I Was in Charge of Scouting for the Hero’s Party

10. If there are no teeth, the gums

“…Let’s have a party?”

“Yes!”

Robin, whom she hadn’t seen in a long time, suddenly made her offer to have a party with me.

I scratched my head as I chewed on Robin’s suggestion.

“Well, do you have a request? Even if you suddenly want to have a party like this…”

I couldn’t give a definite answer because I didn’t know what kind of request Robin was taking on. When I blurted out, Robin continued her words with an awkward smile.

“Ahahahaha… By chance, again… I found out that I was a Ranger, and I received a separate nomination request from the lord?

“Why are you calling?”

After listening to her story, I answered. Robin hesitated for a moment before opening her mouth.

“Senior… I heard you came out of the warrior’s party? Why did you come out of the party again after you went in so hard… What happened?”

“…Do I really need to know that?”

How do you try to bring up sensitive topics in every person you meet? I sighed and put my hand on my forehead.

“Ahahahaha…Was this too sensitive? Actually, I wasn’t too interested in it, but yesterday there were rumors that a hero came to the guild to pick up a new scout and take him…”

“…What? A new scout?”

What is this again? In the first place, is there a proper scout left now?

“Yes! I was not at the guild yesterday because I had some business to do, but I heard from the receptionist that the hero came and took one of the hunters with him.”

…You’ve already found my replacement.

It would be a lie if I said there were no sad feelings.

No matter how much you hate each other and can’t eat each other, the three years you’ve been together isn’t that short.

My seat, which I had been with for three years, must have been nothing to them, enough to be replaced in a few days.

“…f*cking b*tches.”

“Yes? What did you just say?”

“…No, no.”

The Hero and Adrien lack common sense, but Maya and Isabel are friends with a certain amount of brains, so they must have chosen them on their own.

I shook my head vigorously to get rid of the thoughts of the warriors and thugs.

“I’ll tell you why I left the party later, so let’s talk about work for now.”

“Ah… Yes! Sorry… I was ignorant. hehehe…”

Robin, who was apologizing to me with an awkward smile and a loose expression, soon hardened his expression and began to bring the story to the main point.

“So, about the request… Actually, I didn’t have the heart to accept it, but the lord was so circumspect about it…”

“No, that’s enough. So what is the request?”

“That’s… The head of the Demon Lord’s Army in Merden Forest… No, do you know who leads the Demon Lord’s Army in the forest?”

“The demon army encamped in Merden Forest is the 7th corps of the demon corps, and the commander of the 7th corps is the puppet Argyle.”

Well, when I was at the hero’s party, the goal right before I came out was to deal with the puppet Argyle, so no one would know better than me.

After hearing my story, Robin continued her story, touching her chin with her serious face.

“hehehe… As expected, a former warrior party member! You know it well! Argyle has two aides under his command! Bow doll Bacchus, who is Argyle’s left arm and commands the archers of the 7th Corps. And… Rom Argyle’s right-hand man in command of the Palia raiding party, the spear doll Defal. There are two of them.”

Because of Robin’s serious tone of voice, I also began to engage in a conversation with Robin with a serious attitude.

Anyway, a doll with a bow and a doll with a spear… These two were names that I knew, too, because I had experience in battles with them a few times even when I was in a warrior’s party.

Puppet Argyle is said to be an artificial human who is said to be the greatest masterpiece of this era, made with all his might, but in reality it is no different from a golem.

While I was recalling information about the two of them, Robin continued his speech.

“And among them, the Rompalia raiding party led by the spear doll Depal continued to rob allied supply units passing near the forest, so the lord entrusted me with Depal’s disposal… No, Depal in the first place. Doesn’t it make sense to tell me to take care of it and not send anyone in?!”

I looked at Robin’s cheeks puffing out and complaining about her lord’s unreasonable request.

“Princess Alexis, are you all right?”

Princess Alexis, who was silently listening to her story, pondered for a moment, before finally nodding her head and opening her mouth.

“Certainly… If you do well by solving the quest that the lord of Cologne has personally appointed, you might be able to use the gate faster.”

Yes. This is exactly what I am aiming for.

