Monster no Goshujin-sama

12 - Yona Iino Perspective

After reuniting with Shikun Jingu at Viscount Ban's mansion where I went to greet him, I decided to join the Knights of the Second Squad of the Diocese Knights, including Mr. Gordon.

We arrive at the town inn where we were meeting.

Welcome home, Mr. Iino.

"I'm home now, Mr. Gordon. Have you made any progress?"

"That's it, Mr. Iino, listen to me. I was able to get information about the brave man. It's near here, too."

Mr. Gordon looked a little excited.

Just point me to the map spread out on the table in the room and give me the information I got.

"There was information recently that a brave man was witnessed in this village. Then he said he moved to this village. It's just around the corner of this town where we are."

Thick fingers slip over the map.

"Normally, I would turn in contact with Unit I first, but this would be faster for us. Maybe I can finally grab the tail of the fake brave..."

"... surprised"

I snapped small.

"That's where I was going to go."

"Oh my God."

What Mr. Gordon showed us was the village Shintoku Shingu told me there were former members of the expedition.

I was surprised, but if you calm down and think about it, the village is close to the town you are in.

It wasn't strange that Mr. Gordons and the others were getting information.

I told Mr. Gordon that I had met Shikun Jingu at Viscount Ban's mansion and what I had heard from him.

"I see, was that what happened? He said he was a real brave man, not a fake brave man. This is rude."

"No. I didn't know, so I had no choice."

I showed Mr. Gordon how frightened I was, and I showed him the map.

"There is a coma forest in this village, close by. Maybe they went to protect a threatened village."

"Oh. That's a brave man."

I looked around at the faces of the knights who leaked their exclamation.

"It's a separate matter from the investigation of the fake braves, but I want to tell them the situation. Because if you know, you'll have a hitter when you're suspected of being a phony. … what do you think"

I was a little anxious, but Mr. Gordon nodded deeply at me.

"Whatever. We don't mean to be blamed for not being brave either."

"Thank you"

Sadly, the story proceeded with a ton of clapping.

We packed our bags in the midst of that day, and we went out of town.

A car powered by demonic stones rocks in a gutter.

Mr. Gordon, in the car, said in a mundane manner.

"You look in a good mood."

"Huh?"

I turned my eyes round.

The other knights on board are pointing their faces at us like they see something smiling.

So for the first time, I noticed myself singing a small nose song in tune with the rhythm of a rocking car.

"Ah..."

I felt my face get hot, and I turned away.

"Ah, haha. Looks like he was floating a little bit."

Until now, even after the rumors, the footsteps were interrupted along the way, they were not credible in the first place, or it was already too late for the previous village that went with them to be abandoned.

This was the first time we had what could be described as an achievement.

"You were relaxed. Excuse me."

"You won't have to apologize. Master Iino was eager to help us with our work. We feel the same way."

"I wish it were"

After I dusted, I tightened my expression.

"It's just that now you're back in the shake when it comes to fake braves again"

"Right."

So far, there are no leading clues, and all we know is the damage.

After the false braves were witnessed, there were already a few places where the monsters attacked them and made them an abandoned village.

It is believed that the killer was welcomed as a brave man, fled before his identity could be dispersed, and drew a monster into the village to conceal evidence.

What I was doing was exactly what livestock did.

Who the hell are you?

Since the damage is scattered over a wide area, it cannot be considered a solo offender, but if it is more than one offender, it cannot be solved that the behaviour in the village 'just received a welcome'.

When you think about it that way, it still seems like another possibility is right.

That is, the possibility that this is the work of the 'King of the Demon Army' Kudo Lu, the culprit of the Fort Chile raid.

He hates humans.

That's enough motive.

... However, if Kudo Lu is the identity of a false brave man, there are things I'm not sure about.

Why are you doing such a roundabout, that's why.

He has the ability to manipulate monsters at will.

You don't have to go around fooling fake braves, you just have to ravage about one of the villages.

Yet why......

Think about it, but I have no idea.

