Chapter 194

Chapter 194 – Bear-san Explains Everything to Eleanora-san

Author’s Note:

The serious tone ended with last chapter . w

As I swung my arm back to take my anger out on the toad man, Eleanora-san appeared at the entrance .

「Yuna-chan, wait!」

Just because she told me to wait didn’t mean I was going to stop .

「Ugh!」

I sunk a Bear Punch into the toad man’s stomach .

「I was too late . 」

No, she made it in time . Because she had suddenly cried out to me, I only used half the usual strength .

As proof, the toad man didn’t fly off after getting hit . His internal organs didn’t burst out, either . Instead, he just passed out on the spot, foaming at the mouth .

「Eleanora-san? Why are you here?」

「I was on my way back from the Commerce Guild and saw you riding Swaying Bear with a crazed look on your face, so I decided to run after you . There was no way I could not follow you after seeing you in such a state . 」

A crazed look? Had I really been making such a scary face?

I thought about it for a second . Yup, I probably had been .

The girls had just gotten attacked, so it would have been more strange for me not to look mad .

「Please don’t make the elderly run so much, okay?」

She wasn’t out of breath or anything, though .

Also, what did she mean by elderly? She looked like she was in her mid-twenties . At the very least, she didn’t look like she was 33 years old .

How mysterious .

Just about then, three more people came up to the entrance, completely out of breath .

Oh, I remembered seeing one of them before . It was Ranzel-san, the man who had helped us get rid of the thieves at the capital .

I had never seen the other two before, though . Maybe they were knights like Ranzel-san?

Still, these three knights were completely out of breath while Eleanora-san was fine .

Really, just who was Eleanora-san?

「Okay, Yuna-chan . Can you please explain the situation to me?」

Eleanora-san asked me while looking around .

The door had been blown off, a part of the wall had crumbled, and there were two people with faces covered in blood lying on the ground . There was also a toad man, foaming at the mouth . Oh, and all of his servants were just standing there, shaking in fear . It was a terrible scene no matter how we looked at it .

If I had to describe it, it looked like a wild bear had gone on a rampage .

Still, I had no regrets . In fact, I probably hadn’t rampaged enough .

I proceeded to explain to Eleanora-san that Misa had been kidnapped and that I had come here to get her back .

「Kidnapped?!」

Eleanora-san was completely taken aback by what I said and turned to Misa .

「That’s right, that person over there kidnapped me, and Big Sis Yuna came here to my rescue . 」

Misa said and pointed at the black-clothed man who was collapsed on the ground .

I then began to explain the situation, starting from what had happened at Gran-san’s mansion .

I included what had happened to Fina and Noa, of course .

「Are the two of them okay?!」

「I think so . They both lost consciousness, but other than that, they were okay . 」

Eleanora-san glared at the toad man, who was also on the floor .

I couldn’t blame her; any mother would have been mad to hear that their beloved daughter had been injured .

「So, Yuna-chan, you got mad and went on a rampage then . 」

I suppose that would be true .

Eleanora-san was lost in thought for a bit then turned to the guards and servants .

「My name is Eleanora Foschuroze . Under His Majesty’s orders, I am putting Gerardo Salbert under arrest . We will be questioning all of you concerning this event . If you speak the truth, I promise you that your punishments will be reduced . 」

The guards and servants looked at each other .

「Is that possible?」

「As long as none of you did any inhumane things, I will see to it . 」

When she said that, half of the guards looked down while the other half seemed relieved .

The servants appeared to be conflicted as well .

「Also, running away will just make your crime worse . If you intend to follow our orders, take out your guild and citizenship cards . 」

Eleanora-san ordered them to give her their identification cards .

Without their cards, they couldn’t leave this town, so it was almost like they were stripped of their citizenships for the time being .

They could always get a new card reissued, of course, but not if they were marked as criminals .

The guards and servants all obediently handed over their identification cards to Ranzel-san .

Trying to resist Eleanora-san would be pointless now .

「Ranzel, Vorz, question every person in this residence, but do it gently . Also, even though I think it’s unlikely, make sure that these three on the floor don’t try to escape . 」

「Understood . 」

The two of them quickly ran up to the three unconscious people and tied them up .

「Michel, go to the Faren Gramm family and request for Cliff and Gran-san to come here . Make sure they bring their guards with them as well, of course . 」

「Understood . 」

The man named Michel quickly left the residence .

「Eleanora-san, is what I did considered a crime?」

I asked her just in case .

I had attacked a noble family after all .

I honestly didn’t know what happened to people who attacked noble families in this world .

「You don’t have to worry about it, Yuna-chan . You saved a noble’s daughter . I will explain what happened here to the king, and I’m sure he will understand . 」

It seemed like I had nothing to worry about .

「Also, I should probably tell you that Misa wasn’t the only one abducted . A merchant came to me and told the that their children also taken . It happened when I was at the Commerce Guild today . I actually spotted you just as I was in the middle of discussing the situation with them . 」

「Where are those children then?」

「It’s possible that they are being held at a different place . 」

Still, that was close .

If I had unleashed my wrath fully, I could have destroyed this place and buried the children with it .

