Danma: Danganronpa, but Monster Hunter!

Seeing the frequent occurrences before him, Finn, feeling somewhat nervous and exhausted, pressed his finger to his brow and couldn't help but sigh softly.

It has to be said that what happened today was quite explosive from every angle, to the point that he's starting to doubt whether bringing so many people here was the right thing to do.

What was I thinking when I brought all the cadres into this world? Wouldn't it have been better to just bring Grace and Riveria, travel light, and quickly get to know this world? Look at the mess we've made now.

Well, things have already come to this, so we might as well just go with the flow.

"The Ailu are the most numerous, most common, and most closely integrated with human society among the orc races; they are part of the Ailu cats."

Actually, saying that it's a cat and Miss Angie is human is a bit of an oversimplification, because Ailu, like Miss Angie, is a beastman. In our world, the Ailu cat race possesses intelligence and status similar to mainstream races like humans and dragonmen, and they are capable of performing most human jobs.

Palicoes have now permeated virtually every aspect of human life in this world, becoming indispensable assistants. They can help humans in combat, daily life, and even if a hunter is defeated in the wilderness, it is these little creatures who will search for and bring him back.

You guys could feel it just now, right, Captain?

In fact, some special Palicoes are just as intelligent as us, and can even learn human language.

Ailu is such a being.

Lieyan held the petrified and unconscious Ailu in his arms, gently stroking her, while giving a helpless look and explaining.

“That’s true… but why did it court Angie, and why did it faint when you told it was a female cat?”

Thinking about what Flame had said, Finn couldn't help but nod.

Judging from what they just saw, this being named Ailu is indeed almost as intelligent as a human, but the problems that come with that are still significant.

"Because this guy is mentally ill and doesn't want to accept reality, he always thinks he's a male cat and can't be a bachelor like me. He should get married, have a wife, and have kittens. So he always harasses the female Felynes in the village. And when he's pointed out that he's a female cat, he'll faint like this. After he wakes up, he doesn't remember anything and continues to harass the female cats."

Flames flickered around the cow-patterned cat in his arms, and he sighed deeply.

"You've had it tough too..."

Finn sighed, his gaze falling sideways on Riveria to his side, a meaningful look in his eyes.

The plight of Blaze and that of Riveria are remarkably similar. Blaze has to take care of the Palicoes, and Riveria has to take care of Ais. The Palicoes often run off uncontrollably, and Ais also often runs off uncontrollably...

Yes, they look so alike!

"What's wrong?" Rivera blinked, somewhat puzzled, when she noticed Finn's gaze on her.

"Cough, it's nothing." Finn coughed lightly and looked away.

Rivera grew increasingly puzzled, but since Finn wouldn't tell her, she had no choice but to keep her questions to herself.

At that moment, Diona, who seemed to have been deep in thought, suddenly raised her hand and asked a question:

"Um, onions and Elu, is there a chance for us to raise them?"

Upon hearing this, everyone present lit up. They were all capable individuals, and although they had many questions in their hearts, they could see some things clearly. Moreover, their instincts reminded them that with the help of the Hound and Palico, they could obtain excellent assistance, whether in this world or in Orario.

"Of course there's a chance. In fact, that's one of the reasons I brought everyone here."

However, I originally intended to take you to see the village chief first, and then let the village chief arrange these matters. After all, I am just a hunter, and in this world, acting as a bridge between the familia and the village is already the limit of what I can do.

"Yes, I understand. Loki already explained this yesterday." The dwarf leader nodded, a smile playing on his lips.

If they hadn't already prepared themselves mentally for the world they were in thanks to Loki's explanation yesterday, they wouldn't be as quiet as they are now.

Especially Bert, who has the worst temper. If Loki hadn't given him a serious warning yesterday, he wouldn't have just said one sentence and remained silent the rest of the time. He might have already started making a move.

"This world has its own rules, and I can't promise anything to the clan on its behalf."

As Lieyan spoke, he looked up ahead. At that moment, an old man with white hair and beard, but broad shoulders and a powerful build, and eyes as bright as stars, appeared before them. Beside the old man were two identical twin sisters, dressed in the same shrine maiden attire, differing only in their demeanor.

Chief of Flamefire Village, Puxian!

