Cain flew through the air and blocked his escape route ahead of him, but the bandits' complexion gave him some hope. They had been fought off by the stupidly strong adventurers earlier, but there was one boy standing in front of them who probably hadn't reached adulthood yet.
It was obvious which way he was going to escape.
Cain, who was actually just releasing magic from the top of the Gosha-dai, had no fear of the bandits.

'There's only one kid? How can you get ahead of us ....... Well, we just have to deal with one of them. You guys, let's go!

　The bandit left by the man's words runs towards Cain. Those who threw down their swords in the earlier fight clench their fists and take out knives from their pockets. Those who still had their swords in their hands hold them up.
　There were still nearly twenty bandits left, and they thought they could get away with it.
　But with one swing of Cain's sword, that hope is shattered.
　Just one swing of the sword. Just like that, a vacuum blade struck the bandits.
　Cain also didn't intend to kill them all, he aimed at their legs and swung his sword, but the lower half of the approaching bandits were cut off one by one.
　I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

Gooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!

　The remaining bandits, unharmed, lost their will to fight and threw their weapons down on the spot and threw themselves down.
　Cain delivered his sword and waited for the rear guard.
　In the meantime, those who were missing limbs but still alive were magically sealed with magic, while those whose limbs were intact were tied up in turn with ropes.
　It seems that the bandits didn't expect such a monstrous bodyguard, and they were powerless to look down.
　When they finished tying up all of them, Claude and the others came forward to escort the carriage.

I'm sure you'll be able to find out more about this. You're also doing well. You're more alive than I thought.
'There's no need to kill them for nothing, and I thought we'd get more information if we had more people.
You're right. Well, we'll leave the questioning to the Temple Knight. It's not what we asked for.
Yes.

　Claude and Cain took a break, leaving the Temple Knight to deal with the interrogation.
　As all the adventurers sat down in a circle, Claude began to speak.

'Those bandits, their weapons were all unified. It couldn't be bandits. There has to be a backer somewhere. And there were a few of them moving around that didn't look like bandits.

　Bandits often attacked more unplanned, but the bandits who attacked this time were quite well controlled. Even if they weren't moving that fast, Claude and the others thought that whoever was in command was reasonably competent.

'I hope I can throw up in interrogation ....... After this, we don't know what's going to happen until the teaching capital, so the guards have to be fired up.''

　Lina agreed with Claude's words and proceeded with the conversation.

''Well, no matter what happens, we can handle it if Cain is here, right?
"Mm, Cain, invincible.

　Millie and Nina didn't seem particularly bothered by it.

'But then again, I thought you were just a kid, but Cain is so strong. I could see that Claude and the others trust him. I'm sure you'll be entrusted with guarding them this time.
You know. After all, you're an S-ranked adventurer, even higher than me!　Ouch!
Claude!　That's a secret, isn't it? ...... is already too late? ......

　Lina smacked her head at Claude's lighthearted comment, but the adventurer who didn't know about Cain's rank was stunned.
　He didn't mean to hide it since he thought Cain was a trustworthy companion as well, but he chuckled.

''Really?''
I'm glad I didn't get involved with you as a kid.
It's no wonder you're in the bishop's carriage.
That's what I thought.

　The adventurers who had been frozen in place also knew that they knew Claude, so it was a good thing that they didn't complain without reservation.
　I looked at Cain with a relieved expression.

''I didn't mean to hide it, but I'm sorry. It was a request from His Majesty and the Bishop-sama is an acquaintance of mine, so .......

　Cain is participating in this escort as an adventurer only.
　He had no intention of revealing his status as the head of the noble family. He thought that there would be nothing to talk about since he and Lina had reminded Claude first.

　As they continued to chat, the temple knight ran to Cain and the others, as if in a hurry.

''You've kept me waiting. I'll just explain. I was interrogating you, but the man who was the leader died in the first battle. The man who was his right-hand man lived, died from poison in his teeth during the interrogation. But that's not the point: ......

　The Temple Knight's expression is dark. His eyebrows are furrowed and his teeth are clenched and his fists are clenched tightly.

''The leader of the ...... bandits and his one arm was a ---- temple knight.

　The expressions of Cain and the others hardened at once at the situation, which was unexpected, or even within expectations.