182 Episode 183: Those heading to the harbor

◆ Liliera ◆

"Well, what do we do now?"

Meguri and I managed to land in the East after helping the pirates who fell into the sea.

And I was lucky enough to get to Port Town again, but there was no information on Mr. Rex and the others anywhere.

"Wait in this town or look for another port town"

At present, we did not have the means to communicate with our people.

Because...

"" I didn't know there was no Adventurer Alliance... "

That's right. There was no such organization as Adventurer Guild in this eastern country.

Thanks to you, you can't use your hand to ask the Alliance to contact you and see if Mr. Rex and the others are in the other branch.

"When this happens, you're not gonna make it"

"Excuse me, ladies. To help us."

"Excuse me."

The pirates we helped, Dista and Sitava, say sorry, bow their heads.

"You don't have to worry about it. As a result of our decision to help."

"Mm, all the actions of the adventurer are self-inflicted. It's the possession of the free man, the adventurer"

Right, self-responsibility to do anything.

That's our pride.

"" Or cool no!! "

Could you spare Dista and Sitava from looking at us like they're strangely thrilled?

I'm going to look at you with my face about what the passers-by is.

Because the clothes of the East are uniquely designed, our outfits, which are exotic, stand out.

"And anyway, there's no Mr. Rex in this town, and maybe it's a good idea to go to another port town? If we're lucky, we might meet along the street."

"I think so, too. I heard from the people in the harbor that the clouds were rough, so I know where we've been. Walk that way and you'll get to the nearest port town from where the storm struck."

That's Megli. You're not gonna get out of that neighborhood.

"Shall we just go then?"

"Mmm."

"" Go!! "

So it was us who decided to head to another port town...

"Hyah! If you spare your life, you can just run away! I'm not gonna let you get away with this!

"I'm gonna strip you!

After a short walk out of town, you ran into a bandit, didn't you?

"Uh, I saw it somewhere."

"" Excuse me. ""

By the way, we're not the ones being attacked.

The one being attacked is the carriage.

"It doesn't feel like a merchant's carriage."

"Carriage is luxurious, not a station carriage"

I mean, a rich carriage.

Just because you're rich, it's possible nobility is attacking you, isn't it?

It's dangerous to move cheaply because I've heard quite a few stories about being entangled in troublesome nobility as a result of good intentions and help.

"Ladies and gentlemen, look at the outfit of the escort. Then with Eastern armor. Come on."

Looking at the guards fighting Dista's words, is that leather armor? Unlike what we adventurers use, you're a lot of crap.

"Well, with proper knight armor from the East. Come on."

"Heh, the Knight of the East is leather armor."

"The Knights of the East have problems with climate and terrain, so they decorate and flashy paint leather armor heavier than full plates."

I see that the land pattern is suitable for leather armor.

"The knight's armor that fell in that is the same mon. I mean, the people being attacked are rich enough to fit the same gear. Come on."

"The aristocrats are rich enough to get all the good gear together. I mean, the title is high."

"Hey, that's what I'm talking about. Come on"

Surprisingly, these pirates will turn their wits.

No, it's just wisdom to identify the prey.

"Anyway, if it's a nobleman with a high title who's being attacked, can I sell my thanks when I help him?

Looks like you'll be working with Mr. Rex to rendezvous with them.

"Liliera, there's another one"

And, Megri pulls my arm.

"What?"

"Those bandits are overwhelmed with trained heavily armored escorts for their poor equipment."

"Ah."

I realize what Megri is trying to say, and I see the bandits moving.

"Sure, obviously good move, those bandits"

"Well, what do you mean?

To dista's question I also explain myself in the sense of deepening my understanding.

"I mean, those bandits are better equipped than themselves, and they're stronger than specially trained professional knights."

"So you just happen to have bad luck being attacked by a strong bandit?

Um, can't get through.

"I mean, those bandits are likely armed professional soldiers or assassins disguised as bandits"

"" As good as it gets!! "

The Distas give a convincing voice to Megri's answer.

