We let them get into the carriage.
Some of them had never ridden in a carriage before, and I could see the nervousness and excitement on their faces.
When the village representative, or rather the man who was in charge of organizing the group, put his feet on the carriage, he bowed to me again.
"Ho, thank you so much for your help ...... and without you we would be ...... now.
...... Um, are there any other villages around here? I'd like to canvass the area to find out where Lynn is.
It's possible that Lin may have finished his engagement with the demon and is resting up in a nearby village.
At my words, however, his expression turned grim.
I'm sure it's just northwest of here. ...... just--
His crispness was bad. And his expression was not good either.
What does ...... mean?
What's the problem?
"The head of ...... there is a terrible man ......
"Terrible, is it? How would you do it?
The man has ...... considerable power, and he also has enough sacred artifacts to defeat the ...... Soseki monsters. ...... but what he did with his power was to select ...... people.
"Sorting, is it?
Ha, yes ....... The man gathered only women around him, or he let ...... only men who were obedient to him into the village. ...... He also forcibly robbed the pretty women who rarely visited him. In fact, my own friends have been victims of this ......
"...... I see.
In this continent, power is righteousness.
I'm sure there are a lot of people out there who would love to have you on their side," he said, "if you want to protect them from the Soseki monsters that are a threat to them.
I'm sure there are more than a few such people.
I'm sure that a beautiful woman like Ms. ...... will be targeted for sure.
"...... So, is it?
Then maybe it's better not to go with Camilla.
If I go, I'll be alone.
It's possible that Lin could have offered her protection without realizing it was such a village. ......
It's also possible that he could have been wounded in the fight against the Aoshi demons.
Thank you.
"No, ...... Sorry I can't help you,
That will be all right. Please give my regards to Mr. Bard when you return to the village.
"Yes, I understand. ...... Thank you for everything, thank you.
With a bob of his head, he got into the carriage.
I watched him and then looked at Camilla.
"Camila, ...... well, I think I'm going to head to the village in question,
"Okay, come with me.
"No, no, ......, I mean, it's just a matter of when, and if possible, Camilla, you should go your separate ways--
As I said this, Camilla put one hand on her hip.
"Do you think I'm a target?
"Huh? Ha, yes. Didn't the man who was just here say that?
Why do you think they're after you?
...... Yes, no, that ...... is beautiful and ......
"I see, beautiful,
Camilla smiled happily and then shook her head.
I'll be fine. The worst case scenario is that if something goes wrong, I will fly away. I also have many other hidden skills to help you out.
...... Okay, I understand. If you feel in danger, please evacuate immediately.
Yes, of course. We'll continue on foot until we enter the village. We won't have to give away too much of our tricks.
All right. That carriage was pretty easy. When I find Linn, I want to take that one straight back to the village.
I understand.
Alongside Camilla, I started walking towards the northwest village.
I don't know how long it will take, but I want to get there before it gets dark.
Zero.
It was a little past noon when the village came into view.
I checked the time with my blacksmith's watch and then looked at the village from a distance.
The village was poor, but looked reasonably solid. At least the houses were in much better shape than Camilla's tattered village she had first visited.
'Lelius, what do you think? Do you want to launch an attack first? Or do you want to get in the air?
...... No, I don't do that. It's just - there's something that's been bothering you a little bit, right?
"Huh? What's the story?
...... Only a man who listens and a woman of his choice can spend time in that village, right?
Yeah, like. ...... Maybe Lelius is going to refer to it too?
"No! I was wondering about ...... the men who do what they say, right? The men guarding that entrance are ...... the men who do what they say, right?
...... maybe, you know. Following evil is shameful.
If the reason for this is that you can't fight the demons of Soseki, then I think that's a very different story ......
"What does ...... mean?
I think I'm going to set up a little match pump.
I see that the golem I was dispatching on the way here has come to us.
The golem was holding a wolf-type blue stone monster.
I saw the blue stone demons still rampaging, and I gave a small nod.
There were three of them.
"Golem, can you give those men a shot at the Blue Stone Demons?
"Gogo!
The golems heard my request and headed that way.
As I watched with my visual enhancement, I noticed that the gatekeepers seemed to be in a hurry to get their weapons ready and some of them had entered the village.
''Rerius, it's not likely that he's trying to annihilate you using the Souishi demon!
No, I'm going to go help you now!
Camilla nodded her head and gave a small nod.