When I Went to Another World, All the Women I Met Fell in Love With Me and Things Got Out of Hand – A Carefree and Heartwarming Harem of a Man Who Fell in Love With a Death God, as He Pours His Thoughts Into a Sketchbook and Dominates All. C127

Chapter 127: Thoughts that are inherited

"...So, over 7,000 people have taken refuge in this forest?"

To be honest, I was surprised to hear that approximately 7,000 residents of Nostra, a town north of Centrair, were evacuated to the Thousand Forest. 

If you say 7,000, that's about 70% of Nostra's residents. This is clearly an abnormal number since I thought the survival rate was less than 1% in this town near Centrair. 

Besides, even if they escape into the forest, there are problems with monsters and food. Was he also a very good instructor? 

"Prince, there are no monsters in the Thousand Forest, right? The trees created by Sakura-sama's sacred magic act as a natural barrier."

Seriously!? That's amazing, Sakura-san. 

"So why are you all here?"

Even though there are no monsters, there are animals, and it's too dangerous for women and children alone. 

"actually----"

According to his mother, Hannah, her son Ben has a precognitive skill that led him to come here and encounter us. 

“Most predictions are vague, but this time the place and time that salvation would appear were very specific…”

"I see! So, six months ago, thanks to Ben-kun's skills, a large number of townspeople were able to escape into the forest?"

"No...the prediction from six months ago was made by my father Damus...although he is no longer in this world..."

Hannah's expression clouds. 

"Anyway, it's true that we came to rescue you. Could you please guide us to where the others are?"

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~ Half a year ago Nostra Town ~

``Everyone! Believe me! Destruction will soon come to the city. Prepare to evacuate now!”

An old man desperately pleading in the town square. 

"Ah, ah, you're doing it again, old Dams...it's been a week already, hasn't it?"

"It's definitely creepy. That old man has the skill of prediction, right?"

"The lord says there's no need to believe, but it might be better to prepare at least..."

Approximately half of the residents who did not believe at first came to believe, thanks in part to Damus' past achievements and his desperate appeals. 

(No... I don't have time anymore)

Damus began to let his family and other residents who were ready to evacuate little by little escape into the forest. 

Of course, there was no way the lord would leave this situation alone. 

“Dams, we have orders to arrest you for treason. I will ask you to come with me.”

"You guys, hurry up and run away to the forest! At least with your family---"

The guards are also shaken by Damus' appearance. 

"Shut up! Let's go!"

"T-Captain... it's really dangerous, isn't it?"

Damus was imprisoned, but now some of the guards begin to escape. 

"Lord, about half of the residents have already evacuated to the forest. Just in case, wouldn't it be better to issue an evacuation order to the remaining residents?"

The lieutenant took a serious look at the situation and made a suggestion, but the lord didn't take it at all. 

"Noisy, do you even believe such a shady old man's bullshit? If those who ran away come back, I will rip out a lot of them for violating orders! Uhahaha!"

(Hehe, in case of an emergency, I have the magical tool of teleportation. Besides, it would be more convenient for this town to disappear...)

It seems that the royal capital has realized that there was fraud, and inspectors are coming tomorrow. 

If things go well, we might be able to destroy the evidence along with the inspector. 

The lieutenant gave up on the lord who was smiling to himself. 

After leaving the office, the aide immediately calls his confidant Damuru. 

"Damur, the lord is no more. Prepare to escape from the city. Release your father-in-law as well."

"Ha, thank you!"

Damuru is Damus' son-in-law. He naturally believed in Damus' prediction, but he had a strong sense of responsibility and had no intention of evacuating until the end as long as there were still residents left. 

"Father-in-law, I'm sorry. Please run away quickly!"

After releasing Damus, he tells her to run away. 

"I'll stay until the end and continue to persuade...I asked for Damle, Hannah, Ben, and the evacuees!"

"No, my father-in-law...and I have the role of protecting the residents until the end."

Damus smiles happily at her son-in-law, who stubbornly insists on staying.　

"Damur... you are truly a proud son with a strong sense of responsibility. As expected, Hanna chose you. But what will happen to the people who took refuge in the forest? Most of them are unable to fight. I think protecting them is also an honorable role. Hey, I'll be fine. I've already predicted the escape route."

Damsu laughs and says there's no need to worry.　

It may be true what Damus said. Evacuation is not the end. Damle is ashamed of his narrow perspective. 

　

"Okay. I'll do what I can to the best of my ability. Please make sure your father-in-law comes too."

Damuru leaves the place, reminding him not to push himself too hard. 

(That's fine...I asked everyone, Damuru...)

　

Once out on the town, Damus tries his best to persuade her. 

Even people who didn't believe until the end were moved by Damus' enthusiasm. 

The fact that the Guards Corps issued instructions to evacuate also provided a boost. 

In the end, 70% of the city's population had to evacuate. 

　

"Miss, run away quickly. The city will soon be swallowed up. Don't you have any family?"

Damus found a trembling girl in a back alley.　

"...I don't have a family. I'm an orphan."

"I see... in that case, you should go to the forest and ask for a guard named Damuru. I'm sure he'll treat you well."

"But...I've never left town..."

"Don't worry, just follow this black cat. He'll definitely take your daughter to the forest."

"...Yeah, I understand."

I let out a deep breath as I watched the girl leave with the black cat. 

Damus had no intention of running away from the beginning. 

Because he had already predicted his own death. 

Damus remembers his father. 

He is a hero who has saved the city from crisis many times with the power of prediction. He was an incredibly proud father to Damus.　

My father told me at the end. The skill of prediction will tell you about your own death in the end. 

And that skill takes the form of a black cat and is passed on to the next vessel. 

Unfortunately, I don't think I'll be able to see whether the next vessel will be Hannah or Ben. 

　

Dad...did I bring myself a little closer to you? Have you been able to become like you, the person you have always admired? 

This anecdote, in which 70% of the residents survived during the worst disaster in history, would be passed down throughout the world for a long time as the miracle of Nostra's Damus. 

By the way...the lord of Nostra met an untimely end in Centrair, where he teleported and fled.