The Ones Who Approach
Runwalker March
Mansion
“Bring the supplies over there……”
“That’s not it. These are……”
“Weapons and the likes are over here!”
It is a sight that I already got used to seeing in this one week. The townsfolk and all of the soldiers cooperating and moving the things that are to be transported to where Otou-sama is onto the carriages.
It has to be Margrave Runwalker’s Mansion’s yard when it comes to a decently sized open space within this territory. It is used to place the troops on standby and whatnot as well, so it is apparently more spacious compared to the other territories.
When I tried to help out with things like transporting the baggage, I ended up getting scolded, ‘It’s dangerous for kids, so stay in the mansion!’. Too bad.
“Filia-sama. What is the matter?”
“Mirumi. I was just wondering if there is anything that I can also help out with”
“Fufu, it cannot be helped. Since the adults were saying,『We can’t make the kids do such things!』, and would not let us. They are not making the kids in other households do it either, so Filia-sama must also not help out, alright?”
Mirumi says while giggling. ……it cannot be helped huh. I cannot be the only one doing it when the others are not doing it.
……under normal circumstances, I think I would get scolded for being the only one not doing it when everybody is doing it though.
“Oーi, Filia……sama! Oba-sama called!”
As I was talking to Mirumi while looking outside, Dry and Gumin-kun showed up. As usual, Dry was glared by Mirumi because he was about to address me without honorifics, but it was the same as usual in the end huh.
Furthermore, he is calling Okaa-sama, ‘Oba-sama1‘. Okaa-sama is in her mid-thirties, but her appearance is in the twenties. If you nevertheless treat her as an Oba-sama, she will get angry at you, you know?
“I got it. I will go right away”
For the time being, I shall go to where Okaa-sama is. I walk in front, and Mirumi, Dry, and Gumin-kun are following behind in that order.
I enter the room I was called to, and inside are Okaa-sama along with Alene-okaasama, Marin-sensei along with Chloe and Chrona, Krissha, who is being carried by Okaa-sama, and Dorothea-oneesan.
Dorothea-oneesan, ever since I helped her at the Demon’s Land previously, she has been teaching me Dark Magic. Since nobody around can use Dark Magic.
It is just that, Otou-sama was saying that she could not be left as she is because she is a Demon Race, and ended up wearing something called a Restriction Collar on her though. It seems the detail is that she is neither able to hold weapons nor use magic without permission. It seems he wore it on her with the person who grants the permission, the contractor, set to me though.
As one would expect, I am doubtful of the decision to make me the contractor, but we left it as it is since Dorothea-oneesan was also saying that she is okay with that.
And then, everybody is suited up. Okaa-sama is wearing the robe she had worn back in her Adventurer days and holding a staff, and Alene-okaasama is wearing a set of armour and carrying a sword.
Chloe and Chrona are holding weapons as well. Marin-sensei is paired with a staff in her usual get-up. Dorothea-oneesan seems to be hiding a knife somewhere on her body.
Okaa-sama called me to talk about the matters hereafter. It seems letters from Otou-sama have been coming every day, and although it seems they are currently evenly matched, they do not know when it might fall to either side.
Because of that, they decided to talk about our evacuation route beforehand. Even though I say evacuation route, it is Marin-sensei along with Dorothea-oneesan teleporting Krissha, Chrona, Mirumi, me, and the others with Space Magic though.
“What about Okaa-sama and the others?”
That’s right, based on the current conversation, Okaa-sama and the others are not included. When I ask about that
“We will stay behind on the off chance that the enemies attack here. There’s no way I, the wife, can escape when Sieg, the Margrave, and the other residents are fighting”
“The same goes for me as well. Filia and the others must escape all the way to the Royal Capital no matter what when that time comes. If you go all the way to the Royal Capital, there’s Eliza, and there are Lei and Aerith as well”
“Well, I think there’s nothing to worry about. Does Filia think Otou-sama will lose?”
As I’m hanging my head, Okaa-sama comes beside me and pats my head. I shake my head at Okaa-sama‘s words. That is right. There is no way Otou-sama will lose. It is Otou-sama after all!
After that, we talk thoroughly for when that off chance happens. Although I very much think that Otou-sama will not lose, I cannot look at it optimistically. A good Adventurer, always, works to make sure that they can handle the worst situation, Okaa-sama said.
I am not an Adventurer, but I thought, ‘I see’. However, it looks like such bad things, often show up when you are talking about it, and when we are talking about that, outside the mansion
Doon!
a considerably loud sound reverberates. And then the ground shakes. A simplified Magic Barrier is placed on this mansion. It seems that it will block even a blast of considerably powerful magic, but if that just now is magic, then it is already…….
Okaa-sama and Alene-okaasama, head towards the direction of the sound. I, who thought the enemies might be defeatable depending on their numbers, chase after Okaa-samas.
And then when I went outside the mansion
“Hahahaha! You guys sure are weak huh!”
A guy who slashes the soldiers while laughing was standing there. Behind him are about four guys around the age of Aerith-oneesama; five of them in total.
“Galgante-san. We really can do anything we like with the women if we capture the Margrave Runwalker’s family members that are here, right!”
“Of course. This also serves a warning to the Margrave after all. You can go ahead without holding back. It’s just that there are a lot of soldiers here, so if you don’t quickly capture them before we get surrounded, I don’t know what will happen to us, alright?”
All five of them possess an absurd amount of Magic Power. Especially the man that stands at the front, he is a cut above the rest. The soldiers in the mansion start attacking the intruders, and those people who cannot fight are escaping. I have to help out as well!
