Isekai Nonbiri Nouka

Chapter 410

After the trap was disarmed, we moved on .

Two members of Miagard’s Ax are taking a 10 meter lead for scouting and trap detection .

The two of them will scream if they are attacked by someone .

Though there’s still a probability of being silenced at the same time, the probability is low .

The main unit will be composed of four people and I’m included in it .

We proceed with caution while being prepared for battle .

About 10 meters behind the main unit is someone hiding .

He’s in charge of making sure there will be no surprise attack from the rear .

In addition, he also has a duty to get help when the main force is trapped somewhere whether the reason is an accident or a trap .

「That’s it . There’s someone here . 」

After encountering some traps, Kokusu calls out to everyone .

I have the same idea .

That trap is new .

Kokusu concluded so by seeing the tree branch used for the trap .

Looking at the decay of the tree branch, it can be seen that it was set up there several months ago .

And it is a capturing type trap .

This kind of trap is something that should be checked regularly .

「I don’t think it’s an ordinary person given the skills in hiding traps so don’t attack suddenly . He might be living normally here . Let’s only attack if the other party is hostile . 」

After Kokusu alerted everyone, the exploration continued .

Trapped .

Aside from me, everyone was trapped in the ruins .

We were careful but we were caught one by one .

The person on the rear that was supposed to look for help when something happened was the one that got caught first .

I was caught last but I can’t help but think that the members of Miagard’s Ax were taken as hostage .

「Don’t negotiate with someone who takes hostages . No matter what you do, things won’t improve . 」

I didn’t forget Frau-sensei’s teaching but I had no choice but to negotiate .

After all, the other party is stronger than me .

It might be possible for me to escape .

However, if I escape, the members of Miagard’s Ax would be killed .

This is a bad wake up call .

But I don’t want to be murdered in silence here .

For the time being, I’ll negotiate and hope that things will improve .

I’m telling that to myself .

Otherwise, I’ll get angry with myself even if I manage to come back safely .

「Are you done checking?」

The person who caught us asks so .

After negotiating, I managed to at least check if the members of Miagard’s Ax are still alive .

Although they are injured, nobody looks dead .

I’m relieved .

「Now, let me hear your story . 」

I nod .

There was only one person who caught us .

It’s a high elf .

Not an elf .

I’ve seen elves in Village Five so I can’t make a mistake on recognizing high elves .

She’s the same high elf like Ria-oneechan and the others .

And in terms of strength, she’s above them .

The moment I saw how she held her bow, I immediately realized that .

That’s why I have no intention of fighting .

She doesn’t even think of taking our weapons away for us . We are not a threat to her .

She caught us because she wants to hear from me .

「Say the name of the high elves you know . 」

She said that in ancient high elvish language so I replied in ancient high elvish language too .

「Ria, Risu, Riri, Rifu, Rikoto, Rize, Rita, Rafua, Raasa, Rarasha, Raru, Rami… . 」

I give the name of the high elf oneechans of the village .

「… . wait . 」

She stopped me who’s reciting names .

She seems to be surprised .

「How do you know the names of people from different clans?」

「Clan?」

「It’s bloodline . Ria and Rize are from Riff clan . Rafa and Raasa are from Raff clan . Though we sometimes fight together, we basically live in different places . 」

「Is that so? But we are all living in the same village . 」

「……」

「Should I continue the names?」

「No, how many are they?」

「About 50 . 」

「…………… . . 」

「What else do you want to ask?」

「You know Ria but do you know Rigune?」

「Rigune? Not familiar… . I think . 」

「Is that so? You said they were in the same village but, why did you know about the high elf village?」

「It is not a high elf village . There are many other races there . 」

「Really? Where is it located?」

「In the middle of the forest of death . 」

「…………if you want to fool me, think of a better lie . 」

「It doesn’t matter what you think… . I lived there too . 」

「……all right . Assuming that everything you said is true, can you prove it?」

「Prove?」

「Right . I don’t care what kind of proof it is . Just prove that you really know the high elves you named . 」

「How about I bring you to the village?」

「I’ll keep you tied up along the way, will you still guide me?」

What would happen if I was tied up?

… . .

Will the school be okay?

If I ask Uncle Beezel, we will get there immediately… .

The problem is the moment we enter the village .

They’ll be very angry if they saw me like that .

In addition, it may make Alfred or Ursa worry .

I want to avoid that at all costs .

「Should I really be tied up just to guide you?」

「Of course . What if you’re telling a lie just to lure me out of here? 」

「Therefore, you need proof or evidence . 」

「That’s right . 」

「I see . Well then… . . they taught me how to knit grass, will that be enough? 」

「No . Grass knitting was transmitted to elves too . 」

… . .

I’m in trouble .

What should I do?

I can’t think of anything .

「Can I talk to the members behind you? 」

「… . do what you want . 」

「What are you talking about?」

「I’m explaining that we’re not enemies . And, she’s asking me to prove that I know the person she knows . 」

「Person you both know?」

「An oneechan that taken care of me in the village . 」

「What about showing her something from that person?」

「The only things I have here are consumables . 」

「That’s not good . What about trying to say things that person only knows?」

「That would be pointless if the person who caught us doesn’t even know her . 」

「How do you know without asking?」

「… . . wait a minute . 」

I checked .

It seems like she really knows Ria-oneechan .

She also said her name earlier, is she Ria-oneechan’s acquaintance?

The worst can be avoided .

I am relieved .

「So, that person… . was it Ria-oneechan? Do you know anything that only Ria-oneechan knows? 」

「Well, I’m not with her all the time… . 」

「Then, how about impersonating her usual habit? 」

「I’m not good at impersonation… . . 」

I tried .

「What was that? 」

She was looking at me with a strange expression?

「That’s how Ria-oneechan checks the water temperature when she takes a bath . 」

「Bath? 」

Ah, she doesn’t even know what bath is?

This is not good .

My choice of impersonation was bad .

「You can’t prove it . 」

「Wait . One more time, give me another chance . 」

What does Ria-oneechan has been doing as a habit for a long time… . .

How about this?

「Th-that is… . 」

「Ria-oneechan’s victory pose when she kills a prey . 」

Is it too particular?

Is it useless?

「Oh, I remember . That’s right . Whenever Ria kills a prey, she’s so happy . 」

All right!

「Is that enough for you?」

「Yeah . I was doubtful, my bad . There have been a few people who have approached me with the story of reviving the high elves a number of times . I’m cautious of them . 」

「Is that so? Then… . can you release my members behind you?」

「Okay . If you know Ria, there’s no reason to be hostile . But why did you enter my territory? There was a mark indicating that this is my territory . 」

「I’m sorry . 」

There was certainly a mark .

People who don’t know about high elves will not notice but I was taught by the high elf oneechans .

The moment I noticed her mark is probably the moment I caught her interest .

If I didn’t notice it, would she overlook us?

No, she might have taken care of all of us .

That was dangerous .

「I’m Bron, what about you?」

「I’m Rigune . 」

「Rigune? Ah, you asked me that a while ago . 」

「Yeah . If you only know my name, I would have trapped you . However, Ria never talked about me?」

「I never heard of you . But she taught me how to walk in the forest, how to distinguish grass, how to handle weapons, etc . 」