Life in Another World With Narration

39 – Once again, the battle to subdue monsters

“Haa… ….”

I sit on the horse, holding Milleia’s waist from behind, and sigh one after another.

A supply wagon, numerous adventurers, and knights and soldiers dispatched from the capital were following behind me.

Why on earth did things happen like this?

I don’t even dare to look back due to the stinging gaze that seems to pierce the back of my head.

If I could kill a person with just a look, I would already be on the verge of becoming an assemblage.

The saddle that Milleia rode with was literally a thorn cushion.

In this large-scale monster suppression team, I was an uninvited guest who was not welcomed by anyone except Mileia.

“Why is that so? “Is the saddle uncomfortable?”

As I continued to sigh, Mileya looked behind her slightly and asked.

“No… ….”

Answer in a low voice so as not to be heard.

Actually, I would like to answer that the saddle is uncomfortable, the harsh gaze from behind is uncomfortable, and the whole situation is just uncomfortable.

The most fearsome being among all of this punitive force was Mileia.

『Mileia, who had received harsh advice from Yunoa in the last monster subjugation battle, was determined not to repeat the same mistake this time.』

No, so if you don’t want to repeat the same mistake, you just have to change your mind. Why me?

『For Milleia, Yunoa was a fateful advisor who only existed in this world.

She kept Yunoa by her side during this subjugation battle, so that she could receive help so that she would not err in her judgment.』

I should have looked into it when his attitude toward me started to look strange.

I thought that Milleia’s approach was burdensome, so she kept putting up an iron wall and did a good job of rejecting it in her own way, but I didn’t expect anything like this.

Furthermore, if you were simply asking them to participate in a punitive force, you could just normally ride in a supply wagon or something like that in the back.

There is no need to take the lead and ride the same horse as Mileia.

The departure was delayed because they were already waiting for me, so the other members of the subjugation team were very upset.

But that wasn’t enough, and now the silver fluttering adventurer was leading the pack, riding the same horse as the subjugation leader.

It would be strange if no stinging gazes came my way.

But if I had rejected Mileia’s offer, the situation would have been even more dire.

It was already too late to start, but if I, a silver adventurer, refused the subjugation leader’s request, and Mileia did not back down and insisted that the subjugation team could not depart unless I participated…….

Just imagining it makes my brain hurt.

* * *

As the day began to set while they were on the move, the punitive force set up a makeshift camp and stayed there for the day.

The size of the punitive force was incomparably larger than when I participated before when I was a novice.

The number of adventurers who participated was much larger, and there were even knights and ordinary soldiers dispatched from the capital.

This means that the scale of the monsters that need to be defeated this time is that big.

Is there a role I can play in this kind of punitive force?

Everyone knew that I was a silver-level adventurer.

They were not called up to the punitive force from the beginning, but they were the ones who participated due to Millia’s special stubbornness.

I was feeling stuffy and wanted to take a walk to get some fresh air, but I couldn’t because I was worried about other people’s gaze.

In this kind of atmosphere, I felt like curses would come from all directions the moment I left Milleia’s side even a little bit.

The reason no one said anything to me even though I was receiving such harsh looks was because Millia was next to me.

“Mr. Milleia, I said it clearly then.”

“What do you mean?”

“I said I would be Mr. Mileia’s advisor, but I would not accompany him.”

Honestly, I felt a little resentful towards Mileia for putting me in this situation.

I was planning to take a break and do some silver requests at the guild, but what happened?

What worried me more than anything was the gaze of other adventurers that would pour on me even after this punitive force was over.

Mileia is not an ordinary adventurer.

She is one of the best gold adventurers, and her actions are easily talked about by adventurers.

She was such a silver adventurer that she received special treatment, so there was no way she would look good on other people.

Inside the punitive force, Millay is next to you, so although she will curse with her eyes, she will not be able to harm you directly.

She was worried that after this punitive force was over, it would become uncomfortable to even enter and leave the guild.

“That’s why I brought you here to be her advisor.”

