I first contacted the Guild of the Brave to report the situation, and then I took action.
Time is midnight.
I'll take the three godchildren and stroll around the village.
In the darkness of the night, in each hand was a magical light created by the magic of [light (light)].
At this hour, I don't see one person outside the house.
It's probably because the village chief is so strict that he doesn't go out in the middle of the night.
I just hear the lights leaking from inside the house, talking in family reunions, etc.
There was also a good smell of meat dishes and so on, and Rio, who smelled it, gushed his stomach.
"Ugh, I knew I should have had dinner first before I did, brother. I'm hungry."
"Be patient. When I'm full, I get sleepy, and my concentration drops. A little hungry is just the right thing for a brave man to do."
"I'm more focused on hunger!"
"All right, all right. When I get home from the inn, I'll feed you hungry."
"Ah, already! I don't know what it is, but if there's a killer out there, get the fuck out of here! Then you can just bust it and have dinner at the inn."
Rio crushes bumps and dissatisfaction.
Maybe I should have let you eat even a loaf of bread before coming.
"Already, Rio! You're being too selfish, and you're not feeling too nervous. You don't even know when they're gonna attack you, do you?... Right, Doctor?
That's what Illis says, and he wants my complexion up next to me.
I put my hand on Iris' head and did it lightly with the will of a well-done man.
"Oh, Illis is right. ─ ─ Rio, if you stay alert like that, you'll see your sore eyes one of these days."
When I cautioned, Rio pointed his mouth at me like it didn't seem funny.
On top of that, he leans even closer to me with the kind of distance that Illis hugs, and looks at Rio and laughs at him hehe.
Seeing it, Rio became an extra muddled face.
"What the hell, brother? That's how I adore Iris."
"You know. That's not the time to say that right now. - And Iris, don't make fun of Rio. Neither of you is nervous enough."
"" Huh. ""
Two people, Rio and Iris, who respond with a slightly dissatisfied voice, but are willing to listen to me.
Well, such an attitude is cute, too.
Even so, your prowess as a brave man is losing your head, you're still a child in the root part, aren't you, these guys?
No, it doesn't even look like it's sweet because I'm here.
But at the same time that they gain strength, it is also true that they are getting a glimpse of their chronic heart.
It's easy to say in words that I need confidence, but my chronic heart is not good - but the truth is, I also feel that these two things are back-to-back, so it's quite difficult.
On the other hand, it was Mayfa who was surprisingly cautious in that.
"... Rio, Illis, we really need to be careful.... Cecilia, don't forget that your sister is missing too"
"It's okay. 'Cause I didn't forget. That's why you're looking around for your sister Cecilia at night."
Rio answers that, but besides, Mayfa shakes her neck sideways as she sifts.
"... it's not.... What I'm saying is that 'something we're trying to stand up to right now' might be 'someone even Cecilia's sister wasn't hostile to'"
Then when they heard it, Rio and Illis became faces that they had been bathed in cold water.
"Ah... right, will it..."
"Right... well, suppose the enemy is' something 'that even that Cecilian is no match for..."
On both faces, there is a serial look.
Yes, Mayfa's right, isn't she?
Even though the form of the threat has not yet been finalized, the possibility that someone with more power than Cecilia is involved in the case cannot be discarded.
Nevertheless, there are stories that Cecilia will not exist in this world of an opponent who is not capable of rivalry in the first place.
In terms of simple individual combat power, it would not seem possible to outshine Cecilia unless it was demonized by originally powerful monsters such as the Giants and Demons, or even brought by monsters of the Ancient Dragon class.
So what Mayfa is saying can also be seen as over-thinking......
But it's not like you can ignore it as a possibility.
Even if it isn't, Cecilia is left with puzzling words and deeds.
In the absence of enough information, cheap optimism is forbidden.
And when I think about it...
"Is that...? Hey, Doctor, that house, you don't have the lights on. An empty house, I guess."
Illis, who was snagging at me, pointed to a private house that had seemed like a go.
The house was certainly not lit, unlike other houses.
There is no appearance of smoke coming out of the chimney.
It's hard to think that the whole family is already asleep at this time of dinner.
It would be natural to think of it as an empty house, as Illis said.
"Right. Well, there's about an empty house."
"Is it? Unlike other houses, I thought there was something there."
"Oh, good point of view, Iris. It's important for brave men to observe such fine discomfort."
That's what I'm saying, and I'm turning Iris's head on again.
Iris said, "Eh heh heh," and looked happy.
Rio and Mayfa stare at it.
"I knew you, brother, were just so cute about Illis"
"... I feel unfair.... your brother should do a lot of things to me later."
"Oh, yeah? I'm not going to make that much of a difference..."
"We both just forget about when we're adored... From me, Rio and Mayfa seem a lot cuter."
I think maybe Illis is right.
I don't know how many times it counted, but I don't think there's anything like maybe just one person hitting on it...
─ Well, while we did that, we went around at night.
So, from the results, nothing happened this day.
It was about a boy and a girl who was walking out in the middle of the night going missing, so I thought if there was something like a kidnapper, I'd set it up, but it's the shape that was on the shoulder watermark.
But nothing came of it, neither did it.
Because that's when I went to the village chief's house the next morning to report.
When I was reporting on the results of last night's round-trip, I talked about the empty house that Illis found, and the village chief who heard it said this.
"Mm...? The house is not empty. There should still be a family of four people living there.... No, speaking of which, I remember seeing the person in that house in the last few days..."
"Huh...? But the only people missing are four boys and girls and Mr. Cecilia."
When I went in, the village chief had lowered his head in awe.
"Also, I'm sorry. There were four people I heard went missing...... Since ordering a nocturnal travel ban, there have been no more reports of disappearances..."
I see.
I mean, it's just that there's no "report" of disappearance, and actually...
No, I don't know yet, but you'll need to make sure.
"Okay. Then we will go from now on, to that house to see how it goes. You don't mind stepping in when you have to, do you?
"Yes, thank you"
I say that and I bow my head to the village chief on my ass, and I signal with my eyes to three people: Rio, Illis and Mayfa.
And me and my godchildren headed to the house where the lights weren't on last night.