Chapter 9: (2)

Chapter 9: (2)

Ah, that was close! I involuntarily invoked quite a high-powered flame out of reflex, but I wonder if the surrounding area is alright?Updated from novelb(i)n.c(o)m

Tanakas short sword broke after being exposed to the three mens furious attacks. As he got flustered because of it, he wielded Ignition like that of a sword out of reflex. He was in such a flustered state that quite a high-powered flame was released. However, it could be said that he was fortunate that he still managed to somehow suppress the scale of the magic. Otherwise, the trees in the forest would have been cut down overnight, such a bizarre phenomenon was prevented.

I might have done it out of reflex since they were so intent on killing me, but Urkk.

The three corpses were created due to his own action. Seeing them, Tanaka suddenly felt his stomach churning. At the very least, though, the fact that the cut parts were not in so much a gruesome burnt state was the saving grace of all. Thanks to that, Tanaka managed to somehow hold his inside in.

Phew. But still Hmm, what to do now?

Standing in front of the three corpses, he began to worry about the matter.

Come to think of it, according to Old man, arent the items inside our item boxes supposed to get thrown out when we die? There seems to be nothing here, though. That means they really werent the bandits, after all.

In particular, the three corpses showed no signs of scattering out the stolen goods. Rather, they didnt seem to possess anything on them at all.

In other words, it can be said that Ive turned into a salaryman who has killed the thugs who came at him on the spur of the moment, huh. Well, this is not good I wonder what the laws of this world state on this matter. Can I claim it as self-defense? umumumu Hmm? It may be a bit late but, is there even law in this world?

Once again, Tanaka realized how little he knew about this world. For the time being, though, he decided to put that matter in the corner of his mind. The most pressing matter at hand was what to do with the current situation.

Hmm From the look of it, someone that possess such a mysterious way of killing, I think the most likely culprit is a monster.

With a hand on his chin and a crisp expression on his face, Tanaka muttered as such. This was the result of his objective and convenient examination of the scene.

But still, what a cruel way of killing. Truly unforgivable, that damn monster!

Tanaka continued to talk to himself as though he were trying to convince himself. Gradually, his righteous heart began to flare up. And in the end, he pointed his anger at the imaginary monster.

But still, the problem is these guys. Id expected them to be people disguising themselves as bandits to disrupt trading, but Considering the skills they displayed earlier, were they perhaps trying to thin out Hinoki soldiers? For the love of god, that country sure know how to cause trouble.

After saying this, he quietly left the scene.

Echigoya and the other spent the night safely. And the next morning, they resumed their journey toward Fugu town. If there was something worth mentioning, it would be how strangely Tanaka had been acting. Echigoya decided to brilliantly ignore it, though. And so, in the evening, they arrived safely at the town of Fugu.

The troupe immediately headed to the guild of this town. The mission was now hereby completed as they had arrived in the town. Echigoya then bid his farewell with the three guild members.

Well, really, thank you so much for safely escorting me here, all of you. After finishing my business here, Im planning to head to another town, so I guess this is where I have to say goodbye to you all.

That also meant their temporary party was hereby disbanded. After a brief greeting to each other, each guild member disappeared into town on their own.

As they did so, Echigoya saw them off. Just then, a man who seemed to be an acquaintance of his approached him.

Its been a long time, Echigoya-san. Nevertheless, I heard that the highways have been very dangerous lately due to the bandits, but well, all in all, Im glad to see you arrive in this town safely. The disturbance with the distribution of goods has also been a huge trouble for us, intra-town trader, after all.

Apparently, the man was a trader of this town. He seemed to be honestly happy that Echigoya, a merchant, had arrived in this town. That very Echigoya replied to the trader with a smile on his face.

Yes, really. I was truly lucky during this trip.

Echigoya turned his attention to the back of Tanaka, who was disappearing into the town. He then added.

Ive even found some pretty good stuff, after all

Year 5963 of the creation calendar, Autumn, bandit accidents had occurred around Hazama town. Unbeknownst to Tanaka, however, this incident was gradually concluding.