CH 80

Messenger of Resenburg

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The meeting between Klaus-san and the teachers began with a peaceful atmosphere in the drawing room of the guild.

"Welcome to Volzard, I'm the Lord, Klaus Volzard. I should have met you earlier, but I've been busy with cleaning up after the maximum outbreak and it's a bit late. I apologize to you."

"No, we are really grateful for accepting such a large number of people. My name is Shuuji Oda, and I'm a math teacher."

"I am in charge of teaching Japanese Language, my name is Ritsuko Satou."(TN:I'm blind and this originally should have been Satou not Sato, so I'm going to change it from now on.)

"Come, come, please drop the formalities. Kent, you can also sit down."

"Oh, oh, yes ..."

For some reason, I was seated next to Klaus-san on a four-seater face-to-face sofa.

"Shuuji-san, to be frank, accepting all of you isn't a burden to Volzard."

"Well, is that so? But there are a total of 200 people, and I've heard that some students have caused a turmoil and caused an inconvenience."

"Sure, some of the over-the-top people made a fuss, but Kent is responsible for all the compensation and your living funds, so the expense from Volzard's side is almost zero."

Klaus-san's hand, which was placed with a 'Pon', grabbed my shoulder, but isn't it a little too strong?

I'm not sure what to do, but the root of it is definitely Beatrice.

He's plainly just trying to harass me.

"No, to be honest, we were being taken care of, and without Kokubu, we would still be trapped in Lastock at this time."

"No, it's the same with Volzard, we were being taken care of. The rock ogres, the outbreak of orcs, and this goblin maximum outbreak, at worst the city would have been destroyed without Kent."

No ... I'm embarrassed when I'm praised so much ... Please praise me more.

I'm a child who grows with compliments.

"Is it common for such hordes of monsters to attack?"

"No, I think that scale is about once in a hundred years or so. Since Volzard is a city in such a place, we have given top priority to the construction of the walls. I thought that if it wasn't a maximal outbreak of powerful monsters, I would be able to protect it without any problems, but in reality we were in a very close state."

I heard at the dinner table the day before yesterday that if we were late to return to Volzard, the goblins would have crossed the wall at the first stage and they would be been forced into a war of attrition.

If the walls are fully protected, the effect will be enourmous, but if they get inside, the monsters will not be able to leave unless they are annihilated.

It was really big for Volzard that Reinhardt and the others destroyed the goblin corpses below the walls.

"If Kent stays in Volzard, you can stay for months or years."

"I want to return to the original world as soon as possible, and I can't really be taken care of by Kokubu forever, so I'm going to look for a job and make myself independent."

"Our manpower has increased, and consumption has also increased, because it's a welcome thing for Volzard, we will support you as much as possible."

"Yes, thank you."

He shook hands with Klaus-san, but Oda-sensei looks a little surprised.

Perhaps he was surprised by the hands of a worker which were unlike those of a Lord like Klaus-san.

In any case, I was relieved that the meeting was over.

"By the way, what happened with the Resenburg guys, Kent?"

"Yes, I've confirmed up to the point where they left this morning, and I've arranged to avoid having them encounter dangerous monsters along the way."

"If so, they will arrive at Volzard by the end of today."

"Yes, if nothing unexpected happens, that's the plan."

"Hmm, they wouldn't think they're being escorted by the guys they're looking for."

"I never thought I would give instructions to protect the knights of Resenburg."

It would be easy to steal Camilla's letter, but they need to return in order to make them think we're not in Volzard.

The contents of the letter naturally affect our negotiations, so the teachers seem to be interested.

"Can you tell us the contents of the letter?"

"It shouldn't have been revealed, but it's easy for you to peep, so there's no point in hiding it. Isn't that right?"

After answering Satou-sensei's question, Klaus-san looked at me and grinned.

I could have peeked at it when Camilla was writing the letter, but I can't just snoop on the letter from the Princess to the Lord.

"Are they still asking for our return?"

"yes, that's most likely, but there are no slaves in my city, so I can only answer that there is nothing to return."

"But if they notice our existence, wouldn't they bother us?"

"That worry is probably okay, but don't leave the garrison grounds for the rest of tomorrow."

"I understand."

After that, I introduced Oda-sensei and Satou-sensei to Donovan-san, and as soon as the knights of Resenburg left, I asked him to register the classmates and teachers I rescued this time at the guild.

After parting with the teachers, I hurried back to the knights of Resenburg.

The messenger and his party were resting on the banks of a stream.

[ I'm back, Reinhardt, how are they doing? ]

[ They just arrived here and started to rest. ]

Rondal and the others got off their horses and drank water to rest.

