Category: Umareta Chokugo ni Suterareta kedo, Zensei ga Taikensha datta node Yoyuu de Ikitemasu

“I-it must have been approaching the village after all!”

“.….The barrier to ward off monsters is not working!?”

In the elven village deep in the mountains.

In the face of the looming threat, the elves had expressions of despair on their faces. It is in the mountains where many dangerous monsters live, but there were almost no monsters in this village. This is because a strong barrier is stretched around the village, preventing the monsters from approaching.

But now, a terrifyingly giant tree monster is slowly but surely approaching. There are many Treant in this mountain range but they have never seen such a large one before. Even those elves who have lived in this area for a long time is seeing it for the first time.

“T-there is  no doubt…… this guy is an Ancient Treant…… It’s the monstrous Treant from our elven legends……”

The elder elf groans with a pale face. They first discovered this giant monster about a month ago. At that time, it was still towering in the distance, but the elves of the village who went to investigate suffered great injuries and they could only run away. Unfortunately, the giant Treant has been getting closer and closer to this village since then.

Unlike ordinary trees, Treant species can move slowly. Perhaps it had sucked nutrients from the surrounding vegetation, and this monster, which had grown even more, was already near the village and is only just a stone’s throw away from them.

“Even if the enemy is a legendary monster, we will not flee! We will protect this village, the home of our ancestors!”

Apparently, the elves are going to fight the giant treant. Fortunately, the barrier that protects the village also has the effect of weakening the power of the monsters.

“Now! Fire!!”

“““Oooh!”””

The elves all aimed at the giant treant and fired flaming arrows at it. One after another, the arrows pierced its trunk. Treant species is weak against fire. Even if it’s an Ancient Treant, this attack should work.

—The elves were convinced of that, but they soon learned that they were naïve.

With a single swing of its branch, the flames that had spread to the trunk were easily extinguished.

“Whaat!?”

“I-in an instant, the flames were….…”

“Uh-….But putting it out so quickly like that is a proof that it hates fire! This time, don’t concentrate your aim, spread it out as much as possible!”

The elves were confused, but they fired a volley of flaming arrows again. But this time, the arrow did not even reach the target. The tree branches wielded by the giant Treant caused a fierce wind that blew away the arrows all at once.

“N-no way……”

“H-hey! Something is falling from above!?”

The shocked elves were met with further threats.

“This is…… monsters!?”

“It’s a bug monster……! -uha!”

“D-don’t tell me….. that treant made it rain with these!?”

Falling from the sky were insect-type monsters such as caterpillars, beetles and spiders. They probably lived on the branches and leaves of the Ancient Treant. The elves hurriedly dealt with the attacking monsters.

That’s when it happened.

Ooooooon!

Suddenly, there was a thunderous noise, then one of the houses jumped up and flew through the air.

“““?!”””

The elves, wide-eyed at what on earth had happened, saw a giant root sprouting from the ground. It wriggles around and it looks like an ominous tentacle.

“N-no way…… I-is that the treant’s….…”

Dododooooonnng!

It’s not just one. The ground exploded one after another, and huge roots popped out of it. Before they knew it, roots were growing everywhere, the village had become a forest of roots. In such desperate scene, the elves no longer have the will to fight and just stand still.

“Oh…… Holy Mother Meltera…… please save us……”

Someone murmured as if to pray, then it happened.

—A blazing meteorite fell from the sky, aimed towards the Ancient Treant.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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“A-are you sure you’re going to take the job?”

“Yes. Ryuna-oneechan’s family is in a pinch, right? I can’t just ignore it you see.”

My good intentions are never determined by the size of the breasts. Of course, the bigger the better!

“I can’t give enough rewards to A-rank adventurers……”

“Don’t worry, I don’t have a problem with money. Besides, with that ship, I don’t think it would take that long for us to get to your village.”

We then left the Adventurer’s Guild building and boarded the airship that was still floating in the sky.

“Alright, we’re setting off. Oneechan, please give me directions.”

“Y-Yes! The elven village is over there!”

The airship moves forward in the direction indicated by Ryuna. The speed increases steadily, and the city of Vegaltia disappears into the distance in a flash.

“It can you go so fast!?”

Ryuna exclaims as she looks out. In addition to the front, left and right side, this wheelhouse is partly covered with glass.

“I just filled up the battery a while ago. In fact, when it is driving with reserve magic, the speed is limited.”

“You’re talking as if you’ve ridden one before….. well, have you?”

Not only had I ridden one, I built this myself.

