Transported to a hyper-realistic RPG.

"Ah, um!!"

Yana's father shouted at me, trying to return my heels.

Yes, sir?

I'm a little surprised by that voice, but I reply.I didn't expect to be stopped.

“Thank you so much! Please save our daughter and son!"

Yana's father calls Lark his son without any hesitation.Lark, who experienced the sad event of losing his real parents, already has parents who love him from the bottom of their hearts.This time, Lark must have noticed it too.

And from now on, Lark will not only think about Jana, but also about Jana's parents.

And the more people he cares about, the less reckless he will be.

I will never forget this gift!

We'll take care of the villagers!

That's right! That's why I want to thank you!

Not only Yana's father, but all of her guardians bowed their heads again and again and thanked her.At least these four don't seem to be doing anything to turn me over to the bandits.

"I'm glad the children are safe."But it's true that I'm in a hurry.My people are waiting.I'll come back when I'm calm.

Zakke, Lark, Yana. "

When I call the names of the three children, they turn to me with red, swollen eyes.

"Don't be reckless anymore."And remember what I taught you? "

Yeah! It's a sword will!

Why are you waving your sword?

When I was practicing with the three of them, I talked about sword will.Why do you wave your sword?

It doesn't matter if it's revenge, but with Lark now, I'm sure he won't be able to wield his sword just to get revenge.It's about clever Lark, so you should be able to know exactly who your actions are endangering this time.

That way, he'll have the right order of priorities for what he wants to protect.

"Don't forget that."

"" Yes! ""

The three replied cheerfully.

"Khaido, are you going to keep going?"

Kevin talks to you when the whole conversation is over.

"Yeah. We can't just leave them like this."Even if we know it's a trap, at the time of the actual damage, we don't have a choice. "

"Hey, Khaido, can I ask you a question?"

What?

“Why would Khaido go out of his way to help strangers?There's no need for that, and if you do that, it'll be more dangerous, right? "

Sure enough, Kevin's right.

Even this time, we don't have to move when we hear that bandits are raiding villages and cities.We're under attack from people who don't even know their faces, and if we can't plan and fight without being ready, our danger will jump.Then we should prepare ourselves for some sacrifice and get ready before we leave.Everyone knows that.

But we didn't.

The basics of adventurers in this world are that if you think it's bad, you run away.It's all over. It's common sense among adventurers that if they have futile feelings of justice and emotion, they will die sooner.In other words, in this case, it would be out of common sense to jump out without being prepared to take the other person's invitation.In such a world, it might seem strange for Kevin to throw himself into a battle where he might die for an opponent he doesn't even know his face.

From my point of view, I don't even know their faces. In terms of people, I think that Kevin, Hanasa, and Carosa are similar, but in this case, the danger level is different.So, I think Kevin asked why.

I put my hand on my chest and checked the feel of the blue jewels hidden under my clothes.

"... I couldn't help someone I was supposed to help before."If I can help people within my reach, I've decided to do everything in my power to help them.

Still, there are a lot of people I can't help, but if I can help one person, I'll do my best.That's all there is to it. ”

That's why I didn't know if Kevin would agree, but I just told him what I thought.

Then, to my words, Kevin raised his mouth slightly, even though he was a little surprised.

"... I see. Very well."

I'm sorry we're always relying on you, even though it's our problem.Be careful. "

"Ahh...?"

When Kevin listens to me, he looks at me with a very clear face.I'm sure it was a pleasure in itself... but it looked like a smile with something in it.

Well, Kevin was a former A-rank adventurer and a master of children's swords.Even if you were trying to do something, you wouldn't just do it recklessly.

Finally, once again, after hearing everyone's thanks, including Hanatha, I run to where Heine and the others are.

Now, anyway, we need to stop the bandits' barbarism.

After travelling a while through the village of Tenoruto, passing around where Lark and the others lived, and heading further north, you arrive at a place where large rocks are laid down in a cotton field.

It's such a big rock that you don't know how many tons it weighs, and it's such a size that you can't easily move it even if you use magic.

It was a big rock that struggled to explain why there was such a large rock in such a place, and people around here believed that this rock was placed here by external forces.

In fact, I don't know how many people believe from the bottom of their hearts, but they are treated as divine objects and used for harvest festivals and divine events.

It is not a special place for people to gather, and because it is a good landmark, we have decided to set a meeting point a few tens of meters west of this boulder.The reason I dared to set a meeting point for the misplaced landmark is not the meeting point of the date, so I set the meeting point directly under the landmark to avoid the danger of someone seeing it.

From the boulder, I walked a little to the west...

Sinya-san.

