CH 26

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I Encountered some Decadent? People in Another World While choosing clothes at the tailors, I found some shoes, and so I bought those as well. The shoes were either made of leather or wood. But as wooden shoes were hard and heavy, I chose the leather ones. I would be able to wear them just like the business shoes I usually wore to work. In fact, I was wearing those shoes right now. Now that I think about it, aside from my shoes, everything I had on me was the same as what I was wearing in my room before going to sleep. And yet, I somehow came here with my usual pair of shoes as well. There was no way that I would have been wearing them in my room. And I wouldn’t have put them on before going to bed… So, why then? …As there was no point in thinking about it, I decided to push it into a corner in my mind. I should just consider myself lucky that I didn’t have to walk through a forest with bare feet. “Now then, it will take a few days for the clothes to be finished, so please visit around that time.” “Yes. Thank you, Mr. Halton.” “Thank you.” “It was my pleasure. As it is a request from Lady Claire, you can be assured that the finished clothes will be most marvelous!” Mr. Halton said with surprising excitement, and then we left the shop behind us. “Now we must buy some small items for your room. I think a general store will do. This way, Mr. Takumi.” “Yes.” Sebastian guided the way, and we entered a different street then the large one we had been in earlier. After walking for some time, our way was blocked by six men who stood in front of us. “Ah, look at these rich folks.” “Hey, it just so happens that we’re in some financial trouble.” “Now, hand over whatever you got.” “Ho, aren’t you a pretty lady.” “Didn’t they just come out of that tailor shop?” “It’s a luxurious shop, so you must have some spare coins.” …I don’t know, but it seemed very cliche? They were talking like criminals from a certain era. And I was very annoyed that one of them was giving Ms. Claire an odd look. “…Lady Claire, please step back.” Sebastian was standing in front of Ms. Claire and I, but Phillip and Johanna now moved in front of him. They looked very ready to unsheath their swords. The men were armed with short blades that were probably short swords? So it was no wonder that our guards were prepared for a fight. “Oh? So that’s how you want to do it?” “Ha! Do you think we can be stopped with swords like that?” “There are six of us and only two of you. This will be quick work. Hahahaha!” “Ahahahaha!” They all started to laugh decadently. Even their appearance was telling, as they had spikes on their damaged clothes and the typical hair styles. “Wh-what is that!” “A wolf? But it’s so big…” “Tsk. It’s just a monster!” “Vermin!” Perhaps it was just a bluff, but one of the men swung down his short sword in Leo’s direction. “Leo!” “Wuff.” Leo easily caught the swinging blade between her teeth and then crushed it into pieces. “….What?” Upon seeing the short sword turn into fragments, the men were so surprised that their mouths hung open dumbly. Ah…the man who had swung was looking at the handle that he was holding as if he didn’t understand what had happened. “…Leo. Don’t eat anything that you shouldn’t.” “Wou…” And so Leo spat out the fragments in her mouth. Perhaps it was out of fear, but the men only watched, and seemed unable to move. “Uh, Ms. Claire. What should we do?” “Indeed… Phillip. Could you go and call the guards?” “Yes, Lady Claire!” Ms. Claire called out to Phillip after thinking about it for a moment. Phillip replied quickly and then went running back the way we came in order to call the town guards. “Sebastian, Johanna.” “Certainly.” “Yes.” She then addressed Sebastian and Johanna, who quickly secured some rope and began to tie up the six men. “While this is a very busy town…it’s not a very safe one.” “Are there many people like this?” “I would not say that there are a lot, but they appear from time to time. They think that it will be easy to extort money from the merchants and travelers who pass through.” A lot of people visiting this town meant that there would also be a lot of people with money. Merchants who came to do business, and travelers with traveling funds. So there would be people who would target them…like these men. “Lady Claire, we have finished.” “Thank you.” Sebastian and Johanna swiftly tied up the men. By then, the men seemed to have finally recovered from the shock, and they started to shout. “Let me go!” “Untie me!” “Damn it! Don’t think that this is over!” “It feels a little nice…” They shouted…different things. But they quieted down again when Leo opened her mouth, showing her great fangs as she howled at them. One of the men, who had been bound by Johanna, seemed to be taking the experience a little differently, but I ignored it. After that, Phillip returned with four town guards. “Sorry to keep you waiting.” “These must be the ruffians then? I am so very sorry, Lady Claire. We will take them away at once.” “Thank you.” “Yes!” So Ms. Claire was quite well known in this town. They had recognized her without any introductions. Well, she lived in such a big mansion that was near the town, so I suppose it wasn’t surprising that she was famous. And they had spoken to her so formally and politely… When we get back, I might have to ask Sebastian about what kind of person Ms. Claire was. Now that I think about it, there were so many things I hadn’t asked yet. Such as why they were living in that mansion. She had called it a villa, which would suggest her real house was somewhere else. So, why was she living in the villa? I would like to ask about that. As I thought of such things, the guards took the tied up men away.

CH 26

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