The Undetectable Strongest Job: Rule Breaker

After a long silence, old Hoya snapped.

"... I'm going to try to live longer."

Huh?

"I can't believe a child like you could see through this."

"... will you admit it?You know about the Mountain Nation Pose, which is called Phantom. "

"Ha."

The old man smiled with his nose and took a tool to draw a magic circuit placed on the workbench.

It closely resembles a pointed ice pick, and the wooden pattern would have been blackened over the years.

The hand of an old man standing at the festival and his used tools look great on him.

"Let me ask you something.I wonder why you thought that.... "

Asked, Hikaru decided to present his guess.

"... do you know the lifespan of Wyburn?"

Suddenly, the old man blinked at the question as surprised as it was.

"No... I don't know. I don't think it's 10 or 20 years."

"Yeah, it's been over 30 years.The life cycle of Wyburn is not very different from that of a human race, and when you arrive at a place, you live there for a long time.We build settlements just like the human race. "

And what does that have to do with the bell?

"It's also a big monster, and Wyburn doesn't like to move into a new environment.You say it's difficult to adapt to a new environment… Whatever the details, it's presumed that Wyburn has been living in this Potterat Mountains for centuries, not decades. "

…………

Old Hoya still doesn't know what Hikaru wants to say and is staring at Hikaru with wrinkles between his eyebrows.

"What I'm trying to say is that if there had been a mountain people living in these mountain ranges, they would have had to coexist with Wyburn.Conversely, the barrier called Wyburn makes it a natural fortress that no one can enter from outside. "

"... and the bell?"

"Yes, it is clear that the Posi people had enough force to defeat Wyburn or some way to avoid Wyburn.I didn't think there was a former. "

"Why?"

"With so much force, there's still some trace of destruction.People want to use it when they get power. "

"Hmm... you're older than you look."

"... I'm not very happy."

"Ha, I'd rather not say immature."

When the old man put the magic tool back on the workbench, he put his arms together and snapped."Why don't you think about it all by yourself, Wyburn?" or "I've been making bells for a long time, but I wonder why they didn't find out."

"Um... can I talk to you first?"

Oh, that's good.

"... I can think of a lot of ways to get rid of Wyburn, but I've seen this bell and I'm sure of one thing."

Hikaru tells him that the circuit depicted on this bell is not part of the existing magic theory.

The old man then showed a different look.

"Oh... our technology has evolved independently."

Curiosity sparkled my eyes.

At that time, I looked like a boy, not a difficult old man.

"I mean..."

"... oh, if you know so much, there's nothing to hide.I don't think you're the kind of person who talks about what you're up to. "

The old man said.

"There's no doubt I taught you this magic circuit... because I was an apprentice of a craftsman who made a Wyburn bell in a settlement in Posi."

After all, Hikaru thought.

I was thinking about the possibility.

But I didn't step into it because I thought it might be too much.

"I'm a survivor of Posi."

The Phantom Nation's clues were there before climbing the mountain.

Then Old Hoya moved into the living room with the table and told Ravia and Paula about it.

While drinking Paula's brewed tea, he talked about the history of how the Pozi people perished (...).

To be honest, the history was too much.

The people who were chased by various circumstances moved to the beginning of the position.

There are people who are good at magic equipment and can avoid Wyburn.

A large amount of sand was found in the river, but they avoided associating with the crowd and used it only as decoration for the settlement.

There were not only human races, but also various races, but mixed blood progressed, and the human race looked close to the human race, but was short, with fluffy hair on the back, and life span twice as long as the human race... and became such a "Pose".

"But... peace lasted only about 300 years."

When the Gordon mine was developed, many people searched for sand and entered the Potterat Mountains, where they happened to meet a position looking for food.Or some of them found the body that was killed by Wyburn.

The man at the foot hasn't changed.

It was Pose that changed.

Even with gold, it was suggested that those who were disgusted with their hungry lives go down to the foot.

