A Heroic Deed

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**"A Heroic Deed"** is the fifth story quest in the Rumored Creature Event.

Is it true that the gap between humans and orcs cannot be bridged?

Help the [villagers] solve their problems.: 0/1

## Notes

Magda: Mr. Gaelan, you seem familiar with this place.

Gaelan: The orcs of the forest would trade with the humans of the village. In exchange for something both sides need, especially when it’s winter.

Magda: Then you must be familiar with the people in this village.

Gaelan: Not really. The place of each trading fair is in the village’s entrance, and there won’t be much communication other than trading. Also, the trade representatives are different each time.

Foggy: Sounds like a fragile symbiotic relationship. It’s just the most basic precaution when facing something uncontrollable.

Magda: A symbiotic relationship of which both sides don’t trust each other...

Hugh: Humans don’t trust us because they fear our strength, and we don’t trust them because they are too sly and cunning. Mutual trust has never existed...

Gaelan: It doesn’t matter if there is trust or not. We only trade to better survive. Recognition is just some useless emotion. Humans do not recognize orcs, but they rely on supplies from the latter to survive the winter.

Magda: Is there any better solution to this...

Foggy: If that’s the question, something good will happen soon as you expected, Little Magda.

Magda: Something good...?

Foggy: Yes. The divination is free this time.

Magda: Then I’m really looking forward to it!

### Story Chat 2

Magda: We are finally here after such a long journey. I’m going to have a nice sleep in bed tonight.

Hugh: This is a remote village. I wonder if there is any place for us to rest...

Villager Woman: Run, run!!!

Magda: Something went wrong?

Hugh: Beasts wandering in the village?

Gaelan: Why don’t we just stop someone to ask?

Gaelan: What happened?

Villager Man: Bandits came and they captured a lot of people. You should run, too... orcs?!

Villager Man: Don’t eat me!

Hugh: We won’t hurt you... Don’t be afraid.

Villager Man: Then let me go. Please!

Magda: Mr. Gaelan...

Gaelan: Go. Right, and... He was fast. I bet none of the beasts in the forest could run as fast as him.

Foggy: We’re probably more horrible to him than bandits. After all, bandits are still humans...

Gaelan: Humph, coward!

Magda: ...Let’s go and have a look.

### Story Chat 3

Robber: Did you hear me? Give me all you have, or she will-

Little Girl: Mom, mom... Boohoo...

Little Boy: Let go of her!!

Robber: Of course I’ll let her go, but only after your parents give me what I want.

Robber: You think I don’t know? You traded with those filthy beasts from the forest a few days ago. Give me everything! Or, humph...

Magda: What he wants?

Hugh: Food and fur. Nothing is more important than these two things in this season.

Magda: But it doesn’t look like a rich village.

Gaelan: This bandit knows that we traded with the village some time ago - looks like they did some research.

Magda: What should we do now?

Gaelan: They won’t have the guts to attack us.

Magda: I mean how we are going to save this little girl.

Gaelan: Save? Why would I save a human youngling?

Magda: Mr. Gaelan, I can’t sit and watch this happen.

Gaelan: ...

Magda: If they die in front of me because of my indifference and inaction, I’ll never forgive myself.

Magda: And I believe you don’t fear these bandits and it’s easy for you to solve this, right?

Gaelan: Humph, of course. But I’m doing this for you, otherwise I wouldn’t bother.

Magda: Wait, you may cause more chaos if you go out so rashly like this... Those children...

Hugh: I’ll go and get the little girl out.

Magda: Ah? Hugh?

Hugh: I can’t?

Magda: Yes, you can. I’m sure you will have no problem doing this! Don’t worry! Even Mr. Gaelan has acknowledged that you are a good warrior!

Gaelan: Indeed.

Hugh: Then... Mr. Gaelan, take my shooting as the signal, and we move at the same time!

Gaelan: No problem, merely some bandits.

Magda: Hugh, Mr. Gaelan! Be sure to be safe!

Magda: (Please...)

Foggy: The track of destiny... Magda, now I start to believe it.

Magda: Ah?

Foggy: The strings of their destinies have been off their original tracks, too. If it’s you... You may actually change their destinies.

Magda: Me...

Robber: Damn!! Attackers!! Why are there orcs?

Robber: Send these two over-confident orcs into hell!

Magda: Hugh!!

