195 Episode 133: Assassins and Speed Madness

Now it was really time to arrive at Elgare, the Divine Capital of the Elgant Empire.

It is surrounded by high exterior walls, one gate to the east, one to the north, one to the west. This neighborhood is just like Eldia.

We arrived at the West Gate. By the way, if you were heading straight from the Kingdom of Sanokia to Kanto, you should arrive at the South Gate.

The gatekeeper at the West Gate seemed surprised that Castar's carriage came from the West Gate, but I didn't know if that was a surprise for 'coming in through the West Gate, not the South Gate' or for 'coming to Shinto alive'.

We are led by a gatekeeper to advance to the inn (hotel).

I would like to think that no fool would attack me after arriving in Shinto on a boulder, but I cannot be relieved because there is a precedent.

Evidence suggests that the majority of maps are displayed in red.

Almost all the representatives of the countries had already gathered, and with the exception of Kastal, it appeared that only one country had yet to arrive.

One of those countries also seems to arrive tomorrow, according to the early horses, so the summit is expected to take place the day after tomorrow, including preparations. Unless the early horse is doing something extra.

At one point, I checked on the map and it seemed to arrive fine.

We proceeded to the carriage for a while and arrived at the hotel where we were staying.

A luxurious accommodation (hotel) you deserve to stay in the royal family.

Unlike the city of Errim, there was no way to tell us to break up.

It should be noted that the royalty and nobility participating in the summit seem to be starting to stay in separate accommodations (hotels). Well, it's a must to avoid trouble.

When we tried to get into the hotel, a man like the manager stopped us at the entrance.

"The hotel is set to have you disarmed once you enter the hotel for safety and identification. Thank you for your cooperation."

I see, is that what you came for?

In the sense of exploring who I am, maybe that's a pretty good hand.

... Oh, it's a really crappy country.

"Haven't the concubine heard such a story all the way here? If there's such a thing as a rule, then it's the muscle that passes the story in advance, right?

Before I say anything, Sakya will question the manager.

The boulder Sakuya also seems irritated, a much more risky voice.

"Apparently, there was a deficiency in communication. I'm so sorry. I will severely punish anyone who should have contacted me, so can't you follow the rules of the hotel?

A manager who apologizes and doesn't even try to bend the rules.

"Hmm, I mean, the lords say, temporarily, reduce the escort of their concubines, right?

"No! I won't say that. Naturally, while the escort is disarming, the hotel's escort staff will keep you safe."

"Ha...... You don't seem to understand it at all."

Sakya sighs deeply.

"Say?

"I'm telling you, this hotel itself, including its escort staff, is not worthy of credit!

"Nah!?

I'm surprised all the staff, including the manager, didn't think you'd be told grand and bad at the entrance to the lodging (hotel).

"In the first place, the rules for its disarming and the things we set out after the summit was decided, right? That is also at the request of the State...... That's too blatant!

"Hey, why are you doing this..."

"I'm not obliged to explain that to the Lord!

Needless to say, this information is what Alta told me.

"I'm not staying in a hotel that's not even a loch like this! If this is the case, the camp is still better!

Sakya turned back her heels, ignoring the blinding rulers, and walked towards the carriage.

Nor would the boulder manager have been told to 'go below camp' his hotel.

With that in mind, we are now going to create a temporary base outside the walls of Elgare, the Divine Capital of the Elgant Empire.

Sakya said she also thought about saying she would stay in another inn (hotel), but seems to have decided that it would be very different from that inn (hotel) anyway.

South of the Elgant Empire, a carriage was lined up in a meadow a little off the street, and the wood the maids removed from the item box quickly completed the temporary housing.

They don't have permission from the Elgant Empire, but they don't have a law prohibiting the installation of temporary housing on meadows. Because it is outside the boundaries of junction stones (excluding demons), demons usually live and are dangerous.

Sometimes it was already dusk, and after installing the temporary house in great haste, I decided to grab dinner.

Temporary dwellings are divided into several buildings, and we and Sakya are in the same building. There's talk of the inner circle, so it's a separate building from the ministers.

"It was good inside, Sakuya."

"I couldn't bear to be dealt with so badly by a boulder."

"But you come out on your own, and you don't have a problem with it?

In response to Serra's inquiry, Sakya shook her neck to the side.

"I don't think it's gonna be a problem, but I think it's gonna be a hassle.... Here."

"You're within your expectations. Dear Jen, what do you do?

Look in the direction Sakya has indicated, and Maria will ask me.

"There's no alternative to extermination, is there? Kill them all."

As expected at the time of the accommodation (hotel), an assassin was coming from the city of El Gare towards our makeshift home. Naturally, the response is annihilation (genocide).