“Oh, there’s a monster ahead.”

“Uh! W-wyvern!? It’s coming this way!?”

“Don’t worry, it will be fine. This ship will intercept it on its own.”

Immediately after saying that, the magic cannon mounted on Senigrandi was fired. In an instant, it hits the wyvern, exploding the later into pieces. Pieces of flesh scattered and the big chunks of the wyvern fell to the ground.

“That wyvern was killed in an instant!?”

“This can fight off an average dragon.”

“Was this such a dangerous ship……?”

However, if the ship continuously uses the reserve magical power, it would go into energy-saving mode sooner, which means that besides speed, it would limit many things. It would also mean that the ship could no longer be able to fire the magic cannon just like now.

If those thieves had been able to replenish the magical powers of this ship, it might have been misused in a much worse way.

“By the way, I know it’s a little late to ask, but who are you really? You may look like a baby, but there’s definitely something different inside, right?”

“Hn? I’m just a cute baby on the outside and on the inside, though?”

“That can’t be true……”

We continued to fly in the sky for about three hours. Then a range of small mountains came into view up ahead.

“It’s over ther! The elven village is deep in that mountain!”

“It’s quite a pretty wide area, but how far is it?”

“Uhm……w-wait a minute. I’ve never looked down from the sky like this, so I can’t find it right away….”

Ryuna’s direction is useless, so I’ll just fly around randomly for the time being.

“This airship has a detection function anyway. Within a radius of about three kilometers, it can easily detect people and monsters.”

It should be easy to pinpoint the place where many elves lived together this way.

“…… I said so but maybe we don’t need to use this feature anymore.”

“What do you mean?”

“Look over there.”

I pointed to the middle of the mountain beyond the mountain in front of us. There, I saw an incredibly huge tree. 

“Ah, that’s it! That big tree is actually a giant Treant!”

Treant is a tree-like monster. As a result, they are generally very long-lived, and some live for hundreds or even thousands of years. However, I’ve hardly ever seen a Treant grow to that size.

“That’s definitely an Ancient Treant. It moved quite a distance too.”

The road that the Ancient Treant have traveled seems to have been drained of its nutrients and all the vegetation has withered. 

And further ahead, although it was hard to see due to the still standing trees, I could make out what appeared to be stone walls and houses at the foot of it. It must be the elven village.

“T-the village is…..!?”

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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I used the elevating function to descend to the front of the guild building. The main entrance was not open yet so I decided to enter through the back door.

“W-what is going on!?”

“Guard-ojiichan, we caught the group of thieves.”

The guard rubbed his eyes sleepily and as I dragged the thieves tied up with ropes together, the guard’s eyes widened.

“I’m Reus, an A-rank adventurer.”

“Y-you’re the one in the rumors….…?”

After I showed my adventurer’s card, we are able to get through easily. Then, I head straight to the private room window for A-rank adventurers.

“Actually, it’s still not open yet, but I think it should be okay.”

“Really?”

Unlike the Adventurers Guild in other cities, I had heard that the Adventurers Guild here in Vegaltia is open 24 hours a day. Perhaps the guard contacted them so several guild staff members were waiting in front of the window. At this time, the receptionist probably hasn’t come to work yet.

“I’m sorry to disturb you early in the morning.”

“No worries. We get cases like this so we have staff taking turns working night shifts so that we can respond at any time. But more than that, they are the thieves, right? Even with many different adventurer parties deployed for that task, they couldn’t catch their tails at all…… I never thought you’d caught them so quickly.”

I explained the situation in a rough way.

“……A flying ship? So it was because of something like that huh. No wonder they can’t get caught at all…… By the way, what about that elf?”

“Oh right. This Oneechan was actually held captive on that ship. She was on her way to this city to make a request to the Adventurer’s Guild but was unlucky enough to encounter a group of thieves.”

“I see. Then let’s talk about it in detail.”

One of the staff members took Ryuna with her. But after a while, I heard her yelling.

“That won’t be enough! We are in a situation where every second counts!”

“E-even if you say that…… Since it is that far away, the number of adventurers who can respond will be limited…… Well, I think if they get a decent reward, chances of more adventurers taking it will be higher but……”

“…… Does this mean that this amount of remuneration is not enough?”

“Yes, frankly, it is. If we are to mobilize A-rank adventurers for several days, you’ll need at least three times that amount.”

“Triple…… Kuu-, in that case…… I-, I’ll offer my body! For the sake of village, I’ll do so!”

