15.Don'T Lie 【青空解剖実験】
女性二人が乗った二頭立ての馬車と、その後ろに若い男を乗せた一頭の馬がついてくる、変則的な一団が王都の検問所へ近づいてきた。
検問所の兵士たちは、馬車の荷を改めるべく、馬車の後ろに回り込む。
「おい」
後ろの馬に乗った男が声をかけてきた。
騎乗のままで声をかけてきたことにムッとする兵士だが、うっかり貴族のボンボンだったりすると面倒なので、我慢する。
「何か?」
「この書類にもここの確認が必要なんだろう?」
馬上から見せびらかすように広げられた用紙は、検問所では稀にしか見ないが、その重要性は認識している。
「アクアサファイアの流通確認証......」
「馬車の木箱がそれだ。確認してくれ」
「り、了解した」
兵が明けた木箱には、間違いなく木屑の緩衝材に包まれた、見事なカット施されたアクアサファイアが収められていた。これまで彼が見てきたアクアサファイアの中でも、特に高級品だとひと目でわかる。
書類に記載されているサイズや形と相違ないことを確認して、木箱は金具をかけてしっかりと閉じられた。
「確認完了。他の荷物も旅の用意だけだな。念のため聞くが、行き先は?」
筆記用の炭で確認者のサインを入れ、書類を返しながらの質問に、馬上の男はニヤリと笑って新たな書類を取り出して見せた。
「ちょっと隣の国までな。許可はある」
兵が見せられたのは、この国を自由に出入りできる事を示す書類で、イメラリア王女の署名もはっきりと見えた。貴族位を示すメダルも添えている。
「失礼いたしました! どうぞお通りください」
「気にしなくていい。丁寧な仕事だった」
「ありがとうございます!」
兵達が姿勢を正して見送る前を、馬車が進み出し、若い男もあとを追って出て行く。
馬車の姿が見えなくなってから、検問所の男たちは息を吐きだした。
「......あんな貴族様がいたかな?」
「イメラリア様が署名なされた書類で、ヒフミ・トオノとかいう変わった名前だった。ひょっとしたら、あれが噂の“細剣騎士”じゃないか?」
「なるほど、イメラリア様お気に入りという噂の新参者か」
兵士たちが話している“細剣騎士”というのは一二三を指す二つ名で、尊大な態度の馬上の男は確かに一二三だったのだが、二つ名の存在も何故そう呼ばれているかも、本人は知らない。
ギルドのとある女性職員が気まぐれにつけただけなのだが、一二三の狩りのペースと最初の事件のインパクトのせいで、瞬く間に広まった。
二つ名が広がり始める前に、一二三自身が旅の準備に追われてしまってギルドに顔を出さなくなったため、一二三たちの耳に入ることはなかった。
後々一二三がそれを知った時には完全に定着してしまっているのだが、それは余談だ。
「貴族の立ち居振る舞いをやってみたんだが、めんどくさいな」
「その割には、随分堂に入った感じだったけど?」
完全に王都が見えなくなるくらい離れてから、一二三はさっさと馬車を闇魔法収納へ片付けてしまった。
今は全員がそれぞれ馬を駆って軽く走っている。
「いや、あんな尊大な態度であれこれ言うのは苦手なんだよ。貴族は大体そんな感じらしいから真似してみたけど、あんま気分がいいもんじゃないな」
「ご主人、アンタ何を今更......」
一二三にとっては、貴族のやっていることは血筋という何らの努力もせずに得たものをひけらかす事であって、理屈・根拠のある指導や指示とはまったく違うものだと考えているが、その微妙なさじ加減はカーシャには伝わらない。
「ご主人様、街道の先に気配があるのですが......」
両手に手綱ごと杖を握っているオリガが、不意に一二三たちに声をかけた。
オリガがずっと話していなかったのは、魔法に集中していたためで、一二三と共に開発した新しい魔法を使うのにまだ慣れていないので、街を出て馬車から馬に乗り換えてから、ずっと杖を手に集中していた。
訓練中に魔法の自由度を知った一二三は、風の魔法が使えるオリガに、音が空気の振動で伝わる事を教えて、可聴域外の音波を使って周囲、特に前方の障害物を探知する魔法を開発することに成功した。
音波を出すのも感知するのもオリガしかできないので、どのように感じられるかは具体的な事は一二三にはわからないが、簡単な糸電話を使って、音が伝わる仕組みを説明する一二三に、オリガはアレコレと質問したあと、訓練時間の半分はこの魔法の開発に没頭した。
オリガがやりたい事を聞いて、一二三はアドバイスをしただけだが、まだまだ発展途上な魔法ながら、対象物との距離や数、大きさなどをかなり正確に図ることができる。
「おそらく人です。街道の路上に......10人です」
「丁度いい」
