Chapter 85: Let’s Persuade Him That It’s Just an Easy Job of Waving a Spear in the Middle of the Enemy Camp
"You’re really planning to fight a swarm of 1,500 orcs alone with your contracted beast...?"
"Well, I’ll support you too."
"Supporting isn’t going to be enough to handle it, is it...?"
"Well, I’ll make it work somehow."
The Kaiser-mustached guild master looked like his mouth was stuck open.
(He had apparently stopped calling me "guild master" already.)
『I’m not that strong, though. If I charge into the orc swarm I’ll probably die.』
"It’s fine, it’s fine. It’s an easy job of charging into the enemy camp, waving the spear around, and becoming a hero."
『That’s absolutely not an easy job.』
"Have you received some kind of cheat? A cheat."
『There’s no cheat at all. I just woke up as an orc.』
"Friend!"
I suddenly shook his hands with both of mine.
"Either way, we need to immediately recruit adventurers..."
『Boss! Telepathic communication from subordinates.』
"What’s up?"
I looked at Chick Captain saluting on Logan’s head.
『The orc army of about 1,000 has already gathered near the west gate of the town. They’re predicted to clash with it in about two hours from emerging from the forest.』
"Eh!? They’re going to attack the west gate in two hours!?"
"W-What!?"
The guild master looked like he was about to flip over.
"Quickly, right?"
『It was exposed that you ran away, huh?』
"Even so, that doesn’t make it quick. In fact, if it’s that close, how are the town guards not noticing?"
I suddenly felt a question and looked at the guild master.
"The area around commercial city Barlere has been quite developed and maintained. Monster attacks are scattered, and there hasn’t been much preparation for large-scale monsters."
"I see. Let’s start preparing immediately. Place me and this Knight of Love and Justice, ’Red Kabuto’, at the west gate. Also, prepare 30 wolf fangs to hunt escaping orcs. This Logan will lead the Four Heavenly Kings to annihilate the 500 elite orcs."
"That’s... impossible, isn’t it...?"
"Of course it’s possible, but if you’re worried, you can gather adventurers at the town gates. Just don’t get in the way. It’s dangerous."
The guild master twitched at my casual "dangerous" remark.
"1 orc gets 1 gold coin per normal rate, so 1,500 orcs would be 1,500 gold coins as a reward. If there’s no damage to the town, I’ll add a bonus."
"Wow, very generous."
"The town will prepare the gates and defense, but you’ll be going outside, right?"
"Of course. Then let’s get started on preparations. Let’s go."
Saying that, I led Gerdon and Logan out of the room.
"Please submit your guild card at reception for the request acceptance."
"Roger!"
The room where the robed man, the orc, and the huge wolf had left.
"...That man, is he useful...?"
"What should we do about the guild master?"
The receptionist asked while pulling the guild master.
"Inform the adventurers inside the guild that there’s a possibility of an orc attack at the west gate and have them participate in the west gate defense for a daily silver coin payment. Also, investigate the man who just left. Bring all the documents here."
"Understood."
The receptionist left, but immediately returned with a single sheet of paper.
"What is it?"
"D-D-Don’t look!"
"What?"
The guild master looked at the paper the receptionist held out.
It was Yabe’s adventurer registration information.
"What the—!?"
Great Mage, , 61 contracted beasts — that was still good.
"Eh... F-rank!!! And he’s never accepted a single guild request!"
What the—? This man has literally zero track record. Yet he’s confidently claiming he’ll handle 1,500 orcs.
Suddenly, I noticed a note in the information section.
A stamp from Solenarini town adventurers’ guild was pressed on it, with an A+ signature.
"So Zoria, the guild master of Solenarini town...?"
This signature meant that the adventurer had special consideration, and her abilities could be added to the notes.
"What does A+ mean...?"
I felt like a guy who had never accepted even one request somehow looked reliable.
"Dad, sell this bright red full-plate armor to me immediately."
"Ah? This is the most expensive item in the store. Are you sure? It has magic for weight reduction, increased magic resistance, fire resistance, lightning resistance, and cold resistance."
"So how much?"
"500 gold coins."
"Got it."
"Uwah!?"
I suddenly handed over a bag of 500 gold coins and it dropped because it was too heavy. Luckily it was exactly 500 coins — they were packed 500 per bag.
"Oh my! Don’t just hand over the full amount like that!"
"I’m in a hurry. Please adjust the armor to fit this orc immediately. 30 minutes. Put the armor on Gerdon and adjust it. I’ll get the weapons."
『It won’t make you three times faster just by wearing that armor.』
"I’m not expecting some robot anime power. I’ll be back later."
"Eh, you’re leaving!? Is this orc really okay? Really?"
The shop owner asked anxiously.
"It’s fine. As long as you don’t do anything bad, he won’t get angry. Also, if you talk to him, he can understand the words. He just can’t speak."
