Raising Slaves on the Other World While on a Journey Chapter 20

「××××××××」

I can hear someone’s voice in the darkness.

Is it just my imagination?

「×××××××」

I don’t understand what you’re saying.

The area is filled with light.

I wanted to at least take a look at the face, but my body doesn’t move.

「See you」

I heard such voice at the end.

「Un, morning」

I wonder for how long was I asleep.

Did I forgot something? If I can’t remember, than it probably wasn’t important.

I look around, it looks like I’m in a hut in Salas village.
Who carried me? I must give my thanks later.

「This time, you slept for only one day. The one who carried you is Charlotte-chan」

I see, I need to thank Charlotte later.
Still, communicating without words is pretty nice.

「The only ones who think that is my family and you, Maika-san」

Mira laughs after reading my mind.

「I don’t think that Celica and Charlotte would mind」

「Yes, don’t overdo it」
「Yes」

I intended to pat Mira’s head, but my body doesn’t move because of pain.
Well, after having whole body carbonized that would be natural.

「Carbonized… You did well on surviving」
「I think even if I were to be torn to pieces I would survive. It would hurt though」

Anyway, I could erase the pain if I wished it.
But that way, after suffering serious injury, I would lost reason to move.

「Please rest in bed until the pain disappears just in case at least for today」
「N, I understand」

Mira left to help with the reconstruction of the village.
I’m alone in the hut.

I decided to check everyone’s status, because I didn’t do it for a long time.

Sara Lv113 Talent 9

Skills

– Magic 《Wind》Lv14

– Detection Lv35

– Perception Lv16

Mira Lv111 Talent 9

Skills

– Cooking Lv14

– Hawk eyes Lv14

– Negotiations Lv2

Celica Lv105 Talent 8

Skills

– Hammer Lv8

– Great sword Lv25

– Cooking Lv8

Charlotte Alister Lv114 Talent 10

Skills

– Flight Lv30

– Grapple Lv9

– Magic chanting Lv20
– Claws Lv12

… This is, somehow ridiculous.

The level increased, but the skills didn’t grow much.

Umu, to raise their skills levels and combat experience I shouldn’t involve myself in fights. However, I want to fight…

… Un, I would prefer this option.

Still, Charlotte uses the weapon I made her properly.
I didn’t expect her to use it when I gave it to her, I’m quite happy.

I will look at my status next.

Name: Maika Lv1000

　MP：1000

　VIT:1000

　INT：1000
　DEX：1000

[Skills]

Detection Lv100

Action limit release Lv100

Coercion Lv100

Automatic Recovery Lv100

Growth Lv100

Gathering Lv100

Search Lv100

Stealth Lv100

Sewing Lv100

Alchemy Lv100

Magic 《Fire》Lv100

Fire resistance Lv1

Fumu, didn’t get any strange skills. I got Fire resistance and Tenacity after the fight with Cerberus.

What to do, I have nothing to do.

My body hurts when I move.

Next time, I will fight a way that doesn’t require me to destroy my body.

Think of it, the troll, Cerberus, the possessed armor, why they were so strong?

If that’s the case, then I’m looking forward to meeting next 11 soldiers. No, if I include the armor 10?
However, I feel like the armor was something different…

「I quit」

I wouldn’t know even if I think about it, I close my eyes.

I just need to know how to defeat it. That’s all.

That’s good, I don’t have anything to do, it would be nice to fall asleep just like this.

I suddenly wake up.

I use stealth to not wake up anyone and go outside of the hut.

I will not have any problems moving around normally.

The only thing I hear is dog’s howling somewhere far away.

「Ano…」
「N?」

When I came out of the hut to do some light exercise, Sara called to me.

It’s natural for her to detect this presence.

「Are you going somewhere? I felt some nasty presence, so I woke up」 

At this rate, it seems Sara can’t understand what this enemy is.

The enemy goes in this direction, they are large in numbers, but the enemy isn’t of the level that would hurt Sara.
But the type of opponent is the problem.

