Chapter 52: Unexpected upheaval
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After registering the undead kobolds at the guild, I decided to return to Reinhardt and his team who were practicing in the Demon Forest.
I returned to the place where I had made the Kobold my family, but I couldn't find Reinhardt and the others.
''I wonder where they all went...?
Master, someone's coming.
What? Everybody stay in the shadows.
When Malt informed me, I unintentionally dove into the shadows, but after thinking about it, I didn't have to hide, since I wasn't doing anything bad, right?
But since I hid, I'm going to keep looking at it.
As I watch from the top of the tree, through the shadows, a group of five people approach us.
''Hey, didn't you misjudge them?''
'That can't be true, I definitely saw people.
No, no, no, no, we're in the middle of a demon forest, we're not supposed to be in a place like this...
No, I see it, I see it, I see it...
At the point in time when he is operating in the demon forest, he must be an adventurer with reasonable skill.
A small man with a bandana wrapped around his short haired head who walks at the front of the pack is alert and cautious of his surroundings.
The four men following him appear relaxed at first glance, but they occasionally give their eyes a sharp look around.
''Look at this tree, it didn't fall down naturally.
Hey, look at me!
That's a very unusual way of looking at it...
Yes, that's something that my military personnel beat away or cut down as a test of strength.
But what are these people doing in a place like this?
'Mart, go find everyone for a moment and let them know there are adventurers here, because it would be poorly done if we ran into each other.
"Yes, Master.
Reinhardt came back as soon as Malt ran through the shadow world to his companions.
''Master Kent, what's wrong?''
"Yeah, I'll be back after registration and...
"Hmm, looks like a party of adventurers.
The five adventurers are examining the area thoughtfully.
''Look, there are claw marks on a lot of ground.
Yeah, same here, and there's quite a few footprints left.
What's the footprint? It's a cobolt in terms of size, but...
Look at these, are they Lizardman's footprints?
What kind of stupid place is this?
But look, what other demons and wild animals have tracks like this?
The adventurers' gazes were drawn to one man.
He was probably in his early thirties, with muggy hair that looked orange in the light, and a tail with long strands of hair at the end.
''He must be a lion beastman, he seems to be quite an expert user...''
"He's their leader?
Perhaps...
The man who looked like the leader of the group, who was looking at me, looked around again and then opened his mouth.
What do you mean?
I don't know. I've never been in a situation like this before.
Didn't the Kobold get wiped out by the Lizardmen?
'Then there would have been a trail of blood. With the footprints so fresh, I don't see how the blood is the only thing that's gone.
Reinhardt and the others were too close to Volzard here, and in order to get closer to the actual battle, they had actually hunted a pack of orcs in a deeper part of the forest to do exercises.
The magic stones from the orcs they killed were divided up and taken in by everyone and used to strengthen them.
That being said, I feel that Artoo and the others who came back have a fearless face.
Alto brought the magic stones to Martos and the others as well, so I kept sending them images so that they wouldn't lose their cuteness while they were taking in.
'What do you think, Bartolo?'
'Well let's go a little further, if we continue in this direction we should be on the road, and from there we'll take the road back to Volzard.
Apparently the leader man is named Bartolo.
The other two men seem to be of equal or slightly lower rank than Bartolo, and the other two are of lower rank.
'How do you feel, is it going to be a gold mine?
Cesari, I just started. It's not that easy to find out.
Bartolo admonished the smaller man who was walking at the front of the pack with a dumbfounded gesture.
'Cesari, if you're going to go toe-to-toe with the Giga Wolf, it's going to get tougher if you don't get ahead of them at all costs. That means it's up to you, Seeker.
Hey, Cesari, are we gonna be okay with this?
Well, at worst, we could leave Cesari as bait and run.
Hahaha, maybe the little Cesari won't be able to buy much time by swallowing it all in one go.
The leader is Bartolo, a lion beastman, the Seeker is a small Cesari, and the others are a bearded dog beastman with a spear, a graceful man with a bow, and a shaved-headed giant with a large shield.
Apparently, this party is aiming at the Giga Wolf.
''The fur of the Giga Wolf that Master Kent defeated must have been put up for sale, or rumors must have circulated.''
You mean hunt the Giga Wolf and get rich?
''That's partly true, but the Giga Wolf is a demon that you can brag about just by killing it, so I suppose it's also meant to sell your name.''
''Hmm..........''
''Bu-ha-ha, you killed nine giga-wolves all by yourself and you're not bragging to anyone, it's only Master Kent.
''Ummm ... isn't bragging about it just going to cause more trouble?''
Well, yes, but there are those who think it's the nature of an adventurer to let that trouble come to them.
'Hmmm... well, I'll pass on that.
After seeing Bartolo and the others off, we moved to the training grounds of the Demon Forest.
This place is located in a deep part of the forest, so as expected, Bartolo and the others wouldn't be able to come this far.
Three skeletons, five undead lizardmen, thirty-three undead kobolds, and my household members are all gathered in the training grounds.
''Reinhardt, how's the coordination going?
'Well, after all, we just started today, so it's not going to be perfect.
'How many days of exercises do you think it will take for you to become battle-tested?
Three days at the earliest, but I'd say five days, and then a week to be sure.
It's Reinhardt's prospect who served as a squad leader in the Order, so there's no doubt about it, but I'll listen to the side that's actually working.
''How was Zae, how did you feel when you combined it with Alto and the others?''
''Yes, it's the first time I've ever had to fight with another demon or anything like that, so I'm honestly confused.
Is that pretty hard to do?
No. If it's the king's pleasure, I'll pull out all the stops.
Thank you. How was Alto?
I've enjoyed the training, Master.
What, isn't it hard?
We hunt in packs, so it doesn't bother us to move in groups.
'Huh? Does that mean Lizardmen don't hunt in groups?
Yes, we rarely engage in mass warfare.
Lizardmen usually hunt things that come close to the water's edge alone, and group fights are only done when the populations have increased and it has been raining for a long time.
'So you're saying that the lizardmen were increasing in numbers too, after all?
That's right, my king.
The demon forest must be activated after all.
''Reinhardt, we're training for coordination, can't we do it in the form of thinning out the demons near the roadway?''
What do you mean?
'We've done two rescue missions so far, and we've been attacked by demons both times, haven't we?
''Well, the first time it was Orcs and Gigawolves, the second time it was Lizardmen and Orcs, sure...''
'When the lizardmen attacked me, I think it was pretty close, even though the weather was a factor.
'Indeed, it would have been a very close call if it weren't for Master Kent.
