CH 57

Idiot Novice Hero

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After explaining about the evacuation sites to the girls, I headed to the building where the boys were imprisoned.

To be honest, I don't feel like doing it, but the explanation of the evacuation sites is a matter of life or death, so I can't help but do it.

As I approach the building, I hear someone screaming noisily.

"Damnit! Let me go, let me go!"

"Idiot, stay still."

"Put it on! Quit stalling!"

"It's okay, put it on please."

"Stop iiit! Traitor! Damniiiit!"

"Bastard, I'll remember this!"

The yelling is coming from the building where the garrison troops are, there are black bracelets.

Apparently, a slave bracelet was put on the classmates who were imprisoned.

"Don't screw with me, if we get stuck wearing something like this, we have to obey, don't we?"

"Don't be stupid, I told you it will be removed when your sentence is over, it's just to suppress your magical power and make it impossible to use magic."

"Such a nice way of using it, can I believe such a thing?"

"Then what about Kokubu, why can he move around freely?"

"Obviously, it's because he betrayed us and wants to make us slaves."

"Don't be foolish, even though he's taken care of you so much, if you didn't make a fuss, you wouldn't be wearing this kind of thing!"

"That's right, wielding your sword in a brawl, are you a delinquent?"

"Shut up, are you looking down on me?"

"Takayama used magic without thinking, of course something like this would happen, right?"

"Why, it was completely self-defense, it's the others who did something wrong!"

Apparently, those who directly caused the uproar and those who were just involved are in conflict.

I greeted the guard at the entrance and was let in.

The moment they saw me stepping into the corridor, the reaction was interestingly divided.

"Kokubu! You traitor, hurry and get me out of here!"

"Shut up, Kokubu has business with us so he came here, be quiet and listen."

"Haa? Someone who is waited upon by his local women, what business could a flirting playboy have?"

"I told you already, shut up you bastard!"

It seems improbable that this will end, so I'll proceed with what I need to say.

"I'll talk about how to evacuate when there in a monster attack. I don't know if you'd be late to evacuate without me telling you."

Everyone had just experienced a monster attack on their way to Volzard, so they were in a position to listen to my story even though they looked dissatisfied.

"I think you probably heard the alarm sound yesterday, but a horde of orcs attacked. The total number was 374. Currently the garrison members are working on disposing the corpses. It may take about five days."

"370 ... is it really ...?"

"The activity in the Devil's Forest this time seems to be considerably larger than in the past, and at some point it seems that thousands or tens of thousands of monsters may attack."

"Ten thousand ... will it be okay?"

When they were told a number they weren't expecting, they forgot about the conflict they had just made and everyone started whispering.

"Of course, I'm going to have my genus do their best to protect Volzard, but there may be a case where monsters invade the city. By that time, everyone will have finished their sentence and spend time in the city as normal. I'll tell you the evacuation method for that time, so listen carefully."

I explained that the guild mark is that of a sword and hammer, and that the buildings designated as shelters have this guild mark.

"The map depicting the location of the evacuation centers will be left to the garrison personnel, so be sure to check it when you get out. They are at the same level as the evacuation centers from when we were in Japan. If you think about it, you'll die if you don't know what to do."

Well, I thought they would listen quietly to this point.

The problem is whether to tell the details of the sentence, but I can't help but talk about it even though I know it will be trouble.

"Then, let's talk about the sentence. Everyone will be forced to work according to their crimes. Simply put, it's wall construction, but be prepared for it because it's pretty tough."

"Wait a minute, depending on the crime ..."

"Oh, the idiots wielding weapons. Of course, it will take longer than others."

"That's ridiculous, that was the guys over there ..."

"Yagi, did you say something unnecessary after Kondo cut in? What were you thinking. Here we are extraordinary, think about what people will think if you make trouble. You went and bought weapons you can't use at all, so it's going to be like this."

"That's because we want to help with the rescue ..."

"How does getting upset, getting put in prison, help the rescue?"

He's still a little dissatisfied, but Yagi was silent.

It was Kondo who opened his mouth instead.

"Sorry, Kokubu, I stopped it once, but I was beaten up like this ..."

"Well, it may have been impossible for Kondo to stop alone ..."

Kondo also, got hit in the back after doing a shoulder throw to end it, after getting hit in the back he got knocked down and beaten to a pulp.

"My bad Kokubu, I got a bit carried away ..."

"Somehow, I felt like I was on a school trip ..."

"We will listen to the garrison people ... please forgive us."

Besides Kondo, about half of the boys apologized.

Rather than apologize now, I would rather you would have avoided the uproar, but it's unavoidable.

On the other hand, the other half of the boys turn their gaze with hostility.

"Kokubu, what is the meaning of this bracelet, bastard, you have the nerve to sell us off?"

