CH 31

Cheat Magician (Hazure Hantei) Chapter 31

The chairman's surprise

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The light shining into the forest began to shine a madder red, so I started preparing for the camp.

There was a place where a stream was flowing by the side of the road, so I decided to camp there tonight.

Only one tent is needed to speed up the setup and withdrawal.

Originally, in this world, five people are one unit, so it seems that the army tent is for five people.

"I mean, there are six of us, can we sleep?"

"Oh, yeah, I told you I wouldn't go back to the boarding house today."

"Well, it's only one night, isn't it okay if we sleep in a huddle?"

When told by Yagi, I became aware I didn't count myself in my calculations, my planning still has a long ways to go.

Well, the tent was made considering the size of adult knights and is big enough, so as Nitta says, it's okay for one night, but it's okay because I will sleep in the shadow world.

Why are Nitta and Furuta flexing their abdominal muscles? I mean, Sakurai-san will do it too!

It's said that the autumn sunset sinks quickly, but it's the same in this world, and when you notice that the sun is starting to set, it seems to get dark in the blink of an eye.

It seems ... I mean, I have good night vision, so I'm okay even in total darkness, so I don't feel it's dark anymore.

There is a light magic tool hanging in the tent, so everyone seems to be okay, but it seems scary to go outside.

"Wow ... it's really pitch black, it's a little dangerous ..."

"What? Are you scared? Lame ..."

Kobayashi-san makes teasing remarks at Yahi who looked out of the tent and muttered."

"Shut it, then can you go piss in the middle of the night without a light?"

"Well, that's ... no, it's impossible ..."

Kobayashi-san, who looked out from the entrance of the tent that Yagi opened, gave up easily.

From the point of view of a person without night-vision, it looks like true darkness.

"It's okay to carry the light outside."

"Oh, thank you ... is Kokubu okay?"

"Yeah, it's a privilege of darkness attribute, I'm okay because I can see in the dark."

"What's that, really ... I also like the darkness attribute ..."

"Well, I think so too ... I mean, if I didn't have the darkness attribute, I would have been eaten by goblins ..."

"What was that, were you attacked by goblins?"

I talked about how after being summoned to the wasteland, I was attacked by goblins and had my guts dragged out and eaten, and when I said that I would have been eaten by orcs in the daytime if I was unskilled, everyone turned blue.

"Wait a minute, you said they ate your guts, why are you alive?"

Oh, Kobayashi-san noticed a good point, I haven't talked about the fact that I can also use the light attribute.

"Wait a minute ... Kokubu, you're a zombie ..."

"Eh ... it's a lie, no way ..."

What are Yagi and Sakurai-san saying, I told them I live in Volzard, but there's no way zombies can register at the guild ... right?

But it's a little interesting, so why don't I try talking about it?

"Ah ... I didn't tell everyone that I'm still alive ..."

"Wait a minute ... are you really ..."

"Ah ... okay, okay, I really want everyone to survive ..."

Let's create a little atmosphere, hold your body with both hands, and tremble.

"This, Kokubu-kun ..."

"Ah ... Sakurai-san, it's okay, it's really okay ... just ..."

"Just what ...?"

"Occasionally, wanting to eat a person's brains, I wonder!"

"Noooo!"

Yes, good evening everyone, this is Kent.

Right now, I'm sitting in seiza and receiving a critically acclaimed sermon.

"Hey, you really overdid it!"

"Yes, I'm sorry, I regret it ..."

When I pretended to be a zombie, Sakurai-san got angry and started crying.

Of course, it's no wonder that Kobayashi-san, who is a duo with her got angry.

To follow Yagi's example and get carried away, of course I would get an angry sermon.

"Come on, just because you want to scare them, you came up with a story about your guts getting eaten."

"Well, that's actually true, I was bitten in the stomach and had my guts pulled out ... uwa, now I remembered it ..."

"That, how can you have your guts eaten and still be alive."

"Yeah, I can also use light attribute magic."

"Eehhhh!"