Good thing Eleanora-san came here and stopped me from doing so .

I really wouldn’t want to hear about dead bodies of abducted children being found afterwards .

「Well, I was planning on asking Gerardo where he kept the children, but…」

The toad man was currently passed out on the floor and still foaming at his mouth . Yep, she couldn’t really interrogate him with the way he was .

Wait, wouldn’t toads wake up after getting splashed by water?

Well, we didn’t really need to wake him up though . I could just use detection magic or have my Bears sniff the children out . We could find them as long as they were in this building .

As I was about to decide on how to go about it, Ranzel-san came back after putting the three unconscious people in a nice pile and also making sure the servants were gathered far enough away from them .

「Yuna-san, it’s been a while!」

「Yes, Ranzel-san, it has . I’m surprised to see you’ve accompanied Eleanora-san . 」

「I was slightly rattled by it as well . As I was practicing at the castle’s training grounds, Eleanora-sama suddenly approached me and said we were leaving so I had to pack up my things . Before I knew it, we were on our way to Sheelin . 」

He answered with a smile .

I could totally see that happening with Eleanora-san involved…

「Ranzel, does Gerardo look like he will wake up anytime soon?」

「No, he doesn’t . He is completely out cold while I could say that the other two are quite close to a critical condition . 」

「It will be a problem if we let them die, so please give them some first aid treatment . We do need to talk to Gerardo, however, so we should wake him up . 」

Water sprayed out from Eleanora-san’s hand and hit the toad man’s face . So, Eleanora-san could use magic, huh . Well, since her daughter Shia could use it, I had figured Eleanora-san would be able to use it as well .

「W-what?」

The toad man burst to consciousness .

Yup, using water against toads worked best .

「Why am I tied up?!」

He yelled when he noticed his predicament and started to struggle .

「Gerardo, it’s been a while . 」

「You… You’re Eleanora . Why are you here?」

「I came to do an inspection of Sheelin on His Majesty’s orders . We’ve heard some dark rumors about this town recently . We had no idea they would lead to the lord’s granddaughter being kidnapped, however . 」

「Well, I know nothing about that . My son kidnapped her on his own . So, I didn’t do anything . 」

The toad man glanced at his son next to him while still claiming innocence .

「If you’re going to arrest someone, take him . Also, I’m cutting off all ties with him . He is my son no longer; he is just a stranger now!」

「A parent is responsible for the actions of their children . He kidnapped a noble’s daughter and even injured my own daughter in the process . Do you seriously think that you’re going to get away with that excuse?!」

Eleanora-san’s words were heavy with rage .

「You can say what you want, but I had nothing to do with this, so hurry up and untie me! You can’t treat a noble like this!」

How noisy . Maybe I should hit him again to silence him .

Still, Eleanora-san was holding back even though she must want to hit him as well, so I had to hold back, too .

「It’s embarrassing to see someone like you call himself a noble, so can you please stop it . If Yuna-chan thinks I’m just like you since we are both nobles, I would be so embarrassed that I wouldn’t be able to live anymore . Besides, even if your son was the one who kidnapped Misa, didn’t you kidnap a lot of merchants’ children as well?」

「What? I don’t know what you’re talking about . 」

「If you’re going to play dumb, that’s fine . I honestly don’t care if you end up like the two next to you . 」

Did that mean I could hit him now?

Or, was she saying she would hit him?

「Well, even if they are here, that means I’m just taking care of them . I’ve got their parents to sign a contract as well, so it isn’t like I kidnapped them . 」

That was a crazy excuse .

「Didn’t you threaten the merchants to sign the contract after you kidnapped their children?」

「You’ve got no evidence to back that up . I’m taking care of the children with the proper approval of their parents . As proof, those children are not injured in any way . 」

The tied up toad man responded with a smile .

I didn’t know what kind of contracts had been signed, but it looked like it had worked because Eleanora-san seemed to be troubled .

In my former world, I had heard of people who signed shady contracts and ended up being extorted into giving money to the other party .

「You’re right… However, the kidnapping of Misana Faren Gramm is still a big issue, and I will have to investigate this residence . Of course, that means I will have to go through your room as well . I can’t wait to see what I will find there . 」

Eleanora-san said with an evil look on her face .

「Don’t mess with me! I won’t permit that!」

「Oh, but I have permission from His Majesty . 」

「His Majesty…」

Eleanora-san took out a piece of parchment from her item bag and showed it to the toad man .

「As you can see, I have permission to come here and investigate your belongings in the case you’ve committed a crime, which you have . 」

The toad man’s expression changed once he saw what the parchment said .

「But, it’s my son who…」

「It’s the same thing . Your son kidnapped Misana Faren Gramm . Even you yourself admitted that . Therefore, we have all the reason to search through every corner of this residence . 」

「Stop messing with me!」

「If you haven’t done anything His Majesty wouldn’t approve of then you have no reason to worry, right?」

Yep, Eleanora-san was completely pissed off .

「No way in hell is this fair! Somebody help me! I will pay you!」

All the servants ignored the toad man and completely avoided making eye contact with him .

Yeah, in this sort of situation, nobody in their right mind would even consider helping out the toad man .