"Ha..., your husband's pretty upset too"

"Of course not? You think you're gonna like a country that can't even tourist, that's a hostile country?

"That's not true."

Listen to what I mean, Mio is laughing bitterly.

"Later, we're talking about who's going to perish..."

"Yes! Could you give me another chance!

So it was Rico who raised his hand.

When I was a bandit at noon, I couldn't show my strength as an escort, so it seemed like this was the time to strain.

If there's a child in the corner who's been motivated, he won't even give it water.

"Okay, okay. Let's leave this place to Rico."

"Yes! I'll take care of it!

"... I also want to confirm my ability to escort, so Rico can destroy the enemy while escorting me."

(Pickles)

"I'll do my best!

Rico's escort is Sakuya, but he's not going to use Sakuya as a practice bench.

You'd better let me escort you and see what I can do.

I don't care, Maria reacted only for a moment the minute I told her I was eligible for escort.

But he checked Rico's skills and assassins' abilities and decided there was no danger to me, and he didn't say anything. Once Maria is accompanied, it makes less sense to use Rico as an escort.

The assassins seem to be the assassin type, approaching our makeshift home while hiding themselves.

Naturally, I'm powerless in front of the map.

He didn't even look at the building where the other ministers were, and he came straight to the building where Sakya and I were. Maybe, or I'm definitely monitoring it from the outside wall.

A; yes.

After a while, the assassins, who were asking what was going on around them, gathered near the entrance and near the window.

There's only one window and one door in this makeshift house. Finally, there is no compartment that can be called a room.

The assassins nodded at each other, breaking the window, kicking through the door and breaking in simultaneously.

The blackened men fill the room. That number, what 10! Narrow!

"What!?

One of the assassins raised his voice unexpectedly.

There's only two of us in the room, me and Rico, so maybe that's natural, too.

Everyone is making a room out of the magic of the 'room' so they can stay that way.

With other members, Rico's abilities in a pure sense cannot be measured.

For once, aware that it is called indoor combat, the table or something is left intact.

"Leader!"

"I don't mind. Kill only those who are here!

When a man called the leader says so, one of the assassins is attacked by Rico.

"All the uninvited guests are abusive!

"Ugh!? Gaha!"

Rico gives in and avoids the assassin's waving knife, quickly decides to pay his feet and makes him fall.

I won't forget to stab the needle in my neck the moment I fall and stab the stop.

"Stupid!? Wasn't that guy the only escort in this room?!?

"That's a nice mistake. Our maids are all trained in combat."

Rico responds politely to the cry of one of the assassins.

"You shouldn't be able to shake the long stuff in this! If it comes to a mixed war, this one with a larger number is more advantageous, so go for the knight first and all of us!

Listening to the words of the leader, the remaining eight strike at me simultaneously.

"I won't let you!

When Rico stands between me and the assassin, he handles them one by one in turn.

In response to the assassin who dares to move irregularly to make it a mix-up, Rico decides to approach him with the minimum of movement necessary to strike a blow with a dark vessel.

Rico, who quickly stabbed three, rushes to the fourth assassin.

Rico's biggest weapon is his small (hobbit) deceased little handicap and his quick move.

Low arm strength and low weapon attack power compensate for the attack by hitting a steep point.

It can basically be described as an interpersonal ability, including predictive ability.

Rico, who killed the fourth assassin, picks up the knife the assassin had and throws it at the fifth assassin.

"How can you not kill one little girl!? Gu Hu!"

The fifth man remains stunned with a stunned look and is desperate due to a knife stabbed in the throat.

Even though the level is 1, it sounds clever in a different way than Maria to be able to throw someone else's weapon accurately that she's unfamiliar with.

"Retreat! At least I'll take the information home!

Upon the death of the sixth person (the seventh when the first one is put in), the leader gives an instruction to withdraw.

Two others left besides the leader turn their heels and try to escape.

"I won't let you get away with it!

Rico throws a knife at the escaping assassins.

"Guh!?

"Boo!?

"Shit!"

On the bottom two he mowed the life in the middle, but only the leader played it with a knife that had an approaching knife on his neck to prevent it. Keep trying to get out of the door of the temporary housing.

Rico didn't do anything to chase the escaped assassin, although he only chased him.

As an escort, he seems to have given priority to protecting the escort target over killing the assassin. Brilliant.

"Pass."

"but hey, what, so..."

I was able to confirm Rico's abilities, so I approached the assassin who finished the job and cut him to death.

I'm sorry. I couldn't let him get away with it.

Yeah, it's nothing. I don't know if I'm gonna get in trouble if I leak information, that's not why I'm telling you.

