Chapter 31.1
Orc Hero Story
The Lycant capital was overflowing with people, probably because it was just before the wedding of the third princess. There were several races in the city, but the largest number of people made up the Beastmen, who are the citizens of the city.
It could be said that the Beastmen were unique from other races. Some looked like beasts that had begun to walk upright, while others were humans with beast ears. Their characteristics also varied. Some resembled dogs, some resembled cats, some resembled rabbits, some had horns like deer, some had a bear-like physique, and some had several of these characteristics… From the Beastmen’s own point of view, it was as if some had a large nose, long eyelashes, or quirky hair, but to those unfamiliar with them, the variety of their appearance would seem strange. It was said that these features were not present in the early days of the war. At that time, they were all completely bestial in appearance. However, as the war intensified, Beastmen mixed with humans, elves, dwarves and other races. As a result, their strongest characteristics were disappearing.
There was a great shadow walking among these people. The people on the street rolled their eyes wide when they saw it, and then turned and looked twice as it passed.
“On the other hand, there are all kinds of beastmen out there.”
“Right.”
It was a party. He was walking around town dressed exactly as the magazine had described it. In Bash’s mind, there was no outfit more perfect than this one. Making operational moves based on information was an act that had been repeated many times in times of war. Especially when the Demon King Gediguz was still alive, the maneuver was a fine-tuning of the details. If they followed the strategy, they would be victorious, but if they made the slightest mistake, they would be defeated.
After the death of Gediguz, or around the time of the decisive battle in the Lemium Highlands, Bash himself had become so strong that he no longer needed to follow strategies to the letter, but he still knew the importance of having it executed to perfection. So he did everything according to the magazine. And since the magazine said, “The most popular costume of the moment!”, he ran through the Red Forest trying to hunt beasts, though he happened to run into a traveling merchant who was being attacked by a demonic beast, and rescued him. The merchant thanked him repeatedly and gave Bash the exact same outfit that appeared in the magazine. In fact, he even worked through the night to re-tailor the garments that didn’t fit. Therefore, his clothes were perfect.
“What kind of girl would you like, mister? I don’t suppose you’d want one with a very animalistic appearance, would you?”