Oh, it's a really good reaction from everyone, I was waiting for this development.

"Hey, are you serious?"

"Yeah, seriously, maybe, I think the crystal ball for judging didn't react because I can use both dark and light attributes."

"Is it really possible for you to use the light attribute?"

"Ah ... Yagi, lend me a knife."

In the place where the orcs attacked, the old and new duo left their knives and the other three left their swords for camouflage.

Borrowing Yagi's knife, I cut the fingertips of my left hand, and immediately treated it with healing magic, everyone seemed to be convinced.

"Why then, did they throw away the rarest Kokubu?"

"Wow, they're stupid, well, that's why we were saved."

As Yagi and Kobayashi-san say, Camilla, who cut me off as unnecessary will regret it.

"Well, I'm going to report to the Volzard Guild for a moment, but it's okay because Reinhardt and Basten will stay."

"Can you really move in the shadows?"

"Yagi ... If not, how did I get to the place where the orcs attacked you?"

"Uh ... that's right."

"Then, Reinhardt, Basten, I'll leave them in your care."

[ I understand. ]

[ Leave it to me, Kent-sama. ]

If you go outside the tent and dive into the shadows, you can arrive at the guild immediately.

Donovan-san is working alone tonight ... He feels like Volzard's strongest company slave.

"Good evening, Donovan-san."

"Mmm ... how is it going Kent?"

After calling out to him, I went out of the shadows he greeted me.

"Yes, it's going well, I think we can arrive here tomorrow night."

"Yes, that's pretty fast."

"Actually, when I rescued them, they were attacked by a flock of orcs, so I think everyone wants to get out of the forest as soon as possible."

"How many orcs were there?"

"Umm ... 14 heads."

"OK ... it's a little big, but it's still in the normal range ... but you can't let your guard down ..."

"Is there a large amount of orcs this time?"

"I don't know, but once a mass outbreak occurs, the activity in the Devil's Forest tends to increase for a while, so you can't let your guard down."

"Well ... then, I'll check if anything has changed while we're going through the forest."

"OK, I see, I'm counting on you."

"Yes, then I'll go back."

"OK ..."

I dived into the shadow in front of Donovan-san, and Donovan-san made a delicate expression.

Let's take a peek at Lastock while diving in the shadows.

[ Fred, I want to take a peek at Lastock ... ]

[ Roger that ... ]

I think this time is already the time when everyone stays in the dormitory, so I first looked into the boys' dormitory, but only the night light in the corridor was on, and the inside of the room seemed to be pitch black.

However, it seems that not everyone is sleeping, and you can hear voices from all over the place.

"It's bad ... how can they survive?"

"They should have just obeyed, now it's not just Funayama but also the old and new duo too ..."

"Is orc so strong ..."

"I don't really know about them, but from what I've been told, they're more than 2 meters, aren't they?"

"Not possible, Isn't it harder than fighting a bear with a sword?"

"I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die ..."

"Stop it! Ugh!"

Apparently, everyone seems to think that the five have already died.

There seems to be some people who are being cornered quite a bit, so I wonder if I can manage to disseminate information well.

Next, I took a peek at the girls' dormitory, but this is a more serious situation.

The light are off as in the boys' dormitory, but you can hear sobbing voices here and there.

The dekoboko sisters take the side of the girls, so if it is said that the two of them died, it would be unavoidable to have such a situation.

Is it too much to ask the chairman to heal this desperate atmosphere as well?

I looked into the medical office in search of the chairman, but the lights were already off.

When I looked into the dormitory, she was there.

The chairman was already in bed, but I wonder why she is looking around.

[ Kent-sama ... there's no caretaker, right now ... ]

Oh, did Erna already go to report to Camilla?

Let's also report to the chairman.

"Chairman ..."

Wow, chairman, she jumped.

"Kokubu-kun ... where?"

"Here, I'm coming out ..."

Just like yesterday, when I came out of the shadow of the window, the chairman rushed at me.

"Fubu ... Chairman, it's dangerous ..."

"I'm sorry ... I'm sorry ..."

