Chapter 18: The Second Town
I made a magic circle. It was the circle for the dresses that Risha and Mira were wearing.
I wasn’t just making another one…I had a need for the scorpion materials that they were made of.
An arrow ca out of the circle and pointed outside of the town.
「Risha, Mira. Follow . Bring a lot of the panacea just in case.」
「Yes」
「I’ll go get it.」
We waited for Mira to go gather it and set out.
The three of us ventured out into the wilderness.
「Still, just walking around is a pain…」
「Would you like to carry you Master?」
Risha suggested.
After suggesting it, both she and Mira looked excited……do they really want to carry ?
「Give it up, it’s not happening.」
「Is that so?」
「What a sha…」
I could hear how disappointed they were from the tone of their voices.
But I won’t back down on this. Just like I said…I refuse with all my strength.
To give their Master a piggyback ride…that’d be the worst.
「If it was on a palanquin then I’d think about it though…」
「A palanquin?」
「Sothing like this…」
We stopped walking and I drew a simple depiction using my foot.
Four people carry the palanquin while one person rides it.
Needless to say, I’m the one riding it. If it’s like this then it might be alright to be seen in public.
「Waaa」
A gasp ca from Mira’s mouth. Her eyes were glittering with a heretofore unseen radiance.
She really wants this doesn’t she?
「I’ll make one when I’m able to.」
「「OK!!」」
It wasn’t only Mira, but Risha too cried out in a loud voice.
Well, I’ll make one when I reach that point…
「But still, just walking is really tireso. I wonder if I’ll be able to make a vehicle…」
「If it’s Master then you’ll definitely be able to do so soon!」
I continued forward while chatting with my two slaves.
We left in the morning and soon it will beco night.
Within the sunset I saw a town. The arrow was pointing in the direction of the town’s walls.
This was the first ti I’d ever seen a town since I ca to this world.
「I wonder if people are living here?」
「Let’s go take a look!」
We nodded and together we headed towards the town.
However, we stopped walking when,
「Help! Soone help!~」
We heard a voice calling for help.
I made eye contact with my slaves before we broke into a run.
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Bisk.
It has about 1,000 residents and was a high class city when the evil god fell.
It was protected by a Fountain of Ilia and sohow managed to survive this ruined world full of suffering.
Furthermore it had managed to obtain a asure of peace.
But that was broken.
The Fountain of Ilia had suddenly stopped functioning and gave the monsters an opportunity to attack.
There was only——one monster.
At first they thought of this as trivial so they took up arms and challenged it, but one after another the tradesn who fought it were injured and fell.
The won and children were running about trying to escape, but were finally cornered in the church.
「Is everyone alright?」
Everyone nodded to the question posed by this middle aged woman, Iya’s, question.
There were five people here with Iya, and all of them were won.
「Wh-wh-what is that thing? I’ve never seen it before.」
「D-did that thing kill everyone?」
「Daddy…mommy…」
Everyone looked devastated.
「Hey, did anyone see what happened to the people who got taken out by the monster?」
「I saw it」
One girl in her teens raised her hand.
「What happened to them?」
「Yeah, they beca monkeys」
「As I thought.」
They nodded.
「The ones who get killed by monsters beco monsters.」
「Then…us too?」
「It might just be so.」
「It can’t be……」
Despair filled the church.
It wasn’t just dying, even after death they were forced to beco monsters, this is where the deeper despair ca in.
「This town might be done for…we should think of a way out from now on-」
Before Iya managed to finish her sentence it ca.
The door of the church was crushed.
「Aaaahhhhh…」
「It’s here」
「That demon……」
They gave up all hope as despair flooded their minds.
What appeared before the won was the one small demon that wiped out this entire town of Bisk.
In the glow of the sunset, a green scorpion reflected the light.
This was the perpetrator.
「I’ll hold it off. You guys make a run for it.」
Iya lifted a church pew and took her stance.
「But…」
「Just go.」
With those words Iya leapt at the scorpion.
Iya tried to fight back-but she was a simple tradeswoman and couldn’t do much. She was stabbed through by the scorpion and lted.
After she was completely lted, she started to squirm like tentacles and started to change shape.
Into a brutal faced and long clawed ape.
Slavebeast(Shurebiju)…Iya had transford into one.
「Aaaaa……even Iya-san!」
The leftover won had lost their will to escape.
When faced with their despair as they fell to their knees…it waited.
A demon…it was a demon.
