Shanti joined the villager. They wanted to know how she ended giving herself to their savior. Especially the girls, they really wanted to know the detail. Pyhna led the investigation on Shanti.

"so when did you do that?!"

"you're proposing him first?! waaaaa!! you're so bold Shanti!!"

"oh my...the woman propose first? it's totally very rare. Only the man that capable to become a true alpha will have that honor"

"it's make sense. He is our savior after all!!"

"i can see it! no wonder Shanti take the first initiative"

They kept talking. Shanti barely had a chance to answer all of their questions. The situation became merrier.

"hmm, looks like we need to talk in a less noisy place"

"i agree savior. Let's talk in my house"

"sure"

Yana and the elder were coming into the house. They sat and started to discuss what's going to happen next.

"so, it's really hard to find Shanti's substitute?"

"I'm afraid so.. savior. She's the rare child. in the last decade, only her who has five blessings in her body"

"I've heard that from her. Then, what's actually happened if this village lost its shaman?"

"our shaman has a duty to pray and deliver our grateful feeling towards our beast god ROGNIR. Without a shaman, we will get our beast god's blessings without thanking him properly"

"and that will trigger his anger?"

"yes savior"

-fuuh- Yana let out a long breath.

"i shouldn't do that with Shanti. It's really an obvious result, yet i still do it anyway"

The elder observed him and tried to give his opinion.

"I think what you're doing is right savior. If you decline to do it with her, then her proposal will be mundane. You must answered it right after she proposed you, that's the tradition"

"I see...I should realize sooner...."

"ahahaha!" Yana suddenly laughed

"what's wrong savior?"

"no, it's nothing Garga. To think i miss the very basic reason such as "lust" "

He didn't understand what his savior said, but he decided to ignore it.

"it's already happened. Let's focus to find the solution"

"agreed savior"

"there's no temporary shaman's system? someone that could replace her until the new shaman is decided?"

"that....would be me, the elder. If there's no replacement or suitable candidate, the elder is the one who replace the position as shaman"

"....yet you don't take that as the solution for our problem now?"

"...as you say savior"

"why?"

"because... I'm also not capable as the elder, let alone as shaman..."

"this again? -sigh- since when you know you're not capable as the elder? recently? or for a long time?"

".....recently.."

"let me guess... by letting those twenty fighter of yours died? because that traitor's scheme?"

".....yes. You're right savior"

"then it's simple"

"why do you think that way?"

"well, let's imagine if you didn't do the ritual. Chanotte came with his one hundred soldiers. Then, what would happen?"

"....our fighters will face them"

"without your backup. Am i wrong?"

".....yes. We will evacuate women and children at the underground room"

"and the result of the war would be?"

"judging from our previous war.....they will be lose by those archer with their crossbow, and with that man's fighting skills"

He continued his words.

"our village will be destroyed and...."

"hmm, with this kind of pessimistic thought, no wonder you will lose the war"

"but... we've never at war before. That's only natural"

"-sigh- it's not. That's just a reason, a reason to justify yourself. But we won't talk about that"

Yana stared him and continued his words.

"so if you didn't do that ritual, you will lose the war, right? yet you were win...because you've summoned me here"

"so...what i have done as the elder is..right? I'm saving my people?"

"you can see the result" He pointed at the Shanti and the villager

The elder could see his people were laughed and had a good time by interrogating Shanti. They were still alive and breathing, that's what's matter.

"i see....so I'm still capable as the elder.."

"from what I've seen, yes"

He took a deep breath and showed a relieved expression. His doubts already disappeared from his eyes.

"so, i take we don't have any problem, regarding Shanti's retirement?"

"yes savior. I will replace her as the elder of Ohre village"

"good. Then i need to talk about next plan, with Chanotte too"

"understood savior"

The elder gave an instruction to bring Chanotte to his house so they could discuss about the next plan.

-----( Chapter 43 "The problem" )-----