Chapter 45
45 . The red-haired boy looked somewhat nervous .
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The red-haired boy ran his hand over the hilt of the sword at his waist with a somewhat nervous expression .
Under the blue sky, across the grassy plains, many demonic beasts roared in groups .
At the boy’s side, adventurers of all ages were facing the demonic beasts, each carrying their own Weapons . But it seems that most of them are young people .
That’s no wonder, the adventurers who came here were generally only about C-ranked . The number of people is quite large .
It was a joint request to defeat them .
A massive outbreak of humanoid monsters had flooded the dungeon .
They were not high-ranking monsters . That’s why the guild had gathered adventurers and parties of up to C-rank adventurers to form a strike team to help the lower-ranked adventurers gain experience .
「Hey, don’t get sunburned this time! 」
「Ha… . 」
The red-haired boy turned over as the strong adventurer standing next to him told him .
He had joined a party of adventurers since the beginning of the month . They too were a fledgling party and had been recruiting in the guild .
The red-haired boy had gone through several parties .
He himself was only a mid-level swordsman with good sword skills, but was also adept at observing the battle situation, which came from his natural prudence, and was more than capable of preparing and alerting himself beforehand, as well as being more than humanly possible .
However, he was a swordsman, even if he was really smart, his primary role is to step forward and be useful .
Because of this limpidness, the boy was rated poorly in every party and did not stay for long .
The same is true of the current party . The bloodthirsty fledgling adventurers don’t take a step back to assess the battle situation, but that doesn’t mean they think anything of it . In fact, they can often get through requests from lower-ranked adventurers with gusto .
If anything, the red-haired boy, the type who first looks for the other party’s way out, was labeled a coward and was already beginning to be looked down upon even within the party .
The high-ranking adventurer with a guild who was commanding the whole thing moved the defeating party forward . The demonic beasts also roared and pushed forward .
The adventurers excitedly raised their weapons and rushed out to take more credit .
「Let’s go, Oraa!」
The party to which the red-haired boy belongs also pushes forward to be the first to go . The red-haired boy is also running, but somewhat slower .
The spears clashed with each other, and in the blink of an eye, the battle took on the appearance of conflagration . Weapons clashed, arrows flew, and magic sparkled, with shouts and screams ringing out all around him
The red-haired boy didn’t move forward much, trying to take stock of his surroundings while focusing on defeating the demonic beasts that appeared from the other adventurers’ blind spots .
The adventurers were preoccupied with slaughtering the enemies in front of them . The fact that they were all lower-ranked demonic beasts and it didn’t take much to defeat them seemed to add to the boar’s rush .
As much as he defeated them, he would be able to promote his rank and his reputation . It’s not like a soldier being led anyway, and even if you do whatever you want, the results are all that matters .
That’s probably why no one but the boy noticed it .
「………! Yuck! 」
The red-haired boy ran out to the right wing side .
A group of demonic beasts that had been making a large detour was heading straight for us from the flank of the strike force .
As he ran, the red-haired boy looked for his commander .
However, with the bite of the adventurers who were individually rampaging, he found out that they seemed to have no time for that . Moreover, he was too far away to reach his voice to tell them .
「-ha! Come on! They’re coming from the side! 」
Still, the red-haired boy shouted as he held his sword at the ready . Several adventurers nearby looked at him, and with their weapons at the ready in surprise, they intercepted the oncoming monsters .
Although they were the first to arrive, it seems that they managed to avoid a surprise attack .
How long has passed since then, the battle ended in a victory for the defeating team .
Not that it was a close call, but there were few dead or seriously injured . Some moaned at the pain of their wounds, but most were in a good mood, drunk with victory and making a lot of noise .
The red-haired boy leaned on his sword as a staff and breathed heavily .
In the end, he was only able to deal with the flanking enemy himself at first, but then another group of adventurers who noticed came to help .
Once that happened, the number of demonic beasts they defeated would be a problem . The commander was struggling to get a handle on the front line, and people wouldn’t even know about the red-haired boy’s achievements .
