Chapter 33 – Still, it feels good that the hero is worried~♥
Episode 33
At the time Abel and Chloe were fighting the orcs, Estelle, who provoked the orcs, left her seat and headed to the village.
“Hmm…”
The village was completely in ruins. Along with the house, there was also a burnt skeleton, and the only remaining building in the village was a slightly larger building in the north. Perhaps, it was a building presumed to be the town’s central hall.
“Chwiiik! Human, where did you come from!”
“…Orcs are everywhere.”
《 Holy Arrow 》
In an instant, a shining arrow appeared and pierced the orc’s neck. The orc couldn’t make a sound and his eyeballs flipped.
‘Do you think the hero is doing well~& I hope you don’t get hurt too much~.’
Estelle was thinking about Abel even as she dealt with the orc in an instant.
With a thump, Estelle confirmed that the large body of the orc had fallen and moved her steps again. Going up the main street of the village and repelling the orcs that appeared, Estelle stopped at a certain point.
“Chwiiik! It’s meat, meat!”
“Chwiiik! Just as the chieftain said! There was plenty of meat in the village!”
“Chwiik! Everyone, eat and drink to your heart’s content, Chwiik! As valiant warriors, you deserve it, Chwiiik!”
What caught Estelle’s eyes was a group of orcs having a party in front of the town hall. There were so many orcs that it was incomparable to the number of orcs seen on the town streets a moment ago.
‘It seems that the orcs I dealt with were a security team.’
In their center was an orc clad in bird feathers and holding a staff of bone.
“It was an orc shaman who led the orcs.”
After hearing Estelle’s muttering, the orc shaman and the orcs turned their heads in unison. Estelle, who was stared at by the menacing orcs, frowned at him.
“The stares make me feel bad.”
“Chwiik!? How long has it been!”
“What are the guards doing, Chwiiik!”
At that time, an orc shouted.
“Chwiiik! Chief! That man is very pretty! I want to make you my bride, Chwiik!”
The shouting orc was bigger than the other orcs, and the quality of the armor he wore seemed different. Estelle recognized the orc at once.
‘There are also Orc Champions? I think he’ll be a suitable opponent if I make him fight against the hero…’
Estel was thinking of training Abel even while the orc was making bizarre noises about making her his bride.
“Chwiik! Gelund, you are the greatest warrior! You deserve it!”
“Thank you, Chief! Chwiiik, human! You are my bride from now on, Chwiiik!”
An unusually large orc declared Estelle to be his bride and raised an ax befitting his size. The sight really made Estelle feel bad about her.
“To hear from an orc what you want to hear from the hero… Is the worst.”
“Chwiiik! Warriors! Catch that woman and offer her to me, Chwiiik!”
《 Divine Sword 》
Quaang–!
“…Chwiik, Gelund?”
A greatsword of light that appeared to be twice as large as an orc appeared and cut down Gelund’s body.
Gelund was the strongest warrior in the tribe led by the orc shaman, Mutthral. He was a promising prospect who could become an Orc Lord if he accumulated a little more experience. Then he was split in half and died.
《 Divine Arrow 》
“Chwiik! Dazzling!”
“Chwiiik! What is that, Chief!”
Above Estelle’s head, dozens of shining arrows appeared. Seeing the sight, Muthral trembled with terror.
“…This is not human, Chwiiik!”
“Hmph, I don’t want to hear that from the orcs.”
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Starting with an arrow piercing the head of Mutthral, who was trembling, the arrows pierced the heads of all the orcs present. It didn’t take long for all the orcs present to lose their lives.
An arrow loaded with the power of the sun god inflicted merciless punishment on the orcs, and Estelle muttered as she watched the surroundings become quiet.
“…One left.”
One more arrow was created. And he pierced an orc hiding between the corpses of his comrades.
“Chwik!…”
After slaughtering a tribe of Orcs, Estelle watched the hall for a while and then moved on. To deal with the remnants of orcs that may still be in the village.
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It took about an hour for the saintess to return. She came back intact, with no injuries anywhere. Her and her Chloe let out a deep sigh mixed with her relief when she saw her return.
“…Saint. You went somewhere without saying a word.”
“Yes?”
“I was surprised that you disappeared without a word.”
“Right! He disappeared without a word…”
The saintess tilted her head. It’s unnecessarily cute.
“Didn’t you leave a note behind?”
“That’s the case…”
“Oh my ♡ Warrior, were you worried about me~? I’m not so weak that Hero Heo is worried about me♡”
I know you’re f*cking strong. Still, you can’t help but be surprised if it suddenly disappears. A person was next to me and suddenly evaporated. How can I not be surprised?
“…Still. Say the word and go.”
The saintess looked at me for a moment, then nodded her head and said.
“Yes, I will. But don’t worry~♡ Where would I go leaving the hero of X-Bob Huh?”
“…Yeah.”
…Seeing what you said, I was worried about myself.
The saintess giggled at what was interesting and she laughed.
“Still, it feels good that the hero is worried about me~&”
“…What makes you feel good?”
After hearing my question, the saintess looked at me in silence for a while. Why do you look like that
Then, the corner of her eyes curved like a crescent moon and drew an arc. And instead of the cheeky grin that comes with her set, she has a subtle smile on her face.
“You mean that the hero values me in his own way, right?”
…Precious? That’s not right. What do you value when you say you’re pretty?
