CH 200

Overpass

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The carriage that was hanging on the cliff was a four-seater, with two seats facing each other.

The left front part that was hit directly by falling rocks was destroyed, and the sky was visible from there.

"Are you okay? Please pull yourself together."

"Uuh, uuh ..."

I called out to the middle-aged man who was lying on the right side and tapped him on the shoulder, and he slowly opened his eyes.

"B, bastard, a bandit!"

"Huh? No, no, you're wrong. The landslide was an accident, and I'm an adventurer guarding a passing carriage. This carriage is about to fall off the cliff."

Outside the window on the right side, you could see the stream flowing far below.

"What, this is ..."

"Please calm down. My genus are supporting us from below, so there's no need to worry about falling."

"You, did you come down the cliff to help us?"

The carriage had slipped about 50 meters off the highway and was barely caught in the roots of a tree, and even if you looked up you could only see a sheer cliff.

"I'm a magician with the dark attribute, so I can move through the shadows. I came here through the shadows."

"I see, even so, I am grateful that you came to help us. But, how can we climb this ..."

"That person, are they alright?"

"Huh, Angel-sama, Angel-sama ..."

"Wait, he might have hit his head, so please don't shake him and call out to him."

"I see, that's right ... Angel-sama, please pull yourself together ..."

As the middle-aged man continued to call out, the young man called Angel woke up and began to look around with a blank look.

After looking first at the middle-aged man's face and then at mine, his body trembled.

"Wh, who are you?"

"Angel-sama, he is an adventurer who came to help us. It seems that the carriage fell towards the cliff due to falling rocks."

"Ehh ... h!"

Angel-san stiffened when he realized that the carriage had been overturned and that below the window was a cliff that plunged into the stream.

"It's okay, the carriage is supported by my genus, so it won't fall."

"Genus?"

"I'm a dark-attribute magician, so I live and work together with subjugated monsters as my genus."

Here we introduced ourselves again.

This carriage belonged to the Robere Company in Marburg, and Angel-san was said to be the successor to the chairman, and he was on his way to Volzard for business negotiations.

"You're escorting the Volzard Family at such a young age, or are there other veteran adventurers out there?"

"No, the other one is the same age as me."

"Is that so, then you must be quite skilled."

Angel-san had light brown hair and round ears on his head, giving him the impression of a young lion.

His deep brown eyes made him look intelligent and full of curiosity.

Or rather, he was clearly a carnivore.

The middle-aged man's name was Lyle-san, and he seemed to be Angel-san's secretary.

His greenish-brown hair was neatly arranged, and his green eyes, which tended to droop a little, gave a gentle impression.

"So, how do we escape from here ..."

"That's right ... I'll make a staircase with the shields of darkness, so let's go up."

"Shield of darkness ... I think that's a dark attribute defensive magic ..."

"Yes, but the shield of darkness can pass through inanimate matter, but not animate matter."

I had Lyle-san ride the shield of darkness that I sent out as a trial, but he didn't seem to flinch.

"You certainly can ride it, but your shoes sink in and it feels like you're walking barefoot."

"Do you have any problems walking?"

"It's fine, but ... It's a weird feeling."

"Then, first I'll make a staircase to the door, so let's go up it and go outside. Is that okay, Angel-san?"

"Alright. Then ... Ouch!"

"What's wrong?"

"My knee ..."

I wonder if he didn't notice because he was nervous, but maybe he hit something while he was falling and rolling, and when he rolled up his pants, his left knee was swollen and bruised.

"I will treat you, so can I take a look?"

"You, you're a dark-attribute magician, aren't you?"

"Yeah, that's right, but I can use healing magic for some reason?"

Angel-san's knee seemed to be just a bruise, and the treatment was easily completed.

"That's amazing. As expected, the Volzard Family chose their escort well."

"Then, for now, let's go back up to the road. I will support you from the shadows, so please don't panic."

"Roger, my best regards."

The door of the carriage was distorted due to the impact of the fall and could not be opened, so I didn't hesitate to use wind-attribute magic to blow it away.

I made a stairway up to the door with shields of darkness and pulled them up onto the overturned carriage.

"Uuh, it's really high ..."

"It's okay. In the unlikely event that you are about to fall, I will put out another shield to prevent it, so don't worry."

After getting out of the carriage and once again recognizing the situation in which he was placed, Angel-san's expression stiffened.

Because he's suspended in mid-air on a high cliff, he's honestly paralyzed.

"Then, I'll make footholds with the shield of darkness, so please climb it."

I placed five 5-meter-square shields of darkness in a stepped pattern, and when they reached the top step, placed the next five, and moved the two of them to where the Volzard Family's carriage was.

Upon returning up to the road, Angel-san and Lyle-san let out deep breaths, and finally seemed to come to their senses.

Then, when they turned to face me, they changed their postures and lowered their heads.

"Kent-kun, thank you. I'd like to thank you again, but if I ask the Volzard guild, I wonder if they'll know?"