"... Heine."

Heine will find me soon and come near me.

However, I unconsciously thought that Nil would be the first person to show up at such a time, and my reaction would be a little delayed.Even though I said I was late, it should have been less than a second, but Heine who sensed it sensitively smiled indescribably and returned the words.

I'm sorry Nil isn't the one who came to pick you up, right?

"No, that's not true..."

It's true that even if you were unconscious after making excuses, you thought so.Whatever you say now, it's a later festival,

"... I was just surprised because I thought Nil would come."Instead, the children were safely transported to the village of Tenolt. ”

"Fufufu, I'm asking Nil-chan."I'm really glad about the children.Now you can rest assured. ”

So, where are the other three?

I can't find Nil, Pilte, or Slatan while I'm talking to Heine.

"Right now, the three of you are checking the safety around here."It's just cotton fields, so if you don't spot them regularly, you don't know when they'll show up. ”

Because the cotton blossom itself is not blooming, the vision is passing to some extent, but not all of it can be seen.Regular enemy searches were necessary.

“I'll be right back.”

"I see. I see."

Did the battle happen? "

“I haven't seen anyone here yet.

On the way, I took out some of them, but I cleaned them up before I could find them, so I think it's okay. ”

Didn't you find it cleaned up?

Looking up at the sky, the sun is still high and clear.

Even though the cotton fields are spread out, if you can't find them and clean them up, the people who are raiding them indiscriminately are like abandoned pawns.

"There didn't seem to be much of a stronger guy."It must be indiscriminate, as we speak. ”

"Whatever it takes to do this... even if it beats us, there's no one around here who supports Fjorde anymore..."

"Maybe you think it's okay."Fjorde already treats the aristocrats who are near him like their own limbs.I don't think the status of Fjorde will change, no matter what the civilians make noise. ”

"Even if the position is unshakable, if the villages and cities are attacked, Janoya will be devastated in many ways."

"Yeah, I'm pretty sure it'll be a big blow first."

But that might be one purpose. ”

"What do you mean?"

"It's Zalain."

"Zarein...?"

"As Cynthia said, if Fjorde had any other farms in Zahrain, the threat to Zahrain would still be there, right?"

That's right.

“When do you think people are going to touch Zarain?”

When you're dealing with awakening agents and narcotics...?I have never used such a product before and I don't know exactly, but I think there are various situations.However, in my life, if I were to put my hand on something like that, maybe it would be a time when I was scratching algae in despair when I lost my parents.

I didn't have the energy to do anything, and I was wondering when I would die, or even if I wanted to take my own life... I was just thinking about such negative things.At that time, I was in the worst mental situation.

I understood it myself, but I couldn't do anything about it.If there was something nearby that could temporarily be forgotten about me in such a state, I might have put my hand out.

Fortunately, I didn't have any money and I didn't know anyone like that, so I didn't touch the medicine.But if we had been in an easy-to-access environment, we might have been dealing with medicine.

I don't think that's all I need to cut my hand, but I think it's one of the reasons.

"When I'm in despair..."

"Yes, many people don't agree with their current situation and want to forget about it."

Even though my life is smooth and full of sails, there are not many people who dare to give a hand.In the Demon Realm, most of the reason why they were dealing with Zarain was because of that.

Because it's expensive, you can only buy it from people who have money, and it seems that the rich people have troubles, but those people have worries about being such people. "

"Whether you're waiting for money or not, you're the same person."

"That's right. Then I'll ask, but I think I have the technology to grow Zarain quickly, and I can trade it cheaply."But what do you think will happen if the village is attacked, and lots of people who have lost all their homes and belongings and are in despair are created and told that they will forget that reality for a cheap price? "

"You think I'm going to give Zaraine a hand?"No matter what, I don't think those who have lost their homes and their possessions will get their hands on such a thing. "

"... then why don't you ask me to give it away for free?"

"W-Well, that's..."

We may be alert at first, but if they were actually handed over for free, more people might be using Zalain.

The first bait to share Zalain for free.If you use Zalain once and get possessed by its potency, it will be the last time.Take a little money from the second time, not for free.Even if the price of Zalain increases each time the number of times is repeated for the third and fourth time, at that time, it can no longer be lost.

And afterward I will make money, and pour it into Zarain, to make it effective.It becomes a life that only repeats it.

Nothing is higher than free…

"That's not what the purpose is, but I can't say it's impossible.With more of these people, the number of those who defy Fjorde will gradually decrease, and in the end, no one will be able to defy Fjorde.Whatever you do. ”

"No matter what Fjorde does, I won't say anything. It's a worst-case scenario... to have a city for Fjorde."

