Chapter 362
(362) Inspector’s Request
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Translator: Tseirp
I let go of the sword and turned over the fallen bookshelf .
Books spilled out from the bookshelf and landed on the inspector .
“It hurts it hurts, can’t you be more careful when moving it?”
The inspector complained as he stood up .
“Umu, well done for a quasi-Baron . I will report this to His Majesty . Be thankful . ”
“… Yes”
“Sheesh, what happened to the knight who was keeping watch?”
It seemed that the inspector was unaware that the knight had died .
“I will report it to His Majesty and have him beheaded . ” he said resentfully .
I see, so he was oblivious .
“He died . ”
“Oh, dead? And so?”
“So?”
“The word . Didn’t you hear it?”
… Did he not have any words of compassion for the knight?
Well, I didn’t expect any either .
“The world kyu … I couldn’t hear anything after that . ”
“The world kyu?”
The inspector seemed to have thought of something,
“I’m able to report immediately . Help me get out of here . ”
“Um, what about my reward …”
“What, you can expect your reward later …”
“I only hope for permission to bury her . ”
“Okay, that’s fine so I’ll permit that . ”
The inspector said before leaving .
In exchange, Suzuki entered .
“Kusunoki-kun, I’ll help you . ”
“Thanks . ”
I replied and used the Kin Summoning skill .
Haru and Carol were summoned .
“Master, thank you for waiting . ”
“Everyone has agreed to accept her . ”
Haru and Carol said .
I see, so Rarael and the others accepted as well . I’m glad that I didn’t have to seek their acceptance after I did something this time .
“What do they mean, Kusunoki-kun?”
“I’m helping her . ”
I said as I pulled out the sword .
“Mega Heal . ”
“Wait, Kusunoki-kun . The wound reached until her heart . It was instant death . So recovery magic is …”
“Suzuki, this may not be a kind world, but it is a fantasy world . Even on Earth, bad ending can be repainted into happy endings . ”
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I said as I checked her body temperature .
I had prepared myself and I was correct .
“She’s still alive . ”
“What … How on earth did you do it?”
“Didn’t you tell me? The way to use this sword . ”
I said as I showed him the sword I took from the warehouse .
The sword will be able to attain power after putting in a talisman .
“You said that by putting in a Recovery Talisman, cutting the opponent would cause them to recover, right?”
“I would have never expected you to a Recovery Talisman in and attack … But you pierced her heart . She shouldn’t be able to recover if it was instantaneous death . ”
“Yes, it would have been a bad bet if I only relied on the Recovery Talisman trick but wouldn’t it be all right if she didn’t die immediately? For that, I have another skill – Pico-Pico Hammer . ”
I had to extend a Silent Room over the sword to silence the cute Pico sound that would have been audible when I struck her .
“Sheesh, you insisted that it was a hammer skill that would tear through swords, you … Hahaha how ridiculous . ”
Suzuki laughed and asked .
“So what should I do?”
“Nothing much . You just have to say you carried her corpse in your item bag, accompanied me to bury her, and not tell anybody what you have seen here . ”
I said and asked Haru to open the door to My World .
Then, I took a seal from Haru .
It was the seal that grants permission to enter My World .
I placed the seal on her tattered arm .
While I was chasing after the Devil girl, I sent a message to Haru and Carol and told them all about my plan .
Haru was able to transfer to My World using her Kin skill .
“Haru, Carol, I leave her to you . I don’t think she will regain consciousness in an hour but just tie her up to be safe . She shouldn’t be able to escape even if she goes on a rampage if you bind her with these . ”
I said as I passed them two belts .
“These are the belts I stripped from Neete and Sheena No . 3 yesterday . ”
“Eh? Neete-san? And Sheena No . 3-san, during the battle with the Demonic King Dragon …”
I mistakenly gave Suzuki too much information .
Neete has supposedly gone on a journey and Sheena No . 3 self-destructed in front of Suzuki’s eyes .
Information on them was connected to my Jobless skill so I couldn’t let him know .
“Ichino-sama, wasn’t that careless of you . ”
“ … Sorry . ”
Carol scolded me and I apologized .
I guess I let my guard down after successfully saving the Devil girl .
