Chapter 100
The Selection of the Relief Squad Members
At dawn, after carrying enough food to the temporary warehouse, Ramis and I participated in the search through the community .
With the food distributed among everyone, the hunters recovered physical strength and energy and now had some breathing room, so it seems they’ve begun regularly searching the community for remaining civilians .
For this kind of work, having the Big Eaters Brigade with their sensitive noses would make things simple, but the transfer circle is still inactive . We can’t do anything but look forward to Hyurumi’s perseverance .
The situation here is better compared to the ruinous state of the Clear Stream Level, but there’s still destroyed building of course, so Ramis, who participates in rubble removal more than anyone else was praised .
“Clear Lake President has some talented people . I’ve never seen a blessing with this level of superstrength . ”
While crossing her arms like she’s holding up her chest, Starting President voiced her admiration .
As the person who knows the community’s geography the best, Starting President is accompanying us, but it seems she didn’t think that Ramis’ super-strength was to this degree . Nodding in approval, she looks her over from the tip of her head to the tips of her toes .
“President-! What should I do with this roof?”
Ramis asked, lifting the fallen roof of a residential house .
“Ah, throw it in the vacant lot nearby . I’d prefer you to prioritize searching for people . ”
“Oky . ”
When the thrown roof crashed down in the vacant lot, I saw the feet of the hunters nearby float for a split second from the reverberations .
The other hunters participating in the search stare at Ramis with their mouths wide open . This is a normal spectacle in the Clear Stream Lake Level, but it seems to be too strong of an impact for people who don’t know about it .
“It seems like we’ll finish more quickly than I expected like this . ”
Thanks to Ramis, who’s showing the efficiency that rivals construction machinery, the search among the residential buildings has become quite easy .
It’s just, we haven’t found any survivors, and have just been loading corpses onto carts .
Ramis shuts her mouth tightly, watching the pile of corpses .
“This isn’t something to feel sick about . If you hadn’t found them, then they wouldn’t even be able to be buried . As the representative of this level, I give you my thanks . Thank you, Ramis . ”
“Un, that’s true . Un, if they weren’t able to rest in peace -”
“Ye s ye s . ”
It’s regrettable that we weren’t able to save anyone, but compared to being left like this and rotting away without anyone knowing, you could probably say they were saved to some degree .
“Is it hopeless to have survivors after all?”
It’s been over a month since the attack . Even if there was anyone who miraculously survived underneath the rubble, the possibility of them starving to death is high .
Understanding this while holding onto the faintest of hopes, Starting President gave a heavy sigh at the unchangeable reality before her eyes .
“President, where do we go next?”
“Let’s see … I’m reluctant, but should we head over to that place? The community’s northeast . ”
“P,president, it’s fine even if you don’t go there . ”
A male Hunter’s Association staff member next to the President went pale and suggested against it .
Is there something about that place? It’s certainly an undesirable face as far as I can see from the staff member’s pale face .
“That can’t be allowed . Even if it is the prison where felons are locked up . ”
So its like that . I saw a period drama where they released the criminals during the fire calamity in olden day Japan, but it seems they don’t get that treatment in this world .
“But the food must have run out, and that is a spot where the monsters were rampaging quite a bit . Survivors are impossible . ”
“This sounds terrible, but I don’t care if that’s the case . However, it’s also possible they escaped in the chaos . That would be problematic . ”
It would be a huge problem if there was a group of criminals lurking within the community . It’s necessary to investigate in order to avoid grief in the future . However, I wonder if Ramis should accompany them .
You might say she’s strong, but she’s still a girl in the middle of her teens . I think it would be bad for her emotional development if she interacted with a true villain in the extremely rare case that there’s a survivor .
Furthermore, they should have someone skilled accompany them if they’re headed to such a dangerous place .
“Do n’t gots en ough ”
“Battle pow er . ”
Ugh; I got the meaning across, but the phrasing is awful . I’ll have to put my head to make the phrasing more gentle .
“That’s true . Going with these members is a little unreliable in the unlikely situation that there’s survivors, huh? Let’s turn back for now . ”
So heading to the prison is a set event, huh? I will naturally participate if Ramis accompanies them, but I’m worried .
