Chapter 86 – Ep.86 Smith, a Black Company in Another World
For the first time in a long time, I felt dizzy.
“Therefore. “You mean I’ve been unconscious for three days and Kernax left the city yesterday?”
“…”
Siron nodded his head again with a dark face.
The confirmation of such a theory gave me a headache.
I urgently asked Siron.
“If… The night fairies I created in the basement… ?”
“… “Has there been such a thing?”
“Oh wow.”
I grabbed my head with the hand that was wrapped around Siron’s waist.
I certainly never told anyone how many stockings I had made.
Moreover, the stockings were not placed in a conspicuous place, but were divided into bags containing iron ingots and stuck in a corner… Even if he had entered the basement, he would not have been found and would have just gone up.
“… Mi-“
“No!! Uh? Siron. “What were you just trying to say?”
“… No.”
Siron shook his head and closed his mouth.
I felt a little uncomfortable, but right now, my priority was to find a way to chase after Kernax, who had set off ahead of me, so I decided to just trust Siron’s words.
“If it’s about a day away, wouldn’t it be possible if I chase you now and at least deliver the goods before the fight?”
“… What. “I guess so.”
“Yes? Then, get ready to leave-“
“Really… !!”
Siron ran his hands over his face, then rose from my thighs and moved down.
Siron swept his face down and glared at me with his signature fierce eyes.
“What are you preparing for, you idiot!! “I got everything ready, but you woke up late and I was waiting for you, damn it.”
“Oh…”
He returned to his usual powerful poetry.
I was happy with that alone, but the preparations for departure were even completed.
“Well, then can we leave right now?”
“Fuck. “Are you that worried about that bitch?”
“I’m worried about Kernax, but I’m also worried about the soldiers who went with him.”
We’re not strangers and we joke around whenever we’re bored, so it would be quite heartbreaking if even one of us couldn’t come back.
“… Just think about the fact that you also fell and woke up yesterday. “Using common sense, who would think of where to go with a body like that?”
“… I?”
“So you’re an asshole… Ha.”
Siron sighed deeply.
Judging by the depth of the sigh, it was a sigh that truly pitied me.
“Kuhum, no Siron. Are you saying I’m really lively? Now, look.”
“Ah, it’s okay, you idiot.”
When I tried to show off my arm muscles, Siron gave me a look that told me not to freak out.
I sheepishly scratched my head and lowered my raised arm.
“Anyway, don’t you know that you want to tag along right now?”
“Ok. Yes.”
If I arrived late and something terrible happened to the soldiers, I would be truly heartbroken.
No, three beols.
It’s not something else, it’s just that I passed out while having sex.
It’s no joke, if I can’t somehow deliver the new stockings I made to the soldiers, I’ll have to live with a heavy burden on my chest for the rest of my life.
Siron stared at my face intently, then clicked her tongue and turned around.
“Let’s go.”
“Where?”
“Fuck. Where are you? “I have to go to the security guard.”
“Oh, that’s right.”
I hurriedly chased after Siron, who was moving forward with great strides.
“Hey!! It’s a bowman!! “Pack your bags and come out!!”
Shiron shouted as he went down the stairs.
“As for preparation, I finished it all yesterday.”
“… No.”
Siron was already waiting on the stairs on the first floor, so she looked at Na and made a bewildered expression on her face.
“Are you going to eat something… “Do you need a change of clothes?”
“There are convenient methods called hunting and magic.”
“… “Yeah, you’re great.”
Siron only took a quiver of arrows and a bow, so she looked at Na and shook her head.
It seems that Siron can’t help but face Mr. Giena’s madness.
So the three of us left the house and headed to the security station.
Guard’s office.
Where Kernax was sitting and working, the administrator, Millia, was sitting and working.
When Ms. Millia saw us entering the office, she smiled her characteristic kind smile and invited us to sit on the reception sofa.
“Maybe you need a car or something?”
“Oh, no. No.”
