16  Old people, consider the ecology of monkeys




 Crazy Ape is the natural enemy of men covered in white body hair.
 This demon attacks human males, even if they are male, and performs what is known as ________.
 It's not clear why it has this habit, but at the moment, men, including knights, are in danger of losing their chastity.

"It can't be helped. I'll kill him. ...... I don't like it.
"You're insane, Lord Xellos. ....... He's a ......
He's a brave man. ...... There's a brave man here.
"Oh, ・・・・・ God, ・・・・
You guys need to fight.
Are you still a man?

 The female knights are giving their male colleagues the cold shoulder.
 But they were not brave enough to accept their opinion.
 If they were dealing with bandits, they would be proud to be knights.
 But they were dangerous creatures in a different way. It was understandable that they were frightened.
 Even the captain, Aref, is reluctant to face Crazy Ape.

"It's discrimination to say you're a man!
We're all afraid of something!
He's the best of the best! You can fight him. I don't want to fight him!
"These guys ・・・・・・

 The knights were useless in another way.
 I'm sure you'll be able to figure out what's going on.
 Because the level of Crazy Ape was the problem.

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 Crazy Ape Lv204
 HP 1023/1023
 MP 311/311

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It's higher level than the Chimera, but lower HP. ...... What does that mean?
Perhaps he's a pre-evolutionary subspecies? It may be that he is a pre-evolutionary subspecies, from which he will branch out into other individuals.

 That means that when he becomes a higher species, he will be at level one.
 In return, their strength will be much stronger than before they evolved.
 Chimera's strength was stronger than Crazy Ape's, which meant that it had evolved at least once.
 In any case, the HP loss was extremely low, even though it was supposed to have attacked multiple times.

(So there is evolution? ...... I thought the world was like a game, but it seems it was really a close providence.

 Xellos did not fully believe what he had read in the goddess's email.
 There are conditions that must be met for a creature to suddenly evolve, and a world in which a creature can evolve immediately on a level is far from the natural order.

 In the world of most games, evolution is a phenomenon in which an individual who has accumulated experience and fulfilled the conditions transforms into a more powerful demon.
 In this world, Xelloss believes that evolution is likely to change when the environmental conditions are right, based on reality.
 If level is a condition, it would be strange if there are not many evolved demons around here.
 After all, the Great Deep Green Zone of Farflan is home to many powerful demons, and they are engaged in a fierce competition for survival.
 There is no way a weak individual can survive.

In other words, the average level of demons in this area is between 100 and 300. ......

 If that's the case, you'll need to raise your students and knights to that level to survive.
 It's not a problem that can be solved in the next four days.

 The problem continues.
 The pupils and knights who had leveled up had a severe fatigue all over their bodies.
 This was a consequence of the rapid leveling up, as the power gained and the changes in the body did not keep pace.
 Leveling up is the phenomenon of taking in a part of the soul of a demon by defeating it and giving it back as your own power.
 The body changes to become more robust, but the rapid change causes physical problems.
 They are now exhausted to the point where it is difficult for them to even defend themselves, and at the same time, the continuous forced level ups prevent them from being able to use their bodies as they wish.

However, ......

 Xelloss looks at Crazy Ape (female).

"Aahhhh ♡ Julli ......

 (...... I want to cry. I'm going to wail from the bottom of my heart. ......)

 ...... I'm desperate.

 Crazy Ape wiped the saliva from her mouth and crossed her arms over and over again, "Pakong! I'm not sure. He's already ready.
 He seemed to be ready to go.
 Crazy Ape seems to be ready to go.  

"Hah ......, I hate .......

 While saying this, he put his hand on the hilt of the sword hanging from his waist and gradually ...... increased his speed and rushed at Crazy Ape.
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 However, Xelloss had no intention of letting that happen.

"Fly Swallow!

 Flying is advantageous in some situations, but it is not very effective in single combat.
 If you're not sure what you're looking for, you can always ask for help.
 The slash of the flying swallow slash cut through Crazy Ape's body before he could land on the ground.
 The slash that released magic power as a blade, that was the flying swallow slash.

 Crazy Ape died instantly and collapsed with a large amount of blood and internal organs scattered on the ground.
 It was the end of his luck that he had stayed here.

"I'll strip it down, hope I can sell it for a little more. ......

