87. The Stolen Protection
[What is so noisy since morning.]
“Umm.”
It’s been a few days since we’ve been in Magnetoon.
In the meantime, we have carried out various requests while waiting for the second hero. Certainly, because it was near the Sunset Mountains, the Orcs and other miscellaneous mobs were stronger than other areas.
Anyway, it was a knife in front of Cream. Still, it was good that the grade point was given. It would take at least a few years to go up from the original silver to gold.
Originally, he was handling a request that would have taken several days to complete by himself, and in a short period of time, so the rewards and points earned were enormous. I feel really deprived.
“Wake up.”
However, Cream, who had been awakened by the noise outside the inn, was busy waking Choco, who was still grumbling.
If it was an enemy attack, it would have happened immediately, but Choco’s unconsciousness, having determined that he was the owner to trust and follow, refused to come out of his sleep. In the end, Cream resorted to last resort.
“Wake up.”
“Ah, hahahaha. Woke up. Woke up! Master!”
“Good job.”
Cream’s caressed Choco had a complex and subtle expression. It was because Cream tried to strike the thunderbolt without hesitation at Choco who had just been lying down.
Of course, Choco, the saintess of the stars, will not be affected by the power of the stars, but she still has a feeling. Cream, who had been sipping her chocolate for a while, soon turned her body around and prepared to go out.
[What, do you know what’s going on?]
“Can you hear me?”
Ego weapons don’t know the spiritual sense, but the physical sense is inferior to that of life. When I grumbled, someone else, not Cream, explained the current situation.
[It looks like that Arkan or something mortal is returning. If not the whole city, quite a few people are talking about it.]
If the expedition is to explore the Sunset Mountains, the scale will be quite large, so it is not surprising to observe them from the watchtower in advance.
[Okay. Shall we prepare a grand welcome ceremony?]
An opponent waiting for a hero, and even going out to meet him. That Arkan or whatever bastard could consider this an honor for the family. As long as Cream doesn’t sever the family line.
Well, I wasn’t that angry, I just felt good about having someone to use violence on, but on the contrary, the holy sword was extremely enraged.
[I can never forgive you!]
[Okay, calm down.]
Choco is not as violent as the Holy Sword, but she is of the opinion that she can’t be left alone. Muffins… Well, actually, I don’t know about that guy. It’s because she has so many mysterious corners.
The holy sword rarely dives these days, but there are many times when I dive alone. Well, anyway, according to the opinion of the majority of the party, we decided to punish the fake hero.
Cream, who usually dragged along with my opinion, is now nodding slightly in agreement. She, too, seemed to have a degree of her curiosity.
[Here comes.]
[I heard that the tiger will come if I say it.]
As I came out of the inn and chatted around the castle gate, I felt a cloud of dust rising from afar. And the signs of people getting closer little by little.
Each one of them was quite strong. Ugh, seeing such quality souls swarming around made me salivate. However, I was not a sword without discernment at all.
It goes against my aesthetics to just jump in and kill. Well, I’ve been filling my stomach with monster souls lately, so I’ll be patient with you. In the first place, there is a separate main dish,
“You’re back!”
“hahahaha, I was waiting!”
As the expedition got closer, people like us who had been around the castle gate gathered around it. Certainly, even if not at the level of improvement, it was too large for a crowd welcoming an expedition.
Among them, there were some who seemed to have a clear purpose, such as embracing their fellow members of the expedition, revealing their friendship, or having a business talk, but most of the crowd was driven by a young man.
“Hero!”
“What other monster did you encounter this time?”
The characteristic of the crowd was that most of them were ordinary people and children, which was rare in this place where most of them were rough mercenaries or adventurers. Of course, the brawlers who looked at them with envy also occupied a place.
“Ha ha ha ha! What more can I say, I’ll pay for the drinks today!”
“It is difficult. The hero has just finished a long journey, so you should rest…”
“hahahaha, it’s okay.”
And in the meantime, a young man with a friendly smile receiving everyone’s attention. He was the one who caught the eye with his youthful appearance close to that of a boy and blue hair flowing like waves.
Certainly, blue eyes are common in this world, but blue hair is quite rare. Even more so if it’s not a dark blue color, but if it’s such a bright color.
The identity is obvious, but since it’s something I don’t know, I immediately opened the status window.
– Name: Akan
– Race: Human
– Abilities: Body A+ Senses A+ Mental A+
– Attributes: Great Pentagram (SSS) All-rounder (A+) Master of Swordsmanship (A+) Weapon Expert (B+) Spell Echo (B)
– Status: hopeful, relieved
Hey, look at that cheeky thing. It was definitely a status window that was flashy enough to impersonate a hero. Although he did not enter the realm of transcendentalists because he had neither S-class abilities nor characteristics.
Sure, there is one SSS class trait, but if my eyesight is correct, that seems to be a bit of a special case.
[Hey, holy sword.]
[Yes? What happened? Go down right away and kill that heretic…]
[No, calm down. What is the criteria for being chosen as a hero?]
The Holy Sword hesitated to answer my absurd question. You seem a bit reluctant to divulge such important religious secrets to an impious person like me.