When I strongly declined, Milia nodded, got up, and moved to the sofa across from us.
Ms. Millia, who had moved to her seat, first looked at me and spoke.
“How are you feeling?”
“Uh… “I don’t know if you’ll believe it, but I’m in very good shape.”
“On the outside, you certainly look lively. But like you said, I’m not the type of person who literally believes what they say.”
“… “I guess so?”
Common sense would tell me that if someone who had been unconscious for three days woke up the next day and said he was fine, even I would think it was nonsense.
“What… Still, since it’s Mr. Smith’s words, I’ll trust you to say so just this once.”
“… ?”
I didn’t understand what Millia meant when she said that.
Milia seemed to have noticed my reaction and continued speaking.
“Therefore. “They say they will lend you a carriage so you can chase after Sir Kernax.”
“Oh… ? To… ? “No, yes?”
I picked my ears to see if I had heard correctly.
Milia seemed to find my reaction amusing and let out a small laugh.
I tried to calm my startled mind as much as I could and whispered softly to Shiron sitting next to me.
“That… Siron? “Didn’t your sister prepare our carriage?”
“… You. Do you think your sister will give you a bumpy carriage?”
“… “No.”
Hmm. Absolutely not.
I was convinced right away.
Milia, who was watching us whispering to each other, smiled and said.
“Haha, I don’t really need to thank anyone. “The person who asked me to prepare the carriage was none other than Sir Kernax.”
“Are you Kernax?”
Lady Millia nodded.
“If Mr. Smith wakes up and tries to follow me late, he asked me to provide him with the carriage and left.”
“Her…”
One side of my chest was itchy.
To be honest, I thought Kernax would have left the city while I was unconscious because he was so strongly against it…
This time… I really think I need to reflect a bit.
As an apology, when I meet Kernax this time, I will apologize sincerely and give him a very deep kiss.
“And Mr. Smith?”
“Ah, yep.”
I quickly came to my senses and answered Milia’s call.
“How many night fairies did you make?”
“We have it ready for everyone to wear.”
I answered without hesitation.
On the first day, I only made stockings for 20 people, but when I thought about it, I realized that no one would enter the basement, so the next day, I put all the remaining iron ingots into storage and made stockings for the remaining 285 people.
“… Is it true?”
“Yep.”
Lady Millia looked at me with a rare expression of surprise.
When I nodded and answered, Milia-sama slightly adjusted her monocle.
“Okay. All 305 people have been prepared… All right. “Then, let’s first go see the carriage you will be riding in.”
“Uh, do you want to guide me personally?”
“Haha. I also wanted to go for a walk. Why. “Am I uncomfortable?”
“Oh, no. Just…”
I glanced at the documents piled up on my desk and quickly shook my head again.
Haha. Let’s go.”
“Yes. “Let’s go.”
We headed to the stable next to the security guard in a somewhat awkward atmosphere.
There were wagons loaded with iron ingots that were to be paid to me.
“Ah…”
“Why are you doing that?”
“Oh, no. Haha…”
At my sudden awkward laughter, Milia let out an inexplicable laugh and walked forward again.
That laugh instantly chilled my heart.
That’s because the ingots I received were only enough for one wagon, but they said they had made enough goods for 305 people.
I bet that strange smile he just showed was trying to let me know that he knew this.
The real Smith bastard…
Even if I think about it, he is truly a fucking stupid bastard.
I walked after Milia, lamenting my own stupidity.
It was when I passed a wagon loaded with ingots and went over several wagons.
“This is it.”
“Oh…”
I couldn’t help but be amazed by the appearance of the large carriage in front of me, to the point where I forgot all the stupid mistakes I had made earlier.
It was said to be 30% larger than the wagon carrying the ingots, and the wheels of the wagon were not made of ordinary wood, but were tightly wrapped with something that looked like black iron armor.
Above all, the exterior of the carriage had a large hawk engraved in dark silver on a pure white background, and it couldn’t have looked that cool.
