Volume 3 Chapter 23 (1/2)

CHAPTER 2 – ROBBERY IN AN INSTANT ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ ▼ (PART 3)

The tihest position

A gentle wind blew through the trees, and the comfortable wind mixed with a subtle chill could be felt

「I’ll leave food and water on the cart After that, do what you want」

Junpei said that to the red-haired girl Leirl

「And so, I’ll confir is it to a town from here?」

The golden-haired girl, she answered Junpei very sheepishly

「If you leave the forest from that direction, it should connect to a road And from there to the east’s direction, if you advance 12 hours a day……if you’d walk for three days……」

And the last of those words of hers, it ith cracked voice due to being so afraid

She could not be blamed

The scene last tiirl as only kidnapped by thieves

ーー

Blood and organs scattered around, and there, there existed pure violence in a sense

Even if she were told to not be afraid of Junpei, it would be so impossible

「Ahh, I got it By the way, the food and water that I put in the cart is for one week Even ho you would walk, you wouldn’t die froht」

“Besides……”, while saying, Junpei searched from his waist, and took out a vial which was filled inside with a transparent liquid

「Also, take this too」

The dubious golden-haired girl narrowed her eyebrows

「Dark red……this is……blood……?」

「It’s so, it’s insecure with just the knives taken fro, and was about to be caught……try to put this on that opponent’s eyes or mouth……at worst, in their skin is also fine……anyways, throw this to them」

Seeirl received the vial while tilting her head

And, Junpei took out a cloth bag and let out a sigh

「Even……so……for destroying a thieves’ nest……this is really a disappointing end」

He asked the red haired girl Leirl to help him search around the houses of the thieves, but……the result was 1 gold coin, 10 silver coins, 20 large copper coins, and other than that, copper changes

It feels soht on it, but its value could only be described as a disappointment

「If I’ood for a salary of a newly hired guard soldier right? And then, 10 silver coins is equal to 1 gold coin 10 large copper coins is 1 silver coin……」

assuraduate in japan is 2000ーーthe rates are 1 gold coin is 5000, 1 silver coin is 500, and 1 large copper coin is 50

This serves as the banknotes in japan, and the copper changes are coins

ーーit’s only 10000 and a bit huh……annihilating tens of people in a B-Ranked thieves band while being careful to get my identity found out……oh really, isn’t this too shabby…… I only have a li event, I wanted it to finish at once……

The red-haired girl Leue with a surprised expression

「You also asked about it earlier right? Checking the value of nors like currency……you, what in the world……?」

Junpei did not answer that question

「And so, Lemilia-san? Is this really all the『money』?」

“Un”, she nodded, and Lemilia said

「We had just bought food and equip the first quarter of the month」

「They seemed like quite a fa like accu? If they don’t have cash, it should’ve been made to some kind of asset」

「Unfortunately, the accued into jewelry……」

「……jewelry?」

「It’s quite rumored that the chief had buried them somewhere in the forest Think about it properly……it’s a band of thieves you know? Even if it’s the chief, if he would always take his treasures around him, it would be imoing to happen for sure And……notmyself, I don’t even think that his best subordinates know about that place The only one who knows the whereabouts of the treasure was the chief」

“I see……”, he whispered

Junpei took out a few silver coins, large copper coins, and soes and puts it into his waist

And all of the reirl

「Well, anyways, we part our ways here……」

「Eh……? This money……what……?」

Junpei sirls’ head

「Just take it Your whole village was burnt by the band of thieves right? You need so to start with after you reached a town」

「W-Wha……truly, for everything……thank you very much」

「Don’t worry about it, I don’t need thanks Froraphy around here……I learned a lot from you」

「Is it really okay……? I mean, isn’t this most of theso much for me?」

Thinking for a ly

「First, for you who had been thrown in an unreasonable place like this, I feel sympathy for you」

「Sympathy……?」

The girl got silent for a while

「What is it, why’d you get silent so suddenly?」

「Right now, you area very kind expression Yesterday’s……you as like a ht nohich one is your true form?」

“Haha”, Junpei laughed

「A devil huh, haha, that’s great Well, but, I aainst bastards, or when my life is on the balance, I would have no mercy…… Well, until I was able to think of that truly, I really went through bitter experiences」

And, Junpei continued

「Soave you, if it’s coes You should just think of it……as the payment to the information, and hush money」

