Transmigrated to Mushoku Tensei as Mordred Pendragon (fanfic x Fate)

"Then how did you meet that man? Why are you here?" Rudeus asked while stealthily glancing at Ruijerd.

Isaac said, "It's rather simple. After coming to this world, I traveled through the plains of this place and encountered that man. After that, he let me into this canyon as if he wanted to show me something. I think he assumed that I was searching for you two. When I met this man, you two were already with him here."

"Oh..." Rudeus let out a sound of realization, he then leaned slightly closer and said quietly, "Isaac-san, I think we should be wary of this man. It's possible he brought us all here… to eat us."

Hearing how dead serious Rudeus was, Isaac wanted to laugh out loud. He forced himself to maintain a natural expression and replied, "... I don't think so. He can't sense any malice from him. Why would you say that?"

Rudeus stared at Isaac and let out a sigh. 'Sigh, his good guy vibes are through the roof. He knows nothing about Superds, so it's normal he wouldn't suspect anything.'

Rudeus quietly said, "It's because… He's a Superd."

"A Superd?" Isaac repeated.

"Superds are the race of evil. It's said that they're very violent and cruel," Rudeus explained quietly as if speaking in Japanese alone was not enough.

Ruijerd slightly reacted when the word Superd was repeated a few times, but he only turned away his gaze.

Isaac commented, "He doesn't seem like a violent and cruel man."

"That's because… You don't know anything about the Superd race."

"I don't know anything about Superds or about what happened to you, but I can't sense any evil intentions from him. And wasn't he the person who took care of you until now?"

"That's…" Rudeus seemed to not know what to say.

Between that suspicious-looking Superd man and his Master Roxy, he naturally trusted the words of his Master more.

It was at that time that Eris's eyes snapped open.

Both Isaac and Rudeus looked at her.

She sat up in an instant and looked around everywhere. She soon began to feel uneasy, but showed obvious relief after meeting with Rudeus's eyes.

And then she noticed Isaac. Her expression showed clear surprise.

'He's a man…'

Eris froze. She had never seen a man that was so handsome and good-looking.

And it was then that she met the gaze from Ruijerd's eyes.

[AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!!] A scream came out that was from the depths of her soul.

She retreated backwards while lying down, and then tried to stand up to flee, but fell down flat onto the ground.

She was frightened to the point of freezing altogether.

[Nooooooooooooooooooo!]

Eris fell into panic. She crouched there, trembling and shivering, and raised her voice to scream: [No! Noooo! Scary! Soscaryscaryscary! Help me, Ghyslaine! Ghyslaine! Ghyslaineee! Why aren't you coming! No, no! I don't want to die! I don't want to die! Sorry! Sorry! I'm so sorry Rudeus! Kicking you or something I'm so sorry! Because I'm such a coward I'm so sorry! I can't keep my promise so shorrrryyyyyy, ~wahhhh, ~wahhhhhhhhhh!]

Finally, she curled up like a turtle hiding in its shell and cried.

Rudeus shuddered after witnessing that scene. 'That Eris… is so frightened.'

Was it possible that he made a seriously huge mistake? Is it possible that the Superd race absolutely should not be approached and trusted?

Rudeus looked at Sir Isaac.

Isaac still looked calm.

It was at that moment that a bunch of wolf-like beasts ran into the dwelling place while viciously barking and growling.

"Hoof, hoof!"

"Grrrrrrrrr!"

Ruijerd stood up with his trident to block the entrance.

Rudeus retreated back toward Eris in fear.

In the meantime, Isaac stood up as well. He took a few steps toward the wolves before Ruijerd did anything to them and sent them a glare.

As Isaac sent out his command, the wolves whimpered and began leaving the dwelling.

Isaac looked back at Rudeus who had already kneeled next to the sobbing and frozen red-haired girl and stared at this scene. He said, "I'm sorry about that. They came here because of the scream."

"Ah? Are they your pets?" Rudeus asked.

"They're some beasts I tamed along the way."

"I see…"

With that, Rudeus began to feel that Isaac should really not be an ordinary and powerless person, and felt relieved. Although he could speak English and Japanese, he was clearly not a normal person from Earth.

Rudeus reflected on that for a moment, then slowly stroked Eris's back. He recalled how whenever he was afraid of something, Grandmother would stroke him on the back just like that .

[Al… right, don't be afraid, don't be afraid.]

[Hicc! What do you mean don't be afraid! Th-that's a Superd!]

Rudeus didn't know why Eris was so frightened. It was because it was THAT Eris. She's the Eris that will bare her fangs when she faces Ghyslaine. There should be nothing that would make her afraid.

[Is it so scary?] Rudeus asked.

[B-because, the Su, Superd race will… E-eat children! They will eat children, right? Hiccc!...]

[You won't eat us, right?...] Rudeus looked at Ruijerd, already knowing that he could understand the Human Language.

He won't eat them, right?

Rudeus also found the notion of them being eaten a bit ridiculous, but it was a fantasy world. Who knows whether he wouldn't eat them for nourishment, to become stronger or because of some kind of strange belief.

The Superd race man shook his head. [I don't eat children.]

Rudeus let out a sigh of relief. He told Eris, [See, he says he won't eat children!]

