Chapter 32 (1/2)

I Didn’t Feel Like Running Away

“…Report! The monsters are moving!”

As soon as I heard it from the monsters, I relayed the information with a loud voice.

The manager heard me and came flying out from the back.

“How many and to which towns!?”

“Of the monsters I was able to monitor, they are all coming to this town! As for the number… There are at least 10,000.”

“…You can’t be serious?”

He said as he looked at me.

But it seemed less like he suspected me of lying, and more that he didn’t want to believe it.

And then—a guild worker came running in.

“It’s terrible! Blue and yellow signal fires have gone up! In three different places!”

“…A blue signal fire?”

Signal fires…those things where you use smoke to contact others?

I hadn’t heard anything about them…but I suppose there was some meaning behind the colors.

The manager answered my question.

“The signal fires are a means to communicate to others when monsters start to move. The colors indicate things like direction and numbers.”

I see. So that’s what they meant.

They probably hadn’t told me because I had no need for them when I had slimes.

“So…what does it mean if it is blue and yellow?”

“It is basically the same as what you said. The monsters are headed for this village, and there are at least 9000 of them. …And since it’s from three directions, it will be impossible to have the residents evacuate.”

So saying, the manager left the guild.

Outside, Adventurers who had answered the call were now gathered.

He turned to them and raised his voice.

“To all you Adventurers.”

The Adventurers watched him with nervous expressions.