Chapter 248 Lets go Bodyguards, Wake up Adventurers

The bodyguard Ludora may look haggard like a sick person, but looking at him stepping down the stairs without staggering it is understandable that he is a healthy person.

He stepped down soundlessly on the gloomy stairway reaching the cellar of the mansion the bandits aka slave dealers were residing.

Until Ludora knocked the door of cellar there was no one who noticed his approach.

Ludora sensed the presence of the person franticly heading towards him even from across the door.

Teach, got some work?

The person who came out was the one leading this bandit group, Robert.

Seeing his half-naked sweaty body there wouldnt be a need to think what he mightve been doing till now.

No, even without thinking one would think obscene things just by hearing the coquettish voice of girls and bellows of men.

A normal man would not only react mentally but also physically because of the faint sweet smellthe scent of aphrodisiac made from mucus of Morjura.

However Ludora didnt seem affected by it in the least and spoke with a vacant look and indifference.

There are people heading here, prepare to run away

Roberts face flickered upon hearing those words, but maintaining his reasoning, he asked for the details.

Are the Chivalric Order of Fuaren or Spada on the move?

No, there are three of them. Adventurers, probably

Robert guessed it wasnt the worst scenario and heaved a sigh of relief.

Is there a need to run against just three people?

If it is a Party above Rank 4 then I will at most only be able to stall them

More than that, the group sent along with Zack hadnt returned, the possibility of them being arrested was quite high.

If the people who defeated those many people were the three heading towards here, then it would mean they are not normal people.

So just in case, eh?

Robert understood Ludoras meaning behind the words. In their occupation running away power is essential, the people who couldnt see through the right moment to run away had already disappeared in the public on the floor of guillotine.

Understood we will prepare to run away, as for Teachs

Galdan already left, I will also head there now. The enemy is nearing through the back side, if we fight near the suspension bridge, you people will get enough time to make an escape for it

Then we will from the front side. Heh heh, leaving it all to you, teach

Ludora nodded silently and rushed up the stairs.

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The bandit groupokay they call themselves as slave dealers, but it should be alright calling them bandit group, right. Their hideout was a mansion located in the mountains somewhat far from Isckia Village,

After hearing most of the information from Zack we headed towards that hideout.

Why we were doing this sort of thing? The answer is simple, we will subjugate the other bandits left.

Incidentally we released Zack right at that spot, Lily said it would be alright so I dont think he would come back for revenge.

I pray for him to still move on the way of decent adventurer.

What will you do about Greed Gore?

Fiona asked while sitting on the horse running parallel in this dark night.

Will take a look after this

According to the eyewitness reports the possibility of it not being near anymore is more. Hence, nothing will change if we made haste for a day or two.

Well from the start we had planned to hunt the monsters in Isckia Hills if we didnt find it to rake in money, and this bandits subjugation seems to give more money

Youre right, the reward on that murderer was also quite a big amount

Well for the current plan ofElement Masterfor subjugating bandits is approved by all, its definitely not like my sense of justice exploded and I am forcibly taking them.

There are various reasons for us to take on this subjugation. One, we can easily topple the enemies by ourselves. Two, the students from the Academy are captured. Three, just like I said before this way we will rake in more money.

Regarding the first reason, according to Zack, three people were hired as bodyguards. One of them is a really skilled swordsman while the other is a rank 3 golem.

The other bandits are normal humans without any magic or Martial Skill, just like the people we killed before.

If we just be careful of that swordsman bodyguard, it is easy to exterminate the bandit group.

Second reason, about the kidnapped students, this is not an information that I can feign not hearing.

The little sister Wil was worrying about, Third Princess of Spada Charlotte Tristan Spada had headed out to Fauren to subjugate the bandits. Fortunately the possibility of her being captured is zero.

From the information on the looks of girls I heard from the Zack, it all seemed unfamiliar to me. In short, the people are ones whom I have never met.

Just, after knowing some fellow students have been abducted, I cant possibly ignore it.

The third, just as I said before to Fiona, is about money. As we didnt encounter our main objective, Greed Gore, so we changed the plan as there wasnt much problem in it.