“I-, I can’t do that! Uh-…. It is true that elven slaves are sold at high prices but we are not doing that here.”

Apparently, negotiations are not going well.

“Even if you were to use yourself as a reward, advanced adventurers are in high demand, and you don’t know if they will accept the request….…”

“No way….…”

As I could hear Ryuna’s sighs of despair, I interrupted their conversation.

“I’ve heard the story!”

““Huh!?””

The two of them looked back in shocked.

“I’ve just finished my job so there’s an A-rank adventurer with some free time.”

『Master, are you willing to accept the request?』

(Yeah.)

『So you’re after that elf’s body? As expected, you’re still the same old perverted old man!』

(No, no, I don’t have that thinking. I mean, she’s flat-chested after all. I want to be able to bury my face in it at least.)

『……That’s the worst statement in many ways right now.』

As Lindwurm interrupts, the staff member asks me timidly.

“Are  you sure you want to take on this job? To be honest, considering the amount of effort and days it takes, the reward for it is pretty low……”

“It’s okay. It probably won’t take that long.”

If we use the airship, we’ll get there in no time.

“I think I alone will be enough as a fighting force. I mean, I’m the only one available right now anyway.”

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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From the airship, which was still floating in the sky, I descended to the ground using its lifting function. As the bonfires lit up the area, the merchant and the others rolled their eyes and shouted at each other.

“S-Something’s coming down…… Uh-, b-baby?”

“He is the talking baby that the adventurers brought with them!”

“Why is that baby……?”

In contrast to the astonished merchant and his men, Anje and Fana greeted me with a look of,  “You’re finally back.”

“You’re late. But it’s really floating in the sky huh……”

“Master, welcome back.  That’s the suspicious ship huh.”

Apparently, they had heard the story beforehand from Lill, who had returned earlier. Lill’s ears and tail were drooping, and her body was shaking in frustration.

“I didn’t expect myself to fall into such a simple trap……! Uuuh-, from my awakening, this is the biggest mistake of my life!”

But that was a trap I made so it should be a given. Anyway, it seems that she is safe.

“I’ve got all the goods back.”

“What!?”

“It’s true! These are definitely ours……!”

I then threw the thieves who came down with me to the ground. All of them are still unconscious.

“I also caught a group of thieves.”

“F-for real!?”

“They are the ones that were never get caught until now!? And now you caught them just like that…!?”

Ignoring them, I faced Fana and the others.

“I have something I want to discuss with you guys, due to various circumstances, I have to return to Vegaltia right away. In this regard, I’ll leave the escort matter from here on to you guys.”

I am going to go back to Vegaltia with the elf Ryuna. The merchants have always thought of me as a baby who can talk, but that’s it. So there won’t be any problem if I leave.

“I don’t mind…… But, did something happen? Is it about that suspicious ship?”

“That ship is not suspicious at all. It’s an ancient magical tool that a group of thieves happened to discover and use.”

“Is that a magical tool……? I’ve heard that magic was more advanced in ancient times than it is now, but I never thought that such a thing was even made.”

I’m the one who made it.

“For the time being, I’ll take them to the Adventurer’s Guild.”

Then, with the bandits in tow, I returned to the ship. Ryuna was waiting in the wheelhouse.

“Sorry to keep you waiting Oneechan. I’m going to Vegaltia at full speed now.”

“Thank you!”

“But I have one request.”

“Request?”

“Yes. You see, this control panel is used to control this ship. However, it’s a bit hard for for me. Oneechan, can you hold me?”

“That’s easy!”

Ryuna immediately picked me up.

『…… Master, why don’t you just use that chair over there?』

(…… Yeah. Maybe I should have done that.)

『Eh? What’s wrong? ……Did you hit your head or something?』

(I didn’t)

Right now, I’m probably looking like I’m in sage mode.

(This elf’s chest is so flat! I can’t feel any bulge at all!)

『……I guess Master is Master after all.』

Come to think of it, the elven race are generally all small-breasted.

“What’s wrong? Should I adjust the height a little?”

“No, it’s okay to put me down now, Oneechan.”

Anyway, the reception window won’t open until morning, so we move leisurely and slowly. In the meantime, I decided to replenish the ship’s magic. This ship is powered by magic, but the battery level was already zero, and it was barely moving due to reserve magic. I don’t think the thieves knew how to replenish the magic on this, and it wouldn’t have been long before all functioned stopped anyway.

As night fell, the ship reached the skies above Vegaltia. The stealth feature of the ship has been turned back on. The existence of such airship does not seem to be common in this day and age, and the people of the city may panic.

