Chapter 30 – [Hero] Monster Search Operation
The next morning, after exchanging signals with Arin through eyes, I went to investigate with Uni.
‘Don’t worry, hero!’
Arin’s eyes seemed to say that.
We’ll leave that matter to Arin, and we’ll focus on her mission.
First of all, I plan to look around in turn from the east.
The monster hiding in the city left the most traces on the east side, and it probably had nothing to do with the fact that there was a slum on that side.
Slums.
It is a rather strange neighborhood where homeless people build houses and live there.
I don’t have any ill feelings towards them, but to be honest, it wasn’t a place I wanted.
I heard that they have considerable hostility towards outsiders, especially those who appear to have a lot of money.
We didn’t have a lot of money either, but I didn’t think there was a need to stimulate the soldiers who would already be sensitive.
So we put on the shabby-looking clothes as much as possible and headed there.
This might reduce their vigilance even a little.
“Again, again, fucking shit, won’t it go away?”
“Hey, hey, don’t do that, even answer me one word…”
“Listen to your mother for the answer, you bastard!”
Right!
A beggar threw a small stone at my head.
It didn’t hurt because it was a small stone, but it made me feel very bad.
What the hell did I do to them, should I be criticized this much?
It was an intolerable insult to curse at her mother, who had already passed away.
Even now, I wanted to pull out the sword hidden in the shabby cloak, but I had to endure it because my sword exists to cut evil monsters, not humans like me.
I managed to stop my hands from going to my waist.
“Eric. I’ll try.”
“What are you talking about! You never know what will happen to you!”
I jumped up to stop her, but she went back to the beggar who threw the stone at me.
“Fuck the kid, I didn’t hear you tell me to turn it off…”
Seruk.
“Excuse me, can I ask one question?”
“… What.”
Yuni asked as she slipped the cloak that was covering her face.
Then, isn’t the beggar, who was trying to fuck her double sex, coughing for nothing when he saw Yuni?
The sudden kindness of the beggar was very embarrassing.
Uni smiled at the beggar and started asking questions.
Apparently she said she only asked one question, but the beggar didn’t pay attention to that trivial fact.
“Wow, thank you. Mister!”
“Hmm. I’m not an uncle, but an older brother…”
Saying that, the beggar held out her dirty hands, and Yuni casually dodged.
What.
It felt like I was seeing Arin instead of Uni.
Uni has this skill?
After she got enough answers from the beggar, she returned to me.
Seeing the beggar even waving his hand, he seemed to like it quite a bit.
“Ehehe, how are you! Am I useful?”
“Uh, where did you learn that?”
“Arin taught me!”
Also so it is
Somehow, it felt like Arin’s appearance.
“I learned a little bit last night. Everyone said they would give you a good answer, but it’s true!”
“That, that…”
It was more effective than imagined.
To be honest, I also thought I was envious of them for a moment.
I’ve seen Arin’s method of obtaining information like that from time to time, but Uni’s doing it felt different from Arin’s.
How to say… The feeling that her uncle would feel just like this when he sees her cute cousin nephew.
Of course, the beggar, who slipped her hand out to touch her nephew, was speechless even if she was cut by her knife.
Where are those dirty hands!
“So what?”
“Huh. A strange person once talked to him.”
After calming her excitement and listening to Yuni, she said that a man dressed in shabby clothes had asked the beggar something out of the blue a few days ago.
Don’t you hate this world, have you ever thought that you want to destroy everything, he said, roughly with that kind of nuance.
It’s a sentence that only makes me feel uneasy.
However, the dirty beggar naturally said harsh things to the man, and the man, who seemed to have something to say, eventually gave up and went.
“Is that the end?”
“Yeah, I guess. But even after that, it seemed like he kept asking people around him about something.”
Umm…
Is it a plan to gather disgruntled people and do something?
I wasn’t sure what the plan was yet, but it couldn’t be a good thing.
“Let’s ask the others first.”
“Huh! I’ll do it!”
Yuni ignited an active will that made her confident.
“Then… Please.”
I shook my head a little and nodded.
I couldn’t stay quiet either, so I met other people one by one and asked them questions, but they all spat insulting words at me even though I hadn’t met them for the first time.
I wanted to put up with it for a while, but they were too talkative.
“Are you mad? Showing off without parents.”
“W-what are you saying… !”
Why the hell are these people tripping over my parents?
Even if there is something wrong with me, it is my fault, not my parents’ fault!
The moment I reached the limit of my patience and put my hand on my waist, Uni’s palm covered my hand.
“Eric. I’ll do it.”
“Yu, Uni…”
She went up to them and asked about this and that, but where did all those insults to me go?
“…”
Thanks to that, information was gradually gathering, but to be honest, I felt a little uncomfortable.
Of course, I know that Yuni doesn’t feel that way, but seeing her smile at them makes her feel uncomfortable.
… Are you jealous?
It’s just to loosen up the atmosphere for a smoother investigation.
I know.
Still, I was a little embarrassed to see him.
“Eric! I heard about it!”
“Yes… Thank you.”
Yuni is just working hard for her mission, but I can’t let my personal feelings get involved.
I pretended to be calm and listened to her story.
It wasn’t very meaningful information.
They all testified that they had met a shabby-dressed man, but since each of them had a different look, it seemed that they were either doppelgangers who really changed their appearance, or that there were several collaborators.
The man goes to visit beggars and tells them similar stories to what we heard earlier.
Most of them seem to have not dealt with them properly because they feared that they might not have a bad temper, but he showed no interest in such people.
However, some beggars, who probably would have answered yes to him, kept their mouths shut as if they had made a promise.
He must have heard something different, but no matter how much I inquired about it, he refused to answer.
It was a little bit, but it was the same even when Uni showed her face a little more and asked.
The other areas were the same.
I researched a bit more, but I didn’t think there would be any more income than this, so I decided to stop here for the first day.
When I returned to the dorm first, no one was there yet, probably because I came back a little earlier than planned.
“Umm, did I come back too early?”
“I will come soon. Let’s wait a little bit.”
We waited for Seria and Arin for a while, but they seldom returned.
“Didn’t we wait a little longer?”
“… I know.”
Weird.
It seems that the appointment time has already passed.
I was slowly starting to get anxious.
Could it be that something happened?
When I got up from my seat, the door opened at the same time, and Seria and Arin entered.
“Seria! Scale!”
Thank god.
It seems like nothing happened.
Somehow, both of them looked a little tired, but I was relieved that there were no injuries or anything like that.
“What happened to both of you?”
Uni also came running, worrying about the two of them.
Then, Seria and Arin looked at each other for a moment and let out a long sigh.
“Ha…”
“Whoa…”
Uh, what’s going on?
I was suddenly anxious.
“I’m sorry, warrior. I’m a little late because I got entangled in something a little unpleasant.”
“Is this something disgraceful?”
As if I looked flustered, Arin shook her hand and said,
“Come on, it’s not really a big deal. Just because of a little misunderstanding…”
“Misunderstanding?”
“Yes. I wasted all my time trying to clear up that misunderstanding thanks to you. Sorry…”
It seems that there was no proper investigation.
That was a bit disappointing, but in fact, my attention was focused on something else.
… Ceria.
Did you ask about her?
I wanted to ask right now, but I couldn’t do that when everyone was gathered.
Let’s be patient.
“Eric. Sorry but we didn’t get much income. Did you guys hear anything?”
Seria also slightly averted her gaze as if she was sorry.
I can’t help it.
Let’s talk about whatever information we have.
We exchanged information with each other over dinner.
