The Man Picked Up By the Gods (Reboot)

The gear of the five men who were waiting to surround the door was a unified group at first glance, wearing swords and chains (wedges), and a matching coat with gold thread embroidered with eagles.

Yes, they are the mercenaries that Serge has hired as his escort. I recognize the design of the jacket and the person who called out to me.

"I'm sorry to keep you waiting." Oh, that's right. "

Serge, who was called by a man, turned towards us.

"I haven't been able to introduce you to Master Ryoma yet." This is the Mercenary Group "Golden Eagle" who I am asking to guard the shop and my bodyguard.

“My name is Yashma, the golden hawk and deputy commander.”

"Thank you for your courtesy." I'm Ryouma Takebayashi. I've seen you before in front of the Morgan Chamber of Commerce. I suddenly called at that time, but thank you for your polite response. "

“Our mission at the time was to guard the Morgan Chamber of Commerce. It is only natural that we do not interfere with our work more than is necessary to carry out our mission.”

If it's not necessary, I won't say anything, I won't step in. Such a professional response. The gaze of the five mercenaries, including him, feels a little tight, but that's probably because they're still at work. They don't seem to be hostile, and they don't have a bad attitude.

No more conversations between me and them, and I, the Psyons, Serge and the five guards head out. Along the way, the leader of the escort named Yashma subtly walks next to Serge, and I am on the other side. The remaining four walked with the front, back, left, and right of all of us.

In the meantime, I did not make as much claims, did not interfere with the conversation, and while the five of us cooperated silently, I was admiring the movement of vigilant shadows and passers-by...... I was naturally impressed to see that this was the movement of a first-class mercenary group.

Eventually, we arrived at the entrance with the general reception... at that time.

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The air changes.

It seems like a faint smell of raw waste is mixed in the refreshing air.

There is a very weak static electricity, as if an insect is crawling over her body.

Such a slight but intense discomfort blew away the process of thinking.

"They're targeting us."

Vigilance!

Almost simultaneously, the leader of the escort who also felt something sharply skipped the instruction,

Right!

Between multiple aquariums, placed as decorations for the entrance. I can't see anything with my naked eye (...) In this space, there is a magical power of the human form. She was gripped by a knife and noticed that she was facing Serge (...) in a straight line.

Reflexively raising his voice, he threw the wire slime that was wrapped around his left arm like a "bola". The assailant avoids a wire slime that is thrown to fall forward, but creates a slight but unnatural noise.

It seemed to be enough to inform the first-rate mercenary, the Golden Eagle, of his existence.

"Stop it!"

The two guards who were hardening our sides will be on the wall, but they don't have an accurate (...) view of the enemy. The sound of the assailant leaked, and if it was a Beastman, it must have detected its presence and acted.

However, the enemy changed their behavior when they realized they were already aware of their presence. You can't bypass it because you don't know exactly where you are. The moment you're born, you give your enemies a chance to attack.

The enemy abandons the approach and looks at the objective, Serge, and tries to throw the knife he has.

(Let me do it.)

Just before unleashing the Iron Slime on his belt, Yashma, the escort leader, adjusted his position with Serge, who was hiding behind his back. Confirm that it has broken into the orbit of throwing, and throw the sword that was pulled out.

”Guuu!”

The sound of metal bumping next to her and the fresh blood scattered around her gaze were simultaneous.

It must have solved the magic here. The space is distorted, and a man dressed in clothes close to the tights appears.

Secure it!

One of the guards in front of him stuck to the man and turned around and tightened his neck.

The enemy was unconscious without resistance, losing strength and becoming immobile.

I felt uncomfortable with its strange cleanliness... but even if I looked around with my magic sensors, there was nothing else that made me feel like an assailant.

It seems that the difficulty has left for the time being. and after that.....

Even though it was settled in a short amount of time, the battle began with a grand, crowded entrance during the day.

As a matter of course, the surroundings are starting to get noisy.

Serge and Sionji don't make a scene, but they seem surprised.

And the other, Yashma, the golden hawk, was staring at me.

"... let's go back for a while." You can't leave that man alone, either. "

I called them to consider future responses.

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The evening of Serge's assault.

In the reception room of a shop in the city of Gimmel, two men had disturbing conversations.

"How's your head, Wands?"

"Everything, as I was told."

"I didn't have a week to prepare, but I told you everything would be perfect, right?" Could it be that some of you were unhappy with our taking command? "

“That's both natural. We have been here for months, even for a short period of time, and the longest ones have been hiding in the city for years, preparing and crafting plainly. It was almost blossomed, and the order changed drastically. Moreover, since you suddenly have orders to take command in the future, it is no wonder that those who are dissatisfied will come forward.

