Side: Prim
Upon hearing from the Hunter’s Guild that Rause and the others had captured the scumbags, we immediately left the Hunter’s Guild and headed for the Order’s Guild.
There, led by Order’s Master Rex, his wife Rosemary, Muse, and Sub-Order’s Master Iris were in the midst of interrogating the Beast Brains.
“Yamato-san, everyone!”
“You’re back then.”
Rebecca and Carol greeted us, and near the Order’s Guild outpost at the town gate, the prototype number two Multi-functional Beast Carriage that Rause and the others use was also parked.
I don’t know how many Beast Brains there are, but did they bring them with this?
“Yes, we’re back. By the way, I see a Multi-functional Beast Carriage, did you happen to transport the Beast Brains with it?”
“Yes. There were 18 Raid members in the Beast Brains, so we couldn’t transport them by ourselves. That’s why Rebecca rode on Fae and returned to Feel to bring the Order.”
I see, so after joining forces with the Order, they brought out the Multi-functional Beast Carriage and had the Battle Horse they had a familiar contract with pull it back.
“I understand. Huh? Rause is cooperating with the interrogation, but where’s Reina?”
“Reina’s sticking to Rause. She almost became a hostage, you see.”
I had heard about it, but they really tried to take Reina hostage.
Reina has little combat experience, so it must have been a dangerous situation.
“At the Hunter’s Guild, I heard you were attacked while you were hunting, but what actually happened?”
Rika is asking about the attack on Rause, and I’m curious too.
There are no monsters around Feel that could match Rause, but some monsters become active in the winter, and it’s not impossible for rare or An species to appear, so it could have been dangerous depending on the situation.
“Broadly speaking, that’s correct. We were hunting Snow Drops on a request from the Hunter’s Guild, but whether it was good luck or bad, we were attacked while fighting a rare White Tear.”
Snow Drops aren’t monsters famous for becoming active in winter?
They’re a subspecies of Deer, a B-N ranked monster, so they’re quite formidable around here.
And there was even a G-R ranked White Tear, so being attacked while hunting it, wasn’t it really a dangerous situation?
“If Rause-san hadn’t noticed the Beast Brains and told Reina to spread her Griffith Light Star wings to protect herself, she would have been taken hostage.”
According to Carol, they encountered a pack of three Snow Drops with one White Tear.
Rause drew the White Tear’s attention, Rebecca defeated it with her Thunder Scale Rain, and Rause and Carol defeated two Snow Drops.
The remaining one was being attacked by Reina to gain experience, but just as Rebecca defeated the White Tear, the Beast Brains interrupted them.
They claimed that since they found the White Tear first, they should be handed it over.
It can only be described as stupidity, and although they were in the middle of combat, Rause and the others clearly refused, and it seems the Beast Brains didn’t like that, so they decided to take Reina hostage.
However, Rause, who was suspicious the moment they were spoken to, managed to give Reina instructions while continuing to endure the Snow Drops’ attacks, so Reina was not taken hostage.
“They appeared while you were fighting the White Tear and Snow Drops, tried to steal the White Tear, and attempted to take Reina hostage. If it were me, I would have smashed them to pieces on the spot.”
Yamato is expressing his anger, and I completely agree; I would have burned them to ashes, leaving no bones.
However, Rause seemed to sense they had other crimes, so after instantly killing the Snow Drops, he unleashed Heavy Fang Cloud on the Beast Brains, who were surprised by Reina’s Griffith Light Star, and took them down.
After that, Rebecca rode Fae, the Battle Horse, back to Feel, and after speaking with Iris-san, she dispatched the Order. I was surprised that Muse was among the dispatched Order members, but it was likely because of the Ancient Ogre that they were able to transport them with the Multi-functional Beast Carriage.
“I see. So even when the Beast Brains regained consciousness, they couldn’t do anything because Muse-san was there?”
“They couldn’t lay a finger on Rause-san alone, so there’s no way they could deal with Muse-san, who is an Ancient Ogre.”
Ah, so Rause alone took down the consciousness of the Beast Brains.
Well, even though there were 18 Raid members, only two were High Class, and those High Class members were Level 41 and Level 43, so there was no way they could match Rause, who was Level 62 and nearing Ancient Class.
“I understand the story. That means the Beast Brains will definitely be criminal slaves.”
“Most likely. They were sympathizers of former Prince Leonas, and it seems they themselves often engaged in lawless acts. After the two High Class members are interrogated to pursue their other crimes, they will be executed.”
Valentia was a lenient country towards High Class individuals, but they will be properly judged in Amister.
There is no doubt that they have other crimes, so it is as good as decided that the High Class members of the Beast Brains will receive the death penalty, and the Normal Class members will become criminal slaves working in the Magic Silver mine.
