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The Culprit is Among Us
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The original gate must have been more solid, but it seemed to have decayed over the long years, and now only a hastily made wooden door was fitted. Since there had been a barrier set up, they probably hadn’t expected it to be discovered in the first place. Furthermore, the arrows that had flown toward them were sparse. With this, it would have been better to charge in all at once.
“Haahhh!” (Henriette)
Henriette, taking the lead, charged toward the fortress gate. The wooden door was shattered into pieces by the slash of an A-rank adventurer.
“Intruders!” (??)
“Kill them!” (??)
Upon jumping into the fortress, more than 20 men were waiting inside. With bloodshot eyes, each holding a weapon, they seemed to be ready to resist. Looking at them, it was clear they were not professional soldiers, but from their weapon stances, it seemed they had only basic combat skills.
“Not much of a crowd!” (Adventurer)
“Let’s go all at once!” (Adventurer)
On the other side, all the adventurers were seasoned combat specialists. Even if the enemy had more numbers, there was no way they would lose. The adventurers charged forward enthusiastically. Immediately, it turned into a chaotic battle.
“!? Damn, these guys…!?” (Gris)
“They’re surprisingly strong!?” (Adventurer)
Contrary to expectations, the adventurers were at a disadvantage. Even one-on-one, they were struggling, and confusion spread among them.
“Why are these guys so strong!?” (Adventurer)
“They don’t seem like mere thugs…” (Adventurer)
Even Henriette and the others were having difficulty.
“But something’s strange. They’re bad with their weapons.” (Tina)
As Tina said, they didn’t seem used to handling weapons. However, the reason the adventurers were struggling was likely because their physical abilities, meaning their stats were simply higher.
Quite disjointed, huh?
Leon also sensed this. But this kind of thing wasn’t particularly rare. For example, if someone enhances their physical strength with buffs and their stats far exceed their training and experience, a similar phenomenon could occur.
“Damn it! I’m B-rank! Why am I getting pushed around by these guys!?” (Gris)
Gris, who had been trying to make up for his previous failure, was completely pushed back by two enemies. He was finally disarmed, and a sword strike was about to hit his defenseless body.
『Eh~!? No! 』 (Sura)
What saved him was a single slime.
After taking a tackle from Sura, the enemy was easily blown away.
“What? That brat’s slime…!?” (Gris)
Ignoring the surprised Gris, Sura charged toward the next target.
And Leon, too, was taking down the enemies that were troubling the other skilled adventurers one by one. Since it was a chaotic battle, he refrained from using magic and relied on his sword and hand-to-hand combat.
“Wasn’t he a tamer!?” (Adventurer)
“Wait, didn’t he just use magic earlier!?” (Adventurer)
Furthermore, Arc and Iris, the twins, were showing exceptional combat skills, surpassing even the adults.
“Ei!” (Arc)
“Yah!” (Iris)
Using their small bodies and beastkin agility, they easily dodged the enemy’s attacks, getting into close range and landing punches and kicks. Moreover, with a single strike, they knocked out the enemies.
“What are those kids!?” (Adventurer)
“They’re strong!?” (Adventurer)
The adventurers, who had frowned when they saw children brought along, now widened their eyes in disbelief at their incredible combat abilities.
“As usual…” (Tina)
“Loli Shota Strong Cute!” (Kanae)
“We can’t lose either!” (Henriette)
Inspired by the twins’ achievements, Henriette and the others also fought hard. Thus, the adventurers, who were initially at a disadvantage, gradually gained the upper hand. Eventually, they succeeded in neutralizing all the people inside the fortress.
“These guys are a gang based in Libert.” (Adventurer)
One of the adventurers testified after seeing their faces. Another adventurer added…
“Yeah, I’ve seen a few of them. But their recent activities have been quiet, so they wouldn’t normally engage in such large-scale kidnappings. And this abnormal strength…” (Adventurer)
“Anyway, let’s search for the kidnapped people.” (Henriette)
With Henriette’s suggestion, the search inside the fortress began.
In the basement of the fortress, they discovered the kidnapped people. Although they appeared exhausted, they seemed to be unharmed. However, there were only about five or six of them. Even with the number reported, there should have been several times that amount missing.
“Have they already been sold off?” (Adventurer)
“We’ll have to ask these guys.” (Henriette)
They woke up the unconscious gang members and interrogated them.
“Hey, where did you sell the kidnapped people?” (Adventurer)
“I told you, we didn’t kidnap anyone!” (??)
“Don’t lie. Then what about the people in the basement?” (Adventurer)
“I don’t know! We don’t even have any routes to sell humans. The city’s enforcement is too strict. No dark merchants want to deal with them because they’re too scared.” (??)
“What?” (Adventurer)
“By the way, where the hell is this place?” (??)
“Hey, you, are you messing with me?” (Adventurer)
However, the answers they received were all incoherent.
Even when they asked several people separately, the responses were the same, and the adventurers could only tilt their heads in confusion.
“Suspicious.” (Adventurer)
“Indeed, this is strange. If what they’re saying is true, it would mean they completely forgot about what they did. It’s almost as if they were being controlled by someone…” (Adventurer)
“Yeah, it seems like they were being controlled.” (Leon)
“Leon-kun?” (Henriette)
The adventurers all turned their gazes toward Leon.
“Hey, what are you saying? You mean to tell me they used some kind of mind control magic?” (Adventurer)
“That’s right.” (Leon)
“Huh? Mind control magic is an advanced-level spell that hardly anyone can use, right? And controlling such a group at once, I’ve never heard of it.” (Adventurer)
Several people raised objections.
It’s not really that difficult of a spell though. I can use it a bit myself.
Leon thought to himself. Although it’s ineffective against monsters, and he rarely had the chance to use it, if even he could use it, it didn’t seem like such a high-level spell. Of course, he was well aware that this view was far from the general standard.
But the spell cast on these guys was at a very high level.
Leon speculated that, even in his past life, such a skilled practitioner would have been rare… at least among humans.
“No, what this boy says makes sense. It’s worth asking more.” (Adventurer)
“I think so too.” (Adventurer)
“Do you know who was controlling them?” (Adventurer)
After seeing Leon’s fighting earlier, some people were encouraging him to continue. Leon nodded.
“Yeah. The culprit is one of you here.” (Leon)
““One of us here!?”” (Adventurers)
The adventurers gasped at Leon’s words.
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