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Volume 12, Chapter 12 Yuji spends the night arriving at the last post town
Volume 12, Chapter 12 Yuji spends the night arriving at the last post town
Volume 12, Chapter 12 Yuji spends the night arriving at the last post town
On the sixth day of the trip, Yuji and his friends finally crossed the pass and arrived at the inn town.
The inn town in front of me was lined with about 100 buildings.
It was smaller than Yaguirinyon, the fourth inn town before the pass, but seemed to be larger than the other inn towns. It was probably because it was located in a place where it was possible to reach the royal capital in a day by horse.
At the moment, the group was being held up by the guards.
They were allowed to enter the town easily, but they had to report about the bandits they encountered at the pass, their hideout, and their extermination.
“Then, Ajax, please take it and run to the royal capital. This person will accompany you.”
“Understood”
It was Kevin who mainly dealt with the gate guards. Kevin gives instructions to one of the exclusive escorts, Ajax. Apparently, he will rush to the royal capital and report to him. One of the guard soldiers was pulling out a horse to accompany him.
“Then, please do not let them know we are coming.”
Finally, leaving that to say, Kevin advances the carriage.
Although it took some time, Yuuji and his friends entered the final inn town.
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“Mr. Kevin, what was that?”
A room at the inn Kevin had arranged for us.
Today, they took a big room, and it seems that all ten of us and one animal are staying in the same room. The choice was made due to the absence of one of the guards and because of the physical and mental instability of Alice’s brother Charles and the werewolf Doni.
Aside from Alice, who is only 9 years old, and Rize, an elf girl who is 12 years old, Yurshel, a seamstress, is an adult woman.
But is it okay to stay in the same room? Only Yuuji was concerned. The other men, and even Yurshel herself, didn’t seem to understand why Yuuji would say such a thing. It would be normal for Yurshel, who grew up in the countryside, to have a large group of people sleeping in the same room. She was rather pleased with the spacious room.
Even so, Yuuji seems to have acquired a little delicacy. It’s progress.
When asked by Yuuji, Kevin looks at the door and then looks at Enzo.
Enzo nodded his head, “No problem.”
And Kotaro lets out a woof. He seemed to be trying to say that no one was home.
After seeing the reaction, Kevin finally begins to explain.
“Yuuji-san. How do you think the bandits will get their target?”
“Eh? What do you mean? Just like last time. Don’t you think they will find us first and then decide whether to attack us or not?”
“Yes, that may be one way. Doni said that you have only been using that hideout for a short time, but why do you think they are hiding in such a secluded place?”
“Food can be found ……, uh, from hunting? The rest is from the luggage that was attacked….”
Yuuji answers without confidence.
Kotaro barks as if to say that it didn’t go so well.
“If you’re lucky, it might work. But a strike force will be formed sooner or later. To get that information … Yuuji-san, the thieves will have cooperators. I’m not sure if it’s because they’re trying to get a reward for their active cooperation or because they’re being threatened.”
“What?”
“I told the gate soldiers about the collaborators. It seems that they were also in this town and the royal capital. That’s why he’s running so fast.”
“Ha, ha. …… Huh??When did you get that information?”
Yuuji leans his head after saying that.
“Because me and my escort were talking to the bandits while Ajax, who remained in the carriage, and Yuuji and his friends were rushing into the hideout.”
Kevin’s eyes shine with a smile.
Apparently, Kevin and his friends had a run-in with the bandits at an unseen time and in an unseen place. Kevin said he would leave the cleanup to me, but I guess this is part of the cleanup. It seems that the “fighting peddler” is even more disturbing than its two names suggest.
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“……How about that?”
“Charles will be fine. Doni … What do you think, Enzo and Salomon?”
“His breathing is stable and he has no fever. He’s just lost too much blood. Just give him some medicine and feed him some meat when he wakes up and he’ll be fine.”
Charles woke up once but fell asleep again. Doni hasn’t woken up since he fainted in the thief’s hideout.
Kevin and Enzo answer to reassure Yuji and Alice who are worried about their condition. Guildmaster Salomon, an adventurer in the city of Premiere, also nodded to agree with them.
“That’s right … Kevin, what are you going to do? Do you want to stay in this town for a while and wait for them to recover?”
“When Ajax returns, I’ll leave for the royal capital. I got the medicine, but it seems that there is no pharmacist in this town … I heard that they are taking the suddenly sick to the royal capital.”
“Hmm … is that okay?”
“……… Don’t worry about me. Go.”
A faint voice reaches Yuuji’s ears.
“Uncle Doni! Uncle Doni!”
Alice was the first to go to Doni’s bedside when he woke up. She jumped on Doni, who was lying on the bed.
“Alice, grow up ……. I’m sorry Alice. The two of you and Basil are…”
Doni hugging Alice’s shoulders and distorting her face.
“I heard from Charles.”
Alice buries her face in Doni’s fur and presses her head against it. She is a strong girl. I’m not sure if that’s how this world values things.
“Doni, take this medicine. If you can, let’s eat. The bandits have been annihilated, the collaborators have been arranged, and Charles rescued. I’ll tell you more about it when you’re feeling a little stronger”
“It’s a lot easier to handle … I see, was it the end of Gegas Shokai? I’m sorry.”
Doni swallows the medicine handed over by Kevin. Slowly close his eyes and put it in your mouth again.
“You brought me here in a carriage, didn’t you? If you can go, go to Royal Capital. As for me, I can’t wait to show Charles to the doctor or the pharmacist”
“Uncle Doni! Alice chatted with Charles! Charles was okay!”
“Well, I’m glad … those days weren’t wasted …”
Tears were spilling from the lying Doni’s eyes.
“Yuuji-san, let’s stay as it is today and leave as soon as Ajax returns tomorrow morning.”
“Okay,’Lize, I’m leaving for the royal capital tomorrow.'”
“Yup……”
Lize who looks down slightly and answers with a small voice.
When we arrive at the capital and meet the elven adventurers, our journey may end there. She may be feeling lonely, but she is not as energetic as when she left.
As Lise approached, Kotaro stood up on his hind legs and put his paws on Lise. It was as if he was encouraging Lise to smile until the end, even though she was sad. She is a kind woman. A dog, though. The claws of her paws got caught in Lise’s clothes, leaving a small hole in her clothing.
The sixth day of the trip.
On the last night on the way to the royal capital, Alice put the beds in the large room together and slept holding Charles’ and Lise’s hands.
Next to Lize are Kotaro and Yuuji.
Salomon, Enzo, and Kevin’s exclusive escorts took turns watching, and the night of the sixth day went on.