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Four girls, a baby dragon, a fairy and a man were standing before a mountain of corpses, in front of them were twelve bulky men; those men are the one Shina’s group spent some time with at the Guild bar.
They were pretty shocked by what happened, those girls they came to save or at least avenge killed more than 80 bandits in less than one minute.
Even though those bandits weren’t strong, most of them were at least C ranked adventurers, but what just happened in front of them wasn’t a battle but a butchery, it was a one-sided massacre.
Within the eyes of those men, one could see astonishment; but there weren’t any fear.
Before their eyes three girls, a dragon and a fairy just killed a high number of human and beast man, but they weren’t afraid of them, it was the opposite; they were happy.
Bulky man : “ So you guys were alive after all. “ One of them said while letting some tears run down to his cheeks, seeing a muscular man like this crying was an awkward scene.
Shina : “ Of course, we easily managed to escape from those bandits. “ She arrogantly said.
Inkvir : “ Are you their father ? “ Inkvir asked as he saw the man’s reaction, within those four months even though he knew about Shina’s past, he didn’t hear anything about Estiel, Fiona and Eniel.
He also never participated in their meeting, although he was close to the girls, he still seemed to maintain a certain distance with them.
One of the Bulky Men : “ Hahahaha. Does it seem like that ? “ One of them said as laughing, most of them wished for a family so being told that they look like a father made them happy.
Bulky man : “ It’s good to see you doing well, we and your friends were really worried about you guys. “ He said as he wiped his tears.
Fiona : “ Our friends ? “ Fiona asked doubtful.
Bulky : “ It was a group of four young child, two elf and two demihuman a little older than you, don’t you know them ? “
Nuya : “ It must have been Keyse’s group ! “ Nuya said while floating in circle around Shina.
Bulky man : “ Yeah I think it was something like that, they posted a quest to look for you. “
Estiel : “ A quest ? But something like this is expensive... “
Bulky man : “ At first the reward was pretty low, but a lot of adventurers still gave their best to find you, but after two months they gave up. We were probably the last group still looking for you, we obtained some information about this group of bandits attacking you. “ He said somewhat proud of himself.
Bulky man 2 : “ It’s still strange, those last days they didn’t come to the Guild, usually they come every day to ask the adventurers again and again to look for you. There weren’t one day when they didn’t come, but since two days ago they didn’t come. “
Bulky man : “ Now that you mention it’s true, every day they begged us with all their might… It’s hard to believe that they would suddenly stop like this. “
Estiel gave a meaningful glance at Fiona, Shina and Eniel. They really wished that nothing happened to them and that those men were wrong.
Shina : “ Let’s hurry and go back, I got a bad feeling. “ Shina said with a serious look in her eyes.
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The whole group returned to Delfia after passing four long month in the dungeon, they felt it strange to see the blue sky after spending such a long time inside a dark dungeon.
When they came back they found that the city really changed, it was more populated and dirtier than before. The inhabitant around them seemed to be afraid of each others, suspicious and almost paranoiac.
The city had lost its liveliness, the merchant were suspicious of their customer and women just bought the necessary before running back home.
Inkvir : “ Is that how this era’s city are ? “ He mumbled as he observed the area, showing a disappointed smile.
Shina : “ What happened since we left ? Before we left, the city was really different from this. “ Shina asked surprised by this transformation.
Bulky man : “ I guess you wouldn’t know since you stayed so long in the dungeon, the world changed a little within those four months. First the dragons became active, they destroyed many villages in the world, but recently they concentrated in the area. Nobody knows what they are after, but it’s as if they were looking for something. “
Shina : “ Dragons? It can’t be ‘him’ right ?... “ She said before letting a sigh out.
Shina : “ I am sure it’s him after all. “ She said as the image of a certain man reigning over all the dragons appeared in her mind.
Hearing ‘dragons’, Inkvir started to recall his past; the only time dragons started to move, it was before the end of his whole race.
Estiel : “ But what does it have to do with this ? “
Bulky man : “ Many survivors of others village came here as refugees, most of them lost everything they possessed before. To survive, most of them are forced to steal food and money, the criminality in the city is not five time higher than before. A lot of group of criminals formed within the city and are fighting for supremacy. “
As she heard this, a certain scenario appeared in her mind. Keyse’ house wasn’t situated in a rich neighborhood of the city, even before the city’s transformation it’s reputation wasn’t good.