距離を聞くと、1分も進めば接触するという。まだあまり遠くまでは計測できないので、まだまだオリガはこの魔法を練習する事を決めている。ちなみに、オリガに命名を求められたので、散々悩んでから『エコーロケーション』の名前をつけた。確かコウモリがやっている音波感知方法だったと思うが、よく覚えていないので元ネタは言わなかった。
一旦馬を止めた一二三は、カーシャとオリガには武器を用意して馬を降りるよう指示した。
「まずは俺が接触する。十中八九盗賊だろうし、こんな街の近くで待ち伏せするようなアホどもだから、大した連中でもないだろう」
一二三は馬から降りずに刀を抜いた。大太刀と違って馬上で振るうには短いが、盗賊相手なら問題ない。
「俺が適当に数を減らすから、後ろから追ってこい。訓練の延長として対人戦の実戦をやろう。カーシャは必ず一人に対して二度までの攻撃で殺すこと。オリガは手裏剣を使ってみろ」
二人が自信を持って返事をしたのを聞いてから、一二三は上体を低く伏せて馬を走らせた。
「止まれ!」
一二三が走る前方、街道の上には5人の汚い格好をした男たちが、武器を手にして立ちふさがっていた。ひどい話だが、一二三はその格好と殺気だけで相手を盗賊と判断した。
気配からすると、街道の両脇に数人が隠れているようだ。
「金目のモノを置いていけば命は......ぶっ!?」
悠長に口上を述べる盗賊を無視。少しも速度を落とさないまま盗賊たちの間を駆け抜けた一二三は、すれ違いざまに刀を奮った。
口を断ち割るように盗賊の頬を裂き、そのまま滑らせて頚動脈を絶った。
血しぶきに倒れる仲間の姿にうろたえる盗賊たちに、引き返してきた一二三が怒涛の勢いで接近する。
今度は走る勢いそのままに馬から飛び降りた一二三は、盗賊の一人の首を抱え込み、地面を転がる受身を取った。一二三の回転に巻き込まれた盗賊の首は、完全に破壊されている。
あっという間に二人を殺され、及び腰になった盗賊。残り三人。
ここでようやく、隠れていた街道脇から左右3人ずつ駆け寄ってくるのが見えた。
(合計11人か。一人漏れたのはうまく隠れていたのか、見逃したのか)
冷静にオリガの新魔法の成果を確認しながら、一二三は刀を収納し、新たな武器を取り出した。
それは内側に刃が付いた30cm程の刀身を持つ、鎖鎌だった。
作成したトルンに「どう使うのか見当もつかん」と言わしめた一品だが、一二三の評価としては実によくできていた。しっかり手になじむ柄と程よいサイズの刃、鎖の長さと分銅の重さも指定通りだ。
鎌を右手に、分銅をぐるぐると回す姿は、この世界の住人からすると異様だ。
武器かどうかも判断がつかない奇妙な物を振り回す若い男を相手に、盗賊たちは手を出せないでいた。
「ぐあっ!」
不意に、一人の盗賊が倒れる。
見ると、首の後ろに見覚えのある手裏剣がつきたっていた。
(オリガか)
よく練習していると感心する一二三をよそに、さらに混乱が深まる盗賊がまた一人斬り倒された。カーシャが一刀で首を刎ね切ったのだ。彼女の動きも以前より洗練され、大振りは無くなり、自分の手の内でしっかりと剣をコントロールできている。
そんな二人の成長ぶりを見ながら、一二三は自分から目を離した盗賊の一人に向かって分銅を振り下ろし、頭蓋を叩き割った。
オリガの魔法で腕を切られ、カーシャの剣で止めを刺されるなど、流石にうまく連携が取れている。
二人が討ち漏らした盗賊を始末しつつ、今後の指導方針に思いを馳せる一二三だった。
瞬く間に盗賊は全員殺され、街道の一角が血に染った。
「上出来だ。短期間で叩き込んだ割には、うまく動けていた」
「ありがとうございます」
「だが」
一二三は倒れた一人の盗賊を指差した。粗末な革鎧の背中部分に手裏剣が刺さっている。
「こいつは俺が止めをさしたんだが......オリガ、何が悪いかわかるか?」
「刃が通らない鎧の部分に当ててしまったこと......です」
褒められて喜んだのも束の間、失敗を見つかった生徒のようにうつむいてしまったオリガに、一二三は「そうじゃない」と言う。
「どこに当たってもいいんだよ。元々手裏剣は致命傷になることは珍しい。最初の奴がたまたまうまくいっただけだ。問題は、こいつが革鎧に手裏剣が刺さったことに気づかなかったことだ」
一二三はしっかりと観察していた。パニックになっていたこの男は、一二三の動きに対応するのに頭がいっぱいになっていて、いつの間にか背中に手裏剣が刺さったことに気付かなかった。
「これは無駄な一手だった。革鎧に当てるにしても、目の前で正面部分に当てるのはいい。恐怖心を煽ったり、隙ができるから他の誰かが止めを指すこともできる」
「なるほど......精進します」
「次はカーシャだ」
