I, the Villain, Want to Save Myself, But the Yandere Heroines Disagree-Chapter 20 - Turns Out There Were Traitors (3/5)

Beastmen and humans had different belief systems. Humans worshipped the Goddess of Life, Hela, while beastmen worshipped Limusa, Lord of All Beasts.

Legend has it that in ancient times, there were only a few deities on the continent. At that time, the Goddess of Life and the Lord of All Beasts were friends, but later the Lord of All Beasts broke with the Goddess of Life and attacked the most powerful Goddess of Life.

But the Goddess of Life, Hela, with her superior strength, defeated Limusa and drove Limusa and his beastman followers into the depths of the desert.

And most demi-humans, who were not accepted by humans, also chose to worship Limusa.

Although they were also not accepted by the direct descendants of Limusa, the beastmen.

“You might not believe it, but our demi-human tribe was quite large back then, which is why we were able to settle in the depths of the desert, near the temple,” Arati said this, showing a nostalgic expression.

Perhaps when he was young, his demi-human tribe could indeed stand on equal footing with some powerful beastman tribes.

Regardless of the race, faith was extremely important.

Being able to live near the temple, which was a sacred place of faith, was in itself a great honor for the followers of the divine.

In fact, whenever beastman tribes discussed important matters, they would also gather at Limusa’s temple.

Although they often fought among themselves for various reasons, a rare common ground that could unite the beastmen, besides the pressure of survival, was faith.

If he wanted to understand the true situation of the desert and the beastmen, perhaps going to Limusa’s temple would yield some results.

Thinking this, Orson determined his next destination.

But before that, there was something else he needed to do.

...

On the other side, the beastmen who had just taken a considerable amount of food from the demi-human tribe were currently holding a bonfire banquet in their tribe.

This beastman tribe was not small, numbering about a thousand people in total.

The food they had plundered from two to three hundred people wasn’t much, but at this moment, they were eating and drinking lavishly, completely wasting it.

They showed no restraint or frugality, as if the things they had stolen from others were worthless.

Orson came to the outside of the tribe alone.

Although a bonfire party was still being held inside, there were still a few beastman warriors on duty at the entrance of the tribe.

They were waiting for the beastmen on rotation to finish eating so they could take over the shift.

Thinking that there shouldn’t be any other problems today, some of the beastmen started chatting.

“Sigh, it’s a good thing the boss was smart and set up lookouts in that demi-human tribe in advance, otherwise we would have really let that group of people run away.”

“Hey, if you ask me, that old guy from the demi-human tribe is truly muddled. It’s just a few people got lost. Why didn’t they just run away early? They insisted on waiting. But that also benefited us.”

“Hehe, I just don’t know what will happen to them afterward.”

“Starve to death, of course. What else could happen? In the desert, many starve to death. Blame them for being demi-humans.”

“Actually, if you ask me, there’s no difference between demi-humans and beastmen. If there’s not enough food, just steal it. If you can’t steal from them, steal from other tribes.”

“Exactly, exactly. At worst, we die.”

“Sigh, in the end, it’s all because this attack on the humans failed.”

“Look at you talking. As if any of our previous attempts succeeded. My grandfather died in the last war. My father had no choice but to inherit my grandmother to have me,” a beastman inadvertently revealed a bad custom among the beastmen.

“But that’s not how you should put it. After a few previous wars, we could at least have a year or two of peace. This time, we just got back and have to fight again. What a hassle!”

“Sigh, what can we do? It’s up to the chieftain.”

At this moment, Orson came to the entrance.

“Hello, excuse me, is there a bonfire party inside?” Orson greeted the beastmen at the entrance using the beastman language he had learned.

Beastman language was similar to a dialect of the Common language, so learning it wasn’t too difficult. Orson had already taught himself the beastman language out of curiosity before entering the Imperial Academy.

“Who are you?” A beastman was startled upon hearing this language. Seeing the other party’s clearly non-beastman “beanpole” physique, he immediately became alert.

“Let me tell you. Demi-humans are not welcome here. Get lost quickly.”

“Ah, that is indeed... unfortunate.”

As Orson’s words fell, the few beastman warriors guarding the entrance lost consciousness.

Orson touched the longsword in his hand and sighed helplessly.

“If you had just listened to me and let me in, you wouldn’t have faced this unwarranted disaster.”

Subsequently, he held his sword and walked towards the center of the bonfire party.

Beastman tribes were not solely composed of adult male warriors. There were also many women and children, as well as some underdeveloped, short beastmen. These individuals were used as labor and workers.

Along the way, people constantly tried to stop Orson, but no one could evade Orson’s sword.

Finally, Orson came before the tribe’s chieftain.

The chieftain was only a Tier 5 beastman. He was only slightly stronger than other beastmen and completely incomparable to Orson.

Orson recognized the chieftain among the beastmen.

The chieftain, seeing Orson approaching him like the god of death from hell, was terrified out of his wits. He quickly ordered his subordinates to surround and kill Orson.

Indeed, a group of beastmen did surround him, but not a single one dared to get close to Orson.

After all, the fate of their companions was right before their eyes.

“You... you, let’s talk properly. Don’t resort to violence.” The beastman chieftain said this, looking at Orson. “If I have done anything in the past that offended you, I apologize. Please spare my tribe.”

“Oh.” Orson nodded and continued walking towards the beastman chieftain. “Then let me ask you, where is the grain from that demi-human tribe you stole today?”

“In the granary! In our tribe’s granary. It’s all stored there...” The beastman chieftain said this, quickly pointing in a direction.

“Alright, thank you,” Orson said this, and politely bowed to the beastman chieftain.

The beastman chieftain thought he had escaped death, but then he felt a wave of dizziness.

The last thing he saw was Orson’s shoes.

The other beastmen, seeing their chieftain decapitated, were too scared to even speak.

“I will give you half an hour to move the grain from the granary outside the tribe,” Orson said this. “If I still see any leftover grain in your granary within half an hour, none of you will survive either.”

Looking at Orson’s suffocating presence, the beastmen present all obeyed. They meekly did as they were told.

Half an hour later, as expected, at the entrance of the tribe, all the tribe’s grain was piled up.

Dried meat, dried fruit, and dry rations, piled together, three times more than what was confiscated from the demi-human tribe.

For this tribe, it was only enough to barely fill their stomachs, yet they still had the leisure to hold a bonfire party.

“Alright, thank you for your cooperation,” Orson said this, thanking the beastmen.

“Now, let me send you on your final journey...”