Vol 1 Chapter 8 (1/2)

Episode 08: Return

After running to the horse’s limit overnight, we finally arrived at the place where the village is visible.

We did not encounter any soldiers coming here.

「Lucie, Stop. Please stop the horse」

I instructed the carriage to stop in front of the village.

「What’s wrong Syril？」

「A bit of luggage needs to be organized」

Magic power is focused on the back carrier of the wagon, to perform a partial activation of 【Rinne Kaiki】.

I remain in my present appearance, it is a technique that uses my skills of the past by rewriting only the contents of the body.

While doing a partial release of 【Rinne Kaiki】 a 3 x to 5 x the amount of internal magic power Odo is consumed, and the time limit is around 10 minutes. In addition, the ability is reproduced several stages down, for 12 hours if used once, the disadvantage is that 【Rinne Kaiki】 cannot be used, it is the same as a complete release. [TLN: wow that sucks]

I do not want to have the altered appearance seen by Lucie. I used the inefficient partial release for such a ridiculous reason.

「【Item Box】」

I take out the food that I seized from the supply base and neatly stacked it.

The general loading capacity of the Wagon is 4 tons ～ 5 tons. [TLN: metric tons. everything should just be a.s.sumed to be metric] Because the food I had seized was about 3 tons it was possible to pile it up sufficiently.

「Fuu, It should be good with this. Lucie, please depart……No, for the moment all that was needed is done. Please wait here for me.」

With those words I, used wind magic, to move at full power, hiding in myself in a blind spot hidden from the village in the shadow of the hill as I moved in.

「【Item Box】」

And, approximately half the total amount of the swords and armor that were seized from the supply base were sprinkled down.

I canceled the partial release after the work was finished. I cannot afford to discharge the magic power eating technique.

Although I closed it at around five minutes, a sudden decrease of magic power attacks the body with weakness. Apparently, it is proportional to the magical power that has increased from the level increase of Deet in that partial release, consumption of magic power increased but it seems duration has not risen.

Concealing it with a smile to not show a tired face, I returned to Lucie.

「Sorry Sorry, I have forgotten a slightly important thing for a moment」

I am not able to see that I concealed the armor from Lucie’s position. Perhaps it will be thought that I probably went to the toilet.

「It is fine but, why was the food purposely taken out here？ Wouldn’t it cost twice the effort if you do not take it out at the village warehouse？」

「Lucie must understand. Wont the Village Mayor rushes up to us when we return？　After confirming our safety, then to look inside the cargo bay of the carriage. At that time would he not be disappointed if the contents were empty. [TLN: good thinking] Besides, depending on the person violent language will commence and all discussion pointless, then there will be some fellows that are beaten」

People are such creatures.

I will save them from their actions due to their lack of understanding. There is too much grief that could have been prevented by taking into consideration the feelings of others ahead of time.

「But, putting it in the village warehouse will be hard」

「Carrying it would not matter because it not me」

「There is convenient magic. We can store it again after using it, also to take it out in the warehouse」

「Lucie says some interesting things, such a convenient and mysterious magic, I cannot use it so many times per day. It is not usable for twelve hours」

「……After all it is no good 」

Lucie does not seem to be convinced.

「Moreover, I think it is made to a.s.sume that I have to help after all. We are young and have vitality」

「That is not it. It is possible to a.s.sume」

「Why？」

「The Village mayor does not want to show the contents of the warehouse. Since I seized the valuable supplies from the Empire which will make public face seem cool. The human beings are the only ones who can enter the warehouse under the watch of the village mayor. Perhaps, I will be taken first and foremost with the Honey Wine Mead carried this time」

Some of the luxury goods honey wine Mead without entering the warehouse, will be delivered to the pocket of the village mayor.

「The Mayor cannot do such a thing！」

「Is that so？　Each time, it is done when goods arrive from the empire. Why is the pepper, vinegar, and sake has never been pa.s.sed to us？　I do see a little bit of it in the good from the Empire」

「Lies」

「It is the truth. Why is it that the Village Chief and his son are the only ones with a flabby belly？The only party being able to grow fat in the Elf village with food shortages」

But, I do not intend to blame the mayor for this matter.

Responsibility is demanded from the village head, there is a heavy burden that a general person doesn’t know. There should be decent perks with it.

Besides, they have been tempted by the party from the empire to do such things. My father refused the proposal, and chose to fight.

But, the uncle who is the current mayor accepted it.

It is easy to rule when the top is weak.

No matter how much the villagers are suffering, if you make the top appeased, the guy will press the people to not start a rebellion.

「Syril had worked hard to bring the food, and they end up monopolizing the goods. You should do what you must to stop it」

「Absolutely stop it. It would become impossible to live in this village. We also drank the Honey Wine Mead you know. We are in the same boat. As we drank the Honey Wine Mead as a reward to our hard efforts this time, village chiefs usually only try hard to be luxurious occasionally」

The reason Lucie was given honey wine mead to drink back then was for this.

Regarding this time, Lucie might become aware of the embezzlement of the mayor. Lucie’s Strong sense of Justice will try to rectify it. A miserable future is waiting if it does so.

Therefore, I had you become an accomplice with me.

After Lucie confessed one’s crime and points out the injustice of the village chief, even if I am involved I have but no choice but to hold my tongue.

「The Mayor also has a decent conscience placed within the proper range of good sense. We don’t have to worry」

「Yeah, I understand but I am still not convinced」

Lucie sulks sullenly with her cheeks puffed bluntly.

「Thank you Lucie. If I step over the range of good sense, I want you to be a.s.sured to stop it from that time. Therefore, please don’t do anything unnecessary」

There is some anxiety.

There is no guarantee that the next will come unlike the usual supplies of the empire. The cargo is several stages more attractive than usual, no one could have imagined that I have stolen that much.

It should be illegal how extraordinary it is. [TLN: Stop right there criminal sc.u.m. You actually did break a law.] Meanwhile, how much self-control will the mayor put up as an act….. I have no way but to pray to G.o.d.

If I think about the worst case, the Mayor takes everything in the Carriage, and then goes off to some village or city in the Empire in the opposite direction, I can begin to think of how to build a new life from the gold by selling off the cargo.

Three Months Food for 200 Villagers. One family group could pa.s.s their time playing around for about Ten Years.

When we reached the village, the villagers who saw the large carriage turned around to withdraw to the village in a fl.u.s.ter calling out with a voice.

Above all, the Great Three including the Mayor came running up in a hurry.

「Syril, Were you able to steal it safely？」

「Of course, and it is the amount able to help us ride out winter. Do you want to see the Carrier？」

When I said so, the Village Head plunged his face into the bed of the carriage, seeing the amount piled up I chuckled to myself.

「No way, it was actually accomplished in truth…… Thank you for the trouble you were put through. Let’s keep the carriage here, you should slowly take a rest. However, the thing about the armor piercing weapons should not be forgotten」

And then the Mayor begins to call people to hear what he says.

By that time, even common inhabitants of the village had gathered in drover.

「Syril, as I said beforehand. I’m sorry」

Lucie who had severed as a coachman muttered blankly.

「Everyone, Syril has retrieved the food！」

After raising a voice, the door of the carriage was opened and the contents of the carrier were revealed.

「Look, everyone can fully see a lot of rare things, Like Mead, or beef jerky, or the deer that Syril hunted in the middle. Hey come over here！」

The words of Lucie beckon the villagers seen from a distance to gather.

「Amazing Onee-chan, I have never seen such before」

「Is there not also alcohol」