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Volume 10 Chapter 280

Again… A Miss?

「Cain-nii, how many times is this now?」
「Sorry about that. That’s why I brought you and your men out for a drink on my treat」
When Cain looked back, the knights of the kingdom under Leon, were making quite a ruckus while drinking.
Show some restraint—Cain muttered softly.
「Aah, it’s fine. They’re probably satisfied just drinking for free and taking a break」
「Well, that’s all right then」
「Well, it’s not that me and my men are bothered with not doing any work. It’s our job to eliminate threats to the kingdom」
Leon, the older brother of Haruto, leads a unit of knights serving the kingdom. He was the youngest to become a unit leader and currently has thirty men under his command.
Also, Leon and Haruto’s elder brother Cain could sense threats approaching the capital with his hyper-intuition skill. However, as the captain of the royal guard, he couldn’t leave the capital freely.
So Cain had asked Leon several times before to eliminate threats approaching the capital.
Recently, Cain had requested Leon to subdue monsters several times—
But every time, before Leon and his men could set out, Cain stopped them.
Because the targets for subjugation had disappeared.
「It’s quite concerning that Cain-nii’s hyper-intuition is off to this extent」
Leon was worried about Cain’s condition.
Monsters left alone tended to grow stronger. Conversely, by subjugating them early, both the damage and the burden on those who do the subjugating could be reduced.
Cain’s hyper-intuition informed them of impending strong monsters. This country had been saved many times because of it.
But Leon was worried that Cain’shyper-intuition was becoming unreliable.
「Actually, hyper-intuition isn’t wrong」
「……What do you mean?」
「Monsters are indeed appearing. But while I’m asking you to subdue them, someone else is defeating them」
「Huh? But… … aren’t those monsters the kind that I would be asked to subdue? Who on earth could defeat such monsters?」
Leon was strong.
Among the soldiers of this country, Cain was the strongest.
Next was the commander of the kingdom’s knights.
Third was Leon.
Cain and the commander couldn’t move freely due to their positions. Even if they knew about the appearance of monsters, it was practically impossible for them to deploy immediately.
Therefore, as soldiers who could move somewhat freely, Leon was the strongest in this country.
Before Leon could move, someone had already eliminated the threat.
However, an unknown force could itself become a threat.
「Cain-nii…… do you have any idea?」
Leon somehow sensed that Cain was hiding something.
「……I do. But I have no confirmation. After all, my skill is just hyper-intuition」
「Got it. If you feel a strong monster coming again, I’ll go there and check it out. No matter what」
「You’re not taking your subordinates?」
「Yeah. If I have them prepare for deployment, it’ll inevitably slow things down. So next time, I’ll go alone. Of course, I won’t push it」
He didn’t want to put his little brother in danger, but Cain, who was starting to doubt his own skill, accepted Leon’s proposal.
「Got it. If it seems dangerous, come back right away, okay?」
「Yeah, I will. By the way, according to your hyper-intuition, Cain-nii, who’s the one defeating those strong monsters?」
「Um… well, you see—-」
Cain’s intuition occasionally grants him visions.
When he sensed the presence of a Class A dangerous monster, he foresaw that it was an Ogre.
And the person who would cut the Ogre into pieces—-
That person is someone Cain knows well.
「Haruto」
「Huh?」
「Our little brother, Haruto. He’s the one defeating the monsters」
「……Haruto’s still a student at the magic academy, isn’t he? It’s a bit hard to believe that he’s defeating monsters near this capital—」
「Haruto turned fifteen this year」
「Y-yeah. That’s right」
「Which means he can register with the Adventurers’ Guild」
「…….So, you’re saying that Haruto has registered with Adventurers’ Guild, and defeating monsters that I should be going out to subdue for guild points?」
「Yeah, pretty much. By the way, according to my hyper-intuition, he’s still an E-rank adventurer」
「What!?」
With incomplete information, Leon’s doubts continued to grow.
「For now, I’ll let you know when I sense a strong monster again. Most likely, Haruto will be there. If so, ask him directly about everything」