CHAPTER 72 – BANDITS

「Oi, did you hear?」
「Yeah. It seems they appeared on the highway to the capital again」
「What is the damage this time?」
「No idea. But, the Knights are not moving, and there was no request from the guild either, right?」
「It looks like there will be a request soon, but only for those with considerable skill. What’s going to happen?」

Dirkhert and Volsung have returned to the guild from the herb gathering while the adventurers had such conversation.

「Nee, Vol. What has happened?」
「Bandits, most likely. They have been recently rampaging in the vicinity of this town, aiming at the travelers」
「What are bandits? Monsters?」
「Bandits are people who do bad, they kill other people, steal their belongings, they abduct women and children to sell them off as slaves, and such」

A sorrowful expression floats on Dirkhert’s face after hearing Volsung’s explanation.

「Why are they doing such things?」

Dirkhert and the other demons won’t do anything like that to the same family. With the Maou Dirkhert in the lead, everyone cooperates, and help each other.
Because of that, he doesn’t understand why humans would do such things to fellow humans.

「Rather than working seriously, they prefer to kill and rob each other to earn money…… That’s why I hate humans」

He mutters the last part in a little voice, so Dirkhert couldn’t hear it.

「If they want to kill or steal, there’s a chance that they will be the one getting killed, right? It’s better to work hard instead of risking your life, so strange~」
「That’s right. Really, they are foolish creatures」
「But, I’m glad they are on the road to capital~」
「Why is that?」
「I mean, Lia and her father are on the road from village, they would be in dangermon」

That reminds me, they are walking here from the Hulc village. Volsung recalls with Dirkhert’s words.
If that parent and child are walking to Lease on the road, there’s a high possibility that the bandits will target them. Thinking like that, it’s certainly good that the bandits are on the road to the capital. The possibility of them encountering a danger for them is extremely low.

「If they are advancing smoothly, I think that Lia and her father will arrive either today or tomorrow」
「Really!? Dirk really looks forward to seeing Lia~!」

Dirkhert who now knows he will see Lilia again pyokotanpyokotan happily bounces up and down.
Now, Volsung racks his brains how he will allow Dirkhert to see Lilia as he doesn’t have the slightest idea at which inn or trade place she will stay at.