Then the leader of the boy’s party came in angrily .
「You’ve escaped by yourself again, haven’t you? 」
「No, I’m not… 」
「Shut up! We don’t need a bunch of pussies! Get out for today! 」
The leader left with an angry shoulder, saying he wouldn’t listen to a rebuttal .
The boy shrugged .
Either way, he wouldn’t have been able to stay at that party for long either .
The boy chuckled, disgusted at his own lack of worldly wisdom .
「Hey,」
As the boy was about to leave, someone called out to him .
When he looked, he saw a boy about his own age, with dead grass-colored hair, looking straight at him .
The red-haired boy swam his gaze a little impatiently . There was no sign of anyone else .
「…Me?」
「Yeah . You’re awesome . 」
「What…? What? 」
「What’s that … that flank ambush . How did you notice that? 」
「Yeah, well . 」
A decent compliment, and I felt somewhat embarrassed to think that I was getting a decent compliment, and I couldn’t get the words out .
The boy with the dead grass-colored hair smiled pleasantly and patted the boy on the shoulder .
「I like it! You want to join my party? 」
circle (e . g . of friends)
It’s night . The streets were lit and people were coming and going in a hurry to get home . After the sun went down, the breeze was slightly cooler than before and made Angeline want to put on another layer of clothing .
After wandering around during the day and buying various items, Angeline was preparing to return home . We’ll be leaving in a few days . We planned and packed our bags so that we wouldn’t miss anything . You can’t forget to bring a souvenir, either .
The more I prepared a change of clothes and laid out the souvenirs I bought, the happier and more elated Angeline was, the more she was, and the more her smile stuck to her face and never returned .
「Hmmm … we’re going home … wait for me, rock cockerel …」
Byaku raised an eyebrow at Angeline, who was laughing in front of the array of souvenirs .
「You’re turning into a pervert, Twig . 」
「Shut up, Byaku… I have a home to go back to… I’ve never been happier…」
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「What are you talking about… 」
This woman is even dumber when it comes to her father, Byaku sighed .
In contrast to Byaku’s affectionate expression, Charlotte was smiling with the same glee as Angeline . It was like she was looking forward to going to Tornella and had no specifications .
Charlotte took up a colored yarn scarf . She bought a ball of yarn and knit it herself .
Charlotte said with a smirk, apparently happy that something she learned as part of her education when she lived in Lucressia would be useful in this way .
「Sister! I wonder if your father will be pleased with this scarf? 」
「Well Tornella is cold, she’ll be glad to know and she’ll teach me how to knit . 」
「Yes! Heh…… . . 」
Byaku sighed .
「Teme’s dad is that red-haired old man, right? What’s the point? 」
Angeline and Charlotte looked at Byaku together . Byaku couldn’t help but shrug at the stinging seriousness of their gaze .
「Byaku-kun you’ll understand when you see your father, too . 」
「Yes! My hands are so warm! 」
「You don’t even know the guy… 」
And yet, Byaku wondered dubiously what this fascination was, and he was more or less curious as to what kind of person Belgriff was . But at the same time, he was somehow afraid to meet him .
After a few intense training sessions, Byaku had been able to suppress the Demon King’s power more or less . Maria says that as long as you don’t have to fight a very strong enemy, you’ll be fine .
Therefore, he was told to refrain from using the three-dimensional magic circle even in the invisible state . Byaku’s own magic power content was not that high, and with a magic formula that was assembled into a form that depended on the Demon King’s powerful magic power, by continuing to use it, he could unconsciously connect to the Demon King’s magic power in his body . Even if he could suppress it while he was conscious of it, he wouldn’t be able to think about it all the time at all times .
In fact, if he had the time, he wanted to teach her how to efficiently assemble a magic circle, but he didn’t have enough time . Byaku raised his eyebrows, but it seems that he doesn’t want to fight without another reason to fight, and he obeys meekly .