"You're starting to smell like shit all at once."

"He said earlier that he wasn't willing to live and miss. If they know they're rich, they're asking for ransom. It's suspicious not to do that."

Hmm, totally black.

"What do we do?

Megri looks at me and asks.

You want me to decide as the leader of this party.

Is this putting me up as a senior adventurer?

"Huh? Aren't you going to hide and overdo it?

"He's smart enough to take down a knight in business, isn't he?

I'm scared Dista and Sitava are going to fight, but you guys are originally pirates.

"If you're noble enough to be targeted, you think you're likely to be in that position. Then I think if you help someone like that, they'll do a lot of good."

"But they're bigger than you, right?

"And you're strong, right?

"No problem. I confirmed the movements of those bandits. You can win that one."

Yeah, we weren't just watching them being attacked, either. I was trying to figure out if I could fight them properly.

"Megri is ok with an ambush from above because I attack with magic unleashed from the ground?

"Ok"

"Then don't be a fighter. You're hiding out of the way."

... Yeah, I guess it's good.

"Then I'll go"

Soon Megri hides in the shadows and walks away from me.

And just securing enough distance, I unleashed magic on the bandits.

"Ice Rush Arrow!"

I unleash the magic of firing lower ice arrows on the bandits.

Being a warrior, I can't use much flashy magic because I don't have a lot of magic, but still, with the means of ranged attack, the range of tactics would be vast. It's like I'm blind this time.

Nevertheless, the opponent is a skilled warrior, so striking surprises won't be a big deal - though.

"Hey, what!?"

"Wow!?"

"Gahhhh!?"

Is that it working unexpectedly?

And while I was surprised, Megri assaulted the bandits from above.

"Gaha!?"

"Duh, where's Gua from!?"

"Duh, where!? Gohoo!?"

Megri, who assaulted from above, knelt to the ground with that momentum, fleeing immediately to the sky with flying magic. Rip the other one in reverse at that time.

The bandits lose sight of Megri and look around when the enemies suddenly disappear into their nostalgia.

Normal people wouldn't think they'd be attacked from above, would they?

By its psychological ambush, Megri strikes the bandits by moving around the sky and the ground at high speeds and zigzags.

But if they do the same thing over and over again, it makes sense that the bandits get used to it.

Assuming you're an armed assassin.

"Up there! He's up there!

"Flying!? Magic!? No Magic Prop!?"

The tone of a bandit who panicked halfway through the raid reverts only for a moment.

I knew you were pretending to be a bandit.

"But, well, it was Ukatsu who forgot about me, wasn't it? Ice Rush Arrow!"

I magically slap the sides of the bandits who were looking up at the time Megri fled over.

"" "Wow!!" "

Fully determined magic had seriously injured the bandits, and Megri had stabbed Todome at the surviving bandits.

"Now we're done."

All the bandits have been defeated and only us and the surviving escorts are standing.

"Are you all right?

I speak with a gentle voice to the guards who were bewildered.

Then the escorts quickly hacked and put up their swords and turned a vigilant eye on us.

"Hey, how many guys!?"

"We came here to help you when we saw you being attacked. Only the bandits who attacked you, right?

"Mmmm..."

When the escorts look at the bandits, they think only slightly of what they decided.

"Yes, it did help. But not if you're not another thief. So stay away from me!

I see. - That's what I thought.

Maybe these people were wary that the bandits were real thieves and that we were the enemy's destiny.

Um, this is unexpected.

"Don't."

Trouble with how I convinced him, the carriage door opened and an old man in an unfamiliar outfit came out.

"Ooh, Hall!? There's still danger outside! Please go back inside!

"Fools who don't expose themselves like nothing else! If these men are his men, they can only let the bandits there disguise themselves as chasers without helping us. There's no point in purposefully killing your predominant companion until you get into his pocket!

Oh, good. Looks like someone was looking at the situation calmly.

"I'm sorry. These men were also desperate to protect Noun. Don't make me feel bad."

