Vol 5 Chapter 75 (1/2)
Gryphon
After the Hippogryph was defeated, the ns of movement
Lying down in Luka’s house, I kept the blanket over ht to check the surroundings with the Skills
I would periodically wake myself every few hours to observe their activity
“We shaved away around thirty But close to two hundred re”
I did find the reater number than they had from the start, to be a threat, but our reinforceht
Novee to devote herself to healing, and I had Aria and Miranda-san rest at night
The only ones aere likely Clara and Monica
I suddenly had to pay close to forty gold coins, but I made sure to show off a posture as if I’d always be able to pay out such an amount
I thought about falling asleep again, but there, the Sixth called out to me
『What, you can’t sleep? Better get used to it Rest when you have time for rest! It’ll be the worst if your body won’t move when it comes down to it』
Around, Luka and hisdown
Miranda-san and Aria were fast asleep
Confirave the Sixth an answer
“I’ll be fine without some sleep to an extent It’s just that whenever I think that so up”
And the Sixth…
『Well how about you trust the others a bit ht? Leave what you can to them, and take care of what you have to do yourself』
The centerpiece this time, the Gryphon…
The one to take it on will likely be me
Practically, I’d like to surround it with my party, and beat it down, but in that case, we’ll be short on hands in protecting the village from the other monsters
Sensing someone move their body, I shut y eyes and mouth
(The one who stirred is Luka, I see)
“… Dad…”
(His father was assaulted by a Hippogryph In that caes, it’s already…)
During the monster attack, we did force him to evacuate, so Luka was quite discontent
I’ll be he wanted to avenge his father
From how he resembled the Second’s eldest son, I did promise to look after him when I had some free time
Seeing that the night was co to a close, I raised the top half of my body I stood, stretched, and woke up Luka
When I rocked his small body, he opened his eyes
“Huh? Lyle-sama?”
“Think you can get up?”
When I said that, heroes with sleepy eyes
“What? C-could it be…”
As he see that an eneer to my mouth, and shushed him
He held both hands to his mouth, and I spoke
“Come outside, I’ll train you a bit”
Saying that, I took Luka out of the house
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That place in the village with targets set up had been prepared in order to practice with crossbows
Fro to fortify the place
“At this rate, we’ll finish what’s been planned by noon”
I can’t say for certain the Gryphon won’t pop out by the steadily
And I watched Luka loose arrows as he aimed at the mark
They didn’t land anywhere close They went off in a completely different direction
“Huh? That’s strange…”
He was borrowing the small bow I carried around with me
As I bought it to use in the labyrinth, I had it made smaller than usual
But to Luka, it e
“Look, set your aiet up to the end”
His strained face had been averted, to the arroere shot without a mark
“Definitely don’t pull it back past your ear Right, just like that”
The next arrow didn’t hit the target either
“You sure this isn’t broken?”
I made a wry sle arrow When I took a stance, and released it, the arrow stabbed into the very center of the target
“Wow!”
“Make sure you get a firrasp on the fundamentals This isn’t my specialty, so I can’t teach you any of the finer details, though”
There, Luka looked at the sabre hanging at my waist
“Lyle-sama, I’d prefer that one as well Or maybe a spear like that red neechan’s”
I patted Luka’s head
“Today’s the bow If I find sos More importantly, are you able to read and write, Luka?”
He averted his eyes
“… As long as the chief and important people can do it, there won’t be a problem I mean, it’s hard”
I spoke
“But there’s nothing to be lost in learning it The three Rs are important”
Frowning, Luka took back the bow, and pulled it again
“I’e my dad!”