"What helping us, how much did you sell us for?"

"Believe it or not, that's your choice, but if I remove the bracelet, everyone, including me, will be kicked out of Volzard."

I told everyone what I was told when I apologized to Klaus-san.

The boys of Volzard, who were the other party in the brawl, were fined, but my classmates had no property to pay the fine, and I was forbidden to carry the fine.

"The lord, Klaus-san, gave me permission to use the temporary dormitory for those who have finished their sentence, but I'm banned from helping you with living expenses, dormitory rent, and the cost of meals, everyone has to make their own money to live by themselves."

Naturally, those who complained have a bitter look, but I have no intention of forgiving them.

"Then I was going to pay for the burnt down shop, but that was also rejected."

The eyes of those in the same prison are directed at Takayama.

"Well, what are you saying? You're not telling me to pay, right?"

"Who was it that caused the store to burn down?"

Everyone pointed at Takayama all at once in response to my question.

"Wait a minute ... because they are ..."

"As for Takayama, it seems that he will work until he finishes compensating for damages to the store."

"D, don't joke around, why should I be the only one to have to do that?"

"Then, I'm also responsible for the fire, so I'll work with Takayama until he finishes paying ..."

I thought noone would volunteer, but Kondo and a few others raised their hands.

"I couldn't stop the turmoil, and Takayama alone wouldn't be able to do anything."

I'm grateflu for Kondo's feelings, but it doesn't make any sense if I can't see any intention of being remorseful from Takayama.

"Yeah, I understand everyone's feelings. You can tell the story to the garrison, but don't expect me to help because I was forbidden from doing so."

"Well, wait, because they started it."

"Well, I've seen the magic of Takayama, and that shouldn't be used in the city."

"No, because they were ..."

"If you're not good at it, it wouldn't be strange if there are dead people, right?"

Most people in the prison nod at this.

Using magic to toss a basketball-sized fireball at tremendous speed in the city is almost a terrorist act.

"No way, it's not Japan, it's a different world, so it's okay to kill people ... You're not thinking that, right?"

"Well, I can't think like that ..."

"In Resenburg, you were given preferential treatment because you were called a Hero, but here you're just an ordinary person with a little higher magical power."

I tried to get the situation across to Takayama, but it seemed to be a failure.

"Hey, you're really a sarcastic bastard, do you really want to brag about your cheat so much?"

"Huh? What do you mean?"

I really didn't understand what he meant, so I asked him back, but Takayama turned his face red and bit back at me.

"Don't play dumb! You're jealous of me because you were abandoned because of being judged as useless! You think you're going to be the savior of Volzard and get all the glory? It's obvious."

I'm really amazed at how much paranoia he has.

"Haa? When did I ever trick Takayama, I told you not to cause trouble. Even so, you were stupid enough to make a fuss the day after arriving?"

"Shut up, if you had properly prepared for our acceptance, there was no reason to go shopping either, then I wouldn't have been caught up in the trouble."

I had to snort at this.

Without knowing how much preparation I have made, those silly words are absolutely unacceptable.

"Haa? I asked the lord Klaus-san to accept you, rented a temporary dormitory from the garrison as a place to live, arranged the identification procedures necessary for living, and arranged the necessary items for living. I even prepared the money for you to shop. Leave sleep talking for when you're asleep, how much more are you going to demand of me!"

"Sh, shut up, shut up, don't patronize me! I never asked you for anything!"

"Well, who was the one who told me to give out money yesterday after you registered for the guild?"

"Sh, shut up, it seemed like you prepared it, so I took it!"

"I didn't ask you to take it, right?"

"Sh, shut up, shut up, shut up!"

Takayama, like Meisa-chan, who when having a tantrum, has a bright red face and is stomping on the ground.

"Truly, Takayama is all talk. Even when we fought against the group of kobolds, you attacked without thinking and Motomiya-san helped you ..."

"Shut up, it was okay to not get that help, she did it on her own ..."

"Hmm ... You were standing there with trembling legs, and it seems that you couldn't use magic well ..."

"Shut up! I'll kill you someday! Be prepared, damn it!"

Takayama clenches his teeth and looks at me with hatred.

I might have apologized when I was in Japan, but now that I've had a lot of experience in Volzard, I feel more annoyed than scared.

"See, you're all talk, you're in prison, you're even wearing a slave bracelet, how would you kill me? If you kill me, how will you pay the shoemaker's reparations and have the slave bracelet removed?"

"Shut up, I'll make the money right away."

"Ah, by the way, the total amount of compensation is 1 million Helts, and the daily wage of the wall construction work by forced labor is 350 helts. If you calculate, it will take over 7 years even if you work without holidays, so ... until you finish returning, Good Luck!"

"That, seven years ... then ..."

He never expected it to be such a long time.

