<h4>Chapter 43 - We Arrived At The Vige But....</h4>
There are 2 viges that exist on the highway that connected Rinikku city and the Imperial Capital. One of them is Oishi vige, it takes 5 days on foot from Rinikku city. I heard that from Ondo. We had spent plenty of time for training before we arrive at the vige. Sometimes our opponent was a monster that appeared, we also faced each other regry, we did various things.
However, I couldn’t grasp anything, there was no such a thing as inprovement on my side. Well, I think that my VIT stat was so high because I got hurt so much before, not from training. With such a feeling, we walked slowly to the Oishi vige. It took us 7 days that normally only needed 5 days.
The two of us entered the Oishi vige. Although it’s not sorge, the surruonding vige is fortified with a brick wall and there are many inns and taverns. It waspletely built for people who were traveling to the imperial capital. However I couldn’t see anyone. There were no innkeepers, no customers, really no one. Ondo and me looked at each other and carefully observed the surrounding while being vignt. Ondo pulled the sword from his waist. I was also warned Mearu that feeling restless on my head just in case.
We proceeded slowly and reached an open space like a vige square where a crowd people gathered in the center. I wondered what thismotion was about.... well, we will seeter. Ondo put back the sword to its sheath and approaches the crowd.
[What’s happened here?] (Ondo)
[....!!!!]
Everyone stirred up when Ondo call out. They are staring as if appraising us, then a man came out of the crowd.
[....and you are?]
[Ah forgive me. We are travelers in the middle of our trip to the Imperial Capital from Rinikku city] (Ondo)
[Is that so.... I’m sorry but we are not in a state to received an outsider at the moment. Please continue your journey!]
[However, it seems to be a serious matter, we can lend our power if it’s needed] (Ondo)
Ondo spoke to the man with a full face smile to gain a favorable impression. Such smiling face is impossible for me. The mane back to the crowd to consulting with his friends. Their flickering nce is aimed towards Meru instead of Ondo. I feel something unpleasant so I called out to Ondo.
[Hey, I feel something unpleasant, why don’t we pass quickly?] (Wazu)
[What are you talking about Wazu? If someone is in trouble, it’s a knights job to help!!] (Ondo)
You are not yet a knight, right? What....? You are already a knight in the heart?
Haaa.... after sighing out I tried to convince Ondo more strongly but before that happen, the man came back and spoke to Ondo.
[I’m sorry to kept you waiting. I will tell you about the situation, so if it’s possible could you lend us your power?]
[Yeah!! Leave it to me!!] (Ondo)
Whatever! When I turned my eyes wide towards the crowd of people, some people jumped out and disappeared somewhere.
[Actually the thieves had attacked a while ago, and a girls in the vige had been kidnapped]
[What!? That’s a serious matter!!] (Ondo)
[So now, I thought to gather the young people in the vige to take them back....]
[I understand. Because I’m confident with my power somewhat, let me help too by all means, please!!] (Ondo)
[That would be a great help]
[Of course Wazu will alsoe, right?] (Ondo)
Ondo asked for confirmation from me, but I pretended to think without responding. Well....
For now I will reply as if were troubled.
[No, I will stays here] (Wazu)
On my reply Ondo showed an [Eh?] face and the man showed discontent face for a moment. I tell him a reason that I have toe up with.
[Maybe the thieves wille again. I will stay here so you can go over there. It’s all right, it will be simple thing with the current you now] (Wazu)
[I see.... It certainly has its danger, it’s a good idea to split our fighting force. Yoshh, I leave this ce to you!! Let’s go right away!!] (Ondo)
[Eh....!?]
When Ondo said to me --[I’m going]-- he took several people and went outside the vige. Do your best because it was also part of the training. While looking in the direction Ondo went, the previous man spoke to me.
[Eh? You are not going?]
[Hmm? I don’t want to go, because the thieves are here as well] (Wazu)
Iugh fearlessly toward the man from earlier.
[No, the thieves are----]
[First of all, even it’s true that a women and child were kidnapped, it’s impossible that no one left. Moreover, I didn’t see any young man or old man in this ce] (Wazu)
[Next, this ce should have a lot if vigers but there are too few people here no matter how you think about it. Although this is an Inn vige but there are no costumers at all. Probably, you confined all of them somewhere in the vige, right?] (Wazu)
[This is the end of my spection, there are some of yourpanions who are heading there first right? the guys who left the crowd earlier went to give the news to other guys so they canunch an attack from behind. In other words, it’s a pincer attack n. How’s that?] (Wazu)
Without uttering a word, the man clicks his tongue and gave a signal to hispanion by hand. Then a group of people apeared from everywhere, surrounded as to draw a circle around me. There are twice as many people as before.
[Hee!! You are quite smart despite your appearance, but there are somethings in the world that’s better unsaid. Did you think you could defeat us if the people here were reduced? Too bad!!]
He said so with a triumphant look and recived a sword from a man behind. Meanwhile I was lightly streching.
[One, two, ...., seven, eight, ....] (Wazu)
[....? what are you doing?]
[Eh? warming up!] (Wazu)
It’s for blowing you away.
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