Chapter 399 – Side Story – Continued (2)
“Soira. This…”
“Good. Let’s check.”
The fact that the cabin was in use was not much of a problem.
Cabins left abandoned in places like this are usually shared.
It may be the owner, but everyone who walks around here probably knows about this place and uses it whenever necessary.
The fact that Flora was kidnapped from this cabin also happened to be the closest location.
Above all, the guys who kidnapped Flora were clearly not related to the people currently in this cabin, as I cut them all down in the cave that day.
But that doesn’t mean the people here are good. There is a possibility that they are completely unrelated business partners.
What. To be honest, I had no intention of leaving this place like this. Every time Flora thinks of this place, she will think of bad memories.
It is certain that they will be completely pushed out. After that… Either build a new one or fill it with money. It will work out somehow. Please submit your claim to Bale Royal Castle.
And of course, there are people inside, and I have no intention of pushing them out.
Whether I persuaded them or kicked them out, I had to vacate the cabin. In the end, you have to somehow face the people inside.
I quietly approached the door with Flora holding my breath.
The hut was built in such a way that all it had to do was protect it from wind and rain, allowing the sounds inside to be heard intact. The voice itself wasn’t very loud, so I couldn’t hear it very well.
There were three voices heard.
“… This… How much… “
“It’s okay… Danger… “
“Money… Movement… “
Uh. Is this really a winner? In a bad way.
I shared a look with Flora. Flora nodded her head with a slightly stiff face.
I quietly walked away from the cabin.
“Flora. This… “Does it seem right?”
“Huh. First, it is clear that it is not a very honorable thing to do.”
“Let’s check a little more. Flora, you watch the cabin.”
“Soira?”
“I’ll take a look around the area and come back.”
“Okay. Be careful.”
“Of course.”
After the conversation, Flora briefly said her spell and flew into the air.
Flora climbed onto a fairly thick branch and waved her hand at me.
Good. At that level, unless something suddenly falls from the sky, you won’t be caught.
I also quietly walked around the cabin.
There was nothing on the front and sides of the cabin.
And the back of the cabin.
“What? In fact, is he just a businessman?”
There was a wagon that proudly showed off its majesty.
There was a large cloth wrapped around the luggage compartment, so you couldn’t see the inside, but it was still big enough for a few people to fit in.
Are you so confident? Actually, was I mistaken?
No, you will know when you look at it.
I crept closer and took a peek at the cloth.
Then, with the scent of an animal wafting in.
– Crrrr…
Wow!
It’s a surprise. I was so startled that I put down the cloth.
What I saw inside the cage was a monster!
A large two-headed wolf was growling at me.
He quickly returned to his original location and joined Flora.
“These crazy guys. He’s a monster smuggler!”
“What?!”
Flora also widened her eyes and was surprised.
Monster smuggling is a serious crime. All are illegal except for a very small number for research purposes.
In some cases, there were also designated markings, but of course, these carriages did not have them.
“Flora. There’s nothing more to see. Let’s attack.”
“There are no people, right?”
“That’s right. “There was none.”
“Huh. Okay. Should I blow it all at once?”
Flora held out her palm toward her hut.
Because she was just out for a walk, she didn’t bring her usual staff, but Flora had been using her magic for a longer time without her original staff.
The hut had no defenses. It will fly away in one go with just intermediate magic without a staff.
But I stopped it for now.
“Wait for a sec. There is something I wanted to try.”
“What do you want to try?”
“Yes.”
Just in case, I asked Flora to use magic at any time and walked towards the cabin alone.
She must have known I was going even from inside because she didn’t even hide her footsteps.
By the time I stood in front of the door, the voices coming from inside had stopped.
After a moment of silence.
I lifted one foot high. And.
“I’m a civil servant! Open the door!”
– Kwaang!
I kicked the door with all my might.
The door exploded into fragments due to a blow that was lightly loaded with magical power.
“Ouch!”
“What?!”
A man near the door was hit by shrapnel and fell to the floor. It was a mistake for him to stay close to be on guard.
The only people left in sight are two men. I was slow to grasp the situation, probably because I didn’t think they would just break the door.
I swung the sword I took out of my inventory towards the man who was just taking a hesitant stance. He did not draw the sword, but kept it in its sheath. I thought that would be enough to deal with it.
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The battle was over in an instant. Three men, and one man sleeping in the inner room.
