This village has a lot of arable land and pastures for grazing, so it is reasonable that only a large number of children will appear here.
Because adults, at least young and middle-aged workers, should still be working now.
After all, it is a farming civilization at a glance. It is a more rebellious behavior for Gerda to go outside alone to pick herbs.
"However, I didn't see any old people or anything else..."
With some difficulty, he broke out from the group of children, and Mashu looked into the distance.
"Well...this is a point that attracts attention..."
Goldrov said with a frown.
No matter what the situation is, it is absolutely not a situation where there is no elderly person in a group.
anyway.
But after all, these people have not yet penetrated into the village, and they don’t know what the situation is now...
"Yeah! Generally, there must be more children, right?"
Gerda also ran out of the group of children and stood beside Mashu and said with a smile.
"Master Mashu is really incredible. Generally speaking, things like the old man will only exist in legends, right?"
"well?"
"The old man is not suitable for appearing in the village."
Gerda stretched out a finger and looked at several people in an explanatory tone.
"after all--"
"All adults have to leave the village at the age of 25."
Angry, fell into silence.
It's like a dead silence.
The chattering of the children behind seemed to have nothing to do with the people in Chaldes.
Fujimaru Rika walked to Gerda with a serious expression.
"Gerda, what do you mean just now?"
"You mean, adults after the age of 25, they all-"
She didn't say the rest of the words, but put one hand on Gerda's shoulder, half turned around and pointed at-
That portal.
The portal that stood in the middle of the high wall looked so ordinary.
but--
Within the portal is the home for humans to live and work in peace, without giants, no monsters, no overwhelming wind and snow, and no severe cold that kills people.
And outside the portal-
Only death.
Not only Fujimaru Rika, Mashu, Nolra, but also Goldruf, who was in the submarine, all felt a sense of—
A bone-broken chill.
It was as if they were not in a village or submarine, but in a snow cave outside.
".......well?"
Mashu could only make a short, perhaps a trembling sound.
"You, what are you talking about...ah..."
Goldruf felt a layer of sweat appearing on his head.
"It's very unsafe outside the village... there are giants wandering around, and so on...!"
"yes."
Gerda's face showed a smile that seemed to be for granted.
"Make children, give birth to them, and raise them until they are ten years old."
"Then you go out after you reach twenty-five and eat it by the giant."
"Even if you are not eaten, you will be trampled to death. In short—"
"A person who is at this age cannot survive."
“I can’t survive anyway.”
Click-
Mashu subconsciously took a step back, and his shield hit the ground, making a loud sound.
"Ah, there is."
Gerda continued to speak.
"The same is true for those who don't create children when they are younger."
"All villages look like this, from Village 1 to Village 100."
"you--"
"Do you mean...!"
"Adults over twenty-five years old are now...!"
Goldruf only felt ridiculous.
How could such a civilization be there?
How could there be such a human settlement?
And it is not the one in front of you, but from 1 to 100, all the 100 villages are like this-
"Not exists!? And those young people, too—!?"
"The only ones who can live in the 100 villages created by Gods and the Lords of the Lords and the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lords of the Lord
Gerda seemed to have not realized the seriousness of the matter yet and still said with a smile.
But it is precisely because of this smiling expression that she looks like now-
There is a little bit too reasonable horror.
Fujimaru Rika opened her mouth, but couldn't say anything.
This speechless feeling made her body tremble slightly.
——Why does such a civilization exist?
Why does such a cute child have such a perception?
That god—
Those envoys?
What kind of existence is it?
Why did this happen in this strange belt?
Why does this strange belt have such a history?
Fujimaru Rika only felt extremely ridiculous.
Looking at the fearful people, Gerda looked left and right, showing a somewhat scared expression.
"That... Lord Fujimaru Rika, Lord Mashu, Lord Nolra, I don't understand..."
"The same is true for the fat uncle. Why, why are everyone surprised?"
Her hands were uneasy and placed on her chest.
"I'm right?"
"The rules are the same everywhere, right?"
To be continued...