I just didn't want to withdraw my foreword because I said "exterminated" the first time.

Daddy cleans up the bodies of the assassins and calls the other members who were waiting in the 'room'.

Dora is already asleep and leaves it as it is pathetic to wake her up.

"Dear Jen, how was it?

Rico asks a little anxiously.

"As I said earlier, I passed, out of 100"

"Is that it? I was letting the assassin get away with it at the end of the day, can I have 100 points?

Ask me my grades and Mio asks me strangely.

"I'm not including you in the grading for your ability as an escort. In 100 points as an escort, it's enough to attack with a throw without going deep."

"Well, you're only grading as an escort."

Mio nods as he was convinced too.

"If I were to insist on making improvements, I wonder if the last throw was Better aimed at the legs on the assumption that the rest of us would follow, rather than at the steeple with the intention of killing them. It's harder to prevent."

"You'll learn!

Especially at that point I didn't have company around......

"And you're moving pretty fast, Mr. Rico. I had a hard time figuring out what I was doing just by displaying the map."

"I... gave up on the way...... I can't tell by the simple indication..."

Rico's quick moves seemed hard to follow to Serra and the others who were asking how things were going by map from inside the "room".

Simplified display mode of the map doesn't make it suitable to grasp specific movements, does it?

Like Kate in the Explorer group, you also know what you're doing with the full version of the map, 3D display mode...... Because the processing can't keep up and my brain is dying......

"Yes, thank you! I was also training with an emphasis on speed, so I'm happy with that rating! But not fast enough yet! Master Jen was moving faster! I couldn't catch up with my eyes at all either!

I had noticed thinly, but Rico's tactic of focusing on speed seemed to be a conscious thing.

"Well... maybe that's a skill to say," shrinkage method "?

"Really!? Dear Jen, I want to use that skill! What can I do!?

He seemed obsessed with speed, and Rico wanted the Shrinkage Act immediately.

"Mr. Rico, I have acquired that skill on my own, so I can teach you when I have time."

"Is it true!? Thank you for your guidance, Senior Maria!

For the record, there are surprisingly many of my men who have mastered the shrinkage method on their own.

It's not easy, but if you have a strong mentor, it's a technique (skill) that you can meet.

Me? Because I'm in a physical condition where I can't master all my skills. I tried, but I couldn't.

"By the way, Rico, can I ask why you chose to focus on speed tactics? Maybe you chose it for a clear reason?

"Yes! That's because speed was more important than anything to achieve my purpose!

"When it comes to Rico's purpose..."

"It's about overturning my predictions!

That should have been equals to why Rico wants power.

"My predictions can tell the misfortunes of those close to me! With power, you can twist and bend that prediction! But there is no guarantee that the twisted future is better than the original!

Sometimes we can go in worse directions than the future we saw in prediction, just by saying that if we had the power, we could overturn predictions.

"In order to make the future a little better with a twisted end, we have decided to place the utmost importance on speed, in order to take the slightest lead in the misfortunes we visit!

If you can move fast, if you can deal with it quickly, you are more likely to be able to twist the misfortune you visit in a good direction.

You said you wanted the most useful abilities against your own purpose.

"Convinced. Surely it would be easier to apply faster than to increase attack and defense."

"Yes! I don't think I'm wrong as a direction because I'm racially small!

dwarf (Hobbit) I'm going to misunderstand you because you look so young, but are you the same age as Selah?

You take it for granted.

"Right. I don't think I'm wrong either."

"Yes! Thank you!

I was looking at Rico for speed, and I thought to myself... I remembered something.

"By the way, I have skills derived from blessings (gifts) that I took from brave men, and I have skills to say < acceleration (acceleration) >"

"What skills is that?

Rico tilts his neck as he hasn't been told about this skill yet.

"Activating that skill slows down the movement of time, allowing only yourself to move through it at the usual speed. Simply put, you'll be able to move faster than your surroundings alone"

Rico eyes wide open.

Rico's about to open his mouth, and I keep talking.

"Unfortunately, Blessing-derived skills are all I have because I can't increase them or learn them later."

"..............................................................................."

Rico, I know you want mecha skills, but you can't tell me you want the skills I use, and there's nothing I can do about it if you tell me you can't remember.

I was told that I couldn't do it even though I was expecting it, and Rico dropped his shoulder disappointingly.

Raise it...... drop it!

"Master, you're still being mean..."

"Mio wants to go to the cemetery alone?

"Higi no!? Hey, it's nothing!

Shut up Mio, who said something extra.

Rico, that sounds surprisingly good. I look forward to the future.