It seems that they also took out their mobile food, sat down, and will rest here for a while.

"We didn't encounter any large monsters, but weren't there a lot of goblins?"

"I'm not sure because it's my first time to enter the forest so deeply, but I think there certainly are a lot."

The knights of Resenburg talk about what happened along the way.

According to Reinhardt, they had one encounter with kobolds and three encounters with goblins during this time.

That being said, the selected ones were all from the knights of Resenburg, and it seems that they took care of them with one blow from on horseback and they all became rust on their spears without being touched.

It seems that it wasn't dangerous, but even so, if you repeatedly encounter monsters, you will be mentally tired, and the knights were resting in a relieved manner.

Meanwhile, only Gert seems to be walking along the road while thinking about something.

Levic, who noticed it, called out.

"What's the matter, Gert, did something happen?"

"Ah ... isn't the road too beautiful?"(TN:He's talking about it being maintained, so there aren't huge holes all over, etc.)

"What ...?"

Hearing Gert's words, the other five also looked at each other and stood up and went out to the road.

"I've been worried the whole time. The road was so beautiful since we left Lastock. Why is there such a road where caravans only pass through once in a while?"

At that time, the faces of the knights who had been loose due to the rest became tense.

They confirmed the road that the other five people had come from, the road that they were going to take, and the road at their feet.

"Isn't this solidified by the magic of earth attributes ..."

"But who on earth ..."

"Did they prepare it for the escape?"

"No, the average labor force couldn't maintain this distance."

Everyone's eyes were on Rondal, who is leading the corps.

"Hmm ... well, there was somebody from a big organization who set the way ... this is definitely ..."

Rondal twists his head while talking, but it seems that his thoughts do not come together.

[ Reinhardt, isn't this a little bad? ]

[ That man is the knight who noticed the rescue operation, he seems to be a competent person. ]

[ Did he realize that we prepared it for the rescue? ]

[ There is a possibility, but we can't do anything about it now. Let's just keep an eye on the situation for now. ]

Then Gert, who was looking for the way, opened his mouth.

"Rondal, it's dangerous to determine the purpose of those who paved the way at this point."

"Well, I can't figure it out because there are many possibilities."

"If it was set up for their escape, it would have a very large organization behind it, but if it was simply set up by Volzard for trade, it would be useless to think about it."

"Well, they may have used what Volzard did."

It was Paul who cut into the story between Gert and Rondal.

"It wouldn't be a problem if this was Volzard's work, but if it was the work of the organization behind them, wouldn't it be a shame to be too careful?"

"Okay, get ready for departure ..."

Levic stops Rondal, who has issued a departure command.

"Wait, Rondal, you should rest your horse well."

"Well, yeah ... yeah, ok, everyone should check their equipment in the meantime."

When he gave the instruction, Rondal pulled out his sword, checked the blade, put it in the scabbard, and then began to check the fasteners on his armor.

Speaking of the other knights, they are looking at each other with a bitter smile.

[ Kent-sama, apparently this guy named Rondal isn't used to leading his troops. ]

[ Yeah, it looks like he's restless from my point of view. ]

In the end, Rondal sat down again on the grassland beside the road, as Levic convinced him that he also needed a rest.

Yeah, this person seems like he'll be sick by the time he gets to Volzard.

The knights of Resenburg had a good rest before they left, but by the time they arrived at Volzard, not only Rondal, but the other five were quite tired.

The reason is that the goblins remained dense around Volzard due to the aftermath of the maximal outbreak.

"There are enemies on the left front, the number is around six!"

"The pack on the right seems to be moving away, no, it's lurking on the side of the road ahead!"

"I, it's a feint! Levic!"

"Mana, oh mana, oh mana that governs the world, gather, gather, gather in my hands and become the wind, dance, dance, dance oh wind, dance, and become a bullet!"

It seems that the wind bullet is a condensed air bullet, and the goblins lurking in front were blown away.

"Rondal, a flock of kobolds is coming from the left rear!"

"What's going on, no matter how you think about it, it's too much ..."

"Attract them for a moment, I'll do it!"

Paul left the formation and retreated to the back, pretending to be late and slowing down.

The other knights also adjusted their speed so that Paul is not too far away.

"Mana, oh mana, oh mana that governs the world, gather, gather, gather in my body, return, return, return and become my power, strengthen!"

After finishing the chanting of physical strengthening, Paul turned his horse around and plunged into the kobold pack.

Paul's horse-riding spear was unleashed at lightning speed, making the kobolds into a Blood Festival.

