Vermillion

Kay was guided to the biggest house in the village.

"I'm sorry, I can't even offer you a great deal of hospitality in a country village like this."

"No, no, not at all. All of a sudden, at midnight like this, unless you're sorry."

The living room where the light on the lamp illuminates. While Bennett suggested a seat at the table, Kay pretended not to eat anything, but he was actually quite frightened inside.

(He seems to interpret me as a person of high stature of patience…)

Obviously, it's not just an attitude of entertaining travelers. That was right on purpose in itself, but even though they were expecting a thank you, it was uncomfortable to receive the hospitality so far in the middle of the night.

Mikazuki and Sasuke are connected to the pile in front of the house, and Irene, who remains unconscious, is in trouble there because of the availability of a bedroom in a separate house.

At first, Kay also tried to stick around all the time, worried about Irene, who was not as pale as the sick. But Cronen insisted strongly that he would take care of him, so he decided to trust him and receive the welcome of the village chiefs.

I didn't feel hostile.

I remember Cronen's serious face when he said he would take care of him responsibly. Kay was good at detecting kills in the game, but he's also quite sensitive to people's malice than he was born to be. Cronen had not yet lifted his guard against Kay, but at least he was sympathetic to Irene, who was ill. It was Kay's decision to make it worse.

Also, he would have had another worry if he was a single man, but he's married and has a young daughter, so I'm not too worried about that either. Still, in case there's 'something', Kay is going to go wild - but he's also showing it in attitude, so he'll know it over there.

"Come on, go ahead. It will be smoked meat with pigs from my village."

Danny, the eldest boy with a mesmerizing grin on his face, starts arranging plates with chunks of meat, wooden goblets, dried fruits and biscuits on the table to see if this is still the case. As was quite different from her first dignified attitude, Kay almost laughed unexpectedly. While Bennett says, "This is quite delicious," he cuts the meat out of his hand with a knife.

"And this one will be liquor with grapes from a neighboring village. Last year was the norm every ten years. Not in recent years. Let's call it good work. Come on, go ahead."

"……… thank you"

In the meantime, Danny will be recommending a goblet poured with wine.

Is the boulder like Tanuki's father and his son? It was a truly brilliant collaboration, not pressing and not making a strange time with it. I have the impression that I am used to entertaining. The person who suddenly arrives this evening makes me feel like it's the season, around being able to handle it so handily.

(… but is this something I don't mind drinking)

Kay cruised alone, looking at the red liquid that swayed in the goblet, which he accidentally took in his hand as it was being flushed. Real alcohol has been spoken of since I drank it at a very young age. In addition, as it stands, I worry that if I eat and drink inadvertently, I will not be able to serve one of my clothes.

(I think this (...) body (...) would be fine...)

Alcohol shouldn't be a problem. Also, even if the medicine is served, this self with the crest of 'physical strengthening' is resistant unless it is a powerful poison.

There is, but there is.

As Kay was buying time pretending to enjoy the fragrance, Danny, the wind who perceived something, poured wine on his goblet as well and put his mouth on "Okay, then".

(... sounds ok)

It was also possible that he only poisoned the goblet for himself beforehand - but he couldn't read the tension or malice from Danny, so Kay stepped on it as well.

Tilt the goblet gently. Just a little, in the mouth. The aroma of alcohol and the smooth grape flavor spread through the nose fluttering.

…………

"How about that?

Danny and Bennett tilt their necks as they peeked this way in. Physical stature is the two that are not alike, but when I saw that smile, I saw that they thought they were parents and children.

"…… very palatable and easy to drink wine"

"I see. I'm glad to hear that."

To Kay's response, as relieved - perhaps this is also an act - the village chief's parents and children looking at each other.

(It's dangerous, I almost lost it)

This wine, which was fairly low in degrees, still didn't change that it was an unfamiliar 'liquor' and the air in my lungs was about to reflux. I've managed to get used to it while rolling it in my mouth, so I can drink it without any problems one by one, but it doesn't work like juice.

"It tastes different when paired with meat."

and Bennett, who cut the meat to a good size, leans the dish in front of him.

