Chapter 40
Chapter 40: My name is Albert
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Translator: Tseirp
“Ademi, drink this for now . ”
I passed Ademi, who had vacant eyes, a small vial filled with liquid medicine .
“It’s a little bitter . ”
Ademi downed the contents of the small vial as he was asked .
His eyes immediately quivered violently until even the whites of his eyes could be seen as he groaned .
“Dis … gustingggg . ”
“It is a delicate medicine so I could not put anything in to adjust the flavor . ”
“Ah, eh, I somehow feel a little more comfortable …”
“It lowers your skill level for a time, well, it is something like a type of poison . It is apparently medicine created by Wild Elves that can temporarily suppress the impulses from Divine Protections . I’m glad that it seems to be effective on the Devil’s Divine Protection as well . ”
“Wild Elf medicine!? How do you know something like that!”
Al and Ademi both gave shocked expressions .
“Suppressing Divine Protections will cause the Holy Church to be angry so it is our secret, okay?”
I said with my index finger on my lips and the two of them nodded multiple times .
Despite the situation we were in, youngsters are tough creatures as they now had slightly excited looks after being part of a secret .
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“Now then, according to Lit, he should be around here . ”
The investigation Lit was in charge of made tremendous progress these few days .
Apparently, she found an excellent collaborator .
They had magnificently investigated that Big Hawk was confining Ademi, that he was plotting something using Ademi and Al, and even his ultimate goal .
She had certainly found an extremely excellent collaborator .
Although she said that he was a nomadic adventurer …
“She mentioned that he carries a sword kept in a red sheath . ”
Most of the South Marsh residents were gathered at Big Hawk’s mansion so the area was quiet .
Speaking of sounds, I could hear the cries of a baby from a house far away, perhaps the baby was kept waiting at home .
“If he asked me to wait here, he should be quite a considerable user of invisibility . ”
I could not sense any presence at all .
I surveyed the surroundings while maintaining vigilance .
When my gaze landed on a dilapidated house to my right, a human figure appeared from the shadows .
He was a good-looking youth with darkish skin .
He had an exotic-make long sword kept in a red sheath on his waist .
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“You are Red-san, right?”
“So you are the collaborator Lit spoke of? Byuui?”
The youth showed a refreshing smile .
However, Red sensed something from that youth that made him keep his guard up .
“Yes, I am Byuui . I had to spend some time to disperse the nearby spirits that have been sprinkled on Al-kun and Ademi-kun . ”
“You sure do a thorough job . Afterward, we’ll proceed as planned . ”
“What are you guys talking about?”
Al asked uneasily as he could not understand what Byuui and I were talking about .
“We’re talking about beating Big Hawk’s ass . ”
Al’s eyes opened wide in shock after he heard me say that .
“Sorry for leaving you guys out of the loop, we’ll have to include you two as well . ”
The two of them had crucial roles to play .
Or rather, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that these two would defeat Big Hawk .
At that time,
“Red-san . ”
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Byuui gave a short but sharp warning .
“I know . Eleven people huh?”
I sensed the presence of 11 beings approaching us .
Nine of them had pretty good concealment skills . They were probably Stalker Demons .
They were the demons that Lit fought against .
“I’ll take care of half of them .
Byuui drew his sword .
He held his sword with his left hand, lowered his waist and thrust his right hand forward in a stance .
It was a stance I had never seen before but it felt like a technical stance that did not rely purely on skill .
I could probably rely on him … but .
“I’ll hold them back here . Byuui, please bring Al-kun and Ademi-kun to the scheduled location . ”
“I don’t mind but are you sure? We still don’t know the combat ability of our opponents . ”
“I only plan to stall them . It won’t be a problem . ”
” … I guess that is true, all right . I will make sure to deliver the two of them safely . ”
“Thanks . ”
“Red-san?”
“Byuui will explain to you what you should do . ”
“Wi-will you be all right? The enemy is coming . ”
“Yeah, I’ll definitely be fine . Our victory has already been decided . Now, hurry up and go . ”
After signaling to Byuui with my eye, he grabbed hold of their hands .
“Re-red-san! Teach me the sword another time okay!”
“Sure, it’s a promise . ”
The two of them left with Byuui in the lead .
Despite that, the enemy presence was still headed directly toward me .
“As expected . ”
His armor was slightly heavier on the left side due to the decorations so his footsteps were not uniform and there were slight irregularities .
I knew that footstep rhythm .
Eleven human figures appeared in under a minute .
“Hey, Albert . ”
“Address me with ‘san’, D-rank . ”
Albert shot a sharp gaze at me with his rounded-tip executioner’s sword already drawn .