Chapter 52 Relief

It’s been a while since Kristoff and his men started to be punished. Sara with Priscilla is back in the room. Sara’s bullying seems to have been unbearable, Priscila does not move while being held. The same goes for Kristoff and Ad, who are laying in the room. But it’s okay, their physical injuries are completely cured by my white magic. They will not die by any chance. The punishment was being also neatly controlled. Also, I decided to sense talk as much as I can. It’s because it is troublesome to pretend to be asleep and hear the contents of the conversation. Just being silent and waiting for something may be seen creepy, but I do not mind. [TN: this ‘sense talk’ might be the subordinate network because later he said that he kept silent and waiting. But really I could not get the grasp of this sentence meaning.]

[It’s about time they arrive……]

[It’s boring to wait.]

[Do you want to take turns watching?]

[It’s troublesome!　I’ll leave the guards to Efil.]

[Sara is better qualified because of her skill, but … ….]

[Then let me take over. Efil will get tired soon.]

At the moment Gérard tried to stand up, four people were caught in the sign sense stretched across the hideout. The number of people is perfect; it is probably Heroes’ four people party.

“They came”

“They came”

Sera and I nod to each other, pass the information to Gerard and Efil, and tell Clotho to protect the people who were captured. We tell them that Clotho is a subordinate that was trained by the girls, we teach them to say to the Heroes that he is not an enemy’s monster. Even if Clotho is attacked, he can escape with a margin if it is a clone of his own body which allocated most of the status. There must be no one to obstruct this room from the entrance to the hideout. It won’t take long to get here.

“All right, then let’s prepare to welcome the hero.”
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Kanzaki and the others who received the relief request from Mist, were successful in finding the Black Wind´s hideout from the information obtained and successfully invaded. Most of the Black Wind is already annihilated, so if you just invade, there is no way to fail.

“…… Hey, isn’t it strange?　Can’t find anyone at all from a while ago?　Mist san said that A-Class adventurers headed first, right?　I guess we got the wrong place.”

While progressing carefully, Nana was doubting about not finding the people who were caught, not to mention the Black Wind.

“No, I confirmed the neighborhood, but this building was the only suspicious place. Setsuna, do you feel something with the sign sense you learned before?”

“The skill rank is still low, I went a little further, and there were a lot of people gather there. I still do not know the deeper part yet, I think I will feel better if we go further.”

“Well, first of all, we will aim for a place where people are, perhaps a caught person might be found.”

“I agree”

Miyabi agrees with Touya’s idea.

“This place is Strange. No battle marks, no bodies can be found. Finding people to understand the situation is paramount.”

“Well, then I will lead. Everyone, stay alert.”

With Setsuna at the head, the Heroes head to where they felt the only sign. They were careful about the traps, but the ones they discovered mysteriously were already unlocked. There were no enemies, no traps to unlock. It was under such circumstances, that the progress of the group was very smooth. To such an extent that they arrived at the destination without difficulty.

“……We’ve arrived.”

“There is nothing so far, on the contrary, I am anxious … nothing responds to danger sense … ….”

“But we have no choice but to go, I will take the lead, cover me.”

“Women have courage, let’s leave it to luck.”

“I’m a man, but……”

Kanzaki opens the door swiftly and rushes in. The first thing they see is the women who have been caught by the Black Wind. Fortunately, there seems to be no trauma. Many are surprised at Kanzaki who opened the door suddenly.

“I’m sorry to scare you! We’re here to help.”

Kanzaki apologized and saw something next. The height is only around the knee. Due to its small size, he wasn’t conscious of it first.

— There was a black slime.

“A Monster!? Damn, everybody gets down!”

Kanzaki recognizes the slime as an enemy and swings up the sword to attack. The sword is the “Holy Sword Will” used by successive heroes, given by the Pope who reigns at the top of Delamis. The legendary sword is said to have been strengthened by resonance with the will power of the user and saved of hardships the hero over the centuries. That single sword boasts the power of death. However, the Holy Sword Will has never taken down.

“No, no good!”

“Stop!”

A girl pops in front of the slime from among the cuddling women. Kanzaki stops the sword at the unexpected action of the girl.

“This child is a pet of the Onii chan who helped us! Don’t bully him.”

“O, Onii chan!”

The girl who gets angry while making lovely sounds like pun pun, makes Touya confused. A woman who seems like a mother rushes under the little girl.

“I’m sorry.　This child was helped by an adventurer, and she became a fan completely…. … The slime was also with the adventurer, so she ran out without thinking.”

“Is that so? … I’m sorry, I was wrong.”

Kanzaki apologizes to the girl while crouching but he gets stared with bare hostility.

“Uh!”

Setsuna comes into the room as well.

“Riuka, don’t do that. Uh, are you the adventurer’s friend?”

“Oh, we are —”

“Kanzaki is better to hide the thing about the hero … …”

“I am Delamis’ hero.”

“Oh, yeah! Hero-sama!”

Setsuna’s advice is delayed by one step as usual, and it is cut off by the women’s high pitched cheers. A shadow was held at her forehead, while Kanzaki was scolded up. A few minutes later, the situation is finally settled.

“Kanzaki, I talked with that slime, it seems to have been instructed to protect the women who were captured. The adventurers seem to have advanced to the depths to defeat the Black wind boss. He wants you to help them defeat the boss.”

Nana heard the story from the Slime using her own skill “animal conversation”.

” Is there a tamer same as Nana at the party? It’s unusual to work with a slime.……”

“That’s not the point. What’s important is what we’re going to do now.”

“Do we escape together? Do we relief the Adventurers? Which one?”

“Please do it for me. Who says A-class adventurers can win against the Black Wind leaders, there is no guarantee. Could you go to help them?”

“Err, I cannot help my onii-chan! Also, I want to return with my onii-chan!”

The girl’s mother lowers her head deeply and begs to help the adventurer. Of course, good-natured Kanzaki cannot refuse.

“Okay! Leave it to us!”

It was an immediate answer.

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“… … There was nothing praiseworthy.”

“When coming this far, I wonder if it is a trap. Even if the adventurer who went ahead defeated them, why is not one of the Black Wind members fallen?”

Just as before, they reached the room of the boss at the back with no encounter.

” Any signs?”

“…… 7 people in the room, leaders, and adventurers, surely Mist said that there are three adventurers, maybe they are inferior.”

“Then, I will fight as soon as possible!”

Touya rushes in.

“This idiot!　Without thinking again!”

Setsuna immediately puts her breath and followed Nana and Miyabi. At the same time Setsuna enters the room, Touya shouts.

“Put that sword down!”
Setsuna watches Kanzaki’s line of sight. Three people who seemed to be adventurers are collapsed on the floor. And a large black jet armor holds a big sword to slaughter the three. A man with a black robe sits on a chair at the back, a maid and a woman on a military uniform are standing on both sides. Both are dressed in shades based on black. At Kanzaki’s shout, everyone in the room turns their faces, and the man with the black robe throws words as if to represent it.

“Who are you guys?”