Chapter 263
Absolute Trust
Translator : PolterGlast
Although a dozen or so flying monsters managed to escape,
the annihilation of almost all the monsters was complete. Partly thanks to the
confusion caused by my gravity magic, the annihilation itself was extremely
easy to carry out. That being said, because there were so many of them, the
fact that it took a considerable amount of time was a miscalculation.
I think I could have defeated them more easily with magic if
I had been able to hold back on using 【Absolute Zero】... well, I managed to finish them off safely, so let's not
dwell on the minor details. While sorting things out in my head like that, when
I returned to Usman and his squad whom I had left in the rear, the
figures of the Guild Master and Spencer were also there. It seems they
had caught up and joined them while I was fighting.
「Hm? Graham has returned,
hasn't he! Hey, what happened to the monsters?」
「Did you really manage to escape
safely? Just... who in the world are you?」
Spencer and Usman
were surprised that I had returned. Seeing the surprised two, the Guild Master
looked triumphant for some reason.
「That's why I told you. Graham-san
is fine. Besides, saying he 'escaped' is far too rude. Since it's Graham-san,
he must have finished them off, or at the very least driven them away... he
should have!」
Although he added a slightly worried "should
have," the Guild Master placed absolute trust in me. It was a good thing I
was able to properly annihilate them this time, but his display of confidence
was such that it made me wonder what he would have done if I had actually just
escaped and come back.
「What do you mean, 'should have'? So,
Graham. Just as Dwayne said, were you really able to finish them
off?」
「Yeah. I defeated all the monsters
that tried to attack. A dozen or so managed to escape, though.」
Hearing that reply of mine, the one who showed the most
surprised expression was Usman. Partly because he had received the
reports, he likely thought it wasn't a number of monsters that a single person
could defeat.
「I can't believe it! I can't believe
it, but... since I actually saw Graham-san's magic with my own eyes, I
can't doubt it! ――However, as expected, I cannot believe 'defeated all of
them'!」
「Wahahaha! I understand that feeling
of disbelief well. However, if it's Graham-san, it's possible. Because
he is a man who deviates from common sense.」
「If you really defeated all of them,
that's outrageous. Defeating a horde of Ogres and Trolls alone, I haven't even
heard of that in heroic tales.」
「That's why I told you. Graham-san
is amazing.」
「He deviates even from the level of
being amazing.」
Although it bothered me that the Guild Master was acting
smug the entire time for some reason, it was good that the general reaction was
favorable. For a time, it was a situation where it wouldn't have been strange
to be suspected as a spy, after all.
「If your doubts haven't cleared up, I
want you to go check. I left the corpses exactly as they are.」
「No, there was information that a
monster horde was approaching, and the fact that it's this quiet means I don't
doubt you, but... I am simply curious about the aftermath of the battle.」
「I am curious as well. Guild Master,
shall we take the troops and go take a look?」
「Yeah, let's do that. From your
perspective, Graham, it might look like we're doubting you, but... my
bad. I'm simply curious.」
「There's no need to apologize. I'd
appreciate it more if you went and checked.」
And so, Spencer led the gathered troops of soldiers
and adventurers and headed off to confirm the monsters I had defeated. Perhaps
because of Usman's words, the soldier group all saluted me every time
they passed by my side. However, the adventurer group seemed to think their
achievements had been stolen, and it was memorable how they passed by with
dissatisfied looks. Well, soldiers are likely paid a salary, while adventurers
are paid by performance, so I suppose a difference in their reactions can't be
helped.
「Huh? Aren't you going to take a look
with them, Guild Master?」
I completely thought he would follow everyone and go around
bragging as if it were his own achievement just like earlier, but for some
reason, he remained behind with me.
「My desire to go see is strong, but I
can't let Graham-san, the person of merit, wait alone. After returning
to Flimble once, I plan to come back and properly check it by myself.」
「That goes beyond just doing things
twice, you know. Besides, there's a possibility they'll be cleaned up.」
「I-In that case... I w-won't go
look... right now. I can see Graham-san's exploits anytime, after all.」
He looked like he wanted to go see, and he was actually
starting to go, but it seems his reason somehow won out. I was planning to do
maintenance on my katana, so I wouldn't have minded if he just went without
worrying, but well, forcefully recommending it wouldn't be right either.
「Understood. Then I won't force you.」
「Y-Yeah. Let me hear your story, Graham-san.」
While almost laughing at the Guild Master who had a terribly sad face, I decided to give a light report on how I fought. Since I didn't even struggle, I couldn't make a significant report, but... well, if it's the Guild Master, he'll gladly listen.
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