171 Episode 171: Running Through Decisions (1/2)

◆ Aug ◆

”It's quiet today.”

Walking through town, I feel less lively than usual.

Because very few adventurers are here today.

He and the others were now in the middle of exploring the causes of the oak anomaly following a request from the lord.

”If you think you've destroyed the oak empire, it's because it's an unexplained encounter with both orcs.”

Of course, not only the adventurers, but the Knights are moving to find out why.

Because we were judged too dangerous by a few scouts for our near destruction.

But in that case, I was ordered to wait alone.

Because I was a former injured man who was about to be killed by a monster orc a few days ago, and although I was treated by the Rex and the others, I came back to town looking bloody.

My bosses, who saw my dragon gear worn out even more, told me to rest for a while and forced me to rest.

Well, the gear broke, so it was a thankful story.

”I'm perfectly fine now, thanks to the restorative magic.”

Well, I know why.

Although I was injured in this case, it is because it is true that my troops discovered the unknown orcs.

And the material the orcs provided by the Rex and the others who rescued me and my worn out gear proved it.

I mean, it's me. I've set the stage for discovering a menacing enemy.

What, there was dissatisfaction with the aristocratic knights, and to dispel it, I left a message, and instead the aristocratic knights went to get a handle on it.

You usually push a job on me, being a newcomer to the civilian ascent.

”Well, it's not easy.”

Whatever it was, I was able to take a bone break because of the break I sprung up down there, and I was able to have time to redesign my gear. Now I feel safe whenever it takes me to deploy.

”Even so, as of today, I'm on a boring town security mission.”

It's a shame you can't try new gear in action.

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”Oh, good morning!

When I went into the guard's quarters, something was rushing around like the guards were panicking.

What? Was it also a drunken brawl?

”Ya, Captain!?”

In the meantime, my men, who saw my face, drop by with a face that looked like they were obviously happy.

Ha, ha, you're relieved to see me so well?

”Good -! I was just going to go find it!

”What? To look?

Is that it? Didn't you feel relieved to see my face?

No, it's true you look relieved.

”It's tough! There's a whole bunch of oaks coming to town!

I see, were you in a hurry because a large group of orcs were on their way?

That's convincing...... right?

”What the heck!!”

Orc's army!?

Why are you jerking off at the right time when the Knights are paying for it?

”Duh, how big is it!?”

”It's the size of an oak empire previously crusaded by adventurers!

”He said it was equivalent to the Oak Empire!?”

Oh, come on, you're serious!?

”Duh, what shall we do! The Knights and Adventurers pay for their research and they have no hectic power!

”Calm down! Anyway, close the gates of the town to prevent the demons from breaking in! All we have to do is indulge the Knights and the Adventurers until they return!

Damn, normally, I would just barely intercept you, but if you're the same number as the Oak Empire, you're overstepping our authority.

When it comes to what we can do in the field before the great man decides to respond, we'll have to close the gate and prepare for defense.

But his men shook their heads beside each other with a sad face.

”That's not what you can do, Captain! It's not a normal oak coming at me! Those monstrous orcs we were attacked before!

”What!?”

When I heard my men's words, I rushed up the stairs of the office and looked around climbing to the structure that was integrated with the office.

And I saw it.

Look at the demons coming to this town.

It's still small now, but to a bunch of flying demons, the shadow of a demon running at a horse-like speed on the ground.

In that, that giant that you can clearly tell is an oak.

”Are you serious...”

Indeed, as my men said, some of the orcs coming towards me looked like those obnoxious creature orcs.

”Hey, you called upstairs, didn't you?

I'll check with my men who are down there to see if I've reported it up there.

”Yes! The other guy put out his horse and went to the lord's hall. We should be discussing it with the Knights by now!

”We're in the middle of a discussion... don't let them get to town before the order arrives.”

”Duh, what shall we do, Captain! When that flying oak comes, you'll jump over the wall!

That's right...

