Arafoo Otoko no Isekai Tsuuhan Seikatsu

Episode 266 Hidden Field

We are crossing the pass to get back to Sakura.

It is a waste road that has been out of use for decades.

There are rocks, there are monsters, and we ended up in a landslide.

It's been a long time since the running lights went around, but I managed to cut through them.

The journey is about to mark a milestone with many refugees.

Beyond this challenge, the only thing left is the flats.

Within the Kingdom, streets are well maintained and speed can be increased, so you can reach Sakura in 3-4 days.

Unless there's any trouble.

Even with me, I'm not going to rush anything.

If you force yourself into an accident, you'll be in trouble.

After all, I was able to overcome my difficulties without a single drop-out, and I need to keep it as tight as a flat ground.

Having cleared the crash site on foot, we ran off on the microbus again.

The costar I'm riding is a newly purchased silver body.

The bus that you have been working on has been laid under the dirt and sand and cannot be recovered.

That pass will not be used for a while, so it will decay as it is buried in the sand.

As you go down the curved descent path, the surrounding greenery becomes darker and the slope becomes loose.

There's plenty of grass on the road in the woods now, but there's no evidence of it being used.

In clear weather, the road became straight and the cliffs disappeared.

Kenichi! The road is straight now.

Ah.

I answered Anemone and took the microphone of the radio.

"Akira, it looks like you've passed the pass."

Hahaha, that was just a lot of turbulence.

"It's the first time in my life that I've been caught in a rupture."

It wasn't like I was involved, but it was my first experience running a horse lantern.

Murray came out from behind.

Kenichi, did you get past the pass?

Ah.

"Wow! That's my husband!"

Oops!

The villagers also stopped.

"So, did we enter the kingdom?"

Masaki asked me on behalf of the villagers.

"Oh, that's what happens."

"" I did it! "" I'm not hungry anymore. "" That's right! "

The villagers cheered from behind.

While listening to that, I opened the window.

"Oops! The pass is gone!I don't think it's that scary anymore. "

Ooh ~!

From above, you can hear the beasts and the children grunting.

I'm glad I didn't get a single dropout, but I almost got myself into that dropout.

It's true that darkness is an inch away.

The grass is growing, but the road is straight and solid.

With this, you'll be fine with a little speed.

--That said, it only increases from the previous speed of 10km/h to about 20-40km/h.

If there is a gap even if the speed is increased, it will bounce off the people on the roof.

Above all, safety comes first.

Occasionally, the villagers seem to be picking up firewood and the like during a break.

When the break is over and the car is driven again, the microphone of the radio is taken.

"Akira, I'm going a little faster."

Copy that.

"How are the people on the roof looking from behind?"

Looks like there's nothing wrong with it.

I see.

Speed up and run for about 4 hours while putting in a break.

There were several places along the way that looked like settlement ruins, so I put a house that could be used from the ruins on the item BOX.

There are only stone walls left in the house, but it can still be used if the roof is raised.

When it was before noon that I drove the bus, the forest suddenly opened.

A fairly large field is spreading and the green wheat is shaking.

"Oh, the fields! Is there a village nearby?"

"" Oh, what a field! "" "" Are you so rich?! "

The voices of the villagers can be heard from the back seat.

From the fields of the former world, it is not a big deal, but compared to the fields of that village, there is a difference in cloud mud.

It is neither surprising nor impossible for them.

"Don't worry, you'll soon be able to build those fields."

"Really?!"

"Oh, to do that, I have to learn a lot about agriculture."

Yes!

"Wow, it's a field!"

Anemone also looks out at the field outside the window.

"It feels like a good field for a long time."

Yeah!

"Hmm, I feel like I'm finally home." "Oh, my God."

I'm sure the Beasts are relieved to feel what people are doing.

……

When I look behind me, Amaranthus has a difficult face.

"Amaranthus, what's wrong?"

"No"

"I know there's a village or a town here, but what kind of place is that?"

"... there shouldn't be a town here"

"Huh? Sezina is a city in the west...."

"Sezina is further east."

He knows the western city, and I'll ask Cetella.

"Hey, this shouldn't be Cesina."

Elves don't seem to know either.

"Once there was a post town called Karin at the entrance to the Pass, but it was no longer blocked by the Pass."

It seems that one of the houses I picked up from the ruins was a town called Karin.

"Has Amaranthus visited you here?"

"I have visited Segina several times....."

"Was there a western fortress?"

"That's right. There's no way the Republic is coming, so it's just a wreckage."

"I heard that story before."