'The next mission will be even more numerous, and although I've added more servants, I think it's going to be harder to protect them.
"I see. So that should reduce the number of demons first.
'Yeah, well, if we're going to train anyway, I think it would be good to have the groundwork in place for the operation to proceed safely while we're at it.
"Good, it's easy to get around anyway. Let's level the ground before we go on the mission.
So, by the end of the week, Reinhardt will be overseeing the coordination exercise and Fred and Basten will be doing the groundwork necessary to execute the operation?
"Mr. Kent, we're approaching the critical point.
Yeah, nice to meet you guys!
Right after I was summoned to Riesenburg, I was the only one who was thrown out, but now I have such good friends.
If they are with me, I'm sure they will be able to rescue my classmates safely.
All we have to do now is make a solid plan and put it into action.
It was getting dark, so we decided to head back to Volzard.
I decided to let Zae and the others and Artoo and the others spend their free time in the vicinity of the training grounds, since it would be stressful to sit in the shadow world.
We return to Volzard with Reinhardt, Mart, Milt and Murt.
Fred and Basten went off to explore Rustock.
After registering, I was curious to see what happened to my classmates who had gone shopping, so I decided to stop by the garrison's quarters, but when I stepped out of the shadows of the quarters, there was a sense of commotion in the air.
I asked a girl nearby who was a classmate of mine.
'Hey, hey, what's going on?'
Oh, Kokubun-kun, it's not that something's wrong, it's just that it's hard, I was there with you! Kokubun-kun was there!
Hey, wait, what, what, what's going on?
As I was being pulled by a girl whose name I didn't know, since we were in different classes, I saw my classmates with serious looks on their faces in front of the garrison's stuffing station.
As soon as he saw me, Mr. Kobayashi came running up to me.
''Hey, where have you been, I've been looking for you!
No, where? I was going to the forest to increase my household, what happened?
''It's not that there's anything wrong with me, it's just that I'm already in a lot of trouble with Takayama and the old and new duo and Gase Megane causing a brawl.
What the hell are you doing, Kondo?
Kondo-kun's in trouble. He's hurt. He can't move.
How about Takayama?
The garrison had a hold of me, and they're asking me about it.
Yeah, what the f*ck did you do in the interrogation?
According to Mr. Kobayashi and the others, when they went shopping for daily necessities, they got into an argument with a group of boys their age in Volzard, and from there, a brawl ensued, and because of the use of weapons and even magic, people were injured and half the store was burned down.
'Are you kidding me? Are you sure?
Do I look like I'm joking?
Are the girls okay?
We wouldn't do something as stupid as that.
Where are the boys?
They're all tied up, and most of them seem to be hurt...
'I'm not stupid enough to have you do this to me.....for goodness sake.
So what do we do now?
'What are you going to do about it...'
I had just come back from a good mood with a rescue mission in sight, and there was no way I was going to come up with a plan of action.
When I was at a loss, Kurtz-san came out of the stuffy room, and he seemed to have found me as well.
I'm sorry, Mr. Kurtz-san, but one of my classmates seems to have caused some trouble...
"Kent, this might be a little poorly done...
According to Kurtz-san, various people gather in Volzard, which is bordered by the Devil's Forest, so sometimes it can become a brawl.
However, even when there is a brawl, there is an unwritten rule that weapons and magic are not to be used, and that's why it doesn't turn into a big mess like this one.
But the strangers who just arrived yesterday started a brawl, using weapons and even magic, and it seems that a backlash is spreading among the townspeople.
"We know that Kent saved the city from the rock ogre, but the people in the city don't know that... and even if we told them, it was Kent's personal achievement, so they wouldn't be defending the people who caused the disturbance.
Yes, that's right........well, they're hurt too, aren't they?
The only thing is that the shoe store is half burnt down and most of the merchandise is ruined...
Mr. Kurtz, can you take me to that store?
What are you going to do?
Mr. Kurtz asks with a dubious look on his face.
'Anyway, I apologize, and since you'll probably need the current money if the shop can't operate, I'd like to pay you what you have, and then I'd like to pay you separately for any damage to the shop's goods or building.
"Hmmm ... is that something you have to do, Kent?
'But my classmates don't have any money, and I'm sure the store won't have any...'
Well okay, I'll come with you.
'I'm sorry, really, that it had to come to this...'
Mr. Kurtz-san patted me on the shoulder, but I couldn't look up because I was so sorry.
The scene where Kurtz-san escorted me to was a terrible mess.
The front side of the shoe store was burned down and there was a smell of burning in the area.
The inside of the store was flooded with burnt out building materials and a number of charred shoes that seemed to be products.
Kurtz called out to a middle-aged man standing in front of the shoe store.
'Marcel-san are you all right?
Oh, Mr. Kurtz you're not okay, I don't know what to do tomorrow...
'Kent, this is Marcel, the owner of the shoe store.
Mr. Kurtz, is this boy...?
You know the kids in the daytime...
Oh? You're with those little bastards!
As soon as he heard my identity, Marcel-san's loss of vision, which had been slumped in his shoulders until then, was lifted.
It's only natural, since I was forced into such a terrible situation.
''I'm sorry! I'm so sorry.
Hey, hey ... what the f*ck are you doing...
I kneeled on the water-soaked path to extinguish the fire and got down on my knees with such force that I put my forehead in a puddle of water.
'I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I will certainly, without fail, reimburse you for any damage to the store, I'm really sorry.'
Can you really think a kid like you can pay for something like that? Rumor has it that it just came in from somewhere else.
I'll get you the money, I'll get you the money, I promise, so please forgive me, but if you kick us out of Volzard, we have nowhere to go. So please, please forgive us.
f*ck you! You have no idea how hard I've worked to get this store to this point! Don't think they'll forgive you and say yes, I see!
'I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I'm just a kid and I don't know the hardships of making a store big. The only thing I can do is to come up with the money, but please, please, please........
He stomps on my head as I'm on my knees and my forehead is pressed to the bottom of the gurgling puddle.
'Don't be silly, don't think you'll be forgiven if you just pay me!
'Mr. Marcel, that's enough for me...'
'What, Mr. Kurtz, are you taking the side of this kid? It's the garrison's job to protect the strangers or the city's, which one is it?
'Mr. Marcel, this Kent is a benefactor to Volzard.
What? This kid is your benefactor?
''Oh, Kent is a dark-attribute sorcerer, and it was the skeleton Kent is using to repel the swarm of rock ogres that attacked us the other day...''
Such a child...?
