The village was in an uproar with the absence of Marco, who had returned seriously wounded.


'Master Flick, one of the horses is missing. I thought it must have been Marco who took it out.

I'm sure the destination is mine: ......

I think so.


　Eugene, who had sent the villagers to search the area, had come to report to me who was in the square.


　If he went on horseback, he's already gone quite a distance.

　Should we chase him with Dimol?


　I whistled at Dimol, who was searching from above.


''Noelia, I'm sorry, but you're going to stay here and deal with the people that the Count of the Frontier-sama dispatched at any moment. I'll bring Lord Marko back with me. And he's an important witness, too.


　Noelia, who was about to go with him, stopped when she saw Dimol coming down.


'Well, that's because Susana is here. I'll help you with that too.'

If you take Noelia with you and in case there is any trouble with the miners, it could lead to a major war between the Frontier Count and Radcliffe families. I'm just an adventurer, so there shouldn't be much of a stir even if there is trouble.

'Miss Noelia. Master Fricke is right. You might want to pull yourself together.


　Susana seemed to agree with me and didn't want Noelia to go.

　Noelia, who was stopped by me and Susana, thought about it for a while, but eventually let out a sigh, as if she had given up.


''Yes, sir. But, Flick-sama, please don't ...... ever do anything reckless.

Yeah, he won't.

Are you sure?


　My face is reflected in Noelia's ice blue eyes as she looks up at me with concern.


'Yeah, it's true. I swear by my sword, I won't do anything rash.'

I understand. ...... We look forward to your safe return.

I'm out.


　I left that much to Noelia, and then jumped on the dismounted Dhimol and took off for the mine where I thought Marco was headed.

　After flying for a while, I saw Deedle following me from the village, with the body of Cinzia, full body armor on his back.


''It looked interesting, so I brought Deedle along with me who had some free time.


　Cinzia, who was using the inside of my cloak as a bed because of the amount of magic she had, pattered off and stayed on my shoulder.


'I'm not going to go out to play. You'll definitely have to be quiet.''

Yes, yes, yes. I know that. I'm an adult. I pick the right time and place to joke around.

I'll take your word for it.

I'm sorry.


　I decided to increase Dimol's speed a notch, even though I had a hint of trepidation at Cinzia's light reply.

　Eventually, I could see a horse running with a cloud of dirt ahead of us, but we were already close to the old abandoned mines of the Lachman Mine.


'Lord Marko!


　He swooped down on Dimol and called out to Marco, who was galloping on his horse, and he silently increased his speed even more.


　So he has no intention of stopping.

　But we can't just let him go .......


'Queue!'


　It was then that Dimol seemed to have discovered something and let out a warning cry.

　I hurriedly turned my gaze towards where Dimol was looking and saw many armed beastmen lined up at the entrance of the old abandoned mine, spying on us.


''Who are they!　This is a designated no-go zone for authorized personnel!　Any closer and I will shoot you without warning!


　The armed beastmen showed some trepidation at the sight of Dimol, the giant pterodactyl, but they didn't seem to have lost their will to fight.


''I know. We're not going to fight this one either. We just want to capture whoever is running that horse.''


　Even though he was a potential enemy, now was not the time to fight, so he was going to leave as long as he could protect Marco.


'I intend to fight. Brethren, get out of there!　These people here don't consider the beastmen to be men!


　Running his horse, Marco drew the sword in his hand and pushed forward towards the beastmen who were holding their bows.


'They're trespassers!　Shoot the horse guy!


　The beastmen fired a series of drawn arrows at Marco as they rushed in.

　All of the arrows released were flying towards Marco.


''Marco-dono, don't!　O unseen air. Become a solid barrier and let it appear around you. The Wind Barrier


　Just as the arrow is about to pierce Marco, my air wall (wind barrier) is activated and the arrow, blocked by the barrier, deflects in the direction of the day after tomorrow.


'Lord Flick, I appreciate your help, but ....... Please step back without getting involved with me. This is nothing more than a personal grudge.

'You're reckless. I didn't save you to do this.

I understand, sir. But please don't stop at ......


　Marco didn't listen to my restraint as he rode his horse further down the narrow passageway in the corner of the old abandoned mine.


'Go after the one who broke through first!　I'm under strict orders not to enter the new mine!　Kill him on sight!


　The beastmen at the entrance of the old abandoned mine were trying to follow Marco to the end of the passage.


Now it's my turn. "Well, it's my turn to take on the form of a human being wearing my mana. Puppet Doll (Sammon Golem)


　When Cinzia returned to the main body on the Deedle that had caught up with her, she created a huge earthen golem with a puppet puppet (the Sammon Golem) to block the destination of the beastmen's pursuers.