28 Episode 28: Merchants and Demon Grass (1/2)

”Ha!

Mr. Liliera runs the battlefield.

A spear blow carried out from the flesh fortified with physical strengthening magic, and the demon is swept away into a horizontal letter.

”Gyu!”

Mohmov walks through the earth and jumps into the herd of demons.

Not only does he mess up his opponent by using his little body to pass through the feet of the demons, but he sees a gap and chews his throat off relentlessly.

”Cuun!”

And Moffmoff starts eating his defeated enemies.

Um, it's pretty gutsy to start eating in the middle of an enemy.

”Gyuung!!”

I mean, I think it's kind of rough?

”Oh, I know that sister, but what the hell is that little one over there!?”

And the adventurer, who was escorting the merchants nearby, gives a surprise voice.

”He's the demon kid I found in the woods.”

”Ma, demon!? Are you okay with taking that?!?”

The merchants know that Mohmov's identity is a demon, and soak up the colour of fright.

”Then you'll be fine. Thank you. I think you mistook me for a parent right after you hatched from the egg, and I miss you so much.”

”Oh, really?

”And look, even dragon knights follow the dragon.”

To reassure the merchants, I will bring out the Dragon Knights of Takayama.

”The Dragon Knights are fairy tales...”

Merchants laugh at my words for some reason. [M]

”Huh?”

The Dragon Knights are a fairy tale? I wonder what this guy's talking about?

Isn't it normal for a dragon knight to ride a dragon?

It's over.

And when we were talking, Mr. Liliera came back.

”Gyuung!!”

And it looks like Moffmoff is still eating.

Or I'm still absurd.

”All right, I'll strip the material -!

The adventurers, whose battle is over, begin dismantling their defeated demons.

I'm not in this fight, so I'll be watchful while everyone strips.

Because I fought flashly in the last raid, so Mr. Liliera stabbed me with a nail telling me to pretend I had drained my magic.

He said that it would not be good if it was too noticeable.

When I heard that, I honestly did what Mr. Liliera said.

I myself have been blinded by nobles and all sorts of people because I was too conspicuous in my previous life.

Besides, she's right, it's not going to take away everyone's place.

The reason is that adventurers need to take care not to deprive others of their prey so that hunters and fishermen don't vandalize each other's hunting grounds.

So I made a solemn decision not to take away everyone's prey. [M]

Yeah, that's Mr. Liliera.

She has so much to learn as an adventurer!

”No, there's an A-rank adventurer when it comes to trouble, so you can fight it out of your mind.”

”Oh, it's good to have the peace of mind to leave you behind.”

When you gaze at the adventurers you were chatting with, they waved at you, so this one waves back.

Honestly, I don't think I deserve the A-rank, but if that makes everyone feel comfortable fighting, I guess that's fine.

That's how the merchants who were nearby accidentally got a conversation in my ear when I was on watch.

”Nevertheless, this time there will be no demons.”

”Right. Especially the first raid sucked. If it weren't for him in A-rank, he'd have been wiped out.”

”Are there that many demons?

I join the conversation while I keep watch. [M]

”Oh, normally there's never been a demon so far. And there seems to be a mix of powerful demons that usually don't show up.”

That's what I say. I see the demon that the leader of the merchant squad is being dismantled.

”You're a low graptor. A demon who acts in herds through the woods and moves endlessly, hunting and stopping until his prey wears off. It's rare to go out in the woods.”

The low grapter is a terribly powerful demon in its appearance, but its a real cowardly demon.

So they don't attack until they are exhausted by driving them around even in favorable situations in numbers.

Not getting out of the woods is also to avoid fighting where there is no shelter.

To say so, the Rogue Raptors have raided this merchant squad.

”It's also unusual for multiple demons to strike at the same time. This has never happened before.”

Hmm, is something impossible happening continuously?

That doesn't have to be the merchants to feel uncomfortable, does it?

”I have a bad feeling about this. Someone might have done this.”

”Did you do it?

”Oh, you get out every now and then. I don't get it, you idiot.”

I don't know, does this mean this happened because someone did something?

I mean...

”Are you saying that someone deliberately created this situation?

”No, I guess I brought it in without knowing what was going to happen.”

”Did you bring it in?

”Shh, do you want to do a little research? Hey, you guys! We're gonna unpack!

Following Mr. Leader's decree, the merchants who were nearby nod and gather.

”Hey, it's not calm to change your stuff, Admiral.”

”No, whatever it is. This is unusual. You should check it out.”

”Right. While the adventurers keep an eye on their surroundings.”

”What the fuck?

The adventurers after the demolition are coming here with something.

”What's wrong with you?

”Oh, I'm so suspicious that the demon raid will continue. I decided to let you check the baggage of all the fools. I'm sorry, but let me check your stuff, too.”

