(Sound of wheels and horse running).
“Zzzz, zzz.”
“Guh-, Guh-”
After surviving various problems in the early morning, it is now past noon. The carriage slowly moves towards the Viscountcy. Since mid-afternoon, Shiro and Sue have been sleeping peacefully with my lap as a pillow. Sue is even snoring quite loudly.
Partly it was because of the commotion early in the morning, and there was another reason why they were sleeping like this.
Ji—-
And Ao, who is on top of my head, stares at one direction intently. Ao is staring not in front, but in the back.
From time to time, I hear whispers like, “What if it doesn’t work?” or “What if we got caught?”
Actually, during our lunch break, the people behind us must have put something in our lunches while we were looking away for a moment. Before I realized it, Shiro and Sue had already eaten the food and they ended up falling asleep. That drug apparently has an immediate effect.
By the way, Ao was wary so she didn’t eat lunch at all.
Status ailment is displayed in my status so I can use the anomaly recovery magic to cure the two of them, but since this is a big deal, I decided to have the people behind us punished by the law. The sleeping Sue and Shiro would be the big evidence to their crime.
I asked Ao to defeat the monsters that came out along the way, and other than that, Ao kept an eye on the four people behind us.
The people behind us also saw Ao defeat the three people who pretended to be members of Red Scorpions this morning, so I guess they were pretty scared that is why they were not able to make a move. It was like a frog being stared at by a snake.
Then we eventually arrived safely at the Viscountcy’s defense wall.
I said a few words to the soldiers who were checking on us.
“Hn? What’s the matter with those two?”
“They almost got robbed by the four behind us while they were unconscious. The drug they put in the food is still working so they’re still asleep.”
“““(Gasp!)”””
“Whaat!?”
Yes, they were so scared that they flinched in front of the soldiers, so the four of them looked quite suspicious.
We got out of the carriage and talked to the soldiers, while the four people behind us were interrogated.
By the way, there is also the coachman, so I said goodbye to him here.
“The ingredients of sleeping pills have been detected in the two of them. We will cast a healing spell on them immediately.”
“A verification of the authenticity of the evidence revealed that those four have committed a crime.”
“Sleeping pills were found in their belongings, some of which appear to be stolen items.”
Whoa, evidence comes out one after another. In addition, it was discovered that their ID card was also forged. The four of them were stunned by the following events.
“Hmmm, eh? This place is…”
“I slept well!”
After being treated by the soldiers, Sue and Shiro woke up and were surprised to find themselves already in the Viscountcy. They were even more surprised when I told them the whole story.
I had known that my healing magic could wake them up, but I knew their life wasn’t in any danger and having them treated by the soldiers would be some kind of concrete evidence.
Well, I admit that it’s a pretty bad idea.
“They were wanted criminals. It seems that they were in disguise as well.”
“I see. I’m glad they got caught.”
“They said they were scared when the slime glared at them. Anyways, if you give this paper to the guild, you’ll get your reward for this.”
“Thank you.”
The formalities at the wall were completed without incident, and we started walking towards the guild we had been told about.
By the way, Shiro and Sue, having fallen into the trap of those four were disheartened.
“Ugh, I fell asleep……”
“It’s a bit frustrating……”
“I lacked vigilance too. It wasn’t until a little later that I found out that something was wrong. Uhm, let’s just consider it a good experience.”
““Uu……””
Oh, they are pretty depressed.
For dinner, I should try to find a good place to eat.
“This is the guild huh. It’s full of people.”
“It’s just evening, so a lot of people come back after completing their requests.”
“Oh, is that so?”
When we arrived at the guild, it was crowded with many people. Looking closely, I can see people of various races. It’s a sign that we’re getting closer to the Eastern Margravate.
“Okay, the capture request has been processed. Payment will be made at the dismantling yard along with the purchase of the prey you caught.”
And then, just as I was dividing the money we got for capturing wanted criminals and selling the prey,
“Shun-oniichan, you don’t need to give me money……”
“Me too. I was just sleeping after all.”
Since they were asleep when I caught the four people who had been with us in the carriage, they thought they hadn’t done anything to help so they don’t want a share on the payment.
“No, it was only because of you two that we were able to catch those four. You have every right to receive the money.”
““But ….…””
“It’s okay. Here, it’s for the two of you.”
I forcibly gave them money. I also feel guilty because I didn’t wake them up on purpose.
“Alright, with the money we earned today, why don’t we eat delicious food?”
“Okay! That’s a good idea!”
“I’d like to go with that idea as well.”
We decided to ask a guild staff for some recommendations. He recommended some inn and restaurants, and we all decided to go out for a meal first.
“The meat is delicious!”
It was the first time in a long time that we had a good meal, and everyone was very satisfied with today’s dinner.
The inn was also a little better, and everyone enjoyed the fluffy bed.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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