“So, that’s why I’ve decided to go and help Lady Katiana. …Though, I’m not sure how useful I’ll be.”
I explained the situation to Lacia.
Upon hearing the circumstances, Lacia immediately opposed it.
“Absolutely not!! For a Demonkin like Master to go to the human lands is suicidal!!”
“Hmm, well, I guess so. But, you know, I want to help my friend.”
“F-for that reason alone…?”
The concept of friendship is probably hard to grasp for Demonkin, who have a weak sense of it.
But I’m a former human.
I want to help a friend I’ve grown close to, and if I knew they were going to suffer, I’d normally try to stop it, right?
Well, it’s true that my actions are partly driven by impulse.
“Oh, fine!! I understand!!”
“Eh, what do you mean?”
“I’ll help too!! …After all, I owe Master a debt.”
“…I appreciate it.”
“Hmph!! No thanks are necessary!!”
I unexpectedly gained an ally here.
Lacia is famous among humans, so her face is probably well-known…
Well, if she hides her face, it should be fine.
“Honestly. You’re showing off, Rugasussu-kun.”
“Huh?”
“Just a moment ago, you were hugging me from behind, and you were moaning about my butt.”
“!? W-what are you talking about!? Master, could it be that you and this human girl!?”
“N-no, it’s not!! It’s not not, but it’s not!!”
“Hyan~♡ W-where are you touching me, taking advantage of the situation!?”
It took quite a while to clear up Lacia’s misunderstanding.
“We’re getting close to the human territory.”
“I-I’m getting a little nervous.”
“Is it Master’s first time invading human lands?”
“No, I’m not exactly invading, you know?”
Lacia didn’t seem very nervous, probably because she raids human countries regularly.
Well, it’s rude to compare her to a mere jailer.
“We’ll reach Kati-whatever-chan’s country in a few days, but I’m worried about food.”
“I can hunt, you know?”
“No, the area is a frequent battleground between Demonkin and humans, so the animals have fled. I don’t think we’ll find any decent prey. It would be nice if there were some bandits.”
“Bandits?”
“Oh, don’t you know? It’s not a crime to rob bandits of food and money. I often attack them for research funds.”
Ah, right, that was a thing.
Well, bandits live by stealing from others, so I guess it’s fine.
Just then, it happened.
“Huh? Um, Eret-san. Isn’t that carriage over there being attacked?”
“Hmm. …You have good eyes. I would have missed it if you hadn’t said anything.”
It seemed that a carriage was being attacked at the edge of the image displayed in the cockpit.
“Then, I shall go and slaughter them all!!”
“There’s no need for that.”
“Huh?”
Eret moved a few levers.
The next moment, the Golem’s shoulder made a clanking sound, and a huge crossbow emerged.
The Golem equipped the crossbow, aimed, and fired a bolt.
Even though it was called a bolt, it seemed to have enough speed and power to kill a human.
Wow, amazing.
“I didn’t know it had such weapons…”
“‘Prototype Ultimate Invincible Golem-kun No. 58 Super’ is a combat Golem, after all. Well, besides the crossbow, it only has two swords as weapons.”
Eret said, sounding somewhat dissatisfied.
I guess it doesn’t have weapons like a G◯ndam or Arm◯red Core…
Thinking that, I blurted out something I shouldn’t have.
“Well, I guess it doesn’t have missiles or a Gatling gun, right?”
“What are those?”
“Eh? Ah, um, like, using explosives to blow everything away, or firing a large number of iron balls, or something?”
“Intriguing. What kind of weapons are those? Tell me more.”
“Eh, ah, wait, the carriage is still being attacked–“
“More details than that!! My curiosity is piqued right now!!”
Even though the carriage was still being attacked by bandits, Eret approached with sparkling eyes.
I somehow managed to calm her down, and we were able to repel the bandits.
“Hmm. It seems that the ones being attacked were merchants.”
“Ah, then maybe we can get some food from them?”
“That’s right. Let’s try negotiating. Oh, and Rugasussu-kun, I’ll need you to tell me more about what you were saying later, okay?”
“…Yes.”
I have a bad feeling about this.
Eret got out of the Golem and headed towards the merchant who owned the attacked carriage.
Lacia and I followed after her.
By the way, Lacia and I received cloaks with a perception-blocking function from Eret, so there’s no need to worry about being discovered as Demonkin.
Now, about the merchant we rescued…
“Thank you so much~. Thanks to you, I was able to avoid having my goods stolen~.”
It was a familiar face.
Long pink-blonde hair and a gentle smile on a stunningly beautiful face.
Her breasts were incredibly large.
On par with Marisela, or perhaps even larger.
I know this person.
Any player of “PuriHiiro” would know her all too well.
“It’s you, the Merchant of Death!!”
“Huh~?”
Her name is Nea.
In “PuriHiiro,” she’s the merchant who sells the magic stones needed to roll the gacha to obtain heroines.
Some gentlemen, who couldn’t get the character they wanted no matter how much they spent, accused her of having problems with the magic stones she sold.
That’s the “Merchant of Death.” Nea’s alias.
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Afterword
A trivial side story
Author: “It’s cute when a normally cool, indifferent character’s eyes light up when they like something, right?”
Lugus: “Huh? Are you saying something normal?”
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