[ I thought he was just a nasty bastard, but he's trained to be a knight. ]

[ If it's the normal kobold, it's not something to be afraid of if you can fully use your physical strengthening. ]

[ What if it's our kobolds? ]

[ They'll dance on the spear. ]

[ Ahaha, if they really do it, Paul may faint. But isn't this too many goblins? ]

[ No, Kent-sama, you have to leave this many. After all, it's after the maximum outbreak. ]

[ Yes, that's right. ]

When we passed, it seemed that a dark green tsunami was coming in, so this degree is warm.

"I see it! It's the walls of Volzard!"

"O, okay, speed up everyone! As long as we reach Volzard, I don't care if the horses collapse!"

The knights of Resenburg increased the speed of their horses to shake off the goblins and kobolds.

When the party passed through the forest, Reinhardt, Zae, and the others sent out their presence from the shadows, and the goblins who chased them turned around in a hurry and ran away.

"O, open the gate! Open the gate! We are Resenburg's messengers here to deliver a letter from Camilla Resenburg, the Third Princess of the Kingdom of Resenburg! Open the gate promptly!"(TN:Wareware wa uchuujin ... ja nakute ... Wareware wa Riizenburugu ... Sorry, couldn't help it.)

Rondal with a strangely high voice, desperately screamed at the gate.

Perhaps since he overused it, the horse on which Paul was riding knelt and fell sideways.

"Currently I can't open the gate, dismount and enter through the entrance."

In response to the reply for Volzard's garrison members, Rondal protested loudly.

"What! We are messengers from the Kingdom of Resenburg, and it's rude to make us enter through the entrance without opening the gate!"

"If you don't like it, stay there forever, this is a measure for the safety of the inhabitangs. I don't know your face."

"Damn ..."

Rondal raises his eyes and glares at him, but the garrison member on the gate seems to not even care.

Since it was just after the maximum outbreak, I had Zae and the others keep an eye on the monsters during the opening of the gate, but it seems that the garrison's response was due to Klaus-san's instructions.

"Rondal, it's not safe here, it's better to go inside first."

"But Levic, to be treated like this ..."

"Our role is to deliver Camilla-sama's letter, so we should just bear with it."

"Damn, damn, okay, everyone dismount! Enter the city through the entrance."

The entrance is not high enough that you can go through it while riding their horses, so everyone pulled their horse and entered Volzard.

"Okay, disarm there and I'll keep all your weapons here."

"What, we're messengers, how rude!"

"If you can't disarm, you're asking for trouble. We've just survived a maximum outbreak of goblins, and the inhabitants still have a tingling air. If you enter the city in an armed state and something unexpected happens. Won't you be the one who is in trouble?"

"Wh, what was that, a maximum outbreak?"

"Yes, going through the Devil's Forest at this time. From our point of view, it's just an act of suicide."

Rondal and the others, who learned for the first time that the maximum outbreak had occured, looked at each other and whispered quietly.

"I haven't heard of the maximum outbreak, Rondal."

"Well, that's the same with me, but no matter how much it's after the maximum outbreak, this kind of treatment is ..."

"You can protest directly to the Lord about the treatment, and it should serve as handing over the letter anyway."

After all, it seems that he adopted Gert's opinion and gave priority to handing over the letter.

Rondal and the others left their exhausted horses and moved on a carriage prepared by the garrison.

If the armaments are taken away, the horses are taken and they're packed in a carriage, they have no choice but to listen.

The destination where the knights of Resenburg were guided is Klaus-san's mansion.

Anyway, the carriage will drive to the front door of the mansion, so there is no chance of contact with the general public.

The party from Resenburg was guided away to where the delegation was to stay.

"Please feel free to use this building. After you have cleaned yourselves up and have a rest, please speak to me. The Lord will meet you."

When the guide butler bowed and left, Rondal and the others started talking face-to-face.

"Rondal, what are we going to do?"

"No matter what, let's wash up first, it's better to refresh and switch our mindset."

There is a large bathroom in the back, but it seems that the group of Resenburg decided to take turns taking a bath three people at a time in case of an unexpected situation.

Rondal and two knights entered first, and Levic, Gert, and Paul remained in the drawing room.

Perhaps Rondal dislikes the company of these three.

After confirming that Rondal and the others had headed to the bathroom, Levic began to speak in a quiet voice.

"What should we do, Rondal is no help."

"But right now we can't change the ambassador."

"As Gert says, Levic, you have to be in attendance as an adjutant or demand that everyone be in attendance."

"Well, that's not the only thing ... but what is with the maximum outbreak ..."