'Believe it or not, this is a true story, and if it weren't for him, the city of Volzard might have been overrun by a rock ogre at its worst.
But, but, but, but... how can you pay for a store for a kid like this?
'I can use a demon that powerful, I'm sure I can defeat the demon and recover the magic stone, I've known Kent since he came to town, he's a serious and trustworthy boy. Marcel-san, do me a favor, please forgive him, please?
Yes, well this is my apology for the inconvenience, so please use it as a quick link.
I kept my head down and held out the bag of 10,000 hectares that I had prepared.
'You, this....'
I'll pay for the store's expenses in addition to this. Please put it away.
Oh okay, okay, I'm going to look bad if you dress like that, you're a distraction! Get the hell out of here!
'Yes, I'll come back to you again, I'm really sorry.
Once again, I bowed my head enough to stick my forehead in the puddle, and when I got up, Marcel-san was gone.
'Kent, for now, go back to the garrison's quarters and clean the mud off.......'
Yes, I'm sorry, sorry to trouble you...
'I'm sure Mr. Marcelle has just had to deal with something like this, and he couldn't get his feelings together, and he couldn't control his emotions.
Yes I know.
I suppose we should talk about the future when things settle down a bit.
'Yes I will....'
I got down on my knees and got myself dirty, but I was so pathetic that tears came pouring down my face.
If I tried to wipe the tears away, the mud would get in my eyes and I wouldn't be able to tell because I was wet anyway, so I just let the tears flow, but I couldn't hold back my sobs.
'Ugh ... ugh ... ugh ... ugh ... ugh ...'
I'm trapped in the illusion that all the things I've been struggling to do to make my classmates feel accepted have been burned down with them.
Kurtz-san held me firmly by the shoulders and supported me, not bothering to get his uniform dirty.
I rented a bath in the garrison's quarters and changed into the clothes I got out of the shadow storage.
I washed off the dirt, but I didn't feel refreshed at all.
Still, I couldn't avoid seeing them face to face, so I went to the building where the boys were being held.
The boys of my classmates have been divided into three prisons after being treated for their wounds.
Godd*mn it, you've got to be kidding me...
'Hey! I can't wait to get it out!
There was not an ounce of remorse in the voices that leaked out of the prison.
When Kurtz-san accompanied me and we entered the building where the prison was located, everyone's eyes were turned on me at once.
''Ah, Kokubun! What the hell have you been doing?
Hey, tell them to get me out of here!
Kokubun, this is your fault for not being properly prepared...
Yagi, Furuta, and Takayama all said whatever they wanted, and even I can lose my temper, no matter how much I want to.
''Shut up! Shut up, you idiots!
I kicked the bars of the jail as hard as I could while shouting at them with all my might, and as expected, the idiots became quiet.
''Don't be so selfish, you don't even know how much I've bowed down and how hard I've worked to get you guys accepted! Screw you!
I don't think I've ever shouted so much in my life.
''I've left it up to the garrison to get rid of you guys! I've asked that you follow the laws here in Volzard and make sure that you are dealt with severely!
Hey, what are you talking about...
Shut up! Shut up! I'm talking now, stay out of it!
The gaseous glasses were about to say something trivial, so I yelled at him to shut him up.
I will compensate the shoemaker who was burned in the fire, and in return, I will cut off all future aid to the thirty boys here. You'll have to take care of your own housing, your own money to eat, and everything else!
Don't be a dick. What do you want me to do with my life?
Shut up! You're on your own, you're relying on me for everything, and I'm not the one to take care of you guys! If you don't like it so much, shall I fit you with a servitude bracelet and send you back to Rustock? Do you want to die in the Devil's Forest after Camilla has consumed you? You can be thankful that you just freed them from slavery and created a situation where they could work and earn their own money! Don't be spoiled!
Once again, I kick the bars of the jail as hard as I can and then head for the exit.
'Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute ... hey, Kokubun!
I walked out of the building without listening to what the gaseous glasses were ranting about, but I didn't listen to them.
I'm going to talk to all of the girls now, and then I'm going to go apologize to Donovan-san and report to the chairman of the committee... I need to go apologize to Klaus-san as well.
I asked Kurtz-san to follow me to the meeting room where all the girls were waiting, but on the way, I broke my energy and sat down leaning against the wall of the quarters.
Oh, please don't make me do this again.
'Master, are you okay...?'
Cheer up...
I'll be with you...
Mart, Milt, and Murt came out and licked my face, probably to make sure no one was around.
I couldn't hold back the tears I was shedding, but the three of them licked them away.
I squeezed Milt, who was in front of me, and let the mofo heal me.
I think I can hold on just a little longer.
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After registering the undead kobolds at the guild, I decided to return to Reinhardt and his team who were practicing in the Demon Forest.
I returned to the place where I had made the Kobold my family, but I couldn't find Reinhardt and the others.
''I wonder where they all went...?
Master, someone's coming.
What? Everybody stay in the shadows.
When Malt informed me, I unintentionally dove into the shadows, but after thinking about it, I didn't have to hide, since I wasn't doing anything bad, right?
But since I hid, I'm going to keep looking at it.
As I watch from the top of the tree, through the shadows, a group of five people approach us.
''Hey, didn't you misjudge them?''
'That can't be true, I definitely saw people.
No, no, no, no, we're in the middle of a demon forest, we're not supposed to be in a place like this...
No, I see it, I see it, I see it...
At the point in time when he is operating in the demon forest, he must be an adventurer with reasonable skill.
A small man with a bandana wrapped around his short haired head who walks at the front of the pack is alert and cautious of his surroundings.
The four men following him appear relaxed at first glance, but they occasionally give their eyes a sharp look around.
''Look at this tree, it didn't fall down naturally.
Hey, look at me!
That's a very unusual way of looking at it...
Yes, that's something that my military personnel beat away or cut down as a test of strength.
But what are these people doing in a place like this?
'Mart, go find everyone for a moment and let them know there are adventurers here, because it would be poorly done if we ran into each other.
"Yes, Master.
Reinhardt came back as soon as Malt ran through the shadow world to his companions.
''Master Kent, what's wrong?''
"Yeah, I'll be back after registration and...
"Hmm, looks like a party of adventurers.
The five adventurers are examining the area thoughtfully.
''Look, there are claw marks on a lot of ground.
Yeah, same here, and there's quite a few footprints left.
What's the footprint? It's a cobolt in terms of size, but...
Look at these, are they Lizardman's footprints?
What kind of stupid place is this?
But look, what other demons and wild animals have tracks like this?
The adventurers' gazes were drawn to one man.