“Alright Oneechan, I’ll lead you to the reception window.”

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The monitor in this wheelhouse displayed a map of the ship’s interior, where registered ones were displayed with black dots, unregistered ones with yellow dots, and unregistered ones that were judged to be hostile to the owner with with red dots. All of these are displayed in real time.

“There’s a yellow dot in the last room upstairs. Hmmm, if it was a thief, it should be a red dot now.”

Incidentally, there was one red dot very close to the yellow dot. The red one is definitely a remnant from those thieves.

“I’ll go and check it out then. Oh, right. Let me first set the ship to automatically return to the original place.”

After setting it to automatically move to the location where the tents were set up, I left the wheelhouse.

“This is the room. Mmmm, I think it was one of the rooms I made for sleeping in.”

When I opened the door and went inside, it was a room the size I remembered. However, for some reason, there is a cage-like structure set up in the inner side of the room.

“W-what the-, a baby!?”

The man outside the cage was surprised to see me. He is probably the last one from the group and was guarding this cage. Imprisoned in the cage was a beautiful girl. Her pointed ears protrude from the gap in her long blonde hair.

Apparently, an elf. I’ve seen half-elves a few times since I was reincarnated, but this may be the first time I’ve seen a pure-blooded elf.

『She was probably caught by them. Even in this day and age, it seems that beautiful elves can be sold at a high price.』

The elven girl—though her real age may be much older— also has a “Eh?” look as confusion strikes her seeing the appearance of a baby who suddenly walked in.

“W-what’s up with you?! Where did you come from? No, I mean, the alarm went off earlier…… d-don’t tell me the intruder is you, a baby?”

“Elf-oneechan, I’ll help you now.”

“Hey, don’t ignore me! Higuuoh-!”

I struck the side of the bandit with Lindwurm’s tip. The blown man remained motionless at the edge of the room.

“E, e, eh?”

I approached the cage where the confused elf is. I smashed the lock on the doorway with my magic and destroyed it.

“Okay, you can come out now.”

“Y-you…… who the hell are you?”

“Me? As you can see, I’m a cute little baby.”

“No. No matter how I think about it, there is no way there is baby like that!”

The elf girl came out of the cage while being wary.

“To be a little more specific, I’m an adventurer. My name is Reus. How about you Oneechan?”

“I-, I’m Ryuna. More than that, are you really an adventurer?!”

“Yes. But what’s the matter?”

“P-Please! Take me to the Adventurer’s Guild!”

“……?”

I asked her about the details. Apparently, she came out of the elven village alone to go to the Adventurer’s Guild in Vegaltia. However, on the way, she was unlucky enough to be caught by this group of thieves and it seems that she was imprisoned in a cage afterwards. If it went as they planned, they could have sold her to some illegal slave trader.  

—Then I appeared.

“Right now, the elven village is in danger of disappearing. Well, our village doesn’t think very well of humans, and everyone is against my plan…… Unable to convince them, I decided to leave the village on my own initiative and ask the Adventurer’s Guild for help. I heard that the guild in the city of Vegaltia has many talented adventurers……”

“I see. Ah, I’m going to get down on the ground for a bit so just wait for a minute.”

The ship returned to where Fana and the others are. I descend to the ground with the goods stolen by the thieves.

“W-what the hell is that huge object!?”

“It’s also floating in the sky…..”

“N-no way…. could it be a new kind of monster!? The entire goods were taken away and now…… Woooo, just what a day is it today!?”

As I deactivated the stealth function, the merchant and his men were panicking when they spotted the ship floating in the night sky.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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“Because I built this ship. It’s only natural that I know how it works.”

“…… Huh?”

In the wheelhouse is a man who seemed to be the leader of a group of thieves, and two who seemed to be his subordinates. There are only three of them, a rather lonely number.

“N-no, impossible. There’s no way a brat like you can build a ship like this! This ship has been around for a long time! At least it must have been made before you were born!”

“It’s true though.”

『They are not going to believe you, Master.』

Ignoring Lindwurm, I went to the back of the wheelhouse.

“Oh- right. It really was like this. I thought so too on the way here, but it’s definitely a bit shoddy in construction here and there. Well, I made when I was still young so I guess it can’t be helped.”

I think I built this ship when I was still a teenager in my previous life. It was the first time I had built an airship, so there were a number of things that bothered me when I looked at it now. Of course, the thieves here have no way of knowing such a situation.

