The Fukaros Familia, starting from DanMachi.

Chapter 87 Monster Festival

At this moment, East Street has been transformed into a scene of grand festival.

"Today is the annual Monster Festival held by the Ganesha Familia. —Fenyu, are you interested in the Monster Festival?"

Lefia walked beside Fenyu, tilted her head up, and asked softly.

Those azure eyes sparkled with anticipation.

"It wouldn't hurt to take a look."

Fen Yu smiled and nodded.

To be honest, he wasn't very interested in this kind of circus-style performance, but the three of them couldn't just wander around the streets like that, it would be too awkward.

Especially since there's also Ais in the team.

This blonde Fiora, like a bot, was taciturn and couldn't utter a single word for a long time.

Fenyu had absolutely no idea how to communicate with her effectively.

If it weren't for the lively Lefia acting as a mediator, Fenyu felt that going shopping with Ais would probably have resulted in an awkward silence.

Seeing that Fenyu agreed, Lefia was clearly quite interested in the Monster Festival, and Ais had no objections at all, simply following quietly.

So the three of them joined the surging crowd and headed toward the magnificent circular arena building on East Street.

Dust flew everywhere.

Freed from its heavy chains, the monster let out a deafening roar and charged straight forward.

The woman, preparing to fight alone, let her neat short hair fly in the wind and narrowly avoided the charge of the giant boar monster, which was two meters tall and called "War Boar".

"Ooooooooooo!"

Layer upon layer of cheers, resounding through the sky, like a tangible wave of sound, swept across the entire venue.

A vortex of scorching air enveloped the enormous stands, which could hold 50,000 people.

The circular arena in the eastern part of the city was packed with people.

Under the watchful eyes of all the spectators, the main event of the day—the Monster Festival—officially began.

In the central arena, the monsters specially captured from the dungeon for today have unleashed their full ferocity.

Its four thick legs sprinted forward with all their might, launching a truly monstrous charge toward its only prey, a charge capable of easily crushing even rocks.

However, the female beast tamer belonging to the Ganesha Familia always managed to dodge with ease, drawing thunderous cheers from those around her.

To an expert, this scene might resemble a bullfight.

A beautiful woman dressed in gorgeous clothes, holding a long whip and a cloak, teetered countless times on the edge of life and death with a raging monster.

In this monster festival, her mission is not to defeat the monsters, but to "tame" them.

The sight of risking one's life to tame these deadly monsters evokes awe, reverence, and unparalleled excitement in the citizens.

Unpredictable situations kept occurring, causing the audience's palms to sweat with tension countless times.

The roars of the monsters, the passionate commentary amplified by the magic stone artifacts, and the deafening shouts of the audience all pushed the enthusiasm of the entire venue to its peak, seemingly without limit.

Fen Yu stood in the crowd, his gaze sweeping across the noisy audience.

He spotted Robin and Furness and the others, who were watching the performance with great interest. Furness was even holding up a monster cotton candy she had just bought.

However, there were too many people in between, so he couldn't go over and meet them in this environment.

His gaze returned to the field, but his eyes became deep and thoughtful.

The Monster Festival, on the surface, is actually an event without much deeper meaning; its main focus is on excitement and thrills.

Although the organizers were the Ganesha Familia, Fenyu knew very well that the guild was actually providing support behind the scenes.

As for its true purpose, only a very few people know it.

And he happened to be one of them.

Because he knew that there existed in this world monsters called "heretics," who possessed intelligence and reason.

He also knew that Uranus, the guild's chief god, and Fels, the sage under him, had been working to ensure the survival of these heretics.

This monster festival was part of their plan.

Its purpose is to subtly change the public's stereotype of "monsters" and pave the way for a future where intelligent monsters can coexist peacefully with humans.

Burning Feather offered no comment on the guild and the Ganesha Familia's painstaking efforts.

Because in his view, this was too idealistic.

The ideal has reached a point that is almost foolish.

The battle between monsters and humans has continued for thousands of years.

Even before the gods descended to earth, countless heroes and mortals have perished in bloody battles against monsters.

This hatred has long been ingrained in their bones and etched into the blood of every race.

To expect humanity to forget the blood feud that has lasted for thousands of years and to accept those monsters that have given birth to intelligence is simply a pipe dream.

Anyone who dares to publicly make such a suggestion, whoever they are, will instantly become an enemy of all mankind and be overwhelmed by condemnation from all over the world.

Even if that person were a revered deity, the great god Uranus who suppressed the dungeons and maintained the balance of Orario, he would not dare to publicly proclaim that humans and monsters should coexist peacefully.

This topic is taboo in itself.

At least, Fen Yu didn't want to touch this taboo.

There are many kinds of heroes.

He wanted to be a hero, but not the kind of hero who would burn himself out for a lofty, unrealistic ideal.

The path of an idealist is too heavy and too lonely.

What he seeks is the power to protect those around him, and the reality that allows him and his companions to live better lives.

His sense of justice is "my heart and actions are as clear as a mirror, and all my actions are for justice," not for a distant ideal of universal harmony.

For ordinary people, the Monster Festival is undoubtedly a sensory feast.

The dungeon monsters that usually only exist in the mouths of adventurers and inspire fear are now being played with by powerful beast tamers. This exciting and novel experience is enough to make them burst into the most enthusiastic cheers.

However, this appeal is rather underwhelming for true adventurers.

Lefia quickly lost interest.

She had seen far too many of the tamed monsters in the arena, whether they were war boars or anything else, in the dungeons, and had even personally killed countless of them.

This performance, stripped of its claws and teeth, is like watching a dull and tasteless play.

"Let's go, let's see other places."

Seeing that Lefia also seemed uninterested, and Ais appeared completely lost and blank the entire time, wondering "Who am I? Where am I? What am I doing?", Fenyu suggested, "Speaking of which, I haven't really explored Orario properly yet. Do you have any recommended tourist attractions?"

He hadn't been in Orario for very long, spending most of his time either at the Familia headquarters or in the dungeons. He hadn't really taken the time to appreciate the scenery of this center of the world like a tourist.

Taking advantage of the lively atmosphere of today's festival is a good opportunity.

"OK."

Lefia's eyes lit up immediately, and her previous boredom vanished.

She nodded immediately and said with great interest, "I know a few very famous places that you'll definitely like, Fenyu."