"Oh, the Hall!?"

Our own husband apologizes, and the escorts turn blue and upset.

Um, if you were upset like that, wouldn't you be serving as an escort? I'm a little worried.

"Don't worry about it. You must have been worried after the battle."

"I'd appreciate it if you could say that. What are you talking about here? I'd like to invite you to Non's mansion, if you like. I want to thank you again for saving my life."

I face Megli.

"What do we do?

"I don't think I mind. Not particularly in a hurry."

"So is that."

Of course the discussion is an act.

I had decided in advance to ask you to help me with my help.

"Okay. If that's the case, I'll sweeten your invitation."

"Uhm. Then you should follow me"

I just couldn't get him on the carriage, but instead I was supposed to get him on the horse the escorts were riding on.

You care about the reinforcements of the bandits, and the line moves on replacing the horses instead without stopping in the villages and towns along the way.

And the horse's legs finally loosened up in a town that arrived at a critical setting at sundown.

"Are you taking an inn in this town?

I'll see what I plan to do with the escort I was putting myself on.

"No, this town is our destination"

I see, it was close to the destination, so you pushed through it all at once.

The carriage travels through the town, entering an aristocratic compartment.

And as I proceeded to the back, I could see the mansion on one of the high walls.

"The innkeeper is home! Open the door!"

A gate opens to the words of the escort, and the carriage and the horse that carried us enter.

"Wow..."

Unexpectedly voiced.

Anyway, there was more mansion inside the gate than I expected.

"There is a forest in the gate!?"

"Ha ha, I'm in the garden."

"Garden!?"

On both sides of the road we proceeded, trees and grasshoppers that only seemed to be forests blossomed beautifully, and if you ask me, there were certainly people's hands in their lines and shapes.

I don't know what kind of decoration stands even better.

"Awesome..."

Megri is also rarely overwhelmed by anything other than treasure.

"Oh, are you glad you got in until Ah Shira?

"Uh-huh."

The distas who came along are also overwhelmed by the sights of the mansion and garden.

"Ha ha, because this garden is the pride of the hall. With the number of Takeshi mansions in Tianfeng, there is no other mansion of this size."

That means that the old man we helped is quite powerful... right?

After a short journey down the road sandwiched by the garden, I finally saw the entrance to the mansion.

"Big......"

When I came close, the mansion was even bigger.

It was hard to tell because it was hard to see around at dusk, but it's pretty big.

And in front of the mansion were dozens of servants and thinkers holding back by the side of the road.

The horse and carriage that preceded us stopped, and when we got off the horse too, the carriage door finally opened and the old man earlier showed himself.

"" "" "Welcome back, Hall!!" ""

"Um, you worried about me"

When the old man speaks to his servants, he turns to us.

"Well, you named him after me, even though you got help earlier."

And all of a sudden I said that.

"Anyway, I don't know where the chaser is hiding. It's a situation. I didn't want them to be convinced that he was really the target."

Well, that's why you got in the carriage earlier without even naming it.

"And I think it's because there are plenty of escorts here, even if they name it, and they can get away with it."

Megli supplements it so that it sounds like just Bosori and me.

I don't want to surprise you, this grandpa.

"Nobu's name is Sakura Trail, and he serves as the head of the family in this country."

"The head of the family...?

What? What?

"" Hi, the lead housewife!? "

I didn't really understand the meaning of the word. Instead of me, Dista and the others give a shout of surprise.

Is it surprising that only sailors know these two?

"I know you guys?

"And, and, and know it or nothing!?"

"Speaking of the lead elder, I mean the Regent in the Land of Arashira!!"

"Heh, Regent."

Well, I'm sure Dista and the others would be surprised...

"Oh Regent!?"

I turn to the old man who, surprised, named himself the lead elder.

Then he said this with a niggling and mean looking grin.

"Are you surprised, exotic ladies?

……

Oh, I'm not surprised...

Looks like we got to know the big Tondemonai...