“H-he’s a bit creepy, but he’s just a baby after all! You guys do it!”

““Ah? U-us?””

Suddenly appointed, the two subordinates are surprised.

“…… You guys should be able to take care of that baby yourself.”

“As usual, you are being unnecessarily cautious……”

“Oh, shut up. I have a bad feeling about this!”

Reluctantly, the two thieves approached me.

“Well, just behave yourself kid. I’ll kill you in a way that it doesn’t hurt.”

“Wait. Isn’t it possible to sell a baby who can walk and talk? Maybe he can be sold at a high price, right?”

“Mmm, he could be an spectacle for sure.”

“Then, let’s catch him for now.”

They are talking nonchalantly, but before they can get close to me, their feet stopped moving.

“Huh? What’s this? S-suddenly, my legs….…”

“M-me too, what the hell ……?”

Thud. Thud. As it is, they collapsed on the floor together.

“Good night~, all that’s left is you, Ojiichan.”

“D-don’t move!”

“…… Hn?”

The leader was pointing a cylindrical object at my position.

“This thing is a magical tool that can instantly unleash a powerful attack spell! Try moving even one step there! In that moment, your little body will be blown to pieces!”

“Oh~, another rare one!”

Ignoring the man who looked so tense, I involuntarily raised my voice.

Of course, that thing was also made by me. It’s called a magic gun, and it’s a convenient substitute that allows the holder to easily activate pre-loaded magic by simply pulling the trigger with the finger. The one that the man was holding, almost as if he was carrying it on his back, was probably one of the first to be made.

It was unnecessarily big, after all. In the end, I decided to reduce its size and I succeeded in reducing the weight to a size that could fit in one hand.

“That brings back memories huh.”

“……Y-you’ve been saying things that doesn’t make sense at all! I’ll make sure you don’t speak again!”

The man pulled the trigger. What was released was a condensed scorching flame.

“Hoip-”

With a swing of Lindwurm, I dissipated it.

“It looks like someone loaded it with magic later on huh.”

Even when I was younger, I could have loaded a little more powerful magic.

“W-w-wha……”

The man slumped and collapsed on his butt.

“T-that powerful magic…… Y-you easy dodged that……!?”

“Alright, I’ll take this ship back. I gave it up myself though.”

“Hiiiiiii!  D-don’t come near me!”

His cheeks were twitching with fear, but I’m not a scary baby.

“It’s not my job to decide. Good night.”

“~~~~!”

Passing by the man who was unconscious with the whites of his eyes rolled up, I approached the monitor. And while touching the screen,

“Change ownership”

『Beep,Beep,Beep…… Are you sure you want to change ownership?』

“Yes.”

『Ownership has been changed from Banbil to Reus.』

Apparently, the leader’s name was Banbil.

“Next, remove the theives who are registered.”

If it is registered in the system beforehand, the elimination system such as traps and other removal systems will not work.

“…… Eh? It looks like there was someone on the ship who isn’t registered.”

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“Damn! It haven’t get rid of the intruders yet!?”

In the ship’s wheelhouse, the leader shouted. The alarm keeps sounding, and the monitor in front of him shows a red dot indicating an intruder. The red dot barely stopped, heading straight for the wheelhouse. It’s as if the other party know where they are, and the other party did not even stray to the side path at all.

“Does this mean he is not bothered by all those traps and golems at all……?”

It was by chance that he, from a group of thieves discovered this flying ship. The caravan they were aiming for at that time was a trap to catch them, and the guards were actually a group of adventurers in disguise. He immediately tried to escape, but his companions were killed one after another.

Meanwhile, deep in the forest, where he managed to escape, he came across this mysterious airship. The forest was full of dense vegetation. He wondered why it was there at such a place, and thinking deeply, he thought there may have been a river or sea nearby in the past. 

However, strangely, it hardly seemed to have weathered. On the contrary, it could be moved. Then he soon understood why there was a ship on such land. Incredibly enough, the ship could fly in the sky. It must have been made during the period of ancient civilization when magic technology was said to be much more advanced than it is now. In fact, observing more carefully, there were traces of such things in various parts of the forest. 

Since then, he regrouped with the other surviving members and they have been able to accomplish their jobs with ease. After all, it is an airship that can completely disappear and can approach a target from the sky. It even has a function that allows them to pull up objects on the ground while flying, so it is strange that this will fail. Of course, he doesn’t have to worry about being spotted by adventurers or knights.

Just when he was triumphantly proud that it was their reign, this intruder was here.

“……A-almost here!”

