaf paused for a moment, clearly disgusted by the name.
Shirou paused for a moment, puzzled.
And Justaf quickly offered an explanation.
It turns out that Girenu is Justaf's sister, essentially a princess of the Tedludia clan, but she has had a terrible personality since childhood, which has aroused the hatred of her clan.
Even Gilead, his older brother, despised Kyrie, believing that she was unworthy to be his sister.
Shirou was undoubtedly very dissatisfied with Justaf's contemptuous words.
As his swordsmanship teacher, Gilead respected him more than anyone else and regarded him as someone he deeply respected.
But before he could express his opinion, Alice, who was standing next to him, spoke up first.
"Nonsense! You don't understand Gilead at all!"
Alice's voice was so loud it was as if the house would crack, "Gilead is one of the people I respect most! Gilead is amazing! Really... really amazing! Whenever I call for help, she comes to my rescue immediately! She's fast! And very strong! Gilead she... sob... sob... she shouldn't... be described like that... sob..."
Alice's voice was almost breaking with tears by the end.
This shows how much she valued Gilead and how she would never want him to be slandered.
Alice's reaction undoubtedly surprised Justaf, who stammered, "No, how could that be? Kyrie Irwin...is respectable? It's impossible for her to do something so foolish."
In response to Justaf's words, Shirou tried to remain calm and composed: "Don't judge a person by preconceived notions. At least in our eyes, Kyrie Irvine is a very reliable and dependable person."
"This……"
"Besides, Girenu is your sister. Even if your sister has some problems, why should you, as her brother, show denial and disdain? Protecting and guiding your sister onto the right path is our duty as brothers, isn't it?"
Shirou poured out his heart in these words.
After hearing this, Justaf was stunned.
"Hug, sorry..."
It's unclear whether he's apologizing to Shirou and Alice, or to Kyrie Illum, whom he failed to protect in the past.
Upon hearing Shirou's scolding, Justaf momentarily resembled a child who had made a mistake.
It seemed that it had been half a lifetime before he finally realized his mistake, and he showed a look of disappointment, becoming completely listless.
Chapter 215 Upon learning of Paul's whereabouts, we journey to the Holy Kingdom of Milis!
Shirou was very curious about Justaf's strange reaction, so he asked the beastmen about Kyrie Illya.
It turns out that Kyrie Il-Tedludia is a taboo being among the Orcs.
She had unusual circumstances from a young age.
Simply put, that's the personality called Beast Return.
Because beastmen are born with bestial instincts, if their bestial instincts outweigh their human instincts at birth, they will behave no differently from wild beasts, and may even be more terrifying than ordinary wild beasts.
Kyrie Irvine is a born beast, always radiating anger and discontent. Once eyes meet, it will naturally launch an attack.
She's like an extremely enhanced version of Alice, attacking anyone she sees without any mercy.
She almost killed many people because of this when she was a child.
Even his elder brother, Gilead, nearly died at Gilead's hands several times.
The Orcs tried everything to cure Gilead, using all sorts of punishments—stripping her naked, dousing her with cold water, and locking her in a warehouse—but nothing worked.
No punishment could tame Gilead; instead, it only fueled her anger, causing her to throw a tantrum.
Gilead and Gilead's father, the previous patriarch, ultimately decided to kill Gilead.
Justaf had no reaction to this, and could even be said to have breathed a sigh of relief.
The entire Orc race had had enough of Gilead's antics.
However, Girenu did not die in the end, because when she was thrown into the great forest to face countless monsters alone, she unexpectedly encountered a human swordsman who was traveling.
A human swordsman recognized Kyrie's talent and took her as his disciple.
At the time, the orcs were dismissive, thinking it was just human nature to be meddlesome.
But it wasn't until much later, when Gilead became famous as the Sword King Gilead, that the Orcs learned that the swordsman who took Gilead away was the current human Sword God!
Justaf and his fellow orcs of the same age could not accept this.
They didn't believe that the Sword King Gilead was the Gilead they knew, thinking it was just some kind of accidental coincidence.
They said these words to reassure themselves, with a mixture of fear and trembling.
But it wasn't until today, with the arrival of Shirou and Alice, two people who knew Kyrie Ian, that the hypocrisy of Justaf and the others was completely exposed, and they saw the truth.