「え、アタシ?」
あの乱戦でよくそこまで見ていたと、他人事のように感心していたカーシャだったが、次はカーシャが注意を受ける番だった。
自分ではうまくやれたと思っていたので、急に声をかけられてびっくりした。
「剣を見てみろ。右手に持っていた方だ。少し欠けているだろう」
「えっウソ! ......本当だ。小さな欠けがある。いつの間に?」
まったく気づいていなかった事実に、仕切りに首をかしげるカーシャに、一二三は別の男の死体を差した。
「あいつに突きを入れた時だ。無理に突っ込んだ感触があっただろう。骨に当たったな」
刃の部分はどうしても薄くなるため意外と脆く、対して人間の骨は意外と硬い。滑らせるように当てればまだしも、おかしな角度で当たると剣の方もダメージを受ける。
「突きの時はしっかり剣を寝かせて、肋骨に当たらないように、中心は避けて胸骨や背骨に当たらないようにと教えただろう」
「う......だって、相手が変に身体を丸めてたから......」
「それなら、体じゃなくて顔を斬れ。止めはそれからでも充分だ」
言い訳をぴしゃりとはねつけられて、カーシャもオリガ同様肩を落とした。
その後の一二三の行動は、カーシャにもオリガにとっても、後々のトラウマになった。
「よし、教材ができたから、ちょっとここで人体の構造について説明してやろう」
「えっ? 人体の、こうぞうって?」
「教材......ですか? まさか......」
「よいせっと。胴体の正面はこの胸骨と背骨を左右から肋骨が......」
「うっ......うぶっ......」
「うげっ! ちょっ......」
いきなり盗賊の死体の体を刀で割いて、骨格の説明から始めた一二三に、オリガもカーシャもまともに話を聞く前に吐いていた。
ハーゲンティ子爵が治める街フォカロル。
以前にオリガとカーシャが罠にかけられた苦い思い出のある街だ。
その街の入口に、一台の二頭立ての馬車が街道を近づいてくる。馬車の後ろには一頭の馬に乗った若い男。
フォカロルに近づいた一二三は、再び馬車を出して馭者席にオリガとカーシャを並んで座らせた。オリガとカーシャはマントを付けてフードを目深に被っている。日差しを避けるために女性の馭者がよくやる格好なので、フォカロルの検問役の兵達も、不自然とは思わなかった。
「いろんな意味で、あの後にもう盗賊がでなくて良かったよ......」
「思い出させないでカーシャ。できれば頭じゃなくて心で整理できてからの話題にしたいの......」
胃液も出ないほど吐いている二人を見て、慣れてないなら触りだけという一二三の微妙な気遣いもあり、胴体部分の骨格の説明だけで終わった青空教室は、二人に重大なダメージを与えていた。主に精神的に。
フードが無ければ、二人が真っ青な顔に涙をうっすら浮かべて馬を操っているのが見えただろう。
もう少し気持ちに余裕があれば、最初の目的地に着いた事で気持ちを引き締めたりもしたかも知れないが、気合を入れたらまた吐きそうで、何も起きて欲しくない気持ちが強かった。
街の入口前に到着したところで、門の前にいた二人の兵のうち、一人が近づいてくる。
オリガとカーシャには見覚えのある男でなければ咳払いをして、見覚えがあれば黙っているように一二三は言っておいたが......咳は出ない。
「止まれ。馬車の荷物を確認する」
「わかった。積荷は旅の道具がほとんどだが、木箱の中にアクアサファイアがあるから、これに確認のサインを頼む」
王都の時と違って、馬を降りた一二三は、懐からアクアサファイアの流通確認証を取り出した。
「アクアサファイアか。よし、この木箱だな」
妙に慣れた手つきで箱を開ける男は、わざとらしく頷いてから木箱を閉め、許可証にサインを入れた。
その瞬間、一二三は男の腹を蹴り飛ばした。
「ぐっ!? な、何をする!」
地面に転がった兵に素早く近づき、起き上がる前に腕をひねり上げてうつ伏せに押さえつけた。
突然の暴行に、門に残っていた兵士が慌てて剣を抜いて走ってくる。
オリガとカーシャの咳払いが聞こえた。
「貴様! 何をしている!」
「落ち着け。俺はこういう者だ」
王都で見せた許可証と準騎士爵位のコインを見せて駆け寄ってきた兵士を止め、うつぶせで呻いている兵士の懐を探るように指示する一二三。
渋々と従うと、懐からは蒼く輝くアクアサファイアが出てきた。
「こ、これは......。グザファン、お前!」
一二三に取り押さえられたままの男は、グザファンという名前らしい。突然の同僚の犯罪発覚に、どうしていいかわからないという表情の兵士。
さらに力を入れて腕をひねり上げた一二三は、グザファンに低い声で尋ねた。
