Chapter 210 (1/2)

Volume 3

The Simple Job of Only Perishing to the Hero Volume 6 Chapter 24

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The carriage advanced through the deep forest.

Among the paths that were created the Great Jiol Forest, the largest forest in the Shutaia Continent, this path that connected the St. Altlis Kingdom and the Jiol Forest Kingdom was currently the path with the fewest number of people passing through it.

Nowadays where the tension between the two countries had swelled, the ones who still went through this path would be only a portion of merchants.

「……It sure is a lonely path.」

「That is true.」

Hearing Seira’s mutter, Ietta slightly showed agreement.

As a matter of fact, it couldn’t be concluded with just a 「lonely path」.

The fact that people seldom went through the path also meant that the things that would normally avoid hustle and bustle and not approach the path would show themselves.

For example, beasts and Goblins.

If this sort of situation were to continue, it might eventually turn into a situation where even Ogres would start strutting about.

Since it was currently judged that it wasn’t that dangerous yet, the accompanying guard was two horsemen that went along beside Seira’s carriage, and only a few people riding together in each carriage.

But, the one that judged that it would be fine like this was the royal family.

In the current situation, sending in a mass group and being deemed as excessive fighting power wouldn’t be good, that is how Ietta had it explained to him from the captain of the royal palace chivalric order.

But, for those involved, it wasn’t something that they could agree with.

To begin with, if they were going to talk about provocation and such, then suppressing the bunch who support the Demi-Human Rejection Argument, which had the St. Altlis Kingdom at its center, would be better.

The Demi-Human Rejection Argument was something that deemed Demi-Human races such as the Sylphid and Metalio as things that had been disconnected from the original path of life similar to Mazoku, and claimed that they were existences that went against the God of Life Philia’s will.

Since the current friction between the St. Altlis Kingdom and the Jiol Forest Kingdom had stemmed from that, doing something about the advocates of the Demi-Human Rejection would be much more healthy.

Even for this visit, Ietta predicted that it was due to pressure from those advocating the Demi-Human Rejection Argument saying that a troop equipped with the best skills and equipment should be sent under the pretext of being guards in order to demonstrate their power to the Demi-Humans of the Jiol Forest Kingdom.

Rather, it was to the point that he thought that they had to negotiate to decrease the much too large escort down to an ordinary number of people.

However, looking at the results, this situation……it was the complete opposite.

Like this, it were as if they were saying they wouldn’t mind if Seira was killed.

No, there was even the possibility that they were seriously thinking that way.

After Seira was killed, pushing the responsibility somewhere would be useful……For example, if they could take it as a story saying that she was killed in a Jiol Forest Kingdom scheme……

Thinking that far, Ietta shook his head.

That was unlikely. As expected, he was thinking too much into it.

Thinking about it more realistically, a 「visible guard」 might not be enough.

For example, it would be a different story if an espionage unit affiliated with the royal family were to be secretly arranged.

By doing that, they could give the Demi-Human Rejection Faction a reason that they could agree to such as information gathering, and although the visible war potential would decrease, the actual war potential could be guaranteed.

No, maybe……

It was there that Ietta finally noticed that Seira was staring at him.

「Wh, what is it……?」

「You’re making a face that says you’re overthinking things.」

Being told that by Seira, Ietta reflexively sank into silence.

He had certainly immersed himself in his thoughts.

Due to him untactfully knowing about the situation within the country, he ended up reading too far inbetween the lines.

His own role was to be Seira’s monitor and guard.

A guard being engrossed in his thoughts in the middle of work was similar to abandoning his professional duties, and that was a problem, wasn’t it.

「Since it’s you we’re talking about, Ietta, it’s about that, isn’t it. About the matter of the number of guards?」

It seemed that Seira had seen through everything.

「R, right……」

「It’s not a problem. It’s because Otou-sama and Duke Albania had conspired together before this. I’m sure that they have made some sort of preparation.」

Going “I see, if it was a preparation of Duke Albania who has currently has the best connection with the Jiol Forest Kingdom, it surely wouldn’t turn into anything strange”, Ietta consented.

He was a noble that continued to search for a path of continuing friendship with the Jiol Forest Kingdom.

In that case, what should be thought of is……

「Alright, you’re overthinkingー. Your brow is wrinkling.」

「R, right. I am terribly sorry.」

Ietta nodded while having his brow ground against by Seira.

At that moment, the carriage came to a stop without any sort of advance warning, and at the same time, the sound of knocking could be heard from the side of the carriage.

「What happened?」