"Levic, it's impossible to predict. Now we should think of the best thing we can do right now."

"Yeah, it's just getting information right now. The first thing to do is get some information about the Volzard guys."

"The problem is ..."

The eyes of the three were directed to the corridor where Rondal had disappeared.

Speaking of Rondal, who was being doubted by the three of them, when he came back from the bathroom, without asking the other knights, he lay down on the sofa, and in a blink of an eye he began to snore loudly.

In addition to the tension given to him as a messenger, it is natural that they will get tired if they are attacked by monsters many times along the way.

The other knights also look quite sleepy, albeit still awake.

The three people who got out of the bath came back.

"You guys ..."

"Wait, Paul, let him sleep for a while, otherwise his head won't work when we meet Volzard's Lord."

Paul tried to yell, but he seemed to agree with Gert's words.

"Well, let's let him sleep a little longer, then have some tea and then have a meeting."

It seems that the other four agreed with Levic's words and decided to rest in a comfortable position.

[ Is Klaus-san already back at the mansion? ]

[ The Lord is already back, Goshujin-sama. ]

I was guided by Art to Klaus-san's study.

"Klaus-san, it's Kent, are you busy?"

"Oh, how are they doing?"

Klaus-san was looking at the documents on his desk, and when he raised his face, he smiled with a joyful smile.

Perhaps it's preparation for the audience, he has a different aristocratic appearance than usual.

I left the shadows and reported what they were doing so far.

"It seems that they're pretty tired because they were repeatedly attacked by goblins and kobolds along the way."

"Well, weren't your genus escorting them?"

"Yes, they kept away the large monsters, but without this level of attack, it would be unnatural after a maximum outbreak, so Reinhardt adjusted it."

"Kukuku, okay, that's okay, I'll give them the final blow. Since Volzard was attacked by a maximum outbreak of goblins and the direction of the winds will soon change ..."

Klaus-san has a really nasty smile that looks like he's having fun.

"I see, in such a situation, they can't be relaxed, and they'll go back to Lastock."

"That's right. It's the dry season as a bonus, Lastock is a city with a river between it and the Devil's Forest, but at this time with low water, the same number of goblins as the previous maximal outbreak rush in. Then, I'm sure they'll cross the river and stampede."

"Is that so ..."

Lastock is a city that has nothing to do with me, but when I walked around spreading rumors about Camilla's bedwetting, I saw ordinary people living normally.

If they were to be eaten by goblins ... I know that it is horrible, painful, and hopeless because I have been eaten once.

"Kent, are you thinking of protecting the country that put you in such a terrible situation?"

"Uh ... but the people in the city are really just ordinary people ..."

"Hmm, you're really a friendly guy. Well, if that's your way, I like it. Oh, but if Volzard is attacked, give us priority, Son-in-law."

Klaus-san grinned again.

"Eh ... Son-in-law ..."

"Aren't you staying in Volzard? Rise came to inform me with a big smile. She hasn't shown such a smile lately ..."

"I'm sure I'm going to stay, but I'm still not sure about everyone else's return ..."

"Hmm, I know. As for myself, as long as you stay, I don't think you have to accept Rise ... Or rather, endure it with just Manon."

"Guu ... When you say that, I'd rather get ahold of Rise by any means ... Or rather, it would be hard to let go of her ..."

When I tried to speak my feelings and moved the palms of both hands rapidly, a blue streak appeared on Klaus-san's forehead.

"Interesting ... Would you like to guide the messengers from Resenburg to the temporary dormitory of the garrison?"

"Ah ... If that happens, I won't be able to stay in Volzard ..."

"Gununu ... you've really learned how to talk, haven't you, Kent ..."

"I am grateful that this is also thanks to your guidance and encouragement ... Father-in-law."

"Kunuuuu ... After all, I won't allow it, you bastard can't have Rise!"

When Klaus-san and I were scattering sparks between our eyes, the door of the study was knocked on.

"Klaus-sama, the messenger of Resenburg wants an audience."

"Okay, I'll be there right away, so please lead them to the audience chamber."

"Understood ..."

Klaus-san turned his gaze to me and said.

"Even if I tell you not to look, you'll watch anyway, right?"

"Yes, I will study ... Father-in-law."

"Kuu ... I don't know how my wife will move if you get carried away ..."

"Uh ... I'll study, Klaus-san."

"Tsk, shameless ... that way of saying it also kind of pisses me off ... Tsk ..."

Klaus-san left the study and headed for the audience chamber, clicking his tongue.

I will also follow from the shadows.