Don’t Look for the Resurrected Villainess - Chapter 67

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Chapter 67

I quickly shouted the activation word at the bracelet. The dark demon Nadab and the armored Palides appeared before me.

Both of them grasped the situation just by looking at my expression.

“Do you feel anything related to Jigol and Tristan?”

[I don’t particularly… How about you, Palides?]

“I’m sorry, Captain. I don’t feel anything special either.”

“Can’t you trace their aura backwards?”

“I’m rather dull at that sort of thing…”

[We could detect them if we got close. But I’m not sure about reverse tracking.]

Nadab and Palides weren’t confident. Come to think of it, Jigol was the one who most sensitively detected Dura’han auras. The other Dura’han didn’t seem as sensitive.

Seeing my darkened expression, Samuel made another suggestion.

“Will you go with us to check?”

I nodded.

“Let’s go quickly.”

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The guards confirmed Samuel’s identity and cooperated actively. Thanks to that, we could easily obtain information.

As Samuel had expected, we could confirm several places where monster sightings had been reported.

Among them, only one place had suddenly canceled their report. It was a village called Riddle, located at a distance that would take at most one or two hours on horseback. The route there wasn’t even complicated.

I left the city immediately, and Jeon and Samuel naturally followed me.

“There won’t be any trouble. They’re exceptional subordinates, after all.”

I must have looked quite anxious, as Jeon gently tried to comfort me. Samuel also added bluntly.

“You’re probably the only person in the world who worries about monsters’ safety.”

“Usually in cases like this, it’s normal to worry about the villagers’ safety.”

Jeon’s muttering made me irritated for no reason. Kids who went out saying they’d just make a quick trip to a place only one or two hours away still haven’t returned, so what should I be worried about?

“My subordinates didn’t go to harm anyone, so why should I worry about people I don’t even know?”

“No, I meant generally speaking. Usually when there are monsters and people, you worry about the people… No. I understand. Let’s move quickly!”

Jeon couldn’t withstand my glare and mumbled his words. I wanted to scold him, but since I also wanted to move quickly as he said, I didn’t continue the conversation.

According to what we additionally learned from the guards earlier, there had been no reports of Dura’han sightings yet.

Dura’han aren’t the type of monsters you commonly see compared to others, so if they had transformed into their true forms, rumors would definitely have spread…

At least it seemed fortunate that the two weren’t in any seriously dangerous situation.

No wait. Maybe they’re in danger but won’t transform because they don’t want to cause trouble?

“I can see the village over there.”

While having various thoughts, we finally saw our destination. Beyond the sparse farms, several buildings came into view.

Riddle was a smaller village than I had expected. Standing at the village entrance, you could see the sea on the other side, which gave an idea of how small it was.

“We’ll be able to look around quickly.”

Samuel, who had briefly surveyed the surroundings while still on horseback, muttered calmly. Jeon brought out Nesi, whom he had stored in the separate space dimension, and released her outside.

“Nesi might remember the sparrow’s scent.”

My eyes lit up at Jeon’s confident words. Come to think of it, Nesi was the owner of an excellent sense of smell who had found me even in the bustling city!

“Nesi, you remember that sparrow you used to fight with often, right?”

[You mean that insignificant sparrow?]

“Yes!”

[Of course I remember.]

“He might be somewhere in this village. Can you find him by scent?”

[Hmm… I’ll try.]

Nesi led the way, sniffing with her nose. I got down from Nadab and summoned Palides, whom I had temporarily stored in the separate space dimension.

I intended to make full preparations in case a combat situation arose.

Jeon, who had been looking around, muttered quietly.

“No matter how I look at it, there doesn’t seem to be anything particularly threatening…”

The village was quiet. Most of the houses seemed empty, and there was a strong fishy smell from the drying fish in the front yards.

Occasionally, a village resident carrying a basket would pass by and glance at us with strange looks.

Despite my concern that the strong fish smell might interfere, Nesi moved forward without hesitation.

Nesi, who had been crossing the village and seemed to be reaching the dock, changed direction.

After passing various large and small buildings lined along the coastline, a small path appeared.

It wasn’t an artificially maintained road, but a dirt path naturally formed by people’s footsteps.

The path seemed to lead toward the seaside. It would be difficult to move with horses.

“Oh, from here on, I think I can guide you too, Captain.”

Palides made a welcome comment. I quickly sent Nadab to the separate space dimension and looked back at Jeon and Samuel.

“Palides and I will go, so you two stay here.”

“What?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Someone has to stay and watch the horses.”

