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

"Come on, wake up the kid sleeping in the dining room."

Encouraged by Honza, the man entered the church.

"Phew... if I thought you walked in from last night and came to a lonely village, I'd start harvesting in the morning without sleeping.That sucks..... "

It seems that the man was already brought in from somewhere as of yesterday.

As Ruth imagined, Honza had ordered a harvestable slave from a regular merchant yesterday in time for tomorrow morning.Only Alec, who has never worked before, knew that the harvest would be delayed.Even though Rihala and the others were angry, the area was well prepared.

"You're too capable...!"

I can't help thinking that you can use that ability for more good deeds.I don't know what kind of hand I used in Hashi Village, which takes half a day to reach the neighboring town even on an early horse, but it is a fact that it has come.It's not what Gdaghda thinks.

However, the expression of the man who was in a gloomy and rough situation changed unexpectedly.

"But... kid, good kid.Man or woman, my age... oh, now I have to play too much to break. "

Looking at her smile, she naturally stood on Ruth's arm.

"This guy sucks...!"

Ruth rushed to the cafeteria after passing the confused man in the hallway.

Ruth doesn't know what the man did with the slave crest, but he soon realized he was thinking bad things when he heard about the kid.It does not seem to be the type of person who has been slaved by a good man.Don't let Alec near you.

Ruth jumped into the cafeteria and desperately called Alec, who was still asleep.

Alec, wake up! Alec!

"Hmm... Lou?"

"Alec, run now!"

Give it to me?

"Yes, run! Get out of the church now!"

"The church...?"

Alec's thoughts don't seem to be clear, either because he's awake or because he's paranoid.Looks like Ruth hasn't noticed much of a rush.

- Don!

But suddenly a loud noise sounded from the hallway.It seems that the man fell down on something, and I can hear a moaning voice.

The sound finally made Alec feel strange, and his blurred eyes became clear.

"Lou, what are you talking about?"

"Alec, hide!"

Can you give it to me?

"There's a dangerous man here!Hide now! Come on, get in this box, quick!Put a blanket on top! "

It was the moment Alec hid in a box with blankets and so on in a hurry.

The door of the cafeteria opened violently and a man entered the room.

"Ah...? Is that you... Honza?You said the kid was in the cafeteria, right? "

Unable to see Alec, the man began searching the cafeteria.He doesn't seem to have noticed Alec's box and is looking around the pantry.The move was violent and broke some dishes.

(They'll find us like this....)

Although there is a window in the cafeteria, it is in front of a man, and not at Alec's height.We have to stay in the hallway to escape.

Ruth called out after seeing that the man was looking for the opposite of Alec.

"Alec, listen to me. Run back into the hallway while that man turns around.You can go to the basement, right? "

There are Honza in the back entrance, so I can't get out even if it's open.The windows are also difficult to use given Alec's height.The front of the church is basically locked, so it cannot be used.That way, the only way to escape is in the basement that Alec used as his own room as an adult.

(... in this era, there is)

Normally, we shouldn't have run into the basement, but Ruth had a chance.

"Do you... give it to me? Even though I have a man?... I can't, I can't. "

Wrapped in a blanket, Alec shook his head small.The mere sight of his trembling body shows that he is very frightened.

If it's true, I don't want you to imitate it as dangerous, but I can't protect it gently now.

"Alec, do it! You can do it!You can be Alec! "

Even if you're afraid, Alec has no choice but to show courage.

"... can I... do that?"

"I can do it, Alec!"

Really?

"Oh, Alec can do it! Be brave!"

Now Alec is a normal kid, but having the talent of a brave man is an irreplaceable fact.All Alec needs now is the courage to stand up without fear.

"... okay, I'm going to boil you. Lou"

All right!

After a while of silence, thanks to Ruth's encouragement, Alec raised his face with determined eyes.

"Are you there? Come out. I'll tell you everything."

While Ruth and the others were talking, the man finished searching around the cooking table.With a smile in her mood, she began to look around the box where Alec was.

"Lou, well, what do we do... here we come..."

"I can't help it... Alec, can you take down that crate?"

Kibako?

"Can you do the one in front of you?"

I don't know what's in it, but next to Alec's wooden box, there are some similar boxes piled up.The man was checking the box next to the wooden box.

When Alec pulled his arm out of the blanket and pushed slowly, he found the wooden box wobbly.

So, Kido

"All right, push me when I say" now. "Push it and run towards the hallway. Okay? "

"Yeah."

It was the moment the man turned to the wooden box where Alec was.

Now!

Aye!

Alec pressed the powerful crate and the stacked crate fell all at once towards the man.

"Uh-oh!?"

Unable to cope with unexpected events, the man was directly hit by a wooden box and lays down.The luggage coming out of the inside was scattered around, making a loud noise around.

"Alec, run!"

Yeah!