"There was nothing ahead of the fort, so I just saw it from afar and the inspection was over."

So this is an uncontrolled part of the kingdom?

Is that so?

On the edge of the abandoned village, there is a place where there is no lord.

That's where the villagers I picked up before were.

Because there is no taste, there is no lord's hand.

The village is exempt from paying taxes because it cannot live.

This is different from the Republic.

Of course, if you abuse it to fatten your stomach, you will be punished.

Tax evasion.

"New land will be exempt from taxes for a few years."

"Because if you exploit settlements and villages before their incomes stabilize, you'll crush them, right?"

Exactly.

It simply means that tax revenues are well tailored to the land without even collecting taxes.

"It's way too big for a bunch of people from somewhere to open up."

"Perhaps the nobles are involved."

"So, what about systematic tax evasion?"

Perhaps it is not the village that is evading taxes, but the aristocrats who are ruling here.

Is that what this is all about?

"Kenichi, what are you doing?"

Anemone, who is looking at the field, asks me.

"Huh? I don't think so. Because it's people's territory.I don't think I'll report it to the castle. "

"If it doesn't move, it means the royal family is involved."

"Mm...."

Cétela gives Amaranthus a disgusting look.

"I don't know Amaranthus, who was in politics a while ago.The royal family won't be involved. "

"Isn't there one royalty?"

"Elves are right, you can't deny it completely."

Have you ever seen that? - Cétela has that look on her face.

"Well - in the meantime, if there's a town or village, let's ask them."

"Small settlements can't be managed on this scale."

I see.

Nyah

Belle is stunned looking outside with Anemone.

"Don't say that, Mother. There are things like this everywhere, from ancient times to present."

Even in the former world, there were hidden fields to avoid taxes.

"Mmm...."

Amaranthus has a difficult face.

He seems to be worried about how he handled it.

You may ignore her because she is no longer royal, but she has not abandoned her country.

The nobles who feed the people and the country will not forgive.

"Well, in such a case, it would be bad to have a federation with the foreign forces, but fortunately, there's no sign of the passage being used."

"The Holy Knight is right."

Running along the road looking at the farmland of the bamboo shoots.

The roads are well maintained and you can clearly see them being used.

They seemed surprised to cross paths with villagers.

I can't believe you didn't expect people to come to places like this.

Through a pass that is not used now.

Kenichi, I can see the village.

I took a microphone for Anemone's words.

"Akira, I'm pulling over."

"Okay."

When you park the bus, you get off the bus and use the binoculars that came out of the item BOX.

"Husband, what's wrong?"

I can hear Nantes from above.

Uh-huh

"Is there anything in the village that you see over there?"

She points to the village.

"It's not a big deal. You guys wait."

In the blue sky and white clouds, the village of several hundred people is reflected in binoculars.

Is there still a village?

I'll take pictures, too.

"Kenichi, what's wrong?"

I got off the bus and Akira came.

"Apparently, Amaranthus says that this area is a hidden field."

"Ah, there was an Empire, too?Deep in the woods, suddenly it's a field. "

"If you look from the sky, you'll see in one shot, but there's nothing like that."

"Oh, the one who finds marijuana and cassia fields in the former world."

I skipped the drone because I got to talk.

From above, the area was still open and the barley fields were spreading.

This drone can also record footage from the air, so record it.

"Are you going to report it?"

"Just in case, Cétela said she hated the royal family if it didn't move."

Well, that's not a story.

It's not my job to cut this place loose, so I just need to make a minimum report.

You don't even have to go all the way to pick up chestnuts in the fire.

After passing the village, you continue through the forest again.

After a while, I saw the fort.

There is a river flowing in front of the fort, and a jump bridge seems to be rising.

The river doesn't seem to have any other bridges, so it seems we have to go through here.

"Akira, there's a fort, but the bridge's rising."

Another detour?

"No, this is kingdom territory, and I don't think we need to run....."

It would only be good if it was a straight shot.

In the meantime, I proceeded to the bus in front of the fort.

According to Amaransus, there were few soldiers left in the shattered fortress.

It is well maintained and the guards wearing silver armor can be seen on top of the fort.

No - if you're prepared for an intruder from the Republic, of course, but don't worry about it now.

It would be impossible to actually cross that pass by carriage or horse.

It was my cheat that made it through.

When I got off the bus, I pulled out a loudspeaker from Item BOX and called it into the fort.

"I'm Kenichi Hamada Border!I want you to drop the jump bridge. "

……

I'm sure you can hear me because I'm so loud.

I was followed by Amaranthus and Anemone.

"Hey! Can you hear me?!"

