My Reincarnation Skills Are “Playing With Dolls” and “Playing With Clay”, but What Am I Supposed to Do With These? C134

Episode 134 Wyvern

It was about half an hour later that we arrived at the next town, Dafrani. 

　I feel a bit uneasy. 

The town around here is not entirely surrounded by stone walls, but other than stone gates and fences set up at key points, the town is open. 

Near the guard station of one of the gates, several soldiers and a man in armor who appeared to be of higher rank were standing on a high watchtower, talking in a tense manner. 

Then, a soldier asked me who was in our formation. 

“Did you guys see anyone flying in the sky before you came here?”

"...I saw that. Are you talking about the wyvern?"

Osmarf looked at each other and answered. 

Immediately, a soldier called out loudly on the lookout tower. 

“Hey, it seems like the merchant caravan witnessed it.”

One after another, armed men descended from the ladder of the lookout tower and surrounded us. 

"Hey, what did you see? Tell me in as much detail as possible."

I think a man wearing a high-quality armor with a coat of arms questioned Osmarf. It's a Semitic language, so I can only imagine it. 

After that, there was a back and forth exchange, and Osmarf looked at me. 

``As we were walking along the highway, three of them, I think they were wyverns, flew about half a kunat away and passed us. When I explained to him, ``About half an hour ago,'' this guy who looked like the captain said, ``Did you see anyone on board? "I've been asked this over and over again, but did you guys understand?"

I glanced at Lucien and made a through pass. 

"There were only one person on board. I don't know what country they were from, but one was wearing metal armor, which was different from your armor, and one was wearing simpler armor, like leather armor or something like that. I think there were two people wearing light clothes.''

　You have amazing eyesight. 

And Lucien answered in Lemurian, a language from the west that even I could understand, and it seemed like they understood as well. 

“What, really?”

I answered in Lemurian. I guess we can talk. 

　

"Does it really look like that? There was also a half-kunat, but aren't you looking for a bounty?"

Sorry to be rude, but. 

After that, the man seemed to be explaining to the people around him in Semkha, and a group of dark-skinned men with uniformly long beards approached him. 

Lucien was dressed in a white robe and had a white cloth wrapped around his head, which was normal clothing for a woman like this, so it might have been strange for her to speak Lemurian. 

There, Lucien quietly untied the cloth that was hiding his hair and ears. 

"...Are you an elf? That's why I saw it."

Apparently it's known that elves have good eyesight. 

In the end, we didn't know much about it either, so we explained it to them, and they reminded us that if we saw it again, we should inform the soldiers in any city as soon as possible. 

He didn't give me any reward or anything, but just let me go. No, it's fine though. 

Today we were planning to go to another town called Xanshanu and spend the night there, so we hurried ahead, but things changed just as we were about to arrive at that town, at dusk. . 

Lina, who gave it to Lucien, told me by telepathy. 

(They say there's a sign that something is passing overhead.)

I have been told. 

So, as I was keeping an eye on the entire sky with my detection skills at full capacity, I noticed something shining and moving in a different direction from the eastern sky towards the northwest. 

It might have been the setting sun reflecting off the metal armor, but it was only for a moment. So she strained her eyes and saw three dots passing a few hundred meters from the town of Xanshanu. 

And, I don't know if it's just a coincidence, but it seems that the Zanshanu guard had a large crossbow that could also aim at the sky. 

I could hear the sound of someone banging on something metal to alert us, and then I saw a large crossbow the size of a spear being shot from the top of the lookout tower. 

There's no way it would hit a wyvern that moves at high speed in the sky. 

However, I don't know if one of them grazed me or if I just felt danger. 

　

And instead of simply escaping, the soldiers of some country riding the wyvern probably wanted to intimidate them a little or get something back. 

The three-bird formation made a clean U-turn and passed over the lookout tower, and with that,

“Wow!”

There was a shout, and a figure seemed to fall from the lookout tower. 

I couldn't see it well, but maybe something was dropped from the air? 

And by the time our wagon train reached the bottom of the lookout tower, another herd of wyverns was about to make a U-turn and pass. 

“Hit it, hit it, hit it!”

With a loud voice that sounded almost like a scream from someone in the rank of captain, arrows from a large crossbow were fired from the top of the lookout tower, and from numerous bows from the ground. 

However, a normal bow from the ground won't hit someone flying about 100 meters above the ground. 

We stopped the carriage and gathered in one place. If you're going to be attacked, you have to defend yourself. 