The horse Jeon rode and the horse Samuel rode. We couldn’t just abandon two whole horses anywhere.

Besides, there were no residents in sight to ask to look after the horses for a while.

“Then this Holy Knight guy can stay.”

“He’s a useless mage. We could tell him to at least guard the horses.”

“Right, I’ll accept both of your opinions, so you can both stay.”

Even I thought it was a very reasonable and wise conclusion. At my words, Jeon and Samuel frowned and looked at each other.

“This is a monster with a history of going berserk. I can’t entrust your safety to it.”

“Palides went berserk because of you, and she promised not to do that anymore. And I have both offensive and defensive magical tools.”

Samuel looked at me with a displeased expression. Jeon had an early resigned face, as if he realized he couldn’t stop me.

I turned my gaze to Nesi, who was looking up at me from beside Jeon.

“Nesi, take good care of your pack. Thank you for guiding us this far.”

[The scent comes from not far away. Be careful.]

The words “not far” were at least comforting.

“You don’t smell blood or anything?”

[I don’t smell blood.]

They don’t seem to be injured. I turned around with relief.

“Oh, Captain.”

Palides, who had taken the lead instead of Nesi, opened her mouth as if realizing something.

“There are three.”

The path led down below the coastal cliffs.

There was a cave below the cliffs, and Palides said she could feel the Knights’ auras from inside.

“If there are three, then the remaining one must be Ganic, right?”

“Yes! Half of the Knights have already gathered, Captain really is the one who guides us!”

Palides seemed excited about meeting her comrades. And I felt a bit strange about her words.

It was because a problem I had momentarily forgotten while worrying about Jigol and Tristan came to mind.

The Twelve Sinners, the rampant evil, the unimaginable existence of the ‘Captain’…

“Let’s think about it after we find them first.”

“What?”

“No, it’s nothing.”

We hurriedly approached the cave entrance. However, we soon faced an unexpected problem. The inside of the cave was too dark.

Although my eyesight had improved considerably since my resurrection, it wasn’t good enough to distinguish objects in a space with absolutely no light, which was troublesome.

“If only there was a little light.”

I glanced down at my wrist. If I first deploy a shield and then cast fire magic to burn something…

“That won’t work.”

I remembered Jeon’s stern warning never to think of doing such ridiculous actions. He must have made such a fuss about safety education back then knowing this would happen.

Clicking my tongue and giving up on the bracelet’s magic, I checked my necklace this time. The appearance-changing magical tool wasn’t useful, and the remaining one was.

“This…”

There was the red gem necklace I had been wearing but had momentarily forgotten about. It was the one-way communication necklace Heinrih had given me.

Usually, communication magical tools emit light when activated. This is because magical power continuously circulates inside the tool while communication is connected.

The highest-grade communication devices can even project a person’s appearance when transmitting.

This necklace-type magical tool can’t go that far, but it should at least be able to emit light while communicating.

Of course, Heinrih didn’t give me this necklace to use as a lighting tool, but it’s all about how you utilize it, isn’t it?

I immediately activated the necklace. A faint light seemed to emerge from the red gem, then it flickered. After that, it shone completely bright.

―Aren’t you contacting me too often? I’ve been quite busy lately, you know…

“Lord Heinrih?”

―…Anelli?

“Ah, it’s working properly.”

―Anelli, is it really you?

“Yes, that’s right.”

―You’re the one contacting me!

“I can tell you’re happy, but I’m not really in a situation to have a conversation right now.”

―What do you mean? Is something wrong? Do you need my help?

Heinrih’s voice turned serious. I also responded in a grave tone.

“Yes, I need help.”

―Tell me anything. I’ll do my best to help however I can.

“Thank you. Then could you please maintain this communication?”

―Hm?

“I’m about to enter a dark place and I need some light. You just need to keep the communication going so this communication stone’s light doesn’t go out.”

―So… you needed lighting…?

Fortunately, Prince Heinley understood what I meant properly. The gem that was communicating shone quite brightly, and this seemed like it would be enough to move forward.

“That’s right. Palides, let’s go.”

―Maintaining communication isn’t difficult, but I’ll end up hearing about your situation – is that okay?

“There’s nothing particularly to hide.”

Palides and I slowly entered while illuminating ahead with the necklace. The floor was already uneven stone, and it was wet on top of that, so we couldn’t help but slow down.

“Palides, this way… Ah!”

The moment my foot slipped, Palides quickly caught me. Thanks to him, I didn’t end up rolling over the rocks. I was relieved and patted my chest when Heinrih asked in a startled voice.

―Anelli! Are you okay?

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