”Get your stuff?

”Oh, we're staring at someone bringing in something to inspire the demons.”

Is that what inspires demons?

Certainly demons have species that overreact to certain things, shapes, colors, etc.

You thought the demons might have responded to something and attacked us for that reason.

”Well, if that's what you mean.”

So we checked each other's baggage.

”You don't have a lot of baggage.”

A merchant leans his neck at my lack of luggage.

”That's all I've always had.”

'Cause there's a magic bag, you don't have to bother holding heavy baggage outside.

When I say heavy objects, the precision is as good as a weapon.

And I don't smell the items in the magic bag, so I don't need to show the contents of the magic bag.

Or because the sun goes down when I look into it all.

”That's all I got.”

And Liliera, who kept most of her luggage with me, just showed me a small amount of luggage.

”So high ranking adventurers don't have wasted baggage.”

”Water and fire are magically prepared, and you think lightness matters more than anything else? Helpful.”

And the adventurers who were nearby are snorting at us.

It's okay over here.

”This one wasn't a problem either”

The merchants check each other's luggage to make sure there are no problems.

And I finished checking the last one's stuff, and there was nothing suspicious about it anywhere.

”You're unexpected.”

I thought someone was bringing dangerous products, so the merchants are talking to me about how they ate the shoulder watermark.

”Then is it really a coincidence that the demons attacked in the herd?

”I guess that's what this is all about.”

The merchants accept the results, even though they look uninterrupted.

”I can't help it, let's keep our guard up and head to the King's Capital. Maybe there's something else going on.”

”Right.”

Everyone packed their bags and the journey was to resume again.

”Hey, Moffmoff! Time to go back. Hey!

I call Moffmoff, who was still eating. [M]

”Cu!? Cu!

Mohmov, who was called by me, comes running this way.

”Okay, come on.”

I lower my knees and open my arms to welcome Moffmoff. [M]

”Queue!”

Moffmoff jumped into my arm... and it didn't come.

”Is that it?”

For some reason, Moffmoff ignores me and Liliera and turns to the merchants.

”Hey, what's going on, Mohmohu?

Then Mohmov ran towards the merchants' carriage and dived under one of them.

”Come on, it's dangerous -!

I crouch in to drag Moffmoff out from the bottom, having a hard time getting hit by a moving carriage.

Then he encountered a figure of Moffmoff making weird movements under the carriage.

”Cuckoo!!”

How dare Moffmoff stand up on two legs and clap his hands in the air repeatedly clapping the jump

What the hell are you doing?

I use the magic of the lights to illuminate under the carriage to see what Moffmoff is doing.

”Hmm? Is this...?

There are shelves on the bottom of the carriage that are discreetly constructed, and a number of bags are fixed in them.

”Hey what are you doing!?”

If I was worried about what I saw underneath the carriage, I would be yelled at by a merchant who seemed to own the carriage.

”Shh, excuse me, I'm worried about the bag bracketed under the carriage”

”Hey, dude! What are you talking about?”

Yeah? Why are you upset?

”No, so the bag at the bottom of the carriage...”

”Heh, don't be weird!

No, I actually do.

”What's all the fuss?”

When we ask questions, the leader of the merchant squad hears the disturbances.

”Hey, it's nothing!

The merchant notices me as I was trying to chase back the leaders who came after me, but they were peeking at me from under the carriage, crouching in and looking under the carriage.

”Is this the hidden shelf? You know, it's a backwards thing to be planting stuff like this. When did you make something like this? Hey, you guys!

”Go!

To Mr. Leader's decree, other merchants and servants detain the merchant of the carriage owner.

”Ha, let go!

And the other merchants pull the bag out from under the carriage.

”Is this what the demons have been attacking?

”Gyu! Gyu!

Moffmoff gets more excited than ever and jumps on the bag.

”Ah, here!

And I tore one of the bags to bits.

”Hmm? What the hell?”

It was a pile of purple-colored grass that came out of the bag that Moffmoff tore.

”Gyu!!”

When Moffmoff flies over the purple grass, he starts twirling it with mocha mocha.

”Oh Cora! Don't eat on your own!!”

A detained merchant yells at Moffmoff.

But I can't do that.

”I don't have any moffs of ours. But I can't stand any demons if I keep loading unprocessed demon grass. Demon grass needs to be processed properly.”

Yes, it was the grass, the demonic grass, that Moffmoff loved to hang on to.

Well, I can't help but get this guy excited if there's such a thing.

I'm sure my patience stopped listening to me because I was excited about the hunt and I jumped on the demon grass.

”Demon Grass!? Is this Demon Grass!?”

The leaders are surprised.

”Is that it? Have you guys never seen the magic grass?

This is unexpected. I can't believe the pedestrians on their way to Wang Capital have never seen the magic grass.