Takayama was appalled when he heard about the period until the payment was completed.

"I've increased the number of genus, and I'm thinking of rescuing the rest of us in about a week. Then I'll start negotiations to return to the original world, so maybe we can easily return to Japan."

"Are you sure we can go back to Japan?"

"Hey, Kokubu, is that story true?"

"Please, negotiate so that we can go home quickly."

The story of returning to the original world has become more realistic, so not only Takayama but everyone else bit into it.

"Wait, wait, I don't know because the rest of us haven't been rescued, negotiations haven't started yet, and if it will even go smoothly ..."

"Well, what's that, aren't you just all talk?"

"Huh? Takayama, did you come to Volzard by yourself? Are you so stupid that you don't even know who set you up in Volzard?"

"Shut up, shut up! We can't go back to the original world by being self-important, if you have time to make fun of me, find a way to go back home!"

Seriously, you're going to play innocent, and criticize others like this?

However, should I give Takayama something more to think about?

Of course, I'm not going to talk about amnesty.

"Of course, needless to say, I'll negotiate for our return so don't worry. Even if we're ready to return, if you have'nt paid the compensation by that time, maybe only Takayama will stay here?"

"What are you saying ..."

Yeah, he doesn't seem to know the situation he's really in.

"Even if you ask, it's the current situation, so how can you finish your sentence early ... shouldn't Takayama be worried about that?"

"Hey, don't be crazy! I'm innocent, it was completely self-defense! The bad ones are those guys!"

"If you say such a joke, you won't be able to get out forever. I think everyone else will definitely get out earlier than Takayama, so don't forget about the evacuation shelter. I will concentrate on the rescue operation, so don't bother the people in the garrison ..."

"Wait ... wait, Kokubu, I'm not finished talking yet! Hey, hey!"

Takayama said he still had something to say, but I stopped talking and left the building.

I didn't think Takayama was so stupid.

In a sense, the situation at Lastock, where he was lauded as a Hero, may have been an ideal situation for Takayama.

Should I put a Resenburg slave bracelet on him and send him back?

However, I feel like Camilla will tell me that she doesn't need him.

When I left after explaining to the boys, the sun was already leaning to the west.

When I was a little worried and climbed up the wall, the garrison people were still processing the orc corpses.

In addition to the previous rock ogres, this time there are more orc corpses it looks like a lot of hard work just to collect and bury them.

The more corpses there are, the more likely it is to draw monsters.

"Mart, could you call Reinhardt for me for a moment?"

"Wafu! I understand, Goshujin-sama!"

Shortly after sending Mart as a messenger, Reinhardt returned.

[ What's wrong, Kent-sama? ]

[ Yeah, about the orc corpses, could you bring them to the depths of the forest at night via the shadow space? ]

[ Well, that's right, it will just attract monsters as it is. Okay, let's move when the garrison people finish their work. ]

[ Yeah, please, how is the collaboration training going? ]

I am also interested in the training of Reinhardt and the others.

After all, it is directly linked to the success or failure of the rescue operation.

[ It's going well so far, it seems that Zae and the others are still confused, but Alto and the rest originally hunt in groups and are accustomed to adapting to others. ]

[ Well, I want to finish the rescue operation as soon as possible, but how many more days do we need? ]

[ That's right, if I have three more days, I think we can move on to the operation without any problems. ]

[ Then, should I prepare for the operation on the night of dark day? ]

[ OK, I'll head back. ]

I asked Reinhardt to dispose of the orcs, so I'll go back to the boarding house and have dinner before heading out to take care of the chairman.

Maybe it's still a busy time in the cafeteria, so let's spend the time in my room with Mart and the others until it's time for dinner.

I went back through the side street, which was one of the main streets, but it was kind of noisy in front of Amanda-san's shop.

This would normally be the time for a line to start forming in front of the store, but there is a man in front of the store who is yelling.

"It's not a lie, it's the work of the kid called Kent who is staying here that Volzard has been attacked by monsters in quick succession recently."

"Don't say stupid things! Kent can't do that!"

"It's true, ojou-chan, you're being deceived."

"You are the one who is trying to deceive me!"

Meisa-chan, is arguing with her face bright red with someone I recognize.

The man with the short-hair and bandana was one of the men who was in the adventurer party I saw at the entrance of the Devil's Forest, and if I remember right, he's a seeker called Chozari, or maybe Chezari.(TN: I'm sure there's probably a pun somewhere with the Cho/Che, but I don't know.)

"It's true, the famous adventurer party Flamehound's leader, A-rank adventurer Bartolo, says such, so there's no doubt."

"I don't know such a guy, Kent is lewd, clumsy, a crybaby, and lewd, but he will never do such a bad thing!"

I'm very happy that Meisa-chan is defending me seriously, but why did she say lewd twice?

