Volume 2 - Chapter 13 – CLICHé DEVELOPMENT (2/2)

「It’s best you take that person and go back」

He said, but the men didn’t listen to that warning.

「Are you screwing with me? Are you blind that you don’t understand?」

As he said that, one of the men drew their sword from their waist.

「Let’s give you a little bit of pain」

Saying that he slashed at Jin. However, that sword did not reach Jin.

「Don’t say things you can’t do」

Saying that from behind him, Reiko snatched the sword from him instantly.

「Wha-What!?」

「Such a blunt sword, there’s no way it’s useful」

Saying that, Reiko showed in front of the man’s eyes, her bending the blade.

「A-Are you a monster!?」

The remaining two driven by fear, drew their sword and recklessly began to swing.

「That’s dangerous」

However in a blink of an eye Reiko had taken those swords, crumpling them into a ball in her hand this time.

「U-UWAAAAAA!」

Seeing that, the men ran away disregarding the unconscious one.

「Cowards」

After saying that, Reiko caught up to the three, giving one a blow in the solar plexus. Another one, a chop to the back of the neck. And the last one was hurled away, fainting.

「Father, I’m done」

「Aah, good work」

The two conversed that way as if it was natural, Beana,

「Reiko is too amazing. Like this my 『Rod of Paralysis』 isn’t useful at all」

She sighed with a complaint.

「So, what should we do with these guys?」

The four were splendidly sprawled out on the ground.

「Let’s see, tie them up and hand them over to the guards」

「Got it」

Jin reformed the swords the men carried with 『《Forming》』 into a wire, tying up the men.

「That’s an interesting way to use it」

《Forming》 is a Craft Magic, Beana can use it too so she imitated reforming the sword into wire, tying up the last one.

「Now then, first we’ll put away our things then go hand over these guys」

「Okay」

They fastened the unconscious men just in case. And so the three returned to Beana’s house to put away their things.

「Well then, shall we go hand over these guys?」

「Yeah, although it’s bothersome」

The three of them then returned, the four were still unconscious.

「What shall we do?」

「Father, I’ll go drag them」

Just like she said, Reiko dragged the four, still unconscious, to the soldier guardroom. Against the stone, their trousers seemed to fray. That was something Jin and the others didn’t care about.

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「Why can’t you make it! Incompetent!」

The jeer resounded in the mansion.

「Young Master, the finest corn, the finest oil, the finest salt were used however…」

「What’s the finest! This is burnt and isn’t the least bit swelled is it! Like I could eat this!」

The plate with the burnt corn was thrown away.

「What could the problem be? It seemed so simple to make though…」

There was no answer to that grumble.