「……the thieves’ treasures……? Hush money?」

Junpei stopped the golden-haired girl’s words without saying anything, and slowly took a step forward

And, in an instant, he was already behind the red-haired girl Lehtly

ーーinstantaneous movement

In the fight last night, it was the technique that he shohen he stole the knives from the thieves

Actually, it’s just h that, the two girls’ status was too low

「Hey, Leht of a lot of possibilities……and the most plausible one is, you are the band of thieves’ feht?」

「……eh? What are talking about?」

Junpei strengthened the pressure co to her shoulders

Lehtly

「…………………………why do you think so?」

With the tone of her voice, resignation was mixed in it

「First, looking at you as a slave……you’re wearing things that are too good」

With a poker face, Lehtly

「Wearing good things? It’s tattered clothes, they’re patched up, and I’ve worn them for many years」

「Ahh, I’ll change how I say it As a bitch of a chief, you look too clean That’s the start of all of s hidden inside your clothes……it’s too high grade It’s unbalanced」

As if she had given up, Lele

「Even the ones I wore inside, hoere you able to grasp about it?」

「I couldn’t see it with a glance But, actually, I have【Appraisal Eyes】 I checked very carefully, and the results immediately appeared Well, more specifically, your defeat is because you made me have suspicions on you……」

And there, the golden-haired girl as completely left behind, interrupted the two’s conversation

「Eh? But……Le care of the slaves, and……」

「That band of thieves’ source of ht? As a business, if it’s not for selling only one time but continuously, aIt’s because there’s demand that there would be a supply」

「Eh? Ah? Demand? Supply?」

「And, of course, they even have bounties, so the band of thieves here, froet supplies to the way they train slaves, they should have touched the laws somewhere If that is so……it should be ial slave markets It ht However, of course, they were able to do this as a business, so a main business partner should exist……a deep business partner Kidnap girls and sell them, in that kind of modus operandi that people ould do it doesn’t cease to exist, if they had infa a B-Rank bounty in their headsーーthey should be doing business steadily And……for that, it’s ie of slaves, in their business, that should be a crucial detail」

「Eh? Eh? Ah……? Eh?」

Leaving aside the golden-haired girl as panicking, the red-haired girl Leh there

「Haha!……fuhaha……un, un, you’re great Brother, you’re very very good With stupid rough guys, it can’t be helped that the way they treat girls would be bad The slave’s training……in so like this, if I were not the one ould lead it……the custory」

“And then……”, Junpei clapped his hands

「The probleo to the point where you even wear tattered clothes, and fake your own identity……is it I guess most of it, but can I ask you to explain that?」

「It’s this kind of business after all, assu dispatched, and attacks from adventures who hunt bounty heads……it is……to be able to escape anytime Well, normally, it’s impossible to have a female chief after all And actually, the ones who know that I’m the chief……is the leaders that you had killed」

“And”, she continued

「All of those guys, they were all over me……so yeah, well, they were easy to control」

Junpei nodded contently as if to say”As expected”

「Even if ere caught by bounty hunters, oris that I’m an ex-slave that was forcefully made to be the bitch of the chief, so……I can escape just by saying any excuses, and I won’t be punished too」

“But……”, the golden-haired girl who had a sickly blue face opened her mouth

「……Leirls ere killed……」

“H anymore, Lemilia snorted

「That’s just taking care of the slaves that can’t be sold any that very efficiently for your training」

「Training……you say……it’s murder you know?」

Shaking her head sidewards, the golden-haired girl, even so, continues

「But, but……but, but, but, but!! Tears won’t lie right?」

「Haha! You’re really a brat huh? So like tears, if I’d want to, I can shed all I want And if that’s also difficult, if I always bring with 」

「……even if that’s true, what in the world is the reason for ……? I can’t……I can’t accept it」

「The worst……if it was shown at the beginning, won’t you be able to endure ht? Besides, there’s also other reasons whyof my safety In some cases, even if they’re only a sex slave, they’d start thinking that they et so idiots ould attend on their masters by themselves……that’s the modus」

The golden-haired girl shuts up with those words, and Junpei opened his mouth

「Okay〜 It’s exactly how I guessed it」

Leiven up, then asked Junpei

「You can tie ainst a real ht you know? And so……are you going to bring me, who is the chief of a bounty headed band of thieves, to a town’s guild after this……and make me enter a prison? It would take 3 days to the nearest town……」