Ever since I've been here, I've only spoken of water, potion and wine. Kay, who was beginning to feel hungry, grabbed the meat off the plate with joy.

"Ooh, this is……………"

The flavour of the condensed meat and the good fat dance over the tongue. The aroma of smoked meat's unique dark trees, the saltiness itself, was quite tight, but little by little, pouring the wine in there - there was no lie or falsehood in Bennett's words.

The comfort of washing away the fat left in your mouth, the flavor of your dark eyes, with alcohol! Genuine taste, not reproducible by VR technology. Kay struck her tongue with emotion at the food she had not been able to taste for a long time.

"……… hey, village chief."

Next to Kay like that, a relaxed, low man's voice sounded.

"I'd like to ask you one thing.... Why are they even calling me?

The dark-faced man - Mandel asks the village chief, rubbing his eyes asleep.

――――

A flash of blank. Kay sensed a slight 'killer' coming out of Bennett's smile, burning his neck into pieces.

"... What, from what I hear, Lord Kay was attacked by bandits. Not so far from here, either. I wanted you, the most skilled man in the village, to listen to me with us, just in case."

"…… I see."

Whether she was convinced by the response, Mandel glimpses Kay's previous meat with a blurry, sleepy look.

"You're hungry. Can I pinch you, too?... Lord Kay"

"Yeah, of course. And" Kay. "

"……… thank you"

Momogu and I enjoy smoked meat. Eating alone was awkward, so you're welcome as Kay. Mandel doesn't have the wind to care either.

"Uhm.... don't make me want booze this"

And this is the first sound of swallowing meat. By the way, Mandel is only served with water. Danny holding his forehead down so he could have a headache, next to it Bennett remained smiling, but the edge of his mouth was pulling.

"Um... Is that why you can't talk to me about thieves? Lord Kay."

Gorgeous through Mandel, Bennett.

"Of course. Even so, I escaped immediately, so I can't go into that much detail."

Describe the situation when the wine was attacked under cover, even though it was tiny. Location, number of thieves, their equipment and proficiency.

"…" Hunting Wolf (Houndwolf) "?

I was listening to her with a strange face, but when Kay talked about being chased by a tuned wolf, her complexion changed.

"…… oh. I killed two heads. One of them was lucky enough to crush his nose, so I don't think he's going to follow us to this village."

Kay, who interpreted it as fearful of being able to follow the smell, said so and tried to dispel the concerns of Bennett and the others, but the face of the village chief's parents and children could not be paled. Mandel also stopped eating meat and looked difficult.

(What's it feel like I've stepped on this landmine)

It turned into something severe in an instant, bewildered by the air of the place.

"What's wrong with Houndwolf?"

"Yes, no... because that beast is difficult to teach and when it becomes a bandit group that serves it, its, limited... Ugh?

Bennett, Danny and I looked at each other and smiled. "You know what I mean?" That's just the way it is.

(Even if you say so)

I don't know, I don't know.

Just a few hours after I came to this world. There's no way we know about this bandit situation.

"……" Ignaz Bandits ""

An arm-wrapped mandel squeaks in a blurry, low voice.

…………

"No way, because you don't know?

Get acquainted, ask honestly, or Bennett will spot you while you're on tour.

"I'm ashamed, I've never heard of it"

"Oh, my God."

"That's"

Murakami's parents and children look at each other as if they were distracted.

"The Ignaz Bandits are a big bandit group that focuses around the" Relais "region. These days, compared to the old days, we've grown up, but... they're still too big for any lord to handle the detours.... There's no one here who doesn't know."

Mandel is right in the face and explains quietly. Needless to say, I don't feel like they're asking me "Where are you from," but I can't read the sincerity from that fuzzy look. It was just impressive that Bennett and Danny in the outfield were letting Mandel slim but murderous.

But there is more to Kay than the attitude of the village chief's parents and children.

"Is this the Lilleil region?

To Kay's inquiry, Mandel nodded and affirmed, even with a strange face.

Lilleil region.

In the game, the southwestern area of the map was called together.