Wouldn’t it be possible to use the gate at least once if the supply troops passing through the forest were being robbed and eaten by the impatient lord first and solve the request?

After asking Princess Alexis’ consent, I turned my head to Robin again.

“Okay. Let’s guess the sum after a long time, Robin.”

“Really? No bites?”

When I accepted the party offer, Robin jumped and jumped happily on the spot.

…Is it something to be so happy about?

Robin, who had been chatting to me with an excited expression for a while, seemed to think of something, hardened her face a little and opened her mouth.

“Um…Senpai. By the way, can I go with this combination…?”

…Surely. The combination of our party was unreasonable to see as a good combination.

“I see… It would be nice if there was at least one wizard or priest…”

Princess Alexis must have had the same thought, she let out a shallow moan and began to fall into trouble.

Did I know any priests or wizards?

As for the wizard side, virtually no one knows except for Maya, so we should leave the wizard out of the question.

A priest… A priest… Among the priests I know, there is one who might be staying in Cologne…

“…The f*ck.”

There is. Just one person.

The least priestly priest I know, a mad priest thirsty for battle and blood, is now in Cologne.

“Damn it, of course.”

I got up from my seat, swearing again.

Well, is there anything special?

If you don’t have teeth, you have to take them off with your gums.

* * *

The warrior party, leaving Cologne early in the morning and returning to the forest, was expecting a much more comfortable journey thanks to the reappearance of the Scout.

“Dear Light. How could you give me such an ordeal…”

Except for just two, Isabel and Maya.

Maya, who was walking side by side with Isabel, who covered her face with her hands and let out a sigh, looked at the back of the head of a man of about her height who was leading in front of her.

‘Just by looking at it… Let alone scouting. I never shot a bow. Little child…’

The journey to subdue the demon king is not so easy.

In other words, it also means that it is too harsh for a young kid who is still young to be together.

Knowing how difficult the journey to subdue the demon lord is, what on earth did he think of bringing such a child at this point, when the battle with Corps Commander Argyle is just around the corner?

I questioned the hero about Max yesterday, but the hero arbitrarily concluded that if he had no teeth, he would have to remove them with his gums.

‘But wait, knowing when Austin will come back? Even at this moment, Argyle’s army is getting closer! I tried very hard to find a scout, even temporarily, but what should I do when the lord scratches it off? It’s good that Max is there too.’

Maya glanced at Isabelle as she continued to mutter, then let out a sigh inside her.

If Austin had… Wouldn’t he have already taken care of Argyle?

After that, as usual, to commemorate the defeat of Argyle, we had a small glass of wine and celebrated ourselves… I went into the room with Austin… I was drunk… In a fit of rage…

“Hot…!”

What am I thinking right now? Maya shook her head and drove the sinister imagination out of her own head.

After walking for a long time in the woods, the group eventually stopped following Max, who was walking side by side with Gracie in the front.

“Oops….. Oops…..!!”

It was a wagon that was horribly broken, blood scattered all around, and traces of a violently scratched battle.

Leaving behind the nauseous Max, Gracie walked slowly to the front of the wagon, heavily marked by battle.

“…It must have been a scar cut by something. Judging by the depth and length, and the scar drawing a circle from far away, it’s not a sword… It’s a spear.”

A being with a spear completely shattered the allied supply unit.

The amount of blood that was scattered around was enough to show how horribly the victims the being had cut were dying.

The warrior who was looking around came and looked at the traces with Gracie.

“…There’s no body. There’s a lot of blood… This looks like something done by a monster.”

“I guess so. The corpse must have… Already been in their mouths.”

The hero and Gracie, who looked around for a while, eventually returned to the place where the party was and explained the situation.

“So, now it’s Max’s turn!”

“Yes… Yes…? Me…?”

“Yes! Follow these trails and bloodstains, you lead us and guide us!”

Max, who couldn’t find anything to refute the warrior’s words, sighed and started to walk ahead with stiff gestures.

Behind Max, who was hesitantly following the trail and making his way through the forest, his party started moving slowly, wary of their surroundings.

“…Yes, come.”

Not knowing that someone carrying a spear was watching over the party.

“The hope of the continent will be nipped in the bud today.”

The sharp blue blade of the spear gleamed in the sunlight.