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About a month has passed.
Estelle: 25 to 35
Atria: 26 to 36
Maybella: 24 to 34
Each of them had successfully increased their level by about 10 levels.
The levels did not go up as easily as on the first day, because as the levels went up, more experience was needed to be acquired when leveling up. Still, it must be unusual for people in this world to become so strong in such a short period of time.
“Castor-sama …… after all, Castor-sama is Castor-sama ……”
“I feel like my body is lighter and my strength is much stronger than before.”
“I want to fight strong monsters as soon as possible!”
I can no longer understand what she is saying, but I can tell that she respected me.
The current Estelle and others are quite strong. I don’t think she’ll lose to any of those monsters.
At the end of the day, I finally overcame the pain in my back and was able to move.
So I was also taking down “Thorn Metal” solo, raising my level from 40 to 42.
During the past month, I occasionally had drinks and socialized with the guys in the guild.
According to information, the current heroes are heading north on the western continent.
I guessed her level was around 20 or so. I think she was about 15 levels at the time of first battle with Tejato, so it would not be surprising if she was around that level now that two months had passed.
I’m just imagining it based on the game’s storyline, though.
And if the heroes have headed north, we will be heading north too.
Since they don’t need to advance the story, we should be able to catch up with them soon if we head straight …… maybe.
Today is the day we leave the city of Serpentis.
“Hey–! Castor! I mean, Castor sama!”
That’s when it happened. Just as we were leaving the inn and heading out, Kraz, the adventurer, came to the inn with a frantic look on his face.
“What’s wrong?”
“It’s the lord! Someone has taken the lord’s daughter! I heard that a letter like this was left here!”
As Kraz explained this, he handed me a letter.
Estelle and the others looked at the contents.
“Prepare 10 million galleys by two days from now. The location is in the west, near the Lazarus Cave. If you can’t prepare it, I will kill your daughter.”
“I can’t allow it. ……!”
Estelle expressed her outrage.
I was more concerned about something else. It was the fact that there was a lord in this town.
But since he is called a lord, he must be managing not only this town but the whole territory.
I have some grasp of the game’s storyline, sub-events, the location of demons, the location of treasures, and so on. But I don’t know much about the town, which has nothing to do with the events. So, to be honest, I don’t know what it means to be called a lord.
“Do you have any suggestions on what I should do ……?”
There was no such event
But I was asked
And the fact that he brought it to me, I guess it means that I can’t rely on other adventurers.
“What do you all want?”
“I-I will follow Castor sama……!”
“I don’t know much about this lord, so I think it’s best to leave it to the local adventurers.”
“Hnn~, now that I’ve heard about it,…… I think it’s best if I just go sort it out right away,…….”
Estelle enters because she’s concerned, but she’s trying to respect me. Atria is not involved. It seems like Maybella is confident that with their current abilities, they can quickly solve the problem.
However, no matter how strong you are, a hostage is a material that can kill a strong man just by being there.
If we are unable to move in front of the hostage, we will be in danger this time.
“Kraz. What do you want us to do? If there are hostages, we can’t just go in there and get them back.”
“No, I’m just trying to find the strongest adventurer in town. ……”
So you came here without thinking.
Well, Kraz is not a bad guy.
“Sorry, guys. Can we stop by for a minute?”
I asked Estelle and the others.
And the three of them looked at each other and nodded.
“—! Of course!”
Estelle answered on behalf of them.
Well, these guys have been doing a lot of things for me lately. I knew it was going to happen.
“Thank you, Kraz. We’ll take care of it for now. First, can you take me to the house of this guy called the lord?”
“wow! Thank you! The lord is the man behind everything that happens in this town. You are a great help!”
It’s not a relief yet, though. It’s not good to lose a daughter or a huge amount of money that will have a negative impact afterwards.
Now, it’s good to talk to the lord, but what should we really do?
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“Y-You are the best in the city, ……!
Kraz led us to the lord’s house.
“I don’t know if we are the best, but I’m proud of our abilities. We came here to ask for more information.”
The lord’s name is Arquez. He looks about 50 years old.
He has a slightly balding head and a large beard around his mouth. His clothes are luxurious, and you can tell that he is rich.
“Thank you …..!”
We listened to Arquez for a while, though we didn’t have much time.
He told us that his daughter, Kuruha, had not been home since yesterday, and that he had received a letter the next day. The recipient is unknown.
It is possible that the amount of 10 million galleys requested can be prepared, and it would be good if the daughter really returns it, but it may not be so. If the kidnappers have kidnapped a girl once, they may get a taste of it and try to kidnap her again.
Therefore, it was hoped that the kidnappers could be defeated.
This was a wise decision for the lord. The daughter’s life is at stake, but if the lord himself falls for the money, the management of the town will not be able to operate properly.
“By the way, that Maybella over there….?”
“Eh, Me?”
After we spoke, Arquez suddenly tried to say something by name about Maybella.
“I was surprised for a moment because you look a little like my daughter, kuruha,……, in terms of age and facial features, although your hair is a little different.”
“Heee………..”
Then, Maybella heard that, grinned, and turned to look at me.
Hey ……, no way …….
“Hey, lord-san. Could you tell me more about what Kuruha-chan looks like?”
I then began to ask what his daughter looked like.
Estelle and Atria didn’t seem to understand anything yet.
But I knew right away.
Maybella was going to take the place of Kuruha as a hostage or for the purpose of disturbing the situation.
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