Chapter 66

Chapter 66 – Bear-san Does Her Best For Noa

Some days passed after we arrived at the capital .

Today, when Fina, Noa, and I were touring the capital, we met some running adventurers .

After that, we met a number of them going towards the guild .

Had something happened?

「I’ll go see what happened . What do the two of you want to do?」(Yuna)

「I’ll come too . 」(Noa)

「Me too . 」(Fina)

Well, I wouldn’t take a request, so it wouldn’t be a problem .

When we arrived at the Adventurer’s Guild, there was a crowd of noisy, worried, and anxious people .

In the middle of all this, we heard the voice of a shouting adventurer .

「What are we going to do!」(Adventurer)

「For now, the guild master is in the middle of the investigation . There will be an announcement to the guild in a short moment, so please wait a little more . 」 (Guild Staff)

A guild staff member said while doing his best to contain the crowd of adventurers .

「Big Sis Yuna, did something happen?」(Fina)

「It seems so . 」(Yuna)

I decided to try to find someone that would be able to explain .

I found Marina, the adventurer we met during our trip to the capital .

「Marina, did something happen?」(Yuna)

「Yuna!」(Marina)

「Everyone seems so uneasy . 」(Yuna)

「Ah, it seems that a group of monsters has been seen . Apparently, a lot of adventurers died when that happened . The guild dispatched an investigation team upon hearing the report . They just came back, but it doesn’t look like good news . 」(Marina)

「Is there any news we know of?」(Yuna)

「A group of goblins, wolves, and orcs have been found, and some adventurers saw wyverns, too . 」(Marina)

「Were there wyverns near the capital?」(Yuna)

「How would that be possible? I have never heard of wyverns near the capital . 」(Marina)

While I was listening to the story, the guild master, Ms . Sanya, came from the interior of the guild .

The guild became even noisier with her appearance .

「I will announce the result of the investigation, so be quiet!」(Sanya)

The guild became quiet at her words .

「From the information the scouts came back with, there is an assembly of more than ten thousand goblins and wolves . More than that, there are 500 orcs . We couldn’t confirm the number of wyverns, but they have been seen with this mobilization . 」(Sanya)

After hearing her words, the adventurers became noisy again .

「You won’t say that we have to exterminate all that by ourselves, right?」(Adventurer)

「This message is being carried to the castle as well . We will probably join forces with the soldiers to eliminate the threat . 」(Sanya)

「Do we have the time to wait for them?」(Adventurer)

「For now, there aren’t any soldiers that can mobilize, but it is just a matter of time . 」(Sanya)

「Why? This has never happened before!」(Adventurer)

「No, there was a report of orcs coming onto the main road and there was a report saying the number of goblins and wolves are increasing . That’s why we have to stop their advance to the west . 」(Sanya)

The west, that was where Crimonia was, right?

When Noa heard it, she became pale .

「Father will…!」(Noa)

「Is it possible that the plans he had were…」(Yuna)

「Yes, I think it was going to happen very soon . 」(Noa)

「He must have an escort with him, so as long as he isn’t attacked by the horde, it will be okay . 」(Yuna)

「Yes…」(Noa)

However, Noa’s face was still tense .

「Fina, I’m sorry, but could you bring Noa back to her house?」(Yuna)

「And what will you do, Big Sis Yuna?」(Fina)

「I will listen to the story for a bit longer . Maybe all adventurers will have to participate, so when I go back, I will sleep tight . 」(Yuna)

「Understood . 」(Fina)

Fina took Noa and left the guild .

「It’s impossible! We can’t win against that many!」(Adventurer)

「We are calling the upper ranked adventurers now . 」(Sanya)

「And in the meantime?」(Adventurer)

「That, I don’t know . I will have the adventurers divided by ranks to participate in the extermination . E-ranks and D-ranks will exterminate goblins and wolves . C-ranks and higher will exterminate orcs . When that is finished, I will have them exterminate the wyverns . F-ranks will be behind, providing materials and giving treatment to the wounded . We will meet at the west gate and leave tomorrow morning . Prepare your own things . Are there any other questions?」(Sanya)

「What is the reward?」(Adventurer)

「I will separate it by rank . After all, it would be impossible to separate it by kills . 」(Sanya)

「In the case we kill any wyverns, what do we do with the materials?」(Adventurer)

「This time, the monsters will be taken by the guild . It doesn’t matter how many one person kills . This is an emergency request . All other requests will be suspended for the time being . There will be a ban on leaving the capital at every gate, so don’t forget that . 」(Sanya)

If you didn’t hurry, you wouldn’t be able to get out of the city, huh .

When I got the information I wanted and exited the guild, Fina and Noa, who I asked to go back, were still there .

「What are the two of you doing here?」(Yuna)

「Yuna-san, do you think my father is okay?」(Noa)

「Tomorrow morning, the adventurers will depart . If they join him during the travel, I think he will be okay . 」(Yuna)

The problem was, when would the monsters move?

It resembled a game event, but if you died, you wouldn’t revive, right?

「Noa, I am sorry, but I will leave Fina with you, okay? If she was alone, I would worry, after all . 」(Yuna)

「No problem . 」(Noa)

「Then, I’m counting on you, okay?」(Yuna)

Noa had her mother and the maids, but it was better if Fina wasn’t alone for too long .

「Big Sis Yuna, don’t die, okay?」(Fina)

「It’s just impossible for me to die, right?」(Yuna)

I patted the two girls’ heads .

After I separated from them, I ran to the west gate . I wanted to arrive there before the guild staff .

I showed my guild card to the guard .

The guard didn’t have a reaction .

It seems I was in time .

When I stepped outside, I summoned Swaying Bear .

I would feel really bad to let an acquaintance die .

I went towards Crimonia .

Swaying Bear ran at top speed .

It covered the distance faster than a horse .

Since I became stronger, maybe my bears became stronger, too .

No mistake, he was faster than he was the first time I summoned him .

In a very short time, I arrived at the place that took us five days of travel to come from while using a carriage .

Gran’s carriage had been attacked by orcs close to this place .

I found a large quantity of monsters by using the detection magic while running .

It was in this forest .

I saw a forest in the distance .

The monsters hadn’t moved yet .

What to do?

Do I meet with Cliff, or exterminate the monsters?

I didn’t know about the wyverns, but even if I was attacked by goblins or wolves, I wouldn’t be injured, thanks to the protection of the Bear armor . Although I would be blown away if I received the orcs’ attacks, that was it .

I could counterattack afterwards .

No choice . I will do my best just this once .

For the sake of my peaceful life .

I directed Swaying Bear towards the forest .