Haru and Carol carried the Devil girl into My World .
“Haa …”
I remained there and for now, applied Clean on the carpet to tidy up .
It wasn’t for the sake of that inspector .
I didn’t want them to find out that she was still alive from the small amount of blood loss .
Because I sealed the wound while her heart was pierced, there was not much blood loss .
That inspector may not have noticed but if a professional investigator came over, it would definitely be exposed .
Thankfully that inspector was a sloppy person .
The staff from the facility would respectfully bury the murdered knight .
He did torture the Devil girl but I still prayed for his soul .
Suzuki and I left the protection facility .
I only realized that I was still holding the sword when I left .
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“I wonder if I could keep this sword?”
“I don’t think you should steal it . ”
“Yeah . I should return it …”
I scratched my head and turned to go back .
“Ichinojo-donooo, Ichinojo-donooo!”
The inspector came back . I unconsciously went ‘Geh’ and squeezed out a sound of rejection .
Did he realize that the Devil girl was still alive?
“Ichinojo-dono! Where will you go after this?”
“Ah, well I accidentally took this sword out so I was about to return it . ”
“That’s the protection facility sword? Please don’t worry about such a thing, feel free to take it home . Buhihihihi . ”
“Inspector-dono . You are investigating this town but you shouldn’t have the authority to freely give out items from the protection facility –”
“Shut up Suzuki-dono . It is fine if I say it is fine . There’s no time . ”
The inspector scolded Suzuki .
This time what Suzuki said was right but he was the one who told me to not go against the inspector .
He probably understood that he shouldn’t go against him any further .
“To be honest, I have a request for Ichinojo-dono . I have a monster I want you to defeat . ”
“A monster you want me to defeat?”
“Yes . To the southeast from here, there is a monster nest in the shrine related to the royal family and I want you to subjugate it immediately . Of course, I promise you rewards . ”
The inspector said and passed me a pouch .
I looked inside the pouch .
There were 10 gold coins .
“ … These many … erm, I think it will be quicker if you put in a request to the Adventurers Guild or the Mercenary Guild?”
“I stopped by the Adventurers Guild and found out that Ichinojo-dono defeated the Advanced Dungeon boss, Kanesha, with just a three-man party . And when I asked the Mercenary Guild, I was told you slaughtered two Demonic King Dragons, buhihihihi . ”
I would like it if he stopped laughing like that . It was sending a chill down my spine .
And one of the Demonic King Dragon was defeated by Suzuki and Sheena no . 3 .
“I only defeated one of the Demonic King Dragon . ”
“One or two, it’s all the same . ”
I think it is very different though .
Suzuki looked at me and commented ‘You’re already a celebrity’,
You were the one who damaged the other dragon . Come become famous with me .
“Inspector-dono, I was not alone when fighting the Demonic King Dragons, Suzuki-dono was with me . I was able to win because of his ability . ”
Suzuki sent me a glare from the side that told me to not say unnecessary things .
There was no way I would do such a troublesome task on my own .
That was my thought but,
“No, Ichinojo-dono is more than sufficient for this task alone . I have prepared a carriage . This way please . Buhihihi . ”
Seriously?
He plans to let me do it on my own?
“I don’t think Ichinojo-dono would accept gold but refuse to complete the task, right?”
“Eh? This gold …”
You were the one who passed it to me on your own volition .
I wanted to say that but it was too late .
Well I guess I could take the shrine monster extermination if it could take the Devil girl off his mind .
“ … All right . I’ll call my companions so please wait for a moment . Suzuki, I leave this sword with you . ”
It would be troublesome if I was asked questions about it later so I handed it to him .
“I told you we are going this very moment . I have already prepared the carriage . I will be going too so we won’t get lost . ”
Seriously … even if he is Lv99, he definitely can’t fight and I would get even more troublesome work if my true strength was exposed so I didn’t want him to follow .
Even Jofre and Elize would be better .
… On that matter, I still have not found Jofre and Elize’s whereabouts .
Hn, well they were probably fine .
I can’t even imagine them dying .
“ … I don’t think there is a need for inspector-dono to attend to it personally . A monster extermination site is not a place for a noble . ”
For now, I tried to cajole him into letting me go alone .