Green terrain such as plains and meadows, hills and forests dominate the area, and important hubs such as the fortress village of Wolvern and the port town of Kitene exist.

"… the village chief. I'm sorry to hear something strange though."

"Ha. Why not?"

Still got something odd going on? and on its face it said:

"Near this village, can you tell me the name of the big town"

"Town, is it?"

Bennett puts his arms together in a breath.

"Well, the nearest town is Satina to the east."

Show me your fingers right up and answer instead, Danny.

"Satina, or…………"

Again, I've never heard of it. Kay's face is just a little cloudy.

"And if you go north, you have Wolvern."

"Wolvern!?

but to Bennett's words that followed, tension grows apparent. The other three pulled themselves away a little to Kay, who suddenly shouted.

"No, excuse me, I messed up. Speaking of Wolvern, the fortress..."

of the village, trying to say, stop the words uncomfortably.

…… I said, "Tell me about the big town.")

Wolvern in the game was certainly a player-made village built after a lot of work, but the finished itself was small in scale.

"Yes, sir."

The one who snorted, Danny.

It's Wolvern.

It took a few seconds to chew and understand.

"... fortress capital (...) city (...)?"

"Yeah, Fortress City"

"…… not Fortress Village (…)?

Bennett and Danny burst out.

"Hahahaha...... Whatever. If Wolvern is a 'village', would our Taaf whisper, a kennel or something?"

"No, really. The size, the size, the population, the comparison is very good."

No, the village chief's parents and children laughing small as they waved.

Apparently, unlike in the game, Wolvern has changed its size and exists as a 'city'. Kay thinks as he rocks the wine goblet. The presence of Wolvern means...

"Then I wonder if there is a port town of Kitene if we go all the way west"

"That's right." The port city of Kitene "- Lord Kay, do you know Kitene? I've only visited a few times, but it was a good city over there. Especially the pleasure district."

And Danny's face collapses. out of a small fat man with a disgusting smile, Kay finally turned away from the

"Mayor, if you don't mind, can you show me a map of the area?"

"Is it a map………? Please wait a moment."

Bennett stood up and took the candlestick on the table and disappeared into the back room.

"…… unfortunately, it is only a rough one"

"I don't mind. Thanks."

Receive parchment from Bennett back and spread it over the table.

"…… I see."

Indeed, it was a large (...) or (...) map.

It must have been painted a long time ago. On old parchment paper, the surrounding landscape, mainly in the village of Taaf, and marks such as houses and castles, are depicted as pompous.

"Is this the city of Satina to the east? The castle to the north is Wolvern, and the port to the west is Kitene...... Is the mark of this house a nearby village?

"You will. The villages of Miglia, Mazaf, Raneza……………"

"……… What is the distance? To some extent, is it right?"

"As for the correctness, it's generally... something like that. For example, the eastern city of Satina takes less than half a day to walk. Take a day to get to Kitene, which is twice as far away."

"Hmmm...... I see, thanks"

Drop your gaze on the map again.

Considering the distance between Taaf-Satina and each city as a half day, is it like a day's walk to Kitene or three days to Wolvern, a little further north?

Although, of course, it would take a little longer to actually try to get there because of the spread of obstacles such as forests and mountain valleys along the way.

Measure the distance on the map between the fortress city of Wolvern and the port city of Kitene.

"Walking between Wolvern and Kitene is roughly three or four days."

"If you follow the map, you will."

"I've spoken to a pedestrian escort, and they say that from Wolvern to Kitene, if you run early with a horse, it's about half a day away."

Danny, back from the world of paranoia, pinched his mouth from the side. The journey time on the horse between Wolvern-Kitene was also the information Kay most wanted to know.

"I see, thank you"

stroking his jaw, thinking.

(Compared to the game, you have a lot of scales...)

The fortress village is in the fortress city. Port towns into port cities. And in the game, the journey was about half an hour on the horse, but not half a day.

Just because the 30-minute journey has turned into a 12-hour journey, it simply doubled the size of the map, which is not necessarily the interesting thing about the means of travel called horses.

