I Married the Beautiful Female Protagonist In Order To Survive

4. Ordinary Orc A and Ordinary Orc B

For most of the simple orcs within the Austro-Hungarian tribe, as long as the visitor harbors no ill intentions and is indeed quite strong, especially having reached a certain level in “strength,” you can quickly become friends with them, even brothers. This has not changed even with the “Era Restoration.”

After winning in the straightforward contest of strength known as “arm wrestling,” my relationship with the orc brothers, Gelo and Gu Erdan, swiftly returned to what it was before the “Era Restoration.” My various boasts were fully accepted by these orc brothers because I had indeed performed strongly just now.

“I don’t belong to any country; I’m the wandering type! Naturally, I won’t concern myself with any wars. I came to the Austro-Hungarian tribe because it’s right next to the Kingdom of Prussia, and I wanted to explore and learn about the various rumors surrounding the Austro-Hungarian tribe, so here I am~”

“Oh! A hermit! How old are you now!?”

“Guess?”

Just guess hard—

This line of reasoning, combined with my earlier performance, should temporarily dispel the doubts of the orc brothers in front of me. And next, I had the opportunity to express my purpose for coming to the Austro-Hungarian tribe.

“This time I came to the Austro-Hungarian tribe mainly to see your ancient temple, rich in romantic cultural atmosphere. I wonder if it’s open to outsiders~”

Of course, I wouldn’t directly ask the two orc brothers to take me to find their “Great Chieftain.” After all, in my impression, even before the “Era Restoration,” no one among the orcs of the Austro-Hungarian tribe had truly seen the appearance of “Great Chieftain Zelus.” Considering Zelus’s special status, I could only go to the temple alone to find that “little fox.”

Gelo scratched his head and then looked at his older brother, while Gu Erdan also showed a troubled expression: “That might not be possible. The tribe is currently at war with the long-eared women, and the area near the temple is our ‘ command center.’ Ordinary people can’t get in.”

“Just looking around nearby is fine.”

If the initial plan was not feasible, I could only settle for a second-best option—first, rely on Gelo and Gu Erdan’s identities to safely approach the temple, and then I would think of a way myself.

“After all, doesn’t your Austro-Hungarian tribe have a ‘Great Chieftain’? I want to see what they look like when they appear.”

However… the strange aspects after the “Era Restoration” still emerged. Even if everything seemed no different from my impression, the orcs in the Austro-Hungarian tribe still… exhibited some irreversible changes!

Because, as my gaze fell, the expressions on the faces of the two orcs in front of me began to look strange, which was clearly not right!

“Great Chieftain?”

Gelo seemed a bit dazed, while Gu Erdan appeared very confused, “Our Austro-Hungarian tribe doesn’t have any real ‘Great Chieftain.'”

This… was definitely not something I could laugh off or pretend I hadn’t heard! In my impression, although Zelus had never revealed her “sub-human” true form in front of the orcs, the title of “Great Chieftain” was genuinely revered and admired by the orcs!

Yet just now, Gu Erdan said there was no “real Great Chieftain”!?

“What do you mean!?”

Is it possible that after the restoration of the era, Ze Lusi simply doesn’t exist at all!? Fortunately, Gu Erdan’s continued response somewhat reassured me.

“The Great Chieftain is just a… uh, cultural symbol for our Austro-Hungarian tribe. Since none of us have ever seen the Great Chieftain, it’s likely that… the Great Chieftain doesn’t really exist, but is perhaps something that exists like a deity.”

After a pause, a shadow crossed Gu Erdan’s face, “Right now, our Austro-Hungarian tribe is led by the Great Sorcerer.”

【The ever-changing fairy Ze Lusi has not appeared in the Austro-Hungarian tribe!】

I suddenly understood: since Ke Fei Er “currently” has never existed, then we certainly have not come to the Austro-Hungarian tribe, encountered Ze Lusi, or dealt with the Great Sorcerer. In this case, it is likely that Ze Lusi, as the “Great Chieftain,” will never appear, so… it’s not surprising that the actual ruler of the Austro-Hungarian tribe has become that shifty-eyed Great Sorcerer!

This is a bit troublesome because I know what that “Great Sorcerer” wants; back in the “previous” time, that Great Sorcerer’s conspiracy was aimed at the entire Austro-Hungarian tribe!

I hurriedly changed my words.

“Ah! It’s called the Great Sorcerer, right, right, outsiders can’t really distinguish these terms in your tribe, haha~ Since it’s the Great Sorcerer, then let’s go with that. I want to see what it looks like; can you take me to the temple to have a look?”

As for the question about the Great Chieftain, there’s no way to reach the temple, so I can only suppress my doubts for now and get the help of these two beastman brothers to go to the temple first.

However… even this seems to have encountered a problem.

“…This.”

“…”

This request of mine should be a piece of cake for the high-ranking beastman warriors Ge Luo Mu and Gu Erdan, after all, in my memory, the “high-ranking beastman warriors” hold a significant position and power within the martial-esteemed Austro-Hungarian tribe, equivalent to the nobility of other kingdoms.

However, at this moment, they both seemed not unwilling, but rather… very troubled!

“What’s wrong!?”

With a hint of unease, I continued to ask.

Perhaps, the “restoration” of the Austro-Hungarian tribe is not any less than that of the Prussian Kingdom.

“Unwilling? Then I can go by myself, no problem.”

“Not unwilling!” Gu Erdan seemed a bit hesitant, “It’s just that…”

As for Ge Luo Mu, thanks to his impatience, I saved the trouble of searching for the script.

Geloram said dejectedly, “Actually, the two of us are no longer high-ranking beast warrior now, so of course we can’t take you over.”

【Geloram and Gu Erdan have been stripped of their qualifications as high-ranking beast warriors!】

The script appeared, and its content surprised me even more.

If we talk about “strength,” these two beast brothers would not lose to other beastmen within the Austro-Hungarian tribe, so why… have they lost their qualifications!?

I was just about to carefully examine the script to find out the reason when Geloram, being the impatient one, disregarded Gu Erdan’s objections and revealed the reason!

“It wasn’t from losing a fight; it was taken away by… the Grand Sorcerer.”

【The Grand Sorcerer stripped Geloram and Gu Erdan of their qualifications!】

【Geloram and Gu Erdan arrived at the border outpost, preparing to participate in the battle.】

The script appeared, and now it was good; I didn’t have to go through the trouble of guessing the reason from the script.

What I needed to do next was already very clear!

I glanced at the two beast brothers and then…

Raised my hand to find their script.

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