It was Oliver and Emiliana's mother, Louisa, who welcomed us to Flaria.
When I got off the carriage and saw the two of them smiling at us, I was surprised. I didn't expect you to pick me up.
I whispered to Iris and Basilio that they both knew me.
"Oliver, Louisa! It's been a long time."
It was Oliver who responded first.
He lowered his eyebrows and buttocks and said with a crying expression.
"I heard from Mel. Thank you so much for Elvira-chan..."
"No, no... thank you for starting today."
Oliver, who was dispatched to the Fralia garrison, was not in contact with some of them, but it appears that Mr. Mercedes told him about Elvira. I bowed my head to Oliver, who would take care of me from today, while feeling the gratitude that was being expressed.
Lift your head and the first thing that caught your eye was Louisa, who was standing behind Oliver. Relax with gentle, delicate eyes.
Louisa, it's been a long time.
"Thank you very much for coming. Please let me know if there's anything I can do to help."
They took care of me when I found the spirit's drinking water. Without them, we might still be struggling to save Elvira.
Afterwards, Iris and Mr. Basilio also had a brief chat without saying hello. But sometimes I have to say hello to the head of the Fralia branch, and once it is dissolved. I plan to disturb the garrison and the mansion later.
By the way, this time it was a business trip ordered from above, so I'm staying at Fralia's lodging. The accommodation fee is borne by the organization of the King's Concoctor.
Take Iris and Basilio to the branch for a tour of Flaria. --It was an incident on the way.
"--That."
I recognize a missed girl, and I stop unexpectedly. Then he looked back and stared at the girl's back.
Do you attach importance to ease of movement or wear clothes with a high degree of exposure compared to the surroundings, such as shorts? Brown hair is also short. He had some kind of knife on his hips, and at first glance he stood up like a female adventurer.
Above all, it was the big earrings the girl was wearing that took away her gaze. A large blue jewel is inserted and sparkles every time it hits the sun. Sometimes the colour changes to green or pink, whether it is due to light contact.
--This is not the first time I have seen the gem, which will be very unusual. In the past, "I” have met a girl who shows off the jewels with pride.
Hmm! Amazing! This gem is the best of the treasures you've ever gotten!
I'll never give it to you, and the girl laughs with a pleasant voice. In contrast, "I" - the brave man nodded "Wow."
A highly exposed costume that seems easy to move. Short brown hair. Earrings with embedded rare gems. I know her.
"Laura, what's wrong?
I respond happily to Mr Basilio's question. He leaned his neck and peeked into my face.
I shake my head and answer.
"Someone I knew a little bit... let's go."
Mr Basilio nodded when he smiled. Then we started walking again on the way to the branch - before that, we looked back again. But there was no girl there anymore.
On my way to the Fralia branch, listening to Iris and Basilio's gentle conversation, I was still thinking.
(You were one of the "Last Brave" friends just now...?
Yes, the missed girl resembled the Treasure Hunter girl who was looking for the treasure that appeared in Last Brave. She meets brave men on her journey and hopes that she will find a rare treasure when she journeys with them.
She was very helpful to the mood maker. When the world fell into the hands of the demon king and the brave fell, it was saved by her brightness.
(She was born in this world. I'm surprised by the coincidence....)
I'm sure they're traveling in search of treasures from all over the world. As I remembered my memories with her, I hurried to the Fralia branch.
A few days after I came to Flaria, I had to do as much work as I had to do, and I managed to keep busy days inside. The Fralia branch was not as hostile as it used to be - it would be big that monsters regularly appeared around the city, so they were busy mixing things up and not going anywhere - and the work was peaceful and well done.
The information on Lukash and the others is hard to come by. Sometimes I wonder what town I'm in and what I'm doing.
--It was like that one day.
I woke up to the deafening noise "Kangkang!" Looking out the window, the sky is still dark, probably still in the middle of the night. I thought desperately about what was happening to my head - before my head gave an answer, a voice sounded from outside the room.
"It's a monster attack! Ladies and gentlemen, evacuate the Mansion!
Monster raid. I awoke at once at the word.
A cardigan was woven from the top of the sleeping roll, and a pouch containing the healing medicine and prototype that was placed next to the pillow in case something like this happened was used to jump out of the room. Almost at the same time as I left the room, the door next to the room also opened vigorously. Unexpectedly, I saw a girl with brown hair - a treasure hunter at Last Brave.
She apparently stayed in the same lodging. We nodded and headed for the exit to evacuate together, as it was an emergency.
All the guests of the inn run down the hallway, down the stairs, and to the exit. I was relieved to see Mr Basilio running with Iris a little bit ahead of me.
