After lunch, we resumed our journey.

　The wagon rattled along the roadway as if weaving through the hilly, grassy terrain.


　The journey proceeded without incident.

　The sun was almost at the horizon, and as I was trying to find a place to camp for the day, I saw something fighting deep in the grasslands.


　If it had been a little brighter, though, the dimorphs flying above me would have told me by their cries.

　If it was a little brighter, Dimoru flying above us would have been able to tell us by his voice, but as expected, he couldn't see it with his own eyes since it was so dark.


　Since the Dimoru flying above didn't give me any warning, I immediately activated the Visual Enhancement spell, Visual Enhancement, to strengthen my eyesight.


''Flick-sama?　It seems a spell was suddenly cast on you, what did you do?　Are you a demon, by any chance?


　Susana, who was holding the reins, seemed to have guessed that something had happened when she activated her magic.


'I think something is fighting deep in the meadow in the opposite direction of the sunset. It seems that Dimoru hasn't found it either, so I thought I'd scout it out just as a precaution.


　Noelia, who was in the cargo bay, also noticed my spell and came out to the driver's seat.


'I'll always be there to help you if you need it.

Yeah, but first we have to figure out what we're fighting. It's not funny if you just run out and rip them off.


　Even though it was a frontier road, I couldn't say that there were not all the chasing offs who pretended to be attacked by demons and animals and tried to take money and goods from the adventurers and troop merchants who came to help them.

　If I was traveling alone, it would be easy to deal with, but since I'm traveling with the wagon and Susana and Noelia, I have to be very careful.


''I'm sure Flick-sama would be able to neutralize them instantly, to the extent of chasing them off.

Well, that's true. My seniors told me when I was guarding the troop merchants that if we weren't vigilant, we wouldn't have enough lives, no matter how many lives we had.

I see. ...... I may have been caught off guard by the idyllic carriage ride that followed. I'll have to brace myself for this one.


　Noelia also had her staff at the ready, which she was holding in her hand, and was ready to release her magic at any time.

　Once I made sure everyone was on alert, I decided to use my enhanced vision to assess those who were fighting.


　It appeared to be human-like and animals fighting.

　It was close to nightfall, and it was getting dark, so even with my enhanced vision, that's about all I could make out.


　I've heard that some beastmen have night vision, but I guess I can't see through the darkness.

　I'm guessing it's a troop merchant or adventurer since it's close to the street ...... but there doesn't seem to be any material to determine that it's a chase off .......

　By the looks of it, they may have been attacked by a demon, so how can we not help them?


'People are being attacked by animals, so I'm going to help them. Noelia, take care of the carriage and Susana. Miss Susana, don't stop the carriage and let it run.

'Yes, sir. The carriage will continue along the road. Master Noelia, please take care of the escort.

I understand. Mr. Fricke, take care of yourself.

'Yeah, I know, I know. Dimol, I want you to be on the lookout from above and intimidate anyone who approaches the carriage!

Queue!


　Leaving the defense of the carriage to Noelia and Dimolu, I activated my body-enhancing magic and rushed across the grasslands near sunset towards my target.

　As we moved quickly, I could clearly see the figure of the one fighting against my enhanced vision.


　The human-like figure was a well-built swordsman wearing a full body armor and cloak that completely covered his entire body?

　The animal that was attacking the swordsman was a chaos horse (chios horse).


　Once you see the state of the people fighting, you quickly check the situation around you.

　There were no other signs of demons or people in the surroundings.


　The Chaos Horse (Keos Horse) must have been a horse demon that emitted a body odor that confused the spirit from its mane area.

　It should be good at moving fast and quickly approaching and confusing its opponents by making them smell the scent emitted from its mane, and making them eat a powerful kick of its hooves there. ......


　I was feeling more than a little uncomfortable with the battle that had taken place in my eyes.

　It's a good thing that the horse, which has been toying with the idea of moving fast, is not moving around, but is trying to bite the opponent.

　Normally, the chaotic horse would not be able to fight like that...... what is happening to him.......


　As a precaution, I killed the signs and approached them.

　The closer they got, the more they could hear the voices of those fighting.


You stupid horse!　You have no respect for me, you insolent beast!

Bruheehee!

Oh, ouch!　You bit me again!　This time I'll definitely turn you into horse meat and sell you!　Don't worry, I'll put your bones to good use!


　The swordsman in full armor and the chaos horse (Kayos Horse) seemed to be fighting with each other, judging from their appearance and words.


　You're riding that swordsman ...... demon chaos horse (Kayos Horse), a demon, .......

　Normally, if I smelled that guy's body odor that close, I would be confused and unable to stay calm.


　Feeling a disturbing feeling, I stopped to help and decided to keep an eye on the fight.

　As I tried to catch my breath, I took the liberty of thinking it was a swordsman, but the person in full body armor pulled out of his cloak, a sorcerer's staff.


''I'm going to turn you into a piece of meat now, so stay there and be quiet!　Mana!　Be a gravitational pull and crush all!　Megagravity.


　As the full-body armored sorcerer chanted his magic, the ground around him suddenly hollowed out, and the chaos horse (Keos Horse) that was trying to bite him struggled as his body was pushed to the ground.


　Gravity magic ...... That was an advanced earth attribute magic, right?

　Even though he was using a staff, if he could use advanced magic, that person in full body armor must be a pretty skilled magician.

　Who was he?　I wonder if he's an adventurer: .......


　While I was thinking about my opponent, the chaos horse (Keos Horse) was being crushed by gravity and transformed into a lump of meat.


'Huh, you've grown up. Just a little, I was just rushing you because I was traveling in a hurry and you're rebelling. That's the problem with raw food. Now, let's make use of the bones, shall we? Bones that have lost their shape, take on my mana and take on the form of your old self. The Bone Servant!


　When the full-body armor sorcerer finished chanting his magic, the mass of flesh of the chaos horse (Kayos Horse) began to emit light, and as if the bones came out of the inside, one by one, he assembled the original skeleton.


　What ...... this magic .......

　I've never heard of it or seen it before .......


'Bullfiffin'!


　By the time the light subsided, the chaos horse (Kayos Horse) was a bone horse.


'Alright, you're late for the trouble. Hey, you over there, you can have that meat. I'll give you that meat, so don't tell anyone what you just saw.

'What?　I've been noticed.


　I didn't get into the magic's area of effect, so I was lurking at a pretty good distance, but I don't know how they knew I was there.

　I should have been able to successfully disguise my presence.


　I realized that my opponent knew I was away to check up on him, and I quickly put my hand on the magic sword.


'Of course. It seems like he was killing the signs, but if he's dripping with that much magic, you won't like it. Also, don't pull out that fancy sword. If you do, I'll probably turn you into a bone too.


　The full-body armored sorcerer straddles the bony chaos horse (Keos Horse) and points his staff at us.

　Since I had originally come to help, there was no reason for me to fight if the other party didn't want help.

　So I quickly removed my hand from the hilt of my magic sword.


''We were just trying to help them too, we don't want to fight.

Smart choice. Like I said, you can have that meat. It's smashed up nicely. You might like it grilled. Well, I'm in a hurry.


　With that much said, the full-body armored sorcerer rode off back to the street with his bone horse, heading back towards Invahannes.

　I wonder who on earth he was .......