Will I End Up As a Hero or a Demon King (WN)

Chapter 170

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Chapter 170 – The Return of the Victims

It was quite a commotion…

In order to avoid confusion and considering that most of the women were naked, I had planned to land the wagon outside the town―not far from the western gate of Lipsum.

There I planned to explain the situation to the gatekeeper and ask him to get some clothes and contact some people.

However, I had underestimated the situation a bit.

The wagon, which, if fully loaded, could hold more than 20 people, was floating in the sky.

Even I would have been surprised to see something like that, so it must have seemed like a strange phenomenon beyond their wildest imagination to the people of this town.

Thanks to this, people began to gather, and there were already about 50 people around the west gate.

Everyone was looking up at the sky, pointing and staring at the mysterious object and me, who seemed to be stuck underneath it.

“Amalie-san and Estelle-san, please cover everyone’s skin with the cloth as much as possible. There are a lot of people here.”

“U-understood!”

“Leave it to us!”

There was nothing I could do to help them at the moment, so I worried about the situation in the wagon that I couldn’t see.

Then I thought about what to do now.

“It’s dangerous, so please move away!”

I shouted down to secure a place for the landing.

The two gatekeepers who had been standing there with their mouths agape seemed to have regained consciousness at my voice, and they began to do their job of leading people to safety.

“It will shake when it lands, so please be patient!”

If I put my feet on the ground like this, the effect of Flight will end, and gravity will immediately start acting on me.

In other words, I would be crushed by the back of the wagon and make a loud noise.

So there was no choice―really, there was no choice―so I lightly threw the wagon into the space I was aiming for.

There was a healer nearby so they wouldn’t die, so please forgive me.

Bang…

Dust rises with a scream.

At the same time, one of the gatekeepers came running over, so I explained the situation while checking on the girls.

I told him that all the people here had been kidnapped.

I also told him that most of the girls were naked, so they needed clothes as soon as possible.

The girls were not only from this town but also from nearby villages.

I told him that there were two hunters, so he should contact the Hunters’ Guild.

From now on, the rest of the criminals will be brought in the same way.

The scene suddenly becomes hectic.

One of the gatekeepers rushes into the town.

The rest of the gatekeepers also say something to the onlookers, and many of them run into the town.

Several women also ran to the wagon and talked to the kidnapped children as if they knew them.

The men who came by, who all looked like they were just curious, tried to get closer, but I tried to intimidate them with my eyes and face.

“(Damn… that fake boss, he broke my mask.)”

Thanks to this, I’ve been able to hide my face when I’m flying, but this time, I exposed my face in a very dramatic way.

“(Well… sooner or later they’ll find out…)”

After thinking about it for a while, I wondered if they had gathered them from the surrounding area.

When I saw people running towards us with clothes in their hands, I breathed a sigh of relief and spoke to the women, thinking that it would be okay now that it had come to this.

“Amalie-san and Estelle-san, I’m going to go back and get the remaining men, but is everything okay from here?”

“Yes, thank you very much. We can take care of ourselves from now on, so please be sure to bring the culprit to justice.”

“Thank you. We’ll explain the situation to the Hunters’ Guild, so if you could please bring back our husband’s belongings…”

I see this from the way she talks.

The missing party member, Wanze-san, was Estelle-san’s husband…?

It’s so heartbreaking.

Three wives lost their husbands in this incident.

“…It’s okay.”

After saying that, I told the remaining gatekeeper that I would go and collect the culprit this time, and then I left.

I thought about running away to a place without people, but after being seen like that, it was too late.

I wondered what would happen to those men.

As I imagined various scenarios, I flew back to the cave.

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Near the western gate of Lipsum.

The commotion from a moment ago had not yet subsided, and the area was still filled with noise and bustle.

A rather dubious rumor had spread throughout the town that a wagon had arrived with the missing people on board, causing the relatives of the missing people, the Master of the Hunters’ Guild, and other employees to gather.

There were even curious onlookers who had gathered to get a glimpse of the strange wagon, so a large number of guards had also been dispatched to deal with the situation.

“The next wagon is coming! Clear the way! Clear the way!”

The panicked state of the gatekeepers and guards, the wagon without a horse, and the sight of a parent crumpled with tears and holding their child in their arms tell enough of the truth of this story.

But above all, there was a sight in the sky that made one doubt their own eyes.

A brown object that looked like a wooden box was flying through the air.

What’s more, it looked like it was approaching at quite a speed.

“Seifon, it looks like the rumors are true.”

A man sitting on a horse watched the scene from a distance.

Seifon, the head knight of the Count’s family, responds to the man’s muttering.

