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nThe next morning, the four people who took off their lodging departed aiming at a certain village.

nOf course, the destination is the village where Wyvern will appear tomorrow.

nSince there are no carriage or house, it takes half a day on foot and the arrival will be the afternoon.

nUntil now, the girls of the『Red Oath』often traveled by the client’s carriage or used a coach horse,

nbut the truth is hunters rarely use a horse-drawn carriage which is a luxury mean of travel.

nUnless there are any circumstances such as lots of baggage or injured people, they are usually a walk.

nWhile walking, the four were talking about requests to kill.

n“After all, the lord is normal, isn’t he…?” (Rena)

n“Yes, the amount of fee is reasonable,

nafter several pairs of parties have been annihilated and no one has received a request,

nit seems that he, himself had asked the kingdom’s capital guild branch for this request …

nWell, I don’t think the lord plan anything.” (Pauline)

n“And if he is planning something,

nwe will know soon enough, but it’s important to know the other person himself to know what is he plotting.

nIt is dangerous to declare just by guessing, For now, there’s nothing unnatural.” (Maevis)

nRena, Pauline and Maevis keep discussing. Mile is silent because subject involve other people’s thoughts and actions is her weak point.

n“Well then, how about the casualties and the damage on the land?” (Pauline)

n“Well, that’s true” (Maevis)

n“That’s right, about that …

nThey can’t deal much damage to the Wyvern, so they couldn’t drive it out and the lord seems can’t spare any more soldiers due to the large casualties

nWhen I asked the Guild master, the lord only say in the request that『He will pay money after we punished it』.

nIn other word, it’s only the compensation fee.

nBecause it’s a reward for success, his burget will not hurt any more, no matter how many times the hunters fails.” (Rena)

nThey set aside Mile and the story of three people continues.

n“After all, the problem is 『If it has normally been suppressed or chased away, why the lord still hasn’t publiced it, it just keeps his citizen un-rest』

nWyvern is certainly a troublesome monster for ordinary parties,

nbut all the parties who received it, knew about it

nand they received it because they think they have enough chance of winning it, right?

nThe lord’s troops also specialize in interpersonal fighting,

neven though they have less experience to fight monster, they are professional in battle.

nThey have prepare in advance plans, advise from veteran hunters …

nBut to think they are failed even with all that…” (Rena)

n“Yes yes yes. I get it, there must be a very strong Wyvern, right?” (Mile)

nFinally it became a talk that she could understand, so Mile interrupts Rena’s talk.

n“HEY, … well, that kind of thing …” (Rena)

nAlthough she was interrupted at a delicious part, Rena gently let it pass, as she perceived the feeling of Mile that wanted to participate in the conversation.

nBecause Rena keeps behaving like this Sometimes other forget that their leader is Maevis.

n“Anyway, on the premise that the enemy is tough, we should be caution” (Rena)

nThree people nodding in Rena’s words.

n“…But is it okay? I believe in everyone’s magic, but I can’t fight unless you drag Wyvern to the ground …” (Maevis)

n“It’s okay! It will do something!” (Mile)

nMaevis somehow feels uneasy but Mile just casual like normal.

nWhen the girls arrived at the target village, it was near the evening

nIt took more time than they thought when the girls walked slowly while doing various stupid talks as well as asking for the subjugation request.

nThe girls plan to go to bed early tonight to prepare for tomorrow so they decided to collect information at the tavern.

nAfter that, they will eat dinner and plan to go to bed.

nThe girl try to find the inn for the time being.

nThere are only one inn in the village, so there are no options.

nThe girls told that they didn’t need dinner to the inn keeper, and they left the inn to find a tavern

nIn this rural village which doesn’t even have a guild’s branch or a contact point, they can only collect information from the tavern or village mayor house.

nBut this time it isn’t a request from the village and they don’t think that the village mayor has special information.

nIt is troublesome to ask and explain, so they pass to go to the village mayor for the time being.

n“… here” (Rena)

nAfter they walked around for a while, they couldn’t find anything like a tavern.

nbut when they asked the villagers on the street,

nthe villagers told the girls that this village has only one drinking bar and no signboard…

nWell, in this remote village who only stop by familiar peddlers other than the villagers, there may be no need for a sign.

nWhen four people entered the store, there were more than dozens of villagers in the store.