“Without even consulting me? By creating a situation where you have no choice and forcing it?”

“That’s… ….”

When she saw Millia answering casually with an expressionless face, she felt a little angry.

Does she not think at all about my difficult position?

“Shouldn’t you have at least told me in advance? “She wakes up feeling like she’s been dragged into a war zone.”

“I’m sorry.”

Mileia apologized obediently.

Even on her expressionless face, I could feel that she was truly apologizing for some reason.

Well, the water has already spilled, so what’s the use of generating more heat?

“As I said before, my role as an advisor is to come to me when I need advice.”

I spoke to Mileia in a more subdued tone.

“I can’t help it this time, but next time, please at least tell me in advance. “Okay?”

“I understand.”

I sat in front of the campfire and looked at the mood of the other subjugation team members around me.

They were sitting together in pairs, 2 to 3 people, up to 5 to 6 people, and resting.

It felt completely different from the one where Millia and I were sitting alone.

If it weren’t for me, Mileia would have been alone at a time like this.

Although all adventurers admire Milleia, it was common for them to be afraid and feel burdened.

Millia is always expressionless and she doesn’t have an affable personality, so she doesn’t even try to fit in with people.

There was also a narration.

Millais knows that she is a lonely woman.

She only knows how to fight, but she can’t express her emotions or get along with people.

When she thinks like that, she feels a little sorry.

She probably didn’t intend to put me in a difficult situation on purpose.

He’s just clumsy.

『Millia was sincerely reflecting on Yunoa’s words over and over in her mind.

She was secretly happy when Yunoa scolded her, but at the same time, she was sad.』

While listening to the narration flowing in her head, I saw Mileyia’s face.

On the outside, she was so expressionless that it was impossible to tell what she was thinking or feeling.

Are you saying those thoughts are going through her head in that state?

『After the battle to subdue the monsters in Dinah Village, she lost her confidence in making her own decisions.

Mileia was always in a position to lead and command other adventurers.

With one wrong judgment from her, the punitive force could have been annihilated and the entire village could have disappeared.』

“… ….”

『Every time she got a chance, Milleia recalled the things Yunoa had said to her.

The reason there were so few casualties while subduing monsters so far was purely thanks to her overwhelming force.

She could probably say she was lucky.』

The narration continued to pour out stories about Mileia.

I had no idea that what I said would have such an impact on her.

『This punitive force was so large that it was unprecedented until recently.

Mileia was dependent on Yunoa.

She did not have the confidence to make the right judgment and command her battlefield.』

She wasn’t confident and I was the same.

Why on earth has she come to depend on me so much?

I didn’t do anything.

Once again, I glanced at the other members of the subjugation team.

I could feel their eyes glancing at me from the corner of their eyes.

The night was deepening, uncomfortable in many ways.

* * *

Three days later, we arrived at our destination, the Horn Gorge.

Horn Canyon was a place where the land called Demon World could be vaguely seen from afar.

If you look at the map, the Demon World occupies most of the eastern part of the continent.

And the starting point of a land that does not belong to either kingdom, sandwiched between the kingdoms that occupy most of the west.

It is a subtle area that is too close to the demon world for humans to live in, and too close to the human land for demons to live in.

The monster subjugation team camped in Horn Canyon and unloaded the supply wagons.

“Maleia-sama, it looks like monsters are gathering here and here.”

As I was taking a moment to catch my breath next to Mileia, a man in armor approached me, unfolded a map, and said.

Inside the guild, when Millia delayed the departure of her punitive force, he was the man who glared at me with burning eyes.

“We must divide the punitive force into two units and attack them before they gather more tightly. Please give me instructions.”

Mileia was looking closely at the map the man was unfolding.

The man glanced at me while waiting for Mileyia’s answer, and frowned grimly.

This is the moment when you realize that you can curse without saying a word, just with your facial expressions.

For some reason, I had an ominous feeling.

Mileia quietly took the map the man was holding.

Then he handed me the map and said,

“Yunoa, please give me your opinion on what to do.”

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