「その宝石の特徴を示した流通許可証があり、箱は閉じられ、こいつのサインがある。なのにこいつの懐からアクアサファイアが出てきた......さて、説明をしてもらおうか。それで“俺たち”が納得させられるかどうか、試してみるといい」
グザファンが顔を上げると、フードを取ったオリガとカーシャが立っていた。見覚えのある二人の女は、怒りに満ち満ちた顔をしていた。武器を持つ手には、力が入っている。
「お、お前ら! 奴隷に堕ちたはずじゃ......」
「さあ、さっさと話せ。ふざけた言い訳やごまかしをしたら、心優しい俺はさておき、怖い女どもが何をするかわからんぞ?」
奴隷達の怒りとは裏腹に、一二三はカラカラと笑った。
Chapter 15: Don'T Lie
Two women rode on a 2-horse drawn carriage, while a young man trailed behind them on a large horse. This irregular group approached a checkpoint in the Imperial Capital.
The stationed soldiers went around to the rear of the carriage in order to check its contents.
[Hey.] 
The horse mounted man called out to them.
The soldier was indignant at being casually called out by the mounted man. But on the off chance that he was an arrogant noble, it may become troublesome, so he endured it.
[What is it?] 
[Is it still necessary to verify even with this official document?] 
The mounted man unfurled and displayed a piece of paper rarely seen at a checkpoint. Thus the soldier realized the gravity of the situation.
[Proof of Trade of Aqua Sapphire...... ] 
[It's in the crate inside the carriage. Confirm it.] 
[Un, understood] 
The soldier opened the crate, finding an aqua sapphire clearly packed in a cushion of wood shavings, with a magnificent cut for a finishing touch. Of all the aqua sapphires he'd seen up until now, he'd understood just by glancing at it, that this was a particularly high class item.
He confirmed that it does not differ in size or shape from what is described in the document, he then closed the crate and secured the lock tightly.
[Confirmation complete. Other luggage is only provisions for travel. I need to hear it just to be sure, what's your destination?] 
The soldier jotted down his signature on the memo using charcoal. questioning them while returning the official document. The man on the horse smiled from ear to ear as he took out a new document to show to him.
[Just the neighboring country. Here is the permission.] 
