The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

Dinner proceeded peacefully, unlike before. Tiana showed up on time, and Dickhout was in a good mood.

But Tiana cried a lot in Chester's cute cake and it got a little subtle air. Because once again it was a monster cake that looked just like Bal.

(I should have cautioned Mr. Chester to stop being an animal-type cake......)

I'm sure it comes with something deafening, so I assumed I made a Rapi (rabbit). Human beings with devastating taste, like Alec, want to show it off confidently for some reason, so it's a little awkward.

Ruth alone can laugh at you, but I can't ask little Tiana to do that. Besides, it's a birthday cake. Tiana should have expected honest cuteness.

"Is that serious?"

"I mean it. It happened because I meant it. … Mr. Chester doesn't have much taste in it. It's definitely better if you normally order a round cake."

"Oh yeah..."

Ed looked a little awkward.

Other than that, however, it went well and remained a problem night.

The night's birthday party began with chairs and tables lined up in a large room behind the ground floor. Thought I'd give it a flatter shape, it was rich there and made a proper place for me.

"Oh, I'll arrange the cups."

"Do that to the customer..."

"Because I'm the one who suggested this. Let me help you."

Ruth is also a little confused and helps Benno and the others.

Light baked sweets are handed out knobs and drinks, and the two tables are arranged side by side for eight people to sit in the same seat.

Four of the servants were nervous because they don't usually do this. On the contrary, Tiana is thrilled.

"Tiana, lady, what kind of play would you like?

"We're all gonna whisk each other."

"Now, as suggested by Mr. Ruth, shall we also play card games? Sir, may I?

"I'll leave you to Benno."

Benno, who bought a facilitator, takes out the most popular card game of modern times. He seemed happy to do these things for Dickhout and Tiana, with a very calm smile on his face.

There are many different ways to play card games that resemble previous life's cards. In it, Tiana and Ed decided to start with the details of matching the pattern so that it was easy to understand.

"... Oh, Iban, what's wrong? Iban?"

When the game went on with fun and bickering for a while, Iban, who was sitting next to Dorte, stopped playing cards even when the order came around. When Chester, on the other side, rocked, he saw a face with his eyes closed.

"Iban, you're screwed?

"I'm sure he was tired. You helped me get ready here, too. Even if Iban is asleep, I wonder if Tiana"

"Yeah. You just have to stay with me."

I couldn't help but be scolded to sleep in the midst of my husband's ceremony, but I couldn't blame Iban for the generosity of Dickhout or because I didn't want to have any extra moments on Tiana's birthday.

It also meant that it was pathetic to move it, and he was put on the same position by hanging the knee that he had prepared while sitting in the chair. Redistribute Iban's cards to everyone and resume the game.

(Sorry, Grandpa Iban............)

Iban fell asleep not because he was tired of anything. Because Ruth set it up to sleep.

(That was true what Daniel said...)

Looks like an alcoholic, but I knew from my grandson Daniel that Iban was vulnerable to alcohol. Because I didn't want to hear a sermon and Daniel was talking about 'mixing alcohol in a drink and crushing it drunk'. He said he did it many times, even though doing that would multiply the sermon by ten the next day.

Remembering that story, Ruth gave Chester a small amount of booze and mixed it up pretending to help him distribute drinks.

(But now I'm ready...)

Thanks to Iban's intoxication, which was the most problematic, we will not be confronted with the demons of the shadows first.

Chester won't be a bad hunter, but he won't be the bloody type. Benno and Dorte should try to protect Dickhout and Tiana before anything else. If that happens, Ruth can cover Ed and guide everyone.

This should help make sure no one fits the damage until Ed defeats the Shadow Demon.

(... I should be ready... I don't know, this discomfort)

Despite the situation that maybe we could get out of this world, Ruth's breast crunch didn't disappear. I don't feel like I'm overlooking something important.

(But this isn't the last time. If you can't, now you just have to try another way)

In my last experience, I knew that if I had Ed erase the Shadow Demon, I would be able to keep my memory. So if Ed defeats all of the Shadow Demons this time, he'll be able to keep his memory the same way, so it's not that hard to use another means.

