CH 46

It was pouring down, and Tauro was sitting under the eaves of the gate with his hood pulled up tightly over his head.

Tauro had a bad feeling about this.

He had a bad feeling about his father’s presence here, but also about the fact that he had been looked down upon in the village they had lived in and accepted here in the village he had probably fled to.

In a village that doesn’t welcome strangers.

He had a very bad feeling.

In a whisper, Tauro called out to Kuzoth.

“My father was there.”

“You mean…?”

Kuzoth’s response was short as if he knew about the commotion between Tauro and his father at Yasuragi-tei.

“Yes.”

While listening to the two, Cheek was wary of what Tauro said and wondered if the man would come looking for them in the eaves.

Kuzoth looked at Cheek who may have sensed that the village was suspicious because of the strange atmosphere.

Cheek nodded silently.

“Sir, it doesn’t look like it’s going to stop raining, so we’re giving up on hunting monsters today and going home.”

“What, you’re done?”

Byrne, the guard, came out of the guardhouse.

“We’ll leave before it gets dark. So can I pay you less?”

“Oh, come on, you’re haggling.”

Byrne exaggerated.

“I’ll give you three silver coins for three people?”

“Well, that’s not much, it can’t be helped, so I’ll do something about it..”

“Then thanks.”

After Cheek handed over the three silver coins, the three bailed out and quickly left the scene.

As they ran, Kuzoth said.

“I was worried when you started haggling!”

Cheek let out a low chuckle.

“If I paid him honestly, he would have been suspicious.”

“But you gave him three silver coins, didn’t you?”

Tauro asked, thinking it was too much for just renting a place.

“I was just trying to put him in a good mood and delay his report. Anyway, are you sure your father was there?”

“I’m sure.” He answered Cheek’s question immediately

Just as Tauro answered, Kuzoth, who had been setting up a surveillance network, came back.

“People have started gathering near the village entrance.”

He reported to the two of them.

“Father, that man may have reported it, let’s speed up.”

Tauro said, and they nodded and increased their running speed.

The three of them dodged their pursuers and ran away in the rain, using their search and detection skills.

Now that the rain had slowed to a trickle, they slowed down and continued walking through the night without stopping at any nearby villages.

“We’ll keep going and avoid the nearby villages and rest stops on the road. They’ll be on guard and we’re not seen by midnight, there’s a chance they’ll be wary and run.”

They nodded at Kuzoth’s suggestion and the three of them decided to return directly to the city of Saisi.

Upon hearing the report of the three who had returned, the guild immediately sent fast horses in all directions.

If what the three of them reported was true, the land was bordered by the territories of several noble families.

There were many problems regarding which would take charge of the subjugation.

Since that was the case, there were only a few people who could move.

It was either the kingdom’s direct army or the adventurer’s guild. The army under the direct control of the kingdom would not be affected by the territorial borders, but it would take time for them to arrive, so the adventurer’s guild would have to do. Each branch also sent out horses.

I had a feeling that it would be a coalition of the different branches in this subjugation.

Tauro was not allowed to participate in the reconnaissance of the bandit village.

The reconnaissance would require an understanding of the surrounding terrain, the number of bandits, their strength, and whether or not they had hostages, as well as surveillance.

It was more difficult and risky than searching.

The guild decided that Tauro was not ready for this.

At first, Tauro had planned to do only the search quests and leave the rest to the older adventurers, but things had changed.

His father had fallen into the hands of bandits, so it was not a matter that could be left to others.

Of course, he didn’t want to kill him, but he felt that he had to see the whole thing through with his own eyes.

Tauro’s first quest to defeat the bandits was about to begin.