Ryuugoroshi no Sugosuhibi

Gdanal left the house so that it would be the day to give the ransom and arrive at the specified time. Kosuke follows away from behind that Gdanal. Weare is leaving a message with his wife. Wiale, who can't be covert when she comes with me, is nothing but a handful of feet.

Many people will not lose sight of Gdanal, but the destination is listened to, so in case you lose sight of it, it is possible to get ahead of it if you move quickly.

By the time he reaches his destination, Kosuke is trying to find out if anyone is wearing Gudanal. But it was different from when attention was being paid to myself, and I didn't know.

As it was, the two kept a certain distance and came to the ruins outside the city, the destination. This was a building where the tools and seeds used for field work were kept together. But it got old and stopped being used. It is now used as a secret base for children.

Kosuke looks down on the roof of the nearby building at Gdanal waiting in front of the building.

Time flowed as it was for five minutes and enough, and by the time it was thirty minutes, a man over thirty appeared over a two-meter fence. It's a similar outfit to people walking in the city with the concern of not being conspicuous. Most people would be wrong with the average person if they hadn't seen it coming down from the fence.

I can't hear you two talking from where Kosuke is. I just see how Gudanal makes a scene.

The conversation between the two did not last long, and the man gently climbed off the walls, ignoring Gdanal, who gave him the money and showed him how depressed he was.

To hear more about Gdanal, Kosuke jumps from a height of seven meters. I'm kind of anticipating the conversation.

"How'd it go?

"... he said to bring more money"

Since he hadn't brought the child, Kosuke thought it was possible as well.

"I said I couldn't do this any more, but I never listened! I really can't!

"Shall we just check on the kid for now?

"Can you do it!?

Gudanal sees Yusuke with a look mixed with surprises and expectations.

The man who left seems to be moving slowly and manages to feel the signs.

"Because now we can still track down the kidnappers."

"Please! I'm going home and I'm going to think about the gold measure!

"Well, I'm gonna go for a minute"

Seeing Yusuke jump over the wall more easily than the kidnapper, Gudanal begins to wonder if maybe Yusuke is quite a powerful man.

I'm tempted that I haven't run out of luck yet. Gdanal ran home, trying to get the money to do something about it as well.

Now Kosuke is hiding herself in a tree growing by the way, while following her kidnapper and walking in the meadow. The kidnappers, who are a few dozen meters away, sometimes seem to look around and be on guard, but go into the woods unaware of Yusuke.

"Is there a safe house over there?

Yusuke shrugged and approached the forest with vigilance. Exploring the signs and checking for any lookouts, Yusuke quietly stepped into the woods.

A trap was set up in the woods to inform the intrusion, such as Naruko. After realizing the rope, which is lucky enough to be stretched at his feet, Kosuke is also alert to the trap and moves on.

It didn't take long to reach the safe house, and in less than twenty minutes we reached a position that we could see from between the trees in a distance.

Kosuke does not go ahead from there, but prioritizes observations and begins moving to circle around the safe house.

The safe house is a two-story mansion with the size there, about two basket courts in size. It looks like it's been built for decades. It has not been taken care of and is broken everywhere. Seeing that, Kosuke decides that this must be a temporary place for the killers to stay. I happen to have found this place that deserves to be a makeshift accommodation for the killers, and as soon as I can use it, I'm going to move it.

Around the time he drew a circle and passed half a circle, Kosuke felt his gaze for a moment. The only time I felt the signs was for that moment, and now I don't feel anything. I guess the opponent has excellent skill in hiding. Tilt your neck faintly but keep moving without looking in the direction you felt your gaze. To keep you from realizing what you are aware of.

Keep walking and wait for a reaction. If you come in contact with me, that's fine, and if you don't come, I'm not going to ignore you.

After another five minutes or so, I could hear the grass shaking faintly behind my back and smell other than grass. I can also see signs when they get this close. It's not an animal, it's a sign of a person.

Yusuke pulls out the throwing knife so he can't see it from behind and hides it in his palm.

Have you made up your mind? The Lord of Signs approaches Kosuke. The signs still remain contained, so I guess you're going to take the lead whether it's a struggle or a discussion.

Not realizing its intentions, Kosuke looks back where the signs are approaching somewhat.

