I was a little agitated as the carriage moved so slowly.
But this is my fault. The carriage was shaking so badly earlier that I ordered the horse golem to move slowly. However now is different, we can’t afford to be leisurely on the way back. Argo might wake up and chase after us.
“I’m going to retract the order I gave you earlier, please speed up a bit.”
“………”
The golem was still silent, but the carriage speeds up.
“O-ouch!”
It’s good that it’s faster, but now my butt is starting to hurt. The carriage moves up and down vigorously, so my body is bouncing up and down as well. Redas-san, who is sleeping in the back, is also bouncing.
I hope he doesn’t get bruises, but this is unavoidable.
“Ugh…… uh, ugh……”
Redas-san has woken up?
He must have woken up because of the pain all over his body. I made the horse golem stop and parked the carriage.
I walked up to Redas-san.
“Are you okay?”
“Eh? This place is…..?”
Redas-san looks around in a daze.
“I’m Cedie Dantes. I’ve come to rescue you at the request of the Night Queen.”
“Eh?”
Redas-san looked at me incredulously.
“What do you mean? It was Argo who rescued me from being held captive by the Night Queen.”
“What!?”
“I drifted to this island, where I was rescued by the Night Queen. I’m grateful for that. But when I told her I wanted to go home, the Night Queen wouldn’t let me. She closed off the island and forced me to marry her.”
They’re not lovers!
“T-then, what happened?”
“I refused because I had never thought about getting married. The Night Queen was so mad that she used her golem soldiers to imprison me.”
So she has golem servants after all.
“Argo, the giant, took pity on me. He broke the iron bars on the windows to let me escape. Argo was so powerful that even the Night Queen couldn’t touch him. I was in the process of building an escape squid with the help of Argo.”
“Do you want to cross the sea in a squid?”
“It’s better than being caught by the Night Queen……”
I was completely deceived.
Could it be that Farh Jarg was also in this?
Using the deep-sea flute, not only Argo but also Redas-san will fall asleep. The Night Queen must have thought that if I took Redas-san back while he’s asleep, everything would be fine. But it was her mistake to not maintain the roads on this island.
“I’m sorry, I was deceived.”
“It’s fine.”
Redas-san smiled kindly.
I feel at ease when I’m with this person. I sense a warm, gentle vibe from him.
“Cedie-san, can you please go back to Argo?”
“I understand. I’m sorry for the trouble.”
Now I don’t care about how golems are made. I have to protect Redas-san from the Night Queen.
We drove the carriage back to Argo’s cave. When we returned to the rock house, Argo was still sleeping. All of his hundred eyes remained closed.
“Argo. Argo, wake up.”
Redas-san is gently shaking Argo’s body.
After doing so for a while, the eyes on the top of Argo’s head finally opened.
“Argo, I have something to tell you, wake up.”
“Mm, I feel like I slept soundly for the first time in my life……”
Argo stretches out and opens his eyes one after another. Then he immediately noticed me.
“Who are you? I’ve never seen you before.”
“Good evening. I’m Cedie Dantes from Gandalcia.”
I explained to Argo what had happened so far.
“So you were tricked by the Night Witch into bringing Redas back to her.”
“Yes, that’s what happened. I’m sorry.”
“No, it’s the Night Witch who is at fault. Don’t be too embarrassed.”
Even after hearing that, I’m angry at myself for never suspecting Farh Jarg and the Night Witch, well the Night Queen.
“Then I’m going back to Gandalcia.”
“When you say you’re going home, do you have a ship?”
Redas-san looked at me with expectant eyes. I’m sure he wants to be sent back to his hometown.
“Unfortunately, I don’t have one. I actually went here via teleporter.”
“Oh, you mean that box in the meadow?”
“You know about it Argo-san?”
“Normal humans can’t see it, but I, with my hundred eyes, can see it. However, only the Night Queen can use it.”
“Don’t worry about that, I can use it too.”
Argo crossed his arms and pondered.
“Then why don’t you take Redas to your island. I don’t know when the Night Queen will play tricks again. It would be safer for him to stay there.”
The Night Queen can make golems after all…….
“I’d like to ask you to take me with you.”
“Is that really okay, Redas-san? You might be further away from home.”
“It doesn’t matter. The Night Queen’s heart will be calmer when I’m gone.”
Despite being imprisoned, Redas-san doesn’t seem to hold a grudge against the Night Queen. As expected, he is a kind person.
“By the way, where is Redas-san’s hometown?”
“I’m from the Kingdom of Primula. I was on an ocean-going trading ship and got lost. I was washed ashore on the Night Island.”
“Primula is a country very far to the north, right? I don’t think there are regular sails there.”
“Mm. I’ve almost given up on going back to my hometown too. Well, if I could, would you let me work on your island, Cedie? I’m good at taking care of animals.”
At that moment, my status screen opened.
| The conditions for the construction of ranch have been released. Condition: Acquisition of employees with a benevolent heart What can be made: Family Ranch Description: This is a small ranch where you can interact with animals. Points Required: 10 |
Someone like Redas-san is very much welcome.
“I’m going to build a small ranch, would you like to work there?”
“With pleasure.”
There is one thing I have to thank the Night Queen. The teleporter in Gandalcia is at level 1, but the teleporter here is at level 4. In other words, it is possible to transfer with up to four companions. I’m sure it’s high level because the Night Queen takes her golems with her when she goes to another island.
Argo saw us off as we arrived at the teleporter on Night Island.
Argo said goodbye to Redas-san and turned to me.
“Cedie Dantes, take this.”
He handed me a big bag containing four koi. I haven’t seen koi on Gandalcia Island either.
“Can I get such a rare fish?”
“There are a lot of them on Night Island. You can get a lot of gold, silver, and jewels too. I don’t think you’ll be punished if you bring back some fish as a memento of your visit.”
“Thank you, Argo-san. I’ll try to keep them in the pond right away.”
A lemon-colored moon hangs over the same place on the mountain. Even if it’s an island where treasures can be crunched up, I prefer the island where the morning comes.
Waving at the gentle giant standing in the meadow, I pressed the transfer button.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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