To Me, Who Was Single-Handedly Holding The Front Line, You Call Me A "Useless Piece of Trash"? Fine. I'll Live as I Please And Set Out On A Journey To Find A Cute Wife. - This time, I'll Become A Hero In The Enemy Country And Bare My Fangs At My Homeland - Episode 5

“Whoa… it’s a natural fluffy bed…”

“I just gathered some leaves.”

After escaping the country and cutting through the forest, I was planning to sleep in a suitable place.

But Fern gathered the leaves with magic for me.

Since they are connected by magic, it seems they won’t break easily.

“Thank you! Fern is an amazing magician!”

Magic is really amazing, after all.

When I was fighting the enemy on the front lines, I only saw attack magic, but I can do things like this too.

But for some reason, Fern was looking down.

“What’s wrong?”

“……I’m not amazing at all. Or rather, more importantly… are you okay with me?”

“Are you okay?”

Even while running away, they kept looking apologetic. I wonder why.

“……Doesn’t this ear look creepy……?”

“Hmm? You’re bouncing around cutely.”

“……Huh, huh, huh”

“Huh?”

“Well, but usually… everyone dislikes it. Half-elves…”

Come to think of it, I’ve heard of it before.

There are people who hate them for being unable to become human or elf, and for being a half-baked race.

Why?

“Hmm. Can I touch it?”

“Eh? W-where are you talking about?”

“Ear”

“……Y-yes”

I touched my ear. Nothing has changed, it’s the same as me.

Rather, it’s pleasantly cool.

Gradually, Fern’s cheeks began to turn red.

For some reason, my breathing is getting heavier.

“What’s wrong?”

“N-no, nothing!? I just felt a little bit of that feeling…”

“Sorry, sorry. See, nothing’s changed after all. Anyway, if you need a sword again, make one for me.”

The ice sword shattered into fragments of magical power and scattered away.

It’s not as good as my giant sword buddy, but it’s easy to use and doesn’t chip.

Above all, it was really cool.

Should I go pick up my giant sword buddy once it calms down a bit?

“…Of course. Thank you very much. For helping me.”

“It’s mutual. Well, shall we call it a night?”

“Y-yes”

Then, for some reason, Fern was sleeping at the edge of the leaf bed.

“How about coming over here? The middle one is fluffier than over there.”

“……Yes.”

Come to think of it, what kind of crime was Fern accused of?

Well, I can ask tomorrow.

For now, I want to become an adventurer, earn some money, and eat something delicious.

Ah.

“Hey, how about joining our squad? We’ll pay you whatever you ask. We’ll provide the best house and environment. …If you want, a wife too.”

The country of the Massacre Corps Arne is just ahead, right?

Originally an enemy nation, but… oh well.

Then Fern hugged me tightly.

It smells nice, our faces are close, and their skin is fair.

I can hear the sound of peaceful breathing.

You go to bed early.

“……Onii-chan…”

But I’m Yamagishi, you know.

“Damn, damn, damn damn, damn, damn damn, damn damn!!! Yamagi-shi meeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee. Why, why why, why do I have to take on such a simple surveillance mission, damn it…”

The German without a right arm was inside the tent.

With my remaining left arm, I hit the box filled with food with all my might.

Several days had passed since Yamagishi had escaped.

“It’s all his fault. That bastard… damn it, damn it, damn it. My plan was perfect. If I had pinned all the crimes on that wandering lowlife and executed him, everything would have gone smoothly… and then I would have been promoted to major, and everything would have been… damn it, damn it, aaaaaah!”

German shouted with all his might. But at that moment, there was a noise outside.

“…The wind, huh? More importantly, that Yamagishi. He was bragging so much, but is the report really false? Enemy troops? Monsters? Not a single one in sight.”

However, the next moment, German feels something cold on his neck.

“What? Eek, wh-wh-what――”

“If you look back, I’ll kill you. If you do anything strange, I’ll kill you. If you move, I’ll kill you. If you speak without permission, I’ll kill you. If you scream, of course, I’ll kill you. If you understand, nod quietly.”

I nodded slightly while trembling. What barely came into view was a sharp, black knife. What surprised me the most was that the voice was that of a woman.

Continuing, a new voice is heard.

“Arne-senpai, there’s really no one else but this guy. I went through all the trouble to prepare everything perfectly.”

“……Do you know Yamagishi?”

The German nodded repeatedly. Blood was flowing from his neck, and dirty water was flowing from below.

“Tch,”

He quickly steps away as if he had crushed a bitter bug. The German, trembling with fear, retreats to the corner of the tent.

When I turned around, there were two people in black clothing standing.

“W-w-w-w-who are you guys!?”

“Where is Yamagishi?”

German sensed an overwhelming killing intent, trembling his lips while his legs shook uncontrollably.

“He’s way too scared, this guy.”

“……Shut up. Listen, if you don’t answer next time, I’ll kill you.”

“Y-Yamagishi isn’t here!? H-Hey, is he already gone!?”

“Not here? Where are they?”

“And then, he left. Ah, he’s not in the military anymore! So, please, just spare my life!”

The woman called Arne thought.

Yamagishi isn’t here?

……Where to?

Then, German broke through the tent with the knife he had hidden and stepped outside.

There should be subordinates nearby.

I shouted with all my might.

“Te, it’s the enemyyyyyyyyyyyy”

But no one is coming out. There should be thirty people, including German’s subordinates, on this surveillance duty.

Yet, not a single voice responds.

German collapses on the spot.

I heard footsteps behind me and recalled my own words in my mind.

――Genocide Unit

Arne called out to German again from behind.

Tell him to talk about everything regarding Yamagishi.

And then German confessed everything.

The fact that he was guarding the front lines alone and making false reports, that they had their eye on him and tried to pin the blame on him, and that he managed to escape.

“I-I told you everything! P-Please help me!”

“Senpai, this guy is really interesting, isn’t he?”

“……You said Germain.”

“Y-yes!”

“First, Yamagishi did not make any false reports. We were completely defeated by him. Not only could we not kill him, we couldn’t even injure him or touch him. Second, there were monsters swarming around here, but they haven’t appeared recently. Why is that? Because Yamagishi was here. Third, do you know what he was called in our country?”

Yamagishi shook his head vigorously. Immediately afterward, his missing right arm inexplicably began to hurt.

“It’s the frenzied berserker frenzy. Even with our country’s utmost military might, we couldn’t match him, and he single-handedly thwarted all the assassination attempts.”

“Th-that’s impossible…”

“Senpai, let’s just kill this guy already. He’s smelly and ugly, okay?”

“Ah, I would like to say that, but it seems the monsters have noticed too. Yamagishi is missing.”

“Wow, it’s true!”

Then, German heard an unpleasant squelching sound from behind.

The moment I turned around, I was speechless.

The military has many discipline rules that must be followed.

Among them, what is particularly drilled into the new soldiers.

If you encounter a Massacre Spider Death Creature, run away with all your might.

Never try to fight. Because you will die in an instant.

“Let’s go. If Yamagishi isn’t here, the rest should be a piece of cake.”

“Yeees. But senpai, aren’t you sad that Yamagishi is gone? You’ve been saying Yamagishi, Yamagishi all the time, haven’t you?”

“……noisy”

“Wa, wait, help, help—higyaaaaaaaaaaaaa”