We gathered at the Adventurer's Guild and discussed the plan to recapture Rhone.
"That kind of man is not suitable for my sister. Even if I hit her, I will wake her up." (Prim)
Prim had changed her mind and was motivated.
If she was complicit in bad things, she must stop them.
"That’s what I hope."
"But what's so good about a man like that?"
"That's right. A man like me would be nice."
Guildmaster asked everyone to agree.
But no one agreed.
"No, that must be a guy like Blitz."
Hearing Carla-san's words, everyone turned their attention to Blitz.
Blitz and party had also returned and were participating in the story of retaking Rhone.
"I'm an adventurer who can be found anywhere. As a man, I'm no match for Guildmaster." (Blitz)
"I know how good Blitz is."
If there were adventurers like Blitz, who unconsciously brought in women, it would be a big problem.
Well, I'm fine with it, but many women might prefer a man like Blitz.
However, even if you hear that a woman was stabbed by Blitz, I don't think you'll just think "I guess it will happen" or "Someday."
It was also likely that there would be fights between women. It was best not to get involved.
"What is it, Yuna?"
Blitz noticed that I was watching and asked me.
"No, when Blitz dies, I thought it was related to a woman, not a monster." (Yuna)
Blitz made a "?" look at my words, but Rosa and the others nodded. Perhaps there were various women's issues that I wasn't aware of.
"So, the real question is, what are we going to do now?"
"I'll persuade Rhone-chan, right?"
"Even if you call it persuasion, it won’t be easy."
"I went to that house by myself."
"That's no good. That man must have noticed Prime."
I rejected Prim's proposal.
"Maybe it's just my imagination."
A man who could see Rhone was the lord. Prim said that when she was hiding in the room, he acted like he was looking for her. Since they were sisters, their wavelengths were close and there was a possibility that they could see Prim as well. From what I heard, she was in danger if discovered.
"Then what are we going to do?"
"Hmm. After all, we're going to rush into the mansion from the front. It's like, 'Give me back Rhone!'" (Yuna)
Maybe that was the quickest way.
So we grabbed Rhone by force and ran away.
However, everyone looked shocked at my idea.
"I'm kidding" (Yuna)
I told them to mislead.
"That's true"
"That's right."
"Oh, are you kidding? I thought Yuna-san would do it." (Noa)
Only Noa seemed different.
In fact, I was half serious, so it wasn't a mistake.
"Because, Yuna-san. I heard that when Misa was kidnapped, you entered a nobleman's mansion from the front and defeated the soldiers and noblemen." (Noa)
"......"
"…Breaking into a nobleman’s mansion is a joke, isn’t it?" (Noa)
"Yeah, it's just a joke. Noa has learned to make jokes like that too. Hahahahahaha." (Yuna)
I said while looking away.
Maybe Noa was referring to Misa's birthday party.
At that time, Noa and Fina were beaten, Misa was kidnapped, and I was so angry that I couldn't keep my cool, so there was no other way.
If we thought about it normally, it would be unthinkable to break into a nobleman's mansion.
"Noa, don’t say anything too strange." (Yuna)
I whispered to Noa, who was sitting next to me.
"I'm sorry. There are other monsters involved, so I thought Yuna-san would do it." (Noa)
I was wondering if I should do it, and I wondered if Noa was looking at me like that?
I'm a pacifist. I don't like fighting. Really.
I didn't think anything can be solved with violence.
...I think power is the solution in the end.
"But, whether you go from the front or not, I think you have to go to the mansion to actually meet Rhone." (Yuna)
Unless Rhone came to see us, there was currently no way for us to meet her. Not to mention, she disappeared after saying goodbye. I didn't think she would come to see us.
"So, if you can’t attack them, do you want to sneak in?" (Yuna)
Let me suggest a second idea.
"Yeah, I guess that's the only way?"
"Well, I know that Miss is strong, but since there are knights, I think it would be better to go head-on." (Guildmaster)
A knight? He didn't look that strong, so a frontal breakthrough might be possible.
However, I felt like that captain was different from the other knights.
Maybe I was just stuck because he noticed my magic.
"Now that I think about it, the knights were angry because they weren't able to subjugate monsters thanks to Blitz and his party." (Carla)
Carla-san laughed as she remembered it.
Then, her expression changed as if she had just thought of something.
"That's right. Then how about sending the knights to faraway places? Knights basically handle requests from nearby places. But now, thanks to Blitz and his party, if they can take quests from nearby places, it would be meaningless. So if I give them a quest for a faraway place, I don't think they will come back right away." (Carla)
They would be heading to a faraway place.
"If that happens, they won't be able to come back easily."
"I think a considerable number of knights will be leaving, so I think it will be easier to invade."
"Are you saying you’re going to go into the mansion to see Rhone-san in the meantime?" (Noa)
Noa confirmed what Carla-san and Guildmaster said.
