âWow, Big. Howâd it go over there? \n
Join this investigation team, itâs time for five years.
Tabir, who is relatively often with him in the same period, asks as he gives him a glass containing alcohol.
âThe story is that itâs going to move over there. Youâve been drinking since daylight.â
Though it has a special exorcism, it would be a little too alarming.
Drink the liquor you receive.
âItâs not a problem. Longer than that, youâll be in the advance party.â
âRight. You can take it easy on the guy who comes later.â
Now our investigation team is acting in two parts.
Our advance team is heading into the village to investigate and confirm the situation.
Itâs our job to make sure our comrades are ready to move quickly.
For now, I donât like the advance party because itâs a pain in the ass.
âCaptain, you canât disobey orders, so you have no choice. Weâre on the move, too, so are we ready?
If you look at the one Tabir points to, all the advance partyâs baggage was already packed.
âExactly. Tabirâs a fast worker like this.â
To my words, I shrug my shoulders drinking the liquor in my glass.
Except I canât let go of the booze, which is perfect.
âHey, what happened to the problem in the meantime?
To Tabirâs words, it fits with the gaze that stares at this one.
âI got the prince to fix itâ
This fact-finding team is made by the Princeâs instructions.
The job is also an order from the prince, not a formal order from the royal family.
Not formally, but an order from the prince.
Thereâs nothing someone can do to stop me.
Besides, the prince wonât stop us from doing what we do.
As a result, things happen that are a little too much or a little too much wings off.
At one point, one of the investigators killed two people in the village during an investigation.
Exactly in a hurry, but what a prince to protect and no blame.
I was surprised by that, but all the investigative crew thanked the prince.
âWhatâs more, this case is about the magic team, is it true?
âIs that true? You lied to me before, didnât you?
Tabir drinks up to my word.
âThis time it looks really magic formation related. Apparently, some people have already lost their minds by the magic team. And the dead.â
âOh, is this job off?â\n
The princeâs orders are manifold.
Many of them have a lot of easy work to do.
If you say itâs working on the Princeâs orders, donât gather information right away.
But a magic formation-related case really needs to be investigated.
This must be a pain in the ass.
âWas it Hataka Village? A princess or over there?
âI checked, but I donât know.â
So there is a possibility of neutrality, and it may not be cooperative in the investigation?
âAhhh, I knew this job was off! Worst!â
Stick the empty cup out in front of Tabir.
Put the liquor in â just in case, the glass will be filled with liquor.
âYouâre gonna drink a big one, too.â
âCan you do it without a drink?â
The two of us toast the cup with the kachin.
As I was satisfied with the taste of liquor through my throat for now, I saw a fellow rushing here in a hurry.
Looks like something happened.
It was Walbi, a junior in this investigative team, who rushed here.
Breathed Walbi starts to whisper when he looks around.
âMe and Chippi were investigating the surrounding woods, and I saw three adventurers.â
Youâre an adventurer from Hataka Village?
âWhen I was about to see how things were going with Chippi, two vigilantes showed up in a panic. Looks like we were looking for some adventurers.â
I kind of have a bad feeling about it.
âYou must have been in a hurry, I was talking on guard around you, and your voice was a little loud.â
So youâre saying you were in a hurry?
Wow, I really donât want to hear that.
âThe magic formations that were hidden in the village were activated again, and those who hung on to the technique were raging in the village. I hear a few of them have gone out into the woods.â
âWait, calm down. Isnât that a trap?
Tabir asks Warbi with a calm voice in my hurry.
âI thought about that possibility at first, but it doesnât look like youâre lying to me because of how the vigilantes are doing.â
âIâm going to the captainâs to explain. AndâŠâ
Walbiâs shoulder sways in my voice.
Tabir pounds my shoulder. \nTabir and Walbi are good, because theyâre strong.
But Iâm not as strong as the two of us.
âSo thereâs something else?
When Tabir asked Warbi, Warbi saw me a little but opened his mouth.
âIf the vigilantes and adventurers were discussing whether we should continue our investigation of the forest, three adventurers rushed from the back of the forest and said we should pull it up once to the village because the magic formation was activated in the cave and the demons there could have become ferociousâ
Demons getting ferocious in the magic formation?
I know demons become ferocious with garbage.
⊠With that said, itâs like the captain was talking about thatâŠ
âWhen they heard about the adventurers, they immediately turned back to the village. Looks like they heard this story over there, too. âCause when I tried to get back over here, I got eyes on the other guy.â
That means you failed in a way, but thatâs something you canât help.
I just heard about the demon getting ferocious. Why?
âYes, Iâm fine. There are demons.â
We investigators get a special demon removal from the prince.
This is an awesome magic item and no demon comes by.
If you have the exorcism you received.
âNo, it seems that the exorcism didnât work for some demons that were made ferocious by garbageâ
Grab Tabirâs shoulder with your hand.
He nodded one when he looked at me.
âOh, it was in a report that other investigation teams looked into. You shouldnât be relieved to hear there have been a few similar reports.â
My body trembles at the captainâs voice.
âYou heard from Warbi, didnât you?
âSee if that one works, see how it goesâ
Even though there are fierce demons in the woods?
âArenât you going to the village right away?
Tabir gets very close to the captain.
âThere are fierce demons in the woods.â
âIt hasnât been confirmed yet. I canât throw that information out of the trap.â
\nâHow far is it from here to the village?
Tabir leaning his neck against my words.
Why are you questioning me?
Iâd like to get to a safe place soon.
âThatâs less than two hours. Probably.â
âHey, itâs time, Captain -â
A low chirping that accidentally echoed through the woods.
I look around, but I canât figure out where the ringing sounded in the woods.
âWeâre going to the village, act fast!
I rush to the captainâs voice to hold my luggage.
I want to leave you, but I canât do that.
We head to the village as fast as we can run.
After a while, it sounds retrogressive and heard.
If youâre stirring up fear about it, thereâs another investigative squad face-to-face ahead of you.
The captains gaze at each other, but hustle to the village silently.
âWhen I went to the village, there were people waiting for me. My grief.â
From the diagonal rear to the left, I heard a small voice.
It was too small to listen to the content, but I was curious, so I turned my gaze.
Tabir looks at my face in wonder.
âNo, didnât you say something now?
â⊠I feel like thereâs a demon coming this way.â
Exploring the signs, I do see demons running this way.
âCaptain, the demons are coming this way.â
ââ Yes, letâs hurry ââ
When the voices of the two captains overlap, the two investigators run out towards the village.
I heard something strange in my ear, but I canât afford to look behind it.
If we donât hurry, thereâs a ferocious demon!