They are just a small but elite group of thieves. Aside from the leader, there are only two more thieves in this wheelhouse.

——To be precise, they are not exactly the elite of the group, but rather the fact that the number of people have been greatly reduced due to being captured or killed by adventurers in the past. They didn’t want to increase their number because they wanted to monopolize this great ship with just a few of them.

“But there’s one last trap here. I’m sure that person would never be able to avoid it at first sight!”

Considering he’s the leader of a group of thieves, he’s quite the coward and shouts to himself. Immediately afterwards, the wheelhouse door was slammed open.

At the same time, a female adventurer jumped in—

“Eh? Aaaaaaaaaahhhh!”

The hole opened up at the perfect time, and a woman fell into it, screaming. This was a terrifying trap, as she would be thrown overboard and slammed into the ground.

“Ha, hahaha! Too bad! Now that you know about the existence of this ship, we have no choice but to let you die! Rather, you should rejoice that you can die a painless death! Hahahahaha!”

There was no way that the other party could hear him anymore, but the leader still shouted triumphantly.

“Don’t worry, Lill won’t die just like that.”

Then he heard a mysterious voice right after saying so. He was shocked realizing that the woman just now was not the only intruder, but what he saw was,

“A b-baby……?”

The figure in front of him was a baby who looked only a few months old at most.

“W-wait a minute, did this baby just speak……? No, no, it shouldn’t be. But there’s no one else here….…”

“It was me though?”

“He  just spoke after all, -Aaaaaaahhhh!”

The leader was so surprised that he nearly fainted.

“Hey, I may look like this but I’m an adventurer you know.”

“H-how could there be an adventurer like that!”

“Even if you say so, it’s for real. There’s no use being so surprised. And more than that, an intruder is supposed to be marked with a red dot, but mine wasn’t, right?”

“Eh?.….W-Why is that?”

The man is even more puzzled. In fact, as the baby said, for some reason there was only one red dot that indicated an intruder. That’s why he thought there was only that female adventurer who already fell off the ship.

“Because I built this ship. It’s only natural that I know how it works.”

“…… Huh?”

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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A magic airship made by me in my previous life. That’s what the Senigrandi is.

(Hmmm, this is an old model, so I think I sold it to some rich guy.)

『I see, so that is why you know so much about it huh.』

(I think I had stored that magic tool for trapping enemies in the ship’s cargo hold.)

When I magically detected the approach of this ship, I immediately recognized it. After all, I made it myself. This ship has advanced stealth capabilities that make it impossible to be detected in plain sight, as well as it can easily avoid simple detection magic. 

Without prior information about it, it is almost impossible to notice this ship if you are approached from the night sky. Moreover, the entry and exit here is an elevator type that can raise and lower people and goods at will. There is no lifting platform, and it can suck up the entire load on the ground, so by the time you notice it, it has already been taken away. 

However, since there was a limit to the weight that could be lifted at one time, it is necessary to send down personnel to separate the luggage from the cart. So to say, the real identity of the elusive thieves group appeared to be this ship.

『Perhaps the thieves stumbled upon it somewhere and decided to use it.』

(But it is amazing that such an antique like this is still working fine.)

『It also appears that the traps are still active so you have to be careful. They were set up by none other Master yourself, so it would not be easy to see through it.』

(You don’t need to worry about that. I’m not stupid enough to fall for a trap I made myself.)

After rescuing Lill, who was hanging upside down, I decided to head for the wheelhouse, which is the heart of this ship. By the way, the size of this ship is about the size of a small three-story mansion.

“Hmmm, I’m sure it was this way?”

Relying on my memory, I moved forward. Because the detection magic is interfered with, it is difficult to grasp the exact floor plan.

Woo~Woo~Woo~Woo~Woo~Wooooo~~.

“The alarm has gone off. The system to keep out intruders is activated.”

At that moment, from the other side of the corridor, an object shaped like an overturned bucket approached while flying in the air. Like an eye, a single dot in red light flashed first, and then a nozzle extends from the opening. Immediately afterwards, a laser was emitted from the tip of the nozzle. From right to left, it moves as if sweeping.

“!?”

Lill hurriedly crouches down and dodged it. I, on the other hand, was short, so it passed over my head without doing anything to me.

“It’s a golem used to keep out intruders. Its laser can easily cut Mithril in half, so I think it would be quite painful if it hit Lill head on. Anyway, I’ll take it down in no time.”

Realizing that its attack has been avoided, the golem adjusts the height of the nozzle in an instant, and this time, it fires a laser at a lower position.