She really hoped that what she was thinking was wrong, but the worry inside of her heart kept growing as they became closer the Keyse’s house. The neighborhood was now full of scary looking men who just looked at the crowd passing by.
A lot of men looked closely at them, but accompanied by twelve imposant muscular men; who would dare look for trouble ?
The adventurers left after bringing them to Keyse’s house, all of the girls were very grateful to them. They only met for a few hours in the Guild bar, but they went through more and more troubles to find them and fought against a group of ten time their numbers just to avenge them.
How could they not appreciate those men ?
As they entered the room, they saw three young boys talking to each other; it was Keyse, Frey and Baian.
Everyone looked relieved, but not Shina; she noticed the expression on the boys face.
Estiel : “ Hey guys ! “ She said as she waved her hand at them.
When they saw the girls coming back, they were happy; for four months they were doing everything they could to save them although it was without success.
Frey : “ You guys are alive after all ! “ He said running toward the group.
Shina : “ I am glad to meet you too but… where is Serine ? “ Shina instantly asked, she knew the answer but still hoped that it wasn’t the case.
The three boys face became serious once again, this only confirmed Shina’s worry. It didn’t take long for the others girl to realize what happened.
Baian : “ My… My sister got kidnapped ! “ He said not able to contain his tears.
Eniel : “ What happened ? “ Eniel quietly asked as she kept her calm.
Keyse : “ It’s those guys… The Fireas gang, soon after you guys left the city a lot of refugees came. Most of them didn’t have any money so they began to steal and kill to survive. Many gang formed in the city, and the most powerful one at this moment is the Fireas gang. “ He said while biting his bottom lip.
Baian : “ T-Their boss kidnapped Serine, their boss was interested in her after seeing us near the Adventurers Guild while we were requesting help. It seemed that we became well known in the city because of our insistence. They asked us to bring two time the quest’s reward if we wanted her back. “
Nuya : “ Those trash ! Mistress let’s go kick their ass !! “ Nuya said while puffing her cheeks, showing how angry she was even thought Shina found it pretty cute.
Frey : “ What will you do ? They are more than three hundred there ! We can’t just invade their base like this… “ He said as he found the situation hopeless.
Fiona : “ When are you supposed to give them the money ? “
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Frey : “ Tonight… We only managed to gather a total of 57 gold, we are still missing 23 gold. “
57 gold was an important amount of money, it was already impressive that they managed to gather this sum.
Inkvir : “ With your loots from the dungeon, 27 gold shouldn’t be hard to get. “ Inkvir said as he pointed toward the bags they were carrying. It contained the most important part of the dungeon’s monsters. If they went to the guild, they were sure to be able to easily make at least 400 gold.
Keyse : “ Who is that ?! “ Keyse yelled as he glared at Inkvir.
Since they left the dungeon, Inkvir restrained his aura. Whenever the bulky adventurers or in the city, as long as he didn’t say anything nobody was aware of his existence.
The only exception was the the girls because of their enhanced senses thanks to their training.
Estiel : “ You don’t have to be afraid, he is someone who saved us in the dungeon. “ She said trying to reassure them.
Baian : “ Anyway, with this we now have enough money ! “ Baian said as he started to cry of happiness, he wasn’t the only one relieved; everyone in the room was relieved… Everyone apart from two person.
Fiona : “ It won’t work. “ Fiona coldly said, breaking the happy atmosphere.
Shina : “ Indeed… We can’t pay them. “ She said agreeing with Fiona.
Frey : “ W-What do you mean ? “ He asked unsure.
Inkvir after thinking a little more about the situation realized why it wouldn’t work.
Inkvir : “ I see, I forgot we are dealing with criminals… Seeing you were able to pay this expensive sum within a short time, they definitely won’t let you alone even after you pay them. It would be the opposite, they would try to use you as much as possible... “
Frey : “ It can’t be…They can’t do something like that... “ He said not willing to accept the truth.
Baian face was pale and started to sweat while Keyse was biting his bottom lip even harder than before, making it bleed.
The three of them lost all hope; even though they knew it was going to end like this, they weren’t willing to accept it. For Keyse and Frey, Serine was like a little sister, they didn’t want to lose her.
They were completely depressed, but Shina’s group was showing a cold smile.
Shina : “ Guess we’ll have to act tonight… “ Those words directed the boys attention to her, if paying didn’t work, then there were only one option left…
Nuya : “ It’s ~SHOWTIME~ “ Nuya said happily flying around.
