Chapter 38.1
“Something like that has got to be a lie . ”
I unintentionally scream out .
Priscillchan gets startled by my scream and glances up at me .
That’s absolutely a lie . There’s no way Ristia would commit such evil deeds . Something is definitely wrong .
“Fufun, that’s certainly a lie . Well then, should we start with your pinkie?”
Ludriad-san raises his dagger with those words .
“W-wait . I’m telling the truth!”
Ludriad-san glares at the flustered man .
“We were just thieves residing near the valley in southeast . ”
Even though no one asked, the man starts telling us about their history .
“We didn’t have a base, so upon coming across a large cave, we took it for ourselves . Then, one day, the hero Ristisama appeared . ”
The valley is about half a day’s travel East . From there, a road branches off southward from the highway . They’re stationed near the river which provides water to this place . Originally, the fake dragon tribesmen were bandits doing bad things around there .
Ludriad-san, as leader of the patrol soldiers, confirms the information . They’ve recently been wary of bandits in the valley .
Some days after, the hero Ristia appeared in the cave serving as the bandit’s base . Ristia is a famous person . He’s a handsome young man with the features and bearing to match . More famous than that, however, is the holy sword hanging from his waist . It’s something everyone knows of . Apparently, the bandits immediately put up a fight upon realizing who the intruder was .
Still, he is the hero-sama, after all . They were easily suppressed while the women and children living with them were taken hostage . They were then told proclaim themselves as dragon tribesmen and to rampage in conspicuous places .
Even bandits are human . Upon having their women and children taken as hostages, they were forced to do as Ristia instructed . The two bronze-skinned men from earlier were their vanguards .
The man desperately explains their reasons . While Ludriad-san silently listens to him,
I tremble in rage .
“Nnmtto . Onii-chan, are you angry?”
Pricillchan hugs, getting anxious, hugs me tight .
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“Uhn, I’m not . ”
I try to deceive her with a smile, but I don’t know if it works . Pricillchan just tilts her head as she looks up at me .
That’s a lie . Everything that man said is undeniably a lie . Ristia would never threaten others by doing something as evil as taking women and children hostage . Ruiseine, thinking the same thing as me, anxiously shakes her head the moment our eyes meet .
“It doesn’t seem like he is lying . ”
But then, Mistral affirms the man’s words . Even though she was keeping watch on our surroundings, she properly listening to everything .
“Umu, this is troubling . He doesn’t sound like he’s lying to me either . There isn’t any hesitation in his words . When making up a long story, people make different gestures during the honest and false parts . ”
“B-but… Ristia wouldn’t do such things…”
“You acquainted with the yuusha or something? Well, I don’t think the yuusha would do something like that either . That said, nothing is definite in this world . ”
His ‘nothing can be done’ about it attitude really irritates me off . Mistral notices and pats my head .
“Believing in people isn’t wrong . However, if like now, you can’t believe what was said, you just need to show them the truth . ”
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“The truth…?”
Mistral looks at me as she gently pats me .
That man told us a story . Mistral and Ludriad-san say that story isn’t a lie . Yet, since both Ruiseine and I know Ristia well, we can’t believe his story . Therefore, everything can be settled by finding evidence that proves the story isn’t true .
The person who appeared in the thieves’ basse is said to have taken the women and children as hostage . If that’s the case, then that person should still be there .
“Ruiseine . ”
When I call Ruiseine out, she gives a forthright nod .
“Even though we are in the middle of an errand, I can’t just stay silent and overlook this, after all . ”
“Thank you . ”
It’s a detour, but we have to go to the cave serving as their base no matter what .
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“Oi, oi, this is our work as patrol soldiers, you know . ”
Ludriad-san gives a wry smile at our exchange .
“Uhn, but didn’t Ludriad-san also say this at the beginning . That since this is my problem, I should solve it myself?”
“No, no, this world has laws and rules for this sort of thing . ”
Ludriad-san looks troubled as he scratches his head .
“Then how about this . We’ll go to investigate their base by your request . This should be okay, right?”
What a brilliant idea . As expected of Mistral .
Mistral said those words lightly, but she has a dreadful smile that won’t accept any refusal . If you go against her, something scary will happen, Ludriad-san .
“Hahaha, what a scary little girl . ”
Ludriad-san raises his hands while making a strained laugh .
Mistral must also be keenly interested in this incident . She want to see it through for herself . These bandits were trying to do bad things while calling themselves dragon tribesmen . As a real dragon tribesmen, there’s no way Mistral will stay silent .
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