He was probably in his early thirties, with muggy hair that looked orange in the light, and a tail with long strands of hair at the end.
''He must be a lion beastman, he seems to be quite an expert user...''
"He's their leader?
Perhaps...
The man who looked like the leader of the group, who was looking at me, looked around again and then opened his mouth.
What do you mean?
I don't know. I've never been in a situation like this before.
Didn't the Kobold get wiped out by the Lizardmen?
'Then there would have been a trail of blood. With the footprints so fresh, I don't see how the blood is the only thing that's gone.
Reinhardt and the others were too close to Volzard here, and in order to get closer to the actual battle, they had actually hunted a pack of orcs in a deeper part of the forest to do exercises.
The magic stones from the orcs they killed were divided up and taken in by everyone and used to strengthen them.
That being said, I feel that Artoo and the others who came back have a fearless face.
Alto brought the magic stones to Martos and the others as well, so I kept sending them images so that they wouldn't lose their cuteness while they were taking in.
'What do you think, Bartolo?'
'Well let's go a little further, if we continue in this direction we should be on the road, and from there we'll take the road back to Volzard.
Apparently the leader man is named Bartolo.
The other two men seem to be of equal or slightly lower rank than Bartolo, and the other two are of lower rank.
'How do you feel, is it going to be a gold mine?
Cesari, I just started. It's not that easy to find out.
Bartolo admonished the smaller man who was walking at the front of the pack with a dumbfounded gesture.
'Cesari, if you're going to go toe-to-toe with the Giga Wolf, it's going to get tougher if you don't get ahead of them at all costs. That means it's up to you, Seeker.
Hey, Cesari, are we gonna be okay with this?
Well, at worst, we could leave Cesari as bait and run.
Hahaha, maybe the little Cesari won't be able to buy much time by swallowing it all in one go.
The leader is Bartolo, a lion beastman, the Seeker is a small Cesari, and the others are a bearded dog beastman with a spear, a graceful man with a bow, and a shaved-headed giant with a large shield.
Apparently, this party is aiming at the Giga Wolf.
''The fur of the Giga Wolf that Master Kent defeated must have been put up for sale, or rumors must have circulated.''
You mean hunt the Giga Wolf and get rich?
''That's partly true, but the Giga Wolf is a demon that you can brag about just by killing it, so I suppose it's also meant to sell your name.''
''Hmm..........''
''Bu-ha-ha, you killed nine giga-wolves all by yourself and you're not bragging to anyone, it's only Master Kent.
''Ummm ... isn't bragging about it just going to cause more trouble?''
Well, yes, but there are those who think it's the nature of an adventurer to let that trouble come to them.
'Hmmm... well, I'll pass on that.
After seeing Bartolo and the others off, we moved to the training grounds of the Demon Forest.
This place is located in a deep part of the forest, so as expected, Bartolo and the others wouldn't be able to come this far.
Three skeletons, five undead lizardmen, thirty-three undead kobolds, and my household members are all gathered in the training grounds.
''Reinhardt, how's the coordination going?
'Well, after all, we just started today, so it's not going to be perfect.
'How many days of exercises do you think it will take for you to become battle-tested?
Three days at the earliest, but I'd say five days, and then a week to be sure.
It's Reinhardt's prospect who served as a squad leader in the Order, so there's no doubt about it, but I'll listen to the side that's actually working.
''How was Zae, how did you feel when you combined it with Alto and the others?''
''Yes, it's the first time I've ever had to fight with another demon or anything like that, so I'm honestly confused.
Is that pretty hard to do?
No. If it's the king's pleasure, I'll pull out all the stops.
Thank you. How was Alto?
I've enjoyed the training, Master.
What, isn't it hard?
We hunt in packs, so it doesn't bother us to move in groups.
'Huh? Does that mean Lizardmen don't hunt in groups?
Yes, we rarely engage in mass warfare.
Lizardmen usually hunt things that come close to the water's edge alone, and group fights are only done when the populations have increased and it has been raining for a long time.
'So you're saying that the lizardmen were increasing in numbers too, after all?
That's right, my king.
The demon forest must be activated after all.
''Reinhardt, we're training for coordination, can't we do it in the form of thinning out the demons near the roadway?''
What do you mean?
'We've done two rescue missions so far, and we've been attacked by demons both times, haven't we?
''Well, the first time it was Orcs and Gigawolves, the second time it was Lizardmen and Orcs, sure...''
'When the lizardmen attacked me, I think it was pretty close, even though the weather was a factor.
'Indeed, it would have been a very close call if it weren't for Master Kent.
'The next mission will be even more numerous, and although I've added more servants, I think it's going to be harder to protect them.
"I see. So that should reduce the number of demons first.
'Yeah, well, if we're going to train anyway, I think it would be good to have the groundwork in place for the operation to proceed safely while we're at it.
"Good, it's easy to get around anyway. Let's level the ground before we go on the mission.
So, by the end of the week, Reinhardt will be overseeing the coordination exercise and Fred and Basten will be doing the groundwork necessary to execute the operation?
"Mr. Kent, we're approaching the critical point.
Yeah, nice to meet you guys!
Right after I was summoned to Riesenburg, I was the only one who was thrown out, but now I have such good friends.
If they are with me, I'm sure they will be able to rescue my classmates safely.
All we have to do now is make a solid plan and put it into action.
It was getting dark, so we decided to head back to Volzard.
I decided to let Zae and the others and Artoo and the others spend their free time in the vicinity of the training grounds, since it would be stressful to sit in the shadow world.
We return to Volzard with Reinhardt, Mart, Milt and Murt.
Fred and Basten went off to explore Rustock.
After registering, I was curious to see what happened to my classmates who had gone shopping, so I decided to stop by the garrison's quarters, but when I stepped out of the shadows of the quarters, there was a sense of commotion in the air.
I asked a girl nearby who was a classmate of mine.
'Hey, hey, what's going on?'
Oh, Kokubun-kun, it's not that something's wrong, it's just that it's hard, I was there with you! Kokubun-kun was there!
Hey, wait, what, what, what's going on?
As I was being pulled by a girl whose name I didn't know, since we were in different classes, I saw my classmates with serious looks on their faces in front of the garrison's stuffing station.
As soon as he saw me, Mr. Kobayashi came running up to me.
''Hey, where have you been, I've been looking for you!
No, where? I was going to the forest to increase my household, what happened?
''It's not that there's anything wrong with me, it's just that I'm already in a lot of trouble with Takayama and the old and new duo and Gase Megane causing a brawl.
What the hell are you doing, Kondo?