As he said that, the arrow once again failed to hit its mark
Seeing the scene, the Second let out a voice of which I couldn’t discern if it was happy or sad
『He sure cares for his father』
The Third seemed worried
『It’s a nice thing to have, but at his age, that’s a little… Lyle, ain』
And just like that, I continued training him in the art of the bow until the time came
The reason I decided on the boas… because I felt like it
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After finishi+ng my lesson, I ate breakfast, and entered into work
And whenever so happened, I would head to the scene, and issue orders
The planned reinforcements and traps were finished before noon had passed
As I thought, it really was different when there was a reward in sight The villagers worked quite fast
I borrowed a horse to circle around the stations, looked for areas that needed even further modifications, offered up bonus pay, and allotted work once more
I did prepare a large a as calculated
Because the ancestors had planned it out some ould have some to spare, we did have the minimum amount or preparations in order
Gathered in Porter, we confirmed the current situation after lunch
Clark-san, who had been training the soldiers, explained it out
“We are having crossbow bolts be , so I’d like it if they were procured eninto two man teams of one to aim and fire, and the other to load the crossbow… If they were close enough, they’d likely hit, but setting ai enemy will be difficult for them”
I nodded, and heard out the report froe chief
“The reinforceht now, additionalcarried out centered on those that had been resting up to now… Those that had worked through the night are resting at the moment”
I filled out the places that were still being worked on on the map, and received Monica’s report
“Our food expenditure is fast To put it bluntly, if we’re to continue fighting while holed into their village, we don’t even have teeks left If you go any longer, even if you e will be left without any supplies”
The harvest had already passed, but with this great increase in numbers, it couldn’t be helped there was an increase in the number of mouths to feed
Novem reported
“I’ve finished treating the injured I think it will be difficult for the soldier who suffered heavy injuries to participate in the coer I think he’ll be able to move just fine by the time we’re to return to the capital”
There were sohts over who defeated what
There was a plainly large a around
At present, all we can really do is wait for what’s to come
It would be bad to tire ourselves out by prioritizing work, so we set up a watch, and had them take breaks on surveillance
There, the chief asked me for my opinion
“U-um… there are some whose houses and fields have been destroyed Once all work is done, would you perhaps be able to direct some manpower towards that area?”
Hearing that, Norma-san dismissed the issue
“Fool When we’re trying to give the troops and civilians some well-deserved rest, any more extraneous ill…”
While Norument, Clark-san looked to her with his head in his hands
The Second quickly spoke to me
『Take it up Also, send out soht… dispatch Clara, and have her help with village maintenance Marcus as well』
I want to let the the Second’s opinion, I took up the chief’s proposition
“I’ll allot so in need of assistance, please bring it to me But please don’t try for too much”
“Y-yes!”
When I looked at the village chief’s relieved face, I noticed Nor at me
She likely had so she wanted to say, but as I was the commander at the moment, she kept quiet
She was surprisingly level-headed
The Third spoke
『… If this girl had properly learned under another, perhaps she could have becoht』
If looked at in a different sense, perhaps she already was
I continued thewhat areas needed extra assistance, and considering who to send
Seeing that, Clark-san seemed quite relieved as well
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On the third day without aarrived, Clara caive a report
Having slept froic as soon as she awoke to set about e
She used ic to assist ork, and it seemed she was thanked quite a bit
“… Are you alright? You seem a little unsteady on your feet”
Receiving my worry, Clara sat in a chair, and poured herself a drink
Stem arose from the wooden cup
“No, being relied on and thanked to that extent is just a little…”
She had only used si been applauded to such an extent, Clara didn’t really kno to feel
Norreater, but to limit her mana use, she only did small favors
I wonder what she had to think of it
“Well isn’t that fine? You’ll be working hard to you operate Porter”
Looking at Porter, I deter into enemies
(… If I added on arms, perhaps I could have it hold weapons)
A new modification plan surfaced in my head, so I looked to Clara
“It’s because I was never received this icians out there of my measly level”
She hung her head a little
“… But you’re happy that you’re being of use, so shouldn’t that be enough? For nized, and it never worked out all the way to the end”
When I said that, Clara made an unexpected expression
“You did, Lyle-san? Even if I were to give a reserved evaluation of you, you’re at a level where you could aim for the top ranks of adventurers I think there’s even the possibility you’ll leave your name in the records of history”
“Me?”
I smiled as I responded, but Clara looked serious
“Less than a year since you became one, you breached the fortieth base achievement, Lyle”
I remembered back to when I cleared the fortieth floor of the labyrinth at Damien’s request
“I wonder We had Damien with us back then And I’m just a kid kicked out by his family”
Clara seemed perplexed
“They drove you out, Lyle-san? Fro many problems”
“… Not that I’ve none to speak of”
When I said that, she nodded expressionlessly Seeing ood parts
“Yes, I think there’s quite a bit In truth, you did consult with me at Arumsaas a lot Since it’s been a while, I’ll say it, but I was quite surprised back then You started worrying about what a new-comer adventurer of a few months should worry about only after you successfully cleared the fortieth floor”
With a restriction onthe Labyrinth of my own ability At that time, I asked as necessary of me from Clara
When I hed a little
“But I’m also thankful, you know I’ come out, I can experience so much more”
Saying that, Clara drunk the contents of her cup dry, and walked into Porter with her face a little red
The Fourth judged me