Ore wa Mada, Honki o Dashite Inai

At night, the destination whorehouse.

I had Ortier do an ear cleaning with a knee pillow, while I watched the moon I see through the window - the moon that will be full tomorrow.

He said he enjoys the soft and the good smell and the wind currents.

Ortier asked me, as I recall.

"Hey, hey, Hermes, is that rumor true?

"Rumors?"

"Again, it's the opposite of lying when you put it that far."

Ortier to nibble on. What are you lying about?

"The city's got all that rumor right now, so you just have to know."

"No, I really don't know what it is."

"Look, Hermes says you're exorcising Olict Jr."

"Ha!?

I was so surprised that I jumped out of Ortier's lap.

"What the hell is that?

"Is that it? Maybe you really don't know anything?

"I don't know, let me talk to you in detail"

"That's good... see, the Tricara mine, Hermes recently got her hands on it, and it's a silver mine, isn't it?

"Oh."

Me snorting.

Or Ortier was involved in one of those things, and they helped me.

"You know, in that mine, there's been a little bit of a demon called Orikt jr for a while now. So, everyone was annoyed, but one day you started getting exorcised."

"Is it now? I haven't solved it. Mouthful, but there's more than one?

"I'm talking about immortality. They're gonna play it when they knock it down."

"I see."

"So, it was Hermes who did it, rumor has it. The new lord of the Cross Medal knocks down an immortal demon with a sword."

"Oh, my God..."

I've never heard such rumors before.

Or there's a lot of annoyance.

It's a strong monster, no matter what you think.

Rumor has it I'm doing that...... too annoying.

I have to get rid of those rumors.

The next day.

About 20 km from the city of Pindos, the Tricara mine.

I came alone and met the head of the mine.

A bureau-like building at the foot of the mine.

I'm sitting on the couch facing one guy there.

The man's name is Gorath, and he's a luxurious, rough guy who feels like the head of the mine.

"Oh, no, really. I didn't know you were a lord."

Gorus laughed in a good mood.

"Ma'am, I didn't mean to tease you about anything, either, but it's more than rumours so far. Let's get this straight."

"Right! Rumors are not entirely reassuring to everyone."

Golas responding in a luxurious and frank tone.

I came here and said to him, "I've done Olict jr so far".

Then Gorus said, "Oh, I knew it!" And there I said, "Show me the evidence," and now this is happening.

"So, that's what you're getting out of today?

"I don't know, I just don't want you to come out today."

Gorus said with a troubled face.

How annoying is that demon from the crime scene?

"Fair enough, tell me where you're going, I'll look around"

"Whoa. Look at this."

Gorus spread the map to a table between us.

This is a map of the Tricara mine.

On that map, there are a number of X's on it.

"You're biased to the east side of the mountain."

"I'm stepping on a nest or something near it."

"I see, okay, I'll go that way first"

"Ah, lord. One good thing."

Gorus stopped me when I got up and tried to leave the room.

"What?

"Some of the people who work in the mines are particularly excited about the lord's rumors. Can we just let them be the spectators?"

"... oh, that's good"

Just a little thought, I agreed.

It's more of a boat to cross.

I came to the Tricala mine and offered to exorcise Orikt jr for a reason.

Because I want to fail the exorcism before I have a clear witness.

Rumor has it I'm doing it.

The only way to get rid of that is to play Lord Idiot, who was on the rumor but not accompanied by strength.

Overwrite the rumors with failure.

So I'm actually going to come and fail the exorcism.

I mean, the spectators - and the more people excited about the rumors and expecting "me," the better.

I decided to take the wild horses out to a losing battle.

At night, the middle abdomen of the Tricara mine.

Under the full moon, I took various miners working in this mine and went around looking for a point where there was a sighting of Orikt jr.

Humans who do it until they dig and carry out the ore, not the users of refining magic.

Therefore, everyone was quite busy and tense.

"I didn't know the lord was really doing it."

Besides, I can't believe you actually saw me take him down.

"I didn't want you to leave today, no matter what, but if this happens, I want you to leave."

Listen to the excited folks as they go around the X points put on the map.

I see? Doesn't that mean I leave every day?

That's ridiculous.

I prayed in my heart that you would come out in one shot on today's patrol because it was so hard to come here day after day.

The prayer came through, or the demon appeared.

"Wow!

"Come on, I'm out of here."

"Everybody scatter!

It was the people who followed me out.

Under the full moon, demons like Obake of the Great Rock are about to attack the miners.

I pulled out my sword.

Rumor has it you're knocking it down with a sword, so you need to imitate it, and you brought it.

I pull out my sword and try to jump in and slash Orikt, but...

"Wow!

"Klaus!"

One of the miners was taken by a ground bump and soaked.

Plus, I'm stuck in my leg, and I'm not going to get out of it.

Only one person completely missed the run.

And that's where Orikt jr's attack looms.

Distance is - too subtle.

If you were fighting to lose, time could stretch and get involved.

"Shit!"

I sped up and jumped in.

There's a long sword out there - flash!

Double-cut the demon along with the response that it feels just stiff.

The guy collapsed ragged and stopped moving.

"... cum"

I did it.

The miner was in danger, so I tried to help him, and I knocked him down.

My plans went completely crazy. This wasn't supposed to happen.

... No, let's think positive.

Rumor has it.

Rumor has it I'm taking it down, that's what really happened.

That's all we're talking about.

But.

"Wow, I knew it was awesome"

"It's nice to see you actually defeat the full moon."

"Yes, yes, yes, yes."

There's also a miner to worship, something's wrong.

I feel the miners' eyes, their eyes of respect, are stronger than they were before they left.

Damn...... I had a bad feeling.

I asked the guy nearest me.

"What do you mean, the one on the full moon?

"That monster, the full moon, it seems, changes its strength."

"... to?

"If it's a full moon, seriously, they can't crush a whole restaurant town, so everyone here didn't want it to be a full moon."

……

Speaking of which, you've been saying that all along.

He doesn't want me to leave, he doesn't want it to be just for today.

I took that for a "don't quit," but he meant "just don't leave today."

You knocked that down...

I see the miners, my eyes of respect are getting stronger and stronger.

I may have overwritten the rumors to stronger results...