“Reflect”

—But the moment it comes in front of me, it bounces off and pierced the bucket-like golem.

zzzzt……Bzzzzzzzt

“Oh, no. It is going to self-destruct!”

Chudooong!!!

Accompanied by thunderous sound, the golem exploded into pieces with a great force.

“T-that was dangerous. I forgot it had a self-destruct function.”

『……What was it that you were so confidently declaring earlier?』

The explosion itself wasn’t a big deal, it was more like the type that would kill the enemy with the shrapnel from the explosion. If I hadn’t instantly put up a barrier to block it, my hair would have frizzled up now.

(That would be terrible if it happened that it hit us. My hair is so thin and there isn’t much after all.)

『Is that what you’re worried about?』

(Well, unlike adults, it’s a relief that my hair is going to increase in the future.)

After that, another golem tried to eliminate us several times, but I froze it with magic. This way, it doesn’t have to blow itself up.

“Fufufu, did you really think you could get rid of your creator?”

As I muttered so, I came to a familiar place.

“Oh yes, that door. That should be the wheelhouse.”

“Leave this to me!”

Lill takes the lead and tries to rush into the wheelhouse.

“O-oi, wait a minute! There’s a trap…… Was it too late?”

“Eh!?”

Immediately after opening the door, Lill falls into a hole at her feet.

“Aaaaaaaaaahhhh!?”

The hole led to the bottom of the ship and she fell straight to the ground.

“……Uh-, well, Lill won’t die from that, so it should be fine.”

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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Rattle, rattle…….

“H-hey! That luggage is moving!”

“Really? What’s in it!?”

I can hear the thieves panicked voices. And the next moment, I burst open the luggage and appeared in front of them.

“Ta~~~~da! Here comes a cute baby~~!”

That’s right, it’s me. In fact, I had hidden myself in one of the luggages beforehand.

「「「…… Huh? 」」」

As I landed on the ground, the thieves stiffened as if time had stopped.

“It seems like you guys are entranced by me, a cute baby huh.”

『Absolutely not…. They just can’t comprehend the absurd situation in front of them so they were stunned.』

Lindwurm retorted.

“W-wh-what’s with this brat!? Why is he in the luggage?”

“Rather than that, he just spoke, right!?”

“And he even did a somersault!?”

Ignoring the thieves who cried out in shock, I looked at Lill who is bound by the chains. She contorted her face in frustration,

“Kuu, I didn’t expect Master to see me in this pathetic state….…”

“Oh, don’t worry about it. Those chains, or rather, with those trapping spells, it is obviously not so easy to break free from it. Those chains were made so that even high-level demons could be captured after all. Well, if it you in your original form, you can forcibly tear it off though.”

“???”

Ignoring Lill who tilted her head wondering why I knew so much, I looked around.

“I never thought I’d see this thing again, and I’m surprised that it can still be used properly.”

“He’s just a baby! Let’s deal with him first!”

“Hn? Ah, right. This is not the time to be sentimental. I’ve got to do some cleaning first.”

The thieves are about to rush to me. However, they suddenly couldn’t move a single step from their spots.

“Uh-…… W-what’s wrong with my  body…… it won’t move….…”

“M-me too…… It’s as if my whole body has turned into stone….…”

“What on earth……?”

“You guys are so noisy, so sleep here first.”

Right after I said that, they fall to the ground like puppets with their strings cut off.

“Master, did you kill them?”

“They are not dead. I just put them to sleep. Anyways, I’ll take those chains off for you.”

“Thank you Master….. Uuh-……I can’t believed I bothered master again.”

“Don’t worry about it. This thing is actually easy to take off. Just hit it with magic of a certain frequency…… Look, like this.”

The chains that bounded Lill tightly were easily removed.

“Eh? ……It’s true. As expected of Master. You are able to see through its properties at first glance.”

Lill, now free, cry in admiration.

“Nope, I didn’t see through it. I just knew. This magic tool is made by me after all.”

“What?”

“No, it’s not just this magic tool. I made this ship itself.”

Just then, multiple presence are approaching us at fast speed. Apparently, the other thieves noticed something unusual was going on here and have come rushing here.

“Oi, oi, there are intruders! Those guys are done for!”

“Damn it! I didn’t expect them to come in this far……!”

“Now that these two know where our base is, we can’t let them go back alive!”

They approached, expressing anger.

“……Intruders? Isn’t that the other way around? You guys are the ones who intrude here without permission, you know?”

“Master, leave this to me!”

