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Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World – the Apostle of the Gods Who Know No Self-Restraint (Web Novel) - Volume 2 Chapter 32: Attack Event 1/3
Volume 2 Chapter 32: Attack Event 1/3
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“Well then, let’s talk again. When summer vacation comes, the school will be on a long vacation too, so Drintor might settle down a bit as well.”
Cain stood up and shook hands with guild master Rikisetsu.
“Yes, if you need anything, just say the word.”
Cain left the reception room and walked out of the guild, wondering why he had received such enthusiastic looks from the receptionists.
It was still too early to go back to the lord’s residence, so Cain poked around the weapon and armour shops in town on his way back.
He was told by a civil official that Eribe was out, so he went and holed himself up in the office, advancing the settlement of documents.
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While Cain was in the office, four men and women were sitting in chairs in the dim room. All of them seemed to be in a bad mood, frowning.
“What do you want his time. I can’t really afford to leave the guild right now.”
The one who spoke the first words was Betty, the sub guild master of the adventurers’ guild.
“The reason I called you all here today, is none other than that lord(b o y). He came to the church today, told me he’d be lodging an official complaint with the church in the royal capital, and then just up and left. This is going to be difficult. If an inspection were to happen, you people’s plot would completely be exposed too.”
Wearing rings inset with multiple multicoloured gems on each finger, Stagg, his body swaying, took a breath, the stink of alcohol escaping from his mouth. The other three sighed, thinking that anyone would think so if they were dressed like such a rich person.
“A bit of a problem popped up on my end as well. A new internal affairs officer is coming. I think there’ll probably be an inspection of taxes for the whole town. It’ll turn into a problem if everything stays like this. All of us might even be captured. We need to stop this, and fast. Rick, please prepare your men. If necessary, get some help from Betty.”
The man sitting in the center started talking.
“I get it, okay? I’ll gather up the members of the Dark Guild in the slums. So we’re doing it tonight? If he were to return to the royal capital tomorrow, it would spell trouble for you, right, Stagg? Attacking as he’s leaving for the royal capital would also be fine, but you say he’s A-Rank? We’d take a lot of damage too.”
Rick, who was wearing a black hood and trying not to show too much of his face, answered.
“I’ll also gather a few of the more experienced adventurers who can handle underhanded work. I’ve seen his magic in person, but that was during the middle of the day, and he was attacked head-on, so he just retaliated, I think, so if you attacked him in his sleep, it shouldn’t be a problem.”
Betty remembered what happened at the guild’s training ground and trembled.
“When everyone’s ready, I’ll unlock the door. The main gate has guards stationed at it even at night, so I’ll try to get in through the back door. Also, if there’s an emergency…”
The man in the center laughed eerily.
Everyone nodded at the words the man said next.
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Eribe too, was back by dinnertime, so they ate together.
Seeing as there weren’t any other guests in the lord’s residence, it was just the two of them eating, during which they exchanged information.
“Cain-sama, what will happen to the church?”
Eribe asked Cain while drinking wine.
“I’ll tell the church’s headquarters in the royal capital about the church here once I return there. Priests should be humble, like in the Gracia territory, for example. Wearing multiple rings on each finger on both hands, drinking alcohol in the middle of the day, it’s simply unthinkable. I think I’ll have to have them send a new priest.”
Cain knew the churches in the royal capital and the Gracia territory. They led a frugal lifestyle, without a need for paintings or ornaments. Cain had thought that that was natural.
“Is that so… He’s that terrible, you say. Until now, every time I tried to make an appointment, it was refused, so I’ve never met him.”
Eribe made a pained face and finished his wine.
“I’ll be returning to the royal capital early tomorrow. There are quite a few things here that can’t just keep going on like this.”
Cain quickly finished eating, took a bath, and changed into pyjamas in his bedroom.
Looking out of the window of his room, the night lights coloured a bustling townscape.
He’d heard that because this town had a lot of adventurers, it also had a lot of bars and brothels.
As he was looking out of the window, he suddenly felt someone’s gaze on him from far away.
[World Map/Hostile Display]
As Cain cast the spell, a map of his surroundings emerged in a corner of his field of vision.
And displayed on the map, were countless red dots, surrounding the mansion.
Cain made the magic he’d just cast by combining [World Map] and [Search] with the help of creation magic.
“It was off as soon as I went to the church, huh…”
Sighing, Cain closed the window and changed out of his pyjamas and into his adventurer’s attire. He turned off the lamp that had been illuminating the room and sat in a chair in the darkness, simply waiting.
“Seeing as they’d frighten the town, I haven’t summoned them yet, but I guess today’s a good day as any.”
[Summon] ‘Haku’, ‘Gin’
A magic circle appeared inside the room, and the Divine Wolf(F e n r i r), Haku and the Divine Dragon, Gin appeared.
“Woof” “Kyuii”
Delighted that they’d been summoned by him, Haku and Gin clung to Cain.
“Hey hey, Haku, that tickles, don’t lick my face that much.”
Haku was about two meters large, which was still smaller than his actual size.
With wings and neck outstretched, Gin too could reach two meters in size, but currently was a whole meter smaller than Haku. Cain wasn’t really worried though, as Gin could change size at will.
“Haku, Gin, listen. This mansion will probably be attacked in the middle of the night. I can deal with it on my own, but there’s also maids living here, so could you please help out?”
“Woof” “Kyui!”
Both of them nodded. To prevent drowsiness and because he hadn’t been able to take care of them recently, he stroked Haku and Gin, indulging them and keeping an eye on the red dots out of the corner of his eye. It was now midnight and the red dots were gradually increasing. After counting the numbers, it seemed like there were more than fifty.
“Wow, that’s a lot of people gathered together…”
Cain had no intention of being defeated by such numbers, but he didn’t think that they would be prepared to go that far for one person. Then, just as the new day was about to arrive, the red markings began to move rapidly.
All the red markings appeared to be going round to the back door, except for a few at the front. They entered the premises without a hitch.
“Is someone showing them the way…”
Cain sighed and walked out of the room, his sword still in its sheath in one hand.
Haku and Gin followed behind Cain. As Gin couldn’t fly inside the mansion, he was riding on Haku’s back.
From the third floor, where his bedroom was, Cain slowly descended the stairs without making a sound. The people marked in red had entered the mansion through the back door and were gathered in the hall just inside the main entrance.
Thinking that the maids might be attacked if they were to search through the mansion, Cain intended to get into that hostile area himself.
And so Cain stood on the stairs leading down from the second story to the hall.
“Yo. Visitors at this time of day? You’re dressed pretty strangely, too. I don’t remember inviting you either.”
The assailants, who had gathered and were getting ready in the hall were greeted by Cain, a black smile playing on his lips.
At that moment, the fifty pairs of eyes belonging to the armed group that had gathered in the hall looked up at Cain.