You reacted to my voice, or the soldiers on the fort turned towards us.

"I don't know if it's Uncle Frontier, but I can't go through here without permission!"

"Permission is who's permission?!"

"You must be the nobleman who's ruling this place!"

Ask Amaranthus next to him the name of the nobleman.

"This area is the territory of Count Shiraz."

"What? I think I heard it somewhere...."

"He must have been in the tent with the Duke at the bridge."

Ah!

I slapped my hand.

I even made white gold coins.

"Yes, it is."

Call the fort again.

Well then, let's get Count Shiraz!

"I can't do that! Where the hell did you guys come from?You're not going to be able to get through here!? "

Another man came out and pointed his bow at me.

"You suspicious nail!"

Hey!

I can see the arrows fired without hesitation flying in a parabola.

Very slow-motion - is this also a kind of horse running lamp?

It was a joke to me, but I was struck by the sword of Amaransus that came before me.

"You rude bastard!"

Amaransus threw his sword at the soldiers of the fort and raised his voice of anger.

"Oh no, it was a mistake!False firing! Ha! "Yes, one shot is a false firing."

Soldiers are laughing on the fort.

Holy Knight, shall I punish you?

Amaranthus is furious, but I want to be angry.

You finally arrived in the kingdom after a difficult ordeal, and you fought this battle from your side.

"Damn, you did it.This isn't just an essay. "

--I tried to say that, but what do we do now?

Trap the river with the rocks and logs in the Item BOX and hand over the heavy equipment.

No - I don't think we'll be able to make the road as clean as we can get heavy equipment across.

If we stop it, the river will flood.

"Hmm, I can't help it. I'll smash it."

Well then, it's my turn to punish you.

It's a Ranged Attack, so this is where Anemone comes in.

Target is on the jump bridge.

"Anemone, there's a chain on the bridge."

"Yes, if you break it, the bridge will fall!"

"That's it. It's on the left and right. Break both sides."

Got it.

Behind you, speak to the beasts.

"Beasts, prepare for battle!"

Heeeeee!

Give them a clear polyka shield and a crossbow.

"I'll take care of it, sir!" That's right! Are you going to shoot? "

I also handed over my weapons to Murray and Nyamena.

No, wait, wait.

Kenichi!

Akira and Tsitzra came.

"They've attacked us, so I'm going to force them a little bit."

Well, it's self-defense.

I explained to Akira the plan to destroy the bridge.

Well, I'll do it on the right!

It seems that Tsitzra will also help us.

"Well, the anemones are on the left."

Yeah!

You can see from above that we have begun to prepare for battle in earnest, the soldiers of the fort are heading right and left.

Basically, we call ourselves nobles.

If you deceive a nobleman, you will die. There is no response in this country.

"But it's too late."

Well then, let's cum ~! huh ~

Blue light began to gather around Anemone and Tsitzra, so I told the beasts.

"Hey, don't kill the soldiers.Killing him could be a problem. "

Then the Holy Knight. If you shoot an arrow at a nobleman, it's a felony. "

"Well, I don't know anything. They're soldiers at the bottom."

"I understand."

The magic of Anemone and Tsitzra exploded.

Explosion Magic!

The magic of anemones turns from blue light to red flames.

The part of the castle wall supporting the upper left side of the jump bridge was blown away.



A giant arrow of light appeared above the elf.

Is this the magic of the superior compatibility of magic missiles?

When the white arrow was fired, it penetrated the wall on the right.

The chain supporting the jump bridge was broken, causing the jump bridge to fall.

He jumped over the river and crashed into the shore - bouncing several times to make a roar sound.

"" "Ooh! I did it!" "

"With such amazing magic, it's easy to drop castles!"

Looking at the stone walls that the Beasts blew up, they were thrilled.

Kenichi-sama! Do you want to go in?!

The Beasts are about to storm, so stop.

It's not a serious battle, and there must be at most a dozen troops in the fort.

Threatening is enough.

I took the loudspeaker again.

"Hey! Can you hear me? Now I'm gonna blow the fort with magic!It's cheap, isn't it? Think about it! "

Of course this is a bluff.

Maximizing Anemone's magic won't blow up the fort.

"Hold on! I surrender!"

The soldiers of the fort began to line up with their hands raised.

Even in this world, it seems that surrender poses similar to the original world.

I didn't think there was a great magician who could use such a big magic.

"I'm on my way! Don't act funny!"

"Okay, don't shoot me!"

After all, I put the beasts on the microbus with their weapons on.

"They surrendered, so you're just threatening them? Don't shoot me."