This kind of thing is unsuitable.

Detectives aren't the word for making money off their feet, but they got a lead by continuing to listen anyway, and it seemed like the only way to catch them was with the current offender.

However, even if they hold the crime scene, that doesn't mean that's okay.

Mr. Gordons, the Cathedral Knights are vigorously pursuing their investigation, but if the opponent is "King of the Demon Army" Kudo Lu, it is also possible that he will encounter a payback in an attempt to catch them.

I wish I could be on the spot, but not always.

So what do we do?

I had an idea about this matter.

"What about the members of the expedition who are in the village we're going to, I think I'll ask them to help us with our investigation"

I cut out a proposal for Mr. Gordon.

"If you ask me to cooperate, I think you'll respond. Because there are many righteous members of the expedition. In fact, they came to the area through the expedition to meet the demands of the small aristocrats who haunt their heads with monster damage."

"Oh, my God, is that so"

Mr. Gordon looked surprised.

"I thought that the brave men who were in the village had visited the land on their journey to the capital."

"No, you're not."

Speaking of which, didn't you talk about this area?

I explained the situation.

"When the expedition was still staying at Fort Ebenus, there was contact from the nobles around here. Anything, he complained about the monster damage, and some members of the expedition came through the squad and into the area. Some people take care of the nobility, like Shiku Jingu, who was at Viscount Ban's, but it seems that some of us decided to go around the village on our own"

Because they are like that, I can expect that they will be more likely to respond to cooperation.

Because they dared to distance themselves from the nobility because it is a manifestation of some sort of decency that they did not come to this land to luxury.

Shizuku Shimiya also said.

- It seems that some of them are turning the village upside down without causing any other aristocratic trouble. "We're fighting for those in need," he said. Unlike me, they're high-minded.

Having decided to go down into the field and go around the villages and crusade the monsters, they are not asking for consideration.

If they are like that, they will surely respond to their cooperation.

"Uhm?

So, Mr. Gordon, who was listening, roared.

There was a small crease between my eyebrows.

"Are the brave men going around the village on their own?

"Huh? Yes. Yes, but."

"Really?"

I was a little confused by the unconvincing flair.

"Uh, what's wrong?"

"No what. It's not a big deal."

When asked, Mr. Gordon answered after taking a breath.

"I wonder why you can't work with the nobles to get to the point."

"Huh?"

"I wonder if it would be better to collaborate so that we can crusade accurately."

Rather than giving an opinion, it simply looked strange.

And that statement made sense.

"It's..."

Indeed, if it is to be profitable, there is an option to cooperate with the nobility of this land.

Originally, they were supposed to be happy to cooperate because they had a head for monster damage.

Of course, that doesn't necessarily mean it's better.

Because there will also be inconveniences arising from being under nobility.

Some might, for example, prioritize their interests over the security of their inhabitants.

If you disliked such infirmities, then that decision is not a mistake.

But... would they have thought that far when they visited the land?

For a few seconds I was stuck in words.

When I tried to open my mouth, my car rocked big.

The brake sounded deaf.

"What's up!?

Mr. Gordon, who became the face of the battlefield commander, yells in a thick voice.

"It's tough!

The sound of the knight on your stand arrived.

"The monster...!

That's all I heard, I was flying out.

Change your mind and figure out the situation first.

At the end of the stretched path, I saw monsters like dogs covered in scales sticking this way.

And when I see the appearance thereof, I shall be wielding the sword that I have drawn.

It's common if you're traveling in this world to encounter monsters.

Even after I started acting with Mr. Gordon and the others, this wasn't the first time.

Armor sleeves touch.

It's faster than the opponent realizes this one exists, and it snaps its neck off.

"Oh...!

A knight who was on your stand raised an exclamation.

"Brilliant, Master Iino!

"No. Not much."

Shake off the blood paste of your sword.

The cut stopped perfectly.

"Whoa, whoa, whoa!"

The roar of the beast slapped his ear.

Bullshit, look back.

Beyond the trees off the road, a big blue furry monkey stared at this one and was roaring.

