Isekai Nonbiri Nouka

While eating the stew radish, I asked Prada, Hermes, and Beton-san what had happened.

Prada said that as soon as she arrived at Shashaato City, she noticed malicious magic circles set up all over the city and while disarming the magic circles, she and Beton-san fought here.

「It was Beton who created those magic circles desu! Also, I reported this to Gucci-sama and even asked him for reinforcements! I think it was negligence on Gucci-sama’s part that the reinforcements didn’t arrive!」

All right, all right.

I’ll talk to Gucci later.

「Thank you very much.」

Hermes came here to check the suspicious barrier here and found Prada and Beton-san fighting.

She said that for some reason, she can’t participate in the battle so she brought Count Pugyaru as reinforcement to Prada.

「He was the closest one that seem to be able to fight.」

I see.

What prevented you from participating in the battle?

「It’s a condition to be able to work for Versa-sama desu.」

I see.

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Beton-san said that the magic circles she had set up in the city had been destroyed so she fought with Prada because she’s the one who destroyed them.

「When we were fighting here, one of them had brought a demon who introduced himself as Watogang so the battle was prolonged….I apologized if my clumsy barrier dirtied your eyes.」

Beton-san said that and bowed to Dors.

For some reason, she’s explaining to Dors while I’m the one who’s asking questions.

Well, Dors is the dragon king.

I guess Beton-san knows that.

I don’t really mind.

However, why do Dors have to pass that to me?

「That’s her testimony.」

And he also said that politely.

Can you stop that?

Look, Beton-san is looking at me with strange eyes.

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Now, to summarize the story….

First of all, everything happened because of the magic circles in the city.

In other words, it is Beton-san’s fault?

「Yes. I think that’s the correct judgment! 」

「Me too desu!」

Prada and Hermes raise their hands to agree.

If someone is going to be hanged for this incident, it will be her.

But this is not a majority vote situation.

Dors asked Beton-san why she had set up the magic circles.

「F-for self-defense. More specifically to be able to protect my companions desu.」

Prada strongly disagreed with Beton-san’s testimony.

「She’s lying! Those magic circles are very dangerous and will definitely harm others. They are certainly not for self-defense!」

Is that true, Beton-san?

「I-it is true that the life force of the person who stepped into the magic circle will be sucked but at worst, that person will only feel fatigued. It is certainly dangerous if you stay on it for a long time. That’s why I put a preventive measure for safety. It is not dangerous.」

She said it’s not dangerous.

「There’s no way that’s true! If there was a safety measure, I would have noticed it! There’s was no such thing in those magic circles!」

There’s a discrepancy of testimonies here.

I’m sure we will be able to find out the truth if we check out the magic circles….

「All the magic circles in Shashaato City has been destroyed.」

Beton-san seems to be able to sense if the magic circles still exist.

In the absence of evidence, the two side’s claims remain contradictory.

Well, personally speaking, you are already out of the game once you set up a dangerous magic circle whether it has safety measures or not….

How do those magic circles lead to self-defense or protecting your companions?

From what I heard, they sound like offensive-type magic circles.

「The life force taken by those magic circles will be absorbed by me. I can use them as magical power….」

In other words, to power up yourself.

「Yes. If I don’t do that, I won’t be able to beat them.」

Who are you going to fight?

「It’s a bit long to explain….」

Summarize it as short as possible.

「I used to live in a human country and came to Shashaato City with my friends. I, along with my companions, thought of living in Shashaato City permanently but we found out that the human county sent assassins to go after us.」

You are going to fight against assassins?

「Yes.」

I see.

So that’s your reason.

However, I don’t think that would justify setting up magic circles that would cause harm to others….

By the way, although it was summarized, it was still troublesome because my conversation with Beton-san is being mediated by Dors.

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Fumu.

By the way, Hermes.

Yes, Hermes.

You.

While Beton-san and I were talking, you seemed to want to say something, didn’t you?

Say it.

「N-no. There’s no way I do….」

I won’t get angry so go ahead and say it.

「The magic circles set up in Shashaato City were….incomplete so I made some changes to them…..」

……..

I have a bad feeling about this.

No, wait.

It’s still too early to panic.

Trust Hermes, trust Hermes.

So, what kind of changes did you make?

「There was something that blocks the circle’s full strength so I removed the blockage.」

My trust crumbles.

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So, this is what happened.

Beton-san set up magic circles with safety measures.

The safety measures of those magic circles were deactivated by Hermes.

Prada found the magic circles with the safety measures removed and panicked.

This is how it happened.

Neither Prada nor Beton-san was wrong.

Hey, Hermes, seiza.

Seiza means sitting with your legs together…yes, that’s what seiza is.

Ehto, so, why did Hermes tamper with the magic circles?

「If you see something wrong and you can correct it with little effort, wouldn’t you do it?」

…..

I know how you feel.

I know but think a little before you act.

「Versa-sama often tells me that.」

Then, start thinking.

This case is terrible.

I’ll tell Versa so she can scold you properly.

When I told that to Hermes, she looked so shocked.

I feel sorry for her but there’s nothing I could do.

Ah, she has taken Count Pugyaru out too.

I will tell her that too.

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However, Prada said that she reported to Gucci and even asked for reinforcements. Why didn’t Gucci send reinforcements?

Given Gucci’s past behavior, I don’t think he’s the one who would cut corners in those areas….

Yeah, Hermes.

You seem to want to say something.

Tell me everything.

I think it will be more difficult if it is found out later.

Yes, I’ll cover up for you if I can.

「Ehto, while I was fixing the magic circles, I encountered the people who seemed to be Gucci-san’s subordinates….」

Don’t tell me you kicked them out?

「No, they told me to back off so I did.」

And you didn’t even fight?

「Yes. Fighting is forbidden.」

I see.

So, Gucci’s reinforcements had come to Shashaato City.

However, if they haven’t met Prada, shouldn’t they search for her?

「Ano, may I give my opinion?」

Prada raised her hand with a reluctant look on her face.

What is it?

「I think Gucci-sama’s reinforcements thought that Hermes-san was the one who set up the magic circles.」

……..

「However, since Hermes-san backed down, they decided that she had no intention to fight so they just destroyed the remaining magic circles, went home, and treated it as case closed.」

………

Okay, let’s summarize it.

Beton-san set up a number of magic circles.

Hermes fixes those circles and Prada went around to destroy them.

When Beton-san noticed that the magic circles were being broken one after another, she took out Prada to fight.

Hermes continues to fix magic circles.

Gucci’s reinforcements stop Hermes and destroy all the magic circles.

Gucci’s reinforcements leave but the battle between Beton-san and Prada is still ongoing.

After that, Hermes noticed the battle between Beton-san and Prada and took Count Pugyaru out to join the battle.

Is this how it went?

Yeah, it seems to be consistent now.

Good good good.

By the way, Hermes.

Could you hold up a stone about the size of a rice bale?

Yes, while in seiza.

Don’t worry, I’m not mad.