"I am a simple man, so the principles of being a good person are straightforward to me. I can endure being hit, insulted, and bullied. But if anyone dares to harm my family, I will fight for their lives." - On this point, my father and I are exactly the same.

I considered myself well-hidden in the dense forest, but it was easily penetrated by five humans. There were more of them than I expected, four men and one woman in total.

Before they arrived, I quickly made a plan. The primary goal was to keep her out of sight from the humans as much as possible. I directly told her to stay in the cave and not come out. Secondly, I needed to find a way to deceive the humans to leave. Although I wasn't sure if my wife would listen, it was the best solution for now.

Of course, according to the Dark Forest Law, she and I should kill these five humans directly. But the Dark Forest Law does not apply here. We have no idea if they are stronger than us. If they have significantly greater power, attacking them recklessly would be suicide.

Moreover, there is human civilization here, so there is a possibility of communication between the same species. Communication can solve many problems and even benefit both sides.

However, I neglected a very important issue - I do not belong to this world.

No matter how well I disguise myself, it's impossible for them to think I am a normal human. I can't even speak fluently and live in such a remote place.

At that time, I didn't have time to consider everything. On the other hand, due to my peace-loving nature, I didn't want to cause any conflicts. That's why I took this step.

The leader of the group was a man with a typical European face. I assumed he was the leader because he was the only one with a military knife hanging from his waist. The other three men also had a European appearance, and one of them had very short hair. The woman was quite beautiful, with blonde hair and blue eyes, wearing a dark blue short cloak that resembled a bat costume.

Based on their appearance, it was impossible to determine their professions. I wished I could use professions from an online game, but it was impossible to link the three men with flintlock pistols and the woman without any visible weapons to the typical warrior, mage, or priest characters.

As we faced each other, both sides showed surprise in their eyes. Well, that was expected.

"Hello."

I tried to greet them, using as natural a tone as possible.

"Oh, xxxxxxx."

Oh no, I completely couldn't understand their fast speech, and it was clear that they were using many words I hadn't learned.

What should I do? What should I say next? I need to think quickly!

"We are from the Kingdom, who are you?"

"I... live here."

The captain with blonde hair (let's call him that for now) asked me a question, placing his right hand on the hilt of his knife. From his confident posture, this person seemed proud. And I could understand his question this time.

"You live here?"

"Yes."

"Hahaha, he said he lives here..."

The blonde captain and his companions laughed, and although I felt a bit uncomfortable, I joined in the laughter. In the past, I had already mastered the art of accompanying laughter in social situations.

"Are you alone?"

"Yes."

"Oh?"

The blonde captain paced back and forth, examining me. Given my appearance, apart from the glasses that didn't belong to this world, my overall appearance was purchased from black market and Night Fall Town, so there should be no mistakes.

"Alyssa, right?"

"Um... yes, that's correct."

At that moment, I noticed two things. Firstly, the woman's name should be Alyssa, and secondly, Alyssa could also use magic. In her hand was a sky blue gemstone, and if I was not mistaken, it emitted a continuous white light from within.

From that moment on, I realized that things had already deviated from my plan.

I believed that the situation between us could only fall into two categories: one where we matched each other move for move, and the other where one side had no countermeasures. At that point, the outcome would be determined.

Currently, it was the stage for our countermeasures. Facing a team of five people with magical abilities, I couldn't confront them alone, and I didn't want Medusa to get involved either. So, I needed a sentence that could distract their attention."What do you all do for a living?"

I was given too little time to think, so I tried throwing the question back.

"Sir, we've already told you, we are xxx of the kingdom."

"Or is it that you don't know or haven't encountered xxx?"

"He lives in a place like this, of course he doesn't know."

"Perhaps it's xxxxxxx then?"

This might work, everyone started speculating about me, treating me like a wild man.

"Sir, can you let us enter the cave at the back xxx?"

A weapon that looked like a cavalry saber was drawn in front of me, producing a sound of friction as the blade scraped against the sheath. I instinctively clenched my fists.

As the tip of the blade stabbed forcefully into the ground, the captain's brown eyes stared at me intensely, as if he had spotted his prey.

"I'm sorry, everyone... It's not..."

"I told you already, we are xxx!"

So who exactly are you people! Does this world also have secret organizations like the FBI that invade people's homes? Even if you have knives and guns, I can't let you in. Even if you chop off an arm, as long as you don't go in, it's fine.

But the graceful curve of the blade connected my chin to his hand.

Two handguns and a rifle, whose was carried on their back, were pointed at me, which meant that just chopping off an arm wouldn't solve the problem, and even my life wouldn't solve the problem.

This was the worst situation so far, worse than being pressed against a wall by Medusa, because they would actually kill me.

I raised my hands, hoping that this internationally recognized surrender pose would work here as well, while praying that she wouldn't come out of the cave, please don't come out.

"Everyone... I mean no harm..."

"In that case, please step aside."

"Sorry, I can't do that."

"Are you sure, Alisa?"

"Yes."

"In that case, we have no choice but to xxxxx"

The moment before, I was still speculating on the meaning of that sentence, and the next moment, I felt a sharp pain in my stomach that almost made me fall to the ground. The boots against the unprotected abs, it was clear who would win.

And then, a series of rapid movements left me with no time to react. As my body spun around and my hair felt the pain of being grabbed fiercely, I saw Medusa standing at the cave entrance, drawing her bow to full length.

The cutting pain on the right side of my neck was clear. The way the blond captain held the knife against my neck was completely different from what I had seen in movies. The blade had already cut into my skin by a few millimeters, and this pain made me acutely aware that my life was in his hands. At this moment, no amount of fear could overshadow the feeling of terror. I really wanted to shout, "Help me, Medusa!"

But I didn't shout, I put all my effort into staying silent.

If I showed that I was scared, it would definitely affect my wife's judgment. So I clenched my teeth, feeling even the muscles in my face ache. But one bow against three guns, the odds were still not in my favor.

Various sounds began to echo in my ears, probably short, concise commands that I couldn't understand. The only sentence I understood was when the blond captain behind me said, "Kill that Medusa."

Since this sentence, anger slowly burned away the fear, and the ashes of fear were swept up into the flames of rage, giving birth to madness.

All my senses, all my energy, were focused on thinking about this conflict. I immediately understood that the blond idiot saw me as a shield because Medusa had petrification magic, but as long as I didn't look into her eyes, I would be safe. Furthermore, my wife likely didn't use her petrification magic because she was concerned about me.

So, I glanced at my wife and forced out a smile that might have been even uglier than crying.

"Oh wife..."

I closed my eyes.