Let's Manage The Tower
(14) Bandits
Normally, when the offering is sealed at the place of production or distribution, it will not be opened until it reaches the king.
The intruder and those behind him must have used it to exchange the offering for something else.
However, because it was originally a fake, it meant that he did something completely meaningless.
René had prepared a variety of measures in anticipation of these things happening along the way.
It was one of them who prepared a fake offering.
The seal indicating that it is a sacrifice is not so easy to get, but I was able to get it as a priority this time.
Fortunately, what I was carrying this time was what the Royal Family wanted.
That's why I was able to take measures to put the sealed genuine offering in Kouchi's item box.
There was a hustle and bustle in exchange for fakes, so I was optimistic that the journey to King's Landing would proceed without any raids, but the inquiry was not lowered.
On the second morning after leaving town, Nana reacted to something as usual.
At first, I thought the monster was approaching, but it soon turned out not to be a monster.
I also thought it was a fake exchange noise from another faction, but I soon realized it was different.
When Mitsuki identified those who were far away, he found out that those who said anything were watching the caravan.
Yes. They're just real (?) They were bandits.
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Kaosuke was sitting next to a fire made for lunch and eating a meal made by Mitsuki.
Nana is lying next to her.
Nana finished her meal well and was moped by her adventurer sisters, including Carla.
I am completely familiar with the escort of the caravan, which is by no means short.
It was Nana who was not alert at first, but when Kaiseki gave permission at first, this happened irreversibly later.
Kaosuke talked to Carla, who was stroking Nana while eating.
"I think it's time, but can I do that?
I mean the bandits we found in the morning.
The relaxing lunch here invites the bandits to think that they are alarmed during the meal.
We also see bandits gathering around us.
From the morning and the strange familiarity, it seems that the bandits with the castle as their roots in this area are certain.
"It's okay. If you don't do it the way you always do, they won't be alarmed, will they?
If you look at Carla, who is mopping Nana with pleasure, it is subtle whether it is in front of the building or the truth.
Either way, Carla was right about what she said, so she stopped saying anything more.
Besides, I didn't think I could afford to do this right away.
Such an arrow.
The voice of the one who had finished lunch first and was watching the surroundings flew in.
"Here we go!
Together with the signal, the female adventurers who were mopping Nana quickly took on a combat posture.
It was Nana who stood up in the same way, but it could be suppressed.
This time, Nana won't show up.
Nana roared with dissatisfaction at the words of the examiner.
"It can't be helped. I was told not to take any more work."
There is a reason why the examiner said that with a bitter smile.
When I found the bandits, I discussed them with other adventurers, and this time, I told them that I would wait until the time when the auxiliaries were ready.
Most of the raids so far have been dealt with by aides.
Since the request was only to carry the offering safely, it was left to the assessors, but this time, the adventurers stretched out because the bandits who appeared to have low arms were the opponents.
Of course, there can be a lot of violence, so it is not that there are no examiners at all, but it may be said that there are few compared to the previous ones.
At the end of the day, since it is supposed to eventually come out of Kouhi and Mitsuki, it may be said that Nana hardly appears.
"Well, let's wait here for the results."
With that, Kaiseki reached out to Nana's back and slowly began to stroke her back.
Nana shook her tail with joy because she was in a better mood.
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While Kaosuke and Nana had a relaxed atmosphere, the bandits were already approaching the caravan.
Their faces smile because they are driven by more than twice the number of people in the caravan.
Completely, he looked like a wolf who found a flock of sheep.
The sheep, however, were not sheep, but stronger beings, which was the beginning of their bandits' misfortune.
This has been the case until now, but it could not be said that the individual abilities are so high that it is a type of group that is pushed by the number of people.
To be clear, it was a group of amateurs who had grown hair.
Even so, they were supposed to be invincible to the number of violent attacks, but the guards who had crossed repeated raids had dealt with them calmly without being pushed by the number of people.
In the back, there would have been a feeling of reassurance that Kouhi and Mitsuki were refraining.
The feeling that it was okay for me to leave the battlefield with a little indifference was, on the contrary, a factor that demonstrated more strength than usual.
"What the hell are you doing? There are only about ten of them!
The bandits' heads shouted impatiently at the fellows who were being defeated one after another.
It was disastrous that I was looking backwards without taking part in the battle because it took the form of directing myself.
As the numbers were decreasing one after the other, the head snapped its teeth.
I thought it was a delicious prey in a large caravan because of the number of guards, but the guard's skill was higher than expected.
I didn't think that there were offerings in the cargo I was carrying and that the Adventurer's arms were a little more than usual to protect them.
It was too shallow a prospect, but a normal bandit could say this.
Nevertheless, judgment was fairly quick with only a head with a sizeable number of people.
My head realized it was useless, but decided to retreat immediately.
The head rang a finger whistle and gave a signal to retreat.
After seeing his friends flee, he turned his head back on the caravan in an attempt to flee.
"Oh, where are we going?
After that, there was a beautiful woman who stood up and changed the color of her eyes.
The assault on the caravan failed, but I thought we could get enough of this beautiful woman by bringing her home.
I didn't think that would divide my destiny.
Mitsuki decided to snap his head at once without missing out on his head, which stopped moving for a moment with no extra thought.
"Ha!?
The head that noticed the blade approaching his neck must have stood up quite a bit.
But all I could think about was seeing the blade.
Mitsuki, who quickly lost interest in his head, looked around.
"Oh, my God, I knew it was the Mitsuki."
One of the adventurers, who became handy when the bandits who attacked escaped, approached Mitsuki and said so.
The fact that Mitsuki lost was an expression that didn't even think about the shards.
"Is this going to help?
"Well, even if it's like this, it's just your head, right?
In Mitsuki's words, the female adventurer replied with a smile.
In the end, the bandits' raid ended as a small event, without significantly affecting the subsequent movement of the caravan.