I, Kiriko, the Cheater

"The person who came to talk to us was a strong man wearing a very gorgeous full-body plate armor, but in their team, it seemed that a very young boy was leading the way. That boy was wearing inferior and shabby equipment. He holds a short bow in his hand, but a long sword hangs at his waist."

bow?

Looking back, Tongzi seemed to have heard rumors about other heroes during this time:

Shield hero Naofumi Iwatani, this guy seems to have changed his career to run a business now, and he also has the title of "Holy Bird Saint". There are rumors of him all over the country;

The sword hero Tianmulian, this guy is like a senior game player, the kind with liver all over his body, he will go wherever there are powerful monsters, it is said that he recently defeated a ferocious dragon that was raging in the eastern region;

The pseudo-hero of the spear, Kitamura Motoyasu, this guy needs no introduction...

Finally, the hero of the bow, Kawasumiki...

Interestingly, there are specific descriptions in the rumors of the Four Saints and Heroes in various parts of the country, but the rumors of the Bow Hero are really pitifully rare.

Some people say that he and the rebel army jointly overthrew the brutal rule of a small country in the north of Meromag;

However, there are also rumors that "an adventurer with a bow is active somewhere", which is more vague and cannot be identified as someone else.

Did the guy think he was playing the unsung hero?

...well, it doesn't matter...

Regardless of whether the group of adventurers who agreed to the couple were the Bow Hero party or not, Kiriko had no intention of pinning her hopes on others.

……

Generally speaking, the mansions where nobles live are different from ordinary civilians.

High-walled compound, this is the standard configuration of nobles, and those who are capable will change their own mansions in different ways.

Therefore, Tongzi and his party easily found the noble mansion that the couple mentioned.

"Hey, stop here, the lord's mansion is right in front of you, civilians are not allowed to approach at will."

Two guards with spears stood at the entrance of the mansion and stopped Tongzi and his party.

"Wait, aren't you just..."

The other guard saw the couple following in the line at a glance, and his eyes immediately became unfriendly.

"You two are dead, what's the matter? You have money to hire adventurers, but you don't have money to pay back the bills, right? Let me tell you, our lord is a nobleman deeply trusted by the king. It's different..."

"Don't think that if you find a few adventurers, you can get your daughter and the money back. Didn't you tell me that you two are dead? The money you brought is only the principal, and you have to pay back the interest. , to take my daughter back..."

"It's just that your territory is so barren. If you want to collect the principal plus interest, your grandson will probably be soy sauce, ahahahahahahaha—"

The two guards seemed to have predicted Tongzi and his party, and they didn't dare to do anything to them, they laughed loudly at each other.

It's not wrong to think so, after all, it depends on the owner to beat a dog. How could these two poor and declining nobles dare to...

"Master, please leave these young people to me."

Root took a step forward and volunteered.

"Then leave it to you, don't show mercy."

Tongzi nodded, her tone was as flat as if she had decided which dog meat restaurant to go to today.

"you……"

Hearing Tongzi and the Kobold's words, the expressions of the two guards on guard changed, but before they finished speaking, Lute rushed forward, swung his shield, and slammed a guard's leg hard.

The howling like killing a pig resounded immediately, followed by another sound.

Both guards hugged their legs and screamed loudly.

Disturbed by these two painful screams, the mansion became noisy like a stabbed hornet's nest.

"This... this lord..."

The couple looked at Tongzi with some fear, obviously they didn't expect Tongzi to act so recklessly.

"Don't worry, I will have a good talk with the noble here, use reason to make him realize his mistake, and return your daughter."

After leaving these words, Tongzi stepped forward first.

Raphtalia and Root followed side by side, followed by Gabriel, Thor, Kanna, and Motoyasu Kitamura.

"There are intruders!"

"Stop him!"

There could not be only two guards in the entire noble mansion. Except for the two guards at the gate, the guards who were scattered around the walled courtyard gathered towards the gate one after another.

Thor took a deep breath, puffing out his cheeks.

"Iiz-Slen-Nus!"

The terrifying cold air swept in, and the air cooled down quickly. The guards who rushed over kept running postures. The expressions on their faces were like the most outstanding masters, the highest level of ice sculpture art. So lifelike.

"I use the root of my power to give an order here, interpret the power of reason, and bestow upon him the sacred brilliance, flash!"

Raphtalia raised her staff, and the top of the staff burst out with a strong light. The archers standing on the roofs of other buildings in the courtyard just aimed their bows and arrows at Tongzi and his party, and were blinded by the strong flash. .

There was even an unlucky guy who fell off the roof screaming.

"Meteor Gun!"