"Shit! Why are you burning the whole house down!

M...... is a little better. And you put the fire out.

"Firefighting means this waterlogged thing! The water was so powerful that it even destroyed the house next door that wasn't lit, and that's called putting out a fire!

　--I flew back to the brave man with the black polka-dotter under my arm, and there was some kind of a comedy between Reffi and the brave man.

"...... What are you doing, guys?

Oh, man! Look at this!

　When I turned my gaze in the direction of the brave man pointing, I saw the wreckage of a scorched house and a crumbling house that looked as if it had been flooded.

It's okay for Refi to use fire magic to defeat the undead, but he's going to burn the whole house down behind him!

　Yes, a brave man with his arms crossed while giving Leffy the eye. You should have been angry at me for teasing me earlier, but has that anger dissipated?

No. You just needed that much firepower to bury the dead. Therefore, I'd say that the damage was unavoidable.

"You just said, 'Oh, ......' as hard as you can!

　Turning away from that word, Refi.

　Oh, yeah, well, ...... got the gist of it.

I'm sure you're not the only one who's been carrying that under your arm.

　As I was laughing at the two of them, Leffi misrepresented the story in a grand way, perhaps to escape the accusations of the brave men.

You know, the one that interrupted our sightseeing.

　Then I threw the black-headed bastard on the ground with a thud. Even though I was pretty rough on him, he's still completely unconscious and won't wake up.
　Well, even if he did wake up, he would be unable to move because of the chains that are literally digging into his body.

　I was so excited by the battle with the demon zombies just before that I unintentionally skewered this fellow with my greatsword, but then I thought, "Huh? It's a bad idea to kill this guy. ......? And then came to himself and hurriedly took out an advanced potion from the crack in the void, a shame to use it for this shit, but already seconds before the afterlife! I sprinkled two bottles of the potion on this dying man.

　It wouldn't have mattered if he had died, but thanks to the effect of the advanced potion, he somehow managed to stay alive, and was still breathing.

I can't even begin to describe how his flesh, bones, and organs started to heal like a video in reverse, despite the fact that he had a hole in his throat. I had goosebumps.

　The chains that are wrapped around this guy's body as if they are one with his body are the ones that I took out of the item box and wrapped around him during the recovery process. If you tried to remove it, you'd have to cut the flesh of its belly again, so it would be impossible for it to escape.

　The chains will probably remain a part of your body for the rest of your life, but, well, I don't know. You're just lucky to be alive.

Ahhhh......... That's a very strange-looking man.

　It's not just a matter of time before you see the chains digging into the man's flesh, but also the fact that it was me who did it, Leffi.

...... Is this guy the culprit?

　Yes, says the brave man with narrowed eyes.

There were a few more. Is this guy a necromancer too? I'm pretty sure he used what he said he was going to use. I killed the others, though.

...... I see. So the undead suddenly stopped working because of you?

"Oh, the zombies have stopped?

　The zombies that had been attacking the city seemed to have stopped moving and changed back to just a corpse when I crushed their blackened eyes.

　I'm sure you'll be pleased to know that I smashed a large, suspicious magic tool with that effect before I arrived.

　--I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this as well.

...... What is this about ......?

　It seems that the city guards and adventurers have come to suppress them. They are holding their weapons and keeping an alert eye on their surroundings.
　However, they seem to be somewhat confused. He looks around with a questioning expression on his face.

　That's it. You'll find that the zombie you were supposed to defeat is gone and you're wondering what to do.

　And standing at the front of the group, holding a weapon as well, was the old man, the lord of this city.

Oh, an old man. ...... Oh, you're the lord, aren't you? You can't just waltz in here, can you?

...... You're the one. You can't just sit back and relax in your mansion while the city is being attacked, can you? I mean, why are you here?

"No, I just came because Nell's here. And, yes, this. Ringleader.

　Then I kicked the black a**h*le and rolled him toward the old man.

...... Who is this?

Some kind of sneaking around outside the city. There were others, but I killed the rest. You can check on them later or whatever.

...... Okay, well, I'll send someone out later to check. Can I have this one over here?

"Oh. It wouldn't do any good if I had it. But you're going to tell me what happened later, right?

　As much as I would love to interrogate him myself, I don't know how to interrogate him. I'm not very good at gory stuff.
　It's just too much trouble. I just want to see the sights. This one looks like it just got dragged in.

　Then maybe you can let the old man have it. You're not going to be reluctant to give out information on the guy I caught.

That's right: ...... you caught this guy. I promise to give you whatever information I get. And--and--it seems that you have saved the city.

　After looking around and seeing the silence of the zombies, the old man of the lord said.


　He grimaced at the sight of the burned house and glanced my way, but it wasn't me who did it, was it?

"--You guys! Looks like the threat is over. But there's no time to stand around! Now get on with the reconstruction, get back into it!

　At the lord's words, the guards, unable to keep up with the suddenness of the situation, had a look of confusion on their faces, but gradually they began to realize that the crisis was over, and gradually their shouts of joy began to increase.

　--Soon, their shouts of joy became a roar that seemed to echo throughout the city, shaking the atmosphere.