Unlike automobiles, horses can't keep running at top speed, and there's a huge difference in their moveable distance between running for only thirty minutes and running through half a day.

In the game, Bauser Hose's performance allowed Mikazuki and the others to continue to run non-stop for 30 minutes at a speed comparable to the normal horse's foot (Gallup). The standard horse's foot is 30 km/h. In other words, the substantial distance between Wolvern-Kitene in the game will be roughly less than 15 km.

But when it comes to running throughout the half-day, no horse, not even a bauser hose, will be able to maintain its legs forever. I need to pinch a break along the way or slow down for pacing. Adding to such a loss, the distance between Wolvern-Kitene in 'This World' is considered to be roughly just over 150 km.

In other words, isn't the difference in scale between in-game and 'this world' something like ten times the ratio?

(As the entire map of the game's [DEMONDAL] has been tenfold...... 'here' is the biggest, so it will be about the size of the British islands?

British Islands. The point is England, a level of breadth that also struggles to be longitudinal in horses, but is nevertheless too small in area to that extent from the crux of 'the world'.

If this is a different world unlimited to [DEMONDAL], we should assume that there are areas and continents on the other side of the ocean and mountain ranges that probably could not be reached in the game that existed only in terms of setup.

…………

He also hesitates to speak to Kay, who is silent with his imaginary face, and silence descends on the spot.

When Eileen recovered, I thought I should first go see Wolvern, who scaled from 'village' to 'city'... etc. Kay.

――――

I look up at the slightest sound I hear from the outside.

"... someone's coming"

He also noticed Mandel almost at the same time as Kay, turning around and pointing his consciousness out the door.

Bullshit, and someone's footsteps approaching the village chief's house on a small run.

"- Excuse me. Whoa!

Bang and the door of the house is brutally pushed open.

Outside the door, a young woman with a pale face and an absurd breath was a young woman with a blushing face.

"Tina, what's wrong? So hasty."

"Village Chief! It's tough!

The woman, who returned a hysterical cry to Bennett's inquiry, turned to Bubba and Kay,

"Travelers! It's tough! Come right away!! Hurry up."

With a crying face, Guru pulls his sleeve and tries to take Kay outside.

"Wait, Tina! What happened? Explain!

When Bennett had a drink, the woman, who was half frenzied, silenced for a moment,

"If you're with me, Master Eileen, -"

I look at Nanny and Kay.

"Breathe, - I'm not breathing!

†††

Change the blood phase, run.

"Irene!"

Dobang, and the momentum just kicked through the door, jumped into the narrow room.

Inside, two. Eileen lying on a small sleeping table and Cronen wandering grated in front of her.

"Get out of the way!!

He rambles Cronen, who tries to wolf and say something, and rushes over to Eileen.

"Eileen...... ugh! Whoa, hold on, Eileen!

Peppy, her cheeks peeled gently, but she didn't respond at all. Put your hand over your mouth, but - breathe, I couldn't feel it.

It should be noted that Irene's face is white as paper, illuminated by the warm light of the lamp. It's like having a doll in front of you. My chest sounds like an early bell.

No way, why. I thought you looked pale, but the wound should have healed completely by now.

"- Damn it!

I pressed my ear against my left chest.

…………

I can't hear anything............, no.

Tong, and little, is going to disappear now, heartbeat.

"He's still alive............!

I wandered my hip pochette and took out a vial of potion. He shudders his hands in a hurry, pulls the cork out, and pours it into Eileen's mouth.

A few seconds.

"... Kefu"

Irene's face was slightly distorted. On its cheeks, the redness returns slightly.

"Been, breathed back...!?

As if I had seen it in God's miracle, Kronen leaks a startling voice. There, Kay's sharp gaze pierces him with a slight retrospective.

"……… What did you do?"

"Oops I didn't do anything!!

A shivering Kronen pleads innocent in a bottom-cold voice that echoes from the bottom of hell, and in a dense killing that twitches and the air burns.

In fact, Kronen is (...) and (...) (...) (...) (...) (...).

"I was, because my daughter was sweating, you know, there seemed to be a fever, trying to get the cloth wet and cold..."