There she was, a lightly dressed mid twenty woman. I put my long black hair together with a red ribbon, concealed with a cloth from the eye area to the bottom, and I can see a short sword and backpack behind my hips. Yusuke somehow came up with the word kunoichi in his brain.

"Become!?

A woman who didn't think she was being noticed shouts a surprise.

"Can I help you?

"... what are you here to do? At first, I thought it might be one of the people here, but it didn't look like we were going to rendezvous, and on the contrary, it seemed like we were watching."

The woman, who took a gentle, deep breath and calmed down, asks Yusuke.

"A little kid I know is being caught here. I wanted to make sure it was okay."

"I see... are you going to break inside?

"I want to hear this one before I answer that. Are you one of them?

"No, I'm not."

I am not lost in the tone of the instant answer.

With about 20% suspicion, Kosuke answers the question. In the same way, I guess a woman doesn't believe all of Kisuke's words.

"I was wondering if I could go if there was a gap."

"Have you ever been undercover or something?

"I don't."

I honestly responded by deciding that infiltration in disguise once I went would be different from the infiltration the woman was listening to, and not.

"Then stop it. It's our job to find them and make a scene."

"I guess. I just wanted to go if there was a gap, and I didn't want to push it."

"Yeah, that would be nice. Unless you have some unexpected means of flying, infiltration will be tough."

"You can fly in the sky, though? We can use metastases, so it's no problem getting out of here."

"Is that true?

Show her how pompous she is, and the woman listens. Yusuke nodded, and the woman who thought there seemed to be no lies in the way she did, thought a little.

Kosuke, who doesn't know what he's thinking, turns his attention to the woman while resuming reconnaissance of the safe house.

After enough time, the woman who put her thoughts together opens her mouth.

"Would you like to cooperate?

"What cooperation?

"I wanted to do an internal investigation, but they could have noticed me when I broke in.

The sun goes down and you hold me and break into the mansion from the sky. If it starts to make a scene, it would help if you could take me and transfer. "

"Like I said, I've never been undercover, have I?

"If you can act as quietly as possible, we will foe and lead the way here.

And from the way you were reconnaissance, I was wondering if you'd be quite all right. "

Now Kosuke starts thinking.

The person in front of you is probably highly skilled at these things. Otherwise you shouldn't be thinking about doing an undercover investigation.

My own skills are not high. But if professionals act together, they may also have the opportunity to take out Gdanal's children.

Ask me a little bit about the situation over there and conclude that maybe I can believe it if it answers that.

"If you want to cooperate, I want that information. I won't say it's all. I want you to tell me what's going on."

The woman thought it was not a bad thing to earn her trust and nodded.

"... fine.

The child of a certain noble house has been imprisoned. I was sent to rescue the child or to find out which room he was in. "

"This one was refused cooperation by guilds and soldiers, but you were on self-investigation because of those circumstances?

"I have to apologize for that."

I don't know what the woman's words are intended for, and Kosuke tilts her neck.

"The guild and others don't move because orders are being given not to move in order to spread as much as possible the fact that the children of the noble house have been exposed"

"Could the child of a noble house be the child of an amazing great man?

A woman doesn't answer that. But your eyes look positive.

Kisuke thinks it might be a child like the Duke's or the Marquis'. The pattern is a hit. I would add there that it is likely to develop into an international problem. I can't imagine that much for Kosuke without enough information.

If the child is in this country, there is nothing wrong with guild requests and soldier dispatches. But the kid came from another country for a tour of the martial arts. There was no way to spread information that would destroy the country's face, such as the fact that security gaps had been compromised, and an order was issued not to move to the guild with soldiers because of information restrictions.

In fact, security wasn't the only problem, and the carelessness of children and the number of people were problems, but now that they've been exposed, it's just an excuse.

While we are stopping the soldiers from moving, a very small number are moving to solve it in secret. One of them is this woman.

This move will dramatically reduce the number of bandits who were stationed in and around the city, but it has nothing to do with Yusuke.

"So what's the cooperation?

"I will. It's a good proposition."

"Really, that helps"

The woman exhales a small, soothing sigh.

"Let's just move out of the woods. There could be a lookout."

Yusuke nods and starts moving about the leading woman.

There are two of us traveling, but only the footsteps belong to Kosuke for one person. I wonder how you're doing. Yusuke looks at the way a woman walks and thinks about imitating it. But it doesn't look like a special gait to Yusuke's eyes right now, and he can't imitate it.

