At the same time that we and Sarah managed to silence the monsters, a large contingent of guardsmen arrived in large numbers from the Liberty Combe guard station.
　Working in conjunction with Picks' guard unit, they exterminated the mysterious raiding party.

　This mysterious unit attacked the Picks Guards by sheer numbers, but they were unable to break down the Picks Guards, which repeatedly moved in a controlled manner with Nirmana at the center.
　Then the Liberty Combe Guards, led by Gugs, charged in from the rear and intercepted this mysterious unit.
　Although there were many of them, this unit, which was poorly led, was falling apart after a short time.

　At dawn, Gugsu and his team were inspecting the scene.

　Since it was obvious that the target of the enemy was me, I had moved to the temporary town hall that had been prepared in secret at the site of the old settlement village as planned.
　Here, the carriage piloted by Unja had arrived earlier, and Erdena Korok Tiree and the others were safe under Unja's protection.
　According to Una, there was a group of people who attacked the carriage, but Una, who has become an elemental cat, helped them get rid of it.
Thank you so much, Una, for protecting us all. Thank you so much, Whoonya, for protecting us all.
　I couldn't help but hug Unya.

　I'm really glad that everyone was saved, and more importantly, that Una's confidence was safe.

　The injured were gathered in a house below the hot spring village, where they were being treated.
　Members of the medical department from the town hall have been rushed in from the town hall to treat them.
　Sarah and Ela, who were injured in the fight against the monster, are now receiving treatment here.
　I can't help but feel relieved when I hear the report that both of them, although not slightly injured, are in good condition.

　But then...
Hey, little man, may I have a word with you?
　As she spoke to me, Anya spoke to me.
The team that attacked Unya and her carriage last night has been captured and interrogated, but it looks like these guys are just a group of bandits and thieves.
Bandits... or does that mean you were paid to attack us?
I think you're right.
　According to Unja, who locked up the attackers and made them confess, this group was all a mishmash of bandits and thieves.
　It seems that the gathered group was just handed a large sum of money by a mysterious man and asked to attack us.
'....From the fact that he says mysterious man, I take it that we don't know the identity of the ringleader.
　At my words, Unya nodded with a disappointed expression on her face.

　The mysterious group captured by Gugus, Nirmana and the others was also composed of the same kind of people that Unja had captured.
　All of them were a mishmash of bandits and others, and none of them seemed to know about the ringleader of the group.

　I'm not sure if it's a good idea, but I'm sure it's a good idea.
　No matter how I looked at it, I could only assume that it was the ringleaders of the Senate.
　But to prevent them from being discovered as the ringleaders, they prepared a separate set of criminals, and then gave them money so that their identities would not be exposed at all.
　This means that no matter how many of the perpetrators were caught and punished, they could not be traced back to the real masterminds of the Senate, even if they could be punished.

　I couldn't help but clench my fists while clicking my tongue.
　Unja and Erdena's faces grew cloudy as they saw me looking so frustrated.
　That's when it happened.
"Is there a lord?
　It was Giambalea who walked into the room.
　Today, Giambalea, who was wearing a shirt with "Foolishness" handwritten on his chest, found me in the room.
Oh, my lord, that monster is hilarious.
　He laughed loudly and banged on both my shoulders.
'What do you mean you can laugh...?'
No?　I checked the body of that monster and whoever made it was a complete idiot. He was a chimera, but he didn't finish it properly. And because of that, I'm sure he wasn't able to use it to its fullest potential.
Didn't you say that you didn't get the job done right, with the...?
Oh, that's right. A chimera is the ultimate monster weapon created by fusing strong monsters. There's no way they could be defeated that easily by having two of them appear in perfect form. When I heard about it from Sarah, I thought it was strange, so I looked it up and sure enough, it was.
　After saying that, Giambalea displayed a window in the room.
　Inside that window, a part of the body of a demonic beast was displayed.
''Take a good look at this place. See those stripes at the base of its neck?''
''Well if you ask me, it's true...''
　The streak that Jambalea pointed at was a long one that extended from the base of the monster beast's neck to the monster beast's body.
''This streak is like a crack that occurred when the two hexenbiests didn't fuse perfectly. This is the reason why the magical power of the two magical beasts are not able to fuse together properly.
　If there's someone who can use perfect fusion magic or a Hexenbiest who can fuse them together, they won't be able to do such a complicated job.
　I huffed when I heard Jambalea's words.

That's what I mean. The organization that created the Chimera probably doesn't have enough people to pull off a perfect fusion better than those two. Because of the loss of those two, a Chimera that should have been able to increase its power from one to five or ten, was only able to strengthen its strength to a pathetic three at the most.
　Jambalea's words finally made sense to me.
　In fact, I had a feeling that last night's fight with the monsters ended so anticlimaxly.
　It's a good thing that you're able to get the most out of your time with the help of a good friend.
　Nevertheless, it was true that I had the feeling that I was able to defeat them more easily than I had imagined.
　That, too, was finally understood after listening to Jean Barea's explanation.
　As I was thinking about this, Giambalea spread his hands in front of me.
And now, my lord, here's the main thing.
　That magical beast is definitely the chimera that Jalvin and Serbin were involved in the initial production of. I've asked the two of them to confirm this, and I'm sure of it.
"...If Jalvin and Serbin were involved then does that mean that the Bobblebum militants were involved in this attack?
Well, I'm pretty sure that's what I think... well, even if I turned this monster in, Bobblebum's not going to admit to being involved.
　Hearing Jambalea's words, I involuntarily folded my arms.
　................It's true.
　I had asked Foldente to look into it before, but there was no material left anywhere in the Bobblebum religion, not even the existence of Jarvin and Serbin. Naturally, there was also no material on chimeras at all.
　In the first place, it was impossible for the Bobblebum religion to have enslaved and used demons...
　That's how far the extremists of the Bobblebum religion are keeping the manufacture of chimeras and those involved in it a secret.
　There's no way those people would be willing to leave any evidence...
　I was biting my lip as I stared at the image.
　Then I noticed Jean Barea staring at me with a smirk on her face.
'My lord, you don't need to look like that. This time, Jalvin and Serbin did a great job.
　As he said this, Giambalea took out several wooden boxes from the magic bag he wore around his waist.