Kondo-kun's in trouble. He's hurt. He can't move.
How about Takayama?
The garrison had a hold of me, and they're asking me about it.
Yeah, what the f*ck did you do in the interrogation?
According to Mr. Kobayashi and the others, when they went shopping for daily necessities, they got into an argument with a group of boys their age in Volzard, and from there, a brawl ensued, and because of the use of weapons and even magic, people were injured and half the store was burned down.
'Are you kidding me? Are you sure?
Do I look like I'm joking?
Are the girls okay?
We wouldn't do something as stupid as that.
Where are the boys?
They're all tied up, and most of them seem to be hurt...
'I'm not stupid enough to have you do this to me.....for goodness sake.
So what do we do now?
'What are you going to do about it...'
I had just come back from a good mood with a rescue mission in sight, and there was no way I was going to come up with a plan of action.
When I was at a loss, Kurtz-san came out of the stuffy room, and he seemed to have found me as well.
I'm sorry, Mr. Kurtz-san, but one of my classmates seems to have caused some trouble...
"Kent, this might be a little poorly done...
According to Kurtz-san, various people gather in Volzard, which is bordered by the Devil's Forest, so sometimes it can become a brawl.
However, even when there is a brawl, there is an unwritten rule that weapons and magic are not to be used, and that's why it doesn't turn into a big mess like this one.
But the strangers who just arrived yesterday started a brawl, using weapons and even magic, and it seems that a backlash is spreading among the townspeople.
"We know that Kent saved the city from the rock ogre, but the people in the city don't know that... and even if we told them, it was Kent's personal achievement, so they wouldn't be defending the people who caused the disturbance.
Yes, that's right........well, they're hurt too, aren't they?
The only thing is that the shoe store is half burnt down and most of the merchandise is ruined...
Mr. Kurtz, can you take me to that store?
What are you going to do?
Mr. Kurtz asks with a dubious look on his face.
'Anyway, I apologize, and since you'll probably need the current money if the shop can't operate, I'd like to pay you what you have, and then I'd like to pay you separately for any damage to the shop's goods or building.
"Hmmm ... is that something you have to do, Kent?
'But my classmates don't have any money, and I'm sure the store won't have any...'
Well okay, I'll come with you.
'I'm sorry, really, that it had to come to this...'
Mr. Kurtz-san patted me on the shoulder, but I couldn't look up because I was so sorry.
The scene where Kurtz-san escorted me to was a terrible mess.
The front side of the shoe store was burned down and there was a smell of burning in the area.
The inside of the store was flooded with burnt out building materials and a number of charred shoes that seemed to be products.
Kurtz called out to a middle-aged man standing in front of the shoe store.
'Marcel-san are you all right?
Oh, Mr. Kurtz you're not okay, I don't know what to do tomorrow...
'Kent, this is Marcel, the owner of the shoe store.
Mr. Kurtz, is this boy...?
You know the kids in the daytime...
Oh? You're with those little bastards!
As soon as he heard my identity, Marcel-san's loss of vision, which had been slumped in his shoulders until then, was lifted.
It's only natural, since I was forced into such a terrible situation.
''I'm sorry! I'm so sorry.
Hey, hey ... what the f*ck are you doing...
I kneeled on the water-soaked path to extinguish the fire and got down on my knees with such force that I put my forehead in a puddle of water.
'I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I will certainly, without fail, reimburse you for any damage to the store, I'm really sorry.'
Can you really think a kid like you can pay for something like that? Rumor has it that it just came in from somewhere else.
I'll get you the money, I'll get you the money, I promise, so please forgive me, but if you kick us out of Volzard, we have nowhere to go. So please, please forgive us.
f*ck you! You have no idea how hard I've worked to get this store to this point! Don't think they'll forgive you and say yes, I see!
'I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I'm just a kid and I don't know the hardships of making a store big. The only thing I can do is to come up with the money, but please, please, please........
He stomps on my head as I'm on my knees and my forehead is pressed to the bottom of the gurgling puddle.
'Don't be silly, don't think you'll be forgiven if you just pay me!
'Mr. Marcel, that's enough for me...'
'What, Mr. Kurtz, are you taking the side of this kid? It's the garrison's job to protect the strangers or the city's, which one is it?
'Mr. Marcel, this Kent is a benefactor to Volzard.
What? This kid is your benefactor?
''Oh, Kent is a dark-attribute sorcerer, and it was the skeleton Kent is using to repel the swarm of rock ogres that attacked us the other day...''
Such a child...?
'Believe it or not, this is a true story, and if it weren't for him, the city of Volzard might have been overrun by a rock ogre at its worst.
But, but, but, but... how can you pay for a store for a kid like this?
'I can use a demon that powerful, I'm sure I can defeat the demon and recover the magic stone, I've known Kent since he came to town, he's a serious and trustworthy boy. Marcel-san, do me a favor, please forgive him, please?
Yes, well this is my apology for the inconvenience, so please use it as a quick link.
I kept my head down and held out the bag of 10,000 hectares that I had prepared.
'You, this....'
I'll pay for the store's expenses in addition to this. Please put it away.
Oh okay, okay, I'm going to look bad if you dress like that, you're a distraction! Get the hell out of here!
'Yes, I'll come back to you again, I'm really sorry.
Once again, I bowed my head enough to stick my forehead in the puddle, and when I got up, Marcel-san was gone.
'Kent, for now, go back to the garrison's quarters and clean the mud off.......'
Yes, I'm sorry, sorry to trouble you...
'I'm sure Mr. Marcelle has just had to deal with something like this, and he couldn't get his feelings together, and he couldn't control his emotions.
Yes I know.
I suppose we should talk about the future when things settle down a bit.
'Yes I will....'
I got down on my knees and got myself dirty, but I was so pathetic that tears came pouring down my face.
If I tried to wipe the tears away, the mud would get in my eyes and I wouldn't be able to tell because I was wet anyway, so I just let the tears flow, but I couldn't hold back my sobs.
'Ugh ... ugh ... ugh ... ugh ... ugh ...'
I'm trapped in the illusion that all the things I've been struggling to do to make my classmates feel accepted have been burned down with them.
Kurtz-san held me firmly by the shoulders and supported me, not bothering to get his uniform dirty.
I rented a bath in the garrison's quarters and changed into the clothes I got out of the shadow storage.
I washed off the dirt, but I didn't feel refreshed at all.
Still, I couldn't avoid seeing them face to face, so I went to the building where the boys were being held.
The boys of my classmates have been divided into three prisons after being treated for their wounds.
