Let's Manage The Tower

(8) Settlement

By taking on half of the attackers, the rest of the caravan was attacking.

Although the number of people is almost equal, there is still not room for it.

"Claire! These guys are stronger than we expected!

"Oh, I know. Hold on!"

In response to a word from his friends, Claire managed to answer with one of the raiders.

As long as they were like thieves, Claire and the others could be defeated on a one-on-one basis.

But the attackers weren't on that level.

I don't know what it's like to be trained by the army.

Claire was thinking about it while protecting the merchants who were desperately left behind.

The raiders seem to be aiming only at killing Claire and the others from the beginning, and they are not looking at the luggage at all.

If it was just a bandit, it would have been impossible.

It's not just Claire and the other adventurers who are struggling.

But the situation didn't last long.

Kouchi, who handled his leadership, joined us as a force.

It was the Adventurer's side that managed to hold out, but with Kouchi's addition, the situation changed at once.

As soon as Kouhi approaches, the raiders will be defeated one after the other.

That's all you need to know is that you're not dealing with anyone at all.

Neither Claire nor the Adventurers knew how Kouchi was defeating the raiders.

"... I knew there was a difference in strength, but not so much."

Claire murmured in exclamation as she passed through the daze.

Carla, who occasionally approached her neighbor, nodded in agreement.

The number of raiders already on our side is down to half.

It is this difference that only one person has joined.

I can't see the bottom of how powerful Kouchi is.

Claire and the others are not trying to help the other members, just to keep Kouchi out of the way.

Originally, you could go to the person being attacked by the raider to help, but that itself can interfere with Kouchi's actions.

Besides, we know that Kouchi will be able to hold out that much time as he goes to defeat the raiders in no time.

By the way, it seems that Kouhi is attacking from among the attackers by choosing who stands with his arms, and the rest of them are not able to hold out.

"It's incredibly strong, but it doesn't seem like you're taking it seriously at all."

Carla, who was watching Kouchi's fight just like Claire, said so.

Beyond that gaze, Kouhi was about to take down the last one.

Of the raiders, several were defeated by adventurers, but more than half of the raiders on our side would have been stopped by Kouhi.

"I'd love to hear what you can do to be so strong."

"I agree. I don't even know when magic is active on my level."

"Magic...!? Are you using it?!

Carla shrugged her shoulders as she opened her eyes and looked at herself.

"I don't know what to do before I start strengthening myself and attacking with a sword. I thought I said some magic to slow them down."

Carla lists some of the magic Kouchi uses, but Claire didn't know anything about it.

Wizards can cast spells before using magic, or even sing without chanting for a little while.

For melee fighters like Claire, it makes them look good, but Kouchi doesn't see it at all.

"... you have no idea?

"The opponent also seems to have equipment that nullifies magic, so it doesn't seem to be working perfectly."

Carla was staring at Kouchi's battle with her eyes closed.

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While doing so, Kouhi defeated the last one.

The adventurers are turning their eyes to admiration.

Whether or not he noticed that he was being looked at, Kouhi turned his gaze towards the leading carriage without looking at the fallen opponent.

Once again, the escort adventurers recalled the existence of the lead carriage.

They weren't the only ones being attacked.

Rather, you can say it's the main one.

The leading carriage, a little closer, was already isolated from the hustle and bustle of the raid.

Mitsuki and Nana have already disabled all the raiders.

"... are you okay?"

Kouhi, who came in the immediate vicinity, nodded reassuringly.

"Well, I was just protecting you at the border."

At the end of the day, Kaosuke himself protected himself from Rene's attack, but he didn't bother to use words like that.

However, Kouhi nodded back after properly understanding the intentions behind the study aid.

"The leader is rolling over there, what do we do?

"Well, maybe we should gather all of them first."

It is not very good to stay away from two places.

Some of the assailants are bleeding to death.

The smell of blood could lead to a monster attack.

If you can, you'd better leave this place at once.

"What about the raiders?

The examiner looked back and confirmed to René, who was listening to the conversation in a daze.

"Ah, ah. I'd like to hear it if I could."

René says gently, but the point is, I want to interrogate him and ask him if there is anything he can hear.

It's important to René what he's been raiding for.

Well then, shall I tie my hands and legs and leave the living ones alone? I can't afford to carry them all. "

"I understand."

"Okay."

Kouhi and Mitsuki began to move in the words of Kaiseki.

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Eventually, those who lived outside the leaderships that Kouhi defeated were tied up by adventurers and left on the spot.

It is unclear how long it will last without being attacked by monsters, but at least we will have time to move the caravan.

The raiders' leaders carefully tied him up and decided to listen elsewhere.

The raid prevented us from proceeding as planned, but we were ahead of schedule.

There seems to be no problem in terms of the number of days.

Having decided to set up camp tonight, the examiners decided to listen to the raiders.

Unfortunately, tonight's meal is supposed to be taken care of by someone other than Mitsuki.

The raiders were interrogated in René's sleeping tent.

However, even when it comes to interrogation, of course, René does not have the expertise.

So Kouhi and Mitsuki used their magic to hear the story.

Nana was on guard at the entrance to the tent.

I've been instructed not to let anyone in.

Few people know exactly how powerful Nana is, but no one will try to break through.

After consolidating the surroundings, the examiners began interrogating the attackers.