In the middle of the night, I switched places with Mishinie and entered Home.
Miriel and Ladarion were asleep, while Misaro was awake.
「You can sleep too, you know」
Misaro was reading a cookbook in the entrance hall. I wondered what she planned to master next. Please spare me anything heavy on the stomach.
「I slept enough. All I did was cook」
「You can go outside and get some exercise too」
「Yes. I go out sometimes for a change of pace. Though Sierra gives me a frightening smile」
Sierra had a sadistic side, but she did not seem like the type to bully others. Did she have prejudice against other races? No, she treated Mishinie and Ladarion normally. Then what was it?
「Takato, you don’t need to worry about it. We’ll settle it ourselves」
「A-Ah, alright. But tell me if things get worse. I’ll step in between you」
Honestly, I would rather beg off on my knees, but I had taken responsibility for bringing them in. I would step between them even if it felt like climbing the execution platform.
「It’s fine. We’ll handle our own matters ourselves. You focus on exterminating goblins」
What was this? She gave off an overwhelming sense of someone who had seen through life. Just what kind of life had you lived in the Demon King’s army?
「A-Alright. But tell me before it becomes impossible to fix. My priority is you three living here」
Ladarion and the others told me not to worry, but the responsibility of taking them in had not vanished. The ones I had to protect first were Ladarion, Miriel, and Misaro.
「Yes. But it’s fine. We’re not burdens who only need to be protected」
Had something happened among Misaro and the others? Honestly, it was a little too scary to ask.
I did not know what to say, so I took a mat and went outside. Home was not a place where I could relax right now.
I spread the mat beside the Pioneer parked outside and decided to sleep there.
I fell asleep quickly, then woke when things grew noisy.
…Six o’clock, huh. I slept pretty well…
The soldiers were handling the watch, so I used the portable gas stove loaded in the Pioneer to brew coffee.
「Good morning. Sleep well?」
Mishinie came over and stole the coffee I had just brewed, then drank it. So, you could drink things other than wine. Somehow, all I remembered was you drinking wine.
「Yeah. I let my guard down too much」
So, I brewed another pot, but then Kainzel-san and Azur Rise came over, so I made enough for everyone. Honestly, make it yourselves. It’s just instant coffee.
At last, I made my own and drank my morning coffee.
「Mishinie and Bisha, head back to Lasagna Village after breakfast. Kainzel-san, please support Cyrus-san. Ah, what was that deputy of the acting lord Ladarion mentioned?」
When Ladarion only became talkative at the dining table, it was hard to understand her explanations.
「Ah, it simply means Mishard-sama’s aide is coming.」
Aide? If it was the acting lord, shouldn’t it be a secretary or clerk?
「Mirold Shardman. A half-elf woman who has supported Misha since childhood」
A half-elf? So children could be born between different races. Then elves and humans must come from the same line after all.
「Is that something unique to Colmore?」
「That’s right. It seems there were many things back in my knight days」
Many things? You meant discriminatory things, right? If I heard too much, I would never want to go to the royal capital.
I left the matter of the half-elf to Cyrus-san. As for us, we prepared breakfast, ate slowly, then decided to go scout the surrounding area.
「I’m coming too」
「Me too」
Azur Rise and Mebi came along as well. Energetic people.
「There aren’t any goblins around」
「That’s fine. Think of it as escort duty」
「Mishinie also told me not to leave Takato’s side」
Did they think trouble would happen whenever I walked around? Well, honestly, trouble not happening was rarer.
「…Maagu, huh…」
A pack of Maagus appeared, probably driven out because they had no food. Damn it.
「Takato. Lend me the Barrett」
「Sure」
I summoned the Barrett and handed it to Azur Rise.
「Takato, support me. Mebi, protect Takato」
「Leave it to me!」
Mebi stepped in front of me with her P90 raised.
There were six Maagus. Even a Gold Seal should not be able to handle that, or so I thought. That worry proved needless.
Like handing a club to an oni, giving Azur Rise the Barrett made him even more dangerous. He fired one round into each Maagu’s head, then drew his Desert Eagle and aimed for their knees while they staggered.
「Magazine!」
I tossed the magazine I had already summoned to Azur Rise.
He caught it with one hand without even turning around, then swapped it and started aiming for their heads again.
It was truly a flawless display.
At this rate, he might really kill a dragon.
With three magazine changes and the rounds he had on hand, Azur Rise killed all six Maagus. Rather than being impressed, I was left speechless at how absurdly strong he was. Honestly, that useless goddess had distributed stats terribly.
「Yes. The Barrett really is good. I want one soon」
I summoned a 50% off sticker, peeled one off, and handed it to Azur Rise.
「If you’ve saved over a million yen, use this. It’ll be half price」
I did not know if it would work with a contractor card, but there was no harm in trying.
「How do I use it?」
「Summon the Barrett you want and stick it on」
「Understood」
He selected a Barrett and placed the sticker on it, and a black Barrett appeared.
「I’ll deduct the cost of the bullets from the magic stones」
This large extermination operation had earned around 1.5 million yen. Barrett ammo was no issue.
「Ah. I’ll hand over the Maagu magic stones too」
A Maagu magic stone should be worth two or three gold coins each. Even at two apiece, six of them made twelve coins. The guild operating funds just kept piling up.
「Got it. Then let’s extract the stones before the acting lord’s aide arrives」
I used Cheat Time and chopped the Maagus into pieces. Then my machete snapped. I really needed to prepare a blade that could withstand Cheat Time’s power.
I threw the broken machete aside and used a knife to cut out the Maagu magic stones.
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