After killing the bandit leader, the girls, and also the girls in the third room that were kidnapped, were all liberated, except for the deceased ones. For now, since they didn’t have any clothes on them, I, Kiera, Liana, and Phana made them wear the smelly bandit clothes. I thought of using [Creation] to create clothes for the, but rejected it because of the usage of MP.

“That’s right Kiera, what about your client?”

“…”

I walked towards Kiera to ask her about their client, but instead, became quiet. What could this mean?

“Liana, Phana, you?”

“…”

“…”

The both of them were also silent. Is it an order to not talk about their client? But their eyes had a look of regret.

“… What happened?”

“Do you really want to know about our mission?”

“I told you before right? In exchange for guiding me to the nearest town or settlement, I offer you my services. Please don’t take my promise as mere junk--- wait, did you say mission?”

I got curious about the word mission instead of quest. Before, they said it was a quest to escort a high-elf to the sacred tree where the high-elves reside, but right now, something tells me that this is much bigger than some escort quest.

“Yes, mission. I’ll talk about it later when the four of us are alone. For now, let’s attend to the needs of the girls.”

“Kouta-san… Later…”

“K-Kouta-san, please help me!!”

“…”

Kiera and Liana was talking about to give me information about their mission later, while Phana was asking for my help because she was being swarmed by the elf women.

“What big breasts!!!”

“Kuhh!! Her breasts are bigger than mine…”

“… Why do you have big breasts?”

I thought they would be more docile, or more lifeless, but it turns out, they were all right after being set free. And why were they all looking at Phana’s breasts like it was a part of a museum?

… Oh wait, now I get it. If I take a closer look, almost all, actually, all of the elves except for Phana are flat. But they are slender and tall, while Phana was short. It is an elf race characteristic to have tall and slender bodies while having flat chests, but why is Phana different?

“K-Kouta-san! Kiera-san! Liana-san!! Help me!!!”

Oops, looks like Phana is getting teased by the elf women with teary eyes. Sorry but, I can’t help you. Who knows what would happen if I step in that women tornado. I glanced at Kiera with my eyes saying to “Help Phana.”

Kiera twitched, and looked at Liana for help, but Liana was missing from her place. Sensing that there was no escape, she hesitantly walked towards Phana, while being gobbled up by the elf women.

…

An hour later, the sun was rising and we were able to safely get all of the women outside of the cave. And from here, it is half a day walk to the nearest town. For speed’s sake, Liana will go to the nearest town to ask for reinforcements to escort the elf women because she has the fastest speed among all of us. Actually, I am the fastest one if you count my [Elder Dragon Form], but let’s not do that as I might send the adventurers to myself.

“I’ll… be back…”

“We’ll be waiting for you Liana-san!”

“L-Liana-san!!! Hurry up please!!”

Kiera gave her farewell to Liana who was about to depart, but all I could hear from Phana was a cry for help while being teased by the elf women. Women are scary, un un…

Liana departed as soon as she got her farewells.

“Now then, Kouta-san, please accompany me.”

“Yes.”

Kiera dragged me to a deserted spot where we can be alone.

“Now then, let me reintroduce myself. I am Kiera Luncere, Royal Guard of the fifth Elf Princess, Luna Lumisiera. Phana and Liana are also Royal Guards, but if you want to know their full names, please ask them yourself.”

… I did not see that coming. I thought that the carriage was decorated gaudily, but it turns out, it was decorated like that because the owner is of royal blood.

“Next is our mission. We are supposed to escort Princess Luna back to the Sacred Tree after finishing her duties in the various towns in the Elf territory. And we are supposed to defend her from another organization that wants her dead. Of course, we are not your average guards, but we are one of the elites despite our appearances and personalities, but the enemy this time is highly skilled. We were unable to sense their presence, leading to the abduction of the princess, and us being sent here as a gift for the bandit group.”

… Wow… The enemy this time, huh?

“How many enemies did you defeat during the time when you three and the princess were circulating the whole Elf territory?”

“If I’m not mistaken, about eight organizations were destroyed for trying to lay their hands on the princess, and each of those organizations’ member count was about 50. And the ones who destroyed those organizations were me, Liana, and Phana.”

… Eight…? Wait…

“EIGHT!? AND MOREOVER, 50 PER ORGANIZATION!? ARE YOU THREE MONSTERS OR SOMETHING!?”

If it was like that, then they defeated about 400 people trying to kill the princess. There’s no doubt about it, they are elites. But…

“Then, if what you say is true, what about the organization who kidnapped the princess?”

“Judging by their appearance, they must be members of the [Black Hand]. The [Black Hand] is a dark organization with uncertain background. That said, [Black Hand] members are said to be on par, if not, stronger than an elite Royal Guard.”

… Just what is this country doing? Well, if it was already like that at the start, it is almost impossible to eradicate the organization as it would likely become a war if that happens. And about 8 out of 10, the country will lose. Think about it, elite royal guards against members of a dark organization said to rival or exceed the capabilities of a royal guard. That is just suicide. I guess to solve this, is to slowly whittle them out.

“Now that you know about our mission, what would you do? You are an outsider in this case, so you can back out if you want to.”

She has a point, but, I still keep my promises.

“No, I will not break my promise to protect the client until I arrive at the nearest town or settlement. But even if that is fulfilled, I think that they already know my face as I forgot to deal the final blow to two [Black Hand] members, so even if I abandon you, they would still chase me down.”

“… Is that so? Then, I welcome you to the group, Kouta-san.”

“Likewise, Kiera-san.”

Kiera put out her hand in front of me and I grabbed it, exchanging handshakes.

“Now then, what shall we do while waiting for Liana-san to arrive?”

“How about you play with Phana-san. She seems to be having fun with the other elf women right about now.”

“!? PERVERT!!! Also, I forgot about that, but how about I have my revenge for you throwing me at a [Black Hand] member like I was some object, or how about I have my revenge for seeing my whole body naked, or how about both? Fufufuu…”

“!?”

A black aura gushed out from Kiera while her face was smiling creepily.

“Wait… Stop… No don’t!! STOP!!!!”

My screams reverberated across the forest, notifying any animals or monsters about or presence, but somehow, no sign of life approached us.

“Fufufuu…”

Ahh… It must be because of the black aura being emitted from Kiera. Sorry, Alexis, Furry, and Kayaka. Looks like I’ll be waiting for you three in heaven.

“GYAAAAHH!!!!”

A scream pierced the earth as my body was defiled by Kiera, who was the absolute replica of a Demon King.