“Buhihihihi . Ichinojo-sama is right . Then, I will let guards follow you . ”
“There’s no need, I will be fine on my own . ”
“There would be a need to confirm that the monsters were exterminated so it would be a hassle for two parties to travel there separately . ”
I thought it would be fine after I report that I completed the extermination but I guess he didn’t trust me at all .
Well, I didn’t really trust that inspector either .
For now, it looked like guards would be following me .
I hopped onto the carriage .
It was apparently a carriage for nobles so it looked quite comfortable .
“Let’s set off then . ”
I said to the driver and the carriage set off .
The carriage moved significantly slower than my running speed but we did get a free pass through the gate and we headed southeast .
Hmm … I’m bored .
I guess I’ll change my jobs to magic-type jobs to finish the task in a jiffy .
“Hn?”
I just felt the presences increase by one .
I tried looking out the window but I couldn’t see well .
In that case, I’ll activate Hawk’s Eye .
I looked down from the sky .
The number of guards on horses increased .
As I suspected, there was one additional guard .
A person was wearing a different robe from the guards on a horse .
But the person was riding beside the guards and not fighting them so I guess they are not an enemy?
I waited to reach the destination while pondering about the new addition .
By the time we reached the wilderness after deviating from the highway, my rear end was feeling sore despite the relatively comfortable carriage .
When I used Hawk’s Eye once more to look down from the sky, I saw that there was a large white building in the direction we were headed .
Was that the place?
We’re finally here ─ or so I thought but we passed by that shrine .
Eh?
Further southeast, we came across a dirty small building with overgrown vines all over it .
The building was about the size of a convenience store .
No way, that building?
“Ichinojo-sama, we have arrived . ”
I was right .
I stepped off the carriage, stood in front of the shrine, and held the Staff of Aklapios .
The interior was dark and I couldn’t see anything .
“Is there actually a monster inside? I don’t sense any hostile presence . ”
I didn’t sense the presence of any monsters .
“Yes, I am certain this is the place . ”
“We passed by a splendid building just a little way back . Are you sure it is not that building?”
“No, this is the place . ”
The guard insisted .
That was strange .
I activated Thought Trace .
He was no lying . But he was uneasy .
Perhaps this guard didn’t know anything at all?
Maybe the inspector only instructed him to lead me here .
“ … I will say it again, there are no enemies inside . I may have combat strength but I am unable to disarm traps . There’s a possibility of traps in old ruins that have no monsters . If you insist to enter, I will have to ask you guys to lead the way . ”
The moment when I said that .
The robed person who joined us half-way slashed at me .
I was caught unaware so I couldn’t avoid it and had to jump backward .
Together with the robbed person .
We entered the building .
“What are you doing?”
The entrance to the shrine closed when I said that .
At the same time, a faint red glow appeared under my feet .
“ … There are no monsters as expected . Could you let me out?”
I asked as I readied my staff .
I didn’t think that he would obediently let me leave .
From using Thought Trace, I could tell that my opponent was excited about the battle .
“You look like you are raring to fight but what is your goal? I only want to live a peaceful life, eat some unagi, change jobs, flirt with the girl I like, and occasionally eat the unique dishes of my younger sister …”
My opponent moved while I was mid-sentence .
So they don’t plan to answer – in that case ─
“I won’t be able to go easy ─ Fire ─ ”
I cast Fire from my staff but – the spell didn’t activate!?
I stopped the sword with my staff .
“What!”
The sword split my staff in half .
That was the Staff of Aklapios that has accompanied me to this day .
“Look what you have done, damn it . ”
I used the Throw skill to throw the staff … but I couldn’t even activate the skill to throw the staff normally .
It seemed that I could not activate both magic and skills .
“You seem to have noticed . This place seals the skills and magic that can be activated outside . ”
The robed person spoke .
I recalled that voice .
Or rather, I faintly recalled it .
I could still feel the same feeling coming from them as when I used Through Trace just now .
“Could I ask what this is for? I still have plenty of things to thank you for . ”
She took off the robe when I said that .
Talwi, who I fought with against the Demonic King Dragon, appeared from below the robe .