『『『『Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa! Long live the brave. 』』』』』



 He was applauded by the knights, who didn't know what he was thinking.
 They were so terrified of Crazy Ape that they revered him as a hero.
 Xellos began the stripping with a depressed heart.
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[Shiro monkey fur
 It is the fur of the crazy ape, and is of the highest quality and traded at a high price.
 It is mainly used as a coat for the aristocrats and is especially popular among the ladies.
 It is very popular for its beautiful shiny fur and unblemished white color.
 The fur itself is hard to come by for merchants, and the price is always in short supply.
 It is famous for the fact that hunters who want to make a fortune always disappear.

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Unsullied Shiro: ....... The Lord of the Furs is unholy...?

 A comment on the appraisal.
 It seems that the value of the monkey as a commodity is not the same as that of the owner of the fur.

 This is the product that the merchants are searching for with their eyes, but they don't know that this [white monkey fur] is a crazy ape.
 On the contrary, these merchants tend to live in places where there are few demons, so their knowledge of demons is infinitely low.
 To explain further, Crazy Ape never comes out of the Great Dark Green Zone of Furan, so they have no chance to know what kind of demon it is.
 As a result, the merchant asked the mercenaries to purchase the pelt, but the mercenaries never came back.
 Rarely, people come to the merchant to sell their furs, but most of them are found in the forest.
 The merchants had no choice but to add to their stock of furs for processing into merchandise.

 Because of this reality, for mercenaries, the request for the delivery of the [white monkey fur] is known as the request of the devil.

This is the reason why the request for the delivery of white monkey fur is famous among mercenaries as the devil's request. "I never thought that the white monkey fur ...... belonged to such a demon...
In the school, the person who wore this fur coat was boasting about it, but ......, I can't envy him anymore.
No wonder the mercenaries never came back. They've all been eaten by them,......, in a different way.
I'm glad I became a horrible ...... knight...
Yeah. At least you get a steady paycheck and don't have to worry about income like mercenaries.

 They breathe a sigh of relief that they were knights.
 Some of the knights had risen through the ranks from mercenaries to become elite knights who had passed a rigorous screening and academic assessment.
 If you were a mercenary and took on this request, there was a good chance you would end up in hell.
 They could not have been happier that they had passed the selection exam for knights.

 But the knights forgot.
 But the knights forgot that this is a demon forest inhabited by crazy apes. .......

But we are in trouble. There's hardly any food left.
I don't think those monkeys can eat it all, can they? I wonder where they got in?

 While enduring the feeling of hunger, they began to investigate the surroundings of the base.
 After investigating for a while, he found out that they had entered by digging a hole from outside the wall.
 He had carefully filled the hole, destroyed the evidence, and escaped with the food.
 They were smart monkeys in spite of their dumb faces.

They made this hole .... And they've been very careful about it.
They came in packs: ....... If I had run into them, I would have ...... been terrified...
But what about food?
We've got four days ...... before they come for us.
We've got four days until they come for us. You've got to be kidding me!
Can you not hit me?

 They starved for the second day.
 Seeing the knights like this, Xellos has a kind of happy smile on his face.
 And that too, from the bottom of his heart. .......

I'm not sure what to say. Why do you look so happy?
"What? Did you have that expression on your face?
Master ......, you're not enjoying this situation, are you?
I don't ...... think so, do I? Yeah, I never thought I'd have a friend .......

 I remember a month ago, Xellos was wandering around in this vast forest.
 He had water, but all he could eat was meat, and if he didn't keep hunting, he would starve.
 He was lucky to have found the road, but if he had made one wrong move, there was a good chance he would still be living on the road.
 In addition, he was mentally trapped to the point where he was one step away from reverting to a caveman.

 He was genuinely happy to have a friend.
 Yes, the knights, including the two apprentices, were going to be living on meat for at least four days.
 They didn't know that yet.

"You're rotten...
"Sir, ...... is terrible.

 The cold stare stung.
 But he keeps a smile on his face.

・・・・・・・ So, why don't we all share in the misery?

『『『『『 You've got to be kidding! How serious are you? 』』』』』

I'm sure you'll be happy to hear that.

『『『『『 Oh no ...... Your eyes are serious! 』』』』』



 A week of survival has caused him to become emotionally unstable.
 In a few days, he will be called "the Xelloss of that time (when he was wandering in the forest for a week)" because of this transformation in his psychological state.
 Moreover, it had already been decided that the knights would follow the same path as Xelloss.
 From now on, we will all live together as survivalists. .......  