The four people were tied neatly with rope and lying on the floor.
“Who are you?! Why are you doing this?!”
“Is it because you don’t know?”
“What are you talking about! “They suddenly barge in!”
“Carriage. Did you see it?”
“Ah.”
When the carriage was mentioned, those who were talking noisily became quiet.
No, it was only quiet for a moment. This time, they talked amongst themselves again.
“I told you to hide it well!”
“Who called me when I was just trying to hide it?”
“I should have done what I had to do!”
“You said you found a dungeon, how can you tolerate that?!”
“No. Wait for a sec. “What now?”
“… Ah.”
A dungeon?
It was an interesting story considering it came from guys who were fighting amongst themselves, saying it was your fault, it was your fault.
“Tell me more about that.”
“… No. “I don’t know anything.”
“Really?”
The men’s brief resistance ended as soon as they saw my raised fist. If you’re going to break easily, don’t fight back.
Their explanations were not very clear and difficult to understand. Still, if I try to organize it somehow.
“Something strange happened in the basement here. It looks like a dungeon?”
“Yes, yes.”
“How many twists can you tell such a simple story!”
Taaak!
I gave a honey chestnut to a man who wasted my time for no reason. The tied man couldn’t even hold his head and just rolled around on the floor. He didn’t hit me very hard, but he hit me hard.
“Flora. Let’s go down for a moment and come back.”
I checked again to see if it was tied properly just in case and went down to the basement.
Even though it was underground, it was no big deal.
Because of the embankment, it appeared to be one story lower, and it was just a rather large hole dug in the ground beneath the house.
There was something strange in that corner of the basement. The space itself trembled and fluttered like an earthworm.
“Portal… Is it?”
“Well. I don’t think so…”
It looked subtly different from the portal. The portal is like this… If it had a strong artificial feel, I would say this guy is strangely natural.
… Huh?
“Flora. “Look at this.”
“Huh? … “Huh?”
When I looked closer, it wasn’t just a shimmering sight. Beyond the shimmering space, I could see something like a tall castle tower.
Is it a natural portal? No, that can’t happen.
Flora said after looking closely at the castle tower.
“This really feels like a dungeon.”
“Do you understand something?”
“Huh. “This tower you see here is a style I’ve never seen before.”
“Aha.”
To me, it just looks like the same fantasy castle. Flora, who is studying hard these days, seems to see something different in her eyes.
Dungeon. It’s a dungeon…
“Good. Let’s go back first.”
“What? “Why don’t you go in right away?”
“Sounds like a big problem. You told your family you were just going for a walk? It might take a few days in the dungeon, but you can’t just go in. The preparation is poor. And, we have to drag those smugglers along too.”
Anyway, it’s just us. There was also a way to kill them all and enter the dungeon.
However, even if smuggling monsters was a serious crime, it was not enough to kill someone on the spot.
Wouldn’t he probably be forced to work for a few years? In any case, it means that it is not a sin worthy of death.
That’s the law. You can’t blatantly break the law in front of Princess Flora, who is the highest-ranking person in this country.
“I’m already on my way back, so should I wait a little and go with you when you come? I think it will be quick if I wait and prepare.”
“Yes!”
“We’ll have to demolish the building here later. “If it gets buried under rubble, it will be a hassle to find the entrance.”
“A building? Why?”
What. Didn’t you tell Flora?
When I told Flora what I thought, she said it was okay but agreed to push me away.
Flora also said it was good, so let’s make sure to push it later. I decided to go back to the castle.
On the way back, I used a carriage. The one in the backyard. The carriage owned by the smugglers was quickly able to be rented after a little ‘talk’.
They are now inside the cage where the smugglers kept the monsters.
The captured monster was dealt with. It’s difficult to release, and a monster is a monster anyway.
And as time passed, the day Asil came.
“Dungeon? Good! “I can relax after a long time.”
“Are you okay? “It’s been so long that you’ve lost all sense, haven’t you?”
“It’s okay, it’s okay. Even in our world, we can move our bodies easily.”
She told Asil about the dungeon, and she willingly participated.
It is said that she has someone to fight with on Asil’s Earth, but she is so weak that her body is rather dull. What. It’s a cliché that returners are strong.
It’s been a while since the three of us explored a dungeon.
Finally, I checked my supplies one more time and headed to the dungeon.