Just simply…
“…A colleague.”
“Whoops, yes♡”
It’s real.
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“The villagers are still alive?”
“It seemed like he was trapped in the hall~♡ It would be difficult for me to rescue him alone, so I came to pick up the hero.”
“That’s really fortunate.”
Not everyone died. On the way to the town hall following the guidance of the saintess, I saw the corpses of orcs lying here and there.
…Did he do all this?
She was a saint who walked in front of her without looking tired at all.
…When will we get real revenge? She’s like this, isn’t she old enough to die?
“Huh…”
As if Chloe’s thoughts were not very different from mine, she only spat out exclamations while walking down the street. There really seem to be twenty orc corpses on the street now.
…Me and Chloe were only dealing with three. Is this what you need a warrior for? She can be a saint.
“There you are.”
“Is the building over there in good condition?”
“I think the orcs left people behind to imprison them. Orcs were playing and eating in front of it.”
“…?”
The orcs were playing and eating? So what are the corpses of orcs you’ve seen so far?
As soon as we approached the town hall with our doubts, Chloe and I were speechless.
“Saintess, what is this…?”
“…Could it be that the saintess did this?”
“Yes, is there anyone other than me who can do it?”
The corpses of at least a hundred orcs were scattered everywhere. It hadn’t been that long since he had been dead, and he didn’t smell the rotting corpse yet.
“Seo, did the saintess do all of this?”
Chloe seemed very surprised. It’s not too surprising considering the last time I dealt with a group of ogres alone, but I hadn’t seen ogre corpses myself, and this one felt different because I saw it myself.
…I feel like hanging out with someone who is too scary.
The saintess casually climbed over the corpses of the orcs and opened the door of the town hall. Then there were people tied up with ropes in it.
“…There are hardly any grown men?”
“I think they were a threat to the orcs, so they killed them all.”
Most of the people held hostage were the elderly, women and children. There were especially many women. It was easy to see what the orcs were trying to do with them, unless you were an idiot.
“…Disgusting.”
“Monsters are like that~. It is the role of a hero to save people from those monsters~♡”
People were terrified even when they saw us. It seems that the orc really got hit hard. The saintess gave a gentle smile to the frightened people, she said.
“Take it easy, everyone. I came to save you with the hero.”
Please speak in that voice as usual.
She was a saint who spoke with the same voice I heard at the Adventurer’s Guild the other day. I’ve heard of it before, but Chloe, who was next to me, was looking at the saintess with her eyes wide open, as if surprised.
When you first hear it, it’s really shocking. It’s completely different from the usual saintess’ voice. The saintess usually has a pretty voice, but now her voice sounds like it would be a great success if you play Spoon Radio.
People who heard the saintess’ words were agitated. Among her, an old man with white hair asked.
“Yo, are you a warrior? Is it really?”
“Yes, the person here is the hero of Abel of the Mars Empire.”
“Ohhh…”
People were delighted. Most were happy to think they had lived, but some of them wept.
I didn’t have time to know if their tears were tears of joy or if they were the only ones who survived after losing a precious person.
All I could do was loosen the ropes that bound them and check their condition.
“Holy Lady, no one is hurt.”
“I’m glad.”
“Neither here! Everyone be safe!”
“You worked hard.”
Chloe was startled when the saintess smiled. Apparently, she wasn’t used to seeing a saintess like that.
…To be honest, I can’t adapt either.
“Thank you very much, warrior.”
An old man who looked old came to greet me. Is this person the representative of the villagers? Considering his age, he might be a village chief.
After making sure everyone was safe, we went outside. The villagers were shocked to see the corpses of orcs strewn outside the hall.
We were surprised too, but the general public would be even more surprised…
I asked the villagers about their future whereabouts. Since all the villages had collapsed, he was thinking of bringing them to neighboring countries. But the answer that came back to me was completely unexpected.
“The village has become like this, but you are going to stay?”
“Yes….”
“No, how are you going to live here?”
The only building left in the town was the town hall over there. A lot of people died there too.
“Still, this is the town where these children were born and raised. Most people here grew up that way. As the hero said, it all collapsed, but that’s just a matter of rebuilding. Fortunately, not all villagers are dead, so it won’t be a big problem to recover, even if it takes a little time.”
…Doesn’t mean you don’t want to leave your hometown.
I fully understand that sentiment. Because I always think that I want to go home as soon as possible. Originally, the place where you live is the most comfortable, and you miss it when you leave.
I asked her saintess. Pointing to the ruined village.
“…Saint, can I help you and go?”
“…Yes?”
“To rebuild the village. Looking at it, there are no young men, so I want to help with the hard work. Will it be a little late then?”
The saintess blinked once or twice at my question. Then she nodded her head and said.
“Certainly, it will be late.”
“Ah…Then…”
Can’t you?
“What are you so sorry about? I never said no. Stupid♡”
…f*ck, then you shouldn’t hesitate and say it right away.
“…I thought you were against it because of our schedule.”
“Of course we have to be busy too, but a warrior is someone who helps people in need~♡ In that sense, the warrior’s opinion was really like a warrior&”
The saintess grinned as she said that. It was a refreshing smile like a clear sky with a cool breeze blowing. I scratched the back of my head feeling a little embarrassed at the sincere smile that seemed to be showing me for the first time.
…Smile like that normally, b*tch.