10-3 Part 3
The Mysterious Book Says to Pioneer
Erin
- Marduk -
Translator : PolterGlast
「Oi, look at that, that's the new
Lord-sama. The incompetent who fired our excellent Magistrate-sama is drinking
something like milk, hahaha!!」
「Oh, I know, I know! Kicking out the
kind Magistrate-sama, that guy must be a bad guy! I wonder whose job he'll
steal next!」
Before I knew it, it seems I had fallen asleep. Probably
because I stayed up late last night studying law books with Aniue and Puis.
Waking up to the jeering voices, it had already grown completely dark outside.
In the seats behind me from this counter's perspective,
rough men who look exactly like yakuza are focusing their attention on me. They
are in a good mood, but I'm feeling lethargic, partly due to lack of sleep. I
just want to go home and sleep.
...Suppressing those feelings, I watched to see how they
would move. By the way, when I drank with the receptionist at the Guild the
other day, he taught me how to distinguish between yakuza and adventurers.
It's their swords. Guys
who only use swords for intimidation and crimes only carry daggers. Because
hanging a huge sword at your waist is just heavy.
「I hear that guy got kicked out of
the Imperial Capital because he was doing nothing but engage in
corruption.」
「Right, right! And I heard he's in
love with his older sister and even keeps young children around! What a lewd
guy he must be!」
「Seriously, that guy's a pervert!」
「Oi, don't just stay quiet, say
something, new Lord! Turn this way! Don't be scared, you small fry!!」
Ignoring them, I drained the rest of my lukewarm milk and
thought with my half-asleep brain.
For mere thugs, their
method is strangely calculated, or rather, obviously artificial. It should be
seen that someone is trying to spread bad rumors so I can't remain Lord of Erin.
I bet that's Uncle Morak. It's appropriate to see it
as a baptism for his nephew who fired the magistrate under his influence.
「Customer... no, Lord-sama, you
should run away now... Those guys are the ones who were hanging around with the
previous magistrate... Please run away... You are Erin's hope...」
「I am honored by your words. No,
rather, sorry for causing trouble for your shop. I'll come again.」
Exchanging words with the master in a low voice, I stood up
from my seat. Even if I argue back relying on emotion here, it will only buy
unnecessary resentment. I have no choice but to show it through actions.
「Are those guys people of this
town...?」
「No, I see them frequently lately,
but I don't know them. I think they're outsiders...」
I added a tip to the milk money and left the tavern. Are
they Uncle Morak's men after all? Also, it was much darker outside than
I thought.
「Oi, don't do anything unnecessary,
got it?」
「If you do anything weird, we'll
dismantle you along with the tavern!」
Back in the tavern, the bunch from earlier stood up and
bailed on their bill as if it were natural. They seem intent on following me.
They are trying to leave the shop hurriedly.
But what do they intend to do by tailing someone like me?
Are they thinking of threatening a Lord walking at night to make him understand
his position?
But unfortunately, the night is my territory. Since they
took the trouble to bite the firefly's rear, I'll turn this development against
them.
I'll let them attack the new Lord Ashley. There, I
intentionally chose a dark, unpopulated path, and when I further deviated into
the forest path leading to the mansion, they took the bait of an apparent
opportunity and made their move.
「Lord-sama, please stop. This road is
closed, you see?」
「Boss, it's different from the plan,
but is this okay...」
「Shut up, this is a chance! We just
gotta do it when we can!」
Their numbers were surprisingly just under 30. That's not a
military force you deploy against one youngster. Did Uncle also hear the rumor
that I beat Georg?
「Don't interrupt my walk. I want to
go home and sleep already.」
「Carefree Prince-sama... My name is Haki.
Haki of the Star of Marduk, kid.」
Haki. A name I
felt like I heard somewhere. Not recently. I feel like it was quite a while
ago, but I can't remember. It might have been a trivial name.
By the way, that man called Haki was a middle-aged
yakuza who had obviously worked his way up, with a smashed nose and a scarred
lip. The guys around him seem truly terrified of that Haki. They shrank
away from him and directed unshakeable malice toward me, confident in their
victory.