"It's okay. Come on."

Just in case, push caution.

"Please, Akira!"

Oops!

"Thank you, Anemone, Twitter."

- Yeah. - I got it.

Return to the driver's seat with everyone.

Nyah

"Haha, there was no place for your mother."

Me neither.

Elves are wrapping their arms around the passenger seat in time.

When we start the bus, we cross carefully over the fallen bridge.

Of course, one at a time.

It's an overcrowded bus with people on the roof anyway.

If a bridge falls, it won't be stylish.

Walk through the gates of the fort and enter.

Inside, it is in the shape of Ko, there is nothing on the other side, and it has collapsed considerably.

This fortress was originally meant to prevent the Republic from entering.

It seems that only the front is repaired and used.

As the two buses enter the fort, the magically broken debris rolls over, so proceed with caution.

About a dozen of the troops who were guarding this place were down there and putting their weapons on the ground.

Probably an indication that there is no intention of rebellion.

I got off the bus - from above the bus, the Beasts are aiming for the crossbows.

There's a guard behind me, Amaranthus, and I don't think I can do anything with it.

Like I said, it's the Kenichi Hamada border.

"Iron Demon Beast moving without horses?"

Soldiers are surprised to see the microbus.

"Yes, you're guilty of pointing a bow at a nobleman."

A soldier jumped out in front of me and knelt down.

A man who is small but has a large, chunky body shape beside him.

The body is square, but the face is square.

"Master Frontier, I am solely responsible!My men just followed my orders!Thank you for holding my neck alone! "

No matter how noble I am, I can't punish anyone in the other realm.

I'm pretty sure he was shot, so I'll say it's self-defense.

"Are you in charge here?"

"Ha, yes!"

"I need to ask you something. The fields beyond the fort are hidden fields, right?"

"That's right...."

"Alright! You just come with us.I protest against Count Syrah. "

"Yes, I understand...."

The person in charge here must know what a hidden field is.

"So this fort is supposed to hide the hidden village from the outside so that the villagers don't escape from the village inside."

"Yes... the supplies are brought in regularly..."

"Then the nobles of the kingdom would have done something similar to the Republic."

Amaranthus came to me.

"That's right. Just because supplies are running around, it's a little better."

"The inhabitants of that village are not free, so this is a big problem."

"Yes, perhaps the money that was evaded here is a source of funding for the anti-royal forces."

"Ah, Count Syrah, who was with the Duke of Nantka, said something about anti-royalty."

"Echinacea Bear."

Yes, that's it.

Forget politics.

"I'm not dissatisfied with the royalty, and I don't mind if I stay the same, so I'm a royalist."

That's right.

Amaranthus is here too.

"I'm out of the book."

"Still, I think the influence is huge."

"I'm not interested. All for the Holy Knight."

"Isn't it for the kingdom?"

"Yes"

There's no more fighting.

Collect weapons and armor from everyone and store them in the item BOX.

Get the man in charge of the captured fort on the roof of the bus and go to Akira's car.

"Akira, there is Count Syrah ruling here, going to a city called Cesina."

"Okay."

"It's not that far from here."

"You're talking about the car, right? Hahaha"

Well, yes.

A carriage would take a whole day or so.

Driving the car for an hour - from the fort to the forest, the field spreads again soon.

Sezina, the westernmost city of the kingdom, was seen.

About 40 km from the fort.

Surrounded by multiple moats and walls, it reminds me that it was once a castle city in preparation for the invasion of the Republic.

There are many people on the road, and if there is a carriage in front of them, it is difficult to get past them.

After crossing several bridges over the moat, I finally approached the castle gate.

"Stop!"

A soldier with a spear wearing a coat of clothing and leather armor can park at the guard.

"What is this!? What happened to the horse?!"

Face out the window and explain to the soldier.

"This is a magical, iron beast."

"... I've heard that nobles who use such beasts live near Astrantia..."

"That's me. Kenichi Hamada."

"Oh, excuse me! Master Border!"

The soldier stretches his spine carefully.

"May I come through?"

"Please!"

I'm glad I didn't miss it.

No matter how aristocratic you are, you can't be reckless.

The gate was destroyed - it was self-defense and force majeure.

A microbus carrying people to the roof entered the castle wall.

In the meantime, check the clearance of the vehicle body and gate.

"Nantes, are you okay on your head?"

"Haha, you can reach the ceiling of the gate.It's okay, mister! "

I am worried, so I go down and see.

It's okay. It's okay.

Well, let's visit Earl Sylar's Mansion.

Well, you won't see me.