Chapter 46

"Eh? ...Eh, Lady Elise?"

Good. It seems you know about Elise.

In that case, it would be better to use her position to our advantage.

"Yes, that's right. She is Elise, the one blessed as the Holy Maiden. You must have at least heard her name, right?"

"Eh, yes... well. She went to the lower world to search for someone named Crest—"

...So you know about me too.

Come to think of it, Elise said she came to the lower world to bring me back.

"That Crest is me."

"Eh...!?! So, it's really you!?"

"Yes. The sub-humans here are allies of Elise and me. So, you don't need to be so afraid."

"Y-Yes..."

...It's not that easy to calm down all of a sudden, though.

However, I didn't come here just to calm him down.

"Most likely, the sub-humans attacked this place... Do you know which direction they went?"

"...I think they headed for the capital. They asked about the map of the upper world and our current location... and I answered."

"I see."

If we want to destroy the upper world, the quickest way would be to destroy the capital first.

We need to head to the capital, but for that, we need transportation.

"Did the sub-humans who attacked here continue walking toward the capital?"

"Eh, yes... but there's a possibility they might attack a town along the way."

"...I see. Are there no horses or anything managed here?"

Without transportation, we can't catch up to Reinhart and the others.

"...No."

In that case, the chances of catching up to Reinhart are low.

...Most importantly, we need to get ahead of them.

It's dangerous for us to join Reinhart's forces on our own.

So, we need to get transportation somewhere and head to the capital before Reinhart and the others.

"How many towns are there on the way to the capital?"

"One, I think. There might be more if we change our route a bit, but..."

"...I see."

Will Reinhart and the others pass through a town on their way to the capital?

...From what I heard from Maarnus, they talked about liberating the sub-humans of the upper world, but it's unlikely they would go out of their way to do so.

It's more likely they will do that after taking the capital.

"Is there any territory nearby where we can borrow horses? We need to get to the capital before the sub-humans."

"Well, if that's the case, we should head to the Bitor territory to the east... They might lend us horses. I think someone related to the Riffeld family manages it..."

In that case, I should check with Elise.

I moved away from the man and approached Elise, who was treating the injured.

"Elise, do you know about the Bitor territory?"

"Yes, I do. Is something the matter?"

"I'm thinking of getting horses there and heading to the capital first. I thought you might be able to negotiate..."

"I think I can. It's not too far, and it's not a bad idea to get to the capital first."

"...I see. Got it. Let's head to the Bitor territory as soon as you finish treating the injured."

"Understood."

We can't just leave this place as it is.

After that, I asked the slime to prepare potions for those who regained consciousness and finished treating them.

They should be fine now.

We can't stay here for too long, so as we were preparing to leave, the representative of the lower world's monitors came over and bowed.

"Thank you... Lord Crest, Lady Elise. Thanks to you, we managed to survive."

"I didn't do anything. Thank Elise."

"I wouldn't have helped without Crest's request. You can thank Crest as well."

Because of our conversation, the representative of the lower world seemed a bit confused.

"Anyway, we need to hurry back to the capital. There might be monsters lurking around, so you'll have to deal with them yourselves."

I did manage to defeat the monsters that attacked during the treatment, but I didn't completely eliminate them.

The representative shuddered but nodded slowly.

"Understood. Please stay safe, Lord Crest and Lady Elise. Please protect this country."

"...Yes."

This country, huh.

I didn't come back to the upper world for such a sense of mission.

I came here just to save Rivia.

But there's no need to tell them that.

After a short reply, we decided to take a brief rest before heading to the Bitor territory.

While resting, I checked my gacha points and found that I had 10,000 points.

Maybe everyone did well in the lower world.

Grateful to everyone, I started spinning the gacha.

I needed to strengthen the Dark Knight at all costs.

After spinning the gacha twenty-two times, I got two Dark Knights and a Black Shield.

This brought the Dark Knight to MAX level. ...Well, I got one extra, but that's fine.

The Black Shield also leveled up, so now we can face Reinhart in perfect condition.

After finishing the gacha and seeing everyone's HP recover, we started walking toward the Bitor territory.

[Copper Skills] [Strength Enhancement: Level 9 (1/9)] [Endurance Enhancement: Level 8 (4/8)] [Dexterity Enhancement: Level 7 (1/7)] [Agility Enhancement: Level 7 (6/7)] [Magic Power Enhancement: Level 7 (5/7)]

[Silver Skills] [Swordsmanship: Level 5 (2/5)] [Dagger Mastery: Level 3 (2/3)] [Mining: Level 3 (1/3)] [Fishing: Level 3 (1/3)] [Land Development: Level 3 (1/3)] [Hand-to-Hand Combat: Level 3 (2/3)] [Cooking: Level 2 (1/2)] [Blacksmithing: Level 3 (2/3)] [Tailoring: Level 2 (1/2)] [Animal Husbandry: Level 2 (1/2)] [Cartography: Level 4] [Gathering: Level 2 (1/2)] [Spear Mastery: Level 2 (1/2)] [Perception: Level 4 (1/4)] [Construction: Level 4 (1/4)] [Monster Evolution: Level 3] [Healing: Level 4] [Stealth: Level 3] [Lockpicking: Level 2 (1/2)]

[Gold Skills] [Earth Magic: Level 5 (3/5)] [Fire Magic: Level 6 (4/6)] [Water Magic: Level 5 (3/5)] [Wind Magic: Level 4 (2/4)] [Enchantment: Level 4 (1/4)] [Light Magic: Level 2 (1/2)] [Trap Magic: Level 3 (2/3)]

[Rainbow Skills] [Appraisal: Level 3 (MAX)] [Cultivation: Level 3 (MAX)] [Pharmacy: Level 3 (MAX)] [Summoning: Level 3 (MAX)] [Monster Guidance: Level 3 (MAX)] [Monster Control: Level 3 (MAX)] [Assassin: Level 3 (MAX)] [Weakness Analysis: Level 2 (1/2)] [Transformation: Level 2 (1/2)] [Dark Knight: Level 3 (MAX)] [Shadow Magic: Level 3 (MAX)] [Black Shield: Level 2 (1/2)]

[Remaining Skills] [Appraisal: Level 1] [Pharmacy: Level 1] [Summoning: Level 1 × 3] [Dark Knight: Level 1]

As we approached the gates of the fortified city, we saw the tightly closed gates and walls.

A structure that allows no intruders.

This is where the lord of the Bitor territory lives.

Observing the building, I let out a sigh of relief.

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