Monster, second one.

I'm turning against my chest, opening my mouth big, and dissipating hostility.

I put a sword in that mouth.

"Gee!?

I don't give you time to react.

Destroy the cerebral marrow.

It's disgusting.

Monsters of this magnitude were not numerical.

"This is..."

But the voice that came out of my mouth had to be serious.

Because I understood the situation.

I did not care how the falling monkey giant was, and I returned to Mr. Gordon, who came out of the car.

"Master Iino. Exactly..."

"It's an emergency!

I cried out, blocking what Mr. Gordon was about to say.

"There are signs of multiple monsters around!

The knights, who were on the verge of relaxing, breathed.

It was Mr. Gordon who switched consciousness as soon as possible.

"How many?

That's the vice president of the elite Cathedral Knights.

They ask me what I need to do.

"How many?

"We don't know the exact number. Just..."

I looked back.

"... full"

To a large muckad with a mouth back and forth, a frog as many as a cow, a lizard with a head pointy as a sword.

There were a dozen other monsters coming this way.

We still have a little distance, but it won't take us a minute to pick up the enemy.

The knights who noticed the situation showed an upset bare gesture.

"Such an idiot. So many monsters at the same time......?

The sight in front of me was something that was not normally possible.

Monsters like making herds...... famously speaking, except for fish shaped monsters that roam the earth, tripe drills and monsters like balloon foxes that Mashima had with him, it's not normal for monsters to be in one place at the same time.

Not to mention if another kind of monster were to strike.

That's what the legend asks, like the great defeat from deep in the tree sea of the brave five hundred years ago.

Or, except for an example like the big incident in some fort.

"... maybe, but not all of them"

There was a sound of the pieces of doubt filled in.

This was an unexpected development.

In a way, however, it was also of the kind to give answers to questions.

"... oh well. That's what happened."

A bitter voice leaked from the back of my throat.

"Dear Iino...?

Power held on to his hand squeezing the pattern of the sword.

My back teeth rang.

I turned to the monster.

"... will perish. Mr. Gordon, please abandon the car and return to the way you came."

"No. If you're going back down the road, join Mr. Iino..."

"I'm going straight to the village."

"It is! It's dangerous, Master Iino!

Mr. Gordon turned around before me.

"Dear brave man, it is dangerous to stand up to monsters on your own. Why do you think our knights exist?"

"Mr. Gordon..."

On its stern face was a face that guided me from the heart.

"We exist to fall in the stead of the brave. The world can only be saved by the brave. So we take the sword and throw out our lives."

"... I understand what Mr. Gordon is saying"

With what we have done to this world, the power we have gained is isolated from the rest, but not absolutely.

Even if you don't have two names like me, if you have cheats, you can defeat them as easily as a monster, and as long as you travel in a group like an expedition, you can't just encounter a monster and be dangerous first.

So I'm going to make a mistake, but a monster is also a sufficient threat to a brave man.

In fact, in past history, it seems that a considerable number of brave men fall in the battle against monsters.

I am not very familiar with it, but I have nevertheless acted with the Imperial Knights and the Diocese Knights, so the circumstances around it were overheard.

"Then"

"But I have to go."

Still, I shook my neck to the side.

The danger was well known.

I couldn't give up here.

Strike evil.

Because of this, the power of Weiwaten is there.

"It's okay."

I let a smile come to my eyes.

"I'm not trying to get into anything without thinking about it. I'll leave when it's dangerous."

"Dear Iino..."

"Don't worry. I'm still a little strong."

If you're another Expedition member, it's dangerous to stick it in a bunch of monsters.

But I have two names on the expedition.

Yuna Iino, whose name is "Weiwaten".

If it's just the White Soldiers, it's one of the strongest.

"I'm coming."

I kicked the ground and ran out.

Gear is the fastest.

I'll put a flame of emotion in your chest on the fuel that moves through your legs.

The flames burn endlessly.

It was a flame of anger at the evil deeds that came to light.