281 - - Episode 7: Joy and sorrow

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Kekekekekekeke!"　Don't be afraid to look out of the corner of the hallway, and don't let them see you. ......"

Mera, who was directly ordered by Light to be the core of the operation to destroy the soldiers of the Anti-Monster States & to pressure and harass Diablo, left his office.

As she was moving through the corridor to take action to immediately carry out the operation she was given, she saw Ice Heat, Mera's best friend, watching her from the corner, out of sight.

Mela noticed this and unintentionally made a tsk tsk.

Ice Heat, who had been staring from the corner of the corridor, wandered up to her like a ghost when he was tsk-tsked.

Mela inwardly snorts.

(Kekekeke!　(I'm scared out of my mind. ......)

It's as if you've met a ghost against your best friend, and you're terrified.

Ice Heat looks pale and grudgingly leaks out.

'......If you've been summoned by Master Wright, he must have ordered some new operation, right?'

Kekekeke!"　Well."

Mera!"　I'd love to have you and Ice Heat on that mission!　Or let me help you!"

Quekekekeke!　I know what you're thinking, but I'm rejecting both."

Why?

I understood inwardly that it was impossible for me to replace the role, and I only spoke up in a no-good way. I was personally called and ordered to do so by Mr. Wright.

There was no way I could replace such a prestigious role, and I would never do anything that would jeopardize Wright's life.

However, Ice Heat, who had been thinking inwardly that there would be no problem at all in helping out, was truly surprised at Mera's refusal.

She shrugs her shoulders and explains why.

'Kekekekeke!　I'm not saying no out of meanness, okay?　I'd love to have Ice Heat join us, but I can't take someone as prominent as Ice Heat on this ...... mission. So I'm sorry, but I can't bring him along this time. Please understand."

Oh, no. ......, what in the world are you going to do?"

"Oh, ...... I'm not being told off, okay ......?"

Mela lightly explains the strategy given to Ice Heat.

She listened to Mera's story and this time her shoulders slumped.

'Certainly too conspicuous for Ice Heat and too inappropriate for this operation. ......

Kekekekeke!"　Thanks for understanding, man. Now if you'll excuse me, I have to get ready for the mission."

Mela leaves Ice Heat in its place and begins moving again, fluttering her sleeves.

Ice Heat, who was left behind, let out a small mumble.

I still think Ice Heat's luck is bad. Shouldn't he be collecting good luck items?　I believe I heard that a snake's shell is a sign of good luck. Were there any snake monsters in the lowest levels of the Abyss?"

Ice Heat tilted his head and wandered off, thinking of the monsters in the lowest level of the "Abyss.

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Hi-yah!"　At last our luck has turned for us!"

The voice of a man with great authority echoes in a room of an inn in a town in the territory of the Kingdom of Races.

It was a group of Mohawk adventurers who raised their voices.

They are unable to enter beyond the borders of the demon kingdom and fail the mission given to them by the Light.

After failing two missions in a row, the Mohicans were encouraged by Light to 'not worry about it. ......

They were moved to tears by his kindness and disheartened by their own incompetence--a vicious cycle.

While waiting at an inn in the town closest to the border of the demon country, they receive a new order.

The contents of the order are to "cooperate with Mera and help with the operation Light has devised.

Instead of being abandoned after a series of failed missions, they have been ordered to participate in a new operation, one that is the brainchild of Light, whom the Mohawks hold in high esteem.

The depressed and shriveled Mohawks (with hair) became as shaken as if an iron bar had been inserted into their hair when they heard the order.

The other Mohawk adventurers, who heard the order from the Mohawk leader, were excited as if they were celebrating a festival.

We've got a real chance now!"

Ahhhh, brother!　That's why we have to make sure this mission goes off without a hitch!"

And how big of an operation is this one, ...... with even Mera-sama taking part?"

I don't care what kind of operation it is!　We will complete the operation as you order!"

The Mohawk leader nodded deeply at their enthusiasm.

We've had one failed mission after another," he said. We have failed in many operations in a row, and now Mr. Wright (that man) has called on us again. We will definitely succeed in this mission!　Therefore, in some cases, I may order you to "die. Of course, I am prepared to lay down my life without hesitation.

The other Mohawk adventurers nodded in agreement with the leader Mohawk's words.

They were not joking. They were prepared to die to make this mission a success, even if it meant losing their own lives.

After confirming the enthusiasm of his companions, Mohawk Leader once again informed them of the details of the mission.

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'Hey, did you hear that?　I hear that our troops will be marching across the border to punish the racial kingdoms this time."

In a town near the border of the Demon Nation, soldiers are having lunch, and one of the Demon Nation soldiers mentions the topic at one of the tables.

One of his colleagues responded to the topic and raised his voice.

He said, "I heard it, I heard it. I heard that the top brass was disgraced at the Six Principality Conference.　I heard that a racial princess snatched the queen's position by seducing a non-magical species in her lust for power. I heard that they are going to cross the border and raid villages to punish her for taking a licking as a human (an inferior species).

'Whatever the agenda up there, you're seriously lucky. We can attack a human (inferior species) village with a big swing. I'm going to volunteer myself to torture and rape the human (inferior species) women.

The young demon race lets out a vile smile and sips their soup.

It makes my blood boil to torture human women," he said. Why does it feel so good to torture the weak?

I'm going to go after the money and possessions they have accumulated rather than the human women. I am going to go after the money and property I have accumulated rather than the human women, because human women are not worth much money even if I attack them, torture them and sell them into slavery.

'Oh, sure, if you want to get money, that's more efficient: ....... Which one would I choose?"

Lunch.

Soldiers guarding the borders of the demon nation talk happily about the topic of raiding racial villages, raping women, and plundering property as casually as if they were exterminating vermin.

They feel no guilt whatsoever.

They carry on conversations as if it were a casual pastime.

The various camps were actively moving forward.

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