“Sorry, we’re late.”
“No, it’s just that we went ahead of schedule. Well, do bear with me as we have a lot of work to do.”
Just as we were taking a breather, the additional group of soldiers arrived. They were originally scheduled to come today so seeing the devastation after our battle, every one of them were shocked.
“W-what’s with this devastation?”
“That’s a lot of goblins.”
“There are even Goblin Generals!”
There are a ridiculous number of goblins lying down everywhere, and there is a bloody smell all around.
In the meantime, we are busy dismantling the goblins and peeling off their magic stones as proof of subjugation. The goblins that were dismantled are also digested by Ao.
“The main group of goblins has been defeated, but it is possible that they are still in the forest. Also, the young magician woman is missing. I’d like you to conduct a search for her along with the subjugation.”
“““Understood!”””
“Also, that magician who is under strict restraint is our main suspect. Have her escorted to the underground detention center immediately.”
“““Yes. We’ll escort her right away.”””
The Guild Master gives quick instructions, and the soldiers divided themselves and start to move.
“Should we continue to dismantle the goblins?”
“Yes. Please hurry up with that as well. We must avoid other monsters coming to us because of the smell of blood here.”
We were pretty tired as well, but we couldn’t afford to say things like that now.
“Oops!”
“Damn it, they’re here already. What a good nose!”
Apparently, several wolves had already arrived, they were lured by the smell of blood. They were quickly defeated by Shiro and the other adventurers, but there may be other monsters to come.
Except for the Goblin General, which would be used as a material as a whole, the others are dismantled at a rapid pace. Ao also seems to be digesting goblins at a faster rate.
“Whew, we’ve finally cleaned it up.”
“We caught a lot of wolves as well.”
In the end, it took an hour to finish dismantling all the goblins, an along with that, we also killed a lot of wolves that showed up. It was an unexpected extra income. Well, of course this is not the right time to cheer on that.
“The magician woman has been found!”
“Bring me a stretcher and sheets.”
I heard the voices of soldiers from the forest. They said that the missing magician woman had been found. However, a sheet had been brought in along with the stretcher, so it seemed unlikely that she was still alive.
Suddenly, I turned my attention to the third son of Count Bakuak, and his lifeless eyes were looking towards them. The body was carried on a stretcher wrapped in sheets.
Then, the Guild Master talked to Sue.
“I know you may have a lot on your mind, but please cast some beautification life magic on her through the sheets. As a woman myself, I feel so sorry for her.”
“I understand. I’ll do it right away.”
Just by hearing the Guild Master’s words, I immediately understood that the body must have been in a terrible state because of those goblins.
Sue nodded to the Guild Master and carefully cast a life magic through the sheet.
The Guild Master then faced the third son of Count Bakuak, who was staring blankly at the sheets that wrapped the body.
“Adventurers may seek honor, but don’t be overconfident. You’ve lost a loved one miserably due to vanity.”
“A-aa-aaaaahhh!”
The third son couldn’t stop crying. Looking at the body in front of him, he must have finally felt a sense of regret. But it’s too late for that. The deceased will not return.
The third son, who could not stop sobbing, was taken away by the soldiers along with the body.
“They loved each other, didn’t they?”
“Yes. But they are actually brother and sister. Still, they loved each other.”
“You mean not sibling love, but as lovers, right?”
“Yes. The third son is the child of the legal wife, and Calamity-sama is the child of a concubine.”
Sue told me a lot about them, but I really had no idea that they were actually siblings and in love with each other.
….Just what on earth is this situation?
Guild Master added,
“Incestuous marriages are sometimes carried out in order to preserve the so-called pure blood. This is especially true among older noble families, who believe that nobility is something special. To be honest, it’s a ridiculous idea. However, Count Bakuak, from an older noble family, wanted that. Moreover, the two of them must have had a good chemistry.”
When I saw the two of them being carried by the soldiers, I felt helpless.
What they did is unforgivable, but they may also be victims of old customs.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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