—
For now, we head back to do a member selection and then heading to the prison .
Speaking of who was going to go, in the end there’s Starting President . The male staff member . Shui, Nishael, Principal-sensei, Ramis, and me .
It’s worrisome if the newbie hunters without enough combat ability were taken as hostages in the worst case scenario, so it seems we can’t bring them . We also wanted Leader Keryoil to come, but it would be troublesome if we didn’t have someone here to take command, so we’re having him focus on defenses .
Our front guard is Mishael and long-range is Shui and Principle-sensei . I’m here for defenses, so I have confidence that I can defend us even if there’s a surviving criminal . I suppose there’s no chance of the worst turn of events .
“By the way, what kind of villains are shut up in there-ssu?”
Sponsored Content
There’s still some distance to our goal, so Shui, with nothing to do, was talking to Starting President .
“The normal misdemeanors were all shut in the Hunter’s Association dungeon, but all of the hopeless scum are unable to leave the prison . ”
“So basically, murderers and stuff-ssu?”
“Well, there’s a lot of that kind . They’re all pretty much death row prisoners, after all . Bandit-murderers who aim for the elderly and women . Former swordsmen who murder for pleasure after awakening to the pleasures of killing while slaying monsters . And the worst is … ah . ”
As if remembering something, Starting President struck the palm of her left hand with her right fist .
“I wonder how that guy’s doing . That degenerate . ”
“Aah, that person? No matter what we said, he didn’t suppress his tendencies so we shut him in that prison to reflect on his actions . I think he was going to be released before the attack happened but … all documents from that time have been lost . ”
Starting President is making a sour face like she bit down on a bug . The staff member is also making a difficult face . I wonder if it can be described as a bitter smile that’s bitter to the max?
“Starting President, what kind of person is that degenerate?”
Since Shui had already lost interest, she was walking at the rear while chatting with Principal-sensei . In exchange, Ramis is asking the question .
“Curious? That guy is, well, a pervert . And a special kind of pervert . He’s never hurt anyone, but complaints have been flooding in regardless of gender . We thought that he would be a bad influence on his surroundings even if we threw him in jail, so his misdemeanors … . his behavior is troublesome and the person himself wanted it, so we threw him in that prison as a special case . ”
Hearing the description, I’m even more unable to understand that person’s character . His troublesome behavior is a bad influence on the surroundings . Furthermore, both men and women had complaints about him, so it doesn’t seem to be a crime of a sexual nature .
Furthermore, it’s weird that the person wanted to go to prison himself .
“Um, I don’t think a guy like a cockaberoach would die so easily . But, without being released for a month…”
A cockaberoach is a bug that’s similar to the cockroach in Japan . It’s appearance appears to be the same, and they’re also hated in this world .
So it’s someone we’d even call a cockroach? I’m now curious to see something scary . But if he was shut up within a cell for a month, then it was impossible for him to survive .
“He didn’t commit a crime that deserved death after all . We have to free him if he’s alive . Although we’ll have to keep him imprisoned . ”
Was he someone who habitually committed minor offenses and just had poor timing when causing trouble?
“I suppose he won’t do anything stupid in this sort of situation .
Starting President is making a pretty disgusted face . So she doesn’t want him dead, but she finds saving him unpleasant, huh? I’m more and more interested in seeing this creepy person .
Just what kind of person is it? He’s a criminal that’s hated in this kind of manner . A flasher, molester; that kind of sex offender seems the most likely, but from her tone of voice, it feels like that’s not it .
But having complaints from men and women … does he go for genders?
Sponsored Content
Well, reality tends to be drastically different from randomly imagining things, so I should calm down and wait . Even if it’s a bizarre crime in this other world, it might not be such a terrible crime in Japan .
—
Was it thirty minutes from then? We reached our goal .
With just the prison here, it’s a darkish coloured rectangular building and sturdy-looking, so it’s retained its original form .
“Seems quiet . The criminals should all be underground … if they’re still alive . ”
Pushing open the impressive iron doors in the entrance, we stepped inside .