The Gilead they once looked down upon, the Gilead they once regarded as an anomaly, have indeed become an extraordinary being.
"Sorry, it's my fault."
Justaf sincerely apologized to Alice.
Alice was unwilling to accept this, but she didn't throw a tantrum any further.
Shirou, however, wore a complicated expression after learning everything.
Having heard about Girenau's past, he could easily imagine how much of a headache Justaf must have had for his sister.
Shirou himself had experienced the same thing. When he first met Miyu, he felt a sense of fear and unease in the face of this child god who was so different from humans. When they first came into contact, there were many conflicts that he still finds hard to let go of.
Unlike Justaf, he overcame his fear and the many rejection reactions he experienced when in contact with non-humans, allowing Miyu to truly become his sister.
But just because he can do it doesn't mean everyone can.
So he apologized to Justaf, saying, "I'm sorry, I was a bit too presumptuous just now. I overlooked the trouble you faced when you were dealing with Girenau."
"No, I'm the one who should apologize."
Justaf shook his head. “Lord Shirou, your words made me realize what a mistake I made. No matter how severe Kyrie’s reanimation symptoms were, she was still my sister. As her brother, I not only failed to protect her, but I almost killed her. If it weren’t for the appearance of the Sword God, I would probably have been immersed in regret for the rest of my life.”
Justaf's words were not a lie.
Although he had been pretending not to see it, it wasn't until Shirou's arrival that he realized he had never been able to let go of what had happened back then.
No matter how many conflicts arise between them, they are still family.
It is undoubtedly a tragic thing that he almost caused the death of his own family.
Therefore, Justaf asked Shirou and Alice if he could see Kyrie Irvine one more time so that he could apologize to him in person.
This matter was naturally approved.
……
Because the rainy season was still ongoing, Shirou, Alice, and Rijrud continued to live in the beastmen's settlement.
It lasted for almost a month.
Just then, Shirou heard a strange rumor.
The orcs captured a demon who had been gambling in their settlement, cheating children out of their pocket money, and even cheating. As a result, the orcs imprisoned him.
This matter wouldn't normally have elicited a reaction from Shirou, but a certain piece of information from the beastmen forced him to react.
According to the orcs, the captured man was named Keith, and he seemed to have been a renowned adventurer, belonging to the S-rank adventurer team, [Black Wolf Fang].
Upon hearing this name, Shirou immediately became restless.
He immediately found the prisoner in the jail, only to discover that he was a man who looked like a monkey and had many characteristics of a demon.
While being imprisoned, the man named Keith kept muttering the name Kyrie Irwin, as if his original purpose was to find his former comrades from the Black Wolf Fang.
Do you know Paul?
After learning everything, Shirou asked Keith a question.
The man who had been looking utterly hopeless in prison suddenly became excited and exclaimed, "You know Paul? What's your relationship to Paul?"
"I guess you could say I'm his son."
Shirou answered with indistinct words.
Although he acknowledges that he is Paul's son, he usually doesn't admit it to outsiders. After all, Paul's character is highly questionable, and if he casually admits that he is his son, it could easily incite hatred.
"Eh? You're Paul's son? Paul mentioned that he adopted a child before, and I heard that the child surpassed him at a young age. Could it be you, Shirou Grellard?"
"it is me."
"Ah, this is truly a case of finding a needle in a haystack! After accepting Paul's request, I was wondering where to look for you... Wait, no, this isn't the time for catching up! Shirou, Shirou-kun, Shirou-sama! Please rescue me! I haven't done anything wrong!"
"You didn't do anything wrong? Then why were you arrested?"
"Uh... it was just an old habit kicking in, so I thought I'd earn some pocket money, but I didn't expect..."
Faced with Keith's flamboyant demeanor, Shirou inexplicably sensed an aura of godlike power emanating from him, even his tone of voice was similar.
But he could sense that Keith was just an ordinary person, with very little fighting spirit.
He wouldn't make too many connections.
In short, since Shirou knows that Keith has his family's whereabouts, he naturally won't ignore it, but he also can't just let him out.
Shirou then consulted with the beastmen and learned that Keith had not committed any serious crime and would only need to be imprisoned for a few days before being released.
Shirou informed Keith of the situation, who immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
"Great, I promise I won't do it again."
"You don't look like you're reflecting on your actions at all."