"No, ojou-chan, the guys who caused the turmoil at the shoe store are the guys who Kent brought."

"Kent wasn't even in Volzard when the turmoil broke out."

"No, no, ojou-chan, he's having his followers act according to his instructions so he can pretent to not be guilty, do you understand? Or don't you understand because you're still small?"

"I understand that I can't trust a stranger like you!"

The customers waiting in line laughed at Meisa-chan's words.

"This brat ... Don't push your luck ..."

"See, this is what you really are, a thug!"

"This brat!"

I never thought he would use violence against a little girl like Meisa, but the shield of darkness can be deployed at a speed close to instant.

Chozari faints in agony when the shin that tries to kick Meisa-chan hits the shield of darkness.

In the meantime, using shadow movement, I appeared in front of Meisa at once.

"Ouuuch ... damnit, what the heck, wow, what the heck is in front of me?"

"Kent!"

"Thank you, Meisa-chan, it's okay already."

"This guy ... I see, this bastard is Kent, huh, everyone listen up, the hordes of monsters are due to this guy, and he's the one who burned down the shoe store."

Even if Chozari shouts out loud, he doesn't get any reaction from the surroundings.

"What did you say, this outrageous brat, should I educate you in behalf of the shoe store?"

Coming out from the surroundings where the reaction was weak, was the slender man with a bow.

They even prepared a shill, just how much free time do they have, these people.(TN:A shill is someone who you pay to cause trouble planted in the audience.)

"Oh, that's right, we have to take revenge for the poor shoe store owner."

"Seriously, what an outrageous brat ..."

Chezari and the slender man walk closer together.

Meisa-chan's hand holding the back of my shirt is shaking.

You can't forgive this situation, right?"

At that time, one of the customers in line said.

"I met Marcel, the shoemaker, during the day, but he kept talking about Kent, he was able to recover so quickly because of Kent ... he was praising him."

"Oh, I heard a similar story from Herman, who is rebuilding Marcel's store, Kent is a great guy ..."

I can't sleep with my feet pointed towards Marcel-san anymore.(TN:Sleeping with your feet pointed towards someone is considered extremely rude.)

Chezari and the slender man have ugly looks on their faces.

"Flamehounds is it? You all seem to be quite free ..."

"What's that, you brat."

"Bastard, don't make fun of us, I'll beat you up!"

Wow, they're more stupid than I expected, and if you say that, the two of you will be exposed.

"Ah ... are you two acquaintances?"

"Haa? What are you talking about, I don't know, this guy."

"Ah, ah, I just passed by ..."

They're desperately trying to deceive, but I can hear snickering from the audience.

"Both of you are not very good at acting ..."

"Wh, what are you saying, b, beside that, I wonder if you're drawing in more monsters."

"N, no way, outrageous isn't it ..."

Wow, even in this situation, they're still trying to act.

"Sigh ... So, who asked you to do this? Did you give up on the Gigawolf? Chozari-san."

"Well ... I'm not Chozari, it's Chezari! Anyway, why do you know about the Gigawolf?"

"I can't tell you something that reveals my secrets, I don't know your name, but you're a bow user, right?"

"This, this guy ..."

Neither Chezari nor the slender man can hide their upset appearance, they're still second-rate.

"What are you doing? Do you want to smear the name of the Flamehounds?"

"This brat ..."

"If you attack me and Meisa-chan here, it will be difficult for Flamehounds to work in Volzard. I don't know if Bartolo will be angry."

"This guy ..."

"Hey, Chezari ... let's draw back."

"Damn it, I'll remember this!"

The two went away, leaving behind a villainous exit line which was refreshing.

"Mart, Mirt, track them from the shadow world, and Murt contact Reinhardt."

"Wafu!"

I'll find out the mastermind and let you say 'Ouch!'.

Although she can hear their voice, she can't see Mart and the others, so Meisa-chan is looking around.

"Meisa-chan, thank you for defending me."

"Oh, if Kent's reputation goes down, the reputation of our shop goes down, so it can't be helped. I mean, Kent doesn't do his job properly, so this happens!"

"Uh ... I'm sorry."

She's pretending to be angry with puffed cheeks, but I'm smirking at Meisa-chan's tsundere attitude.

"Thank you, Meisa-chan."

"Kuuu ... Sh, shut up, shut up, you're so cheeky despite being just Kent! Go upstairs because you're in the way of business!"

"Yes, I understand."

The customers lined up in front of the shop seem to be familiar with it, and they watch Meisa-chan with amused grins on their faces.

Yeah, yeah, she's playing the role of the poster girl well.

Well, let's wait for Mart's report in my room.

(TN: This chapter was a major PITA to translate, I had to manually decrypt around half of the chapter, instead of just lightly editing Google Translate version. Most of it was due to Takayama.)