"That's right. If it's a staff member of the guild, they probably know me, but when helping each other when you're in trouble, it's fine to just say thank you."

"No, that's not going to happen. If I can't properly thank you for helping me out of a life-threatening situation and treating my knee, the name of the Robere Company will be ruined."

"Then, the standard gratitude is fine."

While Angel-san was greeting Augusto-san and the others, Reinhardt came back carrying three bags.

[ Kent-sama, I brought their luggage. ]

"Thank you, Reinhardt. Lyle-san, this is the luggage that was on the carriage."

"Oh, thank you very much, I'm saved because there was something necessary for business negotiations in there."

Seeing that Angel-san-tachi were saved, the people on the other side of the landslide seemed to have turned back along the pass, leaving the only nearby carriage being the one belonging to the Volzard Family.

The restoration work of the landslide was likely to involve all of my genus, so I put out a shield of darkness in front of the carriage to block the view so that the horses didn't panic.

"Then, Augusto-san, I'll restore the road for a while."

"Okay. Should we just wait here?"

"Yes, I'll get it done quickly."

I moved through the shield of darkness until I could see the landslide site.

"Reinhardt, please escort them with Zae-tachi."

"Understood."(TN:Dunno why it's spoken dialogue here, should be [ ] telepathy if it's Reinhardt.)

"Okay, well then, let's clean up quickly. Zeta, Eta, Theta, cast hardening magic on the crumbling cliffs and harden them so that they won't crumble any more."

"Leave it to me, Nushi-dono."

"Basten and Nero, can you break the large rock?"

"Leave it to me, Kent-sama."(TN:Again, why spoken dialogue for Basten? Should be [ ] telepathy ...)

"Nero will do my best, too, nya."

"Everyone in the Kobold Corps, remove the dirt from the road and fill in the holes and harden them."

"Wafuu, leave it to me, Goshujin-sama."

"When we're done, pet me."

"Well then, everyone, let's get started!"

Zeta-tachi would scatter along the slope and harden from above to prevent further collapse.

Every time Basten wielded his beloved spear Gae Bolg and Nero wielded its claws, a large rock was carved away and became smaller in the blink of an eye.

The Kobolds were digging up the accumulated earth and sand in places where Basten and Nero were not working, and dropping them down the cliff.

"Well ... I thought it would be done pretty quickly, but like this ..."

[ Buhahaha, Kent-sama, everyone is used to clearing the forest in Volzard, so this level of work is easy. ]

In less than ten minutes, the large rocks disappeared, and only about half of the original area was filled with earth and sand.

If they kept working at this pace, we should be able to pass the road in less than an hour.

[ Kent-sama ... The mementos of the people who fell under the cliff ... ]

What Fred brought were two guild cards and two locks of hair.

I returned to the carriage and handed them over to Lyle-san.

"Lyle-san, these are mementos of the people who fell."

"Thank you very much for everything. Since the two of them were adventurers owned by the Robere Company, I will hand them over to the bereaved families."

"Um, what should we do with the corpses?"

"They fell from such a height, so aren't they in a terrible state?"

[ It's pretty terrible ... It's difficult to transport ... ]

"That's right. It seems like they're in pretty bad shape."

"Is it possible for you to bury them on the spot?"

"Yes, it is possible."

"Then, could you arrange for that?"

"I understand."

The bodies were moved by Fred before the restoration work began.

It seemed that they had now returned them to their original state, but when they were discovered, their limbs were bent in impossible directions.

I dug a deep hole in the stream with earth-attribute magic and placed the two of them in the bottom of the hole.

In order not to be dug up by animals and monsters, I hardened it several times along the way and covered it with soil before burying it.

"Even if you don't get attacked by monsters, people lose their lives in accidents like this, right."

[ They might one day ... Become a genus of a great necromancer ... ]

Perhaps, Fred and the others were also buried deep underground.

The two of us offered a silent prayer and returned to the restoration site.

[ Kent-sama, it's almost finished. After that, just blow the dust away and it's done. ]

"Thank you, everyone. I'll do the final cleaning."

The crumbling cliff was solidified with earth-attribute magic, and the road surface was beautifully finished with no unevenness.

I blew away the dust with wind-attribute magic, and the traces of the landslide disappeared from the road.

"Okay, everyone line up and get petted in order."

I petted the Kobold Corps lined up on the road in order, then petted Zeta-tachi, and finally petted Nero, and the restoration work was completed.

I returned everyone to the shadow space, erased the shield of darkness, and returned to the carriage.

"Wh, what's going on. I can't believe it. How can those huge stones and earth and sand be cleaned up in such a short time ..."

"Angel-sama, am I dreaming ..."

The two members of the Robere Company were staring blankly at the place where the landslide occurred, and Augusto-san and Angelina-san couldn't seem to hide their surprise.

"Well, it's not Kokubu, but his genus that are excellent."

"What are you talking about? I gave them instructions so everyone could move without confusion, do you understand?"

"No, even without Kokubu, they would still be in control."