「It would be better for you to go sleep. I will take care of it」

「No, bandits」
「I will go too!」

After hearing about the opponent, Sara answered immediately with angry tone.

Sara’s and Mira’s parents were killed by the bandits. It’s natural they want to take revenge with their own hands.

「No, it’s better if you would go to sleep」

「Are you going to kill humans? I don’t know what to do with them if you keep them alive」
「… It’s alright. I will do it」

I thought with that she would back off, this is quite unexpected.

After seeing her eyes I can’t refuse.
Even if I had refused, she would probably follow me selfishly.

「I understand. However, you will properly listen to me」
「Yes, thank you very much!」

If possible I wanted to avoid killing a human before the girls, but I certainly didn’t want them to become murderers themselves. Well, can’t be helped.
Sara bowed once and went inside the hut to get her equipment.

「Haa…」

When I think about it again, I leak a big sigh.

In the other words, after beating the bandits, I must take care of Sara’s mental health…

It’s better to not allow Sara to do anything, should I kill them in one blow? Un, I will do that.

「I’m sorry to keep you waiting」

「Yes」

Sara who prepared, left the hut without waking up anyone.

Me and Sara quietly left the village.

「There」

I detected bunch of bandits about 300 meters ahead. About 70 people in total. Quite a lot.

Because both of us have a Stealth skill, the bandits didn’t notice most of the attacks.
I hold Sara’s hand, because she is still nervous, I feel my hand getting wet from her sweat.

「Are you okay?」
「Yes. They are the bandits that attacked us. There’s no doubt. It’s revenge for papa and mama. I will absolutely kill them」

When we found the bandits, Sara’s eyes were glaring, but her body trembling.

But, seeing her like this, I don’t want her to become murderer even if it’s to take a revenge for her parents.

I tell Sara the strategy.

It will end our most silent assassin skill, once attacking the Stealth will be turned off, because I can’t use it again until I get out of line of sight, I can’t use this skill again.

Rather to cut them directly with sword, using magic to kill people may lower the feeling of guilt.
However I plan to finish it all by myself.

Sara nods quietly to my strategy.

The fire magic I’m going to use is second in area damage only to Explosion.

「Inferno」

A giant wave of lava appears in front of me, the bandits who were celebrating at the moment were swallowed instantly.

The last remaining bandit, was a bandit who still could be called a young boy, the instant I cast magic, he turned his back by a chance, saw the wave of lava and run away, so he somehow survived.

But, if I keep him alive without killing him, I don’t know what could happen if I leave him here, so I deliver the killing blow. I don’t know what could happen because of the Hero skill, so I carefully burn the corpse. There is a chance he could be revived from the dead.

「Let’s go home」

I confirm that the bandit is dealt with and look back at Sara.
Something is wrong. Sara won’t look me in the eye, her body is shaking. After all, it becomes like this?

「Maika-san is…」

「Don’t you feel bad to kill people?」
「…」

I get tense after hearing Sara’s question.

However, if I answer honestly, I don’t what how will Sara look at me from now on.
That said, even if I lie, it won’t be convincing at all, since I killed them without hesitation.

「…No」
「Is that so…」

As a result of being at loss, I answered honestly.
If possible I don’t want to lie to the girls, there’s no way to deceive them.

「… I couldn’t do it. Even I thought I could take a revenge for papa and mama. However, after I saw the face of the last bandit, I became conscious of killing this person, my body suddenly stopped working. Even though these bandits were papa’s and mama’s enemy! Even I though I would kill them all! Even though… I…」

After saying that, Sara couldn’t stand anymore, I caught her sobbing while she was falling down.

But, Sara is crying now and I don’t know what to say.

「…」

Once I try to say something, my mouth immediately closes.

It was failure. If I knew things became like this, I wouldn’t take Sara with me. I bite my lip unconsciously while thinking of how worthless I am.

「It’s alright. Just let me handle all the painful things」

After all, this was what I came up after thinking desperately, Sara cried until she fell asleep, it was possible to hug the body of young girl to comfort her, but I couldn’t do it.

Chapter end