Dropped Into Another World V3C41

Chapter 41 – Suddenly?

「It’s over there～」

I look in the direction that one of the spiderlings pointed out.

The children are in front of the cave.

However, I can’t find any sign of the evil king Batchu.

I look around to check who’s playing the villain.

「A ha ha ha ha. To think you’ve gotten this far.」

「Ah, there it is….」

Above the cave, I spotted a one eye with arms stretched on both sides.

I was a little surprised when I saw it.

The one eye was wearing a black cloak over its black clothes.

I must admit, it really looked villainous.

「There are more villains.」

On each side of the one eye, there are three antlings with matching black cloth around their necks.

Cute.

 

「Areh? That thing that the one eye is holding, is that a megaphone?」

Well, it’s true that there’s a little distance between the front of the cave and the top of the cave but….

Is that really necessary?

An evil king using a megaphone is honestly laughable.

It will only be half scary.

 

Yeah, let’s stop them.

I shouldn’t just watch them leisurely.

「One eye, Taiyou, and the others, tone down your voices a bit. It’s echoing through the forest.」

This cave is already far from the lake but I still hear them loud and clear.

I don’t know how their voices resonated so far away but anyone would be surprised if they suddenly heard them.

Speaking of which, beastkins have good ears, right?

They’ve been coming in and out of the forest and I’m sure it will scare them if they suddenly heard a conversation like that all of a sudden.

Well, they never set foot in the center of the forest yet so I don’t think they heard them.

Let’s look around a bit later.

「Your lordship, it’s okay. I’ve used wind magic so that everyone around can hear it.」

Wait, that’s okay?

And why did you even use wind magic to make your voice echo through the forest?

「Is there even a need to do that?」

「Because it is I——–」

「Your lordship! Evil king Batchu won’t fall down easily!」

Interrupting the one eye Batchu’s introduction-like speech, Futa said that in frustration.

Taiyou, Rai, and Tsubasa also nodded repeatedly in frustration.

But that’s not what I’m pointing out.

I look above the cave.

「Batchu, the hero game is over. Come down.」

By the way, is Batchu that one eye’s name?

「….It can’t be helped. The hero’s boss is here, so I’ll end it here for today.」

No, don’t give me the role of hero’s boss on your own.

In the first place, isn’t it strange for a hero to have a boss?

「You’re lordship, are you the heroes’ boss?」

Taiyou asked me with twinkling eyes.

I shook my head in panic.

「No, I’m not!」

「A ha ha ha ha」

It’s still doing it.

「Come down now! And while you’re at it, don’t use wind magic to spread your voice!」

Areh?

What was that megaphone for if you are using wind magic?

「What’s that megaphone?」

「It’s the weapon of the evil king Batchu!」

Tsubasa answers cheerfully but I’m a little surprised by what he said.

A megaphone is a weapon?

Well, I don’t want it wielding a sword so I guess that’s fine.

Perhaps it chose that as a weapon because it’s not dangerous or is there any other reason?

「Your lordship, what’s the matter?」

「No, nothing. Areh?」

They are talking normally.

There’s no echo or anything.

「I was at the square by the lake and I heard your voices there….」

The kids looked embarrassed as their cheeks dyed red when they heard me.

Are they thinking that I’m scolding them?

「Evil King Batchu said that everyone must know the existence of heroes so we got….nervous because he spread out our voices…hehehe」

After Tsubasa said that, the other children nodded shyly.

Cute.

「I see. Ah, you’re wearing hero uniform too.」

Looking at them, I noticed that they were wearing matching pants though the colors were different.

Taiyou is wearing red pants.

Futa is wearing blue pants.

Rai is wearing yellow pants.

Tsubasa is wearing green pants.

I guess these are the colors you often see in sentai shows.

As I recall when I was watching the show, there should be a pink one.

It brings back memories.

「Who’s the pink one?」

「Pink is Sakura. Orange is Tsuki and crimson is Kouyou!」

It wasn’t five.

All of them are playing the roles of heroes.

「I see. Where are Sakura and the others?」

Looking around, I can’t see any of them.

「They were caught and are in the cave.」

Caught?