“Let’s look inside too.”
Lady Millia smiled happily and opened the carriage door.
I felt like a kid discovering Legos for the first time, and I stuck my head into the carriage as if I was fascinated by something.
“And… Crazy.”
A swear word just came out in my voice without even realizing it.
I felt like I was looking inside a limousine that I had seen in a video one day.
The entire walls and floor were made of red cushions, and the seating area was raised to almost the same level as the bed.
There was a partition at the back, and since there was a door on it, it looked like there was something else inside.
“Oh, by the way, the space behind the partition is for luggage.”
“Ah… Okay.”
I just nodded.
Other than that, there was no other exclamation that came to mind.
“Do you like the carriage?”
“… It’s not a matter of liking it. I’d like to ask you again if it’s okay for me to ride something like that…”
I’ll tell you just in case, no matter what anyone says, my status is at best a slave from the frontier desert.
Is it really okay for me to ride a carriage like that?
Milia answered as if she had looked into my mind as I was thinking about such things.
“Sure. “It’s a carriage prepared for Mr. Smith, so of course Mr. Smith should ride it.”
“… Are you ready for me? “Did Kernax ask you to do this?”
“To be exact, I obtained it separately at the request of Sir Kernax.”
“… “Is it possible to get something like that in one day?”
“Haha.”
Millia-sama smiled lightly and then closed her mouth.
What.
Did I say something wrong again?
The atmosphere felt awkward, so I quietly pretended to admire the carriage.
A few minutes later, Milia smiled lightly again and opened her mouth.
“Is it okay if I assume we’ll be leaving tomorrow morning?”
“Uh… Tomorrow? “Why not tonight?”
“I’ve prepared everything here, like food and clothing, so it’s okay if we leave right away as long as we load Smith’s luggage.”
“However… Why?”
“If nothing else, you would need a very fast-moving horse to catch up with Sir Cernax in time, right?”
“Uh… “I guess so?”
“Yes. So, I’m going to lend you a child who is just resting and eating over there.”
I turned his head to follow Milia’s hand.
It was the largest horse stall in the stable.
This was the very place where the men named Drake, who had been pulling a heavy wagon loaded with iron ingots, were resting.
“I told you a few days ago, right? Those kids are very shy. “But the technicians who can handle that child are out for a while.”
“Ah… Okay.”
“Yes. “I’ll be back this evening at the latest, but shouldn’t they also rest for half a day?”
“Sure. Of course.”
I nodded eagerly.
As if renting a carriage like that wasn’t enough, instead of a horse, there was a guy named Drake and a driver to pull it.
If you force you to start in the evening in this situation, it’s a real dog.
It’s true that I was stupid, but I wasn’t that type of scoundrel with a conscience.
Lady Millia said as she closed the carriage door.
“Then I will pick you up early tomorrow morning. “If you need anything, it doesn’t matter if it’s late, you can come see me.”
“Thank you for your consideration…”
“Haha. “He is someone who will bring a lot of profit to the territory in the future.”
“… ?”
By the time I expressed my gratitude and raised my head, Millia had already passed behind me.
“Then I’ll see you tomorrow. “I have a lot of work behind me, so I’ll go first.”
Lady Millia lightly waved his hand and then disappeared.
“Then… Should I go back home first?”
I said that while looking at Siron and Gienna.
“No, I have somewhere to go first.”
“Ok? “Do you need anything?”
As I turned around, I turned my head to Siron’s words.
Siron was looking at me with slightly sad eyes.
“What? What’s the matter?”
Siron shook his head slightly and said in response to my question.
“My sister told me to bring you to the guild when you wake up.”
“…”
Siron looked at me with pitiful eyes.
I turned my head and looked at Gienna.
“Hmm.”
Giena avoided my gaze for the first time.
I thought as I looked up at the clear morning sky without a single cloud.
I guess it wasn’t the time to worry about others.