In response to Ruth's voice, Alec jumped out of the crate and slipped through the side of the fallen man and left the hallway.He went straight to the stairs in the basement.

(That's fast!?)

Alec moved much faster than Ruth imagined.

If he sucks, the man with the pain may not even realize that Alec jumped out of the box.It was such a quick move.

"What, what's wrong!?"

But while Ruth was thinking about it, I noticed that Honza and the others who had heard the noise were here.Ruth chases Alec down to the basement in a hurry.Alec was already in the basement.

"... Lou, what do we do here?"

Hang on a second.

Ruth entered the basement with Alec and searched through the bottom of the wall where the luggage was placed.And I found what I wanted.

(There's a loophole!)

There was a hole in it that the child could fit in.As you continue, you can see it going up diagonally and onto the ground.

"Alec, there's a hole in the back of this crate that can get out."

"Hole?"

"Yes, I don't know who built it, but it's a loophole!We can get out of here!Can you get the box out of there? "

When Alec retreated the crate, a loophole of interest appeared.The size is just enough for Alec to pass through.

(I'm glad you remember)

Alec used to tell me about this hole, so Ruth never saw it, but he knew it existed. That helped.

Alec, who had grown up and turned the basement into his own room, magically created a passage connecting the outside and the inside, which probably came up with the idea because there was a hole in it.

When Alec discovered the hole, butterflies and footsteps echoed down the stairs.You can also hear the voice "underground."

"Alec, come on in!"

Yeah!

Alec slipped out of the basement with his little body covered in mud.

"Hah... hah..."

"Well done, Alec!"

Yeah!

Ruth complimented Alec with a smile.But it was only for a while that I was willing to escape.

"Alec, where are you going?"

"Ah, I found it!"

It was Honza who appeared behind me.Honza's face is steeper than yesterday, and I can see that he is quite angry.It is as if the original softness has melted.

"Alec, let's go, this way!"

Ruth tries to get Alec to the square, but sooner than that, the merchant man blocks the way.I try to rush to the other side, but now the slave man stands up.Honza on the front, merchants and slaves on the left and right, and mountains behind.

"--Ah, Alec, we're heading for the mountain!Follow me! "

"Uh-huh!"

Alec seemed a little confused about going into the mountain, but did you realize that it was not the case that you were lost? I followed Ruth.

(I wanted to ask other houses for help, but it is impossible to go now.In that case, let's escape to the mountain once and go around)

Looks like he's running along a seemingly non-existent path, but Ruth lets Alec pass along the path Rihala and the others were walking to the quarry.If I slightly missed it, it wouldn't be a very child-friendly road, but Rihala and the others used it every day to get around, and the animal path was right.

"Hey, we're in the mountains!"

"Go after him!"

I saw Honza and the others coming after me.

"Alec, are you okay!?"

Yeah!

Speaking of mountain roads, the children's legs were no match for the speed of adults, so I thought they would catch them soon, but Alec came after Ruth sooner than he thought.Since Ruth was close to his mental body, he didn't feel very tired and it was hard to understand, but the Honza who was supposed to have arrived after Alec quickly lost sight and could hear his voice from afar.

"Wow, Alec. Looks like we lost Honza."

Really?

"It's true, Alec can run really fast."

Ehehe!

Ruth praised Alec and laughed happily.

Alec was a little disturbed, but he didn't look tired as he ran up the mountain.You are breathing calmly and repeatedly, as if you are running on a flat road for a long time.

(Speaking of which, did I not chase you when I first met you?)

Ruth has been tired since he came here.Given that he didn't chase him, Alec had that much physical strength and leg strength from the beginning.

(Ah, maybe this is the character of a brave man?Has it already appeared?)

Instead of being around, Alec himself didn't realize it, and maybe he already had that much power.It is possible that the dull smell of children playing alone did not keep pace with their physical agility.

Honza's voices were not heard, and Ruth and the others finally reached the river side.

(Ah, this is where the Rihalas used it as a break)

It may be natural that we followed the path they made, but it seems that Ruth and the others have arrived at their resting place without knowing.At the edge of the river was a tree where they hid their meals.

"Well done, Alec."

Alec came running up the mountain with strength he didn't think he was five years old, but when he got here, he looked tired.It would be better to take a break before returning to the village.

"Yeah, I did my best! Hello?"

"Yeah, that's great. That's great.You didn't make a lot of noise. "

Ehehe

Let's get some rest over there and then we can move again.

"Yeah."

Ruth told Alec where the Rihalas were sitting and resting.

(It's nice that Alec managed to escape from Honza, but... what do we do now...)

Despite his strength, Alec can't afford to spend a long time in the mountain without learning his sword.Either way, I have to get back to the village.

(Honza, you've already blown something into the villagers.....)

The man who arranged for a new harvest at this speed.It is possible that information has already been disseminated to the detriment of Alec in the village.When that happens, no matter what Alec says, adults will not believe it.