Marquis' Express Butler

It wasn't Eluna who answered my question, it was Chris.

He clenched his chin and gave an intelligent look. It seemed like I already knew the answer.

“A trail of camping. I don't think it's been that long. Miss Eluna, of course. You've found it.”

“You're welcome.”

“You wouldn't have been able to find it if you weren't so sensitive. There must have been some burning smell. ”

Arthurs doesn't know, but Chris knows that Eluna inherited Elven blood. When Eluna is in the forest, all her abilities rise.

That's someone else's story.

I sniffed as I knng Chris' description. Not just me, but Arthur as well. But we didn't feel anything.

This time, I injected Mana into the olfactory senses.

Then I felt a faint amount of ammo mixed with the rich smell of nature. Is this it? As I get closer to the trail, I start to get stronger.

So this is how you found it.

Meanwhile, Chris, who is squatting, reaches out to Elona.

“Can I borrow your dustpan for a second? ”

“Of course.”

After receiving the ashtray, Chris began sweeping a wide range. Every time he moves his hand, there are signs of camp. He must have set the campfire.

A moment later, Chris gets up with an open waist.

“Twelve traces. It was quite a big camp. There must be at least a dozen places, including the ones we couldn't find. ”

“Is this a typical campsite? It doesn't look like it's this quiet around here. ”

I looked around and asked. When I zoomed in, I couldn't see a single light.

Chris replied:

“It's not common. Hunters and adventurers are all I have to try. There are two dungeons around here, but it's already safe after the expedition. ”

“Do you have a dungeon? ”

At that moment, Chris looked at me strangely. I thought there was no such thing as a dungeon because I never met monsters, but it's more common than I thought.

Let's just skip to the silver.

“Anyway, isn't the Merchant Guild taking a short break? ”

“There's very little chance of that. It's only half a day's journey from here to the Kingdom. Even if you're stronger than you are here to rest, you'll lose less getting to the royal capital. ”

When you rest, you consume the item. I have to pay extra wages for the mercenaries I hired. Above all, time is money for merchants. You'd better get there a little earlier.

In that sense, Chris's reasoning was plausible.

“The conclusion is that these large camping trails are unnatural. ”

“That's right."

Eluna helped me this time.

“At best, there are traces of hunters and bandits, but you can't see any animal bones or flesh points. Well, there's a good chance they're bandits. ”

“You mean nearby. ”

I pulled the Mana pistol from my waist. Starting with that, the team pulls out their weapons one by one. I pulled Mana up and spread her energy everywhere.

But nothing happened.

As a result of his training, he was able to sense heat up to a 100-meter radius, but few creatures were caught in the range. When you look at the shape and size of the animal, it's obvious.

I didn't see any human figures.

That doesn't mean the forest is safe. We need to find a place where they might be hiding, if possible.

“Let's move a little further. I'll take the lead. Eluna, you take the rear. Chris and Arthur lead the horses slowly. ”

“Got it.”

I started my search walking forward with my pistol in my hand.

The heat sensation remained.

It was a special ability that was implemented in a field of view, such as augmented reality, so that the silhouette could be seen so that it could be distinguished between animals and humans.

But as time went on, I began to feel skeptical.

“I don't know if this is a good thing. ”

A forest big enough to last a long time on a horse. This type of exploration seems inefficient.

It only takes a few animals so far. I couldn't see a single human being. If I just turn on the garbage here for no reason, I'll be caught up with you.

Being caught doesn't mean that your life is lost, but it does bother me that you need to return home without any danger. Arthur's way out of the picture.

I turned around.

“Maybe we should draw them away. ”

“How?”

“We'll let them know we're here. ”

“I don't know what you're going to do about it, but it's going to take a while. Efficiency.You 'd better think twice. ”

I laughed bloody.

“If you throw a net, you'll have to catch a lot of things. That's something to consider. All right, let's get ready. We don't know what's coming. ”

Heave-ho!

I equipped the handgun with special bullets I had made earlier. Then you aim your gun at the sky, and collect Mana to fire a bullet.

Bang!

Phew!

Like a broken blue glass, a piece of blue flashes out from everywhere.

The flash of light was brief, but there was no difficulty confirming the location.

But I decided to be nicer.

You fire one more round into the sky to make it clear that you are here. I ordered my comrades around the time the blue light disappeared.

“You'll get a response soon. Let's hide.”

We moved forward as promised.

Each hid behind a rock or tree, and I completely covered myself in grass and held a spare magazine in my hand.

Right then.

Sagrac!

Zach!

I heard a sound from a distance. I activated my heat-sensing skill and looked around.

It was definitely a person.

It was clear that his hands were flying. You're holding a weapon because you can't feel heat in a sharp silhouette.

“Them?”

Heave-ho!