### Story Chat 4

Villager Man: It was the lion. You don’t know how terrifying he was! His claws were sharper than steel blades, his roar was like thunder.

Villager Man: He hurled me out of the crowd... Luckily l landed in grass! Otherwise I would die even if I hadn’t been killed by bandits!

Little Girl: But... But didn’t he just save us?

Little Boy: Yes! I want to thank them!

Villager Man: You know nothing, brat. They might want to eat us! Come back! Hey!!

—

Foggy: All done, Magda.

Magda: What about your side, Hugh?

Hugh: I’ve bandaged all the walking wounded. We may still need Miss Foggy to take a look at the rest.

Magda: That's good. Hugh, are you alright?

Hugh: Miss Foggy has done the healing for me.

Little Boy: Thank you, lady... Thank you for saving us.

Little Girl: Thank you, lady.

Magda: I didn’t do much. Who you need to thank are them - this is Miss Foggy, and that one over there is Mr. Gaelan.

Little Boy: What about that gentleman?

Magda: Hmmm...

Hugh: You can call me Hugh.

Little Boy: We are lucky to have you here, otherwise we won’t make it to the winter...

Magda: Won’t make it to the winter?

Little Boy: Dad said that the bandits had harvested all our ripe crops the other day! And they burned up all the unripe ones......

Little Boy: Dad said to mom last night that if this continued, they would have to send my sister into the city...

Hugh: You can gather mushrooms and fruit in the forest at this season - there are plenty of edible things.

Little Boy: But the big brother next door accidentally ate something in the forest earlier, and he came back vomiting and having diarrhea. He almost died...

Magda: You don’t have to worry. Hugh is an expert on this. He will teach you!

Hugh: I’m not an expert, but I will teach you everything I know.

Little Boy: Really? Thank you! You are so kind! So dad was lying when he said you were monsters who would eat people!

Magda: Monsters who eat people?

Little Boy: Just, just like that Mr. Lion...

Little Boy: But I’m also grateful to him! He saved my sister. He... He won’t eat her, right?

Magda: Of course not! You can rest assured!

Magda: (Hugh and Miss Foggy are popular with the villagers, and Mr. Gaelan... Eh? Where is Mr. Gaelan?)

—

Magda: Phew. I finally found you. What are you doing here alone?

Gaelan: It’s me who saved them, but now they only remember what that little centaur did for them. And they are judging me behind my back.

Magda: So this is what upsets you...

Gaelan: If it weren’t for you, I would make them pay for talking about me like that.

Magda: Mr. Gaelan, orcs and beasts are quite different, right?

Gaelan: Of course.

Magda: In my opinion, orcs are social creatures just like humans.

Magda: They live and cooperate with others. Though each individual is different, they recognize and help each other.

Magda: I believe you are aware of this. You’re just not good with people, and everyone is afraid of you and pushed away by you over time.

Gaelan: They simply fear the strong instinctively.

Magda: So, how about learning how to get along with others, Mr. Gaelan?

Gaelan: How about you teach me personally, Lady Magda?

Magda: Mr. Gaelan, no man flirts that way nowadays!

Gaelan: But I’m not a man. I’m a lion. But, Lady Magda, there seems to be magic in your words - they are so persuasive.

Magda: Then I will take it as a compliment. I’m going to check on Miss Foggy now.

### Story Chat 5

Magda: What a lovely day. A good omen it is.

Little Girl: Lady, Lady Magda, this is for you...

Magda: Ah? For me?

Little Girl: Yes!

Magda: Thank you.

Foggy: What a beautiful wreath, Little Magda. Some young man who admires you gave it to you?

Magda: No, it’s from a little girl.

Foggy: A little girl? The Starlight Flowers are not something easy to get.

Magda: Starlight Flowers?

Foggy: They grow on tall trees. And when it’s night, the flowers that hide in the tree crowns will glimmer like stars.

Magda: Hugh, did you pick the flowers for them?

Hugh: No, I only taught them how to weave a wreath. Yesterday they asked me about this all of a sudden. I didn’t know their first wreath would be for you.

Magda: So Hugh didn’t do this. Then who did...

Magda: Could it be...

Hugh: Mr. Gaelan!

Magda: That’s unexpected...

Foggy: Speaking of which, I saw him playing with a little boy on my way here. And he literally bristled when he saw me.

Magda: Lions bristle, too? ...Mr. Gaelan seems to have an amazing attribute now - so adorable.