A document indicating free ingoing and outgoing passage from this country was shown to the soldier, it clearly shows the signature of Princess Imeraria. Also attached is a medal indicating a noble rank.
[Please forgive me! By all means please pass.] 
[ You don't have to mind it. Its a thorough job anyway. ] 
[Thank you very much! ] 
As soldiers stood at attention to send the party off, the carriage began to advance while the young man continued following behind it.
After the carriage left their sight, the men let out a breath of relief.
[......Was there such a noble?] 
[That document has Imeraria-sama's signature, and the name Hifumi Touno is rather unusual. By chance is he the rumored "Slender Sword Knight" ? ] 
[I see, the rumored newcomer that Imeraria-sama favors. ] 
The "Slender Sword Knight" which the soldiers were talking about was Hifumi's nickname, the man riding on the horse with haughty attitude was definitely Hifumi, how the nickname came to be, he hadn't the foggiest.
A certain female guild staff member whimsically coined it, and due to the speed of Hifumi's hunting and the impact of that first event, it had spread in the blink of an eye.
Before the nickname started spreading, Hifumi was busy preparing for the journey, so he hadn't returned to the guild. Thus the nickname never reached his ears.
In the future Hifumi will become aware of it and it will become an established fact, but that's a story for another time.
[Trying to behave and act like a noble sure is troublesome. ] 
[Considering all that, why do I feel that you've already mastered it? ] 
Having completely left the vicinity of the Royal Capital, Hifumi quickly stowed the carriage into the Dark Hole's Storage.
Now everyone is riding their own horses and are galloping like the wind.
[ No, this kind of haughty attitude, roughly speaking, I dislike it. Though I pretended to have the nobles' attitude, it doesn't feel too good.] 
[ Master, what are you saying this late in the game..... ] 
As far as Hifumi was concerned, nobles seemed to be showing off what they had without making any effort solely due to their lineage. The reason for this seemed to be the wildly different leadership and instruction. The subtle differences were not conveyed to Kasha.
[Master, the road sign ahead on the highway......  ] 
Origa who was holding a staff and the reins in both hands suddenly called out to Hifumi. All of them slowed down.
Origa didn't talk much all the while because she was concentrating her magic, she was still not used to using the new magic the she and Hifumi developed together. After they left the Royal Capital and change from carriage to horses, her concentration was always on the staff in her hands.
Being aware of the degree of freedom in practising magic, Hifumi introduced the wind magic capable Origa to the concept of sound being transmitted by air vibrations, using it to detect movements in their surroundings. It was particularly successful in detecting obstacles ahead.
Since only Origa could use the sound wave perception skill, Hifumi did not know precisely how it felt, but by using a simple string telephone, he roughly explained the mechanics of sound transmittance. Half of the practice time was devoted to the development of this magic.
In spite of it being a still-developing magic, distance, number of obstacles, size, etc. can be determined fairly accurately.
[ There are probably people ahead. Further on the highway......... There are 10 people. ] 
[ Just right. ] 
The detection wave advances forward for up to one minute making contact with everything within that range. Since Origa was still incapable of exercising it to such a degree, she decided to practice it more. Incidentally, since Origa requested it to be named, after worrying a lot, it was named as "Echolocation". Thinking about it, it may be because it was inspired by the sound wave perception that bats use.
Reigning in his horse, Hifumi told Origa and Kasha to dismount and prepare their weapons.
[ First, I will meet them. This close to town, in all probability, those fools are thieves waiting to perform an ambush. There are a considerable number of them. ] 
Hifumi drew his katana without descending from his horse. Though different from a longsword, on horseback, it will not be a problem with thieves as opponents.
[ I will suitably thin  their numbers, follow from the back. Lets use this opportunity to refine your close combat skills. Kasha, without fail kill a person with no more than 2 strikes. Origa, you must use the shuriken. ] 
Hearing their highly confident responses, Hifumi bent low over his horse and made it gallop.
[Stop!] 
Five men with weapons in dirty, ill-fitting clothes blocked the highway on which Hifumi advanced. From their appearance and bloodthirst, he judged them to be thieves.
There seem to be hidden presences on both sides of the highway.
[ Leave your valuables for your life....... Buh?! ] 
Leisurely ignoring the speaker, Hifumi rode past the thieves without reducing his speed.
The thief's face split open, as did his carotid artery.
