74 Episode 73 Return and Bomb (1/2)

After saving exactly seven cities, including one with a confusing name, we arrived at the eighth city, Mauchma, but it was a little different from the others.

The gates were well guarded, and the monsters fighting the adventurers outside the gates seemed to be pushed back by the adventurers.

In particular, there seemed to be room near the front lines, where the quality of the adventurers was so high that it looked like a one-sided slaughter of the monsters by the adventurers.

My instincts have been cultivated since I came to this world, and I wouldn't call them long-standing, but if they're right, we don't need reinforcements here.

I decided that there was at least enough time to gather information, so I headed towards the guild-like buildings.

From the looks of it, there are no civilians in the city, but they seem to have started sweeping up the demons that have entered.

I can see a man who looks like a gatekeeper in armor slaying demons with his sword, and a man who looks like a Mohawked adventurer using fire magic to set demons on fire.

There seemed to be no trouble there either, so we went straight to the guild.

The interior of the guild was much the same as the town we had been in.

Except for the relatively small number of evacuees and the cheerful faces of the evacuees, it is a guild and a simple refugee center, just like any other city.

The receptionist was standing by, and the way to the place was clear.

”Hey, I'm here with reinforcements from Photoren, do you need ......?

”Reinforcements from Photoren?　I thought they arrived a while ago. ......

Oh, so that's what they are.

I was aware of this when I saw the town.

It was strange that there were demons in the city if they had enough strength from the start, and I felt that the adventurers on the front lines were too strong for the quality of the demons.

Reinforcements from Forchma's and Fotoren's sides must have departed and met up here.

When I was coming here from the previous town, I saw a group of adventurers going in the opposite direction of me, but they were probably part of the reinforcements.

I knew it.

I flew by magic to the Forchma side and then came this way. I flew by magic to the Forchma side and then proceeded to this side. We met up here, right?

”Oh, that's what the adventurers who came before you said. So you're Kaede?

That's right. They must have heard about me.

When I was told that there might not be enough reinforcements to go around, I was told that it would be alright because the wizard with a lot of magic power was ahead of me. So I need to find out where to send reinforcements, so can you tell me what cities you've been to so far?

A wizard with a lot of magic power.

That's what I thought.

You're not wrong, but did you ever think about what would happen if I was killed?

Well, maybe they didn't worry because they knew that they could beat me even if they were asleep.

Also, I'm a swordsman, right?

”Well, forchima, forthema, fortate, for......

Here are the names of the cities I've saved so far.

The names were confusing, but he managed to remember them.

”Hey, isn't that every city down there? Isn't it too soon after we got the call?

I've used magic to burn down the entire forest and left the rest to the local adventurers.

I've already burned the entire forest with magic and left the rest to the local adventurers. I'm going to report this to the branch chief now. Do you have any other urgent matters to report?

Nothing in particular.

Okay. I'll be in touch with the Photoren Office, so Miranda can tell you the rest. Miranda, you take care of the rest.

Okay. I'll explain the plan to you.

I was expecting to have to wait for a full response, but apparently I was wrong.

A little while ago, the person who had been standing behind the first receptionist came to the front.

”Have you decided what you're going to do next?

”Yes. ”Yes. They want you to return to the Photon branch by sunrise five days from now.

Five days from now?

That's a lot of time.

Yes, he wants us to be back by then, even if we still have work to do here.

Any reason?

They're testing a new weapon. I haven't been told the details.

Experimenting with a new weapon.

I'm guessing the timing is to fix the current situation.

I wonder if the reason for calling me is to consume a large amount of magic power.

All right, what should I do until then?

Well, ...... we probably have enough strength without you, but can we wait for the branch manager to tell us what to do just in case?

How long will it take?

About ten minutes at most.

I'll wait then.

The answer I got in about five minutes was that there was no specific work I needed to do, so I could do whatever I wanted.

So I decided to go to Photolens as soon as possible.

At first I thought of going somewhere to reinforce him, since I wasn't that tired and there were still four days to go.

However, I don't know where I should go now.

Besides, the new weapon was also a concern.

In the end, I don't see any other option but to go to Photoren.

Then you can decide whether you want to rest or work.

So I tell them that I'm going back to Photoren, and take off for Photoren.