"Are you planning on going to the mansion to meet Rhone-chan?"
Even if everyone stopped me, I was going to go.
It didn't matter if it was a frontal breakthrough or sneaking in.
"In that case, it would be better if there were no knights at all."
50 people instead of 100 people. 10 people instead of 50 people. The more people disappeared, the harder it became to find us.
"Then, Carla-san, can you please do me a favor? I'll come and meet Rhone with Prim." (Yuna)
"Wait. I'll go with you." (Noa)
Noa raised her voice.
"No, Noa can’t." (Yuna)
I didn't think anyone would put their hands on a child, but there were adults in this world who did.
But Noa didn't back down.
"What will you do if Rhone-san hides and doesn't come out? If it's me, I can find out where Rone-san is." (Noa)
When she said that, I couldn't argue.
Fairies were small. Inside the chest of drawers, inside a small box, a tree in the garden, the mansion was spacious. Once hidden, they were almost impossible to find.
However, if we knew Rhone's location, even if it was just the direction, it would be easier to find her.
"Besides, maybe you can’t see Rhone-san." (Noa)
Originally, I might not have been able to see it. I didn't know if Rhone was still using the lord's magic, but when I came to see Prim, I was able to see and talk.
If he blocked it, we wouldn't be able to see.
If that happened, the only thing we could look for was Prim, and finding her would become even more difficult.
This time it was my loss.
"I understand. But if you think it's dangerous, I'll have you keep that promise." (Yuna)
She had to escape using bear transfer gate.
"Yes. I will keep my promise." (Noa)
In that case, I was not going to say anything more.
Besides, I was going to protect Noa no matter what.
"In that case, it would be better to reduce the risk as much as possible. Let me move by myself." (Guildmaster)
Guildmaster said that.
"What'll you do?" (Yuna)
"We have been preparing for a long time, and we will carry it out." (Guildmaster)
They said they were planning to destroy a place that stole mana.
"That's why you were looking into it." (Yuna)
Guildmaster had investigating the lookout tower.
"Ah, thanks to Prim, we now know the structure inside the watchtower and where the magic stone is located. If we can destroy it, the knight's power will only be exhausted." (Guildmaster)
"If the knights' mana is exhausted by subjugating monsters, it means they don't have any fighting power left." (Yuna)
"Ah, if you girls take out the fairies and destroy the device that steals their mana, the lord and knights won't be able to do anything." (Guildmaster)
It could not be suppressed by force.
"But I don’t think the knights will become stronger if we take Rhone-san with us." (Noa)
All I had to do was do as Noa said and disappeared from this town.
There was no need to forcefully break it.
"This is so that you guys can take Rhone and run away. If Rhone doesn't want to run away and gives power to the knights, it will cause trouble."
Because Rhone wanted to stay with his lord, she might give power to the knights and chased us away. If that happened, it would certainly be troublesome.
"Besides, if the knights aren't strong, we can take on them too."
It seemed like they weren't that strong before.
"Then, shall I destroy all the watchtowers?" (Yuna)
Maybe it could be easily broken if I use bear magic.
"Wait, I don't know how strong you are, but it would be a problem if the wall was destroyed. It will take time to repair it. If monsters come, the knights are weak and the number of adventurers is small, so I would like to avoid it." (Guildmaster)
I thought I could fix it with magic, but maybe I wouldn't be able to return to this city after recapturing Rhone. If I ended up leaving town, I couldn't fix it.
"So, leave this to us." (Guildmaster)
When he said that, it was not something I was forced to do.
As a result of our discussion, Noa, Prim, and I invaded the mansion and took back Rhone.
Guildmaster, Blitz, and the others decided to destroy the device that robbed the city's residents of their mana.
"But there are probably five watchtowers with devices that steal magic power. Guildmaster and the others alone won't be enough."
If even one was destroyed, it might become unusable, but the guildmaster said he would destroy them all.
He said that if not the entire city, then residents nearby could be robbed. That would be meaningless.
"What are you talking about? There must be some adventurers left."
I reminded me. There were adventurers in the corner drinking alcohol from noon.
"They are the ones who stayed behind, hoping that someday the Adventurer's Guild would be rebuilt in this city. Of course, there are some who have nowhere to go, but they stayed for this day."
"They stayed until now with little money."
"So, Prim, please. I have no intention of holding a grudge against your sister, nor do I intend to do anything to her. Nor do I intend to have her punished. I just want her to leave this town."
"Yeah, I'll convince my sister and I'll definitely take her home." (Prim)
"Thank you."
I would do my best as well.
Author's Note
Everyone begins to reclaim Rhone.
* Thank you to everyone who reports typos.
Please note that some kanji have been revised to match the book, so some may not have been revised.