As the thieves uncomprehendingly stared at their companion falling in a spray of blood, Hifumi turned around and charged towards them.
This time Hifumi jumped down from the galloping horse while maintaining his momentum, beheaded one of the thieves, as he rolled safely to the ground.  The thief's head was completely destroyed during Hifumi's rolling fall.
Two people were killed in a blink of an eye, the remaining three thieves got indecisive.
It was then that 3 people on each side of the highway came to flank them on both sides.
11 people in total huh. 1 unaccounted person was cleverly hidden, did she overlook it?
While calmly confirming the result of Origa's new magic, Hifumi stowed his sword, and took out a new weapon.
The blade of about 30cm was attached perpendicular to the handle of the weapon, (attached to the other end is a chain with a heavy weight called the fundo at the end of it). It was a Kusarigama .
While Thorn was creating the weapon, a remark of [I can't imagine how to use this] was made. Hifumi appraised the weapon as very well done. The handle and the size of the blade was good. The length of the chain and the weight of the fundo was per the specifications.
The sickle was held in the right hand, while the fundo was being spun in the other. This appeared bizarre to the inhabitants of this world.
The thieves weren't able to judge on what kind of weapon the young man was holding because it was strange, because of that they were not able to attack immediately.
[GUA!] 
Suddenly, one thief fell down.
Looking at it, you could recognize a shuriken was stuck behind the head.
Origa
Hifumi felt admiration that she practiced skillfully, in addition the thieves were even more confused as another one was cut down. Kasha had sliced off a head in one strike. Also her movements had became more refined that before, her large swings were gone, and her swords were tightly controlled by her skills.
While seeing such growth from the two of them, Hifumi threw the fundo towards one of the thieves who looked away from him and it smashed his skull to pieces.
An arm was cut by Origa's magic and Kasha's sword gave the finishing blow, their coordination was splendid as expected.
The two of them cleaned up the remaining thieves, from here on out Hifumi needed to think about some guidelines.
All the thieves were killed instantly, the section of the highway was dyed with blood.
[This is well done. Although I hammered it into you in a short time, you moved pretty well.] 
[Thank you very much.] 
[But.] 
Hifumi pointed at one thief who collapsed. There stuck a shuriken  in the back of the shabby leather armor.
[I have dealt a fatal blow to him...... Origa, do you know why this is bad? ] 
[I hit a section of the armor that the blade of the shuriken wasn't able to penetrate...... I think. ] 
Although they were praised and rejoiced for a moment, for Origa their mistake was to be ashamed of, but Hifumi said [It is not so ] .
[You can hit anywhere. Originally, shuriken rarely deal fatal blows. That first piece of shit was just a fluke(where she got a headshot). The problem is, this dickhead wasn't aware a shuriken was stuck to his leather armor] 
Hifumi was observing firmly. This guy was supposed to be panicking, but his mind was occupied with dealing with Hifumi's movement, so he wasn't able to notice it immediately.
[This was a useless move. Even if you hit the armor, you should hit the front section where they could see. It incites fear, you create an opening for the other person to deal the finishing blow. ] 
[I see...... I shall devote myself to it.] 
[Next is Kasha.] 
[Eh, me?] 
That excellent fight was thoroughly analyzed, Kasha admired how the others fought, but it was now Kasha's turn to receive some advice.
She thought that she had performed well, but she was surprised that she was called out suddenly.
[Look at your sword. The one you're holding on your right hand. It seems a little bit was chipped off. ] 
[That's not true!   ...... Oh its true. It's chipped a little bit. When was it? ] 
The fact is she didn't notice at all, Kasha tilted her head to the side while being baffled, Hifumi pointed at another male corpse.
[It was when you stabbed that guy. I can sense that you stabbed him while hitting the bone with too much force. ] 
The thinnest section of the blade is certainly fragile compared to a human bone which is really hard. If you force it to attack at an odd angle, the sword will receive some damage.
[During stabbing firmly hold the sword sideways , Do not strike the ribs, you need to learn to avoid the middle where the sternum and the spine is located.] 
[Oh...... but, but my opponent has this odd round body,  that's why...... ] 
[If that's the case, cut the face and not the body. That's enough to stop him. ] 
The excuse was flatly rejected, Kasha's shoulders drooped, just like Origa's.
