Everyone has a strange face. Vita cried out belatedly.
“man? Is that boy a boy?! oh my god! Isn’t that pretty?!”
“Uh, I heard those kids say, when the Cyphers kids are young, they can’t tell if they’re boys or girls. They say it’s fine as long as it tastes good. Fortunately, I was rescued without incident… … .”
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“Don’t put strange noises in my ears!”
“Ah-oh! my true! Do I have to filter out the situation report?!”
At that time, a young man who seemed to be the representative of the village approached. It was the man who had been rescued by Gustaf the other day. My name is Godive.
“My name is Godive. What are you doing?”
“Are you Cyphers? How many are there?”
The man looked like he was about to cry.
“No one can give you any more. It’s just pregnant women.”
Ariete made a puzzled face. But it didn’t take long for her eyebrows to rise.
She stretched out her arms and pulled the man’s collar. And he put on a sad face.
“what? what did you say?”
“Ariete.”
Ariete had her eyes closed. Spreading her arms to block Crank’s words, she glared at Godive. Godiv thought that the sound of heavy breathing was unsettling.
“say! tell me what happened! You just said something strange!”
Godiv, who was in tears at Ariete’s actions, started talking.
Refugees flocked and set up something similar to a village, but nearby adventurers or bandits came and ran and took money and people. Usually young women and children… … .
Ariete’s eyes rolled back. She looked over the town. There were also quite a few fine young men.
“With so many! Why couldn’t you stop it! Aren’t you ashamed?! You should have fought!”
People didn’t know what Ariete was saying as she shouted in Lisnet. So, he only put on a worried expression.
But Godive was different. He understood the words and had an expression about to cry.
“I am ashamed. Even now.”
Seeing him muttering while avoiding his gaze, Ariete gritted her teeth.
Carrot slapped her on the leg to calm her down.
And Geo’s party said to listen.
“Here, look at these poor people. If there was a proper weapon or weapon, the situation wouldn’t have turned out like this even if it was scary. Peace in the world is not achieved only by human hearts, right?”
Crank, who was watching, grabbed Ariete’s hand.
“Let it go. Understand his situation as well.”
Ariete kept her mouth shut and listened intently to him. Crank said, looking down at Godiv.
“We are not like that. answer the question Are there more refugee camps like this? How did you all come? Did you really come over the mountain?”
“no. We got here with the help of the elves. Other than that, go through the cave… … .”
Crank heard the words he couldn’t understand and threw his helmet in.
“Elf? cave?”
Godiv kept his mouth shut. It’s a face I want to hate. Crank, who had been watching him quietly, turned to James instead of threatening.
“Everyone is not well-nourished. Let’s treat these people to food first.”
“Heh heh heh, are you okay? I will do as you ask.”
Crank glanced at the refugees and looked at Geo.
“There are many ways to coax people beyond threats and torture. We will show you the greatness of food.”
James laughed and started preparing the dishes, while Carrot, Venus, and Lotte went hunting.
After a while, a large-scale barbecue party took place at the entrance of the refugee camp.
“Oh, it smells good. Yum Yum.”
Kobe started to nibble on the deliciously grilled venison. After seeing it, people who had not eaten properly while fleeing the road gathered together, swallowing their saliva.
Standing in front of a large pot, Crank held up a ladle and looked at Godive.
“What is a bowl in Cypher’s language?”
The people of Cyphers also said something to him.
Godive, who was hesitating while standing between the people on both sides, finally opened his mouth.
“Delca.”
People’s eyes widened, and they ran to the hut and brought a bowl. Crank served it with James’s special soup and grilled meat, and the people were so grateful.
James, who was busily going back and forth between the large pot and the stone grill, grilling the meat and serving the soup, smiled happily as he wiped the sweat from his brow.
“It looks good, so once you eat, you will gain strength.”
Regardless of the distance between countries, the distance between the people gathered here now seemed to have narrowed considerably, and it did.
Some people sobbed or cried while eating a warm meal after a long time. Godiv looked at them with a pitying face, but Crank with the ladle now reached out to him as well.
“Delca.”
Godive struggled to hide the tingling sensation on the tip of his nose. They had only been treated to a meal, but because of the actions of those who had been seen, these people who did small good deeds seemed to be saints.
After the meal, happiness appeared on people’s faces.
They flocked to Godive, the only one who could speak Lisnet, and each spoke.
“Thank you everyone.”
“Thank you, please answer the question. What do you mean elf help and cave? Is there a separate road to that mountain by any chance?”
Godive, who was troubled by Crank’s cleverly revealing question, translated his words to those who were curious.
Then some people started talking.
“and! words are different amazing.”
Carrot was the first to intervene. People’s eyes were directed downward. Carrot smiled and said.
“How are you guys? Do you think you’ll live a little longer when you’re full? It must be inconvenient because everyone has to eat and pack.”
People looked down at the little girl. Among the refugees, there were children of a similar age, but Carrot’s expression was different from those children. Confidence and arrogance were leaking from his gestures.