 On this day, Xelloss had a smile on his face that had never been seen before.
 It was so dazzling. .......  

 
 I'll be back.


 Two days later, the knights are living hell.
 They went into the forest in search of prey, killed them, processed them, and ate them.
 The primitive and even more savage life continued.

 In this harsh forest, where they would die if they were not careful, they would awaken to their wildness on the fourth day.
 They kicked wild wolves who tried to steal their prey, slaughtered goblins who tried to attack women, and fought back orcs who attacked them as prey.

 Their eyes are insane.
 They have a dangerous glint in their eyes and fight only for food.
 They scream when they catch their prey, share what little food they have with others, and dance around the fire.
 They have bared their primitive instincts to the extent that they fight back against the demons that attack their stronghold with an excess of mercy.

 The Great Deep Green Zone of Fafhran was a dangerous place that could not be survived otherwise.
 There were predators all around them, enough to make them realize that their two days in this land had been nothing but luck.

 There was no room in the hearts of the knights now.
 They didn't even have the time to be happy or sad about the increase in level.

 ---Zash!

 A single arrow pierced Slash Rabbit's body.
 Slash Rabbit convulsed and expired without effort.

"Mmmmmmmmm ...... got your meat .......
"Tsk! You beat me to it. ...... Where's the next one?
There's a meat-orc over here!
Yeah! Kill it!

 This is the edge of the great deep green zone, where it's relatively safe.
 You can guess how harsh the environment was for Xellos, who was surviving deep in that area.

 The knights who had fallen into the extreme situation realized that they would not be able to survive if they did not bare their wild instincts.
 No, they had to realize it.

 Every hour or so, a hungry demon would attack them.
 Most of them were unfit for food, and their anger built up as they wasted their energy, and they attacked in groups before they had time to rest.
 This situation is repeated constantly in a short period of time.

 And then ...... their accumulated anger exploded at once.
 They turned into madmen.

"I'm scared ......, what's wrong with you all?
"We've adapted to the vastness of the forest. I've adapted to the vastness of the forest. I've realized that I must give up my naivete and become ruthless in order to survive. Kuku ......
You're not ・・・・・ ・・・・
It's just a matter of time before the weak and the strong eat each other. There is no way a civilized human being can survive in the harsh wilderness.
"No, that's something else! No, there's something wrong with you! You're mentally ill!
Search and Destroy: ....... If you don't kill him, he dies. Not here. Huh-uh-uh ......

 Xellos smiled happily, as if he were looking at something he had missed.
 Thinking back on his former self, he was reminded of how vulnerable he had been living in a civilized society.
 The survival that had continued since the first day of his reincarnation had created a ferocious beast within him.
 That beast was waking up again.

"Captain! There's a bunch of crazy apes over here!
What? What? - Good. Let's make them pay for what they did to our food. Kill them all!

 Aleph had turned into a beast.
 His fear of apes was gone, and he had become a beast that could only kill its enemies.
 The knights did not hide their glaring belligerent intentions and began to move towards the enemy.

"Let's go, shall we? Revenge!
"Oh, ...... man is a beast when he peels back his skin...
No. ...... This is different. Something's wrong.

 Zveit's language is incomprehensible.
 The only thing that will work in this forest is pure violence.
 This forest is not so sweet that it can be managed with wisdom and courage.
 It is a violent world of pure instincts, where vicious demons abound.


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 Crazy Ape is a monkey and lives in rocky places.
 As far as I could see from the shadows of the trees, there were 23 apes in the group.
 There is a pecking order around the boss, and those at the top can reproduce.
 The problem is ......

"Are there too many females?
"If you look closely, you can see that there are some strange individuals.
Oh, ...... I can't tell if it's a male or a female... can you?

 ...... Among the white haired apes, there existed a subtle individual .
 The first way to tell the s*x of a Crazy Ape is the breasts, but the second is a slight yellow mesh on the head.
 The males were smaller and sleeker than the females, while the females were very muscular and huge.
 The unidentified specimen, however, had a body between that of a male and a female, with breasts and reproductive organs, although the s*xes were separated.
 Above all, the boss was a problem.

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 Queen Aliene Conga Lv15
  HP 3167/3167
  MP 742/742

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 It was a gorilla.
 And it was a female.