The first memories of the settlement "chased away" had already disappeared.

Residuals and Separatists rub together to kill each other inside the settlement.

Hikaru recalled the geologist's note.

I met the mountain nation Posi.As the legend goes, they were decorating their bodies with a lot of gold.But they're suffering from population decline, and now they don't have 20 people in the settlement. "

The real reason for the population decline was internal killings.

Very few pacifist people who realized that "gold is a struggle," abandoned gold and escaped to escape hardship - those who struggled with it did not follow.

One of them is an old Hoya who was a boy at the time.

"... why didn't you follow me?"

"Posi had little food, but gold alone was abundant.The useless gold was a symbol of authority... and that light deceived people.The one who threw away the gold is not a position. "

Old Hoya should have abandoned his "positioning", but somewhere his voice sounded sad.

(... I see. If you have to abandon your hometown yourself, anyone)

The old man continued.

"There will be no survivors in the settlement.Whether or not there are a few of them...By the time I left the settlement, I had only about half.There was a mourning like every day.If the faction were different, no matter how close they were during their lifetime, they would not be able to join in mourning.Because I lost my parents when I was a baby, I left the settlement by myself in the middle of the night under the guidance of my grandmother.My grandmother said she was ready to live and die together in a settlement... and that she was too old for a new world. "

As for the survival of the settlement, it was like some other HR - that's why I even felt like I was being commented on the history of other countries, but when I came to the story of the relatives of the old Hoya, it sounded surprisingly familiar.

Hikaru, Ravia, and Paula had lost words to say.

"It's been about 100 years.It was a cloudless night sky that day, and the moon wasn't even up.The sky was full of stars, and the star lights were a sign to me.But I only looked back once -- "

Behind the eyes of an old man with closed eyes,

"-- The golden roof, the pillars, the walls, shined on gold, even though it was a faint starlight.I trembled in the fairy and beautiful light, and nearly stepped out to go home unconsciously. "

I'm sure you can still see that sight.

Hikaru recalls the continuation of the geologist's notes.

Chronologically, the geologist and Posey survived the escape of old Hoya.

I suggested going down the mountain, but they said they really wanted to stay.Apparently, as the number of people decreases, the amount of gold that can be monopolized increases.Gold is their value, they are trapped in gold.... '



Hikaru and the others discussed the future.

Of course, we will go to the mountains to find the settlement site of Posi.Information from the old man Hoya leads us to an approximate location.

And the old man said this at the end.

There was a golden necklace inspired by a bird that my grandmother cherished.Will you bring it home, if you can?

Hikaru agreed.

Because it was a prudent request compared to the location information.

"Well, I'll be in the Adventurers Guild.Ravia and Paula are going to buy us a portable meal. "

"Yeah."

Got it!

The scheduled departure was after noon today.

According to old Hoya's information, the distance to the settlement is about two and a half days.

In any case, camping is a must in the mountains, so you don't have to leave early in the morning.

When I came to the Adventurers Guild, as always, I was overwhelmed by many adventurers.

"I'm sorry, I need to ask you something."

When Hikaru called the receptionist, he looked surprised, the same as yesterday.

Well, what is it?

You thought maybe I was being tricked by Mr. Farna?

Though I think so, Hikaru pretends to be calm.

"If you find the site of Mountain Nation Posi, will the Adventurer Alliance arrange the golden legs?"

And then -- for a moment, I thought my groan was relaxed.

"Hahaha! I'm already feeling like I found him!"

"Isn't that the kid who was there yesterday?"

"Seriously, I have to get a transporter too!"

There was an explosive laugh.

(Same as yesterday? I don't have a trick.

Hikaru ignores the staff because there is no adventurer involved (Farna) who is stunned but different from yesterday.

"Uh, uh... that's right. In that case, the Adventurer Alliance will ask the Adventurer to carry it."

"What? You're going to ask the adventurer to do it?"

