The Tomoe Garden's

Chapter 3: The Arrest

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Originally this place was a place of slaughter that had been carried out by demons in the past.

An Arena that can accommodate thousands of people just to watch the fight between adventurers to get a prize. But that's just the past. Now all that is no longer the case after the massacre that almost killed tens of thousands of people including the inhabitants of the Engrayn Empire.

I only caught a glimpse of it and became reminded of that sad moment of it, but well that's it, it's just the past.

I walked alone in this bustling city unaccompanied by a single girl from Tomoe Garden, it was because I had decided for them to work separately. When they are carrying out their respective duties and goals, for that I am also doing what is my job.

After walking for about tens of minutes, I arrived at a place that was like a secret passage that had been left for tens to hundreds of years by this empire. They had forgotten what I thought was important, because this path would take someone to safety when there was a riot, and reach out of town.

That's why I entered it. The path was like a labyrinth that was difficult and dark, but I had already passed through this path once so at least I still remembered the direction.

In a moment, I found a glimmer of light, I thought that was the way out. So I went out there and found a place surrounded by tall trees. This was the forest on the eastern side of the Imperial Capital of Engrayn.

As I thought, nothing has changed from this forest. The forest is still thick and soothing even during the day.

After walking for a while until I almost reached my destination in a few tens of meters, I was immediately confronted with a rifle bullet with a direction of fire that I did not know.

I thought it was a warning shot. The bullet went through the ground right in front of my footing.

"Huh I already know whose attack this~ is" I muttered as I sighed.

With a world long before medieval civilization, there were weapons that surpassed the technology of that civilization. It means a modern weapon in a world that does not know the meaning of 'modern'

Besides of...

Suddenly a big shadow came from above me. I took minimal movements as effectively as possible to avoid the attack.

Huh~ almost. The attack from the 'man' destroyed the land I was on.

This attack is not over. The other person was at my blind spot with clearly exposed killing intent, wanting to end myself from behind. I dodged back from his slash and moved away from them. Rather than not being able to fend off, so it was better to dodge for the bad possibilities that would occur.

Now there are three people attacking me in a row. Now what else? I don't want to make a pointless problem.

"Just calm down, I don't want to get into trouble. I just want to meet your leader. Laven I think her name is?"

They both kept quiet about my words. Maybe it's too frontal for me to say, but that's enough.

"What do you want?" Said the man who hit the ground.

Without giving any expression I replied, "I want to meet Laven."

It seems like when I mentioned that name, the two of them instantly gave off an extremely strong killing appetite. Well that's also at a reasonable level.

"Stop Roger!" But immediately stopped by a blonde girl shoulder to shoulder.

The girl was suddenly present without being able to be seen by the eyes, as if she could disappear at any moment like breathing. She's the girl I mean, Laven.

Then Laven looked at me, "What do you want Ryuuji?"

I didn't care when he called my last name anyway, but I'm a little bit unfamiliar. Besides Laven looked at me with a serious look.

"Nothing special. I was in town, so I wanted to greet you."

But it was outright denied by Laven, "Cih! Enough of that boring talk! I know you're not the one who makes jokes like that."

It seems Laven understands about my nature. How do I say yes? Though I wanted to make a warm greeting to her after we had not met for months.

"When you don't have to be that sorry when you meet me. Forget what happened in the past, now I need your help."

"After showing your face here and your whereabouts here, will I comply with your request? Stupid, it should be you who is currently entering the snake's nest and asking to die."

What kind of expression is that Laven saying?

"Yes if you refuse my request. I won't ask you any further." I said as I turned around, intending to leave them.

"Wait!" I turned my face when Laven's face turned red, "I still owe you my life, so I won't let you go before I get back at you."

"Boss, are you sure?" Even the members of his own group were doubtful of Laven's choice.

"There's no other plan. That debt of life goes through my head every day. I want to finish it today." That was how Laven said who was still dishonest with her feelings.

Well, no one wants to give a fault to a cute girl.

After that, they escorted me to their old and worn-out headquarters, but it seemed like they were taking good care of him. After I sat down on a sofa, Laven brought me a cup of tea to watch me, and the three of them sat on the sofa looking at me.

"Then, what do you want? What should I help you with your request?"

Laven asked, she seemed uninterested in my being here because this upset her, but she was bound by that 'debt of life' that made her do what I wanted.

So I don't want to make any more boring pleasantries.

"You must know, right, about the disaster-class monster subjugation incident in the Kingdom of Fioresd?"

"Yes, that's it. That was one of those sad incidents."

What Laven said was right. The enormous losses suffered by the Kingdom of Fioresd and its inhabitants to date. Nearly 90 percent of the dead-quality adventurers were not left against such a disaster-class monster

Then I continued my sentence, "Right, I am also one of the people who survived after that incident."

After I revealed my sentence, Laven's eyes were blank in shock...

"E-eeh?! Y-you also followed the conquest?"

I can only calm down. The incident was indeed very beyond human reason, perhaps the adventurers also did not expect the conquest was beyond their reach and ability. The result is only death that picks them up.

"Therefore I need your help. Lately..."

Then I explained everything to Laven about my work and my search mission for Ellena. Ellena was also one of the people who had once saved Laven's life, so she increasingly had no choice but to help me.

"Ah so yes.this is quite difficult well. The people who survived after the incident disappeared one by one. There may be someone behind all this, and you've also been searching that one of the adventurers from your kingdom disappeared in this land."

I nodded back at Laven's statement. My guess is that there is indeed a group of people who do not want any living witnesses who survive the subjugation of the monster class of the disaster. Hence for the time being only the adventurers were left missing.

"Wait..." It seems like Laven realized something, "If the one who survives disappears, that means you too will disappear? Maybe someone or a group of people has targeted you?"

"That's also the worst possibility I can think of. Staying in place or making any movements, remains just as dangerous. So I chose to search for information and whereabouts of my friend who disappeared. If I die, I don't want to die when I don't do anything."

That's why my whole act was at a conclusion. I have to work with more experienced people in the field, and Laven's group is the answer. They were much more experienced than Tomoe Garden, even though they were only three people.

"Because it's Laven, I need you and the experience of your profession as a big-time 'Murderer', working with 'we' in eradicating all the mysteries behind this whole mess."

"We?" Laven tilted her head, maybe she still doesn't know about my group.

"You'll know that later. Now, do you accept my request?" I said as I presented my hand to make an agreement.

Laven just shook my hand and my first plan will work. Laven looked at my hand and looked doubtful, but she finally shook my hand as she clicked her tongue.

"Curtain! All righty! I also want to know what's behind the chaos of this world. Maybe with you I'll find my answer."

"Alright, I will make sure you that your confusion will be answered without any boredom."

Then, at that moment, Laven and I continued the discussion about our next plan. Laven also gave me information I didn't know...

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