It didn’t imdiately leap at the won who were waiting for death…instead it slowly approached.
The scorpion that wiped out Bisk slowly stalked towards them as if it was enjoying their despair.
「S-soone help…」
A frail call for help.
The scorpion’s alien face changed slightly. It seed as if it was sneering at the woman’s call for help.
And so, it leapt towards her.
But death——did not co to call.
With a tallic clang the scorpion’s small body was sent flying.
When they looked, there was a sword vibrating as it was stuck in the ground.
It was an unusual and fine sword with two jewels set into it.
「Did I make it in ti?」
A man’s figure could be seen from the entrance of the church.
From within the sunset’s glow, lit from behind by the sun’s light, the won
saw their savior.
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I slowly drew eternal slave from the ground.
The scorpion was looking at and slowly moving while cautiously observing .
I did co looking for this guy…but for to encounter him in such a place…
「Y-you are?」
One of the won survivors asked.
「It’s not the ti for introductions, you’d best run, I’ll manage.」
「B-but…」
She was about to say sothing but at that mont the scorpion leapt and I repelled with eternal slave.
The scorpion’s body slamd into a wall and stopped.
「Hurry up and go!」
「B-but…」
「Iya-san was…」
「Iya?」
「That…」
All of the won pointed.
They pointed at a monkey. It was a slavebeast…a monkey that turns into a person.
「……is that soone you know?」
「Yes, she was done in by the monster though……」
「It’s Iya-san, it’s true!」
「I see. So she got done in by the scorpion and beca an ape. I thought that there were too few people in this town…and not enough corpses either. So this is what happened?」
I’m sure that each and every one was killed and turned into apes.
「Risha」
「Yes」
According to my order, Risha nocked an arrow and aid at the ape.
「Stop!」
The girl yelled to stop but Risha faithfully obeyed my order and shot.
The arrow pierced through the crown of the ape’s head.
It collapsed onto its back.
「Aaaaaaahhhh」
「Iya-san!」
The won began to grieve. Then a change occurred.
A change that was familiar to by now.
And just like that the ape beca a middle aged woman once again.
「Iya-san!」
The won ran over and surrounded Iya.
「Everything’s fine now right? Hurry up and go.」
「Yes!」
The won ran away.
「Risha go look around. I’ll leave the apes to you.」
「Ok!」
「Mira over here」
「Ok」
She ca over and touched the blue gem on the sword.
She was then sucked into the sword as the blade changed.
With the eternal slave kai’s magic blade I took my position and faced the scorpion.
The scorpion slowly backed away. It seed as if it was frightened.
And then it leapt——towards the exit…
It’s running away!
「I’m not letting you get away!」
I caught up and slamd my sword down.
Suddenly…I was surprised.
I cut the scorpion’s claws in half like butter.
I was beating the scorpion that took so much effort before like it was nothing.
(Master is amazing!~)
Mira was really excited within the sword.
The amazing one is you though. As I was thinking that I swung my sword to finish off the scorpion.
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Evening, the town of Bisk, in front of the broken Fountain of Ilia.
When I used my DORECA to repair it, I returned the entire town’s 「sense of security」.
I heard shouts of joy from behind .
Behind were the few hundred residents who were all celebrating.
I turned to face their grand overflowing of joy.
「Thank you very much!」
One middle-aged man approached .
「You are?」
「I am the mayor’s son, my na is Agafon.」
「I see…and where’s the mayor?」
「I haven’t been able to find my father…not just him, there are quite a few missing.」
「Hmm, I wonder where they’re hiding. Could you tell ?」
「Yes, when they were killed they turned into those ape monsters.」
「Yeah, and if you beat them they turn back into people. From now on when you find those apes go ahead and defeat them.」
「I understand. Thank you very much.」
Agafon once again bowed and then continued on to say.
「and so Akito-san, I have sothing to discuss with you.」
「What?」
「Could you beco this town’s mayor?」
「? Beco the mayor?」
I was a bit surprised.
「Everyone has discussed it. You have the power to defeat monsters and the power to fix the Fountain of Ilia. We would like you to beco mayor and guide us…that is, if you’re willing to Akito-san.」
「I don’t really mind but……I’m already the mayor of a different town, even so is that alright with you?」
「Yes.」
「「「「「「「Please take care of us」」」」」」」
The residents behind him all spoke up together.
It felt like they wanted to do this no matter what.
In that case, there’s no need to refuse.
「Alright then, I’ll do it.」
They cheered when they heard my answer.
Then,
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