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Meanwhile at a forest in Theristid, a boy armed of a golden sword was fighting against a group of six ogre, he was accompanied by four people, three man older than him and one woman.
The first one is a tanned sixteen years old boy armed with a claymore, his well trained body made he look like a knight and his calm behavior despite being surrounded by a group of ogre three time bigger than him was impressive.
Rushing toward an ogre, with a powerful swipe of of his sword he cut through the ogre body, almost cutting it in two.
The second man wasn’t a warrior, his chubby body wouldn’t permit him to use a sword or run very fast, his expensive clothes would make anyone think that he was a merchant.
But as he mumbled an incantation, two spikes of earth came out of the ground, piercing through the body of another ogre.
The third man looked totally different from the two previous man even though he have the same age as them. He seemed to possess a certain noblesse as he wielded his claymore, easily cutting the arm of one of the ogres before cutting it’s head.
As he moved through the battle, his blond hairs seemed to be dancing with the wind.
The tanned boy is named Alred Keiss, the chubby one is Frost Roef and the last one Kerser Theristid, the prince of the empire Theristid.
The woman who looked in her twenties is the Holy Lady of the church, Siena Rieltiz. As the Holy Lady, her mission was to support the hero in his quest against the Demon kind. As she finished to chant an incantation, a ray of light coming from the sky landed on the three ogres body, making them unable to move.
The last young boy, armed with a golden sword jumped toward one of the ogres and easily beheaded him with an extravagance move.
After this, he began to run toward the second one and at a distance of three meters from the ogre, he made a wide slash; before the slash, a bright light gathered in his sword. The slash released an arc of light, cutting the ogre on half.
Once he was done, he pointed his sword toward the last ogre located 20 meters away from him while showing an arrogant smile. A small light beam came out of his sword and traversed the ogre’s head before he fell on the ground.
After the last ogre fell on the ground, everyone gathered around the young boy.
Siena : “ Lord Keniro, you were amazing right now ! “ The woman said praising him, but in her heart it wasn’t the case.
Keniro : “ Something like this is a child play for me ! “ He said arrogantly.
The man is Shina’s cousin from her previous world, he was summoned four months ago as an hero who would bring an end to the demonkin.
Siena really hated him because of his arrogance, greediness and selfishness. He viewed the poor as something worthless and didn’t hesitate to mistreat them. For Siena who lived following the church’s principles, his action were unforgivable… But who is he ? He is a Hero chosen by her Goddess.
Even if she despise him, she have no choice but make sure he would complete his task as an hero.
Kerser : “ As expected of the Hero, your strength is really impressive. “
Keniro : “ Who do you think I am after all ? I am the Hero who will save this world ! “
For Keniro, this world was a paradise; in his previous world he was someone without importance, but in this world everyone had to follow his wish because he was the hero.
At first he was afraid of fighting, but after he discovered his power he became overconfident and began to show off.
The five of them walked through the forest for a few minutes before arriving at a campment of two thousands soldiers. Those soldier are Keniro’s personal guard, the weaker among them is an B ranked knight. This army strength show how much the church and kingdom value him.
As for the reason for which Keniro was hunting ogres in the forest, it was to let him acquire battle experience before challenging the Demon King.
However, the fight ended far too quickly thanks to the new holy sword made by the Goddess. He was supposed to use Kiel it’s whereabouts were unknown; she had no choice but to make one.
Once they arrived a man in light clothes approached them, it was a messenger from the capital.
Messenger : “ Milords, I come bearing news from our Holy Church. “
Keniro : “ What is it ? Hurry and talk already. “ He arrogantly said.
Messenger : “ Yes milord, our sacred pope a few days ago received another message from our Goddess; she order us to invade the beast’s country, Aorlan. She wish for us to use them as meat shield for the upcoming wars, the kingdom already began it’s preparation. The war will begin in two months. “
Keyser : “ Invading Aorlan ? It should be interesting, I always thought it was a shame that we had to let a country full of potential slave alone… I wonder if she’ll be there too. “ He said remembering about a certain cat girl who destroyed his pride at school.
Keniro : “ Great, I heard that the princess there are pretty beautiful, I want them as my slave. “ Keniro said showing a disgusting smile.
While most of them were happy about this new, only one person was devastated; it was the Siena who knew how those demihuman would end after the war.
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