Just tell me your name while you walk. Aye, it turns out the woman's name is Nagare.

As we do so, we move through the woods, where the soil is flourishing and the formations are visible, and hide ourselves from the woods.

"I plan to kill time here for a while, but you have food... you don't seem to be here"

Look at Yusuke's body and judge.

It's about the usual sword and throwing knife that Yusuke, who wasn't planning a long battle, wears. The jacket is turned into an eagle and placed by the Weare.

"If you have time, I'll go back to the city and get it, though?

"I have a portable meal, so let's put it on"

Kosuke nodded and agreed that the ninja-like Nagare had become interested in what it would come out of.

And Kosuke was impressed by what came out. What was served was dried rice with miso mixed with kelp stock and walnuts. Dissolve miso in hot water in miso soup and eat dry rice with water.

Yusuke tears unexpectedly at something close to the Japanese food he has spoken of for a long time.

I thought it would fit his mouth. Nagare faces the look of Yusuke. Never a superior product. And yet I'm surprised to be so impressed.

"Thank you"

After eating, Kosuke says thank you from the bottom of his heart.

"Was it that delicious?

"Maybe I'd rather miss it than taste good. I just hadn't eaten in just a few months, but I'm glad I remembered the taste of my hometown"

"Are you from Kouma?

"No, I'm not."

"Apart from the bats, you have places to serve these meals."

What kind of country listens to Yusuke, who was interested in a country called Kouma?

Kouma is the third largest island in the Perele Islands. The population is more than 10 million. It is a national pattern close to pre-Meiji Japan such as the Edo period.

Seasons are not seasonal, summer is longer and winter is shorter.

Kids are dressed, and adults typically wear something that simplifies the bandage that the Peace Nobles wore. What Nagare is wearing also gives an atmosphere close to the Japanese costume.

Meals are also close to Japanese food, and if you go there, Kosuke will be able to eat something he's used to at any time.

"I'd like to go once."

"We don't regulate entry and exit, so you need it anytime"

"I'll go someday. I want rice again."

The favorable perception of the country of origin lifted Nagare's guard a little. Many would be happy to be praised about their homeland. That was the same for Nagare.

This did not mean that he remained vigilant even during the break, and Yusuke, who was not as vigilant as Nagare, naturally, was able to take adequate rest as well.

And time flows, and as the sun sets and clouds become more numerous, the two begin to move.

"That's it, isn't it?

"Anytime."

Yusuke floats with magic and lifts his arms from behind on both sides of Nagare. It floats as it is and rises to about five times the altitude of the forest, where it finally stops. The first time I experience it. The highly nagare does not hide the tension, but squeaks and throats.

It travels all the way over the building, from where it lowers altitude slightly.

"Stop"

At an altitude with a clear view of the entire hall, Nagare stops Kosuke.

Look for a lookout and see if anyone cares about the sky.

"Keep landing on the roof"

"Okay."

Follow Nagare's instructions, unravel the magic and descend quietly onto the roof.

"I'll act quietly from here, so be careful."

Sasuke nods back to Nagare, who whispers, and Nagare, who sees it, moves.

The two enter the interior from the broken part of the roof. Nagare lands without making any noise, and Yusuke lands quietly using magic again, just in case.

Nagare moves first as proposed in advance. Ears on floors and walls, making sure people move. Open the door quietly, check the hallway, and then invite Kosuke.

The two moving upstairs of the mansion examine one door at a time with care and enter only the room where no one is present. First, we prioritized the building's internal investigation.

So what I found out was that there was one sleeping kidnapper and no one else in the room. I wonder if the person who was taken is on the ground floor or underground.

The two of them are going back to the room where they came in and discussing it in a whisper.

"Can I follow you upstairs, too? We haven't had a problem so far, but we might get in the way from now on."

"You can't deny that. But it's also true that I need your magic.

In the meantime, I'll look into it first. You wait here quietly. "

Yusuke nods.

"Then I'll go"

That's what Nagare said and left the room.

Yusuke sits on the back of the wall and waits for Nagare to return. On a quiet night, the sound is only faintly heard from the ground floor.

It's been about thirty minutes while I think I'm free, and the door opens. Keisuke, sitting back so that she could move quickly, looks at Nagare and sits down again.