Godd*mn it, you've got to be kidding me...
'Hey! I can't wait to get it out!
There was not an ounce of remorse in the voices that leaked out of the prison.
When Kurtz-san accompanied me and we entered the building where the prison was located, everyone's eyes were turned on me at once.
''Ah, Kokubun! What the hell have you been doing?
Hey, tell them to get me out of here!
Kokubun, this is your fault for not being properly prepared...
Yagi, Furuta, and Takayama all said whatever they wanted, and even I can lose my temper, no matter how much I want to.
''Shut up! Shut up, you idiots!
I kicked the bars of the jail as hard as I could while shouting at them with all my might, and as expected, the idiots became quiet.
''Don't be so selfish, you don't even know how much I've bowed down and how hard I've worked to get you guys accepted! Screw you!
I don't think I've ever shouted so much in my life.
''I've left it up to the garrison to get rid of you guys! I've asked that you follow the laws here in Volzard and make sure that you are dealt with severely!
Hey, what are you talking about...
Shut up! Shut up! I'm talking now, stay out of it!
The gaseous glasses were about to say something trivial, so I yelled at him to shut him up.
I will compensate the shoemaker who was burned in the fire, and in return, I will cut off all future aid to the thirty boys here. You'll have to take care of your own housing, your own money to eat, and everything else!
Don't be a dick. What do you want me to do with my life?
Shut up! You're on your own, you're relying on me for everything, and I'm not the one to take care of you guys! If you don't like it so much, shall I fit you with a servitude bracelet and send you back to Rustock? Do you want to die in the Devil's Forest after Camilla has consumed you? You can be thankful that you just freed them from slavery and created a situation where they could work and earn their own money! Don't be spoiled!
Once again, I kick the bars of the jail as hard as I can and then head for the exit.
'Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute ... hey, Kokubun!
I walked out of the building without listening to what the gaseous glasses were ranting about, but I didn't listen to them.
I'm going to talk to all of the girls now, and then I'm going to go apologize to Donovan-san and report to the chairman of the committee... I need to go apologize to Klaus-san as well.
I asked Kurtz-san to follow me to the meeting room where all the girls were waiting, but on the way, I broke my energy and sat down leaning against the wall of the quarters.
Oh, please don't make me do this again.
'Master, are you okay...?'
Cheer up...
I'll be with you...
Mart, Milt, and Murt came out and licked my face, probably to make sure no one was around.
I couldn't hold back the tears I was shedding, but the three of them licked them away.
I squeezed Milt, who was in front of me, and let the mofo heal me.
I think I can hold on just a little longer.
After registering the undead kobolds at the guild, I decided to return to Reinhardt and his team who were practicing in the Demon Forest.I returned to the place where I had made the Kobold my family, but I couldn't find Reinhardt and the others.''I wonder where they all went...?Master, someone's coming.What? Everybody stay in the shadows.When Malt informed me, I unintentionally dove into the shadows, but after thinking about it, I didn't have to hide, since I wasn't doing anything bad, right?But since I hid, I'm going to keep looking at it.As I watch from the top of the tree, through the shadows, a group of five people approach us.''Hey, didn't you misjudge them?'''That can't be true, I definitely saw people.No, no, no, no, we're in the middle of a demon forest, we're not supposed to be in a place like this...No, I see it, I see it, I see it...At the point in time when he is operating in the demon forest, he must be an adventurer with reasonable skill.A small man with a bandana wrapped around his short haired head who walks at the front of the pack is alert and cautious of his surroundings.The four men following him appear relaxed at first glance, but they occasionally give their eyes a sharp look around.''Look at this tree, it didn't fall down naturally.Hey, look at me!That's a very unusual way of looking at it...Yes, that's something that my military personnel beat away or cut down as a test of strength.But what are these people doing in a place like this?'Mart, go find everyone for a moment and let them know there are adventurers here, because it would be poorly done if we ran into each other."Yes, Master.Reinhardt came back as soon as Malt ran through the shadow world to his companions.''Master Kent, what's wrong?''"Yeah, I'll be back after registration and..."Hmm, looks like a party of adventurers.The five adventurers are examining the area thoughtfully.''Look, there are claw marks on a lot of ground.Yeah, same here, and there's quite a few footprints left.What's the footprint? It's a cobolt in terms of size, but...Look at these, are they Lizardman's footprints?What kind of stupid place is this?But look, what other demons and wild animals have tracks like this?The adventurers' gazes were drawn to one man.He was probably in his early thirties, with muggy hair that looked orange in the light, and a tail with long strands of hair at the end.''He must be a lion beastman, he seems to be quite an expert user...''"He's their leader?Perhaps...The man who looked like the leader of the group, who was looking at me, looked around again and then opened his mouth.What do you mean?I don't know. I've never been in a situation like this before.Didn't the Kobold get wiped out by the Lizardmen?'Then there would have been a trail of blood. With the footprints so fresh, I don't see how the blood is the only thing that's gone.Reinhardt and the others were too close to Volzard here, and in order to get closer to the actual battle, they had actually hunted a pack of orcs in a deeper part of the forest to do exercises.The magic stones from the orcs they killed were divided up and taken in by everyone and used to strengthen them.That being said, I feel that Artoo and the others who came back have a fearless face.Alto brought the magic stones to Martos and the others as well, so I kept sending them images so that they wouldn't lose their cuteness while they were taking in.'What do you think, Bartolo?''Well let's go a little further, if we continue in this direction we should be on the road, and from there we'll take the road back to Volzard.Apparently the leader man is named Bartolo.The other two men seem to be of equal or slightly lower rank than Bartolo, and the other two are of lower rank.'How do you feel, is it going to be a gold mine?Cesari, I just started. It's not that easy to find out.Bartolo admonished the smaller man who was walking at the front of the pack with a dumbfounded gesture.'Cesari, if you're going to go toe-to-toe with the Giga Wolf, it's going to get tougher if you don't get ahead of them at all costs. That means it's up to you, Seeker.Hey, Cesari, are we gonna be okay with this?Well, at worst, we could leave Cesari as bait and run.Hahaha, maybe the little Cesari won't be able to buy much time by swallowing it all in one go.The leader is Bartolo, a lion beastman, the Seeker is a small Cesari, and the others are a bearded dog beastman with a spear, a graceful man with a bow, and a shaved-headed giant with a large shield.Apparently, this party is aiming at the Giga Wolf.''The fur of the Giga Wolf that Master Kent defeated must have been put