The next day, we were relaxing in a makeshift home without going to the city of Elgare.

It is only natural that even if we go to the city of Elgare, we are certain that there is nothing good to do.

The assassin is here a little bit, but the maid knight is disposing of it, so there's no problem.

It should be noted that the maids who are not knights have decided not to fight. It's not good to know that a normal maid is capable of combat.

With that said, some of them tried to take the Sakyas in the name of an apology from the Elgant Empire, but they repelled well, so there's no problem as well.

To tell you the truth, I didn't kill him. I came here as an official messenger, so I thanked you and drove you back rudely.

By the way, they say these assassins are raiding us at the behest of one of the leaders of the Elgant Empire, a certain priest. He's an enthusiastic goddess, a champion of the brave, and he can't forgive Castar or me for killing the brave or avenging Eldia.

Finally, the Pope, the head of the Elgant Empire, is in a state of silence.

You don't mind seeing your boss's silence as basically the same crime, do you?

At this point...... a long time ago to be exact, but my interest in the Elgant Empire in me was totally 0.

I just want to finish my troublesome meeting and head out for my next sightseeing soon......

Around noon, a report from Alta revealed that a horde of demons was approaching us.

Speaking of what's going on, he says several carriages in conference participants arriving in the Elgant Empire today are being chased by a bunch of demons.

I immediately instructed the maid knights to prepare and rescue the carriage being pursued.

Actually, I'd like to leave directly, but I'm not going to move much more ostensibly than I have a watchful eye.

"... you can't kill Cattleya's brother on a boulder."

In fact, the carriage currently being chased by demons is that of the Kingdom of Estea participating in the summit.

Since the king could not leave the country, it seems that the prince of the Kingdom of Estea, or Caterea's brother, will participate in the meeting as the king's deputy. Cattleya said at the dinner table (maybe, confidential information).

Anything, it has to do with the Kastal-Eldia war, so they called me to the summit, but they didn't send me a 'far-sighted pair of mirrors', a magical tool of distance communication (magic item), and told me to join the conference on my own.

Originally, if the distance was as far away as Estea, they should be sent a 'far-sighted pair of mirrors', but the Elgant Empire refuses to send them because of the lack of a 'far-sighted pair of mirrors'.

After a long journey beyond us, Estea finally arrived in the Elgant Empire.

By the way, 'Farsighted Mirrors' have also been sent to countries closer to the Elgant Empire than Estea. You were harassed because Estea is a country near Castar. Shit.

In addition, this demonic raid doesn't seem to be a coincidence.

Apparently, the event of the result of a priest hating Castar giving instructions to his subordinate, the Wizard.

If all the carriages in the Kingdom of Estea are to be destroyed, that's fine. It would be good if it damaged Qastar, who is in the direction of progress. If you can make a loan to the Kingdom of Estea by fleeing to Elgare and being suppressed by the side of the Elgant Empire, that's a good one, too, it's a no-gap operation. Shit.

It should be noted that this operation was originally prepared for the extermination of Kastal.

We passed another route, so it was completely wasted... No, I'm using it around for the estate, so it wasn't for nothing? Shit.

"I'm going"

"Oh, I got it"

The ready maid knights leave on one horse after another.

The goal is first and foremost to rescue the carriage in the Kingdom of Estea. Second, the crusade of demons fanning demons. Thirdly, it is the securing of the demons of the Elgant Empire.

Because demons have demons, and demons used by demons are rare demons and have rare skills. You'd be happy to kill someone with rare skills, wouldn't you?

Stampede Devil (Rare)

LV30

< Night LV2 > < Flight LV2 > < Mad Scream LV5 >

Notes: Vicious demons that intentionally stampede by leaving demons in a runaway state.

Crazy scream.

I can ramble a demon who hears screams. It is possible to give it some orientation. Skills don't work for superior demons.

He's a bat-like demon with a sloppy torso, and honestly, he doesn't look good or cute.

I don't think they want it at all, even if they say it's a rare demon. Skills aren't my hobby either......

Well, it's not a hobby, but it doesn't turn out to be rare, and I take away what I take.

Check the map to see what the maid knights are up to.

The maids seem to have split into two pairs for the purpose. Even though the purpose is threefold, it's two groups, because demons and demons are acting together.

The first group headed to rescue the carriage in the Kingdom of Estea.

There are roughly 100 demons running wild. It is a demon to such an extent that some 10 maid knights can easily be annihilated. There are a lot of monsters in the beast system, and none of them are a threat.

As expected, the demons are wiped out one after the other. Estea's face also seems to be stopping the carriage and joining the maid knights, so it's going to be over sooner than I thought.

The second group is Stampede Devil's crusade and demon restraint.

