Chapter 65: The Great Big Boar

The next morning we left the village. Well, we would not encounter the Great Big Boar. I had not heard that the Great Big Boar had fled in the direction of the Royal Capital. If he had fled in the other direction, we would never have met him.

When they heard that we were leaving the village, the merchants, who had been undecided about whether or not to stay in the village, also left with us. We asked them about it, and They told us that they were apparently carrying a large amount of perishable foodstuffs, and it seems that the more time passes, the more trouble they will have.

Therefore, they said they would go ahead even if it was a little risky. I was thinking that they were relying on our strength, but then they brought us gold In secret. I felt like a bad cop.

“Lionel, what do I do with this?”

“Julius, we are part of the Margrave Heine family. it is unacceptable to for them to ask us to protect Them while we are at it. But Julius-sama will allow it, won’t you?”

“Yes. I intend to do so.”

“Then you should take it. Otherwise, that trader won’t be able to keep up with us.”

The merchants, of course, seems to have some guards, but here there are many knights in armor. Moreover, all the knights train hard every day. We are probably far superior in terms of strength. Then, is it any wonder that they are relying on us.

I gave up and decided to accept the money. Besides, I didn’t have time to stop here. I had to get to the capital as soon as possible.

When I get to the capital, I will give the elixir to the old lady. Then I would tell her everything and ask her to help me gather the ingredients for the elixir. If I could make more elixirs with them, I would be able to save many people.

Suppressing my enthusiasm, I let the carriage go on its way. Today’s weather was a light overcast. Autumn has deepened considerably, and it feels very cold without the sunshine. When I closed the window of the carriage, the coldness eased a little.

“I might be able to reduce the size of the cold/warm air blower so that it could be installed in the carriage.”

“Brother, can you make that one smaller?”

“If I could place it in a position where it doesn’t directly touch the body, I wouldn’t need the wooden outer frame. I think we could get away with putting it under the couch.”

It would warm up the sofa, too, wouldn’t it? Well, I don’t know if it’s okay to modify the carriage without permission. Will the company that makes the carriage get angry?

Since they started horse racing, horse sales have been brisk. I hear that sales of horse-drawn carriages have been brisk as well.

This is where the horse-drawn carriages, complete with magical equipment that can adjust the temperature inside the car, come in. I have a feeling it will sell well.

As I was dreaming of such a thing, there was a response to my “Search” skill. A big rock-like reaction. It’s the Great Big Boar. Why am I supposed to collect the flag? I don’t understand it.

“Lionel, it’s the Great Big Boar. It’s coming at us from the left side of the road.”

“What?!　Prepare to intercept it immediately.”

Saying this, Lionel immediately stopped the carriage. The knights rushed into action. It seems that the caravan coming from behind were also contacted.

“Brother, is everything alright ?”

“It’s fine, no problem. Rosalia,  wait quietly in this carriage.”

Rosalia nodded, holding her favorite stuffed animal. It’s heartbreaking to leave my teary-eyed sister behind, but it’s best that I go myself so that there will be no damage. Don’t make the same mistake twice. This is the ironclad rule of gamers.

As soon as I got off the carriage, Lionel arrived.

“We will be ready to intercept it soon. Perhaps we were targeted because of the cargo carried by the traders.”

“You mean they were attracted by the smell of food?”

“Yes, that’s right. Even Monsters need food for the winter as well.”

Is that so? Is the Great Big Boar going to take the food back to its den? No, this is different. ……

“Lionel, it looks like there are other smaller monsters besides the Great Big Boar.”

“Don’t tell me, are there others?　I see, it is certainly possible. And how do you know that, Julius-sama?”

Lionel turned his probing eyes toward me. This is not good. I’d like to keep my skills a secret if possible. I’ll just have to cover it up.

“Lionel, get into position. There are six big boars.”

“Six!　Now!”

Lionel ran. Phew, I’m so glad I did that. I managed to deflect the conversation. Well, more big boars aren’t much of a problem. They’re not that strong monsters, so we should be able to defeat them easily.

I headed to where the knights were preparing for battle. The caravan guards seemed to be on the lookout for a perimeter to protect their convoy. It would probably be useless to tell them there was nothing on that side. It is only because the knights believe in me, or rather, blindly trust me, that they are able to take this intercepting posture.

“I see them!　The lead is the Great Big Boar!　And it’s huge!”

The scouts in the trees shouted. The sound of footsteps could be heard in the distance, and soon after, the sound grew louder and louder.

“There are six big boars in the rear!”

The knights, who knew this beforehand, were not disturbed. The guards behind the caravan panicked. For some reason, they were scurrying around the convoy in a panic.

The scouts began to hold them back with their bows and arrows. It probably won’t do much damage to the Great Big Boar.

The Great Big Boar leaped out, knocking down trees.

When I first encountered the Great Big Boar, I was overwhelmed by its power, even though I knew it was in a game. I soon got used to it, though, as I had to defeat it many times.

The Great Big Boar can be a tearjerker. Everyone was hunting it.

“Windblade!”

The Great Big Boar split in two, leaving a large magic stone in its place. Unaware that the Great Big Boar had been killed so quickly, his henchmen, the Big Boars, leaped forward.

“Earth Needle!”

All at once, several needles made of hard stone protruded from the ground. In the blink of an eye, the big boars were skewered, leaving only magic stones behind.

“Yeah. Well, I guess that’s about it. Please Collect the magic stones. I might use it to make new Magic tools.”

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