With the pistol loaded, I set the managing lever to 'about’ and pulled the trigger towards the silhouette expressed as augmented reality.

Tongue! Tongue!

Just three shots was enough.

“Grr!”

Screams come from the right place, and I quickly get up and run toward the screams.

At that moment, a strange voice rang out.

“Levin's down! Get rid of them all!”

You hear hissing and yelling from everywhere, as if it were a signal.

There was an ambush.

Suddenly, the number of people caught on the heat-sensitive radar increased. Ten, fifteen, twenty....

“Oh, you're so cheeky. ”

The flare worked better than I thought.

Of course, there's a good chance they're not the ones I want. 'Cause I'm the one who made the first move, so you fight back. But now that we're here, we have to deal with them.

I paused, then exchanged my gaze with my colleagues. I nodded my head as if everyone understood my instructions.

And so began the battle.

Tupperware!

Eluna holds three arrows in one hand, feeds the demonstration as it is, and shoots it.

I can't believe I'm going to see all these multishots that I hoped I might see someday. That's cool.

Puck! Puck! Puck!

“Ugh……. ”

The three men who were trying to attack Eluna on the tree fell down so easily.

Meanwhile, Arthurs and Chris have formed a duo to stop the aggression of their enemies. If Arthurs is covering a wide area with his sword wielding defeatively, Chris passively aims his sword at defense.

Aaaaah!

Arthurs' viciously twisted sword ripped the enemy's leather armor to shreds.

Ta-da!

The enemy's sword, which was rushing towards the void, is blocked by Chris' longsword. Chris kicks out the enemy's abdomen.

Even though I breathed for the first time in practice, my hands and feet fit together as if I had promised.

I feel like I'll be a better team than I thought.

“You don't have to care. You're good at it. Yeah, we should do that. Shall I start moving? ”

I sharpened the magazine and widened my vision.

Flash!

You can see the silhouette facing this way from a distance. Based on the shape in your hand, it looks like you're holding a projectile like a bow or crossbow.

“The front-runner!”

I cast a magic spell, adjusting the amount of Mana to 'Medium’ and then pulled the trigger, considering the distance.

Thung, thung, thung! Tung Tung!

I fired two shots at three of them.

The silhouette in my sight fell down, moaning. With the help of laser pointers, the accuracy reaches almost 100 percent.

It's getting quiet around here. There were only two choices they could make. Fall down, run away.

Four or five tried to escape, but they didn't track him down. I was stunned or knocked out for a while, so many of them were captured alive.

Your allies start bringing in survivors one by one.

“Good work, everyone. Are you hurt? ”

“If you get hurt by something like this, you have to get rid of the knights. ”

Arthur smiles gladly, but Chris is not satisfied.

“It doesn't look like these guys. ”

“Why?”

“There were no users to come. ”

We were expecting a lot of enemy power. At the very least, we need to mobilize more than a dozen users of error in order to hit our home base.

But there were a lot of idiots who attacked us now.

“Are these the bandits passing by? ”

“I think so. ”

Chris nods. I'm sweating a little bit, but I can't let you go. I fell down and grabbed the collar of the man breathing harshly.

“Ugh... ”

“You'd better get up off your ass. If you don't want to save a man. ”

I pulled out the dagger and pushed it into his cyst. The man was surprised by the cold feeling and opened his eyes.

“Sa, please save me! ”

“I don't intend to kill you, but I want you to remember how much you cooperate can change my mind. If you accidentally empower the Dagger, it will be unfair. Right?"

“Yep!"

“Who are you people? ”

“The Red Velvet Bandit!”

“The Red Velvet……? ”

By the way, they're wearing red hoods on their heads one by one. It's a yellow feint.

Red velvet reminds me of my past life. There was a song that I loved.

I looked down at the pistol. It's not a revolver, so I can't send it in the "Russian Wheel" way, but I suddenly feel relieved.

Then Chris said,

“The Red Velvet Bandits are mid-sized bandits who also work in the vicinity of the king. It's been founded for 31 years, with over 200 members. One of the most well-organized bandits in the world. ”

“Really?"

The captured thief glows with his eyes, wondering if the situation is still unclear.

“Oh, you know me! Sir, are you related to us? ”

“That can't be right. ”

Chris sighs and steps on his face. You hear a scream. I grin. You know how to use violence?

“If you have a branch, if you have a force, you'll need some help. Right?"

Chris nods.

I grabbed him by the collar and brought him closer to me.

“Will you help me? ”

“Oh, yeah. Of course, of course! ”

“Call your boss right now. The higher-ups want to see you. If you say you're from the Adeline family, you'll be able to speak freely. ”

“Yes, old! ”

He jumped to his feet, so I grabbed his ass.

“Not you, someone else. You have work to do. ”

Are you smiling too badly? His complexion is pale.