"Of course, because this is the Adventurers Guild, right?"

The staff laughed again - more modestly than before."What kind of guild does he think this is?What a mix of voices.

(Hmm... you want to avoid using adventurers...)

On the other hand, Hikaru is thinking differently.

(What happens if I show these adventurers to the settlement site in Posi?Stealing is obvious. Worst case scenario, they're going to say I found it first.)

Aren't these guild members thinking about it until then? while thinking,

"So how about renting a Gordon mine leg?"

"Eh. No, that's... impossible. Impossible."

"Why?"

"If you think about it, you'll see."

- Oh, no, this is not good.

Hikaru thought that the staff member was hazy (...).

For some reason - perhaps the city of Gordon is all about the Gordon mine, so the top priority of the proxy is the mine, so the adventurer doesn't have any manpower or anything like that.

However, there must be a number of things to do, such as "paying enough" or "putting pressure through the Central Empire Alliance".

Sometimes Hikaru seems to be a boy, but you can't explain why at all.

"Okay, then that's fine."

Hikaru leaves the counter and says, "Boy, if you find gold, please tell your uncle ~?"and laughs again.

(I guess I missed my guess....)

As for Hikaru, there is no problem because there is a "secret" about the mountain travel, and the problem of the location can also be solved by the old Hoya.

The last problem was that even if I found gold, I couldn't carry it (...).

We'll have to arrange someone we can trust ourselves--

(... five. Quite a lot.)

Hikaru, leaving the guild and leaving the city, noticed someone tailing him.

Three of the five are in pairs and the remaining two are one at a time.

Did you feel the credibility of my words?

If there was a person there who was realistically worried about the "hauler", he would say, "I don't think it's one in a million, but did he really find a position?".

It may not be enough to scratch the straw, but I don't have too many clues when I do, so if I find anything suspicious, I'll hang it on the net.

(It's bad to fight back here, but it's dangerous to do well.)

Hikaru thinks.

If you think that you are a "doer," the credibility of what you just said will increase even more.

Now it's better to think of him as a "paranoid boy."

"Wow!?"

Hikaru ran into a man carrying his luggage on purpose.

"Whoa, I'm sorry... hey!"

The man was carrying basket full of river fish.

When Hikaru falls, he can catch his hand and hit the ground.

"Oh my... you know! If you fall, you fall on your own!Why did you take me to the fish!? "

"Oh, I'm sorry. I'm sorry."

Hikaru picks up the fish while apologizing and puts out a leather bag instead of a wallet.

"I'll make it up to you. How much should I pay?"

"... chi"

Then the man carrying the fish, the young man of the Beast, slapped his tongue.

"I don't think it's your money anyway.I don't need it. Screw it. "

"But...."

I don't know, I know.

He thought Hikaru was a rich bonbonbon.

Then I felt one tail leaving with the three of them who seemed to be watching it.

(The operation went well, but I'm so sorry...)

And I'm trying to get this beast to accept the money somehow.

"Ah, hey, brother. He's with me.I'm sorry I made a fool of you.Let me make it up to you to get my face up. "

Nchu, a man came out from the side.

The voice sounded familiar - and Hikaru was surprised that he was the last person to follow Hikaru.

"Eh!? No, but... I don't know about you..."

"Never mind. I can't pull the money out of a man."

"So much!?"

"It's okay."

It was a small gold coin that I pressed against.It is obviously overpaid.

Hey, let's go.

"Ah... yes"

Hikaru was told by the person and decided to follow him.

"... why are you here?"

The hemp shirt he is wearing is cool but of good quality and fits well with his well-trained muscles.

The hem of vague trousers, which adventurers and outdoor workers might like, is put into braided boots.

Short-cut, short-haired, flaming tattoos running from the forehead to the right cheek, neck and body will never be forgotten.

"Your house is in Pound, isn't it, Mr. Kelbeck?"

Bandit of Pound (...) Guild Master, Kelbeck.