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 7

Pretending to look at the map, I informed Fern about the ones hiding.

She showed a slightly frightened expression, but quickly switched her mood and returned her expression to normal. Probably so as not to be noticed.

You’re also smart, huh?

“What should I do?”

“About fifteen people, and if they notice us from this distance, they’re not that impressive. More importantly, I’m worried about Fern.”

“……You’re right. I’m sorry. I’ll make sure not to be a burden.”

“No, that’s not it. Because you like good people, right?”

“……Huh?”

When I tried to explain the reason, the ones who were hiding somehow revealed themselves.

What the heck? Were you trying to catch me off guard?

They’re a bunch of people I don’t really understand.

There are ten people, and apparently five of them are hiding.

Each of them is holding a weapon. A sword, an axe, a bow, and an unknown weapon.

It seems like there aren’t any good weapons… What a shame.

“Hyahha! Your lives end here!”

“Leave all your valuables behind! And strip naked! And while we’re at it, die!”

“Hehehe, I’m going to torture you, I’m going to torture you good.”

From the looks of it, there doesn’t seem to be anyone who can use magic.

There are also those with pointy heads. They look like chickens.

“Hey, do you have a pass?”

The chickens were surprised by my words. Then they looked at each other and started cackling loudly.

“What the heck, what do you want to say?”

“Not you. I am Yamagishi.”

“Gya-haha. — Ya-ma-gi-shi. Isn’t it a great name?”

“Thank you. I don’t get praised very often.”

What the… Are they surprisingly good guys?

“So, do you have it?”

“Oh, oh. We’ve got it, we’ve got it. What’s up, you want it? Yamagishi.”

“I want it. Oh, what about Fern? You’re going to look for your brother, right?”

I called out to Fern, but she was confused. I wonder what’s wrong.

“Fern, are you there?”

“Uh, ah, ha, yes”

“So, if you have two, that would be great. Do you have them?”

Then they start laughing again.

They’re kind of nice guys. Lieutenant German was always angry, but these guys seem cheerful and nice.

I wonder if adventurers have fun every day like this.

“Interesting. Alright, let’s have a Yamagishi showdown. If you win, I’ll give you an entry permit.”

“Really? Is that okay?”

“Ah, in exchange for that…”

“Instead?”

“I won’t back down in this fight. One of us will die. — How about it, Ya-Ma-Gi-Shi?”

He holds the axe with a huge grin and licks the tip of it.

That’s disgusting… But…

“It’s easy to understand, which is great. I’m not good at using my brain. Thank you for teaching me so patiently.”

It seems like it hasn’t been taken care of much, and there’s blood on it.

The sharpness seems bad.

Then Fern hurriedly raises her voice.

“Yamagishi-san, let’s run away!?”

“Huh? Why? If you win, you’ll get an entry permit, right?”

“But, but, I’m fine!”

“I really want it, you know.”

“Heh heh heh. Sorry, miss. This guy is all fired up. So, what’s the matter? Don’t you have a weapon?”

“Ah, what should I do? Well, whatever, I’ll do it barehanded.”

“I see. You’re quite honorable. In light of your honor, shall I grant you a painless death?”

“Sure. Then I’ll do the same for you.”

“Hehehe. You’re pretty interesting, aren’t you?”

The enemy fighting on the front lines launched an attack without a word, but being able to communicate with people is great! It’s nice to be able to exchange ideas!

Then, for some reason, Fern shouted.

“Yamagishi-san! I will fight too!”

“Huh? Why? No way. This is a one-on-one.”

“I don’t want to be protected all the time. I want to fight alongside you, the one who accepted me…”

A chill began to permeate the surroundings. Feeling the magical effect, the smiles of the cheerful group faded away.

“Lo, look closely, that’s an elf!”

“――No, look closely. One side is a human ear. A failure, a half-elf. A half-baked imitation. Can’t cast any decent magic.”

“What the hell… Don’t scare me like that, kid.”

As Fern said, it seems that half-elves are being persecuted.

