Invincible Saint ~Salaryman, the Path I Walk to Survive in This Other World~
143 The first bandit?
We left for Meratoni, and we were on the streets, but in the evening something strange happened to Estea.
Me and Lionel were ahead this time, and Keffin was moving the carriage as your man.
Ketty was in the carriage watching Estia, having a normal conversation.
And then in the evening, when I was trying to find a village where I could stay, all of a sudden Estea jumped out of the carriage.
He said Forenoir chose to come near him before I could move him, and he ran out for Estea.
It's a horse, but it's not a horse's behavior, but I believe it's my partner, so I decided to suck on Forenoir's will and keep going after Estia.
"Estia, don't run away! What the hell is wrong with you?
I felt Estia's body brake for a moment when I told her to scream.
"... very similar to the terrain where Estia used to live"
If I were to call myself Estea, the only being talking to me right now was the Spirit of Darkness.
"It's still about sunset, why are you swapping with Estea?
"Estea, who was looking outside, started to get confused, and the cat beast man talked to me, but I couldn't talk to her anymore and she popped up"
I feel like I've been pushed with a lot of hassle.
Can't even the Dark Spirit see through it?
"... it's up to us to go to Meratoni. We're not going back, are we? And if there's any trauma to it, didn't you realize it was the Spirit of Darkness?
"I don't know all Estia's memories. I'm sorry, but could you just do some more time?
"... ok. But let's keep moving. If we'd gone a little further, there would have been a village."
"... thank you"
Ketty and Lionel came where we were talking, so I'll be honest about this one... except for the spirits.
"Apparently Estea saw a similar place here when she was sold to the Empire. You remembered that shocking event, he got scared."
"... there's no choice. The smaller the memory, the stronger the impact, the more entrenched it becomes in memory."
"Maybe it was Melatoni or it was grabbed in a surrounding village... or maybe it was sold?
"Hmm. Do you want to rest in the village in a hurry"
"Oh. If the demons show up at night, there won't be a problem if the three of us let them in, but if we can rest, maybe we'll settle down mentally."
Encouraged Estia to lie down in the carriage, Ketty and Keffin sat in the friendly guest seat and we started moving on.
Shortly before the sun went down completely, we gradually arrived at the village, but something was wrong.
"I'm Luciel, a S-class healer who belongs to the Healer Guild Church headquarters. Is Lord Mayor here?
When I named the men guarding this one at the entrance to the village, I felt like I saw a rush of colour, but when I realized it, Ketty and Keffin, who were in your seat, had disappeared.
And when I saw the men, they seemed to pass out at some point.
"... what do you mean?
I was confused about what I thought and the two of them attacked the villagers, but it wasn't Lionel who told me, it was Forenoir.
Suddenly, like Willie, when I stood up on my hind legs alone, I fell unresponsive to the boulder.
"Ouch! What's wrong all of a sudden...... sorry about the" burru "thing"
I got up. There was a Forenoir face in front of my face, and I was angry.
I felt that way, and I gradually calmed down.
"Lionel, what is this?
"Sounds like you ran into a bandit or something rarely."
"Aren't bandits urban legends?
"The security of the Saint Shroud Accord may not have had a chance to see it because it is very good, but it is real. There may be bandits large enough to send troops in the empire."
Lionel demanded a rope when he descended as he lectured me, so when I gave it to him, he started tying up the bandits.
I was wondering if the noise would gradually get louder, but the villagers didn't show any signs of coming out and didn't feel like Ketty and the others were caught.
"Wake up Estea and put a carriage in a magic bag and horses in the stables of the Hidden"
"... ok. Forenoir. I'll call you back tomorrow, will you stay inside?
But Forenoir shook his head sideways.
I felt a determination dwelling in my eyes.
"Huh. Then can I put Estia on you?
Then he drooled his neck.
Apparently, he compromised.
"Dear Luciel! The enemy may be outside."
I know how Lionel feels worried, but I'm calling Estea from the carriage.
"Estia, stay with Forenoir because there may be bandits."
"Yes."
The Spirit of Darkness decides to leave it to Estea, and I'll put a bandit tied by Lionel in the carriage Estea went down.
