Chapter 50 (1/2)

I Can Be a Villain Too!

”Have the civilians flee because they can't hold back the monsters? Ridiculous! Why did he come all the way here in the first place!”

The er that Edwy had sent It had taken a eon until recently And so the er at this reaction

”We are risking our lives out there You should not speak like that!”

”Hmph! It's your job”

Grudo saw that the mayor did not care at all, and said,

”They will blame you if members of the dwarven, Midland and southern royal families die here”

”Wh-what? But I didn't do…”

”Do you want to be re?”

”Tsk”

”No one is asking you to go to the dungeons to save them You just have to tell your people to stay inside Everyone should know, since the Adventurers have been spreading the news about the dungeons People will obey if you talk about it”

”Well…”

”It is just a e or not”

”…Tell the people then I will have to gather together the leaders of every district first”

The s moved quickly after that He had become mayor due to his abilities after all As Grudo had said, each district leader had sensed that things rong And it was al everyone to stay indoors What would be a problem, was if this continued for several days, but there was no answer to be had yet

Furtherather together

”Mayor Is there no large building or field near the dungeons? The soldiers will likely be very tired when they return Many will be wounded And if theas well We need fires and a place for them to rest”

”There is a wide-open field in front of the dungeon There is also a building that the guards use to rest Why not use that? But it will only house about 100 people”

”There should be about 200 including the Adventurers”

”We can have the Adventurers wait at the entrance While they buy us time, half of the returned soldiers can iven, noises were heard fro such an eency!”

”Ah, that is Maki and Chiharu!”

Grudo shouted without thinking There they were But ere they doing? They had a boy with them

As for how Maki and Chiharu had escaped…

”Here's your food”

The boy brought them their food and tried to leave

”Wwait a ”

”What? You do know that eon? There's an uproar I'ht noon't lock the door after I leave That's enough, isn't it?”

”Tsk It can't be helped then, can it, Chiharu?”

”Yeah”

Chiharu picked up the bread and wrapped it in a handkerchief and stuffed it into her pouch It was a good thing that it hadn't been confiscated

”Eency food acquired”

”Good”

After that, Maki quickly grabbed the knife and moved behind the boy and flashed the blade in front of his face During that tiht and fork

”Now, if you could take us to the exit”

”What? I already told you about the back door!”

”They'll find us right away there Take us to the front door”

”But that's where they'll really find you!”

”Look here, you're our hostage Now go”

”Uh, ah…”