Half-hearted? Fern is a good guy, though.

It’s kind of annoying, isn’t it?

“Fern, it will be over soon, so please wait properly. So, when does the match start?”

“Yeah. I’ll do it when your skull cracks!”

With a sharp tone, the man raised his axe.

I see, it’s an easy-to-understand starting signal.

But man, that’s huge. I wonder what they ate to get this big.

They say adventurers’ bodies are their capital, so when I get some money, I’ll eat a lot too.

――Gugya.

“—H-hyaah, wh-what did this guy do to me!?”

A dull sound and the sound of dripping blood echoed in the place.

My right fist entered the man’s gaping mouth, passed through his throat, and split his head open.

Blood sprays out, showering the cheerful people around with a rain of blood.

“Alright, one win. Next, we get the entry permit! Fern!”

Looking at Fern with great joy, but astonished.

Even the people who were making noise until just now are quiet.

Huh? Did I break any rules or something?

“How dare you! You messed with Gaston! Get him!”

“Kill him, you piece of trash!”

“Y-you bastard!!”

“Hey, wait!? Isn’t this supposed to be a one-on-one!?”

I don’t get it at all. Seriously, what the hell?

Well, whatever.

Killing everyone is easier, isn’t it?

“Got it!”

“Hyah――gah……”

I snatched the sword from the enemy, slashed, and severed the head.

Nice. Blood really is beautiful, isn’t it?

“Hey, did you guys know? If you stab the heart, you die in three seconds. One, two, three, see? You’re dead, right?”

Second person.

“That bastard, you crazy bastard!”

The third person had their throat slit. Unable to breathe, they fell to their knees on the ground.

This is going to drag on until he dies.

Third person, fourth person.

The blade got dull because of the blood oil. I toss it aside.

“Hah… Hah… What the hell are you doing, you idiot?!”

An axe, huh? Not really my favorite.

At that moment, I felt a chill at my fingertips.

“Yamagishi-san!”

What was refined was a transparent and cool blue sword.

“Ha, thanks, Fern.”

After that, it was a delightful moment.

The transparent blue sword is turning red as it drinks blood.

This is interesting.

After that, the five who had been hiding appeared. One tried to escape, so I stabbed him in the heart from behind.

Kill a lot, and then take a deep breath.

Sigh… The smell of blood really is something special, isn’t it?

I wonder if I should just go back to Trava like this. I kind of want to kill everyone.

Then, I was tightly hugged from behind.

“What’s wrong, Fern? — Ah… sorry. Maybe I got a bit too excited. When you’ve been fighting since the old days, you tend to lose yourself. Were you scared?”

She was trembling. But she shook her head.

“…I’m not scared. Mr. Yamagishi is my lifesaver.”

“I see. But don’t push yourself too hard. Sorry for not being a good person—”

Looking back, she stretched up and wiped my cheek with the hem of her right hand.

It seems like they wiped off the blood. But it’s going to get dirty.

“Mr. Yamagishi is a good person. Please don’t say such things.”

A good person, huh?

When I think about it, it has a nice ring to it.

“Thanks. Alright, let’s go grab the loot. Finally, some gold, and as for weapons… nah. Fern’s are cooler anyway.”

“I’ll help too.”

“Don’t push yourself too hard.”

“I’m fine…”

“Got it. Let’s buy some clothes first when we get to the country. We’re both looking pretty rough.”

Yes

Fern, trembling, touches the corpse and rummages through its pockets.

This must be what normal sensibility is like.

“Alright. I’ll do it, so keep an eye out to see if anyone comes around.”

“No, me too—”

“Just leave it. It’s better as it is. Fern is.”

“Just like that…?”

“Stay a good person.”

Killing someone reduces something that cannot be expressed in words.

However, if you keep killing, they will eventually increase.

It’s a sense of accomplishment.

The more I kill, the more fun and happy I become.

But Fern is still… different from me.

I want you to stay just like this.

Oh, I got the entry permit!