Chapter 80 Scout Troop

About 2 Km away from Irz village, the scout troop dispatched by Norzs main troop was stationed.

How is it?

It doesnt look like there are people in the village.

The members of the scout troop stopped their magic [Hawk Eye] meant to look at distant things.

I see. It seems all the villagers have run away.

Should we chase?

If they were still in sight then we could have. But they must have evacuated to the nearby village called Kuar. We wont make it in time now.

The soldier agreed with the commanding officers words. The two werent surprised since they were already expecting it to be like this.

Alright, lets search if theres someone still in the village, just in case. Itll be dark soon, well scout Kuar tomorrow so lets make a camp in Irz tonight.

All the soldiers agreed.

They seem to have run away in a hurry so we might some silver coins as well but, dont stay up all night just to look for treasure.

That sounds like a difficult order.

Hahaha, the two of them laughed lightly.

They werent soldiers who received high wages so they could only gather bonuses like this on-site locally.

Its too bad we have no women even if we have money.

Dont worry. A brothel will be set up sooner or later. Daedalus already has one with local women. Seriously, those merchants are damn quick.

Though thats good for us, he gave a twisted smile as he thought so.

I dont want demons as partners though.

I wont mind if its just elf women, at least

The commander looked behind him with a fed up face.

Oi, Tsumiki ~ Tsumiki-chan ~ where did you go!?

A single woman was shouting while moving between the soldiers.

theyll be better than stupid adventurers like that.

Whats up with that woman?

The soldier asked with a bored face.

Like I know. That Sylvia nee-chan authorised her accompanying us so we cant complain either.

While choosing the members for scouting, this adventurer girl was added suddenly as if on a whim.

It was suspicious no matter how you think about it but they couldnt do anything since it was an official order.

In the first place isnt it weird to hire them even though we have enough numbers?

It wasnt rare to hire mercenaries inside the Syncrea Republic for campaigns. But that was only in cases where they lacked men to deploy.

The force deployed by Cardinal Mercedes under Norz had no problem regarding the number of soldiers.

But still, to have hired such mercenaries even then was unnatural no matter how you looked at it.

Even their equipment was different from the united Crusader equipment which made them stand out even more. Though, there existence wasnt something that required being hidden.

But still, the objective behind hiring them was still unclear.

I dont know what the top brass is thinking but they didnt ask us to treat them specially either, so its best to leave them alone.

He wondered whether the adventurers hired had been given a special secret mission or not.

The ones with him looked all commonplace, especially that girl who kept shouting Tsumiki, tsumiki didnt feel like an adventurer at all.

Well, as long as they dont interfere with the mission, I dont really care.

Praying to god that the girl who was just a baggage for them doesnt cause any problems, the commanding officer continued the mission.

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The mysterious adventurer girl walked through the main street of Irz village alongside the commanding officer in the front.

The Crusaders could only think of her as a clumsy, dunce, newbie adventurer.

She was the lowest level among the adventurers but it seems that she still had the ability to at least ride a horse properly though.

Ojou-chan, is that the tsumiki you were talking about?

In front of them was a small cat with black fur. The silver collar around its neck showed that it was not a stray but a pet.

Yes, cute right!?

With a somewhat proud smile, she lifted [Tsumiki] with the nape of its neck and brought it in front of the commander.

As its golden eyes met with the commanders, it gave a small nyaa cry.

Also my name is Ai, remember it!

Its such a common name.

Dont say that

[Ai] puffed her cheeks in protest but it was the truth. It really was a common name in the republic.

Rather than that, dont let that cat run away next time.

ahhahha, Ill make sure!

The commanders sigh was drowned by the girls laughter.

(Isnt she really just a normal brat?)

He looked at the girl with bored eyes.

She had a cute face with blue eyes and long golden hair tied up in a twintails hairstyle. Although, it really failed in practicality as an adventurer.

A magician would have been fine with long hair since he/she had the excuse of possessing magic, but she was an archer no matter how you looked at it. Her main weapon was a long bow mage out of worn out wood.

The only type of protective armor she had was the leather breastplate, gloves and boots. Her upper body just had a thin shirt and her lower body had a miniskirt for some reason.

The silver bracelet on her right hand was the only thing that looked useful. But even that was a silver accessory of the lowest quality that was giving off a weak light representing some kind of enhancement.

Rather an adventurer, she looked more like some town girl who decided to dress up as an adventurer. If she didnt have her slender and small yet well toned body, she really would not have looked like an adventurer at all.

(What were the upper guys thinking letting her participate in the campaign?)

As if to ridicule the commander who was thinking, the cat cried nyaa nyaa towards him.

Why the hell is it a cat? Isnt the partner of a hunter with a bow supposed to be a dog?

Eh, but cats are cuter!

(This girl is nuts. She brought an animal to keep as a pet.)

As he had said, a dog would have been much more useful.

A cat which didnt listen to the orders of its master was useless. In fact it was worse if it went missing in between.

If we end up in a fight, look carefully after it.

Leave it to me old man!!

Im not an old man yet-

That instant, the commanders head burst open.

Wha?

Ai stared at the figure of the commander falling down from his horse with a hole in his head.

Enemy attack! Be careful, its an ambush!!

The soldier behind Ai shouted in a loud voice.

At the same time, demons wielding weapons appeared from the shadows and rushed in towards the main street.

Beastmen, demi-humans and humans swung their swords and attacked the soldiers.

They instantly understood that the enemy were demons, that too skilled adventurers.

Wa Waa! A lot of them came!?

In panic, Ai ended up stretching the reins of the horse, and she fell down as the horse struggled.

Ugiya!! It hurts ~ I hit my head ~

In front of the tearful Ai, a battle filled with blood sprays had started already.

Shit, there are too many! Dont get divided Maintain formation

Ai saw as the soldier, who had take command, had his head blow off.

Oh my ~ this looks dangerous, should we run away while showing our backs Tsumiki? Wait Tsumiki!! Dont run away alone without your master!!!

Wait ~ while shouting, Ai slipped through the soldiers in battle while chasing the black cat.