Wow ... I'm being hugged tightly.

"Since Kokubu-kun is here, is everyone safe?"

"But, of course, they should be in the tent in the middle of the forest right now."

"Eh ... isn't that the Devil's Forest?"

"It's okay, don't worry because they have a proper escort."

"Hmm ... that's good ..."

"Oh, chairman, that ... you'll catch a cold ..."

"Yeah, then this ..."

Wow ... I'm wrapped up with her in the same blanked again, uh ... Good luck, my reason.

"Ch, ch, chairman, I have a request ..."

"Eh, a request ...?"

"Y, yes ... a request."

I thought to ask her to help with everyone's mental care, but I wonder what happened, because the chairman started squirming.

"Um ... if you can listen to my request ..."

"Of course, anything I can do!"

"Then, call me by name, not as chairman ..."

"Um? Um ... Asakawa-san ..."

"Muu ... by name ... call me Yuika ..."

"Eeehh ... umm, Yu, Yu, Yuika-san."

"San isn't needed ... just call me Yuika."

"Yu, Yuika ..."

"Yes, Kent-kun."

Fuuuu ... I want to take it home! I want to take this cute creature back to Volzaaard!

"So, what is Kent-kun's request ...?"

"Take-away ... Not that, it's about the other classmates ..."

I talked about the state of the dormitory I saw, before I came here, and asked if she could take care of their hearts.

"If possible, I'd like to encourage everyone by making sure that the fact that I and today's five people are alive is not revealed to the Resenburg side ..."

"That's right, I heard from Kent-kun, so I was able to act, but everyone else was really shocked."

"Cha ... No, Yu, Yuika will just be burdened, but somehow ..."

"Yeah, Kent-kun's request, I'll do my best."

The chairman holds my left arm, tilts her neck, and looks at me with slightly raised eyes.

I have never touched a girl at a distance where we could feel each other's body temperature, breath and heartbeat, wrapped in a blanket, so my heart seems about to burst.

[ Kent-sama ... the caretaker is back ... ]

[ Roger that ... ]

"Yu, Yuika ... Erna seems to be coming back, so I'll head out ..."

When I told her that, the chairman strengthened her grip on my arm.

It's dangerous, I don't want to go home.

"Yuika ... I'll definitely come to help ..."

Eh ... yes, the chairman's lips ... on my cheeks ...

"Absolutely, it's a promise ..."

"Uh, yeah ... yeah ..."

[ Kent-sama ... quickly ... ]

[ Yes, yes ... ]

Literally, Fred dragged me into the shadows and at the same time I heard the living room door open.

As Erna crossed the living room, she listened at the chairman's bedroom door, looked inside, and then silently entered her own room and walked up to the side of her bed.

Surprisingly, there was a hole in Erna's room looking into the chairman's bedroom.

The fluffy pink mood was blown away in one shot.

The chairman is already in bed and staying still, so there's no problem, but if you're wandering around like before I came, she might be suspicious.

I'm sorry if I don't tell you this before I go home.

After confirming the chairman's room, Erna sighed and began preparing to sleep.

After changing clothes, when she went to the bathroom, I told the chairman about the peephole.

"Yuika ... Be careful because you're being peeped on from the next room."

"As I thought ... I felt a strange look several times."

Oh, that might be me, but ... let's keep quiet.

"I'll come back to you again, it may be a little difficult tomorrow, but I'll come back as soon as possible ..."

"OK, for sure ... I'll be waiting ..."

I reached out from the shadow and squeezed her hand, and the chairman was surprised for a moment and then squeezed it back.

I shook off my hard-to-reach thoughts and returned to the tent in the Devil's Forest.

"I'm back ..."

The tent was still lit, but I called out and opened the entrance.

It seems that everyone was talking while sitting in a sleeping bag.

"Oh, welcome back, it took quite a while."

"Is there any problem?"

"There is no problem at Volzard, but everyone at Lastock's garrison seemed to be quite shocked."

"Tsk, you, you also went to Lastock?"