As if to make up for her previous blunder, Lill rushed towards them at breakneck speed.

“Be careful. They may have other troublesome magical items. —Oh, never mind. You have you already defeated them huh.”

When I warned her to be careful, there were no thieves that remained standing. In terms of combat ability, it seems that they are all miscellaneous fish.

“I just let my guard down a little bit earlier, and I won’t make the same mistake again.”

“Ah, that-, if you step on it, the trap will be activated.”

“Eh? ~~~~~~eeeeeh!?”

Lill said a cool line, but the chains once again wrapped around her legs and pulled her up. She was suspended upside down from the ceiling.

“There are traps all over this ship.”

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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“……?”

Midnight.

While the merchants were completely asleep, she suddenly felt something was wrong, and she straightened her back. She is Lill, a beautiful beast woman. However, her true identity is a Fenrir, a mythical monster. Even though she is in human form, she has excellent five senses, and if a suspicious person approaches, she will be the first to detect it.

However, neither her ears nor her nose could discern the true nature of the strange sensation. Only a mysterious sense of unease is ringing alarm bells for her. The two girls in the immediate vicinity, Fana and Anje, don’t seem to notice anything either. On the contrary, they had been sleeping quietly while sitting down.

And before she knew it, the figure of her Master had disappeared. She can smell his body odor, so he should be nearby, but…….

“……!”

A presence suddenly appeared.

Several of them appeared on top of the luggage they are protecting. The moon and stars were barely visible, but Lill, who had a keen eye for the night, could clearly see them.

They are human men.

They are holding a knife in their hands and cuts the ropes that bind the luggage one by one so that it does not fall out of the cart. On the other hand, they don’t seem to notice her yet.

“I won’t let you!”

“Eh!? Guaah-”

Leaping quickly, Lill kicked one of the men away.

“I-impossible…. We’ve been found out already!?”

“Hey, hurry up and take us back……!”

“I’m not going to let you go!”

Sensing the men’s intention to escape, Lill shouted. But the next moment, something unexpected befell her.

“Huh? ……My body.”

Suddenly, her body floated in the air. She’s not the only one. The men, and the luggage that had been pulled away from the cart, were soaring into the night sky all at once.

“W-what’s going on……?”

Just when she was shocked, she was suddenly exposed to a strong light making her involuntarily close her eyes. When she opened her eyes again, she saw a room illuminated by bright lights.

“Here is….”

The group of men shouted seeing the confused Lill.

“She was somehow brought with us!? She’s probably one of those adventurers guarding the luggage. What are you going to do!?”

“Don’t worry, it’s just a woman.”

“And if you look closely, she’s a fine looking one. She could be sold for a high price.”

Basking in the contemptuous gaze on her body, Lill snorts,

“To be honest, I don’t really understand the situation at first, but it seems like there are only weak people here.”

“Fuhahaha, it’s no use acting tough you know.”

“Hey, since it already came to this, why don’t we play a little bi- Gyaaaaah!?”

One of the men was blown away. Lill closed their distance in an instant and punched him away.

“Wha-!?”

“W-when did she move!?”

Apparently, they couldn’t see her movements at all. The men begin to panic at the sight of the beautiful beastman who seems to have teleported.

“This woman isn’t your average adventurer…… woo-!”

“What are we going to do!?”

“D-don’t worry. We have this one here in case something like this happens!”

At that moment, one of the men threw something at Lill. It’s a spherical object she had never seen before. Immediately afterwards, just when it seemed to burst, countless chains flew out. They moved on their own like tentacles and they quickly wrapped around Lill’s entire body.

“……W-what is this? It won’t tear….?”

She tried to tear it apart by force, but it wasn’t that easy.

“Hyahaha, that’s no use. It’s impossible to get out of it!”

“Kuu…… This thing……!”

Still, Lill didn’t give up and tries to destroy the chains with all her strength.

Creak, Creak, Creak, Creak!

“……H-hey, isn’t there a weird noise?”

“It won’t get broken right? T-this woman surprisingly has incredible strength!”

“……It should be fine.”

Creak, Creak, Creak, Creak!

“No, no matter how you look at it, it’s not okay you know!”

“We have no choice then! Get rid of her before it gets destroyed!”

“Hmm…… I’m almost out of it.”

Just when Lill began to think that she would have no choice but to return to her original form, one of the luggage began to move on its own. The next moment, the luggage pops open and a small shadow jumps out from inside.

“Ta~~~~da! Here comes a cute baby~~!”

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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