Day 26 Late at night, Omui town gates.
When we left the dungeon we were told to imdiately go back to the town.
A nearby village was destroyed.
A ssage ca through magic. It was overrun by monsters.
But the village that sent that ssage, soon also couldn't be contacted anymore.
Judging by the direction of their movent, this town should co under attack next, so the guild called for an urgent assembly.
At the mont they are building barricades, making bonfires, and getting ready for combat.
And things just turned peaceful.
Haruka-kun brought peace just a short while ago.
Fighting in the forest all alone.
So this ti, we are going to protect him.
Even Kakizaki-kun and others, who were sleeping, recovering, joined us.
Their equipnt was in scraps, but Oda-kun and his friends gave them spares.
It's about ti, the monsters might co any mont now. Or rather, they are a bit late.
The guild was working on intercepting them since the morning.
On the walls on top of the gate stood the daughter of the local lord, in full battle gear.
That says a lot about the seriousness of the situation. The very existence of the town seems to be at stake. But we are here.
Haruka-kun saved us, risking No, trying to throw away his life.
Sorry for being an idiotprobably wasn't about Kakizaki-kun and the rest, but actually were ant to be the last words of Haruka-kun Everyone understands that.
And everyone knows that we were protected by him. That once again, we couldn't do anything. That we just left him for dead.
But, he ca back. And for so reason, even he himself wasn't fully content with coming back Yet, he returned.
That's how little he thought of his chances to co back alive. He was planning to die there.
And we were useless again. Unable to defend anything. We couldn't save anyone. We are just getting protected and rescued over and over. Even though we beca stronger. We couldn't protect what we wanted to protect the most. Back then, everyone thought that we lost him. But, Haruka-kun managed to save even himself. And in turn, saved us from that regret. All by himself. And ca back to us.
So this ti, it is our ti to protect.
Using the strength that Haruka-kun gave us.
This ti, it's our turn to save others.
Just like he did for us.
And we will protect him as well.
He might do just fine even without that.
But he still doesn't understand that he is not that strong.
He acted as usual, but he probably was badly hurt, he surely must've had wounds all over his body.
There is no way that he was unhard. The enemy was soone who tore off Kakizaki-kun's and the others' limbs, and he took a lot of his attacks. For our sake.
There is no way that he is fine. Even so, he ca back. Acting, as usual, saying that he is back.
So today, we are going to protect. At least so Haruka-kun can rest without worry.
That's all we can do.
Luckily, Haruka-kun is not an adventurer, so he wasn't summoned.
It bothers a bit that Kakizaki-kun and the others said that they didn't see him, but I hope he will allow us to protect him, at least today.
After all, after receiving so much, we still haven't paid him back at all.
I hope he will allow us to protect him at least while he is healing his wounds.
And yet No monsters in sight
But instead, Haruka-kun showed up?
Why are you having a campfire by yourselves? Why are you leaving out? Is it because I'm a Loner? While I was hungry and tired, you were having a BBQ? After I proved my innocence through the fruitcake?! I wanted to have a BBQ as well! If you are going to bully soone, why not just settle with the geeks? I an, we finally got them? Why only ? Ah, I'm so hungry.
Eehm, looks like he is hungry? BBQ?
Ehm? Haruka-kun? It's not like we are leaving you out? And this is not a campfire. It's dangerous here, so please pass through the gates? Okay?
I don't know when the fruitcake proved his innocence, but I can't allow Haruka-kun to fight a horde of monsters in his current condition.
He isn't complaining, he acts as usual, but he must be injured. He is in no state to fight. Potions can heal wounds, but we don't know how much damage and fatigue he accumulated. It's obvious from his face that he is exhausted like he might collapse any mont now.
Look, the nearby villages were overrun by monsters, and now this town is in danger. Soldiers and adventurers are working together, preparing to et them in battle. We also will protect the town, so you can relax and rest. We will handle this.
I wonder if my explanation was too long? Haruka-kun began frying fish in the middle of it, and by the ti he poured soy sauce on it, a crowd gathered around him.
Everyone enviously looked at Haruka-kun, eating with great appetite, while the sll of burned soy sauce made everyone gulp.
So tried to start a conversation with him, when Haruka-kun put his hand on the ground, then a table suddenly erged from it, on which Haruka-kun set up fish and began frying it.
Before I even noticed a line ford, taking fish from Haruka-kun and giving him money in return. Is this a food stall? Ah The price is a total rip-off.
Eem? Isn't a horde of monsters supposed to attack? Why is everyone eating fish? So this actually was a campfire?
Haruka-kun, you are going to get in trouble for opening a stall at such a place. Wait, why is even the guild master standing in the line? Why is the daughter of the lord munching on fish? Why did he give the biggest fish to Vice President B? Or rather, when did she even get in line? Eh? Aren't we going to fight? Aren't we supposed to protect the town? Why am I even standing in the line? I won't forgive you if my fish will be smaller than B-san's! Absolutely!
They aren't coming?
Haruka-kun is talking with Oda-kun and others.
Even though it's dangerous for him to remain here.
Haruka-kun was dragged to the guild master?
There seems to be so kind of argunt? So that stall was a problem after all.
They even called the daughter of the lord? Did sothing happen?
For so reason, the young lady is stamping her feet on the ground. For so reason, Haruka-kun is doing the sa? Why does he look so puzzled doing it?
A clerk from the guild ca to call ? Is it really okay for to leave my post like this?
Posts, alert, scouting, it all doesn't matter anymore, so please, co with . We need an interpreter. But it's not about languages
While I thought that this is not good, I still followed Aah.
The culprit was Haruka-kun.
Well? I heard nothing of it? I don't know anything about a monster raid? I just kept whacking when sothing popped up? Kind of? Eh? Since the morning? Well, what can I do if they keep popping up? Yes? All the ti until night. A raid? No, it was an aggressive shopping tour? So town, forgot the na, is very popular at the mont? Or so it seems? No, I didn't hear anything about this? Who? Orcs? Ah, yeah, orcs, they had orc faces? Eh? No, those were real orcs? Anyway, I was just whacking them. Why? Because they kept coming? Like, Whack A Monster? But it might be Monster Master? So I just kept hitting them all, but there was no prize in the end! I'm the victim here?! I didn't get anything? Even though I cleared it. Eh? What do I an by cleared? I got Orc King, ah? Yes. No? No, I got tricked! I an, they just kept popping up? I did my best, even though I was very hungry. What? No, I only hit them, or rather knocked? Whacked? Right? I'm not wrong here? I an, if a monster pops up, you'd hit it, right? Normally? See, I did nothing wrong? You'd hit them, right? Right, everyone?
Looks like everyone couldn't understand what he was saying. Myself included. Indeed, the problem is not the language.
But when Haruka-kun says I did nothing wrong?it usually ans that he did.
So far, there hasn't been even one case when he was innocent.
In fact, the culprit is always Haruka-kun.
By the ti the sun began to rise we headed to the scene of the cri, which the culprit described in his testimony.
The corpses of the monsters disappeared by now, leaving only huge mounds of magic stones and clubs as far as the eye can see.
With the passage of ti corpses of monsters disappear, leaving only magic stones behind. Which ans, this is where the cri took place. A massacre, caught red-handed.
Usually, people that manage to fend off an invasion of monsters beco heroes. I think it's quite rare for soone to be treated like a criminal after that
But there is no room for excuses. After all, he fried fish as if nothing happened, and earned a huge sum of money, selling it at an outrageous price.
And then also, there is an elent of recidivism. He is a repeat offender, and yet he has no remorse at all.
Verdict.
A sermon, as expected.
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