You don't have to forgive the runaway demons because they are evil hobbyists who give them the orientation to attack Estea's carriage and say they're asking how it's going from behind.

The maid knights ambushed the demons who were laughing at Estea's carriage and quickly crusaded Stampede Devil. I restrained the demon man.

Fortunately, the demon was in an invisible position from surveillance of us, so I asked the maid knight to set up a 'portal' and I decided to head myself for questioning.

Maria left it.

"Hey, what the hell, Temeye! You know who I am! I am the priest of the Elgant Empire! You think you can do this for free!

That's why I'm a demon who's caught this dwarf stinking mutton fish.

Tied up by a maid knight and now rolled in front of me.

Because of that state of affairs, it's just funny how you bite me with majesty.

Yeah, I'll let you cut the name and status introduction. Because it's a miscellaneous fish that has nowhere to be seen except. You used to taste Stampede Devil.

"You put a bunch of demons in Estea's royal carriage, didn't you?

Question the dwarf in the tone of Knight Mode.

"Heh! I don't know what you're talking about. Themé and the rest of you are from the Kingdom of Estea? As I was saying, I am the man of the High Priest, the Heavy Town of Elgant Empire. If we do this, it's an international problem! You don't know where it is!?

"Oh, I don't care about international issues or topics around there"

"Huh!?

Let's be clear. Too much.

I have promised Sakya to make it as peaceful as possible, but I have slightly exceeded the limits of 'as much as I can'.

So far they have been clearly directed to kill, and even those in the Kingdom of Estea aim for their lives.

No matter what you think, you can't forgive that priest. And the end of it is more determined than we can forgive.

"There's only one thing I want to hear.... Where did you Tame Stampede Devil?

Yes, the reason I made direct contact with this dwarf. That was to ask this question.

This demon called Stampede Devil. Obviously, it's different from the demons I've ever met.

I can't help wondering where the hell you taemed it. I'm not interested in Stampede Devil himself, but there may be other demons that suit my taste...

"Huh? That's why I don't know about such demons!

"Is it the North where Stampede Devil is? South? East? West?...... ok. West."

"Hey, why..."

Well, I just said west, because it was really slight but reactive.

It sounds like a hit to see this reaction, and I think I'll do a little research.

A: I'll take care of it.

Oh, it looks like Alta will do it.

"Well, there's nothing more I'd like to hear, and you'll be punished. You attacked the royal family of another country, so naturally you will have death to atone for."

I'm done for, so let the demon man die.

It's not like I don't have a choice to say I'm taking you alive, but to be honest, it's a pain in the ass.

Protesting the Elgant Empire has definitely decided to cut Syrah off, and if I hand it over poorly, this information will be leaked. I don't have the taste to take them at all.

If you feel like it, you may be able to gather evidence and dispute the Elgant Empire. But what do we get out of that?

I've been thinking about it a lot, but I don't think we can have serious negotiations with the Elgant Empire already.

"Nah!? You're kidding! You weren't listening to me! Temé, you're going to kill a church official in the Elgant Empire without any proof!

For the record, the assassins so far didn't have anything to prove their relationship with the Elgant Empire. Naturally, he hasn't even made a statement to smell the involvement of the Elgant Empire.

But only this dwarf admits himself to being an associate of the Elgant Empire.

Unlike other assassins, I guess I'm not ready to die. In the first place, he probably didn't think this operation was an operation in danger of being captured.

"You won't need proof. We have a witness. Besides, it is instructed by the priest of the Elgant Empire, so justice cannot be counted on. Nothing but a private sentence at the scene's discretion."

"Also, he said he was a witness...!

Yeah, of course it's about Alta.

"Oh, it doesn't make sense to you to die now."

"Hiya!

I tell Mimi's holy sword, Ultimate Messiah, out of her sheath.

After all, I don't have a body for a dwarf like this, so I'll behave myself on the sheath and take out my normal sword.

Hold the sword, slowly approaching the demon.

"Ya, don't... Don't kill me...... No..."

It's not a hobby to hurt and suffer for a long time, so I snapped a demon's neck with one knife.

"Looks like Estea's carriage's cleaned up, too.... Can I take care of the post-processing here?

"Yes, leave it to me"

I left it to the maid knights, and I decided to go back to the makeshift house once.

Looks like the Estaire kingdom is headed for a makeshift house in Castar with the maid knights. It would also be awkward to say that you are absent.

Yeah, well, it looks like the assassins attacked the makeshift house again in the gap where the maid knights headed for Estea's rescue. You thought it was a chance with fewer people?

Naturally, it was wiped out right away. They're the ones who don't punish you.