Puxian clenched his fist and struck the sturdy breastplate, his gaze resolute as he looked at the leader of the dwarf race. The dwarf leader also suppressed his smile, his face becoming serious, and solemnly replied with the etiquette of the dwarf race.

"Greetings, guests from a distant world. On behalf of Flamefire Village, I welcome you all."

"Sorry for bothering you."

"Not at all, not at all. Flamefire Village hasn't had any guests in a long time. Blaze, I'm going to talk to this person next..."

"Finn, my name is Finn."

"Finn, yes, I understand. I'll be talking to this Finn now. You can take the rest of the guests around the village, just like yesterday."

Chapter Eleven: Heading to the Training Grounds

"Visit~visit~neine, Blazing Flame, is there any place in Flame Village that we haven't been to yet?"

The innocent and energetic Tiona strode to the front of the crowd, put her hands behind her back, faced the flames, and was overjoyed.

"What other places haven't we been to...? Well, the only ones we haven't been to are Feiye Fortress and the training grounds."

Flame blinked, recalling the places he and the Loki Familia had passed through since then.

To be honest, because of its renowned forging technology, the weapons, equipment, and tools manufactured in Flamefire Village are very popular in several surrounding regions and even in the Kingdom of Elgard across the sea. Orders from these regions have resulted in over 70% of the buildings in Flamefire Village being related to forging.

Even the landmark building in the center of Flamefire Village is a huge ironworks. The flames and smoke that Riveria and Lefia mistook for a forest fire were the work of this ironworks.

Most people know that ironworks are not suitable for tours. The scorching heat, which only staff can withstand, would easily leave visitors drenched in sweat. Furthermore, the smoke and dust produced during the smelting and forging process could easily ruin a visitor's composure.

In addition, given the special circumstances faced by Yanhuo Village itself, it can be said that Yanhuo Village is not actually suitable as a tourist attraction. When Lieyan said he was taking people for a tour, he was really just introducing everyone to each other. If nothing unexpected happens, there will definitely be many more people from Yanhuo Village who will come into contact with each other in the future.

"Training grounds and Jade Leaf Fortress? What kind of place is Jade Leaf Fortress?"

Upon hearing this, a question mark slowly appeared above Ais's head. To be honest, she understood the training ground, but how could this Jade Leaf Fortress possibly be connected to the peaceful Flamefire Village at the moment...?

"Feiye Fortress is the base of Yanhuo Village to block the Hundred Dragons' Night Parade. For some reason, Yanhuo Village has always been threatened by monster riots. After the monsters riot, they will gather together and launch an attack on Yanhuo Village under the leadership of their leader. In order to repel these monsters, we built Feiye Fortress."

"Can't we just kill all the monsters?" Ais tilted her head.

"No."

"Why? If it's because you don't have enough manpower, I can help."

Ais touched her waist, but realized she was dressed casually and unarmed, so she simply said:

"Flame, take me back, I'm going to get my weapons."

Blazing Flame: "..."

"The number of hunters has always been quite tight. Uh, no... didn't I already say that we hunters exist to protect the environment, and monsters are also a part of the environment?"

"But, it's a monster, isn't it? Monsters destroy and kill humans."

Ais looked somewhat bewildered. She didn't quite understand why, if they were monsters, they couldn't all be killed.

"It's a monster, but it's not just a monster. You might not understand it now, but that's okay. You'll understand when you grow up a bit."

Flame raised his hand and gently ruffled Aiss's golden hair, speaking earnestly.

"The monsters of this world I'm talking about are living, breathing beings. They are part of the ecosystem, an integral part of the world's environment. If they are hunted indiscriminately, not only will the environment be damaged by the loss of a link in the chain, but it will also provoke a backlash from higher beings. At that time, perhaps the entire continent will be destroyed. Hunters in the past have done similar things, but the final result... If you have time, I'll find you two real records, and you'll understand."

He harbored somewhat complicated feelings towards the female protagonist in the original work. In his youth, he had been lusting after her body, but as he grew older, those feelings gradually changed. Now, when Ais actually stood in front of him, he felt as if he had encountered a daughter raised by Yun standing before him, both strange and familiar.

Tsk, to let such a lovely daughter drown in the darkness of hatred, almost abandoning herself from a young age, nearly being devoured by hatred, Albert, you really deserve to die!