"How'd it go? Did you find out where the kids were taken or something?

"Okay. I'd like to ask you a few questions, how many people can you carry on a metastasis?

"Three people, including the user, said they knew each other."

"... trouble"

"What?

"There were four people who were taken. You can't take them all out at once, can you?

"You can't. Trying to carry them all will require at least three metastases. I'm a little short on magic."

If I hadn't used it when I went down from the roof to the room, I'd have had enough for three rounds.

"The kidnappers seem to have been watching the kids for a little while, so as soon as they're gone, we'll know.

If we don't have one child left, we may decide the intruder helped and try to bring us hostage to the rest of the children.

Can you abandon your child?

"I don't think so."

"Me, too."

As long as we're both safe with the person we're after, it's not as out-of-town as you think it's okay for the other kids to die.

"Here's one, let's change our minds. Instead of taking them out without the killer knowing, we'll make sure they're safe in the mansion and get the kids out."

"I mean, the extermination of the killer?

"Yes, I would prefer to be powerless or killed without letting everyone get away with it so they can't recidivine it," he added.

"I can't kill. One or two helpless people might be able to do it, but it's going to make a lot of noise and let the other killers know there's an intruder."

"Really? Then you'll be in charge of escorting the children."

"Then I can. We should surround the kids in the defensive junction, right?

"If you have a connection, you're fine. They don't seem to be able to take it hostage or approach it.

Then we'll talk about what we're going to do.

We move to keep the killer unnoticed, disabling each and every one of them, sharpening their power. Next, ensure the safety of the children. At the end of the day, the murderer stormed the door of the room where he was gathered, scrupulously so as not to open it except for one. Note that these are subject to change.

That's it. Questions?

"Can you confirm where the killer is individually?"

"Yes, I'm looking into it. Four sleeping people, one writing paperwork, one reading a book. And then there's about five of us gathered for a drink."

"Can you win in battle with the five of us?

"It's okay. With that level of power, you can't lose if you don't even have to be alert to an easy win. I'd just like to ask them to stop because they may escape."

"If you just need to hold back,"

"That's enough. Then let's go."

Nagare will take the lead and do the appointments, just like before.

For those who sleep, Nagare uses the magic of deeper sleep, tying them with strings, and causing them to wear monkey grooves. Tie the four men together without a thing, and then wake up and go to those who are alone.

Kosuke used the drowsiness inducing magic on these two, and Nagare approached them quietly and used the sleep deepening magic when she began to wait long enough. I approached what could happen because this magic needs to come into contact to activate the effect. I could have used magic without waking it up because I just had to touch it a little bit.

These two were also tied up, let the monkey grub cover them, and rolled them around the corner of the room to make it hard to find them. Cover and hide with more cloth. Now even if someone from the kidnappers comes to visit, they'll be able to buy some time.

The next task is to protect the children in the junction. As we headed under the children, one of the kidnappers came out of the room to see how things were going and nearly bowled together, but I was able to hide myself in the corner of the hallway and avoid it successfully.

The kids are troublesome when they get noisy too, so let them sleep. Tie it at last so that it is not from the juncture. There is one child in it who clearly has a different atmosphere, and Kosuke thinks that the child is probably the child Nagare seeks. I could also confirm my own searcher.

Finishing the bond, the two move on to their final task. Use the drowsiness inducing magic and close two of the three doors. It was a battle on schedule, but Kosuke changed to powerlessness knowing he could use the sleep-inducing magic.

It's not like Nagare likes to bleed either. In order to extract more information from the interview, we changed the direction of keeping it alive.

After five minutes of magic, all the murderers fell asleep. It's got booze in it, I wouldn't have thought to go against drowsiness. Nagare tied up the men sleeping in comfort one after the other. I had to tie it up in a special way that I couldn't get through the rope, and I couldn't help it with Kosuke.

After tying everyone up, the blade was taken away and placed on the table. First, the purpose was achieved.

All you have to do is throw all the killers into the basement, and block the underground entrance.

Kosuke could also be helpful if he worked hard, and the killers were moved to the basement without standing for half an hour. The position mouth to the basement is slightly open so as not to become acid depleted. I got on a couch with a lot of stuff on top of that entrance, so it wouldn't be possible to lift the entrance with it tied up.

"This is how we achieve our goals. Thank you for your cooperation.

I'll keep the call to the soldiers here.