Show Kay the wet hand wipe in your hand.

"Look, it was really a little while! Originally, she seemed ill, but she looked away a little, and when she came back, she was getting weaker and weaker... and by the time Tina went to get you, she was breathing, almost..."

Cronen to elucidate, all in all.

Seeing the wolf, Kay regained a little calm on the contrary, and reconsidered that Cronen didn't seem to have done something. while giving Eileen an extra potion to drink.

"... I'm sorry. It was moving a little bit."

"No, if you know what I mean, fine."

Cronen strokes his chest down relieved of Kay, who caught an inadvertent kill.

(... Nevertheless, why is this happening)

The unconsciously chewed lower lip becomes white. Instead of her complexion returning, doubts arose again before Eileen, who began to sweat on her forehead again.

The wound is completely healed. There is no doubt about that.

It seems unlikely that Irene will pull out the arrow that was shot from the hips and observe it, or that the arrow will remain in the body.

(Not enough potion? No, if you give him a bottle, his vitality should be fully restored, and even if he hadn't fully recovered from it, there's a reason he'd be pushed to a dying state -)

- Until he's dying, he's pushed.

Ha, and Kay raised her face, gazing at the raider's 'arrow' held in her right hand.

"- Not at all. Not in the middle of the night like this."

"- I'm sorry, but things are happening."

and the outside of the room becomes noisy.

And the door opened, and an old woman came in with her staff and her robe woven.

"Totally a traveler, totally annoying - hey hey hey hey!!!

Early on when she came in, the old woman complaining about the bump raised an odd voice the moment she gazed at Kay and slipped her hips and butted on the spot.

"What's wrong, Grandma Anka!?

"Ah, alas, well, this is…………."

Regardless of Cronen rushing over, the old lady opened her eyes and gave a stunned expression to her shitty face.

"Lady, what's wrong?"

Late, Bennett with a slightly tired face entered the room.

"Is this the way you're traveling? Bennett."

"Well, well, well. Lord Kay, this woman is a pharmacist in our village."

"Hits, hits, pharmacists aren't the big deal, they're just cursers. My name is Anka, and I'd like you to know... traveler."

With Cronen's hand he rises up, and the drugger's old lady approaches the bedroom in an indelible foothold.

"... What the hell is going on with this little girl?

"Actually..."

Kronen tells the mess.

"Fumu…… if you are traveling, do you have any idea"

"... earlier, the thief shot me with an arrow"

To Anka's wife, Kay gave her the arrow the thief had unleashed.

"This is………. But I don't see any scars of where he was shot…………"

"Right here."

Show Anka, who looks strange as she strokes the arrow, Irene's chest. Scar repaired by potion and left white with new skin.

"Treated with this"

"That is……..!?

Water-colored liquid in Kay's hand, slightly left in the bottle. Anka nailed her gaze, she's breathtaking.

"Did you know that? High potion."

"Higher magic potion!!

To return the parrot, Anka, who cried out in her squeamish voice, enters the scene again and again.

"……… not very surprised, traveller. I thought my heart would stop."

"Oh, oh, I'm sorry...... excuse me"

Surprisingly enough, Irene's mouth is starting to look pale again.

"But with this arrow, this symptom…………"

Anka, who told me to roar, wiped the sweat floating on Eileen's forehead with her fingertips and included it in her mouth.

"……… bitter"

"The thieves are likely to be the Ignaz Bandits."

"... so much"

Anka, looking at Kai, cut out her posture correctly, "O traveler," he said.

"Symptoms of this daughter, this... I thought this arrow might have been painted with 'poison'"

…………

From Kay's mouth, severe exhalation leaks.

I still wondered if that would happen.

I wonder if that will happen.

[DEMONDAL], which crosses the real route, naturally also had poison.

There were many kinds of poisons, ranging from those that were immediate to those that were delayed, from those that killed instantly to those that paralyzed the body, which were actively used in interpersonal combat, hunting, etc.

However, there was a constraint that many of the poisons were of a nature that quickly deteriorated upon contact with the air and had to be stored in sealed containers until just before use in order to make effective use of them.

