Volume 5 - Chapter 10 – Escort (1/2)

05-10　Escort

「I should secure the [control core]」

Jin opened the upper body of the defeated golem with engineering magic and confirmed that it had the same structure as the golem that became the prototype of Gon and Gen.

Elsa’s 3 servants and 2 coachmen were tying up the bandits who were unconscious. They were particularly attentive with the bandit chief who was a magic, making sure to gag him to seal any chance of incantation.

Nanny Mine was in the carriage. Her wound had been healed, but she needed to rest.

「……Jin.」

Jin took out the [control core] and returned to where Elsa was waiting.

「Thank you. Thanks to you, Mine, myself, and grandpa were saved.」

She said with a deep bow.

「It’s good that Elsa is safe too.」

Jin who was used to being more curt was a little embarrassed to talk like that. From the windows of the carriage, Mine was looking with a complicated expression.

「And that magic… what was it? Half of the golem disappeared and you appeared to shine.」

She asked about the magic, [laser].

「Oh…. that is…ummm.」

Jin was troubled about how to explain, and the conclusion of that was…

「I found it on an island in an artifact, so I don’t understand it well.」

He said while showing the bracelet.

「This doesn’t seem to work for anyone aside from who first puts magic in it, so no one other than me can use it.」

The word [artifact] is convenient, because most pursuits will stop when it’s brought up.

「Is that so? It cannot be helped….. Grandfather, what’s the matter?」

The later words were addressed towards the butler, Adberg.

「We have finished tying them up, but what shall we do? There are so many who fainted to bring along, and we can’t load them on the carriage either.」

Just going down the steep slope from the pass, and the long downhill slope they had a long road ahead.

「What should we do?」

Elsa looked in the direction of Jin when she heard this. It seems she already completely relied on Jin.

When she was young, she often had to rely on someone else, like her older brothers and cousins.

Well, it wouldn’t lower the evaluation of a noble lady, so she would rely on Jin more this time.

「Well, we should bring that magician and the golems to an appropriate place.」

He said while he was looking around. The forest where the bandits were hiding was a mix of 10 meter trees and 3 meter trees.

「Using the tat tree… in this way… good. Elsa, can I change the carriage a bit? Of course, I’ll restore it later.」

When Jin asked, Elsa immediately approved it. In fact, it feels like she’s interested in what will happen.

「Yoshi, well then Reiko, please lend me a hand.」

「Yes, Father.」

Then Jin commands Reiko to cut down some of the 10 meter and 3 meter trees.

Hellman who saw Reiko cutting down the 30cm diameter trees with one stroke was amazed.

「That young lady does in one what I cannot do in ten so easily. Will I be needed anymore?」

He muttered, but everyone ignored it. The others were carefully watching what Jin was about to do.

「Alright, remove the horses, [extend] hand over the logs, make it four legged, strengthen, connect….」(TLFalin: I still hate it when he mutters)

Jin connects two carriages with two logs and intended to put the robbers on the part he connected.

After moving the horses from the rear carriage to the front and connecting it to the front, he strengthens the axle and bearing.

What he was doing wasn’t within their realm of understanding, and his work speed was extraordinary.

Anyway, Reiko carries the 10 meter trees by herself and in collaboration with Jin they remove the branches in no time at all.

While working, Jin asked Reiko a question.

「Hey, Reiko, you know that two people attacked Elsa and Mine, but were you unable to sense it?」

It was a natural question.

「Yes, those two people, I couldn’t sense any signs of their existence. I’m sorry.」

「Well, since you couldn’t sense them, maybe they were wearing a secret magic tool. I’ll check a little.」

Leaving the work to Reiko, Jin goes to the place of the bandits who were tied up.

As a result, he recognized that they had an amulet with the [hide] effect on their body.

「Hmm, the form can be seen and the effect is cut once they speak… not very convenient… if it was me…」

He muttered and then realized he still had work and Jin went back to the carriage remodeling.

Everything was completed in about 30 minutes.

「Because I did some extra stuff, it became a bit slower. Please, try it Elsa.」

Everyone was amazed at Jin inwardly. Even Mine was at a loss for words.