"That's why, as the supervisor ... it's fine. When I get back to Volzard, I'll tell Donovan-san that Takayama is getting lost in the moment, so please be strict with him."

"No, please wait a minute, I did it properly."

"No, no, weren't you living it up in the cabin."

"If you say that, even Kokubu would have been living it up until we entered the Great Forest."

"No, I was thinking of having Takayama gain some experience ..."

"Kent, Shuichi, do you have a moment?"

While I was joking around with Takayama, Augusto-san called out to us.

"I decided to take the two from the Robere Company to the village at the foot of the mountain, but even if we pack the seats, there will only be one more place to ride."

"Now, Takayama, it's your turn. Are you ready to run?"

"Hey, wait a minute. Regardless of the fact that it descends from here, you would die running from here to the foot of the mountain, normally ..."

"No, you don't have to run. However, you have no choice but to hold on to the steps and stand on them and ride."

The carriage had a step under the door for getting on and off, but the width was about 30 cm, and although there was a handrail, it was quite a thrill to stand and ride while receiving the vibrations of the carriage.

"Takayama, I'm relying on you!"

"Wait, wait, you're trying to return to the coachman's stand without permission."

"Takayama, who has higher physical ability than me, would be the best choice here."

"Hey, it's useless to try to flatter me only at times like this."

"It can't be helped, it's rock-paper-scissors without grudges."

"Okay, let's do it. Is it okay to play three times?"

The rock-paper-scissors game for the driver's stand ended with a simple victory for Takayama.

"Kuu, Takayama is cheeky ..."

"Ha!Ha!Ha! , then, I'm on the driver's stand and Kokubu is on the step, okay?"

"No, I'll follow along via shadow movement, so it's okay."

"Ehh, I guess so ... Wait, then there was no need to play rock-paper-scissors."

"Wh is that. If I had won, Takayama would have ridden on the step."

"You've been getting worse and worse lately."

"It's okay, it's limited to Takayama."

"Kent, we're about to leave."

"Ah, yes, please leave because I will chase after you."

"Idiot, I haven't gotten on yet."

"Tch ..."

"Tch, is not it, tch, is."

Takayama climbed onto the driver's stand and the carriage began to descend the pass.

After seeing it off, I tried to dive into the shadows and move, but Zeta appeared.

"Nushi-dono, please ride me."

"Eeehhh ... Is it okay if I ride?"

"Of course. When Nushi-dono strengthened us, I could feel his desire to ride on our backs and run."

"Ahh ... I see, I certainly thought such."

"Come on, Nushi-dono ..."

"Well, excuse me ..."

I climbed onto Zeta's back while she was lying on the ground, and it felt wonderfully fluffy.

"Then, let's go."

"Wa, wait a minute, Zeta, slow down, slow down."

"I understand, Nushi-dono."

"Fuaah ... H, high!"

When Zeta stood up straight, the height to her back was nearly 2 meters.

In addition, my sitting height was added, so I felt like I was looking down from the window of the second floor.

"Oooh ... F, fast!!"

When Zeta started running, Eta, Theta, and Nero also came out and started running side by side.

In addition, the Kobolds also came out and ran together.

Or rather, I'm scared I'll fall off ...

"Zeta, don't get too close to the carriage as it might frighten the horses."

"I understand, Nushi-dono."

"Next, ride Nero, nya. Then I'll run through the sky, nya."

"I see, the sky ... If I fall, I'll die, so I'll think about countermeasures first."

Come to think of it, when I gave Nero the wind attribute, I wanted to run through the sky with it.

I've been so busy lately, it seems like I've forgotten a lot of things.

Today, I had to go get the Slavery Bolas, and tomorrow was the actual subjugation of the Gigas.

The carriage was scheduled to arrive at Volzard in the evening, and the day after tomorrow I had to go pick up the dress with the chairman.

Vaguely, I had to proceed with the next return, and if I did the next return work, I would have all the attributes.

If the magic from the magic circle was a degraded version of attribute magic, then the secret of summoning may be solved.

Personally, I would like to refrain from taking attributes from boys, so I would like to acquire summoning techniques somehow.

And, I had to greet the chairman's parents by the new year.

"Aaah ... I have a lot of work to do. It's not the last day of summer vacation."

"Nushi-dono, why don't you forget your worries and enjoy yourself for now?"

Zeta's running speed was, in terms of horses, a leisurely gait, and it didn't feel like we were running against the wind, but it was the best way to relax and enjoy the scenery.

It's no good if I'm the only one who's frowning while everyone is smiling while running around me.

"That's right. Nn ~ ... This feels good, it's the best ..."

When I entrusted my body to Zeta's neck as if hugging it, the fluffy fur became a cushion for the best ride.

"Nya! The best is Nero, nya!"

"Yup, that's right, Nero's coat feels good, I know that well."

"That's good, nya."

Thanks to the landslide, all the carriages that were supposed to be climbing the pass turned back, and the road was reserved for us.

I enjoyed the feeling of going on an excursion with my genus near the village at the foot of the mountain.