Chapter 72

「Umm……」

Ricardo-san has properly seen my contracted beasts.

It appears that Scarlet King Leo that is Vector can be distinguished even in the small form.

When Joule gets small he looks like a puppy, Feat looks like a kitten, however, the little Vector still looks like a lion!

As expected, it wouldn’t be possible to deceive him after seeing this much. Un, let’s prepare for the worst and introduce them~

「Ricardo-san, those children are my contracted beasts」

「Contracted beasts!? Eh, that harmless-looking puppy. And also that kitten, they are monsters!?」

Hearing that they are my contracted beasts, Ricardo-san finally realizes that Joule is not just a puppy, but a monster.

But well, it would be safer to be quiet about what type of monsters they are.

「I’m sorry, but please return first Bolt, Vector」

『Garu~n』

Because I’d like to avoid further troubles, I have Bolt and Vector who’s ident.i.ty have been seen through return into my shadow first.

Allen and Elena are currently embracing Joule and Feat, so I left them as they are. I still have not given Joule his reward after all.

「So, Ricardo-san. What shall we do from now on? Do you have any instructions?」

I have plainly evaded the topic and asked Ricardo-san about his original purpose.

He probably approached us only to give his thanks for capturing the bandits.

「Ah, yes, that’s right. Tak.u.mi-san, please depart towards the town immediately and take the women and children with you」

The people who were victims of the bandits are to return to the town first, and the bandits will be escorted later. Also, some will remain here at the hideout and watch out for the bandit remnants who will return tomorrow, so we are splitting into three groups.

「Also, I have a message from Cedric-sama.『Please return at once』」

「…… Roger」

That message without a doubt doesn’t mean “to the town,” but “to the mansion.”

Don’t make any detours and return straight to the house.

While talking with Ricardo-san, the preparations to descend the mountain has been already finished.

Besides, in order to return before the night falls, they couldn’t afford to be slacking off.

I descended the mountain together with children at the end of the envoy, and we returned to the town in carriages that were prepared at the bottom of the mountain.

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「Tak.u.mi-san, Allen-kun, Elena-san, welcome back」

When we return to the Risner mansion, Cedric-san came to greet us first for some reason.

At glance, he seems to be smiling, but…… somehow, he’s exuding a different emotion. An angry one at that.

「…… We have returned. Cedric-san, thank you very much for dispatching your people. Thanks to that, the matter has been smoothly settled」

「No. That’s a matter of course, so please don’t mind it. Rather, I should be the one thanking you for catching the bandits who were rampant in my territory」

Let’s go to the office first, we went to Cedric-san’s office first just as he said, but Cedric-san’s state is really on my mind.

But, the last words we have exchanged were words of grat.i.tude. Ricardo-san thanked me about the bandit’s matter as well…… then, is it a different matter?

It would be faster to just ask about it myself, huh……

「Umm…… Cedric-san. Did we unknowingly do something to you?」

Because we have arrived at the office, I asked him at once.

「No, there’s not such a thing」

「…… Is that so?」

Cedric-san denied it. It doesn’t seem like we have done something, but……

「Yeah, it just when I tried to ask about the new bread I had received yesterday, Tak.u.mi-san and children have disappeared first thing in the morning」

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