up for sale, or rumors must have circulated.''You mean hunt the Giga Wolf and get rich?''That's partly true, but the Giga Wolf is a demon that you can brag about just by killing it, so I suppose it's also meant to sell your name.''''Hmm..........''''Bu-ha-ha, you killed nine giga-wolves all by yourself and you're not bragging to anyone, it's only Master Kent.''Ummm ... isn't bragging about it just going to cause more trouble?''Well, yes, but there are those who think it's the nature of an adventurer to let that trouble come to them.'Hmmm... well, I'll pass on that.After seeing Bartolo and the others off, we moved to the training grounds of the Demon Forest.This place is located in a deep part of the forest, so as expected, Bartolo and the others wouldn't be able to come this far.Three skeletons, five undead lizardmen, thirty-three undead kobolds, and my household members are all gathered in the training grounds.''Reinhardt, how's the coordination going?'Well, after all, we just started today, so it's not going to be perfect.'How many days of exercises do you think it will take for you to become battle-tested?Three days at the earliest, but I'd say five days, and then a week to be sure.It's Reinhardt's prospect who served as a squad leader in the Order, so there's no doubt about it, but I'll listen to the side that's actually working.''How was Zae, how did you feel when you combined it with Alto and the others?''''Yes, it's the first time I've ever had to fight with another demon or anything like that, so I'm honestly confused.Is that pretty hard to do?No. If it's the king's pleasure, I'll pull out all the stops.Thank you. How was Alto?I've enjoyed the training, Master.What, isn't it hard?We hunt in packs, so it doesn't bother us to move in groups.'Huh? Does that mean Lizardmen don't hunt in groups?Yes, we rarely engage in mass warfare.Lizardmen usually hunt things that come close to the water's edge alone, and group fights are only done when the populations have increased and it has been raining for a long time.'So you're saying that the lizardmen were increasing in numbers too, after all?That's right, my king.The demon forest must be activated after all.''Reinhardt, we're training for coordination, can't we do it in the form of thinning out the demons near the roadway?''What do you mean?'We've done two rescue missions so far, and we've been attacked by demons both times, haven't we?''Well, the first time it was Orcs and Gigawolves, the second time it was Lizardmen and Orcs, sure...'''When the lizardmen attacked me, I think it was pretty close, even though the weather was a factor.'Indeed, it would have been a very close call if it weren't for Master Kent.'The next mission will be even more numerous, and although I've added more servants, I think it's going to be harder to protect them."I see. So that should reduce the number of demons first.'Yeah, well, if we're going to train anyway, I think it would be good to have the groundwork in place for the operation to proceed safely while we're at it."Good, it's easy to get around anyway. Let's level the ground before we go on the mission.So, by the end of the week, Reinhardt will be overseeing the coordination exercise and Fred and Basten will be doing the groundwork necessary to execute the operation?"Mr. Kent, we're approaching the critical point.Yeah, nice to meet you guys!Right after I was summoned to Riesenburg, I was the only one who was thrown out, but now I have such good friends.If they are with me, I'm sure they will be able to rescue my classmates safely.All we have to do now is make a solid plan and put it into action.It was getting dark, so we decided to head back to Volzard.I decided to let Zae and the others and Artoo and the others spend their free time in the vicinity of the training grounds, since it would be stressful to sit in the shadow world.We return to Volzard with Reinhardt, Mart, Milt and Murt.Fred and Basten went off to explore Rustock.After registering, I was curious to see what happened to my classmates who had gone shopping, so I decided to stop by the garrison's quarters, but when I stepped out of the shadows of the quarters, there was a sense of commotion in the air.I asked a girl nearby who was a classmate of mine.'Hey, hey, what's going on?'Oh, Kokubun-kun, it's not that something's wrong, it's just that it's hard, I was there with you! Kokubun-kun was there!Hey, wait, what, what, what's going on?As I was being pulled by a girl whose name I didn't know, since we were in different classes, I saw my classmates with serious looks on their faces in front of the garrison's stuffing station.As soon as he saw me, Mr. Kobayashi came running up to me.''Hey, where have you been, I've been looking for you!No, where? I was going to the forest to increase my household, what happened?''It's not that there's anything wrong with me, it's just that I'm already in a lot of trouble with Takayama and the old and new duo and Gase Megane causing a brawl.What the hell are you doing, Kondo?Kondo-kun's in trouble. He's hurt. He can't move.How about Takayama?The garrison had a hold of me, and they're asking me about it.Yeah, what the f*ck did you do in the interrogation?According to Mr. Kobayashi and the others, when they went shopping for daily necessities, they got into an argument with a group of boys their age in Volzard, and from there, a brawl ensued, and because of the use of weapons and even magic, people were injured and half the store was burned down.'Are you kidding me? Are you sure?Do I look like I'm joking?Are the girls okay?We wouldn't do something as stupid as that.Where are the boys?They're all tied up, and most of them seem to be hurt...'I'm not stupid enough to have you do this to me.....for goodness sake.So what do we do now?'What are you going to do about it...'I had just come back from a good mood with a rescue mission in sight, and there was no way I was going to come up with a plan of action.When I was at a loss, Kurtz-san came out of the stuffy room, and he seemed to have found me as well.I'm sorry, Mr. Kurtz-san, but one of my classmates seems to have caused some trouble..."Kent, this might be a little poorly done...According to Kurtz-san, various people gather in Volzard, which is bordered by the Devil's Forest, so sometimes it can become a brawl.However, even when there is a brawl, there is an unwritten rule that weapons and magic are not to be used, and that's why it doesn't turn into a big mess like this one.But the strangers who just arrived yesterday started a brawl, using weapons and even magic, and it seems that a backlash is spreading among the townspeople."We know that Kent saved the city from the rock ogre, but the people in the city don't know that... and even if we told them, it was Kent's personal achievement, so they wouldn't be defending the people who caused the disturbance.Yes, that's right........well, they're hurt too, aren't they?The only thing is that the shoe store is half burnt down and most of the merchandise is ruined...Mr. Kurtz, can you take me to that store?What are you going to do?Mr. Kurtz asks with a dubious look on his face.'Anyway, I apologize, and since you'll probably need the current money if the shop can't operate, I'd like to pay you what you have, and then I'd like to pay you separately for any damage to the shop's goods or building."Hmmm ... is that something you have to do, Kent?'But my classmates don't have any money, and I'm sure the store won't have any...'Well okay, I'll come with you.'I'm sorry, really, that it had to come to this...'Mr. Kurtz-san