Depending on the situation, he didn’t think he would be able to leave Orphen until Byaku’s training was complete, but this was a relief . If he went to Tornella, he would have less chance of fighting than he would have in Orphen, and he wouldn’t have to use his magic power .
Angeline hoped that Byaku’s strangely oblique personality would soften in the calm life . Maybe then he would call her big sister in time .
As for Charlotte, she doesn’t think there’s any need to be too hasty .
It seems that Lucressia’s home country is in turmoil, and if you go to Tornella in the extreme north of the duchy, there shouldn’t be any pursuers all the way to Tornella .
It’s a little worrying that you haven’t trained in magic as a self-defense, but even Miriam can teach you the basics, even if she’s not very good at teaching .
Even though Charlotte is the power of the Demon King’s jewel, she has experience with magic and is well educated, so if you go and borrow a few grimoires from Maria, you should be able to practice a decent amount on your own . At the very least, as long as you can protect yourself until help arrives, that’s all that matters .
I’ve been thinking a lot about this homecoming in Angeline’s own way, but in the end, I’m still most happy to see Belgriff .
It’s a good thing that you’re able to have a good time with your friends .
This time we didn’t prepare our own carriage, we used a shared carriage .
We’re not going to be able to get our own carriage, but we will be using the carriage . We’ll take advantage of that and return to Tornella for the Fall Festival .
「The perfect plan I’m afraid of my talent . 」
Angeline sniffed with a huff .
Then she picked out the souvenirs . Even if you think “this” is what you’re buying, you realize that there are a lot of them . I can’t take them all with me, so I have to sort out the good ones among them . This is fun .
Then Anessa and Miriam, who had been separated during the day on business, came over . They are with us this time to Tornella . They had arranged to meet in Angeline’s room tonight to discuss their plans .
They entered the room and laughed in dismay at the amount of souvenirs that they could not even step on .
「Wow, you’re putting up quite a fight again,」
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「No carriage this time! Can you carry that much? 」
「I’m in the middle of choosing and you’re going to help me . 」
「That’s the way it is… 」
「All right, I’ll pick one for you . 」
And so the four girls, squealing and discarding the souvenirs .
Aside from Miriam, who often gets into a bad mood with Angeline, Byaku was a little surprised because even Anessa, who usually takes a step back and tweaks herself, did so .
「Hey … hey, Anessa,」
「Hmm? What’s the matter, Byaku? 」
「Do you want to meet his father? 」
「Mr . Bell? Well yes, I would like to see you if I could . Like this … it’s kind of reassuring to know that you’re there, Bel . 」
Anessa smiled shyly and scratched her cheek .
Byaku shook his head in relief and leaned against the wall in silence .
The axe swung down with a mighty swing, splitting the firewood in half . He picked it up as it rolled to the ground with a dry thud and released it into the pile of firewood beyond .
After lunch, Belgriff had finished his lunch and was quietly chopping wood at noon .
Fuel is an important and indispensable commodity in the middle of winter . He chopped up the wood that was cut into balls and dried last summer .
Even if a house is too short of people to prepare firewood, they will be given enough fuel to last a winter, but there is no need to worry about how much firewood we have . If you want to keep warm, you need to use a lot of firewood . Each household had to prepare the extra wood for its own use .
Setting the axe up on the log in the wood-splitting table, Belgriff stretched out his hips .
Mito and Graham carried the wood to the woodpile, holding it a little at a time and piling it up . Graham holds up several in batches, but the smaller Mito holds one at a time .
As they carried it, Mito looked up at Graham .
「Grandpa … do you want to buy this? 」
「…hmmm . 」
「Warm enough for you? 」
「Well…」
「Grandpa, do you like to burn? 」
「No I don’t like it . 」
「So you don’t like it? 」
「…no, it’s not a matter of liking it or not liking it . 」
「What’s the matter… 」
「…to take the next one, Mito . 」
Graham said, grabbing Mito’s head as he tried to gnaw on the wood he was holding, unconsciously or not . Belgriff, who was watching, chuckled .