「What business does that Hacchan of
the Maru Star have?」
「Don't abbreviate it!!」
Short-tempered. It was just a little greeting, yet Haki
flew into a rage. Being glared at by a face with a vertically split lip doesn't
evoke fear, but objectively speaking, it's scary.
「I'm telling you I'm the boss of the
Star of Marduk, Haki!」
「I wouldn't know if you didn't tell
me. So, what business does a yakuza boss have?」
「Hah, a certain noble personage told
us to make you understand your position. ...You're going to experience some
pain, Young Master Ashley.」
「Then tell Uncle I am utterly
appalled. This is my territory. I will not allow anyone to do as they please in
my territory.」
「I'll convey that. Along with an
apology to Morak-sama! Get 'em, you bastards!!」
「So cliché...」
In stories from the other world, it's game over the moment
you spit out that line. The punks surrounded me belligerently. Following that,
the first wave lunged at me. Barehanded, without weapons. I countered them with
a single flash of the Shovel.
「B-Boss, this guy is kinda strong?!」
「I know that!! Oi, seems you've got
some skill. But how about this! Do it, you bastards, surround him!」
「That's cliché too...」
This time, punks wielding short swords attacked me. However,
while they have numbers, their proficiency is lacking. The enemies were played
with and tossed around by the tricky Shovel user.
「What's with this guy, ugah?!」
「Ugh, peh peh... Blinding us is
dirty, you bastard!」
Digging at their feet or throwing clods of dirt in their
faces is just the beginning. I bash the guys relying on numbers one by one to
immobilize them.
When the enemies started to coordinate, I kicked dirt
straight up to create a momentary curtain and vanished from their line of
sight. Hiding in the shade of the trees from there, I removed my eye lenses.
The red dragon eyes brightly depict the world of darkness
where the moon doesn't reach. Thus, preparations to operate secretly in the
dark forest were complete.
「Boss, we can't see him!」
「Idiots, raise your lanterns! We have
more numbers; there's no way we can lose!」
「Hii, Boss, Boss, there's a monster
over there... Ah, aaaaaah?!」
Night. Moreover, under the condition of being inside a
forest, it didn't even become a battle in the first place. Choosing areas
beyond the reach of the lantern light and taking them out one by one, the trend
of the
battle was decided shortly.
「Th... That's the rumored, the cursed
Dragon Eyes Morak-sama mentioned... Monster, you monster... To think
someone like you is the Emperor's child—ugaaaaah?!」
I incapacitated everyone except Haki. If I eliminate
everyone here, I could greatly strip the antisocial organization of its power,
but this time these guys are moving under Uncle Morak's orders.
If I foolishly erase them, I'll be the first suspected of murder.
「Haki. You'll have to experience some pain too.」
「D-Don't get cocky, you monster! M-My
organization isn't just this! If I gather all the members, someone like
you—agah?!」
Sweeping with the Shovel, I crushed one of Haki's
eyes. A cruel act, you say? I merely delivered punishment on behalf of the weak
these guys tormented.
「I am the brother of the Empire's
strongest man, Georg. If you want to defeat me, bring an army next time.」
「Kuh, kukuku... kukaka,
hahahahahaha!!」
However, that guy Haki suddenly started laughing. I
thought he went mad, but something is wrong. He is calm and, despite this
situation, still certain of victory.
「Earlier, I said 'all members',
didn't I...?」
「B-Boss, wait, that's...」
「You won't make it in time anyway. Oi
kid, don't act so tough, alright? Right about now, the separate unit is...
attacking your mansion... Release us. Otherwise, we can't guarantee Her
Imperial Highness's safety, you know...? Hahahahahaha!!」
From there on, I was unconscious. I bashed Haki with
the blade of the Shovel and, without doubting anything, without thinking
of anything, started running toward the Lord's Mansion. If this was a lie to
escape, that would be fortunate. But if it wasn't, the development is at its
absolute worst.
The custody of these guys didn't matter in the face of Aneue
and Durin's safety. I ran with all the AGI (Agility) and VIT
(Stamina) I possessed.
It's my Aneue. I will no longer show mercy to those
who harm my Aneue.
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