“You plan too little . ” [Ryouma]
And here I thought I was the impulsive one . Who would’ve thought there would be people that didn’t plan things to this extent?
“I can’t believe you’ve been bandits for so long with an attitude like that . ” [Ryouma]
“We’re just the odd job guys . It’s no problem as long as we follow the bos’ or someone else’s orders . I mean we were cleaning and washing laundry even back at our home village . ” [Bandit 3]
…I think it would have been better for them to have gone back to their village instead of becoming bandits . Is there a reason why they didn’t do that?
“Uhh, well… The village headman hit me and chased me out…” [Bandit 3]
“And then you became a bandit?” [Ryouma]
“Well, I did work as a servant at some stores in town and even as an adventurer, but… I failed at all of those and couldn’t continue any job for long . Without any way to fill my belly, I just somehow ended up becoming a bandit…” [Bandit 3]
“Is that true for the others too?” [Ryouma]
“Should be similar . We all became bandits by chance . I mean, in the first place, if we could actually use our heads well, then we wouldn’t have become bandits, ya know . …Erm, Sir! Sorry! Slip of tongue!” [Bandit 3]
“You don’t have to speak formally with me . ” [Ryouma]
His self-deprecation caused his real voice to come out .
We stopped talking after that and quietly walked up the roadless path of the mountain .
“PIRORORO . ” [Rimel Bird]
“Hey, the road is here . Where do we go from here?” [Ryouma]
“Please give me a second… It wasn’t this high up . It should be somewhere closer to the foot of the mountain . ” [Bandit 3]
“So, the left then . We’ll following the road from here on . Let me know if you see an area you recognize . ” [Ryouma]
“Yes . ” [Bandit 3]]
Accompanied by the rimel birds that had arrived before us, we walked for another hour .
“? Wait!” [Bandit 3]
“Is this the place?” [Ryouma]
“Probably . I want to see the back . ” [Bandit 3]
“Will this do?” [Ryouma]
“Ah, yes… It’s up ahead . The road will curve to the right a little . ” [Bandit 3]
The road meandered as we continued our way . There was a blind spot hidden by trees that could be seen from a distance .
There is a section covered with grass that I would never have paid attention to if I didn’t know the situation .
Behind that is… a pretty steep slope .
“This must be the place . ” [Ryouma]
“…There’s no doubt about it . ” [Bandit 3]
I put down the man and coiled a rope around a tree to go down the cliff .
“What’s the matter?” [Ryouma]
“…I was just wondering if he’s still alive . ” [Bandit 3]
It’s a bit late, but it seems he’s starting to feel guilty .
“We’re here to find out just that . Are you going to be waiting here?” [Ryouma]
“…You’ll find him quicker if you have someone to guide you . ” [Bandit 3]
“Alright . Hold this . ” [Ryouma]
I passed the rope to him and ordered the slime acting as his cuffs to affix itself onto it . At the same time, I ordered the slimes to release the restrictions other than the hand cuffs and the choker .
“Whether this turns out to be a rescue or just a corpse retrieval job, you’ll be in the way if I have to carry you too, so get down on your own legs . I made it so you can walk again . But don’t try to get any funny ideas . You still have the choker on your neck, and the birds are always watching . ” [Ryouma]
“R-Right…” [Bandit 3]
I glanced at the man as he nervously got up, then I went down the steep slope .
It didn’t take long after that to find the missing person .
Thanks to him leading the way, finding the person wasn’t a problem at all .
I cut my way through the weed and…
“Pedro-san! Can you hear me!?” [Ryouma]
“…Oh… . Ah…” [Pedro]
He’s breathing!
“I’m an adventurer! I’m here to rescue you! Everything is alright now!” [Ryouma]
“…dven… rer…? Th… grea…” [Pedro]
I continued to call out to him as I cut off the weed from his body . I made sure not to burden his body .
“Are you alright? Can you tell me your body’s condition?” [Ryouma]
“My… Hips… Hurt…” [Pedro]
“Hips . ” [Ryouma]
It became easier to understand his muffled voice when his face was freed . But sweat kept pouring from his face .
“Excuse me . ” [Ryouma]
He had a high fever . And he seemed to be dehydrated . Looks like he’s exhausted a lot of his strength too . Fortunately, he can still answer my questions, but he needs to be brought to town as soon as possible to receive treatment…
“Hey! Come here!” [Ryouma]
“Yes!” [Bandit 3]
I called the person who tried to kill Pedro-san over and handed him a stone feeding cup and a vial .
“Pour the contents of that vial into the cup and make him drink it . Do it gradually . Make sure not to be forceful . Understand?” [Ryouma]
“Y-Yes…” [Bandit 3]
As the man nervously made Pedro-san drink the salt and sugar water, I kept working on getting Pedro-san out .
“UGU!? *COUGH!” [Pedro]
“Are you okay!?” [Bandit 3]
“Pedro-san . ” [Ryouma]
“Ugh… My hips…” [Pedro]
“Your hips? Does your head not hurt?” [Ryouma]
My head is… fine… It doesn’t… particularly…” [Pedro]
His voice became clearer after he drank some water, but his body was shaking .
“Blanket… Found it . I’ll put a blanket over you . ” [Ryouma]
…For better or worse, it seems the weed that covered him all this time actually protected him from the cold winds .
“…There . ” [Ryouma]
I finished cutting off all the weed that entangled his body . Next, I took out a stretcher from my Item Box .
“You sure have a lot of stuff with you…” [Bandit 3]
“I accepted the job, after all . I made sure to prepare whatever might be useful . But enough of that, let’s move this guy on top of this . Help me out after I release his hands . ” [Ryouma]
“Yeah…” [Bandit 3]
He fell along with the carriage . Considering he fainted after that, there’s a high probability that he hit his head . I gently brought Pedro-san up the stretcher and affixed his body .
” ‘Dimension Home’… We’ll bring him inside . Be sure to be gentle . ” [Ryouma]
“Alright…” [Pedro]
As much as possible, I want him to be brought to town without shaking him . Since that’s the case, the most effective course to take is to put him inside the Dimension Home .
“Wha… . Ah…” [Bandit 3]
“What’s the matter?” [Ryouma]
“Th, ank you… Friends…” [Pedro]
“!!” [Bandit 3]
Does he not remember this guy or does he? Either way, he thanked the bandit too . When the man realized that Pedro-san was thanking him, he couldn’t help but turn his face away .
“Let’s go . ” [Ryouma]
I guess he must be feeling complicated . But I can’t allow him to stop just because he’s feeling sentimental . We need to get Pedro-san to town as quickly as possible since he needs treatment .
“…What!? Wait a moment!” [Bandit 1]
“DIdn’t you say you wouldn’t kill us as long as we obeyed!?” [Bandit 2]
“I won’t kill you, but the situation has changed . I need to bind you completely so that you can’t move at all . ” [Ryouma]
I buried those men I caught earlier with slimes and ran as fast as I could for the nearest town .
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