(This time we will defeat the Shadow Demon for everyone, so maybe we can all keep our memories)

That brings together the wisdom of eight. Even if Ruth or Ed can't solve it alone, there should be a better chance of getting out of this world.

"Ruth, next."

"Oh, sorry."

Ed sitting next to him tells him to take a card, and Ruth pulls one out of the central card storage area.

(Ugh…………)

Coming to Ruth was the best and worst card in this card game. In other words, it's like a joker. It would be the best weapon if used successfully, but if you fail, you lose yourself. It's like he's got Ruth's anxiety right now.

(Don't be weak, it's going to work...)

Ruth restarted the game as he aroused his feelings.

After a while, card games gradually became a place for adults to fight. Tiana started scrubbing the ship after Iban had fallen off. But Dickhout's "Do you want to open it? I shook my head at the word 'and now I'm pulling the boat on his lap. You want to enjoy the atmosphere. Ruth and the others knew, so they didn't take Tiana to her room.

"We're almost there."

With this, Leo will be able to establish himself as the fourth faction in the current three-ways succession war.

Ed, who had his eyes trong just like Tiana's, accidentally stretches his back and pulls Ruth's clothes.

By the way, both Ed and Ruth took a bath to get dressed, but are back in their original clothes. Because Ed's original clothes were strangely placed in the corner of the room with the clothes returned from Ruth's laundry.

After a while, a quiet bell rang...

"Hmm?"

"The sound of a bell?

He looks suspicious at the sound of a bell rang by none other than Ruth and the others. I didn't know it until now, but it seems that the sound of this bell is not the clock in the mansion, etc.

Benno moved out before trying to get up off the chair with Ed.

"What is that noise? I'll take a look in the hallway. You all come here without moving."

"Mr. Benno, wait!

"Aah!"

The moment Ruth tries to retain Benno, all the lights in the room go out and dark.

"Hey, what is this!?

"What's the matter, father..."

"Sir, lady are you all right!? Dorte, do you have a spare lamp!?

"Yes, on the table behind you, I have to!

"What, what, what!?

"Mmm...... hmm? Hey, what...?

Suddenly the room was surrounded by darkness, Benno didn't go outside, but everyone panicked in half. Iban, who was asleep, doesn't seem to be out of alcohol either, but he seems to be up.

"Gentlemen, please calm down! Ed, give me the light!

"Yes!"

Speak up to Ed, who should have been next to Ruth, and his surroundings will be brighter as he moves.

I don't know if it's spirit-based magic or life magic, but when Ed raises his hand, that light slowly heads up and illuminates his surroundings. Although not equivalent to more than ten lamps that were brightening the room, the indoor walls nevertheless became brighter to the extent that they were visible.

"Everybody all right?

"Yes."

Thanks to the sight of the light and mutual confirmation, the confusion of everyone subsides only a little.

Benno and Dorte were on the side of Dickhout holding Tiana, while Chester was still on the side of Iban, who was drunk and grumpy. I'm upset, but I don't scream, I don't ask around.

"Gentlemen, calm down. 'I don't know what happened,' but it should be safer to keep your back against the wall. Let's pull over."

"Well, that's right."

I followed Ruth's words because I was confused. Everyone leaves the table and stops at the wall. The light that Ed had made also went after everyone on the wall.

"Dorte, did you turn on the spare light?

"No, I've been using magic for a while, but somehow it doesn't light up."

"Then light............! Hmm?"

Benno cast the magic of life, but no light appeared at his disposal. I guess all but Ed can't use magic, not just Ruth.

"What do you mean, this is... Ed says magic can be used, why doesn't my magic embody it?

"Let me try too...... light!

Dickhout uses magic, but he couldn't embody it either. I let it glow slightly at hand, but it disappears quickly.

"Hmm, what...? This feeling……………."

As Dickhout raised his voice, he began to feel the weight of the air wrapping around him. I remember feeling like a mud.

(Coming............!

Ruth gently leaves in front of everyone. Darkness appears on the dim floor in front of you, like zero ink. It widened the range of darkness, which gradually swelled vertically and gradually formed the shape of a person.

"What, what, is that............!?

