Dropped Into Another World V3C23

Chapter 23 – Don’t Surprise Me!

「What should I do?」

The knights, who froze at the sight of Koa’s group, are still not making the slightest move.

Should I call out to them from here?

However, I don’t even know who they are.

Well, they are wearing knight uniforms so they should be knights from the human country of beastkin country…..

Should I call out to them or should I just let them be?

『Your lordship! It’s terrible!』

「Hii!」

The  loud voice that suddenly resounded made my body tremble making my feet slip.

Areh?

This is terrible, right?

「Your lordship!」

Poof!

….hnn?

When I looked down, I saw Chai.

Apparently, Chai had saved me from slipping and falling.

Haa.

Oh, my eyes met with the beastkin knight.

….this is embarrassing.

「Thanks Chai.」

「What happened?」

Koa comes down to me anxiously.

「Well, I suddenly heard a voice….」

Wait.

That voice is….I feel like it’s resonating directly in my head.

If that’s the case, there is a good chance that Koa and the others didn’t hear it.

Would it be better to call out to it to be sure?

『Rope?』

『Yes, it’s me. My apologies for acting rashly.』

I look at Ko a and the others but they don’t seem to be reacting from the voice.

I’m the only one who can hear them.

『Ah, it’s okay.』

「Rope just called out to me directly and it startled me….sorry for making you worry.」

I pat Koa and Chai’s head.

The parent spiders are also looking at me with concern.

『Are you okay, Rope?』

Well, from the sound of its voice, there shouldn’t be a problem.

『Hnn? What do you mean?』

I guess it’s fine.

Then, why did you suddenly lose contact?

『I was unable to get in touch with you all this time so I’m worried.』

『Sorry. Areh? All this time?』

I tilted my head after hearing Rope’s confused voice.

I felt something staring at me and when I turned my gaze, I found Koa and the others were also tilting their heads in confusion.

It’s strange because I’m talking from my mind to speak with Rope.

But then again, if I’m the only one talking out loud, it would look like I’m crazy to strangers.

 

Speaking of which, what happened to the knights?

I looked down and now they were looking up, frozen.

I think they are all looking at me.

Or maybe I’m being self conscious.

I moved to the side a bit and….it looked like they were really looking at me.

Why?

I feel a little uncomfortable being looked at them like that.

It seems like it would be better to leave this place.

 

Should we find a place in the forest where I can sit and listen?

Or should we just go home?

Rope said something about being terrible a little while ago…..let’s go home.

「Is it okay if we just go home?」

I’m sorry. I even troubled you to bring me all the way here.

「Of course. What about you guys?」

When Koa asked Chai and the parent spiders, they said, “no problem”.

「I’m sorry. The parent spiders especially came here to check those who were intruding the forest.」

I looked at the parent spiders and both of them nodded.

What are you planning to do with the intruders now?

「There doesn’t seem to be a problem with them so it’s fine to leave them be.」

They said that and looked at the knights below.

Ah, they’re going to check them out.

Well, given how they act, they don’t seem to be doing anything wrong.

「Your lordship, is Rope alright?」

「Yeah, it sounds like it’s fine.」

I’m sorry for bothering Koa.

「Thanks for accompanying me.」

When I pet Koa, she presses her nose against my hand.

She wants me to be rougher.

And Chai, don’t start at me like that!

 

The parent spider came in front of me after cleaning its body using magic.

I guess it means it’s time for me to ride it.

「Excuse me for disturbing you.」

I got on the parent spider and we immediately started dashing toward home.

「Ah!」

I heard a panicked voice below but I’m worried about what Rope says.

I’m sorry but I don’t have time to deal with you.

I’ll see you again if I have a chance.

『Your lordship, can I speak with you now?』

Rope’s worried voice made me smile a little.

『It’s okay now.』

『Ehto, I don’t know how much time has passed since you asked me to investigate but I apologize for being late. I don’t really care about the passage of time so I don’t know how long has it been…..』

You don’t care about the passage of time?

I see, Rope is the magic stone of fortune.

Its time is infinite.

Why would you care about the passage of time if you have an infinite amount of it?

『My apologies. It looks like my request was too much.』

This is the first time I felt the fundamental difference in how others view time.

Let’s be careful from now on.

『You don’t have to. I’m more than happy to be requested by his lordship.』

Hearing you say that makes me relieved.

However, aren’t you being too motivated?

『Ah, right! We’re in trouble! I’ve investigated the cause of the earthquake and found that this planet is in danger!』

……………eh?

This planet is in danger?

What do you mean?

I have to ask but I don’t want to.

I just want to live a peaceful, leisurely life!

…..after being dropped into this world, why can’t I do those….

『Can I tell you about it?』

I know I should ask right away but I want to focus on our conversation.

I feel like it’s an absolutely bad idea to talk to it right now.

『Rope, wait until I get home. I want to speak with you without interference.』

I’ll prepare myself and not panic no matter what it reports to me by then.

『Is that so? I understand.』

Even so, did Goddess Aion miss the fact that this planet is in danger?

….she didn’t miss it on purpose like God Deme, isn’t she?

If that’s what happened, I’ll ask the dragons to go wild.

No, no.

The dragons will surely be hurt by a god’s counterattack.

And we don’t even know if we can hurt a god.

「Your lordship, are you alright? You look very anxious.」

「Hnn? I’m fine. I’m just trying to think of a way to punish god.」

「Is that it?」

「eh?」

I was surprised by Koa’s reply but she only sighed.

「It’s impossible for me to do it but if I work with the dragons, it would be easy to punish a god.」

I looked at Koa in surprise, especially when I heard the word “easy”.

「You’ll get injured….」

「No problem.」

Come to think of it, Flying Lizard said something similar.

Is it really that simple?

If Goddess Aion is planning something bad, I might ask them to do so.

『Your lordship, count me in too! I can go on a rampage.』

Rope will go on a rampage?

I mean, you’re a stone, right?

You can’t even move.

『Your lordship? I have strong power, aren’t I?』

Right, it’s a stone made by gods.

「I’ll count on you.」

「Yeah. If you want to punish anyone, just tell me right away.」

Hnn?

I tilted my head to Koa’s reply.

Why does Koa look satisfied….ah, maybe I said it out loud!

Ehto, what did Koa say?

She said she could punish a god without being injured?

「Ehto, thank you, Koa.」

However, can you punish a god?

I mean, have you done it before?

「I’ve never done it yet.」

「I see.」

Is that okay?

Well, Koa understands my intention so I guess it’s okay.

More importantly, if she’s really up to something and ignored the fact that this world is in danger, I’d ask you.