patted me on the shoulder, but I couldn't look up because I was so sorry.The scene where Kurtz-san escorted me to was a terrible mess.The front side of the shoe store was burned down and there was a smell of burning in the area.The inside of the store was flooded with burnt out building materials and a number of charred shoes that seemed to be products.Kurtz called out to a middle-aged man standing in front of the shoe store.'Marcel-san are you all right?Oh, Mr. Kurtz you're not okay, I don't know what to do tomorrow...'Kent, this is Marcel, the owner of the shoe store.Mr. Kurtz, is this boy...?You know the kids in the daytime...Oh? You're with those little bastards!As soon as he heard my identity, Marcel-san's loss of vision, which had been slumped in his shoulders until then, was lifted.It's only natural, since I was forced into such a terrible situation.''I'm sorry! I'm so sorry.Hey, hey ... what the f*ck are you doing...I kneeled on the water-soaked path to extinguish the fire and got down on my knees with such force that I put my forehead in a puddle of water.'I'm sorry for the inconvenience, and I will certainly, without fail, reimburse you for any damage to the store, I'm really sorry.'Can you really think a kid like you can pay for something like that? Rumor has it that it just came in from somewhere else.I'll get you the money, I'll get you the money, I promise, so please forgive me, but if you kick us out of Volzard, we have nowhere to go. So please, please forgive us.f*ck you! You have no idea how hard I've worked to get this store to this point! Don't think they'll forgive you and say yes, I see!'I'm sorry, I'm really sorry, I'm just a kid and I don't know the hardships of making a store big. The only thing I can do is to come up with the money, but please, please, please........He stomps on my head as I'm on my knees and my forehead is pressed to the bottom of the gurgling puddle.'Don't be silly, don't think you'll be forgiven if you just pay me!'Mr. Marcel, that's enough for me...''What, Mr. Kurtz, are you taking the side of this kid? It's the garrison's job to protect the strangers or the city's, which one is it?'Mr. Marcel, this Kent is a benefactor to Volzard.What? This kid is your benefactor?''Oh, Kent is a dark-attribute sorcerer, and it was the skeleton Kent is using to repel the swarm of rock ogres that attacked us the other day...''Such a child...?'Believe it or not, this is a true story, and if it weren't for him, the city of Volzard might have been overrun by a rock ogre at its worst.But, but, but, but... how can you pay for a store for a kid like this?'I can use a demon that powerful, I'm sure I can defeat the demon and recover the magic stone, I've known Kent since he came to town, he's a serious and trustworthy boy. Marcel-san, do me a favor, please forgive him, please?Yes, well this is my apology for the inconvenience, so please use it as a quick link.I kept my head down and held out the bag of 10,000 hectares that I had prepared.'You, this....'I'll pay for the store's expenses in addition to this. Please put it away.Oh okay, okay, I'm going to look bad if you dress like that, you're a distraction! Get the hell out of here!'Yes, I'll come back to you again, I'm really sorry.Once again, I bowed my head enough to stick my forehead in the puddle, and when I got up, Marcel-san was gone.'Kent, for now, go back to the garrison's quarters and clean the mud off.......'Yes, I'm sorry, sorry to trouble you...'I'm sure Mr. Marcelle has just had to deal with something like this, and he couldn't get his feelings together, and he couldn't control his emotions.Yes I know.I suppose we should talk about the future when things settle down a bit.'Yes I will....'I got down on my knees and got myself dirty, but I was so pathetic that tears came pouring down my face.If I tried to wipe the tears away, the mud would get in my eyes and I wouldn't be able to tell because I was wet anyway, so I just let the tears flow, but I couldn't hold back my sobs.'Ugh ... ugh ... ugh ... ugh ... ugh ...'I'm trapped in the illusion that all the things I've been struggling to do to make my classmates feel accepted have been burned down with them.Kurtz-san held me firmly by the shoulders and supported me, not bothering to get his uniform dirty.I rented a bath in the garrison's quarters and changed into the clothes I got out of the shadow storage.I washed off the dirt, but I didn't feel refreshed at all.Still, I couldn't avoid seeing them face to face, so I went to the building where the boys were being held.The boys of my classmates have been divided into three prisons after being treated for their wounds.Godd*mn it, you've got to be kidding me...'Hey! I can't wait to get it out!There was not an ounce of remorse in the voices that leaked out of the prison.When Kurtz-san accompanied me and we entered the building where the prison was located, everyone's eyes were turned on me at once.''Ah, Kokubun! What the hell have you been doing?Hey, tell them to get me out of here!Kokubun, this is your fault for not being properly prepared...Yagi, Furuta, and Takayama all said whatever they wanted, and even I can lose my temper, no matter how much I want to.''Shut up! Shut up, you idiots!I kicked the bars of the jail as hard as I could while shouting at them with all my might, and as expected, the idiots became quiet.''Don't be so selfish, you don't even know how much I've bowed down and how hard I've worked to get you guys accepted! Screw you!I don't think I've ever shouted so much in my life.''I've left it up to the garrison to get rid of you guys! I've asked that you follow the laws here in Volzard and make sure that you are dealt with severely!Hey, what are you talking about...Shut up! Shut up! I'm talking now, stay out of it!The gaseous glasses were about to say something trivial, so I yelled at him to shut him up.I will compensate the shoemaker who was burned in the fire, and in return, I will cut off all future aid to the thirty boys here. You'll have to take care of your own housing, your own money to eat, and everything else!Don't be a dick. What do you want me to do with my life?Shut up!You're on your own, you're relying on me for everything, and I'm not the one to take care of you guys!If you don't like it so much, shall I fit you with a servitude bracelet and send you back to Rustock?Do you want to die in the Devil's Forest after Camilla has consumed you?You can be thankful that you just freed them from slavery and created a situation where they could work and earn their own money!Don't be spoiled!Once again, I kick the bars of the jail as hard as I can and then head for the exit.'Hey, wait a minute, wait a minute ... hey, Kokubun!I walked out of the building without listening to what the gaseous glasses were ranting about, but I didn't listen to them.I'm going to talk to all of the girls now, and then I'm going to go apologize to Donovan-san and report to the chairman of the committee... I need to go apologize to Klaus-san as well.I asked Kurtz-san to follow me to the meeting room where all the girls were waiting, but on the way, I broke my energy and sat down leaning against the wall of the quarters.Oh, please don't make me do this again.'Master, are you okay...?'Cheer up...I'll be with you...Mart, Milt, and Murt came out and licked my face, probably to make sure no one was around.I couldn't hold back the tears I was shedding, but the three of them licked them away.I squeezed Milt, who was in front of me, and let the mofo heal me.I think I can hold on just a little longer.
