Thereupon, a horse carriage drove by me with full force. However, its speed suddenly dropped a short while after passing through the spot where I was, until it stopped completely. It seemed like the horse pulling the carriage had reached its limit. However, since I didn’t have any obligation to help, I kept on walking. It became noisy again at the place I just passed by.
“I caught up with them at last!” (??)
“Those guys stopped moving. This is our chance!” (??)
“Our spoils are going to increase too!” (??)
‘Hmmm… Is it a robbery?’
When I stopped and looked back, several men who rode on horses were shouting and coming in this direction. ‘Well, since it’s not related to me…’ When I continued going forward, a man and a woman exited from the carriage and stood in front of me.
“You there! Won’t you kindly save us?” (??)
“Me?” (Lior)
“Yes, the person holding that big sword. Surely you must be a famous Swordsman-sama.” (??)
“Famous huh…” (Lior)
Well, my name used to be well-known to a certain extent. These thieves were such pushovers, but… this was troublesome if I was to be honest. Because I felt that I would be bullying the weak
I thought of leaving the two who desperately seeking for help.
“Otou-san, are we…going to be alright?” (??)
“Hey, you need to hide in the carriage! Please, if it’s money, I’ll give it to you!” (??)
“Please save us!” (??)
“That child just now… is it yours?” (Lior)
“Yes, we are travelling merchant… No, please spare my daughter! If it’s money! If it’s money, I have them!”
“It’s not like I want your daughter! It can’t be helped then, you guys go hide inside the carriage.” (Lior)
‘The girl who peeped from the carriage reminds me of Emilia.’ Her appearance was entirely different and she didn’t seem the same age, but when I saw her, the feeling of wanting to abandon them disappeared.
I used to lack such feelings before, but I was reborn after almost being killed by Sirius. It’s fine for this to be the reason I swing my sword.
“Oo? What a strange big old man?” (??)
“Oi, Jii-san. We have business with the carriage behind you. We will take the valuables and quickly disappear.” (??)
“Are you going to swing that big sword? Think a little bit more, if you want to threaten us with that appearance, hahaha!” (??)
I was laughed at all of a sudden, when I stood in front of those guys. This had become a situation, where I was considered as a weak guy. ‘Shouldn’t thieves have the ability to discern strong people? Has the quality of thieves dropped since the olden days? Well then, should I test them?’
“So noisy! I’m tired of all this talking. Feel free to come at me!” (Lior)
My yell halted their movements. ‘What? Don’t tell me they hesitated, because I raised my voice? How weak have bandits become?’
“You bastard old man! To let out such a voice… We have three people here, you know! It’s only the shout of an old man, don’t you think!?” (??)
Finally, one of them came to his senses, kicked his horse and ran at me. He aimed at me and swung his sword. ‘It’s good that he came to challenge me but…his sword’s swing is slow.’