There’s a place like a reception area, and it’s quite a large hall . I can see stairs leading downwards behind iron-barred doors, so this place is connected to the underground?
There’s no special vending machine placed at a prison . Prisoners won’t have money, so there aren’t any vending machines for prisoners’ use in the first place . If there was a vending machine for prisoner’s clothes, I would definitely want to use it once, though .
“Keep your wits about you . Even if we think there’s probably no one around . ”
When we went down the long stairs and opened the door, there was a dimly lit passage with jail cells to both sides lined up down it .
Huh? Aren’t all the iron-bar doors open? The prison’s entrance and the door to the dungeon were also locked, so why is it just the cells here?
“There’s no rotten smell . Did the prisoners escape? … We’re heading further in now . ”
The Starting President was probably thinking that if there were any prisoners left, then it wouldn’t be strange if their bodies started to rot . Although I don’t have a nose of any use, so I can’t smell .
We went further in to the dungeon, but as of now, all the iron bar doors are open . A few more steps from the end of the passageway, there’s a noticeable large cell on the right, and inside is – no one .
On the other side of the iron bar prison door is – what the heck is that? It was filled densely with boots, sandals, and other shoes, and with it is – there’s a man buried in it .
“Oh my, has someone arrived?”
With a voice more calm and polite than I thought it would be, a single man appeared from within the shoe mountain .
“So you’re alive? Worldly priest . ”
Starting President’s face warped into disgust from the depths of her heart .
She said he was a priest . Certainly, he’s dressed in a long, black, priest-like coat .
His thin, thread-like eyes were drawn into arcs, and he’s smiling . He has black hair parted perfectly in the center . He looks like he’s in his twenties . Just from appearances, he looks like a perfect priest .
“I am not worldly, I am merely living true to my desires . ”
“You, you’re in a jail cell, so how did you gather such a … large pile of shoes?”
He was buried in shoes for some reason . I don’t understand the reason, but, ah, yeah, without a doubt, this guy’s a pervert .
Sponsored Content
“U,uwaa… . ”
Known for her cheerfulness and kindness, Ramis was unable to say anything but this . To be honest, I’m also dumbfounded .
“Ah, please don’t worry . I only like the wornout shoes of people without concern for gender . I have absolutely no interest in the people who wore them, so please be at ease . ”
Just what is the priest saying with such a refreshing smile… no, if I recognize this person as a priest, it would be impolite to all of the priests who take their priestly activities seriously .
“Answer the question . ”
“It was quite cold recently, so I unlocked the door, gathered shoes to use in place of a blanket, and returned . Ah, since the monsters were making a fuss, I unlocked the jail cells and released all the prisoners . ”
“You … do you know how evil the people were here are-!?”
Starting President kicked the barred door in exasperation . Even children can understand what kind of chaos will happen if you release villains into the community . Compared to his appearance, is this man scum?
‘Of course I’m aware . With monsters strutting about, in order to defeat monsters so lessen the situation of civilians being attacked… I enchanted them with an enchantment to attract monsters and released them . I also enchanted all of them with hallucinations, so I believe they were quite eager to attack the monsters . As a result, I am not sure what happened to them . ”
I can’t grasp this person’s character . Is he not just a pervert?
“Don’t say random things just to save yourself!”
“No, President . It’s unfortunate, but this guy isn’t lying-ssu . ”
The one who softly reached out her arm to stop the Starting President, who thrust her arm through the space in the iron bars and grabbed the man at the chest, was Shui .
An unexpected person stopped her .
“My oh my, if it isn’t my dear friend Shui-san . ”
“Who’s your friend ssu? I was thinking I hadn’t seen you around lately, but you were here-ssu . ”
So these two are acquaintances? I suppose it’s not strange to interact with unexpected people in the hunter business, but I can’t imagine her getting along with this pervert .
“Starting President, my apologies-ssu . Unfortunately, this is a member of the Fools of Whimsy Brigade -ssu . ”
“Eh-?”
“O h ?”
At the unexpected declaration, the voices of Ramis and me overlapped .
Please download our sponsor's game to support us!