The Neighborhood High School Girl, Miss Isezaki, Is the Great Saintess Returned from Another World~ And I, Suddenly Awakened as Her Exclusive Mana Supply Uncle, Travel Between Earth and Another World with Time-Space Magic~ - 48. First Encounter with Monsters

48. First Encounter with Monsters

“Alright, guards, gather around here!”

The middle-aged man with a beard shouted hoarsely while facing forward. According to the story I heard from Geeta during the meal, he seemed to be the coordinator of this group of guards for this adventure. He was said to be the leader of the highest-ranked party hired for this mission.

Immediately, Geeta turned back to me and raised his voice sharply.

“Matsunaga-san, head back to the carriage!”

“Y-yeah. Take care, both of you.”

“Got it!” “Yes.”

They nodded quietly to my voice and rushed towards the leader. Seeing that, I hurriedly ran back to the carriage.

The area around the carriage was already filled with knights on horseback, and as I approached, one of the knights opened the carriage door for me.

“Please, Lord Matsunaga. We will guard the carriage, so please rest assured.”

I realized belatedly with such treatment, but it seemed that I was also treated as a VIP among them. Listening to the reassuring voice of the dependable knight, I slipped into the carriage.

“Welcome back, sir.”

Inside the carriage, I was greeted by Isezaki-san, who looked somewhat nervous. As for Lady Levia, she was not nervous at all, but elegantly sipping her tea.

“Uh, um, is it really okay to be so calm? It seems that monsters have appeared.”

To my question, Lady Levia quietly placed the porcelain cup on the table and answered.

“It’s within expectations for monsters to appear. After all, we hired adventurers for that purpose. If we were to panic here, it would imply that we don’t trust their work.”

Oh… what a resolute attitude. Perhaps this is what they call the dignity of nobility.

But of course, being just a commoner, I decided to watch the adventurers’ battle from the carriage window. It’s my first time having such an opportunity, so there’s no choice but to watch.

As I watched from the window, the booming voice of the leader of the adventurers at the forefront reached us.

“According to the scouts, a Great Boar is approaching from beyond the hill. Perhaps it was lucky that we were resting here. If we had moved on, we might have been run over by the carriage.”

Thinking about it, perhaps we escaped the crisis thanks to Isezaki-san’s grumbling stomach. Somehow feeling uneasy, I glanced at Isezaki-san, who smiled back at me. Feeling a bit scared, I turned my gaze back outside.

“The number of Great Boars is one. But it’s quite a massive individual. Don’t let your guard down. Oh, and—”

The leader glanced briefly in our direction.

“Sir Knight, we’re allowed to collect the meat and materials from the monsters, right?”

The knight near the window where I was leaned remained motionless as he replied.

“Yes, you may do as you wish. But do not approach the carriage under any circumstances.”

Hearing those words, the leader turned to the adventurers and said as he looked around.

“Hey, did you hear that? If there’s Great Boar meat, we can eat our fill for quite some time on the road. Don’t you dare let it escape!! Understood?!”

“Yeah!!”

The adventurers shouted with a voice so loud that it made the carriage tremble.

And as if drawn by that voice, a large red boar— the Great Boar— appeared from the top of the hill ahead.

The Great Boar stared at us, and then scratched the ground two or three times with its hooves, then charged down the hill at an incredible speed.

The Great Boar was about the size of a small car, and its running speed was no different from that of a car.

Feeling the imminent threat approaching, surprisingly, a slender man in a robe stepped forward from the group of adventurers. The slender man pointed his wooden staff at the Great Boar and spoke.

“Flames, gather before me and take shape, burn down our enemies…”

Is that a spell? As the man uttered those words, a bright red flame began to gather before him, eventually forming into a volleyball-sized fireball.

“Fireball!”

With that, as the man swung his staff forward, the fireball shot out like a bullet, flying at an incredible speed.

The fireball flew with a trail of flames, eventually hitting the Great Boar’s feet. With a loud explosion, the ground cracked, and the Great Boar staggered as if it had stepped on a trap.

“Grrrrrrrr!”

The Great Boar screamed in pain from the injury to its legs. Unable to maintain its speed, the Great Boar slowed down, and numerous arrows pierced its back and sides.

Behind the man with the fireball, there were two adventurers with bows ready. Without pause, they continued to shoot arrows at the Great Boar.

Despite writhing to remove the arrows embedded in its body, the Great Boar didn’t stop charging. Seeing this, the leader raised his longsword and shouted loudly.

“Alright! It’s our turn now! Let’s go, guys!!”

“Yaaaaah!!”

The adventurers armed with swords and axes charged at the Great Boar. Naturally, Geeta was among them. Cyril, the bespectacled girl, seemed to be standing by with her staff.

The adventurers who closed in on the Great Boar swung their weapons repeatedly, hacking, slashing, and stabbing at the raging beast.

Of course, the Great Boar didn’t refrain from counterattacking. With its large tusks and sturdy-looking snout, it attacked the adventurers.

One adventurer’s arm was grazed by sharp tusks, causing bl00d to gush out. However, without paying it much heed, the adventurer continued to swing their weapon.

It’s as if they say the best defense is a good offense. Gradually, under the relentless assault of the adventurers, the movements of the Great Boar began to slow down.