[When a Demon King is needed, the most talented of all humans.]
[Mr. Muffin!]
Coincidentally, I have another friend who has as much knowledge about the gods as the Holy Sword, and who has no objection to a demonic sword like mine.
[It’s okay. Are you okay. Knowing this much, will that child do anything?]
[But…]
[Now, look over there. Should I start slowly?]
The Holy Sword tried to argue, but Muffin deftly turned the topic to the other side. While the two of them were arguing like that, I kept my eyes on the front.
Certainly, the group of followers gradually fell out, and the expedition team also looked like they were trying to move again after regrouping. This time was an opportunity.
“Really, do you?”
Cream, who received my will, expressed disapproval, but I pushed ahead. In the end, Cream began to warm up even though she showed a disapproving look.
People’s attention was suddenly drawn to the figure of a monster stretching in the middle of the street. Cream, however, didn’t care, stomped his foot and leaped into the air.
At the same time, the expeditionary force is also coming in from the entrance of the castle gate. Because a large number of people are moving, the road ahead is empty.
Into that space, something like a white meteor fell.
“What, what?”
“Attack?”
The adventurers of the expedition drew their weapons in panic at the sudden rush. In the aftermath of the landing, a dust cloud was dug up, and the figure was soon revealed.
A mysterious monster wearing a hood. Of course, it was cream.
“Who are you!”
“What is this guy doing again?”
“Who are you?”
Of course, there was no way that kind words would spill out to someone who suddenly blocked the road. Amid all the swear words from the wild adventurers, there was one polite voice.
But instead of answering, Cream drew his sword. The moment she drew her sword, her adventurers were alert, and some of the impatient ones even attacked, but Cream deflected them lightly.
[Now, I…]
[He who dares to pretend to be a hero! I will punish you!]
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[Ah, don’t steal the lines.]
A straight white sword in one hand. A black, twisted sword in the other hand. In addition, voices are heard from invisible places. The bizarre appearance embarrassed everyone on the expedition.
Still, one of them, who seemed to have a big wall, stepped forward. He was a skinny man, but the weapon he held in his hand was a huge hammer that didn’t go well with his body.
“Are you a human or a monster! Reveal your identity!”
“Stop.”
I was thinking of doing a skill exercise, but Akan stopped him in a low voice from behind. He looked like a fairly small-bodied warrior, but the thin man clicked his tongue and stepped back.
Even though he looks quite young, his party leadership seemed pretty good. Akan stepped forward and looked at us with blue eyes. To be precise, the Holy Sword that Cream was holding.
“That sword… And the word warrior.”
“Huh?”
“Are you a real warrior?”
Contrary to the expectation that he would run away or try to silence us, Akan calmly revealed his infidelity. Of course, he was the only one who was calm, and there was a commotion around him.
“Akan! What are you talking about!”
“A real hero, weren’t you the hero?”
This is a bit unexpected. Even though he knew what would happen if he pretended to be a hero, Akan’s expression was aloof. He was as calm as a calm lake, then opened his mouth.
“I’ve been waiting for you.”
A disturbing whisper was growing in the vicinity. Even so, Cream drew attention with a splendid appearance, and on top of that, even Akan exploded a bombshell.
Even so, I could feel the barren faith of this land in that there were only a few people who were agitated, just watching the situation. Or maybe the popularity that Akan built was that strong.
“What are you talking about?”
[You don’t need long words.]
He seems to have complicated circumstances, but I’m sorry but I’m not very interested. Digging out secrets is fun only when it’s like the conspiracy of an evil organization, and no one cares about socks hidden in a snoring person’s bed.
[Let’s get rid of it!]
[That’s right, it’s not worth listening to such a disrespectful person!]
Rarely, I and the Holy Sword agreed. Besides, since we didn’t even try to hide our mental waves, Arkans could hear our chatter.
Akan gave a sad expression. However, on the contrary, his body was preparing for battle before he knew it.
As the saying goes, handling various types of weapons like ghosts, various types of weapons popped out of Arkans subspace pockets and returned. In the end, what he pulled out was a single sword.
A longsword in classic shape with blue jewels embedded in the blue handle just like Arkan’s hair color. It doesn’t feel ego like we do, but it was a great sword to feel the energy of battle and see it tremble.
“Come!”
As soon as he raised his sword and took a rider, a fairly refined spirit came out. It is so perfectly controlled that it is hard to believe that he is young enough to be admired by those around him.
However, in front of the hero, they were like fireflies in front of the sun. Lightly crossing the two swords, Cream released momentum, and Akan’s momentum was swallowed up by Cream’s momentum, like a river flowing and merging into the sea.
“Ugh!”
In the aftermath alone, the members of the expedition corps who were standing behind Arkhan frowned and retreated. Even among those watching the situation around the gates, one after another fell down.
“Master, watch out!”
A few people might actually have died if Choco hadn’t been quick to pick up the momentum and neutralize Cream’s momentum. At the boy’s cry, Cream turned his head involuntarily.
“Ha!”
And in that brief moment when her concentration was distracted, Akan, who had been weighed down by her momentum, rushed towards her cream, shouting her spirits.