 It had shiny green body hair and was five meters tall, bigger than Crazy Ape.
 It was probably an evolved form, but even though it was an ape, its huge body was bizarre.
 In addition, it was pushing down the male Crazy Ape with all its might and spending all its time breeding.

Is that gorilla capable of interbreeding?
It's the same as goblins and orcs. ....... How... fearsome. ......
There are some people in there too. It's a bandit-looking old man. ......
「「「「 I don't want to see that! 」」」」

 There were a few bandit-looking men, but no one wanted to look at them.
 Because they're in bad shape.
 At the same time, from front to back.

 There is no light of sanity in their eyes, only a vacant panting expression.

"Could it be... but there are no males in Crazy Ape?
"What do you mean, Master?
Perhaps they are all females at first, and when a particular situation arises, they metamorphose into males. ......
「「「「 Huh? 」」」」

 Crazy Ape is a group of females only.
 It's a good idea to have a good idea of what you're looking for.
 This behavior is common in fish, but it is a problem in mammals and monkeys.

 A certain amount of stress alters the genes and changes the s*x.
 In the case of Crazy Ape, the cause of stress is probably the presence of the bosses who occupy the top positions in the group.

 Since they are in a relatively weak position, the bosses' orders are absolute, and since they cannot win by force, they are used as tools for breeding.
 The stress of this situation causes the weaker individuals to remain as males and to attack human males in order to return to their original female form.
 At the same time, if the crazy ape can show that it is stronger than the male, it will move up to the top of the pack.
 I was able to determine that the individuals between the s*xes were probably in the process of changing back into females or, conversely, into males.

 In other words, they were born as females, but because of their circumstances, they transformed into males.
 There is nothing more horrible than this in human terms.

So we're being attacked so that they can change back?
Yes, we are. For pack animals, pecking order is important. ...... Especially with the food situation.

 Monkeys can only eat as much food as the leader of the troop, and other monkeys can't eat until the leader finishes his meal.
 The other monkeys cannot eat until the boss finishes his meal. From there, the top of the pecking order gets the food, while the bottom of the pecking order cannot eat anything and starves.
 In the harsh, deep green of the Far Flan, what little food there is is important to the weaker individuals.
 For this reason, they relentlessly target males and individuals from other herds to show off their strength.
 If they win, they can take away the male and rise to the top.
 They can also reproduce.

 The bandits were put at the bottom of the pecking order because they lost.

Does that mean that ...... we are considered to be of the same species as them?
Do you think we're the same species?
....... "Do you think we're the same species?

 In the direction that Xelloss pointed his finger, there was the miserable figure of the bandits.
 In another sense, they were in the midst of a metamorphosis.

"Why don't they attack women? If they are considered a pack, aren't they the enemy to be defeated?
"Tabun, I'm taking a risk. ...... A female in the midst of a male is a good thing. ......
I don't care what you say, but your tone is strange. Master ......
"Masani...weird...hahahahahahaha ...... weird.........

 The Xellos' eyes were dead.
 If he hadn't been reincarnated into this world through a cheat, he would have been in the same position as the bandits.
 Now that he understood this, Xelloss's rational mind shut down the real information and emotions in front of him.
 It was a reality that was so hard to accept that his mind rejected it.

"The food you took from us is at ......?
"Imagorobos no onaka nakasa ...... hihihi...gosh darn it!
Isn't this thing completely broken?
Isn't the doctor in danger at this rate?

『『『『 ete public, I'm going to kill you... 』』』』』



 Food resentment is scary.

 Food is a necessity even on the battlefield, and in order to properly prepare and distribute a set amount of food, the importance of having food on hand is paramount.
 It was a matter of utmost importance that had been drilled into the knights through many years of hard training.
 It is always under close control because the slightest extravagance can lead the troops to starve.
 These monkeys have devoured such precious food.
 This is unforgivable.
 What's more, the food they took from the people was their blood money.

 The knights' anger went into meltdown.

"Spread out! All knights stand by with their weapons, and when I give the signal, throw them at them.
「「「「 Got it! 」」」」」

 In a coordinated move, they split up their forces and formed a party of several.
 The knights circled downwind on all sides of the rocky terrain, waiting around the herd.
 Their movements were swift.

 Using their newfound fighting skills and the increased strength they had gained over the past few days, they set out to defeat the enemy.

"Master Celestina, give the signal...
"Yes, yes! Flash!