n“Huh…” (Mile Rena Pauline Maevis)

nThe girls didn’t think that there were a lot of customers at such a time. But it weren’t just the girls, the villagers were surprised as well.

n“…Eh? Hunter …, wait, just some little girls …” (Villagers)

n“Well, we the hunter from the Kingdom’s capital,『Red Oath』that was requested to subdue the Wyvern” (Maevis)

nMaevis greeting the villagers and introduce ourself.

n“No, no, thank you for receiving the request, but a little …” (Villager A)

nOne of the villagers talked to the girls with a slightly troubled tone.

nThe problem is: this village is the closest human settlement within the Wyvern hunting area.

nIn other words, most of the parties who taken the subjugation quest would have rested in this village, and the soldiers also might have been based in this village.

nThat means that the villagers knew all the results as well.

nIf them compare all the hunter parties and soldier groups before with the lone party with 4 young girls.

nThey can’t help but are disappointed or concerned.

nBecause the girls understand that so they doesn’t feel bad.

n“We don’t care, we know the circumstances.

nOur party have 3 magicians who can use powerful attack magic,

n1 swordsman who is stronger than the knight captain,

nwe will definitely defeat the Wyvern for you.

nAnd if you tell us various information, it will be helpful!” (Pauline)

nThe villagers who heard the explanation of Paulin gave a voice of joy,

nand they provided information one after another.

nAttually, the people gather here aren’t eating or drinking but talking about the Wyvern.

nThey’re also thinking the Wyvern will come again tomorrow,

nand many of them had gathered at the bar after a long day.

nFrom what the girls can see, there were only jugs and wooden cups on everyone’s table.

nAnd according to the explanation of the villagers:

nThere were alot of group who received the request before, and even more than a dozen soldiers of the army troops also trying to attack the Wyvern.

nBut all of them have been defeated.

nHowever, Wyvern only counterattack against opponents attacking it,

nit doesn’t hurt anyone who doesn’t attack it it.

nIt only comes and grasp cattle, horses, sheep etc as prey of the day with both legs and it will fly away.

nThere were no casualties to the villagers.

nBecause of that, there is no tragedy in the villagers, but their livelihood can’t be done if the Wyvern take livestock on a regular basis.

nIt was a village’s life and death problem.

nSo, tomorrow, the villagers discuss about their plan:

nfirst plan『To limit the damage by putting the oldest cow in a prominent place and reduce the damage』

nand the second plan『keep all the livestock and drive over Wyvern』

nHowever, if it is the first plan, it will not be a fundamental solution, and livestock will decrease steadily, and it will affect the village’s existence.

nThe second plan, if they don’t do it well, Wyvern will switches from livestock to human.

nEither way, the future of the village will remain dark.

n“… Eh? Cows and horses? Wyvern is that big?” (Mile)

nMile has astonishment voice.

nIt is unreasonable.

nBirds have to make their bodies lighter to the utmost in order to fly through the sky.

nThere is no surplus lift force that can grab a heavy object exceeding its own weight and can fly.

nEven if it is not a bird, how much is huge, such as grabbing a whole cow and flying with it …

n“What are you talking about, you were taught at the school for training, standard sized monsters …” (Rena)

nMile rebuts against Rena.

n“No, I remember it, but it’s a different kind …

nAnyway, I can’t imagine cattle and horses can be carried with that size!

nBirds also can’t grasp thing are too big or heavy prey…” (Mile)

n“But birds can’t use magic” (Rena)

n“…Hah?” (Mile)

n“Because birds can’t use magic, can they?” (Rena)

n“…magic?” (Mile)

n“Dragon type are flying with magic,

notherwise they will not be able to fly with such wings alone with such bodies.

nAnd Vyvern belongs to dragon race, they can use magic, don’t you know that?” (Rena)

nMile answered weakly against Rena’s penetration.

n“…then, in the stomach, there is an internal organs of firebags and something …?” (Mile)

n“There’s nothing!” (Rena Pauline Maevis)

nAll three girls denied themselves.

nIn the back, the villagers also nod.

nIf it was the chichioya in her previous life, he will say something like 『It doesn’t have an internal organs』 (「內臓が無いぞう」: Naizō ga nai zō ) (T.N: A pun)

nMisato (Mile) was pretty polluted by her chichioya’s gag in her previous life.

nBut fortunately there was no opportunity for her to show it because Misato had no friends.

nThe advantage of having no friends was only in that respect …

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