Saying that, I rushed out to the weapon shop.
『This is a monster?』
Gerdon was now wearing the bright red full-plate armor I had bought, and I was giving him a halberd nearly 3 meters long.
"Looks perfect! You look like a knight of love and justice no matter where you go."
『No, the inside is an orc.』
"Gerdon, you’re a serious transmigrator. You just happened to become an orc. Don’t worry about it."
『No, orcs are the ones who worry.』
"Well, well. Let’s go become a hero right away. Logan!"
『Hahaha!』
"Lead the Four Heavenly Kings to annihilate the 500 elite orcs. If possible, drop the heads in one hit to minimize damage to the bodies. Entrust my mobile body to you. Collect all the defeated orcs."
『Hahaha!!』
Piu———!
On Logan’s whistle, 60 wolf fangs flew out from the inn’s stable and gathered. They had probably run to the main road, so they might get scolded later. But time was precious now.
"Go out from the west gate together. After coming out, move north along the town wall to the north gate, then into the northern forest. Finish them before they reach the highway."
『Leave it to us.』
«Kurecia, have the scouts do reconnaissance. Chick Captain, divide into two groups and support.»
『Understood.』
"Then let’s go."
『Oh yeah, I didn’t ask your name.』
"Oh? Yeah, that’s right. I’m Yabe. Nice to meet you."
『How should I read that name? Since I’m being used, Master?』
"No, we’re both transmigrators. Yabe is fine, Gerdon."
『Gerdon... I kind of like that name.』
We laughed and shook hands.
We took formation outside the town.
However, after giving the instructions, I climbed to a corner of the town wall.
『Is it really okay? You’re not that strong, right?』
"It’s fine, it’s fine. It’s an easy job of charging into the enemy camp, waving the spear around, and becoming a hero."
『That’s what you said before.』
"Alright, let’s welcome them."
I placed Gerdon a little away from the gate. The wolf fangs were scattered around in positions where we could talk via telepathy.
『Boss! The orc army is coming out of the forest!』
After Chick Captain’s report, the orcs poured out of the forest.
"BUUUMOOOO——!!!"
The guards defending the gate and the adventurers who had gathered in small numbers shouted in shock.
"T-That’s insane! How many are there!?"
"It really came out!"
"I can’t believe it!"
『Yabe! They really came. Are you really okay?』
Gerdon, holding the halberd, had his legs slightly trembling.
Time to show a new trick.
I quickly changed into Derone Mr. II inside my robe.
Then I formed a shape in both arms. It looked like a sniper rifle.
BANG! BANG!
I sniped the orcs’ heads with iron bullets.
By the way, these iron bullets were mass-produced by Alchemist Sarina from Solenarini town. She had been working on them whenever she was free, so I had quite a few stored in sub-space compression. The slime-cell sniper rifles had lifegroove marks on the barrel for straight flight. They were fired by compressed magical power, but the bullets would need gyro rotation to fly straight.
I sniped the orcs approaching one by one.
『Amazing! The orcs are falling one after another!』
"Just make sure you swing the halberd like you’re finishing them with it."
『Got it.』
BANG! BANG! BANG!
The sound was very loud because of the compressed magical power. But the accuracy was terrifying. The bullet was physically powerful, but since it was fired by magical pressure, it was still a physical attack. For orcs, it probably didn’t matter.
『It feels like I’m the one hitting them.』
"That’s good."
Gerdon was swinging the halberd at the approaching orcs. In reality, I was sniping almost all of them.
The orcs didn’t organize into a proper formation, so it was very easy to handle. At this rate, we would probably finish them all with sniping.
"...The main force is over there..."
I looked toward the north gate.
『Gugug... Humans who destroyed the town! Orcs who will make an orc kingdom!』
『『GUOOO!!』』』
These were much larger, more imposing orcs than the regular orcs, carrying axes or spears. The ones gathered here were upper species like orc generals, and the orc king led them.
『Oh? Even orcs are using some intelligence when they’re upper species. They can speak.』
Logan looked at the orc king like it was a rare creature.
"GUGAGAAAAA——!"
『Whether you say that or not, to you orcs I’m the Grim Reaper.』
『Hah! Wolf, know your place!』
The orc king charged in with a huge spear.
But then—
Suuuuurii
The orc king’s head fell.
『GUGAGAAAAA! You bastards!』
『Sweep them! Cut off their heads! Don’t let a single one escape!』
『『『Hahaha!』』』
The wolf fangs scattered in an instant and attacked. The elite force led by the Four Heavenly Kings had been deployed here. The battle lasted only a moment.
『I heard Boss said orc meat is delicious...』
Logan thought while looking at the severed heads.
’I wish upper species had even tastier meat.’
Logan decided he would definitely ask Boss to roast it for him later.
