Okami Wa Nemuranai

1

"Hmm. You know what I mean? Speaking of not, but there is."

"Um. This is a rumor."

"If you know anything, let me know"

"That day. I'm talking about the day Edda got this request."

"Uhm."

"Eda pinched a story in her ear about healing an adventurer named Gyom. This is a guess, but I think in time, Edda got a request to go to Coggles, right after that."

"Is the guy named Gyoom in town now?

"No. I'm away on request. My party buddies are out with me, so I don't have anyone to ask for more information. Mr. Gyoom should be married and have a wife, but I haven't bothered to visit his home either"

"Did anyone say anything about how much wound it was and how it healed"

"That it was a lot worse wound and that it healed in an instant. Besides, there was talk that there was probably no prep chant, even though it was more than intermediate. However, all the people who were talking about it here seem to be hearsay, and I don't know who saw the scene in person."

"I see."

"On the twentieth day, the Cassis III priest of the temple brought the temple soldiers to our association. When Mr. Edda returns, tell him to appear in the temple immediately, and if he hides it, he will be guilty. I've been coming every day since."

"Why are you bringing soldiers?

"I don't know, but that's an attitude you can force to take even if you resist"

"Does Cassis and I know where and with whom Edda went?

"On the 19th, it is witnessed that he left town escorting the carriage at the Zykers store, I told him. I was asked about the people accompanying me and the time period, but I am not able to answer the details because it is not a project that the association has mediated. However, the Cheney store also inquired about Mr. Lekan's whereabouts and replied that the three of you had received a request to go to Coggles. That's all I can tell you."

"Okay. Thanks for the info. Also thank the Association for its asylum"

"So can you accept the request for nominated service for the orphanage?"

"... let's think about it"

"And over there"

Turning around, there was a man near the entrance.

A man who visited Lecan every now and then as a Cheney. It was called Dance.

The dance glanced at Lecan and he left the door open and went outside.

"I'll be back."

Rekan went after it.

"Waiting for you"

Ira's words on her back, she decided not to listen.

The dance went about two hundred steps and turned right. Lecan also turned right.

2.

"My husband is delighted to have you home safely"

"You know exactly what I'm going to do. Besides, how did I know I was in the Adventurers' Association?"

"Since yesterday, there have been shopkeepers at the West Gate. When the shopkeeper went to the west gate earlier, he found out that Mr. Lecan had been returned this morning. At Sheila's house, someone else went."

"You put a lot of effort into that. What business?"

"Eiffen, or Malarkis, is dead. He was murdered in a prison in the Lordship Palace."

"Ho."

"You're not too surprised."

"No. I was greatly surprised by the stupidity of the lord's men"

"This is it. Then, the voca branch manager at the Zykers store and a man named Bito, the warcrafter, were in jail, but were killed as well."

"The lord's face is rounded."

"Absolutely right. The three assassinations took place on the 18th of this month, the night before Lecan left town."

Suddenly Lekan remembered what Zach Zykers said.

A man named Eiffen... had to die.

And I remembered Dobol's words.

Because of you, the Voca Branch Manager is dead.

Eight men, precious power lost by you.

We both knew that Eiffen and the branch manager were dead. No, I killed him, Dobol did. Dobol and Gideau.

I felt poppy on my skin.

Dobol executed his father. It may be Gideau who actually put his hand down, but it's the same thing. This is what Zach said about "the end of the day".

"Eight Powers" means eight Malarkis, four Raiders, Buffs, Ziva, and Bito. The Branch Manager probably won't be in the War Force.

Taking him out of jail is more difficult than killing him, and he should have been cut off his right hand and considerably weaker. But I didn't expect him to kill his own father nonetheless.

There may also have been a sense of punishment for failure. That's why Dobol hated Lekan for failing Malarkis.

Towards the raging Lecan, the dance continued with words.

"And on the 19th, the Lord's soldiers searched Midosco's mansion."