Mito had learned to help these days, and he was trying his hand at this and that as he watched . I’m not sure if it’s a good idea, but I think it’s a good idea . He was younger on the inside than he looked, and maybe it was because he was skinny and not human, or maybe it was because he was terribly light to pick up . That seemed to contribute to its overprotectiveness .
Granted, the job was generally undertaken by Graham .
It was funny to Belgriff that the taciturn Graham was in the company of Mito, who was also not very talkative, and occasionally engaged in tawdry conversations, which Belgriff found amusing and unspecified .
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The strong rains had passed in a day, and the fall work had begun again, although he was somewhat troubled by the muck he had left behind .
A few days of sunshine had reaped the dry wheat and harvested the beans .
The grained barley was spread out to dry, and the beans were sorted nightly, one by one, to sort out any insect bites or small ones .
The bean hulls were piled up and rotted to make fertilizer .
The wheat hulls were used to preserve potatoes and vegetables, and the wheat straw and beans were used to feed sheep, goats and donkeys .
The ingenuity of trying to use up everything without wasting it is something that has been passed down from generation to generation .
Belgriff finishes chopping and puts the pieces away in the cupboard .
The rain of the other day had cleared up like a lie, and the high autumn sky was blue and piercing . There was a circle of steeplejackets and hawks circling, perhaps aiming at insects or small animals that were trying to get at them .
Across the yard, Graham, with Mito’s hand in tow, was walking along the path . He is Mito’s good luck charm, wanting to go for a walk . A farmer from across the street greets him in a friendly manner, to which Graham replies modestly .
A cold wind from the north unexpectedly caresses Belgriff, who is watching it with a smiling mood . Belgriff shuddered and stood up .
「Well winter’s coming, you know . 」
Put away the axe and tidy up the fields . Clean up the dead summer vegetable plants and spread out the fertilizer I’ve been laying around since last year and leave it there .
Mito was big enough to walk on his own now, which was fine, but Belgriff wondered if Angeline had done this kind of work when she was a baby, sitting on her back with her back strap .
Don’t get nostalgic about it, Belgriff chuckled . Maybe it’s a sign of my age .
Come to think of it, he hadn’t heard from Angeline since their last visit to Bordeaux, where she had said she would return in early autumn .
I’m a little worried that we haven’t heard a single letter from her .
However, since there was no prior notice when he came back before, this time may be the same .
When it comes to S-ranked adventurers, Belgriff nodded to himself, saying that there must be many busy things that he couldn’t have imagined, and he nodded to himself .
Once he convinced himself like that, he was somewhat less worried .
As he finished up the field and sat up to go help someone else, a young man from the village came running in from the other side .
「Oi, Mr . Bell!」
「Hey, how you doing? 」
「I was in the woods with Marie and the others! And we got this huge deer! Help me take it apart! 」
「Hmm, where are you going with this? 」
「I lost my head . The rest of the gutted and gutted, and now I’m dipping them in the river to bleed them out . 」
Belgriff followed the young man who came to call him .
There is a river flowing outside the village, and all the water work that cannot be done at the well is done there .
When he went, he found the body of a deer whose head had been dropped and its belly opened, immersed in the current of the river . The blood had continued downstream in folds . A young man was sharpening a knife for dismantling .
Marguerite, standing at the river’s edge, proudly threw out her chest .
「How’s that, Bel! That’s a big one! 」
「Yeah, that’s pretty impressive . 」
It was a big, fatty female deer that must have been hoarded for the winter . We could make quite a bit of dried meat out of it . It would make the table at the autumn festival more colorful .
First of all, we had to remove the skin . If you are careful not to damage it, and if you lick it properly, you can use it for clothes or rugs .
Belgriff didn’t take care of it himself, but watched the youngsters grow and gave them timely instructions and prayed in his mind as the deer gradually turned into meat .
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