After adding Akane-san and Lulu-chan as members to our party, 『Wings of Norn』 , we headed towards the village close to the national border at the south of Valkyra Kingdom.
Margrave Volton was charged with the delivery of the security golems to the villages and towns in the outskirts of the Volton territory. And our party, which had accepted the nominated request, is in the carriage pulled by Tsubaki, who is running the route from the southern tip of Valkyra to the eastern national border.
The reason everyone, including Akane-san, is here is because Akane-san’s hair and eye color have been changed and it is much safer to stay with us rather than leaving just her and Lulu-chan at the mansion at Volton.
「I’m witnessing it but it really is fast.」
「Well, she did run slowly when we went to Bohd.」
When we went to Bohd Village, we knew both the distance and approximate duration of the trip so we took it slow, but as one would expect, to move through the route marked from the south of Valkyra to the eastern border this time, Tsubaki has to run fairly seriously.
「Tsubaki looks delighted going for a long run for the first time in a long while too.」
「S-so that’s how it is.」
Despite the paths not being paved nor straight like the roads in Japan, our carriage barely shook. And feeling great, Tsubaki increased her speed too.
Sophia examines the map we received from Prime Minister Simon-sama and directs us through the most efficient route as our navigator.
Kaede is at her usual spot on Tsubaki’s back. If it’s Kaede, no matter how fast or violent the shaking gets, with the grip of her 8 legs and manipulation of thread, I have no worries of her falling off.
Maria teaches Lulu-chan how to sew. The state of the underwear in this world had, thanks to our dissemination of Earth’s underwear through the Papeck Company, spread to the wealthy and ladies of the night, and the fashion boomed. Akane-san has said that her topmost worry when she came to this world was the underwear. That’s why when she realized that Sophia and the girls were wearing underwear found in Japan like it was nothing, she vigorously prostrated herself in front of Maria and begged her to make some. It seems Akane didn’t have much talent for sewing, so Lulu-chan was learning how to sew from Maria in her place.
In the carriage, Laeva makes low grade potions to distribute to each village. This is the request that Adventurer Guild Master Barack-san had asked; For us to supply 10 low grade potions to villages without pharmacists and priests as decided by the country.
Since Akane-san and Lulu-chan’s ranks have gone up after registering as adventurers, I expect the contributions from this large a request will raise their ranks in one fell swoop.
We are heading to villages and towns on the route to install the security golems and Barrier MD and explain how to operate them, ask for the signature of the person in charge like village mayor and governors, then move on to the next destination.
「Ooh, I see it.」
「That village is South Boron, isn’t it? While small, it does have a church.」
The village at the southernmost tip is finally in sight.
It wasn’t all smooth sailing until now. When we were installing security golems at villages and towns, the number of times that the lord who owns the town appeared with soldiers to seize the security golems wasn’t just once. Of course, expecting such incidents, we showed the King’s decree and refused, but there were foolish nobles who resorted to violence even then. They probably thought they’d steal the economical security golem now and manage somehow or other afterwards.
Taking care not to kill those guys, we took them down. I then opened a gate to the royal capital. The Knight Order led by Knight Leader Galahad-sama arrested the lord first then the soldiers and brought them to the royal capital.
Having predicted such a situation, those with the authority to command the security golems were our party, Prime Minister Simon-sama, Knight Leader Galahad-sama, and His Majesty. And the only exceptions were establishing command authority for the Volton border territory to Margrave Volton, and the Rockford Earldom to Earl Rockford. I don’t know the other nobles. After all, I can’t evaluate the people I haven’t met.
「My word, the village will be granted a golem?」
「Yes, it’s a golem that will fundamentally protect the village from monsters and hostile forces such as thieves. It would prevent the invasion of thieves who have guild cards from the Adventurers Guild, and even if the thieves don’t have guild cards, the golem has instructions to suppress them when they act violently inside the village.」
Without question, monsters are beings that can’t enter, but it isn’t like that for people. On that point, I consulted with Barack-san and the guild card apparently notes criminal records as titles. That information emits waves of magic power. Golems are able to sense and comprehend this so that people with criminal records are unable to enter the village. It’s just that when it comes to first time offenders and those without guild cards, the golem falls short, but Simon-sama said that the present golem is the best we can do and so supplementing with personnel is still necessary.
However, a system that shows criminal records in titles is frightening. Though it might be a principle of this world that Norn-sama created. Nevertheless, the negative titles like criminal records are recorded with a special magic wavelength in the guild cards issued by the Adventurers Guild and the Commerce Guild. It’s thanks to that that the security golems are able to sense it.
「Also, since we’re installing a Barrier MD in the church, please establish it as the evacuation shelter and let the villagers know.」
「Y-yes, thank you very much.」
With the village mayor’s permission, I installed the security golem at the entrance of the village and started it up. Afterwards, I installed the magic device at the church, and when I was lecturing the resident priest on how to use the magic device, a telepathic communication from Kaede came through.
( Master! A group is nearing this village! )
( How many? )
( 20 people, they’re getting closer to surround the village! )
( Alright, Kaede, you block them if they invade the village! We’ll be there soon. )
「Sophia! Thieves! We’re intercepting!」
「Yes!」
Giving Sophia simple instructions, we rushed out of the church and ran to the carriage.
「Maria, Laeva, thieves! Akane-san and Lulu-chan, be on standby behind the golem. If those guys get through, please take care of them! Titan!」
I called Titan from the Subspace.
「Titan and Maria, Sophia and Laeva, suppress the thieves in two-man cells, I’ll around in a search and destroy tactic!」
「「「Yes! (Yes. Master.)」」」
Everyone leapt out of the carriage with their respective weapons.
They were already caught in my Presence Detection.
「「「「「……………………」」」」」
Men in black clothing nodded their heads in silence, lining up to disperse around the village.
They tried to rush out simultaneously at the leader’s signal.
「Gyaaーー!」
「Guh!」
「Ugh!」
Did something happen? The leader was confused. As soon as he gave the signal to attack, his comrades collapsed. The man’s eyes couldn’t see anything, but before his confusion could subside, not even a single one of his comrades participating in the attack was left standing.
「Wha! What is happening! Almighty One!」
「God will not do anything for you guys.」
「Who is there?!」
Hearing the voice of a young man behind him, the man hurriedly turned around, but the man’s consciousness fell into darkness at that instant.
「Is anyone injured?」
I returned to where everyone was while carrying the leader on my shoulder.
We, together with Kaede, were wearing Overcoats of Existence Concealment and had learnt the Stealth skill. Thanks to the overcoats’ Inhibit Perception and Stealth skill effect increasing enchantments, the assailants had lost their lives before almost noticing us.
「No, everyone is safe. Are you keeping that man alive?」
Everyone came to me. Titan went around to collect the assailants.
「They need 1 person to interrogate, after all. I’ll hand him over to Galahad-sama at the royal capital.」
Saying so, I then teleported to the royal capital. According to Galahad-sama, since the zealots wouldn’t talk when they are in an interrogation, the man will be interrogated once he is enslaved.
I quickly handed the man over to Galahad-sama and returned to everyone.
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