𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟒𝟏: 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐞
“Please bring out the village chief.”
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I mechanically operated the Automata and conveyed the message.
Then, the villagers timidly looked towards a certain person.
And that person confidently stepped forward towards the Automata.
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“Are you the village chief of this village?”
“Yes.”
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He was a muscular middle-aged man.
When I appraised him, he had an attack power of 250.
Quite strong.
But seeing the marks of being beaten up, I assumed he had been ganged up on by the golems.
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“Do you have a family?”
“. . .What does that matter?”
“I don’t accept questions. And if you don’t answer, I will kill all the villagers behind you.”
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After conveying that, the villagers became greatly frightened and some of them pushed forward three people who seemed to be the village chief’s family.
Ugly.
Truly human.
Ugly.
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“You guys. . .!”
“S, Sorry, village chief! Please forgive us!”
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As the village chief glared at them with an angry gaze, the villagers who had pushed forward the three people trembled.
Even if I don’t kill them, it seems like the village chief might kill them.
Well, that doesn’t matter.
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The three people pushed forward were a young married couple and a boy who looked to be under 10 years old.
His son and daughter-in-law, I suppose?
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I had the Automata approach the three people.
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“Is this your grandchild?”
“. . .”
“Please answer.”
“. . .Yes.”
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The village chief answered with blood in his mouth.
Good.
This should work.
Immediately, I had the Automata lift up the village chief’s grandchild.
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“What?!”
“Hey!”
“Please remain silent.”
“Kuh. . .!”
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Then, still holding the grandchild, I returned to the village chief and did what needed to be done.
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“I will now ask you some questions. Please answer honestly. If you lie or show any rebellious attitude, I will harm this child.”
“You bastard!”
“A rebellious attitude, huh? Well then, first. . .”
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Using the Automata’s hand, I broke the pinky finger of the village chief’s grandchild’s right hand.
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“Aaahhhh!”
“Roy!”
“It’s your fault, village chief. If you care for this child, please answer the questions quietly.”
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The village chief clenched his fists so hard that his teeth seemed like they would break, and blood dripped, but he remained silent as if suppressing his rage.
That’s good.
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“Now, the first question.
In this village, there have been frequent damages caused by monsters recently, right?
Please tell me what measures you have taken and where you sought help.”
“. . .To begin with, we made a request to the adventurer guild.”
“And then?”
“The adventurers who accepted the request didn’t come back, and the adventurer who went to look for them also didn’t return.
We reported this to the adventurer guild and requested them to send stronger adventurers with the little money we had.”
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I see.
The adventurers who initially accepted the request were probably the trio who came first.
And the adventurer who went to look for them, was it the middle-aged zombie when they were alive?
So, he was chasing after those three.
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“What happened next?”
“The strongest adventurer in Bordeaux City came to help, but even they didn’t come back, and the adventurer guild gave up.”
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“The strongest adventurer in the city. . .the immortal zombie, maybe?
He was indeed a true equipment user, so in a rural town, he could claim to be the strongest.
However, did the Adventurer’s Guild give up?
Even after that, intruders have come.
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The Automata made the village mayor’s grandson break his right ring finger.
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“It hurts!”
“What?! I told the truth!”
“You’re lying. The adventurer guild giving up, that’s not true.
Or maybe you sought help from somewhere else?”
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This is like a sickle.
After the immortal zombie, there came a pair: the suicidal princess and the swift-footed guy.
However, if they entered our dungeon not because of a request from the village but just for the princess’s amusement, it wouldn’t be surprising.
In that case, the village chief didn’t seek help from elsewhere, or perhaps they sought help but were abandoned.
What’s the situation there?
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“Please answer. You sought help from somewhere else.”
“. . .We didn’t seek help. That’s the truth.
However, when we told the strange adventurers about the village’s situation, they said to leave it to them and rushed out.
That’s all.”
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“The strange adventurers. . .”
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“Those were a young woman and a man, right?”
“Yeah, that’s right.”
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“It’s confirmed.
Those were the suicidal princess and the swift footed guy.”
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“Now, the next question.
After those adventurers, soldiers from the country came, right?
Did you tell anyone about them not returning?”
“What? Soldiers from the country? What are you talking about?”
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“Don’t play dumb.”
I twist his grandson’s right arm.
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“Aaaaaah!”
“Wait! I really don’t know! I swear to the goddess! Those guys didn’t come to this village!”
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I don’t know about any goddess.
But it doesn’t seem like he’s lying.
Could it be that the extermination squad came directly from a nearby city without passing through this village?
They were in a hurry to rescue the suicidal princess, so if it’s a half-day’s walk away, it’s not impossible.
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If that’s the case, the village chief might not even know about the existence of the extermination squad.
If we knew their recent movements, we might have some idea of how the country will act, but if he doesn’t know, it’s meaningless.”
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Well, never mind then.
Let’s just be satisfied with knowing how the series of incidents since I became the dungeon master in this village was treated.
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“Now, for the final question. What do you think of dungeons?”
“Dungeons?. . .I think they’re dangerous places.”
“I see.”
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Immediately after hearing that, I squeezed the neck of the village chief’s grandson.
With a crunching and unpleasant sound, the village chief’s grandson stopped moving.
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“Ah. . .”
“That’s all the questions. You can die now.”
“You bastaardddd!”
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🔹𝙰𝚠𝚎b𝚜𝚝𝚘𝚛𝚒𝚎𝚜.𝚌𝚘𝚖 ― 𝙸𝚗𝚍𝚞𝚕𝚐𝚎 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚌𝚘l𝚕𝚎𝚌𝚝𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚏 𝚝𝚛𝚊𝚗𝚜𝚕𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍 𝚗𝚘𝚟𝚎𝚕𝚜 𝚠i𝚝𝚑 “𝚍𝚊𝚒𝚕𝚢 𝚞𝚙𝚍𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚜” 𝚊𝚗𝚍 𝚎𝚡𝚌𝚕𝚞𝚜𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚊𝚌𝚌𝚎𝚜𝚜 𝚝𝚘 𝚊𝚍𝚟𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎𝚍 𝚌𝚑𝚊𝚙𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚜🔹
I intercepted the village chief, who came charging in a fit of anger, with my fist without even drawing my sword.
The Automata’s fist punched through the village chief’s head and made it explode like a tomato.
Weak.
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Now, should I kill the rest too?
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To tidy up everything before dawn, I gave instructions to the golems.
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