"This is a lucrative story from the handyman's side, and I don't think there's anybody who can't ride it."

"That's a terrible way to do it, but..."

It doesn't come out of my mouth, but I think it's a very clever way to do it.The oppressive government will eventually follow the path of perishing by causing an uprising, but locally, it will give wealth to the side that is laying down the oppressive government.

However, although I should have handled the medicine called Zalain recently, I am very good at using Zalain.It can be said that it is too good. Sure, Fjorde is a scum, and I think he's a cunning man, but I don't think Fjorde would have thought of a plan that Heine would have imagined.

Until now, Fjorde has behaved like a hero rather than a civilian.This operation was like taking it all back.It was the exact opposite, and above all, I had too much understanding of Zalain.

“Maybe this is a strategy that the migrants are involved in.”

If someone had the opportunity to touch such things in the original world, I would understand if they said that this operation was their idea.

And this is a complete assumption, but the bandits used it to attack the Hidden Village.I think it is the same developer as that one.I didn't see everyone as a pawn in either the previous or the current operation, and I felt the temperament of discarding people as pawns.

If the same guy is planning this operation, even if it's a nasty operation like Heine says.

Master!

When Heine and I talk about what's going on right now, Nil's voice sounds.

Thank you, sir. How are things around you?

"I didn't see any bandits, but it looks like there were a lot of people around here."However, there are a lot of ordinary people living around here, so they don't know which are the traces of the bandits. ”

Well, it's within the reach of the civilian population… There must have been a village nearby, but how was it?

"Once I saw it, it was a terrible thing."I don't want to say too many words. ”

"I see... it's a pretty miserable situation around here... I need to get my hands on it quickly."

"I know we have to do something, but even if we go around the village and the city like this, it won't be a radical solution after all."

"That's right... we have a small number of people, and we can only do so much."You can't rescue them all. ”

"At times like this, I don't like my helplessness."

"We're not all-powerful either."I will do what I can, but there are a few things that I have to give up. ”

"That's all there is to it."We only have one body, so that's impossible.

If you slap me, I think you should slap the main unit, but where is the main unit? "

“My guess is she's in Janoya.”

"Ah... I see. Now that we no longer need to hide our ties to the bandits, it would be easier for Fjorde to prepare for an enemy attack in Janoya than to be out there poorly."

"That's right, I think we can use the city's defenses."You don't have to use it, do you? "

"In other words, you will go from here to Janoya and crush the handyman, including Fjorde."

"If we can get rid of both of them, the bandits at the lower end of the back shield will quickly scatter and flee."I was worried that the people outside would run rampant, but... even if I left them there, the result would be the same.First, crush your head, then your torso. "

Eliminating all enemies inside and outside Janoya is difficult.We can't handle the bandits at the bottom who don't know how many there are.Even if it is near Janoya, the site is vast, and even if it is crushed one by one, the damage will be even greater.

There's only a few things we can do.Must take the most effective action quickly and reliably.

Well then, it looks like it's better to head further north.

I'll take the lead in finding enemies.

Well then, I'll wait for you so that I can go out to the front immediately behind it.

At the head, Nil is behind, and I am in the middle. Heine and Pilté move forward in a formation of enemies in the rear.

If you see the bandits by Janoya, will you take care of them?

"That's right... if you avoid it, you will waste time, and in the sense of reducing the number of people, it would be better to handle it."

I wonder if they know where we are?

"Me and Nil killed three people to help the kids."I think we've already got a good idea of the location.It's too late to be careful now, and if the number of victims is going to decrease a bit, it should be better to get rid of it. "

"That's right... I get it."

After deciding on a course, we'll head north as fast as we can.I'm tired from running too much, and I can't fight when I get to the city, so I'm about to run.I headed north with a short break in between.

On my way to Janoya, I saw and dealt with a number of low-end bandits, but no matter how much I dealt with it, it was in a state of water.We need to deal with Handyman and Fjorde, who will be in Janoya as soon as possible.

In the end, Janoya was not seen until after noon.

"Is that Janoya...?" It's a big city, isn't it? ”

It is a city so large that we don't know how big it is, and the exterior walls are quite solid.

First of all, the exterior wall would be protected by magic tools, and anti-aircraft equipment would be well-equipped, perhaps with heavy shields overhead.

According to what I heard, the gates were east to west, north to south, one by one.It has a thick iron gate, and the outer walls are also made of iron, which seems to be quite sturdy.It's a big city with a very large population, and the city's guards are numerous and of high quality.Of course, it was profitable, so I guess I had a lot of gear.