Midosco is the cousin of the lord's wife, a knight who was plotting the takeover of this town. Lords and Cheney wanted to somehow get rid of a disturber named Knight Midosco. And the pharmacist Sheila must have done something to help.

"The lord immediately arrested Master Midosco and imprisoned him for discovering that there was something in Midosco's mansion that should not have been there. It became clear that a trial had taken place, that many other evidence and witnesses had been poked and that he was plotting a rebellion, and that Master Midosco had been executed. Twenty-four days, that is, one yesterday."

"Well, did you finally do it? That was a lot quicker."

"If you're stubborn, you'll get laid from the Urban Crane family."

The Urban Crane family should have been the home behind the lord. Lecan doesn't know where nobility is or what power it has. I don't even want to know.

"My husband wants to talk to Master Lecan directly about this matter. But that's not a story that needs to be rushed. There's nothing urgent about that."

"Hmm. Let's hear it."

"The Temple of Kelles has decided to welcome Mr. Edda to the temple. Kelles, you may have received God's blessing."

"What does that blessing mean?

"In short, it was decided to have it."

"Why was it determined that way, is it caught up in the information network at the Cheney store?

"There is an adventurer named Gyom. My wife stabbed me for cheating on me with multiple women. He went to the Adventurers Association and tried to borrow a red potion, but he fell down as hard as he could along the way. There Mr. Eda went through and healed the wound. It's about the eighteenth."

"You're a man who's not even Roku."

"I'm a man of no reputation, but I can have it for a woman. Three of my buddies and I requested an escort, and the next day we left town. Rumor has it his wife's anger will be back when it cools down."

"Why was it known to the Temple that Edda had treated him"

"Gyom called the temple. Looks like he put up some change. Then there were a few witnesses. A person who was dying from massive bleeding was treated as if nothing had happened and walked away. Occasionally this became a huge rumor. The next day, the Temple conducted an investigation to confirm the factual relationship"

"So."

"On the twentieth, a cleric accompanied the temple soldiers and visited the inn where Mr. Eda was permanently staying, as well as the Adventurers' Association. I have been visiting both every day since. I am giving orders to tell Mr. Eda to appear in the temple when he arrives. I'm threatening to punish you for hiding."

"What? In this town, can temples punish people without saying no to their lords?

"In this country, the temple will judge sins against the temple"

"Right. Sheila's house was not vandalized. Didn't the priest and the others come to Sheila?

"We don't know that. However, it seems that there are no priests in Lecan's residence."

"Okay. Anything else."

"So far, that's all I have to tell you"

"Did you bother to stick the clerk at the gate to tell me this"

"If Mr. Eda returns to town without prior information, there is also the possibility that something troublesome may happen. My husband thought it might be unwillingness for Lekan and Nike."

"Tell Cheney. Lecan said he was grateful."

"I did accept"

"And I have some information to share with you."

"What is it"

"The carriage that left Voca on the nineteenth was ridden by a man named Dobol, who very recently took up his post as branch manager of the Zykers Store Voca branch. He is also a man named Gideau. These two were masters of assassination skills and quite skilled."

"Was?

"After the carriage arrived at Coggles and the request for an escort was completed, he died"

"... I understand"

"Dobol is the son of Malarkis. First of all, it must be."

"Eh."

"I'm Coggles, I met Zach Zykers"

"Have you met"

"The carriage, he said, carried something of value to Zach. Then, Zach said there are still shops in this town that have connections to the Zykers store. Not one, some."

"... Was it"

"I guess this is the place for now. I'll talk to Nike about dealing with the temple."

"And then, Master Lecan"

"What?

"My husband wants to talk to Sheila. Where will Sheila be?"

"I can't say that."

"Excuse me. If Master Lecan can can afford it, please meet my husband. Tell Sheila that her husband wanted to see you."

"Okay."

"Now, if you'll excuse me"

"One more thing"

"Yes."

"Will the Guardian report to the Temple that I, Nike and Eda have passed through the West Gate?"

"I don't have that. The Lord's Soldier and the Temple's Soldier are extremely evil."