Nozomanu Fushi no Boukensha

As Lina proceeded through the woods, suddenly, she went out to an open place.

Circular square-like space.

The surroundings are surrounded by tall trees, which reminds me of the arena somewhere.

Standing there alone was one magician possessed of a suspicious robe.

When she looks at Lina,

"After all, you noticed"

and groans with a compelling voice, slightly distorting red lips like a threesome moon as blood peeking through a gap in the hood.

"... was it on purpose?

Lina asks that with a strange face, the other person replies.

"Yeah. I was watching you fight Guster, but for the iron class, it was something with medium arms. It's not enough to use magic props to defeat your opponent as vividly as it is in that darkness. I can sense the signs sensitively, without a combat investigation...... That's why I thought you'd come if I let you kill me here."

I see, I think.

Sure, it's true that Lina's eyes are far more nocturnal than when she was a human being, and she can ensure a vision that's little different from daylight, but she's still quite used to using it.

Likewise, I guess it takes getting used to using it well, as there are magic artifacts that can ensure vision at night.

Because demonic props need to be used while thinking about consuming magic and so on, we have to make adjustments by combat investigation at exactly when to use them.

And I mean, this woman thinks that Lina was able to defeat the Gusters because she was securing her sight by the magic tools.

Even if it doesn't hit me, it's not far away, but there's something else Lina found out from this conversation alone.

"You're after Mr. Dorothea, too, aren't you?

"Yeah, of course it is. I need that girl to go back to her parents' house... can you convince me too?

"I can't do that... in the first place, is Mr. Guster's employer you? Mr. Guster said he was asked by a young man..."

I can't even think that this woman dressed up as a man and asked Guster, etc.

But it probably won't, Lina thinks.

Why, the air feeling a woman has is too feminine.

Even in men's clothes they probably only look like women, felt that type.

In fact, the woman shakes her neck sideways and says:

"That's not me, is it? It was Digg who asked Guster..."

"Digg?"

"Yeah, yeah. Digg is the boss of the Grand Chamber of Commerce in the city of Mistella. He's my second son, so I can't inherit the aftermath without so much... two years ago there, my friendship with Dorothea held up. You know what? Dorothea's father's chamber of commerce is also a very big one in Mistella. I mean, Digg almost got Dorothea's position to inherit her father's chamber of commerce..."

"Believe it... Mr. Dorothea is just a pedestrian now, isn't he? I don't know what's going to happen where we're going."

"It's okay. If Dorothea quits the traffickers now, goes back to Mistella, and marries Digg, so be it. Dorothea has had a brother in the last two years, but of course, he's still small... and if anything happens to your father at that time, Digg will automatically cut up the Chamber of Commerce."

"Something..."

"Of course, it's something. It must have been an accident. It's like my life is in danger... I don't know how that could happen... heh."

It was obvious what you wanted to say.

I guess this woman is going to have the accident intentionally.

Lina tells the woman.

"... do you think I'll let you do that?

"Will you stop it?

"I'm going to. You don't think I can do that?

"Right... what do you think? But I don't think you're gonna do it."

"What is that..."

"Where do you think Digg and Guster are right now? Why don't you think about why I called you here?

With that said, the woman's mouth was strongly pulled up and distorted.

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"... hey, long time no see. Dorothea."

It was the face Dorothea had ever seen that he had spoken so in the space where Aftograss flourished, in a daunting manner.

Good growing up, tasteful air, and a capable man with a loose eye while at it.

"Digg...... wasn't it you? He was after me..."

Next to Digg is Guster, the man that Lina should have knocked down and handed over to the soldiers.

Guster was taking one of the children hostage and sticking a knife in his neck.

Therefore, the hunter's design could not be handled, and things were glued.

In view of this situation, it was also clear to Guster that someone had asked for it, but it seemed no mistake that it was the man in front of him.

In the first place, Dorothea never thought that Digg would do that, but if you think about it again, there's something pinning to come about motive.

I mean, I guess you want Dorothea's father's status as an heir to the Chamber of Commerce, the Merlot Chamber of Commerce.

If I hurt Dorothea moderately and keep the pedestrians from being able to do it, I'll have to go back to my parents' house.

You'll be marrying someone afterwards, but the most likely one is Digg.

He had all that ability, and Dorothea's father appreciated it, so two years ago his relationship with him was progressing.

In the end, the story ended with Dorothea escaping... but that wasn't the case with Digg, is it?

"I was after you, you're out of your mind when they say. I just want you to go back to your parents. And I want you to marry me. What, I won't let you struggle. Let's make the Merlot Chamber of Commerce bigger together. It looks like this, and I appreciate you. It's not something ordinary people can do, such as abandon the status of Merlot Chamber of Commerce son, who wouldn't have had anything wrong if he had stayed put, and as a pedestrian with nothing, start from scratch. With all that temper, you can do anything... so you should take my hand"

"If you were willing to do that, I would have done so two years ago. By and large, that's how you're forced to threaten me, and who do you think says, yeah?

"Well... right? Then I guess I'll show you my readiness. Guster, give Dorothea time to think now. Every minute that passes, will you drop that kid's fingers one at a time?

"... ahhh..."

While instructed, Guster nods with a disgusting look.

Dorothea screamed when she heard that.

"Become, ya, stop! You weren't supposed to do that!

"What do you know about me... Ugh... yeah, do that, to what..."

It was Digg, who was so high on Dorothea's words, that he suddenly suppressed his head and started whining about something.

At that moment, the hunter's zain, who felt all distracted, looks at the bow and targets Guster.

But earlier than that, a dagger was pulled out of Guster's hips and thrown towards Zain......