𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝟖𝟑: 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭
The following day.
The Automata, having passed through the border fortress during entry, had arrived with the other adventurers to receive an explanation of the current situation from someone who seemed to be the local commander.
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According to the commander, it seems that this fortress had been attacked by a large horde of monsters just a few days ago.
They were able to fend them off, but the horde of monsters had appeared from the direction of the Wolfeus Kingdom.
Furthermore, given the size of the monster horde, there was a high possibility that they were the Demon Lord’s army.
Which meant that the Wolfeus Kingdom, which had been in the path of their advance, had been broken through.
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The commander, sensing a crisis, had already sent out fast horses to explain the situation and request reinforcements.
The reason why the adventurers had been gathered this time was also part of this.
Join forces and confront the evil Demon Lord’s army.
That was the kind of explanation given.
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But there might be things that they aren’t intentionally telling us.
The response seems too quick for an attack by a horde of monsters just a few days ago, and they have determined that the enemy is the Demon Lord’s army.
It’s unnatural that despite knowing so much, only rumor-level information had been circulated in the city.
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“Leif, what do you think?”
“I think they’re probably limiting the information to avoid chaos. If not, the city of Barum would be in a huge mess by now.”
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Ah, I see.
Depending on the time and situation, they might do that.
I was convinced.
And I was glad to be an adventurer.
If I had been in the city normally, I would only have known the restricted information.
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Our conversation didn’t stand out among the buzz of the other adventurers.
Eventually, the commander started the next talk.
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“And your first job, as I wrote in the request to the guild, is to scout the area. I want you to find out how close the enemy has come.
Of course, if the enemy is the Demon Lord’s army, it’s a dangerous job.
You don’t have to take it if you don’t want to.
But if you do, I promise you a suitable reward.
Is there anyone?”
“Nya, nya! I’ll do it!”
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In response, the cat-eared woman was the first to raise her hand.
Well, her stats were speed-oriented, and she had stealth skills, so maybe she was suited for this kind of work.
Several others also raised their hands.
Adventurers are often reckless.
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And after some hesitation, I raised my hand too.
The goal goes without saying: the destruction of the scouting party.
And I wanted to see the Demon Lord’s army, which had come so close, with my own eyes.
What’s the scale?
Are there any dragons?
Are there any non-muscle brain guys?
I want to understand these things to use them as a reference when formulating a strategy.
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By the way, the reason I hesitated was because I was weighing whether to stay in the fort and familiarize myself with its internal structure.
I thought it would be better to know the structure of the fort if I was going to work behind the scenes.
But I decided that I could do that when I got back.
If necessary, I could even have Leif do it while I’m away.
I’ll do what I can do now, and what only I can do.
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So, leaving Leif at the fort, I headed to where the other scouting parties were preparing.
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“Master… Please be very careful.”
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Leif said that as we parted.
With a genuinely worried look on his face, his hands clasped in front of his chest, almost as if praying.
When the beautiful girl-faced elf Leif does it, it makes a great picture.
On the other hand, I thought it was quite a progress that he was taking this attitude towards a slaughterer, no matter how much she was his master.
As always, I placed the Automata’s hand on Leif’s head and spun the words to reassure her.
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“You don’t have to worry. I won’t die from something like this.
Rather, you too, do your best at your work.”
“…Yes!”
“Good. Well then, I’m off.”
“Take care.”
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And so, after bidding farewell to Leif, I head back to the scout unit.
But right at the start of the journey, I run into a smirking cat-eared figure.
I want to punch that smiling face.
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“Hehehe~ You two seem to be getting along quite well.”
“Is there a problem?”
“Nope, being good friends is a good thing. It just looked like lily flowers were blooming in the background, so I thought it would be interesting♪.”
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I wonder what this cat-beast is talking about.
There’s no such thing as lilies. Leif is a man and a pet.
There’s no way I could be in that kind of relationship with a pet.
Well, I suppose it can’t be helped that she misunderstands, since I’ve only told her that Leif is a slave.
And there’s no need to correct the misunderstanding.
After all, her life is short.
“Well then, since such a cute kid is waiting, I should wrap up the scouting quickly and get back!”
“That sounds good.”
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I am going to deal with you though.
With such thoughts in mind, the Automata and the cat-eared figure joined up with the rest of the scout unit.
By the way, the volunteer count was higher than expected, so the scout unit is divided into several teams.
Each of them consists of about 4 to 6 people, making up 5 teams.
The team the Automata was assigned to consists of six people, including the cat-eared one.
This seems to be the typical number of people in an adventure party.
I heard it from Leif.
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“Well then, let’s get moving!”
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🔹𝔄𝔴𝔢b𝔰𝔱𝔬𝔯𝔦𝔢𝔰.𝔠𝔬𝔪 ― ℑ𝔫𝔡𝔲𝔩𝔤𝔢 𝔦𝔫 𝔞 𝔠𝔬𝔩𝔩𝔢𝔠𝔱𝔦𝔬𝔫 𝔬𝔣 𝔱𝔯𝔞𝔫𝔰𝔩𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔡 𝔫𝔬𝔳𝔢𝔩𝔰 𝔴𝔦𝔱𝔥 “d𝔞𝔦𝔩𝔶 𝔲𝔭𝔡𝔞𝔱𝔢𝔰” 𝔞𝔫𝔡 𝔢𝔵𝔠𝔩𝔲𝔰𝔦𝔳𝔢 𝔞𝔠𝔠𝔢𝔰𝔰 𝔱𝔬 𝔞𝔡𝔳𝔞𝔫𝔠𝔢𝔡 𝔠𝔥𝔞𝔭𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰🔹
Everyone gathered, and the highest ranked among us, the cat-eared one, takes charge and makes the declaration.
And so, the reconnaissance mission began.
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