CH 164

–The carriage carrying Gadar and the others rattled along. They would soon arrive at the town of Pitt, where they were to be met. If we hand her over here and change the clothes we are wearing, they will most likely not recognize us.

“I can see the lights of the town now, so let’s hand her over and go to the capital.”

Tanny, the leader of the group, looked ahead and twisted his mouth into a smile as he thought about the amount of money that had been offered. They hadn’t noticed that the Luciel lying in the corner of the back of the truck had been replaced.

“…… It well this time, too.”

“Yeah, now we can have a good time again for a while.”

“Fuh ……”

The other three breathed a sigh of relief as the entrance to the town came into view. But the next moment, a hooded figure blocked the way in front of the carriage, and Tanny rushed to stop it.

“What is it, watch out!”

“…… I’ve been waiting for you, I hope you’ve done your job properly.”

The hooded figure says this without regard to Tanny’s angry voice. From the tone of her voice, it sounds like a woman, and the hooded woman points her finger at Tanny, “Come here,” and walks off into the nearby forest.

“…… Let’s go. I hear it’s not well inside the town.”

Fern muttered behind her back, narrowing her eyes. Tanny shrugged and walked the carriage slowly into the forest. Soon they arrive at an open area with a lake, and the hooded woman stands with her back to the lake.

“So what’s the target?”

“This one.”

Gadar lays Luciela on the ground instead of Luciel from his shoulder. In the meantime, two more hooded figures appeared from the shade of a nearby tree. One is small and one is taller than the other, and the taller one opens his mouth with his hands outstretched.

“Hey, good work. You brought her here, didn’t you?”

“…… it’s you. Yeah, I think we’re done here, right?”

“Yes, then your reward–“

The tall, hooded man, a man by the sound of his voice, reached into his pocket for some money. But the smaller one looked at Luciela and opened his mouth.

“…… Wait. This is the older sister, isn’t she?”

The words came out in a still young girl’s voice. Then Gadar opened his mouth in a panic.

“It can’t be! I caught her when she came out of the guild! Her hair is short and she even have a ribbon!”

“…… Those sisters look alike, don’t they? Look, her hair is definitely short but not neatly trimmed. Her breasts is also slightly larger …… You don’t regret it? Well, that’s why this is different.”

“No way ……!? Don’t tell me that it’s at that time!?”

Mart says with a sigh. When he tells the three hooded people that she has escaped once, the tall man gives him a cold shoulder.

“I see. I’m sorry, but in that case, there’s no reward. You can leave now. I don’t think he’ll show up with this girl.”

“I-I’ve been through so much to get her, though ……”

When Gadar bit his teeth, the taller man continued.

“If that’s the case, why don’t you just sell the child? She’s fifteen years old, so she’s close to adulthood, right? Wouldn’t the fool nobles of Berias be willing to pay a high price for her?”

“Well, why not? Why don’t you sell it after you’ve had your fun?”

“Kukku, that sounds interesting. Hmm, she’s sleeping with “sleeping powder”, and this is awareness powder. It’s better to be conscious.”

The small hooded figure shouted in unpleasantly as he handed him a bag of powder. He took it roughly.

“From your voice, so it’s a kid? Is that what a  kid should say. Well …… women can certainly be sold. That means you guys can be sold it too, right ……?”

And then Gadar takes his sword out and smiles. At that moment, the three people behind him also stand in line with their weapons in their hands.

“Heh~, you should have just taken that child and left, but you got greedy, didn’t you? Hey, “teacher”, can I kill them?”

“I agree with you. If they pull out their weapon, that means they’re ready to die, right?”

As they stepped forward, the taller man crossed his arms, tilted his head and said in an annoyed tone.

“Now, now, both of you, killing such a thing would be no fun at all, would it?”

“You …… do you think you can beat us? Even if I look like this, my skills as an adventurer is not bad, you know. It’ll be alright if you pay the money quietly. You can choose between that or getting hurt and having your girl taken away.”

“Hmm, at this level?”

“What?”

Tanny, who was standing next to Gadar, made a silly noise. The reason for this was that the tall man in front of him was holding a scalpel to Gadar’s neck.

Surprised by the sensation of blood flowing from his neck, Gadar quickly moved away, while the other three surrounded the tall man.

“What, you’re saying it’s too much trouble, but the teacher is going to do it?”

“I’m fine with anything as long as it’s fun.”

“Well, killing is easy, but disposing of the body is also a hassle …… Besides, it looks like things are about to get interesting.”

The taller man looks up at the sky and bends his visible mouth into a grin. The moon was in the sky, but there was a shadow flapping its wings against it.

“What is that? D-Dragon ……?”

“Kukku, they’re here. Looks like they’re here to help this girl.”

“Do you guys know anything about this!? Y-You think there’s a man on that thing ……!”

“You don’t need to know that. Well, it’s going to be hard to get away from that thing. It’s pitiful, so you can take this with you.”

The tall man reached into his pocket and tossed over a bundle of beryl and a bottle of medicine.

“There are four hundred thousand beryls. The promised money was three million, so it’s not much, but I’ll give it to you, since you’ve done me the honor of entertaining me. You should take that potion when you are in battle. It should improve your strength and speed.”

“…… Seriously, you’re not going to shoot us in the back when we try to escape, are you ……?”

“Ahahahaha! That would be fun, but things are about to be even more fun, so we won’t do that, okay? Well then, we’re going, good luck with the rest.”

The three hooded men blinked and disappeared like smoke. The four of them crawled around in a cold sweat, but there was not even a hint of them, and they felt a chill run down their spines, but they soon went on their way.

“…… Damn it! The town is a bad idea, we’re going to crash through the forest and exit towards the capital. We can’t be seen from the sky in the forest.”

“H-However, is it even possible to use a dragon ……?”

“I don’t care! We’re going to take the money and run! We’ve made it this far, so we can’t afford to get caught now!”

“Nn ……”

But Gadar and the others would soon learn. They will soon learn what they have taken and what they have done to others–

Now, Punishment Time!

Thank you for reading!

[Afterword Theater]

“Those guys with hoods, who are they!(lol)”

I have no idea ……!(lol)