Hifumi's actions afterward, as far as Kasha and Origa were concerned, would become their trauma in the future.
[Good, now that we have teaching materials here, I will explain a little bit about the structure of the human body. ] 
[Eh? Human body's... structure? ] 
[Teaching materials...... Is it? Don't tell me...... ] magic
[Here we go. At the front of the body is the sternum and here is the spine, these ones here on the sides are the ribs...... ] 
[Ulp...... Blegh...... ] 
[Uegh!...... Retch...... ] 
Hifumi suddenly cut open the body of the thief with a sword, then began to explain the skeletal system. Origa and Kasha started vomiting even before they'd heard the explanation.
Fukaroru, the town that Viscount Hagenti governs.
The town filled with Origa and Kasha's bitter memories.
A horse-drawn carriage approached the entryway from the highway. A young man riding a large horse trailed behind it.
Drawing nearer to the town, Kasha and Origa were made to sit on the coachman's seat of the carriage. They were wearing mantles, hoods low over their eyes, concealing them. Since they they had the appearance of female drivers who do that to avoid sunlight, the soldiers on Fukaroru's checkpost did not think it was unnatural.
[ In various ways, it's good the thieves were already dead..... ] 
[ Don't remind me Kasha. I'm putting my mind and heart in order, please talk about something else. ] 
Watching their bile rise, as they were still unused to that feeling, Hifumi was subtly worried. While concluding the open air classroom with an explanation of body parts and the skeletal structure, the two had received serious damage. Primarily the mental kind.
If not for the hoods, two ghastly pale and tearful faces would have been seen while driving the carriage.
If there was a little more flexibility in their attitudes, maybe they would have been able to brace themselves while arriving at their first destination. They felt like vomiting again if they got fired up, and their feelings of not wanting to get up were strong.
Arriving at the entrance of the town, of the two soldiers at the gate, one approached.
If it is not the man that Origa and Kasha recognised, a cough was supposed to be given, Hifumi told them to remain silent if it is the one they remembered........ The cough did not come.
[ Stop. The contents of the carriage are to be verified. ] 
[ Understood. Since the cargo of this trip is a wooden box containing an Aqua Sapphire, a signature of confirmation is necessary. ] 
Unlike the time at the castle town, Hifumi dismounted, and took out a proof of trade for the Aqua Sapphire.
[ Is this the Aqua Sapphire? Yosh, here's the box. ] 
The man opened the box with a strangely practiced hand, unnaturally nodded, closed the wooden box, and signed on the permit.
At that instant, Hifumi kicked the man's abdomen and sent him flying.
[ GUH!? Wh-What are you doing! ] 
Quickly approaching the soldier on the ground, Hifumi flipped him while twisting his arm upwards and pinned him to the ground facedown.
To the sudden assault, the other soldier at the gate pulled out his sword in a hurry and ran forwards.
A cough was heard from Origa and Kasha.
[ You bastard! What are you doing! ] 
[ Calm down. This is who I am. ] 
The soldier running forward was shown the same permit and coin indicating his rank. Hifumi directed his gaze at the soldier on the ground and inspected his torso.
Reluctantly following his gaze, the Aqua Sapphire shone on the soldier's chest.
[ Th-This is...... Guzafan, you! ] 
The man caught by Hifumi seemed to be called Guzafan. The other soldier had an expression of not knowing what to do after the sudden exposure of his colleague's crime.
Putting more power into twisting the soldier's arm, Hifumi asked him in a low voice
[ There was a circulation permit verifying this jewel, the box is closed, there is this fellow's signature. Nevertheless, the Aqua Sapphire has appeared from this fellow's chest...... Well, let's have the explanation. And whether or not "we" understand, let us see... ] 
When Guzafan looked up, Origa and Kasha had taken off their hoods. Their faces  brimming with anger, he recognised them. Wielding weapons, filled with strength.
[ Y-You fellows! You were supposed to have fallen into slavery... ] 
[ Come now, speak quickly. What's your excuse for deceiving and turning the tender-hearted me into a scary woman?  What could it be, I wonder? ] (Kasha)
In contrast to the slaves' anger, Hifumi laughed loudly.
Summoned Slaughterer
呼び出された殺戮者
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