The danger level ofIsckia Hillsis Rank 3, even if we overhunt the monsters living there, like Centaur or Silent Sheep, the amount we will get for a free quest would not be big enough.

Moreover there is also a fourth reason which I havent told anyone about.

I will make them regret making a move on Fiona and Lily to the point of death

Youre speaking the reason, Kurono-san

Yeah, well, its somewhat a personal grudge.

But, upon being told that from the person itself its quite embarrassing.

Kurono-san

What?

To the point of death, rather means truly dying right

No, we look there, we can take some of them as prisoners, right,

The act of robbery and choosing to be a bandit is a capital crime in all countries. It will lessen the labour for Knights if we kill them before

I got scared of Fiona speaking those words easily, but, this might be the common for this world.

Apparently in the Edo period people were beheaded even if they stole some coins, well the weight of penalty changes per era and country.

Youre right, if it was needed to capture them all alive or get punished for homicide, then I wouldnt have gone for their subjugation

Eh, did Kurono-sans world had a system of getting accused of crimes if you killed a bandit?

To be precise, there are no people called bandits therewell, if one killed a robber and didnt gave proof of legitimate self-defence, then good-bye, live in prison it would be.

Yeah, something like that

I seeyoure world is quite hard to live in

Fiona seemed seriously shocked, maybe she took a culture shock for something utterly useless.

Although this talk has made lots of misunderstandings, but it will be fine after I tell her about the way of living on Earth.

Were almost at the suspension bridge of back side

We have the advantage of surprise attack, so there is no reason to not make use of it but enter boldly from the front area.

Of course we also are attacking due to some sudden developments, hence we dont have all the equipments for making do against the enemies.

Wake up Lily, were getting of the horse

It is really narrow to move on along with horse, to the point that if one loses their footing, the person should be ready for a headfirst strike on the bottom of cliff.

Well it is a back way, so its quite natural.

Hm, Ugh?

I wake up dozing off Lily in front of me with a shake.

It is midnight currently, in other words the resting time for this child-form Lily.

However we are going to head into the hideout of bandits now, so Ive got no choice but become the demon here and wake her up.

Hey, just wake up

*yawn*

I get off the horse while holding the still-dreaming-with-half-open-eyes Lily.

Shes somewhat standing on her feet, but she seems unsteady on her feet so is coiling around my leg. Its just too worrisome.

Shall I give her the Waking-up Potion?

Fiona took out a single bottle from her hat as if she cant let Lilys actions go unnoticed.

Is the one Simon drank?

Yes

Its witch-like to make drugs, but, seeing Fionas confident expression I cant help but feel uneasy, just why?

Here you go, Lily-san, youll wake up in just one mouthful of it

Hm, yeeessshhh

Not knowing my uneasy feeling, Lily took the shady ominous potion from Fiona, and downed in from her small mouth

Creeeeeeepppppppyyyyyyyyy!!

L-Lily!?

Lily spewed out the potion with teary eyes, looks like my uneasiness hit the right mark.

Fiona! You trying to kill me!!

Good morning, Lily-san

Fiona said nonchalantly. I didnt feel any ill intent in that.

Isnt there something you should say to me?

Lily stared while wiping her mouth. Pretty intense stare that is.

Kurono-san was getting troubled, so I thought to wake you up fast

Eh, so you gonna shove the responsibility of that to me!

ArghCant be helped

And even you are agreeing to it!!

Ah, What! Well you seem awake now

Yeah, thanks to you

It wouldve been great if your adult version still kept on sleeping is something that I wont say.

But is that seriously so much bad?

Stop Kurono, if you do that you will die

No, I havent said that I will drink it, yet.

Youre rude, Ive adjusted the ingredients so one dont die

So you mean that, that damn potion has ingredients that would kill anyone if not adjusted!?

That muddy red liquid seeming like blood just doesnt seem tasty.

But, it seriously intrigues mewont a single mouthfulbe fine?

Kurono

I took a new waking up potion from Fiona, purely out of curiosity, but Lily sends a gaze, just like a mom sends to her son going on a battlefield, to me.

D-Does this thing need that much of determinationno, dont get scared, it will be fine if its just one mouthful, heave-ho, here I go!

I took the bottle of potion and