Back to the Future 1999: Raining at the Same Time

In my memory, the town before me is not what it is now.

"father!"

It was the appointed day. The mother, holding her child, was trembling slightly. But the child in her arms was unaware of her subtle movements. All she could see was the forest, which seemed to be swallowed by endless darkness.

She was looking forward to it, expecting her hero to come out of it as usual.

"father!"

It was just a blurry outline at first, but the girl had already broken free from her mother's arms and was running towards the figure.

"Oh~"

"Hey hey hey."

As if it was agreed, the moment the figure completely walked out of the shadows, the girl happened to throw herself into her father's arms.

She ignored the dried blood on her father's body, and did not dislike the dust that had not been washed off his body for several days. She looked forward to being held in a pair of broad hands, and looked forward to feeling the stubble of his beard that had not been taken care of for a long time with her delicate cheeks.

"Has Xiao Luo been well behaved at home recently?"

The little girl named Xiao Luo, or rather Loves, was picked up again in the same way, but this time the person who picked her up was her father whom she had been thinking about day and night.

"Of course! Xiao Luo is very well behaved at home and takes good care of his mother!"

"Really? Then our Xiao Luo is really amazing."

For the first time in weeks, a happy smile appeared on the man's face. He touched the child's head in his arms lovingly, causing bursts of laughter.

"came back?"

"came back."

Compared with the child, the mother's reaction seemed very restrained. She walked to her husband, reached out and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. Her somewhat bitter smiling face was full of "great things".

She turned around and took her husband's other hand, and the three of them walked towards home.

……

This is a town composed of mystics, a miraculous town that operates with the king's permission!

That's what the adult occultists in "adventurer" towns always call themselves.

Because in the forest not far from this town, there lives a terrifying mysterious creature.

People have gone from initially chasing away the demons that accidentally broke into the town to now forming an organized and systematic crusade team, and the way of life in the town is also changing.

If any time traveler went to the small town at that time, he would definitely find everything in front of him quite familiar.

Yes, that’s right, it’s the adventurer’s town commonly seen in Japanese comics!

Guilds, taverns, weapon shops, blacksmith shops... everything magically becomes a reality here.

Although this is where the mystics, ostracized by humans, live, it is undeniable that the various mystical biological materials they hunt have a good market in the empire.

Thanks to this, such an adventurer town that coexists and survives with the forest was established!

Lovis's father, as the mayor of this town and also the most talented mystic, naturally became the captain of the expedition team. He led the elite of the entire town deep into the forest again and again, bringing prosperity to the town again and again.

But occultists have no human rights.

No matter how beautiful life is now, the hatred and prejudice between the two races passed down throughout history will not disappear easily.

On the contrary, they will become more sinister and vicious in this world where humans are in power.

"Is it that time again?"

The dukes, marquises, earls, viscounts and barons sitting at the long table stared at the map in front of them with evil smiles on their faces, and put on or took off the masks on their faces.

There is more than one such town in the empire. After all, with such a huge population base, how could a single town possibly support the number of mystics?

Every so often, a unique "hunt" would begin, and the empire's captive dogs would, at their happiest moments, present a unique performance for the empire.

When people's happy smiles suddenly break into desperate cries and wails, a place that is quiet and peaceful during the day may be filled with terrible cries and the smell of blood at night.

Anyway, in the eyes of the Empire, they are just a group of dogs that cannot be tamed, and it is natural to provide them with some final entertainment value before they die.

It was a night like any other, and Lovis was still snuggling in bed with his parents.

This is how it should be...

But at this moment, on the big bed in the room, there was an empty and cold place around Lovis, while in contrast, the air outside the room was hotter than inside the room.

Fire, fire again. The most classic sign of the destruction of a place is the flames shooting up into the sky.

For some unknown reason, the powerful demon that usually only lurked in the deepest part of the forest came out of the forest where it was supposed to be and attacked the sleeping people under the cover of night.

What breaks before sweet dreams is people's necks. They break into unprotected homes and instinctively bite and overturn one originally happy home after another.

Lovis's memory of that night was also quite vague. He only remembered that he never saw his parents again after that night; he only remembered that after that night, the town was reduced to ashes; he only remembered that after that night, he was touched by more and more hands.

When I came back here again, the town was no longer the familiar one.

Fortunately, the person who took over her in the end was a powerful figure, and he made him the nominal head of the town.

It’s not that she didn’t try hard, but everything here is no longer the familiar thing she remembered.

Decadent people, muddled lives, and most importantly - no mystics here.

This town seemed to have been reclaimed by humans as their own territory. There were no mystics here. No matter how hard she tried, the town showed no signs of improvement. Numbness and despair seemed to be the constant tone here.

But no matter what, this is where she lived and grew up, and she doesn't want to give up easily.

So she finally chose to follow her father's old path, but not to live and die with this place, but to completely,

Kill the forest!

Lovis, Gail's, Oris, the nominal heads of the slums, the actual controllers of the slums, and the lords of the territory belonging to the slums.

The three of them sat in Lovis's shabby little house. On the table they sat around was a pile of golden hills, half of which were sharp teeth and half were common gold coins.

"So, with these things, you want me to lead all my brothers into that unknown forest and fight the monsters there?"

Giles slapped the table with his hand, and because of the big movement, several gold coins rolled off the table and were caught by him. He then stuffed them into his pocket carelessly.

"Those are my best brothers."

Licking his lips greedily, the meaning couldn't be more obvious:

"You have to pay more!"

"of course."

As expected of a well-educated noble, Oris was willing to come here, endure the various rogue behaviors of Gales, and provide all kinds of help and support.

Clapping their hands, the guards outside immediately came in carrying several huge wooden boxes.

"The Empire's most advanced armor, weapons, and potions will guarantee your safety to the greatest extent possible. Furthermore, if this campaign is successful, you, as the greatest contributors, will likely be awarded fiefdoms and titles. Even the lowest rank of baron is far superior to Mr. Gales's current status."

"Hahahaha! That's about right! I'll be promoted to a higher position and become a noble lord respected by everyone. Hahahaha!"

Looking at the two people negotiating, Lovis lowered his head in embarrassment.

She really had nothing left. Even the opportunity she had to sit at the negotiating table was obtained because of the huge fortune left by the unknown gentleman.

But it doesn’t matter now. If it is really possible, I can completely wipe out those guys in the forest, even at the cost of my own life!

The negotiations seemed to be coming to an end in such a harmonious atmosphere, but unexpectedly, uneasy sounds came from outside the door.

"Stop! Stop now! The Lord is discussing important matters inside, please leave immediately."

"Are you teaching me what to do?"

"what!"

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Ahem, I slacked off a bit too much tonight, so the update is late (sigh). I'll try not to do that next time. Tomorrow night or tonight? There will still be an update, don't worry!

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