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Chapter 341 & 342
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Chapter 341 – Predetermined Rendezvous
“…Demon King?”
“Hello, Furnas-san. Are you going somewhere?”
“Well, I’m not exactly going anywhere, but I’m on a mission to defeat the enemy as usual.”
As we passed, the guards who knew Myrril and me waved or bowed their heads. They didn’t seem particularly nervous, but they were the former guards of Cassmeer, so maybe that wasn’t the norm. The surrounding soldiers were stiff, and their expressions stern.
“What, this time it’s like a hunt.”
“A hunt?”
I thought the formation was strange for a hunt. There were about ten cavalrymen, led by Furnas-san, and the rest were archers and spearmen riding on horse-drawn sleighs. There was no heavy infantry, only lightly armored shieldbearers. Both their offensive and defensive capabilities were too limited.
But that’s okay.
“It is a catastrophic deer that ravages the fields and devours the roots. The local vigilante group is said to have managed to drive the deer into the mountains by setting it on fire…”
Furnas-san looks at Myrril and me, who have unconsciously turned away, with a sigh.
“…Hey, young lady, I don’t think that’s possible, but…”
“What is it?”
“I won’t be offended, just be honest. Have you ever seen a deer as big as your… ‘Griffon’?”
“I wonder if I have.”
As usual, Myrril is hopeless at lying. There’s no point in trying to hide it.
“Have you killed it yet?”
“I’m sorry, Furnas-san, but I actually killed it myself.”
“Yes. It touched the Demon King’s wrath and was defeated.”
Myrril, you’ve turned things around. No, it didn’t touch the Demon King’s wrath.
“I’m sorry, but it’s first come, first served. We’re having a barbecue later. If you want to eat, you’re welcome to join us, okay?”
“It’s not that I’m disappointed, but the people who were ‘first’ are all dead, so we came here determined to die. The only person we can rely on, Director Ecla, can’t leave the capital right now. Or rather, I wonder how it came to this.”
“Ah… um… I was just passing by, I guess. I saw a deer, so I thought I’d have it for lunch.”
“So you say, but is there an ulterior motive… well, I guess not.”
No, it’s a deer.
“I don’t doubt it, or rather, I’m already convinced it’s you, but can I have a look at it just to be sure? I don’t want to get into trouble if it turns out to be another individual after we’ve left.”
I give Myrril a look and get a nod that it’s okay.
“”””Ooohhhh…!””””
When it was taken out into the nearby snowfield, there was a stir among the surrounding guards. When I saw it again in the light, and especially when I put it down, it seemed even bigger than it had looked last night.
“I heard it was five times the size of a royal horse, but it’s even bigger than that. It’s definitely a buck over twelve feet tall. The only deer that big around here is Nordanan’s female.”
That’s it, isn’t it? All right, I’m safe. I managed to keep it from showing on my face. There’s no reason to hide it from Furnas-san, but I’m not happy about the rumors being spread about me, and there’s no advantage to it either.
“That one had his eyes shot out, too.”
“Guh!”
“No, this time, it was Takifu who killed it himself. And he didn’t shoot it from a safe distance, did he? He walked right up to it and drove the stake into it, right?”
“Huh?”
Myrril-san, you’re just blurting it out. Well, that’s okay.
“The venison we ate in Nordanan was delicious, and His Majesty the Demon King has kindly offered to let those people eat it this time.”
At the mention of “those people,” Furnas-san notices the refugees on the horse-drawn sleigh.
“Aren’t they from the Demon King’s territory?”
“They were living in terrible conditions in the Imperial Capital, so I invited them to move here. A little more than half of them went to Casemaian.”
Furnas-san and his merry companions looked at me with warm eyes, looked at the refugees, tilted their heads, and laughed with a sigh.
“Ah, yes. Welcome to the Republic. If you’re one of the Demon King’s kind, it would be a great help if you didn’t do anything too reckless. On the other hand, if you’re just a civilian who got caught up in all this…”
I thought about it for a moment and shook my head.
“…you’ll probably get used to it soon.”
Chapter 342 – Feast of Disaster
“What have you done this time?”
We receive a subtle greeting from Ecla-san, who looks a bit tired. Well, I don’t think we did anything to make her look that way.
We finally arrived at the barracks in the central area on the western outskirts of the capital city of Hagwai. It’s a fairly large area that includes the guard quarters, the dining hall, the supply warehouse, the drill ground, and more. It seems that access for ordinary people is usually restricted, but we were allowed in, especially with the refugees.
“Wow~♪””
The official reason was to inspect the huge animal, which was considered a pest of catastrophic proportions. In reality, it was to show the guards the catch and have a barbecue to thank them for their hard work. We also had the kitchen staff from the dining hall help with the butchering. We couldn’t eat all the meat, so we got half a rack of ribs and a hind leg, and the rest was donated. Apparently, the proceeds from the sale of the meat will be used to compensate for the agricultural damage and to provide relief funds for the victims.
“I wonder if it’s ready?”
“It looks delicious!”
The children, especially the beastmen, all had sparkling eyes and stared at the grilled deer, drooling. When you say that, the members of the guard who are grilling it are similar. It certainly looks delicious. Besides, I haven’t slept, and I’m hungry, so my head is not working properly.
“So, Ecla-san, I’m sorry, what was it?”
“What the hell happened to you? I thought I had gathered all the guards who could move in the central area and sent them out to kill the monstrous beast at the risk of their lives.”
Yes, they met us just before the sighting point and turned back immediately, right? Along with the deer we killed.
“It was just a coincidence. We had found what Furnas-san and the others were looking for before they did.”
“That’s very kind of you to say, but whenever you move, it’s always a bloodbath or a festival…”
“We were good. This time, we were just thinking of having a barbecue with the deer. The only thing we did was confess that Yoshua was under my thumb.”
I didn’t confess… well, I did. I think it was an accident.
“I don’t know what you’re talking about, but doesn’t everyone know that?”
“Eh?”
I’d like to think that everyone doesn’t know, but… I would be crushed if it were true, so I don’t have the courage to ask.
“Well, thanks to you, the damage from the deer was kept to a minimum, and we were able to resolve the situation with a few accidents or injuries, so thank you. The reward for killing the deer is waiting for you at the Adventurers’ Guild in Sarz.”
“Thank you.”
“””Ohiiii!”””
The refugees lined up in front of the training ground and cheered as they received the barbecued deer. Seeing them, Ecla-san smiled.
“You can leave the refugees to the Council. Since the Empire will no longer be involved, I’ll prepare their identity papers as citizens of the Republic. Well, for now, the place to settle down will be Sarz or Lafan.”
“Hmm. Then we should go back to Sarz for the first time in a while. We’ll relax at the ‘Wolf’s Tail Inn.'”
“That’s right.”
Even though we had a room reserved for us, we hardly stayed there…
“Oh, by the way, I heard about the imperial capital. I heard that the entire Imperial Palace was blown up along with the Emperor.”
“Huh? But we defeated the Emperor.”
“If the Imperial Palace was blown up, it’s another way out. It was probably soldiers from another world summoned by the Emperor.”
“Are they like Takifu?”
“Not far off. They threw explosives around without thinking, and it made a lot of noise inside the Imperial Palace. If anything happened, it was the result of that.”
“I see.”
Ecla-san nodded, looking satisfied but also like she wasn’t.
“It seems that these ‘soldiers from another world’ are heading for the Republic. I’m sorry, but could you tell me more about that?”
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