Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

Nelson and Esther were driving their carriages on the plains leading west from the capital to the border. They had quietly left the capital a few days ago on the king's orders.

At present, the monsters have not appeared, and everything is going smoothly. The cold wind in the early morning made them feel excited. Nelson smiled bitterly: "The king should be announcing the start of the crusade mission now."

"Yes. If you listen carefully, you can hear the soldiers shouting."

“I don’t know what they’ll say, but I think they’ll think so.”

In fact, the two men didn't know that their prediction was correct. Anyway, the two decided to put aside their idle thoughts and reconsider the context of this mission.

Nelson was a little skeptical and decided to ask Esther: "Although on the surface it is to investigate the mother beast's situation...what do you think?"

"I think it would be a good idea for you to catch it and bring it back."

"What a coincidence, I think so too."

In short, the two were indirectly ordered to defeat the mother beast. Nelson knew it in his heart, but he still said these words with some dissatisfaction.

“But well, it’s actually better this way, there’s no doubt about it. If you think about it, there’s no reason to support the bad guys, right?”

"You're right. But to be honest, I think the idea of ​​eliminating evil, although it sounds straightforward, is actually not that simple."

As if agreeing with Esther, Nelson said: "Destroy evil and save good. It sounds cool, but the reality is extremely cruel. It's a painful mixture of blood, mud and sweat. There are too many people who don't know this."

Esther took a deep breath and continued calmly, "Ordinary people are fine, but adventurers and members of the Knights, don't you think? They often come to me. Some are surprised to find that I do more than just study magic."

“There are quite a few people who resigned immediately. However, the number here is relatively small.”

"There are relatively few court magicians. For some reason, everyone gathers around me. But I don't know why. Nelson, what do you think?"

Esther frowned and asked sincerely. In response, Nelson showed a helpless expression and said, "That's because you...always look like you have nothing to do, right? You dare to show your room to the public, but not let me see it. That's the point. In short, they think they want to distract you."

“Ah? Are they staying here because of this?” Esther said absentmindedly. Nelson gave a sly smile: “Well, there must be some. Those who are fascinated by your magic.”

"Really? I'm just doing what I want to do casually..." Nelson's expression suddenly became serious after hearing Esther's words.

"Please don't let any more explosions happen. I heard that the court magician of the Kingdom of Sforia... or to be more precise, a candidate, caused a huge explosion due to magic research."

“Ah, I’ve heard that too. But it’s okay, I’ll be careful.”

"Really……"

Although it seemed a bit absurd, Nelson decided to put the topic aside for now. Because they had been talking about Esther, Nelson thought about it and decided to talk about himself this time.

"Forget it, let's not talk about that. I think my side is pretty good, right? I've always taken care of them."

"No, you just feed them delicious tea. I heard you whispering that since Nelson has tea, I will also work hard in the Knights. I think this is understandable."

“…I don’t want to hear this.”

Seeing Nelson's stiff expression, Esther smiled.

"Normally, this isn't hard to predict. But there are people who are really into you as a big brother, so don't take it too seriously, right?"

"Ah, that's true!"

Esther smiled pleasantly at Nelson who was completely pissed off.

Then Esther coughed lightly, adjusted his expression, looked ahead and said, "Okay, we have talked about a lot of irrelevant topics. Now let's go find the thief leader."

"Changing the subject suddenly... Yeah, I agree."

Then the conversation was interrupted, and the two refocused their attention on finding the leader of the thieves. Although they were talking, they were still looking for the scent of thieves who acted alone or in small groups, but they could not sense any.

I'm afraid that right now, a fierce battle is going on near the royal capital.

If they returned without any results, they would not only be reprimanded by the king and ministers, but also be unable to explain to their subordinates. Therefore, the two of them tried their best to find the target, and even if they didn't find it, they had to find evidence to prove that they didn't exist.

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"Damn it! Where on earth did those guys go?" The thief leader parted the grass to look for his missing men, his expression very grim. This showed that his anxiety and restlessness were gradually increasing.

Two weeks had passed since he escaped from the transaction with the dark merchant, but his missing men were still not found. Despite this, the leader did not give up.

