The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter - Chapter 47

Chapter 47

Translator: “WN_Explorer_2000” Editor: ”Weasalopes”

Approximately one day after our departure from the town .

We noticed the rock serving as a landmark, which we were told about earlier, so the Amon village should be somewhere nearby .

As Toramaru said he was thirsty, we decided to take a break near a stream in the vicinity .

『Noir, I would ask for the usual thing . 』

「OK, leave it to me . 」

I filled a water canteen with fresh water from the stream and sprinkled it on the flower on Toramaru’s head .

『Uma-o-O, uff . . , that… is, feels so wonderful………!』

That thing always make him take such an appearance .

Although we were already used to it, Emma and Luna-san narrowed their eyes in surprise .

「Don’t bother too much, you two . It is a necessary thing to keep Toramaru in a good health . 」

「W… well, we just can’t help it! Where is that girl-like voice coming from?」

「There must be two vocal organs, aren’t there?」

「……Toramaru-dono is non-standard in various meanings, isn’t he?」

『This tulip of mine reflects the state of my mind and my soul . 』

Upon receiving the explanation from Toramaru, Emma immediately expressed her doubt .

「Is it also connected to your feelings?」

『Um, when I’m deeply sad and unhappy, the flower also doesn’t feel well . If it is cut off, my power considerably weakens . Though it would regrow later again . 』

In other words, that flower is both Toramaru’s source of power and a weak point .

Leaving that aside, I’ve got hungry .

It looked like Emma was hungry as well, so, after a glance at the nearby river, I’ve made a proposal .

「Do you want to eat some baked fish?」

「I’m all right with it . Should we catch some right now?」

「Un, go for it . 」

We went looking for fishes swimming in the river . As soon as I found them, I’ve picked one in the shallow place and brought it down by throwing a knife .

「Awesome . That was your【Throwing】 skill, right?」

「It’s pretty usable, that skill . You can throw things right after extracting them from 【Storage】 . 」

「I’m not going to lose either!」

*zugyun*, – Luna-san fired her magic gun, and several fishes came floating near the water surface .

This time the 【Energy Shot】 was quite small in size .

「Its size can be adjusted . I think I can make it as small as 3cm . As the proficiency of handling the magic gun goes up, one can perform more accurate adjustments . 」

「Luna-san, that’s a great achievement on its own!」

With Emma clapping her hands in admiration, I joined her as well . At this point of time, the power of the hits aren’t even at their half .

Her sight is good, her aiming is accurate, and she can use healing shots . Though she would faint if she shoot it too much, – I wonder if it hurts her feelings sometimes .

「We have gathered enough fish, now we have to bake it . 」

『With just Emma collecting it, isn’t it fun?』

「That too!」

『No doubt about it . 』

「Well, then Toramaru and I are going to make some preparations . We are going to find something to bake it with . 」

『I’m still a demon follower of Noir…』

「You don’t have to make it look so stiff . 」

Emma took a ride on the top of Toramaru and went to look for some burnable wood, while we took a rest here .

One thing or another, but Emma seems to be getting along with Toramaru quite well .

From olden days, she was also good at handling stray dogs . She excelled in communication with anyone except people . I’m envious .

After their return, we ate delicious river fish together and headed to the village again .

With Toramaru’s speeding up, we quickly reached the village .

There was no doubt that the village here was that Amon village, as there was a sign with its name around the entrance .

Being an agricultural village, its area was quite extensive .

To guard against demonic beasts invasions, a fence was erected around it, followed by a moat inside .

Though there was no water in it .

Perhaps it could be a pitfall .

The demonic beasts and animals who managed to break through the fence, would fall into the moat as they run .

「Heh, they seem to be be employing various means to defend themselves, aren’t they〜」

「Um . There is no big city nearby . So they have no choice but to protect themselves by their own . 」

Staying or living in the countryside seems to be quite difficult .

Compared with a developed city, they must be struggling way more just to live here .

As we entered the village, the man who saw us became speechless .

Probably he didn’t call for help just because he saw us riding on the top .

「He is my follower demon, we are not going to attack . 」

『You may be relieved . 』

「It talked?!」

『Are you only surprised by me talking? Then you would break your back just be seeing my food habits . 』

I don’t think that would be too surprising .

Judging from his appearance, one would expect as much about the feeding traits .

That aside, I’m going to ask that man in his 30s about the request .

「We are adventurers, was the request issued by your village?」

「Huh? But I didn’t make a request?」

「Oh, well, are there bandits here by a chance?」

「I wonder…」

Huh? The conversation is not progressing anywhere?

According to what Laura-san told me, there should be a request from the village chief .

Upon hearing the story, the other village people falls abruptly became pale .

「Could it be that time, when the village chief was in the city 2 weeks ago?」

「I was there to get the medicine for my back pain, but I doubt I have made a request…」

It seems to be rather an independent action taken by someone from the village . Maybe I should try and figure out while it was necessary to do so .

