Chapter 12 - The End of the Outcast Hero
We chased after Shin, who was fleeing in the West Tower, and we found him, but he didn't seem to have noticed us yet.
「*pant* *pant* *pant*, damn it! My level should be higher that him, how did this happen!」
Shin punches the wall in frustration.
「Shin-sama, the monster...」
The mage called out fearfully.
「You take care of it, Meme.」
「But I'm out of MP.」
「You have your wand! I'm out of arrows. Did Shiraishi have that kind of skill, knocking them all down with her sword? I failed. ......」
「Um, it's a bit beyond my power.」
「Do it.」
Shin ordered in a cold voice. ...... It's terrible.
「Ugh ...... I understand. E - Eiih, Kyaaa!」
「Damn, you're useless. Well, okay, you, keep attracting monsters like that.」
「What?」
「As long as I survive, I can buy as many new slaves as I want with the money. Kuku, that's right! I can still do it! I'm not defeated yet!」
「U-um! H-Help me!」
Meme, who was grabbed by Roper, called for help.
But Shin seems to be planning to run away.
He was so angry when Alec was messing with her, but I really don't know how he feels.
「Serina, can you get ahead of him?」
Alec, who had been watching from behind the aisle, whispered instructions to me.
「I'll try.」
I headed for a different corridor from the one Shin was in. I've already been through this level once and mapped it out, and I remember the unknown, so I should be fine.
――but. Shortly after I started running, I had to stop.
「Damn it, Roper!」
There were two monsters blocking my way. There's no way I'm going to be able to slip by them like this.
「It can't be helped. Haah! 【Starlight Attack!】」
I'm a little worried about my remaining TP (Technical Points), but I have to hurry or I'll miss Shin.
I didn't hesitate to unleash my special move.
Roper's yellow tentacles shivered, and then quickly turned to smoke. All right.
I ran down the dungeon's corridor in the direction of Shin, and went around him.
Just then, I ran into Shin, who was running from the other side. Somehow, I'd made it just in time.
「Oh, crap!」
As soon as Shin saw me, he hurriedly turned and ran back.
「Yo. Shin, where are you going in such a hurry?」
Alec and the others were waiting for him there. It's a pincer attack. There's no escape now.
「Meme! What are you doing? Fight them!」
「No, I don't want to!」
「What? Have you forgotten what happens when you disobey me? Fight them!」
Shin shouted at her, but I think he's trying to use the "slave crest" to control the slaves. He said that once they are made to sign a contract, as long as they have that mark, if they don't follow orders, the magic power will cause severe pain in their bodies. But nothing happened. Shin noticed this immediately.
「Hmm? Why isn't the slave crest working? Fight, that's an order!」
「I don't want to. I won't take orders from you anymore.」
「So she say.」
「Wha! So that's what you did, Alec! I didn't know the 【Slaver】 skill had that ability, tsk!」
I had thought that Alec had turned to evil for nasty purposes, but it seems that his skills had a different use.
...... I wonder if Alec is a good guy who is just being evil by any chance?
...... Hmmm.
「I'm not going to take your life, Shin. We're both heroes. Accept the king's judgment without hesitation.」
Alec said that, but he doesn't want to settle the matter here.
This one had his life threatened, so there was no need to turn him in to the king, but Alec must have had some idea of what he was doing. However, it seems unlikely that Shin will reflect on his actions and reform.
「Stop bullshitting me!」
Perhaps in a fit of rage, Shin ignored Alec's advice to surrender, took out his dagger, and slashed at him.
But with a thud, Shin collapsed on the spot.
「If you touch Master, I'm not going to let you get away with it.」
Meena said, dusting off her bloody sword.
「D-damn ...... this me, in this place, to this guy ......!」
「Come on, get up. I'll take my time to listen to you at the soldier squadron」
Sylvie forced Shin to stand and dragged him away. The injury was probably not fatal.
But now Shin won't be able to do anything bad anymore.
「Well, I guess we're going home, too.」
Alec said with a sigh in a slightly tired voice.
「Yes.」
「「Okay」」
「Yup.」
Yes, we've won.
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The next day, Alec and I were summoned to the royal castle.
I was expecting to be questioned about Shin, but Sylvie, who is a knight, had arranged it well, and said that we only needed to receive a reward.
In the hall of the royal castle, the two kneel before the king.
「Hero Alec, and Hero Marina, you have done well to find and capture the villain who have taken advantage of the adventurers.This is the first time I've ever seen such a thing. This is exactly what a heroes should do. Therefore, I will give you a reward.」
A villain, huh?
It seems that the fact that Shin was a hero will be kept secret.
Well, this king had summoned Shin, and if the heroes had misbehaved, he might have been judged to be a threat to the king's reputation.
「Thank you very much.」
「Ha, I grateful accept it!」
With many nobles in attendance, we bowed our heads. As expected of Alec, he doesn't seem to be as arrogant as usual today. On the contrary, he is behaving in a very appropriate manner.
The knight gave me a bag of gold coins as a reward.
「I look forward to your continued success for the Kingdom of Vernia.」
「Yes, your majesty」
「Ha.」
「Hmm. Then you can both step back.」
With a bow and a round of applause, Alec and I left the hall. Sylvie was waiting for us there.
「Alec, how much is your reward?」
「Wait a minute. Oh, it's just 10,000 gold. That's about right.」
That's about a million yen in Japanese yen. If the bag was filled with gold coins, it would be more, but it looks like there are some copper coins mixed in. Well, this is more than enough to get a gold envelope from the police in Japan. It's better to earn it through adventure, though.
「I see, if that's the case, then it's not enough for me to return the favor. I'm a little disappointed.」
Sylvie smiled.
「If you want to return the favor, I'll always let you work for free.」
「As much as I would like to, I also have my duties as a knight of the order, and now that I know the cause of the problem, I can't just stroll around the dungeon forever. But when the time comes, give me a call. I'll help you.」
「Yeah, I'll keep that in mind.」
「Hey, Shin is ......」
I was curious about his treatment, so I asked.
「He was already executed. If he was only an adventure's PK, he would have only been jailed, but he tried to get his hands on another heroes. It's only natural.」
The heroes were a guest of honor summoned by the king, so to lay hands on the heroes would probably be considered treason.
Oh, right, so that's why Alec didn't try to get his hands on Shin at that time.
「Well ......, it can't be helped.」
「Yeah.」
Shin made a lot of bad decisions. He killed a people, and he should pay for it.
「Sylvie, Captain Lancelot wants to see you.」
Another knight is calling for her.
「I understand. I'm on my way. I'll see you later.」
「Okay.」
「Back to the inn, then?」
「Sure.」
I wondered when Shin had gone astray. He didn't look like the kind of person who would do such a thing when we first met in this castle.
I left the castle, thinking of the Shin, who's smiling awkwardly at that moment.
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