Side: Carol
While handing over the raid known as the Beast Brains at the Order’s Guild outpost and Rause and Reina were being questioned, Yamato-san and the others, who were supposed to have gone to the Krater Labyrinth, rushed over. It seems they received news of our situation while reporting on their investigation, purchasing, and dismantling requests, and returned earlier than expected, which surprised me a little. After Rause and the others finished their interrogation, we also headed to the Hunter’s Guild to report the completion of the request, but as expected, the Multi-functional Beast Carriage is large for four people. No, the Multi-functional Beast Carriage is comfortable, and we are used to it, so there is no particular problem.
“Oh, welcome back. I heard about it from Yamato and the others.”
“You got entangled in trouble, didn’t you?”
Upon returning to Alka, we went up to the living room on the second floor of the Hinomoto Mansion, where Edward-san and Camellia were having tea.
“It was tough!”
“With three High Class individuals around level 60, there’s no way it would be ‘tough’ for just a minor reason, is there?”
I can’t deny that, but that doesn’t mean I want to get involved in trouble. More importantly, with Camellia here, it means the weapon is finished.
“Camellia-san, your weapon is ready, isn’t it?”
“Yes. I was just checking its feel until now, so I’m taking a break.”
Saying that, Camellia took out a greatsword with a blade length of about one meter from her Storage Bag. Camellia used a one-handed straight sword, but she was concerned about her lack of attack power, so she decided to switch to a two-handed greatsword. Yamato-san also agreed, so we decided to create a weapon using Lapis Laz again. That greatsword is now in Camellia’s hands.
“The name is High Winger Sword. The guard resembles a bird’s wings, and those wings can also serve as a shield.”
Camellia happily shows me the greatsword, High Winger Sword, but the wings can also be a shield? No, with precedents like Aria-san’s Starlight Orb and Reina’s Griffith Light Star, such a thing is not surprising.
“If the wings can be a shield, does that mean it has Shielding imbued on it?”
“Yeah. Before we went to the Krater Labyrinth, Mina-san’s Shielding and Barrier Magic were fused using Flam’s Fusion Magic and imbued on it.”
Mina-san’s Barrier Magic as well, and moreover, imbued using Flam-onee-sama’s Fusion Magic, it seems to have amazing performance again.
“Next is how it handles in actual combat, but that can only be determined by actually using it, so if you have time, could you try it out for me?”
“I don’t mind, but have you ever used a greatsword, Camellia-san?”
“Unfortunately, no. So after dinner, I intend to swing it again in the courtyard.”
So she has no experience using a greatsword. Many people at Wing Crest use swords, but no one uses greatswords. Therefore, giving advice is difficult… Ah, Yamato-san’s sword is two-handed, so it might be similar. Speaking of which, Yamato-san and the others should have returned earlier than us, but where are they?
“Edward-san, where did Yamato-san and the others go?”
“Yamato is at the Crafting Hall. The women are soothing their travel fatigue in the Hot Springs.”
Ah, I see. Come to think of it, the development of Communication Tools was in its final stages, and magical tools for pseudo-combat using monster illusions are also being developed, so it was natural for Yamato to go to the Crafting Hall. The wives, including Lady Hilde, are bathing, which is also natural. The bathroom in the Multi-functional Beast Carriage is spacious, but it can’t compare to the Hot Springs.
“Then we’ll go to the Hot Springs a little later too.”
“Ah, then while you’re at it, take Marina, Fina, and Fiana with you.”
“That’s fine, but have you and your sisters not taken a bath again?”
Fina and Fiana’s younger sister, Reina, is frowning. Edward-san and others who confine themselves to the Crafting Hall tend to resort to Supplication Magic, Washing, instead of bathing. Washing is magic that removes dirt and sweat from the body, and it is difficult for nobles to own baths, so ordinary people can only bathe once a week, making it a frequently used spell. Reina must have lived like that before coming to Alka, but she has been captivated by the Hot Springs and the bathrooms in the sub-palaces, so she bathes every day.
“I sometimes use Washing too, so it’s fine, but today Yamato and the others are back, and we’re all together for the first time in a while. If you’re going to the Hot Springs anyway, it’s better to go there. Ah, Camellia, why don’t you come too?”
“Yes, I’ll do that.”
It may seem unexpected, but Edward-san is someone who can be considerate in such matters. Camellia-san has also received consideration from Edward-san before joining Wing Crest and at Deseo, and it’s obvious she’s attracted to him because of it.
“Then, my sisters, we’ll take them!”
“Yeah, I’m counting on you.”
“I’ll be resting here.”
“Understood.”
“Then, we’ll be going now.”
Rause-san will be resting here and keeping Edward-san company. If possible, I would have liked to join them in the Hot Springs, but since Prim-san and the others are already in there, that’s not possible. So, let’s go to the bath in the Golden Shachihoko Hall of the Northeast Sub-Palace, where we live, together tonight.
