Overlimit Skill Holder Vol 6 Chapter 13.2

Translator: Saitama-sensei

Vol 6: Chapter 13 (2)

(The Elder Hobbit civilization level does not seem to be that high. So its unlikely that I could borrow a magic airship and just fly to a neighboring country.)

As apparent from Janjas clothes, her lifestyle seems to be quite primitive.

We walked for about an hour while talkinguntil I noticed cooking smoke in the sky.

My eyes couldnt discern any difference in the surroundings even after walking for an hour. It was the same forest all around. But Janja was able to walk towards the village without any hesitation at all.

Janja! Janja is back!

A worried voice echoed. Janja spent the night outside the village, after all.

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The village was created by carving out a section of the forest. It was surrounded by wooden barricades. Bronze and iron spikes were attached to some of them.

Wooden houses with thatched roofs made of palm leaves could be seen around. And the climate is warm all year round.

So I had to change my initial assumption. I may have certainly been sent to Canion. However, the place where I fell is incredibly far from any country.

Are you the one who saved Janja?

I was guided to the house of the Elder.

The Elder Hobbits were all dressed similar to Janja. Most of them were male, and barely reached 150cm.

I myself am not too tall, but Im quite tall at this place by a wide margin.

The village mayor was an old man with neatly trimmed white hair.

Yes. I am Reiji.

The Elder peered at me intently.

A pleasant air breezed in through the space between wooden planks, and a large number of Elder Hobbits eyes peeped through the open wooden windows. Guys, please. Try to be a little more stealthy.

Youre a resident of the other world, correct?the Elder said.

Eh? Hes not going to address the peepers!?

There are even voices of astonishment from the audience.

Umm, are we going to start talking about the Covenant in an open setting?

Mu? What do you mean?

In my world, only a limited number of people knew about the Covenant and Pledgers

Why would you limit the number of people who know? What if they die?

And thats when I realized. In the Back World, the number of races that can be called people had decreased considerably due to the excessive number of the ferocious monsters.

Thus I decided to convey my knowledge. First of all, I told the Elder that I had been to his world before. As expected, he was surprised at that fact.

Hmm Its quite difficult to believe.he said.

I am sure it must be. After all, the knowledge to cross between worlds was lostI said.

Not that. I cant believe more than one million people live in one city.

Thats what you find hard to believe? Though, for someone from the back world, I suppose that must be a difficult environment to imagine.

Can I ask something too?I said.

Um, go ahead.

The Elders house was already surrounded by Elder Hobbitsperhaps the entire village was here. They were carefully listening to my every word.

Reiji saved Janja from a monster!

The most noisy among them was Janja.

Janja seemed to know that the Covenant had been revoked. Does that mean you do too, Elder?I asked.

Of course. Because I was sent to the place where the goddess was.

!! You were also sent to that white space?

Does that mean you were too, Reiji?

My and the Elders experience were the same, but the difference was that the goddess and the Elder met one-on-one.

The words spoken by the goddess were the same word for word.

To say thank you to the mediator and pledgers.

And the goddess said I was no longer necessary.

The Elder thought it was a strange remark, since I wasnt there in his vicinity.

However, he was kneeling under intense pressure and only briefly saw the goddess.

I wont be satisfied until I punch that bitch in the face.

Eh?

I thought I misheard.

Bitch is referring to the goddess, right?

Follow me, Reiji. Ill teach you the history of the Elder Hobbits.the Elder said.

We headed to the center of the village. There was a stone monument facing in all directions. The stone monument itself seemed to be quite old. Even World Ruler could only indicate more than several hundreds of years old. The words engraved on it, however, were distinctly clear.

We re-engrave words each time they are worn out. To make sure we do not forget this painful history.the Elder said while touching the words on the stone monument.

Written on it was:

Skill Orb does not support the world. If you find it, throw it away.

Look for your strengths and use them in benefit of your clan. A path that does not rely on skill orbs. Skill orbs is to corrupt the people and increase the surveillance of the goddess.

Do not be bound by the Covenant. If you are bound by the Covenant, your clan will perish.

Always think. If you stop thinking, your clans progress will cease and you will be wiped out by foreign enemies.

Love, be loved, and help each other. Seek an outcome where everyone can survive.

Think about what it means to kill your enemy and eating the meat. If you encounter a strong enemy, run away. Subjugation status of the 8 giant species: x Beetle, x Bird, x Goat, x Tiger, Slug, Butterfly, Turtle, Lizard.

Dont believe the mediator. Dont summon them. They are the goddess hounds.

We Elder Hobbits will not forgive the evil deeds of the goddess who split the world for her own convenience and separated our clan.

The last phrase was sung by everyone here.

The voices that echoed were so full of resentment that even the word long-standing resentment could not fully convey it.

Do you know why that bitch broke the world?

If I could be honest, I was terrified by the bottomless emotions hidden in the village mayors heart.

Because the world was out of balance or something along those lines its a fragmented explanation.I said.

Indeed. Thats why the bitch broke the world, but that scattered our clans apart.

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I have always thought that splitting the world meant making a copy of it, but apparently that isnt the case.

As the amount of creatures in the two worlds was added together after the World Union, this means that the creatures which originally existed were split in half.

If the density of life decreased in half, it would not be easy to simply restore the number back to normal.

That was the beginning of the history of the hardships of the Elder Hobbits.

That bitch gave us skill orbs, but she also left the world to the mediator at the same time. The Vision Ogre prepared 8 giants to control the monster population, but what was the outcome?

The monster population didnt seem to be under control.

As you say. How many races do you think have been destroyed by the rampaging giants

I have met the Vision Ogre, but he didnt strike me as a person who tried to destroy the races. He did seem to be on edge and felt a little mean compared to the Sage. Still, he hoped that the Covenant would be revoked and that the world would return to its original state.

Therefore! We scream!

Do not forgive the goddess evil deeds!!

The voices of the Elder Hobbits shook the atmosphere.

The grudge against the goddess seems to have been the flame that kept these people going. By placing that thought in the center of the clan, they were able to prevent the clan from falling apart and continued to survive in a harsh world.

After that, I talked a lot more with the Elder, Janja, and the people of the village.

It seems that the Elder Hobbit did not revoke the Covenant because they suspected that even that might be a trap laid by the goddess. The Elder does not know things that happened long ago, but only that there was strong reluctance towards revocation of the Covenant.

It seems that they never once summoned the mediator based on the idea that the Vision Ogre was the goddess minion.

(Theyre the exact opposite of the underground people.)

The Elder Hobbits have a long history, but the village population has mostly been stable at around 2,000. However, once every few decades, there is a fierce battle with monsters that kills and injures many of the villagers, and each time it strengthens their grudge against the goddess.

Despite that, the reason why there are many bright personalities like Janja may be due to the warm climate. Food running out is a rare occasion, unlike in winter climates.

And I finally come to the most crucial point.

Elder, which way leads to the exit of this forest?

The Elder laughed at my question.

I dont know!

What should I do now?