”It's a bow for now! Get a bow ready to shoot off the flying oak! There may be a few more adventurers left who can use magic, so contact the Adventurer Alliance! And the hunter! At this time of year, there are some of them who came to buy meat and fur from a neighboring village! Give them bows and arrows to help!

”Wow, I get it!

I give orders to my men, and I desperately think about what else I can do with less time.

”Uh... I told you to collect the bow, but I can't cage the castle because there's that monster. Should I run away after all? I mean, we have to get out of here.”

When it comes to moving people in town, I need permission... but I don't have time to wait for permission up there more than I have an oak to fly.

No matter how many bows you have, if you hit one leak, the whole town will be a battlefield.

More importantly, if that monstrous oak comes out, the battlefield will collapse in an instant.

”Oh, my God. Didn't you decide the answer from the beginning...”

I'll gather the guards who were there.

”Hey you guys! Gather the townspeople to the east gate! Right now! It's a waste of time to make them pack up! By order of the Knights, the Merchants' carriages are also forced to borrow and get the children and the old men on board!

”Hey, what are you going to do, Captain!?”

”You've decided to run away! If you can't make it to Cage Castle, you have to let the people in town escape! We'll evacuate to other towns and join the Knights and Adventurers who went out to investigate in the meantime!

”Ugh, is it okay to do that without even obtaining permission above?!?”

”If you do that, you'll be punished severely.”

”I know! It's not okay, but there's no time to wait! Don't worry! I'll take responsibility!

”Are you serious, Captain... Huh!?”

Ahhh! Damn it! I'll be fired when this is over! If you force your boss to evacuate someone in town without permission, you're fired!

”One or the worst could physically blow my neck off...”

”Well, then you should get permission from above...”

”Shh! I love this town! Some idiots are trying to get me drunk right away, and some people get drunk and get into fights, but they like this town, including those idiots! I have to move now. I'm a knight. I don't know what that means!

”” ”Eh! Captain!!” ”

It makes me look like my men were impressed by my words.

But now I'm doing a touching scene. It's a waste of time.

”If you know what I mean, go call the people in town!”

”” ”It got me -!!” ”

After my men disappeared, I was annoyed by regret and anxiety that I had done it.

”... what did you find out if your job was fired! You're still an A-rank adventurer! He said he could find any job he wanted! What harsh punishment! I'll run away to another country if I have to!

If I don't, I'll just bracket Hara. When?

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All the people of the town gathered in front of the east gate looked anxious.

Well, naturally. Suddenly a bunch of demons came to attack the town, so if they told me to run away to another town, that would make me nervous too.

”Hey Mr. Aug. Do we really have to run? The walls of this town are thicker than other towns, and gold and merchandise are still in the store...”

A familiar shop owner from his adventurous days asks with a more dissatisfied face than anxiety.

”The guards told you, there's going to be monsters flying in the sky and monsters with big bodies like idiots. Walls are pointless. Well, if you want to be left alone in town, I'm not gonna stop you.”

”Yes, no, that's...”

”Hey, Aug's old man, can't we go home anymore?

Then the neighborhood kids snap at me with an anxious look on their face.

”I'm fine. It's a little dangerous, so I'm just gonna need you to evacuate for a little while. As soon as you rendezvous with your people, we'll bust out the demons and pick you all up. So why don't you just go out for a little while?”

”Ugh, yeah. Ok......”

Hey, you guys are good listeners. Didn't you hear so well when I was a kid?

Oh, well, after that, we'll just let everyone go.

It was when I thought so.

Suddenly a bunch of carriages came to the scene.

”Hey, what the fuck?

The people in town are also baffled by the carriage that suddenly appeared.

Come on, did the Knights stay in town come to stop you?

Then it could be a pain in the ass.

If I had to, I'd beat the knights and stun them. But that's when the carriage door opened when I decided to let the people in town get away.

”What is this?

That's how I sound surprised when I see the faces of the people who came out.