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"So it was you, you idiot, Darkness!"
Just as Kazuma was glaring angrily at Darkness, he discovered that this hopeless pervert was staring at the approaching monster horde with a flushed face.
"A-Adam... Look at them! That burning, blatantly explicit gaze, the savagery of wanting to pin me down, it’s just like you yesterday!"
"Hey, wait a minute, stop talking!"
This idiot — if she revealed what he did yesterday, he’d definitely get the chopping block!
"Ha... ha... ha, w-what should I do... Adam! My body feels so hot, what should I do?!"
Darkness lay panting on his body, her coquettish moans making Adam’s fingers twitch.
Just then, the coachman driving the carriage poked his head into the cabin.
"My Lord! There’s a monster horde attacking the caravan... no, rather, they’re specifically targeting our two carriages! What should we do?"
The coachman wasn’t nervous at all. After all, with the entire party known as Heroes present, these monsters would surely be dealt with in no time.
"Sigh, there’s no choice. Please detach the carriage from the convoy and stop."
"Y-Yes, sir!" The coachman pulled the reins tight, steering the galloping carriage to change course.
After separating from the convoy, the carriage slowly came to a stop.
"A-Adam! Those monsters must be after the adamantite ore! You know, my armor is made from the hardest adamantite ore!" Darkness explained anxiously, but no matter how you looked at it, she seemed to be covering up something.
Adam looked her over and bluntly exposed what she was hiding, "Hmm... is that so? I’m starting to suspect they think your body is harder than the ore?"
"H-How could that be possible!" Darkness immediately objected, shouting loudly, "My body isn’t that hard yet! You felt that last night, didn’t you?!"
"Hey, wait, stop talking!"
This idiot’s remarks were becoming increasingly dangerous. Adam noticed the others gathering around him, looking at him with strange expressions.
"Geez, stupid Darkness." Given all the trouble Darkness was causing him, Adam redirected his frustration toward the approaching monster horde, "Alright, I’ll deal with them swiftly."
He stretched lazily and drew the long sword at his waist.
◈ Divine Convergence Breathing, Wind Style ⫸ One Blow, One Hundred Felled ◈
A massive blade of light slashed horizontally for 40 meters, sweeping across the approaching monster horde at incredible speed. Even those monsters who had "narrowly avoided danger" couldn’t escape this rapidly approaching light blade. Google seaʀᴄh novel~fire~net
Blood instantly burst forth, splashing into the air. All the monsters were cleanly cut through their chests, then collapsed to the ground, turning into a field of corpses.
"Good, it’s over." Adam caught his breath, feeling relaxed.
The scene was a bit bloody, so he had the female members of the squad return to the carriage to avoid seeing the disturbing sight.
The caravan owner also "happened" to approach Adam.
"Look at that! As expected of the Lord who is praised as a Hero — your strength is truly extraordinary! To express my gratitude for your help with the caravan, please accept this small token of appreciation." As he spoke, he presented a bag of Eris with both hands, indicating that Adam should accept it.
"Boss, this incident was caused by us, so we won’t be accepting this money. Besides, you don’t need to flatter me . You should know that I hate this kind of flattery."
"...Yes, as you say." The caravan owner, seeing that his attempt to curry favor had instead angered the lord, turned away with a slightly darkened expression.
But after walking just a few steps, he heard the lord say from behind, "You are a member of Axel. As the lord, protecting your safety is only natural, so you don’t need to bow and scrape to please me. Just be yourself."
"...Yes, as you say!" Though the words were the same, the caravan owner’s expression was completely different from before.
The journey continued.
Despite the morning’s monster horde attack, they still leisurely enjoyed the outdoor scenery.
Several more waves of monsters attacked during this time. However, these creatures were weak, and the other adventurer guards handled them easily. Adam didn’t need to intervene.
While passing through the mountains, another incident occurred: a bandit gang.
Such groups, surviving by robbery, would certainly not miss such a lucrative target as their caravan.
After the bandit leader gave the order, his men rushed down from the mountain and took control of the entire caravan. The bandits surrounded Adam and his group’s carriage.
The rough knocking on the door made everyone sitting in the carriage frown.
"You lot, get out here now!" The bandit leader shouted like a monkey outside, his language impolite and laced with curses.
What does this mean? Does he have a grudge against nobles?
With this question in mind, Adam and the others stepped out of the carriage.
"Hehehe, it’s a big fish." When the bandit leader saw the people from the carriage, he was immediately delighted, thinking he had caught a big fish.
Little did he know that this big fish was actually a whale.
"Hey, are you guys a bandit gang?" Before Adam could speak, Megumin stepped forward and questioned the bandit leader.
Her tone matched the bandit leader’s earlier one — very unfriendly. Of course, being friendly in this situation would be impossible.
"Who... are you?" The bandit leader tilted his head and curled his lip, looking at Megumin with disgust.
He was annoyed with this loli who suddenly questioned him, feeling that her appearance interrupted his attempt to intimidate the others.
"Hmhmhm... you asked." When Megumin heard the bandit leader’s question, she immediately flipped her cape, struck a very chuunibyou pose, and loudly introduced herself, "My name is Megumin, the number one mage of the Crimson Magic Clan, and the Number One in Explosion Magic! Now, bow before me!"
The atmosphere went cold.
"This one’s got a problem in the head, right?" The bandit leader scratched his mohawk and asked the crowd, then cursed under his breath and said fiercely: "I don’t have time to talk with a small fry like you, get out of my way now!"
"What?!" Megumin was shocked, then became excited with her eyes glowing red, "You said it! How dare you call me a small fry... I’ll teach you a lesson!"
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