Powerful, but careful attention is required in its handling, which then takes a lot of work.

That was the 'poison' position in [DEMONDAL] 's game.

In Kay's case, little use was made of poison because the attack power of the vegan bow was too high and there was little effort to apply poison to the arrow before releasing the straw arrow.

And - this is the most important thing - in the game, physiological reactions such as sweating and fever after being poisoned did not exist.

As a result, Kay was unable to immediately link the symptoms of Eileen this time to the fact that they were caused by 'poison'. At best, it's a shock from pain.

It was recognition to that extent.

What if...

What if Cronen wasn't with Eileen?

Thinking about it, Kay felt a zoo-thin cold running in his spine.

Kay, too, was going to stay by Eileen's side at first, but after a bit of tiredness, he might have fallen asleep himself right away. That way, when I woke up in the morning, Eileen was poisoned and cold, and so on.

"Grandma.... I agree that this symptom is caused by poison.... but what poison do you think?

Kay asks, staring straight into Anka's eyes.

Continuous damage from poison. It's a desperate situation. The poison does not heal naturally, nor can it be cured in potions.

However, if this "poison" complies with [DEMONDAL] 's game specifications, there are still measures to be taken. Kay, who explored Pochette, took a small metal case out of it.

"Here is the antidote." Slavery, "" Inkbs, "and" Monochrome, "respectively.

"Slavery"

"Dream Demon (Ink Bus)"

"monochrome"

It is the most major pedigree poison in interpersonal combat, even called the "Three Major Antipeople-Poisons" in the game. Poisons that are also common to advanced players and are also somewhat user-friendly were often derived from these three systems with slightly different ingredients.

"This girl, Eileen, is quite resistant to poison because she looks like this."

Eileen has stamped herself with a "body strengthening" crest that dramatically increases her resistance to all kinds of poisons and her physical toughness.

"So a half-breed poison doesn't work. There must be only three kinds of poison that can cut this guy's vitality with a little bit of paint on the arrow."

And each poison is immediately neutralized and harmless if you take the corresponding special effects.

"… then if you take all three of those pills……………………"

"I can't do that……………"

Kay tells me to squeeze it out,

"I don't drink well together. If you take the wrong special effects, you will have a severe rejection"

At least in the game, taking incorrect special effects caused shock symptoms, rather resulting in worsening of the container. If it's in perfect condition, Irene is still too weak right now. Try the Russian roulette, just in case, I don't know if my body can stand the rejection.

"So we have to figure out which poison Eileen is being hit with."

Kay asks with the thought of straw.

"Granny, what poison do you think Eileen's been hit with?

Anka opened her mouth.

…………

He leaned away.

I still don't know. Eat up your teeth.

In-game.

If in the game.

These three poisons are easily distinguishable. Because each has a characteristic effect in addition to continuous damage.

The "slave" system feels dull and unusually heavy on the body.

The "Dream Devil (Ink Bus)" system becomes "coma" when poisoned.

The "monochrome" system loses the sense of colour from the vision and also complicates visual field stenosis.

Some poisons can paralyze physical movements - in the game, even if the avatar movement is restricted, p (...) le (...) y (...) ya (...) - (...) lose (...) consciousness (...) let's (...) this (...) and (...) is (...) yes (...).

In other words, the poisoned person was able to self-declare the symptoms.

"Slavery" if your body is heavy and you can't move. "Monochrome" if a narrow field of view occurs. And if you can't self-declare, that is, if you're in a state where conversation is impossible, like "Dream Devil (Inkbs)" -

That was enough. And then those around him should have given him the corresponding special effects.

But now.

Eileen's consciousness does not return cloudy.

It is not possible to ascertain what symptoms of poison appear in the person.

"... Personally, I think the" Dream Demon "system is suspicious because I am unconscious"

Pompous, Kay quietly continues his words.

"But I can't even say for sure. The" slave "lineage also blunts the senses of the body, which can be aggravating and cloudy of consciousness."

With the exception of the "monochromatic" system, the odds are one-half.