The two men who escaped from the red scarf man were once again surprised at their leader's strength.

They were reluctant to take a break, searching everywhere, using their eyes to repel all the monsters that attacked them. They began to wonder if this person was really a human.

Although the Kingdom of Shuter is slightly smaller than other continents, it is still quite vast. It is unwise to search blindly without any intelligence.

It would be a miracle if they could find them. The leader was betting on this miracle. They could have forcibly asked the adventurers and merchants passing by about the situation, but they did not do so for two reasons.

First, there was news that thieves were wandering around the plains in the middle of the continent. Although there was no solid evidence, people tend to be cautious of bad information. Once they become thieves, they will never let go of any opportunity.

So they changed their route to avoid crossing the plains as much as possible.

Another reason was the mission to eliminate the bandit gangs issued by the capital. This restricted the entry and exit of adventurers and merchants to the capital. Thanks to this, when the leader and his team were anxiously searching, no adventurers or merchants crossed the plains.

Under normal circumstances, this would be a question worthy of doubt, but in the eyes of the leader who had lost his composure, he had no time to think about such things.

The red scarf man and his men also failed to notice the leader's worry: "Please don't be so anxious, leader. If you don't calm down, you will miss the clues you can find."

The man in the red scarf thought that if he continued like this, the leader would fall, so he shouted to the leader who was still searching: "Shut up! You guy, shut up and keep searching like a madman!"

The leader shouted almost subconsciously without even turning his head. The man in the red scarf showed a confused expression, feeling that he was really talking to a deaf person.

"Those stupid guys actually fell into the trap... No, before that, it was that guy. I don't know how many stupid things those who hurt my men have done. I want to let them experience the depth of my love and teach them a lesson with my fists!"

His mumbling also reached the ears of the red scarf man and his two men. All three of them couldn't help but smile. They were deeply moved by the leader's caring words, which was a typical leader style.

The two men looked at each other and nodded, and said to the leader in a bright voice: "Leader, please take a rest. We will go to search in a farther place over there!"

"If you find anything, please let us know right away! We want to have a chance to show off, too!"

The two men entered the dense grass with great enthusiasm and continued to advance deeper.

"Tsk, you young fellow..."

“Please don’t say that. Those two are also worried about the leader. So am I. You are very tired now. If you continue like this, you will collapse.”

“I’m not complaining! I’m not that fragile!”

"Alright, alright, I'll listen to your complaints later. Let those guys handle it now, and you can take a rest first, Chief."

The leader, who was teased by the man in the red scarf, wanted to retort angrily, but he was speechless.

He felt that not only his mind was not clear, but also his body movements became sluggish. Occasionally stopping to rest for a moment, he realized that he had accumulated a lot of fatigue.

The silent and trembling leader closed his eyes and lowered his head.

"...I understand, it's too bad!" The leader realized that he couldn't act as he wished, and shouted in regret. Then he sat on the dirt slope by the road, grabbed the water bottle prepared by the man with the red scarf, and drank all the water in it in one breath.

Looking at the leader, the man in the red scarf smiled.

“Ahhhhhhh——!” The screams of the two men spread all around, indicating an obvious abnormal situation.

“Oh, Chief!”

"Hush, what's going on this time?"

The leader and the man with the red scarf stood up, and three figures walked out from the bushes.

These three men were the thieves sent to Kuler. A man with a red turban, a bald man, and a pointed-headed man. Their features were so distinct that it was impossible to mistake them.

However, the appearance of these three people is obviously not ordinary. Their green skin and lifeless eyes exude an indescribable weird atmosphere.

But for the leader, these were just minor issues. Losing so many of his men at once must have been a huge blow. In fact, the leader's expression at this moment was a smile with tears in his eyes.

"Are you all right?" the leader asked with a smile, but the three people did not respond. Despite this, the leader pretended to be normal and continued.

"What's wrong? Why did it turn into such a strange color? Is it that thing? Did you get beaten badly after consecutive challenges? What an idiot... I always say that it is important to admit defeat quickly..."

The leader paused as a long purple claw pierced through the leader's body.