Chapter 40.2 - Myulmidon (1/2)
Chapter 40.2 : Myulmidon
「Could it be that hero-sama is also…」
Rietto said with a slightly frightened voice.
「No, he’s not with us right now. The one who came now is just his honored wife, Shirone-sama, followed by Kaya-dono, and then Kyouka-sama.」
She seemed at ease when Omiros said so. Just how afraid is she of Reiji-kun, I wonder.
「Guys, give your greeting to Kyouka-sama.」
Being urged by Omiros, they straightened themselves in a hurry and replied.
「Hello Kyouka-sama, I’m MacGius.」
「And I’m his little sister, Rietto … Eh?」
Her eyes were locked on Regena.
「… WHY?」
「WHY IS REGENA SITTING THERE!」
Rietto screamed with an undisguised anger in her voice.
MacGius also looked at Regena with a surprised look on his face.
「WHAT’S HAPPENING HERE, OMIROS? WHY IS REGENA SITTING THERE?」
In the end, MacGius shouted like his little sister, too.
From the sound of it, he seemed to be somewhat bewildered, instead. And though not as much as I can feel from Rietto, he seemed to not have a good impression of Regena, too.
「It’s been a while, Rietto, MacGius … If possible, I don’t want to meet you guys.」
Regena replied to them with a cold tone from inside the carriage. But I noticed a hint of sadness in her voice.
「HOW DARE YOU SHOW YOUR FACE IN FRONT OF ME, REGENA! IT’S BECAUSE OF YOUR FAMILY, MY DEAR MOTHER WAS…」
「…You guys were the ones who murdered my relatives. Aren’t we in a similar position here?」
「IT’S BECAUSE YOUR FAMILY WAS THE ONE WHO STARTED IT!」
「And how was I supposed to know about that?」
「DO NOT RETURN TO ALGORE! SEND HER BACK TO THE GOBLIN NEST!!」
Both of them started quarreling.
「Rietto! THAT’S ENOUGH! That goes for you too, Regena!!」
「WHY ARE YOU DOING THIS BROTHER OMIROS! WHY ARE YOU PROTECTING THAT WOMAN!!」
Rietto looked at Omiros as if she wanted to cry.
「Rietto…」
Omiros was stupefied being glared at in such a way by his sister.
Silence descended upon this place for a while.
「You’re misunderstanding, Rietto.」
A while later, Regena broke that silence.
「MISUNDERSTANDING WHAT!?」
Now, Rietto was glaring at Regena.
「Omiros isn’t the one who protected me. Think about it, Rietto. Under whose protection do you think I am? If you try to hurt me, you guys will end up like those Myulmidons.」
Regena said while looking at the corpses of the antman.
Riettos’s face turned pale after realizing that fact.
「Right. I’m not under the protection of Omiros, you guys are worried for nothing.」
Regena said while smiling at them. But, it was a dry smile.
「No way, Regena … I just…」
Omiros seemingly wanted to say something to Regena.
But, Regena didn’t seem to care about him and just looked at Kaya-san.
「It’s as she says. Regena-san is currently under our protection. You must consider the act of harming her similar to making an enemy out of us.」
Kaya-san established her position to MacGius and Rietto.
MacGius and Riettos’s expressions were dyed with fear.
The air turned dangerous for some reason. I had to do something about this situation.
「Now, now, hold on a second, everyone.」
I came down from the carriage.
Everyone’s line of sight was focused on me.
「Hey, do tell me, this antman is kinda … You know. This kind of monster wasn’t present when we came before, right? Why did it come out now?」
I asked while walking towards the corpses of the antmen for a change of topic.
「Antmen? Are you talking about the Myulmidons? Come to think of it, why did they appear here?」
The one who replied was Omiros.
「I see, this antmen are called Myulmidons, huh? Come to think of it, it did look like this Myulmidons were chasing after you right? Do you know why that happened?」
Kaya-san asked both of them.
「Uhm, I kno- No, I mean, I don’t know why they’re after us. This is also the first time I’m seeing a Myulmidon.」
Rietto replies so while shaking her head.
「I … No, I did see them once a long time ago, but … Nevertheless, it’s just one or two of them. This is the first time I’ve seen so many at once.」
MacGius responded so. In front of MacGius were the corpses of seven Myulmidons.
「Then, why do you think these Myulmidons suddenly appeared here? Do you know where their natural habitat is?」
Omiros shaked his head in denial.
「I don’t know … But according to legend, you can find a lot of them around the queen’s castle deep inside the Blue Forest.」
「Queen of the Blue Forest? Does that mean that female ogre is somewhere around here?」
The queen of the Blue Forest that Omiros was talking about should be referring to the female ogre who led the raid in Velos.
Anyway, no one knew where that castle was located in this vast Blue Forest. It seems they ate every human who dared come near the castle. The queen should be the one called Kujig.
「Even so, do you know why they were coming after us?」
As if she finally remembered his existence, Kaya-san then turned to look at Echigos.
「WAH! It’s not me!」
Echigos shaked his head in denial.
But, Kaya-san just continued walking in silence towards Echigos.
「HYIII!!」
Echigos got down from the driver’s seat and tried to escape.
But, Kaya-san is several times faster than him.
Kaya-san seized Echigos by his collar.
「Calm down. I won’t kill you.」
Kaya-san checked Echigos’s body.
「Uhm, what are…」
Echigos had a dirty look on his face.
Kaya-san is a top class beauty, after all. He might have felt elated when such a beauty was gently touching his body.
But, that didn’t mean it was going to be that gentle forever.