Can you tell me where to stay because I want to go out to thank you later?

Kosuke, who told me where Gudanal's house was, could ask one thing.

"The parent of the child who was taken has already given him the ransom. Can I retrieve that?

"Right...... I was wondering if it would be okay. Probably in the room of a guy who was working on paperwork. Let's go together."

Nagare also wanted to collect the paperwork. Kosuke's suggestion is to cross the ship.

As Nagare expected, the ransom was in the room where the documents were located. Other than that, some parents who had been exposed to children and had already given them away, there were twenty-eight flash coins, in addition to which the money that seemed to be the funds of the culprits was divided and placed.

"Then I'll take ten."

"Confirmed. I'll tell the soldiers this.

Let's take the kids back to the city. "

The two decide to carry the children without waking them up. Nagare holds the child she wanted to help herself with one hand, and Yusuke carries the three. Start moving with the son of Gdanal on his back and a stranger on both arms. The treatment of strange children is a little rough, but it would just be better not to be left behind.

Proceed in the dark woods, blocked by trees and invisible to the stars, with magical lights. Sometimes the signs of the beast could be felt nearby, but when the stream threw a stick-handed backsword with an empty hand, it left.

Through the woods, walk through the meadows and reach the city entrance. Since sundown, I've been regulating the city's entry and exit. But when Nagare told him the story, he was able to get into the city. If only Yusuke would have been tightened up for sure, revealing the night outside the city, or breaking and entering the lower part of the walls.

"Mr. Koske. Leave the children in your arms here. There's nothing you can do to get him home, is there?

Yusuke obeys the word and gives the soldiers two children. I thought it would be a hassle to explain when I took him to my parents. It would be better to get an explanation from the soldier so that the parents can also calm down and listen to the story rather than the walking away man explains.

The two of them take the child they wanted to help and leave the soldiers' stuffing.

"Because here I am.

Thank you so much for today.

Thank you early and tomorrow, at the latest the day after tomorrow.

Now if you'll excuse me. "

Nagare leaves in a gracious manner. Yusuke drops off just a little and returns to Gudanal's house. The lights in the house were still on. Usually it's time for the Gdanals to sleep, but they must have waited for Kosuke.

I'm home.

"Welcome home. It was too late...... could the kid in the back be?

Gdanal's wife greeted Yusuke and opened her eyes when she saw the child carrying her.

"I was lucky enough to help out. You're pretty sure she's this kid, aren't you?

With that said, Kosuke changes his body orientation so that it is easy to show the child he is carrying.

"You! You! Giulio! Giulio's back!

When his wife called out loudly to Gdanal, Gdanal came to the front door in a great panic while making him make sounds like hitting something or something.

"Julio!"

Receiving his son from Yusuke, the couple embraces the overflowing tears with all their strength intact.

Wiale, who has fallen a little behind, moisturizes her eyes and looks at how it is.

One hug. The satisfied couple carries Giulio to bed and keeps him asleep.

"I took care of you from what to what. Thank you so much."

The couple bows their heads deeply to Yusuke.

"This is the money I've got back"

That's what Gudanal stops Yusuke from trying to give him the flash.

"That was originally yours. You can't let us take it.

Please keep it in your nostalgia. "

With Kosuke helping Giulio out, we don't need the money anymore. Return the five flash coins you were collecting in front of you, leaving you a slight interest and your debts are in a mess. I can repay the interest without any problems if I encourage the business for three months as well. Gudanal refused to accept that he could not be sweeter than Kosuke. Gdanal's wife agrees, she should be thankful and thankful for helping her child, and she thinks it's a mistake to receive the money.

The couple's persuasion, Yusuke returns flash money to nostalgia. It's a natural thing because it's the money that Yusuke earned, but personally, it was the money that I had already lost ownership of, so I was wondering if I could make it my own.

"I would be tired of rescuing you. It's been a long time since the sun went down. Why don't you get some rest?

I also agree with Gdanal's recommendation that his wife and Wiale take a rest. I may not be that tired, but I honestly obey you because I know you're saying it in good faith. After gently removing the dirt, enter the bed. After enough, Kosuke fell asleep.

While Kosuke is asleep, Nagare completes the report and the kidnappers will be captured by soldiers before dawn. It wasn't until the next day that Kosuke met Nagare that he learned about it.