170 Old Lady Mihaela
"Everyone, are you hurt?"
First, let's check the situation.
"i'm good"
"Same. Lavigne isn't hurt either."
Grace and Ashley are fine. When I met Marlene's gaze, she smiled at me. It seems okay.
"There's no problem here either."
"We weren't hurt either."
"Yeah. I'm fine."
Sheila, Irmhild and Seraphina. None of them were injured.
As for Claudia, I have her use a dragon cage to descend on the town first, and if the gate is breached, I have her use teleportation magic to evacuate the residents.
"Ah, thank you. That was helpful."
, the town guard bows his head. It seems like it's a little off, but let's not worry about it.
"Is there an enemy in town?"
"I-I managed to prevent it, so it's okay."
"Please check just in case"
"Understood"
When I followed the guards running into the town and stepped inside, I spotted a familiar face on the other side of the fence made of logs.
“Young Theodore…? Grace too…?”
She is a tall, slim woman. Although she has beautiful white hair, her posture is straight and picturesque. The way she stands proudly with her hands folded over the pommel of her thin sword gives the impression that it would be more fitting to call her a soldier than her former maid.
That's Ms. Mihaela.
"Long time no see"
"Mihaela-sama, it's been a long time."
Grace greets him by pinching the hem of her skirt. Mihaela seemed slightly confused, but that was it. She says after bowing politely.
"It's been a long time. I'm glad to see you both are doing well. This is Mr. Thomas, the magistrate of this town. And that is my adopted daughter, Cecilia. Cecilia. Greetings to both of you."
When my name was called, the woman who was bandaging the injured in the square stood up and bowed towards me.
"Nice to meet you. My name is Cecilia."
She said she was an adopted daughter... but she's a young dark elf girl.
“Did you two repel the enemy outside?”
"That's what it will be like."
"Oh, do you know each other?"
The man next to Mihaela...Thomas asks. He is a little overweight, but seems to be a nice guy. He is armed, but it doesn't look like he can use a sword.
“These are people who are related to the Earl Gartner family that I worked for a long time ago.”
“I-I see! My name is Thomas and I have been appointed as the governor of this town!”
When Thomas realized that we were Mihaela's acquaintances, he seemed relieved, and he bowed his head in resignation and thanked us.
"What happened?"
"Oh, that's... Since yesterday, the town has been surrounded by living dead and golems. I was trying to get the standing soldiers to fight back, but the bandits attacked..."
I see. It seems like there were some parts that were a bit overstated, with the Living Dead being a skeleton, and the rest just being a simple golem equipped with poor equipment.
As for the actual number of thieves, or rather the estimate of their size, it might be a good idea to revise them a little lower.
“Why are Mihaela-san and Cecilia-san here?”
"We also have some taste for martial arts. Cecilia told us to stop dealing with bandits because she's young."
“If Mihaela-sama is going to come forward, I will be too. It’s definitely better to have more people to take care of the injured.”
According to Mihaela, if you can't protect your master in an emergency, you're disqualified as a servant, so it's only natural that you should be trained in martial arts.
It is said that if they considered women, children, and the elderly to be insignificant, they had a sense of pride and were planning to fight back if the gate was breached.
Also...that's quite a brave thing to do. If they were able to take the initiative and stand behind the front lines like that, the morale of the guards would have increased considerably, and they would have fought really hard. Thomas, the deputy, seems a bit unreliable in an emergency.
In any case, I found the person whose safety I should check. The first thing you need to do is clean up after the battle.
In cooperation with the town's residents, they tie up the incapacitated people one by one and take them into the town.
Sometimes there were people who tried to get by by hiding in the bushes, but Sheila and Irmhild took care of them.
I looked at the people who were tied up and rolled around. The equipment is different. I'm not sure if they have learned any formal martial arts, but they use a variety of techniques, so I don't get the impression that they are regular soldiers.
That being said, it's too much of a well-prepared and large-scale job to be a barista and dismiss it as having no background.
