Chapter 214 (1/2)

Volume 3

The Simple Job of Only Perishing to the Hero Volume 6 Chapter 28

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「Erm……You are Luuty-sama, aren’t you?」

After timidly approaching Luuty, Elriol asked that.

「Yes, I am Luuty Rigas.」

However, the inside of Elriol’s head was filled with questions.

Why was Luuty in a place like this?

What was with these Goblin corpses?

What were these traces of destruction?

Just what happened for it to turn out like this?

Sinking into silence even though she wanted to speak out these questions that came to her mind one after another, Elriol continued to stare at Luuty.

After all, the other party was their hero, Luuty.

With the other party being a person that appeared in the Hero legends, Elriol found it extraordinarily hard to question her.

「Ahー……You’re making a face that’s wondering why we’re here, aren’t you?」

「Y, yes. Could you please give us an explanation?」

Being told that, Elriol made a relieved expression.

Luuty nodded, and made a sweet smile.

「Actually, I heard from Nefas-kun that a guest was coming from the St. Altlis Kingdom. Seeing as how the Heavy Equipment Chivalric Order is here, I think this was unnecessary now, but touched by the words of Sancreed-dono of the Zadark Kingdom here who said that he couldn’t just do nothing as a part of a friendly nation, we came here to see if we could help out even just a little.」

「R, right. Now that you mention it, I……have met with Sancreed-dono over here before.」

「……Yeah.」

After Sancreed gave a nod, Elriol once again surveyed the surroundings.

「And so, these Goblins are an encounter from the result of that……may I take it like that?」

「Yes, an unpleasant number of Goblins were lying in wait along the highway. Well, I don’t think that mere Goblins would be a match for you, the Heavy Equipment Chivalric Order, but I am sure that there is no need to show our guest such an unpleasant scene. With that sort of meaning, I think it was good that we came.」

「Th, that is true……isn’t it. You have our gratitude.」

Seeing Elriol nod, Luuty nodded in response.

「It’s great that you understand. Well, it would be a problem to stand around in a place like this for too long. There is only a short distance left, but may we travel together with you?」

「I……do not mind but.」

When Elriol turned around to look at the carriage behind her, Seira, who was peeking from the window, waved her hand.

「I don’t mindー. Rather, Luuty-sensei, won’t you ride on my carriage?」

「Seira-sama, that is a bit……」

Seeing the follower’s look that displayed disapproval, Luuty lightly raised her hand and declined Seira’s invitation.

「Fufu, it’s fine. We came here by horse after all.」

Saying that, Luuty nudged Sancreed, who seemed to want to say something, with her elbow.

「Well then, let’s talk again later!」

「Yes, at our leisure.」

While looking at Luuty who was riding together on Sancreed’s horse, Seira breathed a sigh with a *hou*.

「Hey, hey, Ietta. The one riding together with Luuty-sensei on that horse, do you think he’s her boyfriend?」

「I wonder about that. Zadark Kingdom……Then that means, I believe that gentleman is a Mazoku.」

「It doesn’t matter, that sort of thing.」

Seeing Seira say that sort of thing so easily, Ietta felt a headache.

Most likely, she, the daughter of a duke house, had formed a relationship with the person called Kain of the Stagius Baron House, but it wasn’t a problem of that sort of level.

After all, one was someone made out to be the bitter enemy of mankind, and the other was a hero in the Hero legend.

If they really did have the relationship of being lovers, it surely wouldn’t end with just an uproar.

It was there that a doubt made her raise her head.

「……Nn?」

「What, what’s wrong, Ietta?」

「Ah, no……Even though that gentleman is a Mazoku, I was wondering if he cut down those Goblins.」

Ietta also knew that the Zadark Kingdom was known as a country of Mazoku.

The fact that he was an inhabitant of that place, that naturally meant that the man called Sancreed was also a Mazoku──moreover, he was surely a powerful Majin. In that case, naturally, Goblins should be similar Mazoku companions for him.

However, in reality, the cut up corpses of Goblins were scattered about, and since Luuty carried nothing but a wand, that surely meant that the one who cut them up was Sancreed.

「If it bothers you, wouldn’t it be fine if you just ask the person himself?」

「Eh? Ah, no……」

As expected, Ietta was unable to ask about something like that to the person himself.

Let alone not being acquainted with him, he was of a country they had practically no friendly relations with, and moreover, to ask a Mazoku party 「Why did you cut down and kill your companion Goblins?」, there was no way she could do that.

「Hーn. In that case, I’ll ask him about it later.」

「Heh?」

「For some reason, that person, he looked like he wanted to talk to me. So wouldn’t there be a chance for me to ask?」

「Is, is that……so?」

After Ietta asked that sounding puzzled, Seira nodded with an expression that said she was convinced about it.

「Un. I mean, that person, he was looking at me the whole time. If you’re saying that he doesn’t have anything to talk about despite that, then the fact that I am that beautiful of a girl had captivated him can be the only reason left, right?」

While ignoring that second half, Ietta thought about the meaning of that.

A reason why the Zadark Kingdom──a person, most likely with a position high enough to talk with the hero Luuty as an equal, would want to interact with the daughter of the Necros Duke House, which was a leader of the Moderate Faction.

If there was a political objective to that, Ietta would also need to be present during that time.

「Is that, so……」

「Ah, look, look, see that! They’re fighting again! Ahaha!」