Episode 2.8-9
Since the open fire was getting weaker, Lecan got up and put more firewood in.
Eda is sleeping while skilfully leaning on a tree. She just went and fixed her posture.
A new problem has arisen.
No magic beast cos close thanks to the Monster Ward. But a large number of them have bunched up together around the periter of the Ward.
Lecan's forr world had magic that could ward off magic beasts too, and if this magic was set up too strong, there were cases where magic beasts ended up being lured in around the periter of the magic range. This situation is similar to that phenonon.
Morning of the second day, Chaney and Eifun woke up. Lecan reported them about the gathering of magic beasts and its possible cause.
"This many magic beasts, precisely how many there are?"
"Around 200."
"Eeeeh."
"Is that fer' real. Then we cannae' afford to turn off the ward."
"That's true. This will cost quite a lot of magic gems, but let's keep going with the Monster Ward on. Haha, I did hear before that putting powerful magic gems in the ward would have the opposite effect of gathering magic beasts, but back then I put in so strong one in a spur of the mont, truly careless of ."
"And then what will you do."
"What do you an, Lecan-san."
"If we keep going with the Monster Ward on, these magic beasts will follow after us. Once we arrive at the town, they'll attack the town."
"Ah..."
"I cannae' imagine what kinda punishnt await those who bring magic beasts to town with 'em."
"What... should we do."
"For now, let's move out with the ward on. I have a plan once we get to a plain."
"I understand. Then let's be on our way."
"Missy, it's mornin' already. We're gonna leave ya behind if ya don't get up. Co now, missy."
"U-U~n. Morning huh? Wheres' breakfast?"
"Let's take it while moving. We're leaving."
While running ahead of the wagon like yesterday, Lecan chewed on jerky, chewed on dried beans and drank water.
The wagon got to a plain before long. And then, magic beasts that have been following them about 500 steps away are clearly visible now.
"Ain't that a lot less than 200 no?"
"It seems half of the magic beasts weren't keen on leaving the mountain."
"But it's still a lot. I think it's around 100?"
"T-this is impossible! Even with ten adventurers, this is absolutely impossible. I once heard Vouka had a garrison. Let's ask 'em to deal with these."
"Villages along the way would be devastated then. Besides, I am not sure our supply of magic gems is enough to last the journey. Lecan-san. What do you suppose we do here."
There's a lot of magic beasts whose specific na Lecan doesn't know, but none possesses a large mana pool. Beasts that resemble wolves, boars, apes, bears, every one of them is of the lowest rank of magic beast.
If this were inside a forest, fighting the lot of them could still prove threatening even if they were individually weak.
To top it off, he would need to protect the client, complicating the battle even further.
However, this place is a plain. In this situation, he can afford to temporarily leave the client.
On top of that, his foes aren't going anywhere.
"Fumu. Keep the Monster Ward on. I'm off for a bit."
Lecan dashed toward a herd of boar magic beasts.
He got there instantly.
He pulled out his sword. And began to cut up everything.
Every one of these beasts has insignificant amount of mana, but there's no telling what kind of attack thods they have in store. Which ans, those who make the first strike win. Exterminate every last one of them without giving any chance to attack.
After killing everything without leaving even one alive and taking a glance at the heaps of dead bodies, Lecan ran back to the wagon.
"You should turn off the Monster Ward. Let's move."
"You barely got any blood splat on ya. Cor bliy."
"I had never seen such fearso swordsmanship in my life before."
"...Lecan. No, Lecan-san. Were you a famous rcenary with an epithet all along?"
Lecan passed by Eda when he was returning to his position in front of the wagon, and that was when Eda's eyes caught a shining silver ring on his left middle finger.
"Hold on, did you always have that stylish ring on you?"
That ring was sothing he took from and put on when they got into the forest on the first day.
However, Lecan is under no obligation to explain that.
"Yeah."
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