Chapter 57

Are you kidding me!

It's written as "本気" but read as "マジ"!

Part 2!

The escort knights who were sent to the thieves' hideout arrived at the village with the captured people after it got dark. There were unexpectedly many of them—21 in total—because they were all supposed to be sold to slave traders. Since the small village couldn't handle 17 thieves and 21 captured people, they decided to take them along with me when I head to the city of Sejaka. The village provided five carriages, and the thieves were crammed into two, while the captured people were divided among the other three.

Now, let's get back to the opening statement.

Right now, the people working for Baron Beres are trying to take back those two, but honestly, they're no match. After all, there's no way they can break through the defensive barrier I've set up. I'm not being overconfident; it's just that, objectively speaking, there's no one who can break my defensive barrier. So, the one-sided attacks from my mobile artillery are being carried out, and we've captured 8 more people, and we'll head to the city of Sejaka as if nothing happened. By the way, 19 people died, so I made sure to cremate them properly.

Really, why are the nobles so stupid...

Is it just that I happen to encounter a lot of stupid people?

By the way, there was a gift called "Turning Misfortune into Fortune" or something like that... Is this a gift that gets you involved in troublesome situations? The description didn't really make it sound like that...

Our mobile artillery ended up killing many thieves and the people working for Baron Beres. Karla and Clara, who are mentally strong, seem to think that killing thieves is a natural part of being a noble, so they don't seem to have much aversion to killing people. However, Peron and Pritz initially turned pale, couldn't sleep last night, and are still pale. Peron is a commoner, but Pritz is the heir of a knight family, so he should have the resolve to kill people. Well, even if you have the resolve, the aversion to killing someone for the first time might still hit you. Hang in there, boys!

Huh?

Do I not have any aversion?

That's right...

If I were still a Japanese person, I would have definitely panicked at the sight of so many bodies. But since I was reincarnated into this world, I don't have any attachment to life, or whatever you want to call it. I don't feel anything when monsters or people die... I might be thought of as a murderer, but I haven't actually killed anyone yet. I believe I have the strength to incapacitate people without killing them, so I haven't killed anyone! ...Although indirectly, I have caused a few deaths...

We arrived at the city of Sejaka, prepared for night attacks and ambushes. In the end, there was no second attack from Baron Beres, but I feel a bit let down. But it's better to have no attack than to have one, right?

“Sir Christophe, you’ve been through a lot. I will consult with the lord and take care of the rest.”

“Then I’ll leave the rest to you, Jilzas. I especially entrust you with the isolation and security of the vassals of the Beres family.”

“Hai!”

This Jilzas is a dwarf named Heikner Jilzas, who is in charge of the administration of Sejaka. From what my father told me, he is a bit rough but governs the city of Sejaka well. I met him for the first time, but I think he seems like a good person.

Now that I've handed over the thieves, my temporary job is done. However, during the escort, when Clara approached the two leaders of the thieves, they made sounds like "Hii" and were clearly afraid. It seems the fear of Clara has been firmly planted in the two leaders. Haha... Clara didn't do anything, though. Preconceptions can be scary.

And the thief who was stabbed by Wick and the vassal of the Beres family... The thief glared at me despite his injuries, but the vassal of the Beres family seemed to be in shock, with a vacant look in his eyes. By the way, I didn't stab the thief or the vassal. I hope they don't misunderstand.

We were guided to a high-class hotel that Jilzas had prepared for us, and since it was still early, we decided to take a walk around the city.

“Peron, Pritz, what do you want to do? If you don’t feel well, you can rest at the hotel.”

“What are you talking about! Peron is going!”

“Pritz is going too!”

“Make sure to come back before it gets dark.”

Poor Peron was dragged out by Karla, and Pritz by Clara... I think they'll be fine since I assigned two guards to each of the four of them, but Peron and Pritz are paired with very active girls, so they'll just have to accept that.

Huh?

Why is Karla taking Peron along?

Of course, you understand, right?

You don’t? Well, to put it bluntly, they are in love. I was surprised when I realized it, too. But... meat-eater Karla and herbivore Peron... they do make a good match, don't they?

If I had known this, I should have invited some girls too...

Just kidding!

There's no one to invite, so I shouldn't be greedy! Since I came to this world and my body became young again, I don't have any sexual desire at all. Well, in a few years, I might be overwhelmed by sexual desire.

Well, I should go out too.