148 [3-5] Were happy if were not invited to the hous... (1/2)

The carriage was running at a speed that made me feel as if the wheels would burst into flames from the friction.

In the quiet forest, the sun was shining, the flower buds were fluttering, and butterflies were dancing.

In the midst of a landscape that made me want to have a leisurely picnic, a single carriage rushed by as if it were being chased by a dragon.

”d*mn it!　Hurry up!　You've got to go faster than that. ......!

”...... babble!

Ha-ha-ha!

The master frantically cracks the whip on the foaming horse.

Chasing the carriage is a flock of ...... fleur-mores, ostrich-like demons with extremely colored wings. To be precise, it was a group of armed ruffians who controlled them as horsemen.

Like beasts licking their tongues at their prey, the rogues laughed as they rode the monstrous birds.

Most of them had swords, but one of them had a short staff, a magic medium that was easy to use while riding.

”Snare!

”Aaah!

Aaah!

The magic caused the horse's legs to stick to the ground.

The horse's inertia caused it to topple over, and the carriage it was being pulled in naturally collided with it.

The person in the driver's seat was thrown out with all his might by the impact and fell to the ground in the distance and became motionless.

As soon as the carriage stopped, the door opened from the inside and two women staggered out.

A woman in her late teens wearing a dress that looked like shining snow, and a woman in her thirties wearing a dress with an air of solidity. They were the daughter of the Marquise de Grandselle and her attendant.

If they stay in the carriage, they will be surrounded and caught.

The decision to run away is correct in itself.

However, as they staggered away, they were surrounded by the Fleur Moi who had caught up with them within ten steps.

”My Master!

Where are the ...... adventurers escorting you?

We were supposed to have stayed behind to stop them. ......

The two women hugged each other anxiously.

The two women hugged each other anxiously. The maidservant looked around at the men with their swords drawn, then her eyes widened in surprise.

”No way!

”Sorry, we're in business too.

One of the marauders on the fleur-de-lis.

One of the marauders on the Fleur Moi, a fighter with a short spear slung over his shoulder, chuckled.

He is an adventurer who was originally supposed to fight the outside enemy as an escort. After all, the party they were escorting was in league with the attackers.

Of course, they were hired by the Marquis through the Adventurer's Guild. That's why he trusted them to protect him.

In exchange for a commission, the Adventurer's Guild keeps a close eye on the adventurers and doesn't send anyone with a bad attitude to such an important job.

But now is the time.

The country is now under invasion by the Caenis Empire.

Some adventurers are fleeing, and the quality of those who accept jobs is declining. The guilds are in disarray and the administration is falling apart.

The guilds are in turmoil and their administration is falling apart.

...... It was inevitable that some adventurers would think so.

”Geez, ......, don't worry, I won't kill you.

I'm not going to kill you if your dad is paying me a lot of money!　Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha!

”Hey, hey, hey, don't you want to taste it?　As long as your life is safe, you can handle it, right?　Hee hee hee ......

The ruffians jumped down from the beast and approached the two of them without hiding their sneer.

Glittering blades.

Grubby hands.

And blood spattering.

”Aha!

Suddenly, one of the ruffians screamed.

His throat was slit. He collapses. A pool of blood spreads.

A girl intervenes, her honey-colored hair fluttering softly like a flower in the wind.

She stood as if to protect the two being attacked.

From the looks of her, she was 13 or 14 years old. She was slender, but she looked about a size larger than she actually was because she was so imposing and familiar with the scene.

She was dressed in a corseted mail with a leather skirt, as female thieves and rangers like to wear.

In one hand was a dagger with a blade shaped like a crescent moon. In his other hand, he somehow held a hand mirror decorated with silver designs like a cradle.

”Run, both of you.

Are you ......?

Come on!

”You are ?

As if pushed in the back, the two women stood up and rolled away from the gap in the encirclement.

The adventurer girl retreated to protect them, and when they had fled, she faced the bandits again.

But the bandits were still in no hurry.

A woman's legs can only run so fast. With the fleur-de-lis, it would be easy to catch up with them. Even if they had to deal with this interloper first.

”Who the hell are you?

”...... I'd most like someone to tell me what I am now, to be honest.

”What?

I'm not sure if this is a good idea, but it's a good idea.

There's only one opponent, take care of him!

The leader was calm among his men, who were bewildered by the strange turn of events.

When he gave the order in a raspy voice, his men regained their composure and readied their swords.

The adventurer girl, on the other hand, looked into her ...... hand mirror.

”Mmmm, I'm so cute today!

”What the heck are you doing ............?

The one who took the lead swung his sword down and slashed at the girl, just then.

The girl's figure, which was looking into a hand mirror, dissipated into a cluster of afterimages that split into several diamond shapes.

The figure disappeared, leaving behind a roar like a ringing in the ears.