Endless Memoir || Original Light Novel

Chapter 3: The Village of Mujyara

I was amazed after going out of the door and couldn't help but give a moan of admiration.

"Woah..."

The house earlier was actually built on the trunk of a large tree with a diameter of roughly 30 meters. We are placed about 10 to 20 meters above the ground, on the second level.

Houses were made below and above with wooden pathways running around the trunk connecting them.

What's amazing is that despite all that, it still stood strong and didn't wither. What a frightening vitality.

I surveyed the surroundings and was surprised just the same.

The surrounding greenery and the hustle and bustle of the residents below made me confirm that this world really is a different world.

"Above us is the house of the Verna's. They focus on Leather Products so you can visit them if you want to order some leather clothes."

I snapped back to reality after hearing Nina's words.

"Below us is the house of Gust's that focuses on hunting. If you want to learn how to hunt game you can ask them."

Nina walked downwards on the stairs at one end of the platform. After circling around the tree once, we reached the ground.

"Is there any place you want to go to?"

She asked me in a hurry. Looks like I can decide our destination at least.

"Is there a carpenter or woodworker in here?"

"Yes, of course. They are the Hansel Family. They live about 5 trees away."

Nina pointed far behind my back. As the trees here are large, easily over a hundred meters, the distance between each tree too is large.

The fifth tree seems to be about a kilometer away. Still, I can clearly see it. As expected from a giant tree.

"Then let's head there first. I'll leave choosing the course to you."

I soon regretted that decision.

Instead of going straight towards there, we zigzagged and greeted everyone we passed by. A good chunk of time was wasted walking around.

After about an hour, I was introduced to almost everyone in the village. Looks like at noon, most of the residents gather at the center. That is below Mary's and Nina's house.

Another hour was wasted walking around and greeting everyone.

The farmers, the fishers, the jeweler, the village chief, the doctor, the seamstress, the butcher and others.

I was introduced to nearly 400 residents. There's no way to remember them all. After passing the third tree, the number of villagers thinned which made us walk in peace.

"Is there a reason why there's too few men here?"

I cannot help but wonder. As about 80% of the villagers introduced to me was female.

"The men of each house sometimes gets drafted to be soldiers. However, not even half remains after."

"... Is that so..."

Looks like there are things like war in this world too. If you include magic to the equation, the tragedy may be even greater that the wars on Earth.

"Are females not allowed to fight?"

"Why are you asking the obvious? Of course we can't. Do you think we can wield that heavy sword and run around fields full of the stench of smoke and blood?"