Chapter 11 - The Formidable Maid
Our tail was noticed and Alec and the others chase after her.
But when the maid started running and turned the next corner, she was unlucky to bump into someone and fell.
"Kyaa!"
"Tsk! It's hurts, you bitch, where are your eyes!"
The three men who shouted at her were of bad character. Even though it's the royal capital, it's really unsafe here .......
"I-I'm sorry, but I'm in a hurry. Ah."
The maid tried to run away, but the man caught her arm.
"Wait, you bitch!"
As I suspected, these men were not going to give her a free pass.
"Wait! I'm sure that she's apologizing for bumping into you."
I stopped tailing her and stepped forward.
"Whaat? You've got some nerve complaining to us."
"This guy's still got a kid's face, but she's got a nice body."
"Hehe, if you include this maid and the dog-eared girl over there, that makes three, right?"
The men grinned meaningfully at me. I wonder what they're up to, really
"Let her go! Or else, haah!"
There seemed to be no need to show mercy, so I immediately slashed at them.
"Gyaaa!"
Seeing that their companions were cut down, the men started to panic.
"O-oi! You can't just let go and slash at me out of nowhere!――gyaaaa!"
"Damn, this woman is crazy, she's a mess――gyaaaa!"
The last one who tried to escape was also taken care of by Meena. Well, that was easy.
"Are you okay?"
Alec held out his hand to the maid.
"Eeekkkk!"
The maid let out a small scream and backed away. Apparently, she thought that Alec was also one of the Thug.
"Pfft. It's okay now. Come on, get up."
I let the maid stand up, laughing and blubbering at her funny behavior.
"Master, I'll go tell the soldiers."
"Yeah, Meena, I leave it to you."
Two soldiers came and asked me about the situation, but when they found out that this maid was a servant of Baron Riot, their attitude suddenly became polite.
Soon the three men were dealt with as criminals and we were released, but I'm still afraid of the status in this world.
"Thank you very much for your help, Alec-san."
The maid who thanked us with a smile was named Karen. A girl with freckles and hair tied into a braid. She looks reserved, but she doesn't seem to be the type to be afraid of men. ...... Muurghh.
"No, don't worry about it. By the way, I was wondering if you could help me out at the bar there――."
"I'm sorry, but I have to go home or they'll get angry."
Alec was about to speak to her, but Karen bowed her head quickly before he could and ran off.
That was good.
"Fufu, You've been rejected!"
I said mildly sarcastically to Alec, who seemed to be out of sorts.
"Are you going to get the ring back for Lily?"
"I do, but we should have just visited the Baron's house."
I don't know what the hell I'm doing here today. Well, I rescued the maid from the evil hands of the three men, so I guess that's good.
"That's true, too. But it's getting late. we'll visit them tomorrow."
"I guess so."
Back at the inn, as we were having dinner at the inn, Karen, the maid from earlier, somehow showed her face again. She had changed into her casual clothes, but they looked similar to the maid's outfit. I had a bad feeling about this.
"Good evening."
"Ah, Karen. How did you find this place?"
"Yes, I was acquainted with the staff of the Adventurer's Guild, so they told me."
I'm concerned about the management of personal information, but in this world where there are no telephones, I'm sure there would be many inconveniences if I didn't allow for that, but to come all the way here to visit is suspicious behavior.
"Have you had dinner yet?"
"Ah, no, not yet. ......"
"Okay, Oldman, one more meal."
"Sure."
"It's on me. Let's talk over dinner."
"E-excuse me. Thank you very much."
"Karen-san, let me tell you something, be careful when a man buys you a drink because he has ulterior motives."
I told the maid how scary this guy really was.
"Ah, y-yes. ......"
"Don't say anything strange. It's late at night, and it would be a pity to keep her hungry until we've finished eating."
Alec countered with a plausible reason, but I don't know if he really meant it.
"I'm not talking about that, I'm talking about the drinks."
"That's the thing, I'm a rich hero too."
"Ehh? Then you'll buy me a drink too, okay?"
"Not you."
"Why..."
You're not just nice to me. Geez .......
"Anyway, Karen, do you have some business with us?"
"Well, no, it's not really an errand, but I didn't get a chance to thank you properly, so I'm sorry."
"Ahh, you didn't have to worry about it, but I guess it's only natural for people to be polite."
"Huh?"
I wondered about that, so I voiced my doubts out loud. But Meena and Lily took Alec's side.
""Of course.""
"Well, okay. By the way, Karen-san, I was wondering about the white rose ring that Baron Rion was wearing――."
"Here you go, one for you, thanks for waiting."
The innkeeper brought her a plate at an inopportune moment, just as I brought up the subject of the ring.
"Thank you very much. It's looks delicious."
Karen is happy without a doubt, but .......
"Serina, we can talk about such complicated matters later."
"Ehh? No, but..."
"Who's the leader of this party?"
Alec asks, looking me in the eye.
"Murghh, it's you."
That's a fact I can't change. It's kind of annoying.
"As long as you understand that"
"Wow, so you're the leader of the party?"
"Yeah, well."
Karen, with her respectful gaze, seemed to misunderstand Alec. If you fall in love with this guy, you'll be unhappy.
"Just so you know, being a leader is no big deal, okay?"
"That's why your party was forced to disband."
I couldn't say anything back to Alec's harsh point.
"Gguhh"
I don't think I was the only one to blame for that .......
"Party members have different goals, different fighting styles, and different preferences. It is important to be considerate and attentive to the members."
Alec added something plausible.
Meena nodded her head in agreement. At first Lily furrowed her brows, but then she hurriedly nodded her head.
"I want you to pay attention to me, too."
I said, a little embarrassed.
"Alright, alright. Old man, get me the best sake you have here."
"Hehe, then, I'd recommend this one."
The innkeeper smirks and offers him a pale pink sake.
"Murghh, that's called "Lady killer," isn't it? Get him another one."
Feeling the ulterior motives of the two old men, I placed an order.
"Ah, I like that drink, it's sweet, so I'd like that."
Karen insisted in spite of my advice.
"Ehh? No, but..."
"Serina, I'll love you later too, so cooperate here."
Alec gave me a gentle earful. His low, austere voice made me feel horrified and my ears perked up.
"Ugh, O-okay, ...... it's promise, alright?"
"Yeah."
The rest of the day was spent talking about adventures and drinking, and Karen was all ready to go.
"Ahaha, that feels good! *Hic*, uhh, the white rose ring, you know, the wife likes it and wears it herself."
The information about the location of the ring was easily obtained. I wonder if this was your goal all along, Alec? If so, why didn't you just tell me?
"That was my mother's memento. ......"
Lily murmured.
"I'll do something about it, Lily, but you need to rest. You're too drunk."
"Hmm, okay."
Lily seemed to trust Alec, and went upstairs to her room first.
"Then, you can stop drinking now. I'll take care of the rest."
I took Karen's cup away from her.
"Ah, Serina-san, you're terrible!"
"But you're soaked to the bone. You shouldn't drink anymore."
The red-faced Karen was not even spinning. No matter how you look at it, she's had too much to drink.
"Karen, can you stand up?"
"Noooo, I can't stand uuup. Ahaha."
"Well then, Old man, room, for one."
"Okay. By the way, you're doing very well. You're very popular, Alec."
"Who know. Meena, bring her in."
"Yes, master."
Meena carried Karen upstairs to her room. I wondered if it would be a good idea to let a girl carry her, but she was carrying her lightly, and I heard that beastmen are stronger than normal humans.
So this is how Alec ended up taking Karen home and holding her.
I sighed lightly.
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