"………… What can I do?"

To Kay's whining, but the faces of the room remained silent.

A few minutes, or a few dozen seconds - Kay stood up all the time, letting Irene drink all the potions in her hand as her complexion was getting worse again.

"Wait a minute, please."

"Oh, hey..."

Without even hearing the Clonen stop, we head back to Bennett's house on a small run.

Mikazuki, who was connected to the front door and pile, greeted Kai with his nose blaring "Buru".

"... something terrible has happened. That's really dumb... I would have known it could be poison if I thought about it a little bit..."

Ha, and a heavy sigh of cay. Sasquatch said, "Are you kidding me?" Worried, he peers into his face.

"……… it's okay. Eileen will help you."

He gently stroked Sasquatch's nostrils, and Kay smiled. Remove the leather bag attached to the saddle and return to Eileen again.

"……… Young man. What are you going to do?"

The light of every swinging lamp. Anka, who was soaking Irene's sweat with her pillow, asked in a sad voice.

"Grandma, do me a favor."

"... if there's anything I can do, what can I do"

"Let this (...) be (...) Eileen. Whenever you look pale, give him a drink."

Place the leather bag gently on the floor at Anka's feet.

Anka opened the bag with a strange face and peered inside -, breathtaking.

A bottle of high potion, spanning a dozen bottles.

"And here it is."

Removed from the pochette was a small metal case. Then I pinched a few pills of different colors each and gently handed them to Anka.

"... I (...) went back to (...) et al. (...) et al. (...), let Eileen drink any one of them."

To Kay's words, everyone peeled.

"Lord Kay!?

"You're young, no way!

Kay laughs small.

"If you don't know... it's the quickest thing to ask the guy who used it"

I asked you, leave me alone.

Without lending an ear to the voice from behind, Kay left the room early enough.

†††

"Oh, hey, Kay!!

In front of Bennett's house, Kronen calls Kay, who draws Mikazuki's reins.

"It's impotent! How much gear!

Kay did not answer and jumped on Mikazuki with Hikari.

"…… very noisy though."

Colour, and from the shadow of the building, Mandel appears.

"Kay.... I thought they were close to ten."

"Right, that's roughly it"

"So lame! There's no way you can beat that many opponents on your own! Besides, I heard, the thieves are those Ignaz bandits!?

Shake up the spear, and Kronen screams.

"So, what is it? Will you follow me?

"Eh. That is……."

The man with the short spear clogged his voice all the way back to Kay's teasing mix.

"Just kidding. I have enough on my own. This is a cavalry, and even though there are a lot of them over there, they're walking... it'll be a good bow practice."

I'm optimistic, Kay, but Cronen and Mandel cloud their faces.

"But on such a new moon night……………"

Cronen, frowning, unwittingly looked up into the sky. Before the true darkness of the night, it is as if even the starlight is swallowed by darkness. There is nothing but suicide in the dark like running alone.

- At least, for Kronen.

But Kay laughs and shows.

"So you don't have to worry about it. See,"

He pulled the arrow out of the arrow barrel unconstitutionally and squeezed the bow toward the sky without making any sense of (...) meh (...) or temper.

Pleasant sound.

Giggle, I thought I heard a sharp squeal coming from over my head, and a bloody black mass falls to the ground.

- It was a bat, shot out by an arrow.

…………

A bat that is pierced through its torso and suffers from bulging. Cronen and Mandel opened their mouths pompously with their jaws all the way off, and they were stunned.

"Did I tell you? The night works better."

From the horse, Kay retrieved the bat's arrow and caught the edge of his mouth.

"…… then, I'll go"

Leaving the two flashing, Kay kicked Mikazuki's flank lightly.

Without leaking one nagging voice, try to slip and the brown horse runs out.

Shaken on that horse, Kay covered her mouth with a facial cloth and now once again held the Zhu Painted bow in her left hand.

"…… We have to hurry. I asked you, Mikazuki."

To the voice of the Lord, the faithful Junma responds with a short snort.

Fulfilling, in the midnight darkness of the new moon.

- Reaper was released.