"Lionel, once in a while, I'll listen to Forenoir. And if the enemy comes, Forenoir will notice, and if he's injured, he's going to lock himself up in a hidden stables as punishment."
"... I can't help it"
Lionel had no choice but to compromise and Forenoir looked at us with an indescribable look, but he could have expected the Spirit of Darkness to exert his power in the sunset world.
"So Lionel. Should I just wait in this case? Or should we head to the village chief's house?
"Do you know the village chief's house?
"Oh, I've been to this village a few times."
"Now let's head to the village chief's house. Maybe there's a bandit's head."
Copy that.
"... it's just that in that case, if you don't get a carriage, including a horse, you'll be discovered..."
"... Huh - that's a hassle. Lionel, let's go with the positives. If you find him, destroy him from the front. Good story. If those two were you, they'd stun the enemy."
"Understood."
After I activated the area barrier, I decided to move on.
Though there were no signs of contention in the village, there was not a single house to light, even though every house said the sun would set.
"... you mean collected somewhere?
"Right. I'm just curious that there's no sign of a dispute..."
While we were wondering, we saw the lights as the village chief's house headed in a certain direction.
"I'm concerned that I can't see Ketty and Keffin..."
"If those two are so much bandits that they can't escape, they shouldn't win unless they're of considerable strength and size..."
Moving closer, I heard a voice similar to the cheer, and a feast was held in front of the village chief's house, but that was not normal.
I was just desperately avoiding the magic of the Demons while Ketty and Keffin were stuck in the villagers.
Me and Lionel, the Spirit of Darkness, also immediately grasp the situation and move, questioning that we are fighting but have no fighting noise at all.
"That demon tribe? You think a sanctuary circle would seal the motion?
"The Demons are vulnerable to light and sacred attribute magic. If you can activate the Sanctuary Circle, you may not die, but you can weaken it."
"If you can, I'd like to ask you to recover the abnormality."
"Let me get ahead of you"
"Oh. Protect those two."
"Accepted"
Lionel ran away early.
"Luciel, my sister, if activating the Sanctuary Circle does not bring people back to normal, use my magic. Then ask for Estia's body."
I could hear that voice, but I never answered it.
Because I had already activated the Magic Formation Chant of the Sanctuary Circle.
The blue and white illuminated by the darkness spread throughout the place where it was feasting, and the next moment I saw a swirl of light, I heard a scream.
When I ran the carriage, there was no pile of corpses there... and I could confirm the fall of the villagers who had been manipulated.
"Ha... ha... Dear Luciel, thank you for your help. If he hadn't played the fight, it would have been dangerous."
If you look closely, Ketty and Keffin were wounded like they were decided by something, and the big shield Lionel had was nowhere to be found.
"Immediately after the demons suffered, the movement of all the villagers stopped, and the three of us managed to stab the gap."
I could also see sweat erupting from Ketty's face, and I could speculate that it was the strength of the red dragon-like.
"... why is this Demon Nation going through the Empire? You're more concerned about that."
Lionel lost his big shield, and while his left arm turned in the direction he shouldn't, he seemed to care about the Demons.
The demon clan where the three stabbed Todome was the same back length as a man, and his face did not differ greatly.
It was just horns growing, tails growing like beasts, and tips of hands and feet covered with scales as strong as dragons.
"You fought this a lot. Still... I only look like a human being."
Even when he died, he decided to put the body of the demon clan in a magic bag that showed his presence.
I was a little wary, but getting in really helped me calm down.
"You need to hear from the villagers when they wake up, including about this demon tribe and empire. Before we do that, everyone's gonna be treated first."
"Burrough."
Follenoir, who came beside me, felt like he wanted to keep Estia's unconscious body with me.
"Did the Spirit of Darkness help you..."
Forenoir was the only one who heard me whine and snorted.
I didn't actually see the fight in the field, but I can guess that it was the power of the Spirit of Darkness that caused the villagers to fall.
I don't understand the purpose of the Dark Spirit and I can trust everything, but let's try to believe a little.
With that in mind, Lionel and the others were subjected to the finest healing magic, purifying magic and state restoration magic, and the villagers were subjected to recovery and dispelling.