Episode 2.10 (2/2)
”Naw, Chaney-san, ain't we in a hurry. I'd love to make 'im cough up the bandit's hideout location sure, but we coulda just ask the lord to dispatch soldiers here no. We gotta hurry up ahead rite' now.”
”That's right. Let's do that.”
”All four of these men have adventurer badges on their necks. Copper colored.”
”What! Then we have to fetch those badges and deliver it to the association. I can't believe these adventurers would turn to crime.”
”Err, Eda-san. They probably either got those from dead adventurers or stole those somewhere.”
”Eh?”
I see. There is no guarantee that an adventurer badge truly belongs to a person in question. Wonder what is the point of these adventurer badges then.
”We done here rite'. Very well! Let's get goin'.”
The wagon got on a plain road before long.
They could faintly see a town far ahead.
”That's the town of Vouka. We finally got here. Huh? Eifun-san. We're going off the road, you know?”
”Well. I kinda felt thirsty all of a sudden after seeing the town y'see. I'd like to wash my hands and feet and get some water on the river o'er yonder.”
”Ah, I see. Cleansing yourself before entering the town, is it. That's a good idea.”
Lecan joined the wagon too.
The wagon stopped by the river's bank, Eifun got down the coachman's seat.
”Now now help yerself, everyone.”
”Oh me me, I'm dying for water. This is nice.”
”Hohohohoho. Oh? Chaney-san. Yer' not getting off.”
As Eifun goaded Lecan and Eda toward the river, he turned around.
”Humm. I'm going to excuse myself here. I don't want to let this bag off my hands even for an instant right now.”
”Ho ho. No helpin' it then. <Sleep (Sperl)>!”
Lecan and Eda immediately crumbled down.
”Eh? What did you?”
”I made 'em fall asleep. These two adventurers y'see.”
”Eifun-san, so you were a mage.”
”Ho ho. Clueless, ain't ya? Been hidin' it 'fter all.”
Eifun took out something from his breast pocket. It's the same weapon that shot out fireball the assailant earlier used.
And Chaney seems to have an idea what kind of firepower that weapon possesses, he's looking at the weapon in shock while turning pale.
”W-where did you get something like that.”
”From a certain place.”
”But why would you pose as a coachman. You could have earned much more as a mage.”
”Oh I do earn much.”
”Who's paying you all that money.”
”Ho ho. My real employer did.”
”Did your real employer instruct you to kill me?”
”Wasn't actually told to kill ya. I was just told not to let that brown bag get to the town.”
”So you've been deceiving me these past five years.”
”Ho ho. It has been that long eh. I was actually raised in Kogurus y'see.”
”Kogurus. So you weren't from Boyd. Kogurus is where Zaikaz headquarters are located, don't tell me, Eifun-san.”
”Not Eifun, my real name's Marakis.”
”M-Marakis the Coldblooded. But he should have been executed already.”
”Hohoho. Still, this 'fter I went all the trouble of drugging the escort and hired the missy and the wolfman. The missy's just as useless as I expected, but I was way off base on the wolfman. How'd the guy be so considerate with that brutal face of his. Who woulda thought he'd actually protect his client nary a scratch and without stealin' anything. On the contrary, he even went and dealt with the four pros I set up in advance as a backup. Thanks to 'im, now I gotta take care of this myself. Went the roundabout way so I'd be fine even if they put me through <Bell of Truth>, but guess ya can't have everythin' yer' way.”
”So those four were really not adventurers. Were they your subordinates?”
”Not exactly subordinates. But I did give 'em orders this time.”
”Back when I was tasked with the repair of the lord mansion's bulwark, the specification document and quote were stolen by someone. That was your doing wasn't it.”
”Hohoho. I sure did eh. Now that's some good memories. Well then, 'bout time for you to die.”
”Please tell me one thing before you kill me. Is your employer, Zack Zaikaz?”
”That's right.”
”It's fine now, Lecan-san.”
Right when Chaney said 'it's fine', Marakis's right arm where the weapon was on got cut off by Lecan's sword.
Marakis turned around while gripping his right arm with his left, and looked up at Lecan in disbelief.
”B-but how. I used <Sleep> spell on ya.”
The effect of <Sleep> spell was instantly dispelled then, but Lecan had no intention to inform him that.
Boasting as you disclose your secret is not only unsightly, but also dangerous. He just bore witness to one such demonstration.
There is no way he would reveal it.
Lecan wordlessly plunged his sword's hilt into Marakis's neck.