[B-but! But he's a Supard! He's from the Demon Race!]

[He's a Superd, but… He doesn't seem to have evil intentions. And Sir Isaac here also said he'd protect us.] Rudeus decided to bring up Isaac, thinking that it might calm down

[Sir Isaac? Who's that?!] Eris raised her head up as she raised her voice and glared at Isaac.

Rudeus saw that she was back to normal. That expression belonged to the real Eris.

Looking at Isaac, Eris felt something that was either a sense of trust or fear. She wasn't exactly sure which one it was, but seeing him made her feel relieved.

Rudeus witnessed this and thought,'As expected, Isaac-san looks quite reliable. Even though there's a Superd in the same cave I also feel relieved with him here.'

Rudeus told Eris, [So you are fine now? If you don't curl yourself up, you might get eaten, you know.]

[Don't treat me like an idiot!]

Eris glares at Rudeus after he spoke to her with the tone of treating her like an idiot.

And then she maintained her expression and stared at Isaac sharply. Her eyes still wet, she didn't get up and said, [P-p-pleased. To meee-et you. I-I'm, Eris, Bo-Boreas... Greyrat!]

Isaac guessed what she said. Looking at her faintly, he smiled a little, touched his own chest and said, "Isaac Pendragon. It's nice to meet you… Eris Boboreas Greyrat."

[What's he saying!] Eris yelled, looking at Rudeus.

[He said his name is Isaac Pendragon. He can't speak the Human Language,] Rudeus explained.

[So he's not a human! And it's Eris Boreas Greyrat! I just stuttered a little!] After shouting, Eris goes 'Ah!', seeming to regret doing that.

'I don't think that's the case,' Rudeus thought as he heard the line saying that Isaac was not human because he couldn't speak the Human Language, but he didn't say anything.

Isaac was calm and 'corrected' himself, "Eris Boreas Greyrat."

[Hn! And who's that!... Ah!] Eris next pointed her finger at Ruijerd and shuddered again afterwards when she realized who she was glaring at.

Rudeus slightly gulped and looked at the Superd man. He said, [Excuse me for asking that only now, but… who are you?]

[Ah. I am Ruijerd Superdia. I saw you fall from the sky. The Demon Continent is filled with Magical Beasts, so I brought you here and made a bonfire to warm your bodies.]

[Ah, so you saved us? And this is really the Demon Continent…] After muttering that, Rudeus said, [So we were saved by you. Thank you very much.]

[... Strange. You know that I'm a Superd. Aren't you afraid?]

[It would be very rude if I'm afraid of the person who saved us… Furthermore, Isaac-san said that he can't sense any malice from you.]

After that was said, Ruijerd and the other people present looked at Isaac.

Isaac, having only heard his name being mentioned, remained calmed.

Rudeus also looked at Isaac and asked, this time in Japanese, "Anyway, where is this place exactly?"

"You'd have to ask him…" Isaac pointed at Ruijerd with his chin. "I already told you I only appeared here a few hours ago."

"Right…"

Following that, Rudeus and Ruijerd began to talk in a language foreign to Isaac.

Not understanding anything that was said, Isaac only paid faint attention as he began to play with crimson lightning snakes in his hand near the fireplace.

His magic was noted by Rudeus and Eris, which amazed them, but they didn't comment.

Over time, the other two seemed to grow more relaxed around Ruijerd.

Eventually, Rudeus summarized all that he learned from Ruijerd to Isaac, translating it to Japanese.

In short, they were in the Northeastern area of the Demon Continent, the Bigoya Region.

Rudeus also explained his own situation to him. He told him how he was also an outsider from anotehr world, about the Mana Calamity and how he was teleported here from the Asura Kingdom of the Central Continent.

At the end of it, Rudeus asked, "By the way, have you heard of the existence of Mangod?"

"Mangod? No. I told you I'm not from here."

Isaac saw that Rudeus believed his words.

On the other hand, Rudeus didn't think Isaac was lying. He couldn't think of a reason why Isaac would hide the knowledge about the Man-God and only found it natural he might have not met him as an outsider.

It was also based on Hitogami's interest in observing their interactions 'because it's interesting'.

Rudeus faintly glanced at Ruijerd and told Isaac, "Ruijerd-san offered to help us reach a nearby village."

Isaac sensed a tone that seemed to ask him for his opinion. He replied, "I see. Then let's rely on him for that."

"Alright…" Rudeus let out a breath. "Okay then. For now, I feel I really need to go to sleep. I'm exhausted."

"Okay."

After that, Rudeus spoke to Eris, saying the same thing.

Eris said, [What, you're sleeping already?]

[Yes, Eris, I'm very tired right now. I really feel sleepy.]

[Is that so? Then it can't be helped. Good night.]

Rudeus lied down and Eris stayed beside him, laying a mantle-like thing over his body.

Before nearly instantly drifting off to sleep, Rudeus said, [Are you not scared anymore?]

[I'm fine if I'm with Rudeus.]

Not understanding the words, Isaac noticed the sense of trust and admiration that Eris directed at Rudeus. 'Huh, I'm actually a little jealous... That girl will surely grow up to be stunningly beautiful in the future.'