"Mr. Benno, please focus on protecting Mr. Dickhout and the others! Mr. Chester, direct Mr. Iban of Fluffy!

"Le, mr. Ruth!? That, what the hell is that in front of you!?

"This is a demon. I know how to deal with it, so you guys get together on the wall anyway!

Whether Ruth's confident remarks were good or not, Benno and the others came together as instructed and stopped by the wall. Iban can't move because of his obscurity, too, and he's safe because he's being held by Chester to make sure he sticks with him.

The only demons that show up are the ones. I grew one horn.

(After all, shady demons show up in order)

Last time, Ruth's Shadow Demon appeared pretty slow. Because the other shady demons had already caught the man in the mansion, but they hadn't even seen him then. So I thought there must be an order for demons to show up.

I needed to use another trap just in case it hit me at once, but if it was one at a time, it wouldn't be a problem. The purpose is not to defeat, but to suck at Ed's ability.

"Ed, come on!

"Yes!"

Ruth lifted the chair he had on his side with one hand and threw it at the Shadow Demon with one of the corners still emerging. I'm not going to wait for you to show up.

But Ruth's thrown chair rolls barely across the body of the Shadow Demon.

(Does the attack not work during the appearance)

Ruth holds the second chair with one hand, holding Ed with both hands as he holds it at the edge of his sight. I feel sorry for the weapon as a chair, but I can't help it because there's nothing like it.

"Huh!

As soon as the Shadow Demon takes one step, Ruth throws the chair as much as he wants again.

The shadow demon with the corner of the chair hitting his head turned to Ruth as he thought. It was targeting Tiana, but you must have recognized Ruth as the one who gets in the way, he's changing his target. This is also helpful as pre-information suggests.

"This way! Call me, I'll deal with you!

Ruth, with his third chair, thrust in with an appeal.

The shadow demon who sees Ruth's movements slowly waves up his arms. Weakening his speed only for a moment to that previously seen beating off behavior, he made sure his arm cut off the sky before hitting him with his body from chair to chair. It's an operation that takes the nature of the chair not breaking backwards.

(All right!)

This demon has a lot of power, but it's not hard to remember the movement because of its reliance on short-range transfer techniques.

"Whoa, whoa!

Ruth pushes the demon with his usual strength.

The demon was pushed as it was from a volatile position that shook his arms down, so he hurried to try to put his center of gravity back in front. There is a noise of a pinched chair.

As soon as it stays like this, with about Ruth's power, it pushes me back, but I understood it from the beginning.

(Not yet!)

Once Ruth pushes the chair as hard as he can, he pulls out the force and lets it escape behind his back. Keep each chair down and away from the demons of the shadows as you fly. The dull demon couldn't handle the motion and fell to the floor shortly after he put out his legs.

Ruth didn't miss that gap, he jumped on a fallen shadow demon and pressed a chair against his head.

"Ed!"

"Yes!"

Ed, whose shadow demon was outside the realm of consciousness, emitted a strong light from his body, glowing the mark on his forehead and flying with his watery hair changing white.

――

As soon as Ed touched it, the demons of the shadows burst away, sounding like black particles.

"A black shadow, gone!?

"Yay!

Ruth appealed and drew attention, and the operation Ed ambushed seemed to have worked where the motion stopped. It was a muddy way without weapons, but that would be no choice.

(They're the dull ones, so I can)

If this were a sharp animal or a demon using another sorcery, I'm sure this method would not have worked. Above all, I saw it once, and it was huge that I was fighting.

"Ah! Again!

Turning to Chester's voice, the demons of the shadows began to appear from the floor again. Ruth and Ed started getting ready again and moved out.

As it is, it absorbs with the power of two, three and Ed.

The people in the mansion, who had been able to see the flow along the way, appealed to me instead of Ruth and played the part of "The Man." Thanks to this, there was a difference between the individual abilities of the Shadow Demon and Ruth, but the absorption progressed dangerously.

And finally, the last seventh body emerges, and Ed reaches out his hand while he pays attention to Ruth.

"This is the last time!

When Ed, with white hair, raised his voice, the demons of the shadows disappeared, just like before.