 Celestina's flash magic exploded in the center of the crowd.
 The knights were blinded by the sudden light and used it as a signal to throw something into the air at once.
 Yellow smoke and purple smoke covered the area.

 Crazy Ape's body goes numb and is further poisoned.
 It was a hunting technique that he had learned in the past two days, and it was his usual way of making sure that his prey was caught.
 But this was no way for a knight to fight.

"Wind!

 Zveit manipulated wind magic to spread a paralyzing and poisonous mist over the entire flock.
 The knights who saw this drew their swords and jumped out at once.

I'm going to die!

 Crazy Ape, paralyzed and unable to move, is helplessly killed by the knights.
 In a group battle, it is fundamental to take away the enemy's strength, and this is no different with demons in packs.
 However, since you never know what kind of power the demons are hiding, you have to use such cowardly methods to defeat them.
 In this forest, the slightest carelessness can be fatal.

"Flame Arrow!
Lightning Blitz!

 In order to defeat them even more surely, you aim for additional damage with magic attacks.
 Flames will temporarily stop the battle to extinguish the flames on your body, and lightning can further increase the paralyzing effect.
 Since this was not a war between humans, he used every means at his disposal, however cowardly.

"Make sure you stop them! They're a level above us!
Third one's down!
And the seventh?

 Even with their higher level, the knights are still weak.
 However, by using their tools, they were able to make a steady attack.
 In addition, this place was a danger zone where it was life or death. Surviving was the top priority.
 There was no need to take pride in being a knight.
 There was no such thing as cowardice.

 Crazy Ape is easily defeated, but there is a big, nasty one here.
 The Queen Alieneconga.

 Seeing the sight of herds being raided, the Alieneconga threatens with her drumming.

"Hey, the poison isn't working, is it?
"No way! Are you resistant to it?

 The leaping Alieneconga landed with a resounding thud and rudely swung its long arms to the side.

I'm not sure what to do.

 I'm not sure if you've seen this before, but I've seen it before.
 I'm not sure what to do, but I'm going to do it.

I'm not sure what to say.

 You'll be able to find a lot more than just a few of them.

"Aaahhhh!
"What power! This is the higher species .......

 But he was so angry that he blew away the whole pack of Crazy Ape.
 The weakened Crazy Ape was unable to defend itself and died instantly, a terrible boss.
 Alienekonga was strong, but he was also stupid.

 He became even more agitated when he saw his comrades he had blown away.

Focus on avoiding the attack, or you'll die!

 He swung his arms wildly, knocking Crazy Ape off his feet.
 The boss of the pack was kicking his friends to the curb faster than the knights could take them down.
 He wasn't dumb, he was stupid.

"He's stupid, but he's out of control!

 The knights tried to fight back, but their swords could not penetrate the hard skin.
 The knights tried to fight back, but the hard skin prevented their swords from penetrating.
 The shield is flung away and flies through the air.

 His short legs crushed the man who was a bandit.
 The man died in a huge puddle of blood.

I don't want to die like that. ......
It was a tragic death in more ways than one. ......

 Overrun by Crazy Ape and trampled by the boss, Alieneconga.
 It's a nasty way to die.
 The victim bandits are already insane, so they just stand there stunned and disturbed.


 Then Alienekonga's fist slammed into them, turning them into cruel pieces of flesh.
 In fact, perhaps it would be better for them if they died.

"'Chains of Light'.

 Ariane Conga is bound by shining chains and suspended in the air.
 He looked as if he had been nailed to a cross, as if he were a condemned criminal.

"Lord Xellos?
Please attack while you still can. There may be a special attack, so be very careful!
Yes, sir! Those of you with mid-range attack skills, use all your strength to strike and kill that gorilla!
"Light Magic 'Divine Blessing'

 Wide-range unit enhancement magic, [God's Blessing].
 In this world, it is said to be a sacred magic and is also a legendary magic.
 The effect is to greatly strengthen the attack power, defense power, evasion power, magic attack power and magic defense power of allies.
 In addition, it automatically recovers HP and MP for a while, preventing the loss of allies.
 In addition, it is the most powerful attack against undead monsters.
 Of course, there are exceptions to this rule. .......

 The knights all stared at their prey and smiled ferociously and viciously.

『『『『『 I can kill this thing! 』』』』』

 Shouting out a few noisy words, .......