However, we are different from you, belonging to the Dark Guild. You are absolutely obedient to the above orders. If there is an order from above, I will do my best to follow your orders. "

"... I see, that's true." Now, if the plan is ready, I'd like to ask you one more question. "

Whatever.

"Tell me everything you know about a boy named Ryouma Takebayashi."

With that one word, Wands's face hardened.

"I thought I told you about the boy beforehand."

"I got a report, but it's like a confirmation. Anything is fine. Because the orders we're receiving from above include the killing of the boy in addition to this plan."

"Oh, is that the boy's extermination?" I can only imagine that you are overreacting against one child. No, I'm starting to feel sorry for him. "

That's what Wands said, but Wands's expression was full of joy.

"If we didn't think it was excessive, we'd be lying. But orders are orders. Besides, the boy himself seems to have a magical arm that doesn't seem like a boy."

"Every morning, I go around snowing with a huge amount of water magic." I didn't know it was a battle, but I had a lot of magic power. I hear that you can follow young adventurers with your arms knuckles, but young adventurers, even from outside the professional field, were a group of amateurs like you. Well, he interrupted me majestically with his lectures. I wonder if you have the strength to hit the big mouth. ”

"... is that really all?"

Is that it?

“Around noon today, one of us was ordered to assassinate the head of the Morgan Chamber of Commerce, but we're not coming back. Meanwhile, the safety of the congregation head has been confirmed. First of all, let's see it as a failure."

"It seems that the head of the Morgan Chamber of Commerce was deeply involved in the Duke's house and the boy, so I can see that he will be targeted. But you think he prevented the assassination? The golden hawk was surrounded by multiple guards at all times. If you prevented the assassination, wouldn't that be you?"

"I know that the golden hawk was on the bodyguard. That's why, under the premise of being protected, there was still a“ blade of invisibility ”arranged with a high probability of success in the assassination.

The place of the raid was a security company run by Lyuma Takebayashi. According to the information I got in advance, I should have had dinner. In addition, the above instructions included killing the head of the congregation so that information on the murder of the head of the congregation would be immediately available in the ear of Ryoma Takebayashi, and showing the scene if possible, so I think it is highly likely that the person himself was present at the scene. "

"Even so, I've already told you information that might be relevant to his personal combat abilities." If it was possible, it would still be magic, but if he could prevent the invisible blade from attacking.....

After all, it is natural to think that the golden hawk, or the duke's hand, or the senior adventurer employed by the security company helped. I still have a few things to tell you. ”

Let's hear it.

So Wands tells a man what he knows, one by one.

"This is the place." What information do I have? "

"... I see. Thank you very much."

When there was no more to talk about, it was the end of his life.

"W-what are you doing..."

A small knife held by a man pierces Wands' pigeon tail deeply.

"!... you shouldn't be helping me..."

"If I hadn't said that, I would have escaped without any preparation. It's just the last time I effectively utilized uselessness as a workforce."

"Well, that's... who is it...?"

The best of his voice never reached anyone but the man in front of him, and the Wands were done with.

When the man confirms Wands' death, he wipes the blood off the knife with Wands' clothes and opens the door of the room.

There was a man dressed like a man, a merchant-style man on a less impressive journey.

We're done here, you too?

"Hah, I've done the same trick everywhere in the store." The office will be the base. ”

"Well, I'll take the body there, and I'll grease this room with care."

"I understand."...... Has the Wands been eliminated? "

"There seemed to be some useless awareness that could not carry out the order, but it seems that I was really hoping that if I showed my ability, I would be able to get away with it. For that reason, there was very little useful new information coming out. I was just told what I thought was probably part of the extra self-esteem."

"I guess you thought you were part of the Dark Guild and had room for excuses." For us, it's just one of the better tokens. "

"If I had understood that, there would still have been a use for it, but it was already over. Wasn't the invisible blade returned after all?"

"Even after the last scheduled contact, he hasn't returned yet."

"I see... even if I missed the call, I won't be able to do the antidote in time." The plan is to do without him. Spin some discards. There is also the possibility of third-party intervention, but be on the alert for the Ryouma Takebayashi. If there is any movement, please contact me every time. It's time to act. "

Haha

Two merchant-inspired men carry Wands' corpses in a nimble motion. And the next time he came back, he sprinkled oil into the room that was in the bottle, and took off his clothes, and left.

After that, it was not long before the unspoken remains of Wands were discovered....