Older people saw Carrot and opened their mouths.
“Midi Kande Automata?”
“Automata? Do you see cyphers? that’s right. I am an automaton.”
Crouching down, Carrot picked up a stone and crumbled it in front of everyone’s eyes.
Crank looked at Godiv and asked again in a low voice.
“Where is the cave?”
The turning of the crank began. But before Godiv could answer, everyone who saw Carrot’s actions shouted.
It was noisy and Godiv had to try to calm them down.
“what? suddenly?”
“Hmm, I thought you might feel a difference in strength from your actions, but it seems different.”
“That’s right. They all look hopeful.”
said Boris, who was crossing his arms.
“I understand, but people who are good enough to share meals with poor people also have arms, so now I’m asking you to rescue those who have been taken prisoner. Isn’t that the normal order? But do we need to go there?”
“Of course not, but if there is a fair price, the story will change again.”
James, who was boiling the soup again because there were so many people looking for it, laughed. Boris’s prediction was correct, so Godiv said with a troubled expression.
“I want to rescue those who have been captured.”
Crank stepped forward to negotiate, looking down at them.
“You are not our people. To be honest, there is no need to risk your life.”
Godiv kept his mouth shut, and the atmosphere made people quiet. Then Crank bent his back.
“But we are adventurers. If you have money, you can also accept unofficial requests. It can also come out on a humanitarian level. Please translate.”
At Crank’s words, Godive gulped and looked back. Their faces, looking like adults, crumpled up a mess at Crank’s words. Among them were some who complained.
Carrot laughs hahahaha.
“Look, they say they become animals when they are hungry and become humans when they are full? Isn’t that amazing?”
Boris frowned and pointed his finger at the crown of Carrot’s head.
“Someone shut up this cynical little doll.”
“hmm. Excuse me.”
Ariete stepped forward, put the carrot under her armpit, and stood up. The appearance of a shining blonde female knight wearing armor all over her body caught people’s attention.
“Mhahahahaha! But don’t worry! We’ll wipe away your tears! Instead, you know?”
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Carrot, winking while clinging to Ariete’s arm, put her thumb and forefinger together and spread the rest of her fingers.
In the universal language, it meant money. Seeing the shape of Carrot’s hand, an old man came from the hut carrying a heavy bundle.
The startled Godive shouted something, but the old man was stubborn.
“Hook! what? Is it money?”
“Oh, no. this is.”
Crank said calmly, as if telling him not to worry.
“It doesn’t matter if it’s not money. I also accept in-kind.”
What came out of the open bag was something like a tightly packed tree leaf. The old man spoke in a rough voice, and Godive interpreted.
“Among those arrested are the elder’s daughter-in-law, grandson and granddaughter. You want rescue. If I can’t find it, I want the heads of those I’ve captured.”
Everyone’s faces hardened. Crank pointed at the clump of grass blades with his thick finger.
“What is that?”
“It is a drug used as a favorite item by Kata and Cypher nobles. Chewing makes you feel great.”
“oh my god! So many!”
James threw down the ladle and came running with his eyes wide open. James looked back as he knelt in front of the katana with trembling hands.
“Hase! this has to be done! You guys, do you know how much this is?!”
Vita murmured when she saw James, who always smiled kindly, excitedly.
“mister. I’m kind of scared.”
“Uh, no. stop without me knowing Uh hmm!”
James got up and cleared his throat and looked at the crank.
“Kata, it’s the raw material for the potion of courage that you sometimes drink, the awakening potion. It only comes from Cyphers. In order to prevent poisoning, they are distributing potions whose purity has been greatly reduced. I don’t know the market price, but that’s in billions.”
Everyone opened their mouths.
Carrot let out a scream without losing sight of this silence.
“Hoo~! yes!”
Crank, who was in need of money these days because he had something he wanted to do, decided to accept their request.
“You said you’d find out the details and the location of the cave?”
“I think you can ask about that a bit slowly. Ariete.”
When Ariete, who had put the carrot down again and crossed her arms, turned her head, Crank said.
“I don’t entrust you. Come find the captives. We will continue to investigate while helping these people.”
“Oh, really? Are you saying that even though you know my personality?”
said Crank, his shoulders drooping.
“I will attach a carrot as a safety device. If you were the leader who led the party, I won’t tell you to do this or that. Take Lotte, Gio, and Kobe.”
shouted Boris.
“Why am I taking it off?!”
“It’s because you have a similar temperament to that Ariete. One rampaging boar of justice is enough.”
Vita, who was treating the injured, laughed and made fun of them.
“Wah ha ha! see Boris has to kill his temper?”
“Turn it off-!”
Carrot pulled on Ariete’s skirt and said.
“Ariete, do you have a younger brother? Boris is just like you. Jump in regardless.”
Ariete and Boris met each other’s eyes, quickly turned their heads and blushed.
“Mmm! Self-weight! I will take care of myself.”
“me too.”