And this time, I felt something being released from above the wyvern. 

It looks like he's just throwing something down with his hand. That's enough. 

A flame suddenly appeared on the watchtower. 

By any chance, did he throw a ball like a pyrotechnic powder? 

Another humanoid figure on fire fell from the watchtower and hit the ground, making a disgusting sound. 

Then, the herd of wyverns tried to fly away leisurely, looking triumphant. 

At that time, along with the sound of chanting, I heard the sound of an arrow being shot. 

It's Lucien from behind me. 

And even after the shot is finished, the chant continues. 

"...Wind, guide me!"

A gust of wind blew through as if chasing the arrow, and the arrow rapidly gained momentum like a two-stage rocket in the sky. 

 and,

“Geeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeessssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss”

An ear-splitting scream rang out, and a wyvern swung its head in the sky and fell down. 

Then, a huge body slams into the guardhouse where the soldiers are packed, causing the entire roof to collapse. 

Dust started to fly up and covered the whole area. 

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The armor and helmets worn by the bodies of the soldiers recovered with the wyvern did not bear the emblem of any country. 

However, based on maps, documents, silver coins, etc. stored in a hidden bag under the armor, it was determined that the town's garrison was definitely a reconnaissance unit sent by the neighboring country of Tostan, concealing their identity. This was the view of the unit's commanders. 

It seemed that the wizard was soon communicating with the imperial capital and nearby units through long distance communication, and the garrison was in an uproar. 

Thanks to that, someone who has made a significant contribution to bringing about a sudden change in the situation? For some reason, there is no one who can talk to Lucien and us. 

I didn't want to get into trouble, so I started talking quietly with the merchants, thinking I'd take this opportunity to pass quickly, but as expected, it wasn't that easy. 

One of the officers gave a signal to the soldiers, and about ten people stood in our way, blocking our path. Several people went behind the wagon, and before they knew it, they were surrounded. It's quite skillful. 

Then, the man who looked like an officer walked towards Lucien. 

Lucien is still dressed like this woman with a white cloth covering her head and ears, but with a longbow slung over her shoulder, she doesn't look like an ordinary merchant. 

He immediately put his mouth next to my ear and started talking quickly, telling me how to behave. Huh, is that what I’m saying? 

"Who are you? It looked like you shot down a wyvern at that altitude with a bow, I can't believe it."

The officer asked, looking like he was looking at someone suspicious. Before that, I stood in the way with a dignified attitude as much as I could, even though I was a little nervous inside. 

"Are you an escort for the merchant caravan? I'm asking that person."

"I am Sir Shiro Tsuzuki, a knight of the Elzark Kingdom. This woman is my servant..."

"What, knight? What do you mean? Elzark Kingdom, Western Elzark, or no?"

"You're pandering, aren't you? You wouldn't trust a simple adventurer-like, cheap-looking young monk even if he called himself a knight, right? 

"It's true, Captain-sama. This Lord Tsuzuki has agreed to escort our merchant caravan. He asked me to accompany him because he was traveling to learn about the customs of the east."

Oh, old Heybar spoke well. It's a testament to his age. 

Heybar and the Parthean Osmarf showed their commercial guild cards, so I hurriedly produced my adventurer's guild card. I'm sure there was also information written here about him being a knight who was conferred a title by Viscount Albania. 

The officer summoned a soldier who could read Lemurian to confirm it, and it seemed that he was satisfied. 

“I-I see, as expected from the servant of the Knights of the West, you are of splendid skill.I would like to thank you for your assistance in defeating the unruly men who invaded the skies of our country...Then I would like to ask you one favor. There is a ritual.”

In short, there was no need to say anything else. 

The rumor that it seems to be Tostan's reconnaissance unit is not only a diplomatic issue between the two countries, but also a serious issue that could lead to war if it goes wrong, so it would be bad if rumors spread easily. 

A certain amount of money was given to us and the merchant caravan, not as hush money, but as a reward for our cooperation in maintaining public order, and Osmarf was asked for his contact information in Partepolis. 

"It was a dangerous situation, but your status as a knight saved my life."

After being released, Osmarf said this, and Heybar and Natasia seemed to agree. 

"If I messed up, I might have been put under house arrest or worse to keep my mouth shut."

"If you kidnap or kill a noble from another country for no reason, that's war."

It seems that if he made one wrong move, he would be in a dangerous situation. 

I'm grateful to Karena for making me a knight even if only in appearance.