“Ha, I think this is the work of Loki, the otherworlder with the ability to fly that Nillow mentioned.”

“Solve the kidnapping and catch the culprit? It was the right decision to leave Malta immediately, just in case.”

“That is correct. However, Your Excellency, since we talked about entrusting that person to Nival-sama…”

“Don’t provoke him unnecessarily, right? I know that very well. I have no intention of achieving anything at the expense of the people. However…”

“?”

Uncomfortable with the lack of continuation, Seifon turned his gaze to the man who he had called “Your Excellency,” but he was smiling happily as he stroked his beard and looked into the air.

“I would like to have a heart-to-heart talk with him and find out what kind of person he is.”

Knight Commander Seifon was startled by these words.

This time, he had come to inspect the area because he had heard a rumor that something might happen.

Since you never know what might happen, they had promised the guards to watch from a distance.

So this man―Count Raymond―was not wearing any protective gear.

Nevertheless, he kicked his horse lightly in the stomach and tried to move it forward, and Seifon couldn’t help but open his mouth.

“W-wait, Your Excellency! It’s dangerous to get too close, so at least watch from a distance!”

“Dangerous? How can someone who saved over 20 people become ‘evil’?

“T-That’s…”

“I won’t go back on my word. I’ll just greet him while keeping my identity a secret. And while I’m at it, I’ll speak in a more casual tone!”

That should be enough.

Knight Commander Seifon can only hold his head in his hands as the Count rushes into the crowd, laughing maniacally.

When he heard the word “fly” from Nillow, his eyes sparkled like a boy’s, and he visited Lipsum as if chasing him.

He knows that he is trying to make contact out of pure curiosity, but there is a pain that he can never tell the person himself.

Even so…

“I knew this would happen, but…”

He muttered to himself and looked at the approaching wagon.

He followed his master, hoping that nothing would happen, accompanied by several of his men.

By this time, Count Raymond had dismounted his horse and taken a position in the first row of the landing area, which had been reserved in advance.

Most of the commoners had never seen a picture of him or had a chance to meet him, so even though they knew his name, they couldn’t recognize his face.

However, the guards understood.

“(…Why is he here?)”

Everyone had that thought in their hearts, but the result of their polite guidance was a front-row seat in the best position.

Of course, Count Raymond was very pleased.

He couldn’t know that his knights were crying in the back because they couldn’t get there.

But when the flying wagon came within sight, Count Raymond’s eyes narrowed.

There were more supplies on the platform than anyone could have imagined, and no one had any idea how the boy propping it up from below managed to lift it.

Was he a man of superhuman strength that didn’t match his appearance, or was this characteristic of the skill of Flight, a skill that no one had ever heard of except the winged race?

If the method of acquiring such a skill could be clarified and made available to the world, it would be a new revolution in logistics…

But if that happens, checkpoints will lose their importance, and tax revenue from tolls and excise taxes will be greatly reduced.

In wartime, surprise attacks can be launched by sending a small number of specialized personnel without regard to national borders…

Suddenly, Count Raymond shook his head, realizing that he was acting like a feudal lord.

That’s not the case now.

Even before considering whether or not Lagreath can accept people from other worlds, is he someone who can be trusted to negotiate with them?

Although he did not deny that he had come here out of curiosity, Count Raymond was still very concerned about this point.

Rumors about people from another world will come to you whether you want to hear them or not.

This is even more true for someone in a position of authority.

In the Western Empire of Velfrea, although territorial expansion is progressing by invading and occupying other countries, the current emperor’s authority is said to be weakening.

Even in the Eastern Kingdom of Albert, the royal family is already a mere decoration, and for several years now, there have been rumors that the nobles have fallen under the power of the gold possessed by a single otherworlder.

There is no intention to watch the decline of the national power with fingers in mouth.

But even if they were able to take in the otherworlders, it would be meaningless if the otherworlders took over the country.

Bang…

A slight shaking of the ground was followed by a cloud of dust, and everyone knew that the wagon had landed.

Even though he was standing on the ground, he was still a very ordinary boy with a face that still retained a hint of childishness.

“So, boy, is it true that you are the one who saved them this time?”

“Yes, but who are you?”

The voice that came back was high-pitched, and there was still no sign of a voice change.

Nevertheless, his tone was calm and polite, perhaps because he was an otherworlder who was said to have inherited memories from a previous life.

I am…

He was about to say, but in the end, even though he changed his tone, he realized that he had not decided what to do with his identity.

So what came out in a flash was just a passing thought for Count Raymond.

“I am the mayor!”

After a moment of silence, the people around him became agitated at the blunt words spoken in a deep voice.

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