The Returnee Wants Peace

Chapter 17

In the deep sinking voice, the anguish and conflicts that Cassis had experienced so far were felt.

As if to grasp even a single clue, his gaze carefully scrutinized her expression, and Rosha nodded slightly, meeting his gaze.

“Of course. That’s for sure.”

Suddenly thrown into another world, it’s impossible to tell the entire journey back home here.

But despite experiencing many things, she is still Roshanak Aper, and his younger sister, which hasn’t changed.

Having confirmed the confident gaze, Cassis checked the carriage with a light sigh where his uncle was on, just as his close servant climbed onto the coachman’s seat, a little after his uncle left.

Now they must approach the carriage slowly otherwise they will really be late.

Cassis seemed to have realized that too.

“...It’s driving me crazy. Let’s go.”

His tone was much softer than before.

* * *

There was a small space near the rear wheel of the carriage for unloading luggage.

Just before the departure of the carriage, Rosha and Cassis, who safely sat there, rode in silence for half a day.

‘Seeing the altitude gradually increasing, we’ll arrive soon.’

Rosha thought, adapting to the jolting motion of the carriage. According to what she learned beforehand, the rift was located in the steep rocky area to the southwest of the territory.

In other words, it means they will soon have to carry out the ‘Anomaly Verification’ quest.

‘The quest to close the rift before the magical beasts emerge... Simply thinking, it’s about absorbing the surrounding magic and using that power to seal the crack, but things won’t be resolved that easily.’

Rosha didn’t forget that she was subjected to ‘hard mode.’

Certainly, unexpected situations will occur, and the success or failure of this quest will depend on how they handle that moment.

‘I also have to be concerned about Cassis’s safety.’

It’s best not to bring him to dangerous places, but since they came together, protecting him is the priority.

Therefore, dozens of plans for unforeseen situations were floating and being recombined in her mind.

Then,

-We need to get down now.

Cassis, noticing the slowing carriage, mouthed.

He showed no emotion about what happened before boarding the carriage, except for occasionally staring at her intensely.

‘Once this task is over, it would be good to talk to some extent.’

Although she can’t tell everything, she had roughly thought about how to explain it on the way here.

Following Cassis, Rosha jumped down from the carriage at the right moment. It wasn’t possible to completely silence the sound of their steps, but it was easily masked by the sound of horseshoes and rolling carriage wheels.

Eventually, the carriage stopped.

The uncle stuck his head out of the window, and his servant, who had been silently driving the carriage until now, spoke.

And understandably so, as a blue window appeared as if it had been waiting for this moment.

Sudden Quest Alert!

Due to the hard mode effect, the demonic beast appears sooner than expected. Hurry and eliminate the demonic beast to ensure the territory’s safety!

At the same time, the calm surface of the rift began to tremble slowly. Seeing that, Rosha slightly opened her mouth.

Hey, forget about the source of magic power and get out!

Otherwise, you’ll all die!

She wanted to scream to run as far as possible right away.

However, Marquis Lykaon was a clear enemy targeting her family for some reason. Although she didn’t take human life lightly, risking danger to save an enemy was another matter.

Rosha hesitated. That fleeting moment separated life from death for them.

Something sharp suddenly shot out from the rift and pierced through the chest of a nameless knight in an instant.

“Aaargh!”

The knight, who became a victim of the unknown demonic beast, soared high before falling down.

Everything happened so quickly that people’s reactions were slow. Only the knight who had been conversing with her uncle earlier managed to draw his sword with a horrified expression.

“Everyone, snap out of it! There’s something unknown here!”

“Draw your swords!”

The three knights guarding near the rift finally came to their senses and drew their swords. Holding weapons seemed to give them some relief, as they cautiously guarded the vicinity while hiding their fear, looking quite knightly.

However, in front of the giant demonic beast slowly emerging from the rift, any ordinary human’s will would shatter.

“That’s... Oh no, we are surely going to die...”

“It’s a demon, surely a demon...!”

Pushing through the hesitating knights who were backing away, what appeared was a beastly demonic beast with a mane and a metallic tail.

Its entire muscular body had teeth and claws that were sharp beyond normal, and from the sharp blade at the end of its tail, the blood of the first victim dripped.

Kwaaaaaaa!!

The roar of the demonic beast, easily taller than a human, hurt their ears.

The remaining ones tried somehow to survive, but to no avail. Although the body seemed to accept a sword if aimed well, the blades broke easily when clashing with the claws.

“Aaah!”

“Save me...”

In the end, the demonic beast rampaged near the rift and easily killed the few knights and what seemed to be a researcher.

“Kuh... Was it a hole from which a demon comes out...”

And the last knight who was most skilled.

Now, only the uncle remained, who had shivered while taking shelter under a large rock.

“Ugh... Don’t come! Don’t come!!”

As if to mock the raging uncle, the demonic beast approached him with leisurely movements.