"I told you it's easy to move using the shadows."

Seriously, the poor memory of this fake glasses.

In comparison, Kobayashi-san's worries are, as expected about the remaining girls.

"Hey, have you seen all the girls?"

"Yeah ... there were a lot of crying kids, the dekoboko sisters are on the side of the girls after all."

"Wow ... I feel guilty somehow."

"Hey, Kokubu-kun what about Asakawa-san ...?"

"Oh, I contacted the chairman yesterday, so it's okay, I think she acted well."

"That's good ... I was worried because I was indebted to Asakawa-san for the treatment and I felt desperate."

Everyone else seems to agree with Sakurai-san's words, and nod as if they were relieved.

"I also told her that I rescued everyone safely and asked for the mental care of all the rest."

"Well ... then, isn't Asakawa-san's burden too heavy?"

"Yeah, I'm thinking of taking care of the chairman."

That's right, I have to do my best as long as I'm a cheat character.

"Wait a minute, why does it have to be Kokubu?"

"Well, because Yagi and the others can't go back, we have to keep our lives as secret as possible, so I have to do it."

"You aren't aiming for Asakawa-san by saying that, right?"

"Well, that's not the case ..."

No, if anything, am I being targeted? I can't say that.

"Hmm ... Kokubu is also aiming for Yuika ... Hmm ..."

"No, I'm not saying that I'm aiming or not aiming, right now."

I don't know, the dekoboko sisters gaze at me while grinning, but I don't think it's possible to get rid of it.

If you think about it, you'll still get entangled with fake glasses.

"Kokubu, you said you contacted Asakawa-san, but how did you contact her?"

"Well, that's ... when the caretaker went to report to Camilla, I talked to the chairman."

"In the medical office ...?"

"No, it's her dormitory room."

"Did you enter Asakawa-san's room?"

"Well, it can't be helped."

"Well, wasn't she sleeping at this time?"

"No, she was in bed, but she was still awake."

"You even went into her bedroom!"

"Well, that's why it can't be helped, because the caretaker is watching if it's not that time."

When I said I had entered the bedroom, the dekoboko sisters repeatedly interrogated me while grinning at me.

And even the old and new duo have joined the story.

"That story, can we hear it in fuller detail? Don't you think so Tatsuya."

"Of course, Kazuki, this needs to be interrogated, huh Yagi."

"Of course, if you break into Asakawa-san's bedroom, you have to prepare yourself and confess ..."

Wow ... If I talk about this, it's going to be a big deal.

It's completely like a school trip, isn't it?

"No, we just talked about things, even if I confess, and you know, everyone has to walk tomorrow, so it's time to go to sleep ..."

"What are you hiding?"

Nitta, is this a wild intuition?

"Well, there's nothing to hide, hey ..."

"What did she look like?"

"Huh? Lo, look like ...?"

"Was it pajamas, negligees, or ..."

"Huh, normal nightwear? It's not like a nightie, it's like this ... it's fluffy and silky ... it's a smooth texture."

"Did you touch her to know it has a smooth texture?"

"Wow ... Didn't touch, I didn't touch her ..."

"Then, are you saying that you were touched by Asakawa-san?"

"No ... you see, I was supposed to be dead, so she was glad I was alive ..."

"Hug? Did you hug?"

Ah ... Bad ... When I talked while remembering, I accidently blurted it out.

"No, no, that, the chairman's hand ..."

"Confess obediently ..."

"No, even if I was told to confess ..."

"Did you hug her?"

Wow ... The color of the old and new duo and Yagi's eyes is unusual.

"No, that ... I feel like it was alright ..."

"Really ...?"

"Really ... that ... re, remaining silent!"

"Naive Kokubu, there is no right to remain silent in another world, come on, spit it out!"

"No, no ... it's an unjust arrest! It's a false charge! Call a lawyer!"

Succumbing to an unjustified interrogation that lasted until late at night, the hugging case was revealed, but the case of the kiss was not known.

Hmm ... Even though they were just liberated from being a slave, everyone is in too high of spirits.