「If it is going to spread too much, there may be someone who would blurt it out to the bandits . Probably the village chief was thinking like that . 」

「That must be it, after all, there are small children in the village . 」

「Anyway, just to think that an adventurer with such a strong subordinate demon would come!」

It was quite unusual for the villagers to be happy at such a time . It was understandably reassuring to have Toramaru as a friend .

At the peak of their excitement, the villagers simultaneously rushed inside the village .

「Village chiefーー, village chiiiieeeef!!!!!!」

「It’s adventurer-sama, adventurer-sama has arrived!」

Eventually, the adults of the village rushed into a wooden building .

In less than 30 seconds, a grandpa (old man) went running out from inside . It was the first time in my life when I saw a grandpa dashing out with all of his strength while putting on his pants…

「Ohhh, are you that adventurer who received the request?!」

『I’m definitely a subordinate demon of that person, but still… Do I look like an adventurer?』

「Forgive me for my rudeness! I was so much excited, that I’ve bluntly jumped to such a conclusion . 」

「Nice to meet you, I’m called Noir . And these people here are my close friends Emma and Luna-san, as well as Toramaru . 」

「What a sight! Excuse me, I’m serving as a village chief and my name is Atama Yabai .  1 Despite my name being such, my brain is normal and I’m not senile… Oh, cr*p . Anyone? Does anyone have a string to tie up the trousers?」

The village chief was desperately trying to keep up his trousers, which were loosened by his careless movement earlier .

「Hurry up, I can’t keep my disgraceful appearance in underwear before the esteemed adventurers!」

「Village chief, use this!」

「I’m saved! You are going to be the future village chief!」

「I did it!」

What a…

I think they are strong and independent people .

But wait, isn’t that village in a troublesome situation (regardless of that)?

「Esteemed adventurers, could you save us somehow? This village has been exploited by the bandits for a long time . Until now we were able to endure it somehow, but… one day when they took my important granddaughter… my patience was over . 」

For his cute granddaughter, he gathered his courage to take the risk and make a request . Without telling anyone until today .

Atama Yabai village chief, is it really all right?

「We are going to do out best . It would be helpful, if everyone in the village cooperated in this matter . 」

「Everyone, did you hear the warm words of Noir-dono?! Your unreliable until now village chief is in trouble, really」

The villagers surrounded the crying village chief with gentle smiles on their faces .

They are quite reliable, aren’t they?

I really like this heartwarming scene .

「It’s adorable, isn’t itー」

「Yeah…」

Together with Emma we made smirking faces .

When the situation calmed down, we properly discussed the situation .

The villagers were prohibited from leaving the village .

It seems that every day the bandits come to observe the situation .

The village chief was able to come to the town because his acting about the pain in his back was not far from the truth .

It looked like he was about to let out bubbles from his mouth .

Then he went to his old acquaintance under pretense of getting the medicine .

At that time, he was threatened that, if he does something strange, his granddaughter would be killed .

Still, he didn’t get over it or gave up and made a request .

「Mu――」

*sha*, Luna-san drew her gun and pointed it to a wooden structure .

「What’s wrong?」

「There was a strange sign of presence in that direction . 」

「Really, there is someone there . 」

From behind of the building, there was an adult man peeking by showing his face from time to time .

「Please, wait, that man there is from this village . Hey, Good Man, what are you doing here?

When called by the village chief, the man made a grimace .

Gratefully in his usual way, the village chief, with a friendly grin, began the introduction of the man .

「This man is Good Man, who became a resident of this village half a year ago . Even though his name is as strange as mine, he would bravely drive away wild boars and bears . I have a particular sympathy towards his name . 」

「Nice to meet you, I’m Good Man…」

For the people of this village, it is unusual to have low tension .

Still, his personality seems to be fine .

The trust from the people of this village seems to be thick (a bit too) .

「What is it, Good Man? Your complexion is somewhat bad . 」

「I danced too much yesterday and got tired, HAHAHA」

「I will share our vegetables later, so cheer up, Good Man-sanー」

「…right」

Maybe it is normal for the villagers, but we are a bit wary of the people we just got to know .
There is nothing strange about it .
It is unreasonable to trust anyone right after meeting them .

「That man, to become popular just in six months after moving in . 」

「Doesn’t his presence feel different from the other villagers?」

「I’ve just thought – is that person different from the village chief, who lives up to his name?」

「Un, I have the same feeling . 」

「Noir-dono, that person seems to have some skills, what kind are they?
I want to know, why his power is so much different from the rest of the villagers . 」

「That’s it, I’m going to check the details . 」

Following the advice from Luna-san, I used 【Appraisal】 on Good Man .

Name: Goodman
Race: Human
Level: 34
Occupation: Bandit
Skills:
【Swordsmanship】 【Stone Bullet】

He wasn’t actually a good person?!