Volume 2 - CH 232

Chapter 5-34. Side -Houen- Summary of the curent condition.

I managed to free myself from Alena and now I’m on the ground with orz pose.

I never thought that this kind of thing would take away my energy when I was in the middle of a battle.

A child’s body is vulnerable to this kind of swinging …… I feel sick……

Does she have a strong trigeminal nerve system? …….

Ugh…….

I felt sick, but I listened to the conversation.

Apparently, Uchikage and Alena were busy kicking the centipedes around them.

And when they were about to head for the central district after killing all the centipedes on the west side, they seemed to have found us just in time.

If I recall correctly, Uchikage-san was very high in agility, right?

Is that why he was able to eliminate the centipedes so quickly?

Thank goodness for that.

“How’s the situation?”

“Alena would like to know too.”

“Let’s see ……”

I’m still a little queasy, but I have to explain it to them. ……

Let me also sort out a few things.

It all started with the horde of monsters.

To be more precise, it started with the report of the discovery of orcs, but that’s going too far back, so I’ll start here.

The adventurers were the first to notice this and started preparing for battle.

Everyone in the guild worked very long hours, so we had to make sure they were well rewarded.

So the guildmaster asked the knights for reinforcements, but they were rejected.

This probably means that the enemy may have already used some kind of brainwashing magic to make them say that.

But it seems that Roigar and the others came to explain about it, and at that time they haven’t affected it yet.

I think it’s unusual for the prince to have authority, though.

I think it is more likely that he has been manipulated and controlled for a long time.

From what Ouren said, I think it is best to assume that the black blob is the culprit in this case.

And the one being manipulated is Vasti Ruckle.

He is a butler in the service of the king and the prince.

Since there were two of the blobs, one of them is controlling Vasti Ruckle and the other one has a memory erasing skill like a virus.

The memory that is erased is that the monster is coming.

So they forget anything related to it.

It seems that Roiger and Tsar also came to talk to us about the monsters, so they were infected and lost their memories of the monsters because they came near their colleagues whose memories were being erased.

That is why the knights did not come to the defense battle, and they were probably quietly hanging around the central district.

From the central district, we can’t see what is going on from outside, and we can’t hear much sound …….

They couldn’t have been aware of this situation.

The knights who were on guard were said to have had their memories erased many times and then returned again and again, and the reports never made it to the top.

And the ability to do so was also raging among the evacuated citizens.

I was really surprised when they came back.

There were adventurers with us, so we might be able to manage the situation now, but the magic crystal started to work, and there was a lot of damage.

It is impossible to predict such a thing.

And from what Uchikage-san and Alena-san told me, the hordes of monsters that Ouren is dealing with right now are all caused by the magic crystals.

They said that there were magic crystals filled with various monsters buried in the inner part of the dungeon.

There seemed to be so many that I don’t even remember how many there were.

I wonder how they managed to put that many in that damn dungeon. ……

But the difficulty level of that dungeon is higher than the norm.

The person who set up the magic crystal is likely to be a very capable person. ……

Or else they wouldn’t have gone to the lowest part of the floor to bury it.

“The enemy sounds like a tough nut to crack. ……”

“Yes, they are. That brainwashing thing is a pain in the ass, you know. Do Roiger and Tsuar know where Vasti Ruckle went? I think the black blob was attached to him.”

“I’m sorry. We never met Vasti Ruckle.”

“We don’t often get the chance to see that guy.”

Well, that’s fair enough.

A Knight and a royal butler.

Unless there is a good reason, it is impossible to see each other.

But not knowing his whereabouts is not good.

Since he is being manipulated, we can’t hurt him, and we can’t risk him being killed if he’s no longer of use to them.

I wonder if there is any way to find out where he is. ……

I don’t have such convenient skills.

The knights are …… you know, bunch of muscle brain.

I don’t know if the oni Uchikage-san has such a skill.

He specializes in close combat.

Alena-san is …… not …… likely to have it.

“Sigh…..”

“Don’t sigh in the front of others.”

Well, I can’t come up with something I can’t do.

“So, what are you going to do? Do we just let Centipede go down?”

“There’s still a chance they’re out there. Let’s split up and look for it.”

“I understand. Then me and Alena will head east.”

“I’m going to meet up with the knights and check on the situation. Then I’ll make my move, so give me some time.”

“Make it quick, will you?”

“Of course.”

Aah!

It’s frustrating that I can’t fly!

Anyway, let’s go!

Extermination time!