"Ladies and gentlemen, here!
Run from the inn to Louisa's mansion as instructed by the Knights. In the meantime, I noticed that there was no fire coming up from anywhere. On the contrary, I can't hear anyone screaming.
Of course they're good. That's the best thing you can do without the damage. But I leaned my neck in silence too different from the monster raid I had ever encountered.
That's funny. It's too quiet. Is it true that the monster has entered the city?
--That was the moment I wondered. From the bushes on my right hand, a beast-shaped monster jumped out at me.
Yaba-!
I can't even throw the prototype in time. A small knife pierced the monster's body as soon as several faces floated like running lights in his brain.
On the verge of reaching me, the monster's body collapsed. It was the brown-haired treasure hunter girl who pulled out the stabbed knife.
"Are you okay!?
I nodded repeatedly to the girl's question. She showed a relieved smile and reached out to us. I took that hand and tried to get back to the Mansion, but I thought a few monsters appeared from the bushes in a row, blocking our way.
Strangely enough, several monsters were blind to others fleeing. The monsters appeared more and more from the bushes, but everyone just stared at me and didn't try to attack me at all even if others passed by.
--Obviously, the monster is after me.
"I don't know, it feels like I'm after you, right?
The girl, completely surrounded by monsters, murmured with cold sweat. In my mind came Arnold's words.
That was when I heard that Arnold's hometown was attacked by a monster. He said the monster attacked only Elvira. The other villagers didn't see it either.
At that time, I wondered, but now I think there was a demon king lurking in Elvira. I think that had a lot to do with it.
What this past example shows is that monsters do not just randomly attack people, but sometimes set “goals”. And that “aim” is now me.
(... because the Demon King saw your face?
If you have any idea, it was an experiment in the town of Lustu. At that time, I was drunk once by the Demon King, the Black King. At that time, the Devil might have known about it. But if so, why are you targeting me?
As I kept staring at the monsters without knowing what they were aiming for, a monster fell down unexpectedly. As I thought, with that momentum, the bodies of several monsters were torn apart by the sword.
The bearer of the sword
"Laura! There's a monster here...!
"Mr. Oliver!
It was Oliver, deputy commander of the Knights of Chevalier.
I am relieved to see no more helpers. And I remembered the existence of the prototype in the pouch because I was able to afford it a little, and I immediately stood up. A monster that is not so strong should be able to defeat enough with one.
Mr Oliver, the girl, me and the three of us will turn our backs on each other and confront the monster herd. We have to make our way somehow.
--But suppose I made my way here and arrived at the mansion where the shelter is located. I wonder if the monsters will go to the Mansion in the same way and get a lot of people involved.
No, I haven't decided yet. It's just a guess. Anyway, when I looked at the monster in front of me again, thinking about going through here. A large beast-shaped monster came a few steps closer to us. I thought, the monster's mouth moves slowly.
"Omae, Maosama, Crucimeta...."
You, demon king, have suffered.
Once you hear that word, you can't say I'm not after you anymore. There is no doubt that the monster is after me. I let Elvira drink the prototype and tortured the Demon King.
I kept talking to Oliver in that position.
"I might as well not be here!
"... what does that mean?
"As a person who tortured the Demon King, among the monsters, I feel like... a wanted criminal!
The moment I answered, the monster in front of me came into our house.
"Watch out!"
The girl pulled her left hand. At that time, the prototype held in his right hand was thrown at the monster. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The monster squats on the spot and screams like a low roar. Eventually, the voice broke off - and fell to the ground. Probably could have been defeated.
I'm glad I brought the prototype, and I really appreciate it.
"What is that!?
The girl stared at us with her eyes shining. “I” know what she thinks when she looks at the sparkling eyes. When she's making this look, she thinks she's "going to make money."
"I made it... like a poison for monsters that doesn't harm people."
"Heh! I'm going to make a fortune!
I knew it. I laughed unintentionally at what I imagined. And I looked at that smile and I said, "You can't afford to be guided." The girl also smiled as if she could afford a prank.
And I said that name.
"Atashi, Marta Murcia! What about you?"
- I think so. I was convinced when I heard his name. She is one of the party members of "Last Brave" and is Marta Murcia, an amazing treasure hunter who claims to be the crotch of the world.
I didn't expect to meet her like this and be able to help her. While surprised by the mischief of an unexpected fate, I introduce myself.
"Laura Ampere."
"Yo, Laura! If you save me here, tell me how to make it!
Malta's voice sounds out of proportion here. It was supposed to be surrounded by monsters, but at some point the fear was fading.