It is possible that there is simply a skilled magician, but there are various possibilities that should be kept in mind. They had enough equipment to deal with not only dragon cages but also flying dragons.
"I didn't really want to show this type of behavior, and I didn't want to deal with it."
When I told Claudia, who was standing in the town square, she smiled bitterly and shook her head slightly.
"Yes, but if it's just about me, then you don't need to worry too much. Things like this can happen anytime, anywhere. I don't care if the people of the moon were innocent or not."
“Still, it’s been a long time since I’ve been out.”
"...Yeah, right. Thank you."
Claudia closes her eyes, smiles, tilts her head and says.
"Now then. Is there anything I can do? It seems like you're concerned about my magical power consumption, but I have some leeway with circulation alki, so I can move a little."
After hearing that, I thought about it for a while.
“Is it possible to just transfer these guys?”
"It's possible."
HM. If that's the case... Communicate with Mercedia using the communication device.
``A problem has occurred. When they arrived at their destination, they discovered a group of bandits and defeated them. The damage here is minor. Many of the town's regular soldiers and vigilantes were injured. I'm not sure if I can afford to capture and monitor the defeated bandits in town, so I'd like to transfer them to the basement of the labyrinth, but could you please arrange to receive them? ”
The structure of the basement floor of the labyrinth does not change. It would be enough to restrain him and transfer him to a larger room.
After a while, a reply comes.
"I got it. Please tell me the number of thieves you captured.''
Tell them the approximate number of animals and where they will be transferred. After that, it will be shipped as soon as the other side is ready. I might send the Hiryuu squad, but they'll probably arrive late.
"I'm glad you're in good health. It looks like you're serving your master well."
“This is the result of Mihaela-sama’s guidance.”
The situation has settled down. Is it okay to say that the samurai master and disciple met again after a long time? Mihaela nodded silently to Grace who returned her gentle smile.
...What can I say? There's an atmosphere that only the two of us can understand.
"Why did you two come to this town?"
I guess the treatment for the injured has calmed down a bit. Cecilia asks a question.
Those who ran away... I took a detour from the middle of the road and headed towards the mountains. There must be another base somewhere.
First, let's get done with the original purpose of coming here, which is to ask Mihaela.
"No. Actually, I would like to ask Mihaela-san to train and instruct the servants."
“For Mihaela-sama?”
"We have talked about hiring friendly monsters as servants. There are various circumstances, so I thought I would hire someone who I can trust and who has a proven track record."
"And to me..."
When I told her the circumstances, Mihaela nodded. She seemed to be thinking for a while, but then she spoke.
“It is a great honor to be asked to speak to you, but I am already old and separated.When I headed out to teach Grace, I had decided that this would be my last service.”
Additionally, Mihaela says that she cannot take responsibility for training and teaching a large number of people because it inevitably becomes a long-term job.
……Really. Unfortunately, there's nothing I can do about it.
"But--yes, I would like to recommend Cecilia for the role."
"I-Is it me?"
Cecilia's eyes widened in surprise.
"I am old and have a short time ahead of me. I have tried to teach this girl everything I can so that she will not be inconvenienced due to her origins. Although I am being selfish because she is an adopted daughter...I am sure that she will live up to your expectations. ”
Mihaela, who was not afraid to declare that even martial arts was a servant's hobby, gave her the impression that she had mastered everything. As far as I've heard from Grace, she's not the kind of person who would interfere with her work... so leaving it to Cecilia might be a good choice.
“If you are concerned, I would like to accompany you to Termwills and supervise Cecilia’s work for a little while…”
"If that's the case. But we need to confirm the person's will."
When I said that, Cecilia straightened up and looked straight at me.
"...If Mihaela-sama trusts me that much, I have no choice. Thank you very much."
"I understand. Thank you very much."
The story has concluded. I've also received a message on my communication device that preparations are being made to accept them. It seems that the Hiryu Corps is coming to town as well.
……Now. If that's the case, the only problem left is those who escaped.
I need to clean up the things that need to be cleaned up and make sure there is no aftertaste.
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