「Then, let’s hurry up and help them.」

In the cave.

It’s dark so they might be scared.

「They are okay.」

I turned around from the source of that voice and saw Shuri coming out of the cave with the three.

Sakura, Tsuki, and Kouyou happily waved when they saw me.

I was relieved seeing they were okay.

「Thanks for watching over them. You three, weren’t you scared inside the cave?」

「We’re okay, the cave is big. It’s just that our hands are tied.」

「Batchu, come here.」

「Why?」

The one eye Batchu looks at me curiously.

You really don’t know?

「You can’t tie them up.」

「Hnn? Really?」

「Really!」

It stares at me and nods.

It seems to understand that I’m serious.

Still, I’m a little concerned about the….megaphone.

No, I shouldn’t really mind it.

「Are you done with your field trip around the forest and checking monsters?」

Where are Koa and Chai?

I’m sure Koa said she’ll guide them.

「We did! They told us not to go to the forest border because there are humans and beastkins there. It’s dangerous.」

I patted Rai’s head as he answered cheerfully.

What do you mean “it’s dangerous”?

「Shuri, if they find the children, what could they possibly do to them?」

Are there dangerous people coming into the forest?

「They won’t be able to do anything. The kids aren’t good at adjusting yet so even their playful attacks are powerful. If a human or beastkin gets injured by them, they might worry. That’s the reason why we told them to stay away.」

Oh, are they?

It’s important to be careful.

So, that means it is the humans and beastkins who are in danger….I see.

「Understood.」

「We’ve seen monsters too! I heard that we should be careful with poisonous things.」

Futa dangles on my arm.

「Well, poison is scary after all so we have to be careful.」

Can I take that as a serious answer?

「Right. So, we told them not to wield venomous or poisonous monsters. If they wield it and swing them around, it might cause damage to those around them.」

……..wielding monsters?

This is the first time I’ve heard something like that.

「Shuri, how strong are the children?」

From what I’ve heard, they seem to be quite powerful.

But I’m too afraid to ask.

However, as their guardian, I have to know.

「Aside from very unusual mixtures, they should be able to hunt without any problem.」

Mixtures. If I remember it correctly, they are monsters that look different and have several abilities.

If the monster doesn’t have any special ability, does that mean they can hunt it?

They are that strong?

I think I kind of grasp it but also don’t.

Seeing me like this, Shuri thinks for a moment.

「Even if five of my children attack them, the children won’t have any problem.」

Eh?

I’ve seen how powerful the antlings are.

They can easily take care of 5 antlings?

「How come they become so strong suddenly?」

In their special training a month ago, they didn’t feel that strong.

And yet……

「Their growth rate is amazing.」

Flying Lizard comes over.

「Amazing growth rate? Is it too fast?」

「Yes, they’ve gotten so strong in the last few weeks.」

Shuri nods.

Though I can see that there’s a slight confusion in them.

Perhaps they were surprised when the children suddenly became strong too.

「I see. Thanks.」

Sudden growth huh.

The children, like me, are victims of hero summoning.

They are originally adults that became children. Because of some circumstances, their memories disappeared.

Goddess Aion said that they might even get new power like me.

What if there were other similarities?

For example, physical abilities.

My physical abilities have increased like crazy since I’ve come to this world.

If it’s the same for the children…..however, suddenly getting stronger is weird.

「Taiyou, Futa, Rai, Tsubasa」

「「「「Yes～」」」」

「Have you ever felt something is wrong with your body?」

The children tilted their heads.

Sorry, I’m not very good at explaining.

However, I don’t know how to explain it.

「Ah! Someone said I must protect!」

You must protect?

I look at Tsubasa and he nods.

「Who said that?」

Tsubasa shook his head.

「I’m tired」

As Taiyou said that, the other children nodded.

After the field trip and playing in the forest, they will really be tired.

I don’t have to talk to them about it right now.

「Shall we go back and have a snack?」

The children got excited about what I said.

「Can we join?」

The girls on top of Shuri asked anxiously.

「Of course you can, let’s all have snack together.」

The girls smile happily.

However, “must protect”.

Where did they hear that from?