Chapter 71 (1/2)

Our popular hotcake party ended and the children went to bed. I realized a serious matter.

「Oops, I forgot to secure an inn.」 「Then Seiji-san, please stay here.」 「Aria-san, thank you very much.」

「But Seiji-sama, there aren’t enough beds.」 「I’ll just make do with the sleeping bag.」

While having such talk, suddenly,【Vigilance】magic sensed【Danger】. I promptly took a defensive stance and looked around.

「Seiji-sama, what happened?」 「I sensed some【Danger】but it seems not here.」

I tried to open the map to confirm it and the one exposed to【Danger】is『Azide-san』.

「It seems Azide-san is exposed to【Danger】.」 「Azide-san?」

Aria-san is here but it can’t be helped since it’s an emergency situation. I projected Azide-san’s situation on the spot.

There, the figure of Azide-san who is being attacked by 30-something bandits.

「Ah, Azide-san! I-, Is this a magic that can see to distant places!?」

Azide-san is being protected by several adventurers but they’re completely outnumbered and on the verge of losing.

「Aya, Elena, we’re going to help.」 「Seiji-san, how are you going to go there?」 「Aria-san, please keep this as a secret after this.」 「Y-, yes.」

「Teleportation!」

I brought Aya and Elena, and teleported to where Azide-san is.

「Guwaa!」

When we arrived, the last of the adventurers received a wound and fell down.

「Barrier!」

I promptly set a barrier up between the thieves and the adventurers, it blocked the thieves’ advance.

「Elena, please examine the adventurers’ injuries. Aya, take care of the people in the right.」

I go around the left side of the barrier and confronted the thieves.

「There’s still someone remaining!?」

The three people attacked at the same time but I attacked the three people’s hands and knocked away their weapons. The thieves who saw that were stubborn and plunged in blindly without pausing.

I looked towards Ayaー Aya was near Elena for some reason, she took a fighting stance but didn’t move. What are you doing Aya!?

Finally, the thieves moved around the right-side of the barrier and surrounded Aya and Elena.

「Shit!」

I moved using【Lightning flash】and hurled myself at the back of one of the thievesー

「Guwa!」

My being which turned into lightning passed through the thief’s body. The thief uttered a short scream and fainted from the electric shock. I cast electric shock on the thieves who were surprised when I suddenly appeared, neutralizing about half on the spot, the remaining thieves promptly took a distance.

「Aya, what happened!?」 「Ah, err… oniichan.」 「Aya, are you trembling?」

Aya looked strange. Well, no wonder since there are suddenly people killing each other. Actually, even I’m more nervous than usual. But, there’s no time to relax, I sensed【Danger】from the distance and when I looked overー a thief with a bow is aiming at here.

Boom!

I cast【Lightning strike】towards that person. It also affected the people around him and several thieves were charred and fell down.

「Dangerous, escape!」

When the leader-like thief shouted, the thieves ran away at full speed.

Approximately 20 thieves managed to ran away and the other 10 people died at the place.

Despite being thieves, I had killed people. There was no time to go easy in a desperate situation. It’s the same feeling when I first came to this world and cut off the hand of the aristocracy knight leader. Though I’m not sure yet, back then, it had a feeling of a game.

「Seiji-sama, are you alright?」

Elena looked at my face worriedly.

「It’s the first time I had killed people. I’m a bit shaken.」 「Truly!?」

I lowered my head andー Elena pulled my head into an embrace.

「!?」

Elena, what on Earth…… but when I heard Elena’s heartbeat, I gradually calmed down.