Huh? He's already dead. Oh, then it's alright.

"You don't need to be confused by this, because what I've experienced is just the current state of the world, and different things need to be viewed from different perspectives and treated differently."

“I’ve heard Loki say that Orario’s situation is completely different from here. The dungeons are created by the labyrinth, and their only instinct is to destroy everyone who enters them. When facing such enemies, don’t hesitate, just cut them down with your sword.”

"I understand." Ais nodded gently, her cold eyes devoid of emotion, as if she had understood something.

"I understand. Here, have some red bean dumplings."

He ruffled Ais's soft blonde hair again, then withdrew his hand and stuffed a handful of red bean-flavored rabbit dumplings into Ais's hand.

Didn't you see that the little fist of the Yamabuki-colored elf next to him was clenched so tightly it was cracking? If he didn't let go soon, that fist would probably land on him in the next moment.

Incidentally, at this point, the red bean-flavored rabbit dumpling had replaced the red bean and cream-flavored potato ball as the number one weapon specifically for Ais.

Because of its texture and flavor, Ai Cao's rabbit dumplings received extremely high praise from Ai Si. And after learning that Ai Cao could also create rabbit dumplings with special powers to aid in battle alongside Palicoes, this praise reached its peak.

To be honest, Flame could already imagine the scene where Ais would always drag him along before going to the dungeon, making him open a portal to Flamefire Village to eat a serving of rabbit dumplings before setting off.

“I think I understand the situation here. The world you live in seems to be more orderly than Orario, and it has its own unique rules for dealing with all aspects of things.”

Rivera sighed deeply.

"That's true, but once you get used to it, you'll come to like this world. So, in order to protect this place, I have to work hard to become stronger."

Flame looked up at the sky and then said, "It seems the village chief and the captain's conversation will continue for a while. In that case, let's go to the training ground. We've introduced so much about human geography, we should let everyone see how I fight. Is that alright, Miss Riveria?"

"Just call me Riveria."

Riveria gently shook her emerald-green hair. "I have no problem with that. Rather, I'm just as curious about how you, Flame, managed to defeat such an opponent."

Loki had told them that the monster materials she had brought out were all personally defeated by the man in front of her. However, the information remaining on those materials was quite exaggerated. The weak ones were at the level of young dragons in the dungeon, and the powerful ones were even as powerful as the floor master. It was hard to imagine how Lieyan, who only exuded an aura close to LV·2, could defeat such monsters.

"Then let's walk."

"Let me demonstrate it for you."

"How exactly do hunters fight?"

Chapter Twelve: Super!!! !!! Solution!!! (4000 words, no more chapters, just this one update today)

"Mr. Lone Shadow, I need to use the training ground."

"Okay, meow. Nobody's been using the training ground lately, meow. I'm so bored. Flame, you've come at the perfect time, meow. I've already registered, meow. Go ahead and use it, meow!"

After reporting to the training ground manager, who was in charge of managing the cat, the group entered the vast training ground.

Then, the entire circular training ground, which could only be reached by boat, came into view.

Despite being nestled within a mountain, the training ground was surprisingly vast. In its center sat a massive wooden mechanism, topped with a small seat, presumably for the operator. Surrounding this enormous mechanism was a large open area covered in lush green grass. Further out, closer to the mountainside, stood a colossal platform with moving targets.

Faintly, the crowd could still see the dark, metallic sheen flashing across the high platform.

"This is the training ground of Flamefire Village..."

Grace looked up at the sky. The azure sunlight streamed through the hollow in the mountain, creating a striking contrast with the surrounding darkness. Looking at it for a while, one could almost feel as if their feet had left the ground and were falling into that sky.

"Yes, this is the training ground,"

Lieyan nodded, then walked to the dozen or so boxes placed near the entrance of the training ground. He opened one of them, and a meter-long short sword and a cross-shaped metal shield came into view.

Unlike reality, Flame couldn't retrieve the equipment he kept in the chest at home from the chest in the training ground. Fortunately, reality patched this small problem by storing fourteen basic Flame Iron weapons forged by a blacksmith in the chest at the entrance of the training ground, ranging from greatswords and katanas to heavy crossbows and bows.