I Became the Burden of a Conscienceless Party

51 – Dragons and Demons (4)

Dragons and Demons (4)

The warrior party arrived at the ruins that Tina was exploring.

Of course, since it was a sudden change in course, no separate news reached Tina. In other words, there was no one to greet her, and only two guards from the ＜Eye of Truth＞ were guarding the open entrance to the ruins.

“excuse me…….”

“You must not come any closer.”

“This is a place that was discovered in advance by the Eye of Truth and has been granted exploration rights. We have also acquired ownership of the land here, so access by outsiders is not permitted.”

“I seem to be an adventurer from some remote village, so please be careful.”

“… … .”

Just one word and countless suspicions returned.

Esmeralda froze silently at the sight of the scholars looking at her as if she were some ignorant country girl.

“Phew… … .”

Was that sight funny?

Jim, who was behind Esmeralda, covered his mouth and laughed.

‘You got left behind.’

Esmeralda cleared her throat, her expression still stern.

Shouldn’t the misunderstanding be cleared up?

“Ahem! That’s why I… … .”

“Oh no! I told you not to.”

“Do you think I’ve only seen one or two people like you? You’re just some country bumpkin adventurers looking to get rich quick! You should go back after I finish talking to you nicely.”

Esmeralda understood.

What is the best way to clear up a misunderstanding?

“Aha, I wonder which one is not a good word.”

First, I pulled out my sword.

I was going to show you what it means to not say nice things.

***

Esmeralda eventually knocked out the two guards guarding the relics.

I felt guilty for hitting a civilian, but I felt relieved.

“… … I’m sorry. We don’t know you, sir.”

“There have been a lot of people targeting the ruins recently, so it’s been rough. I’m sorry, warrior.”

“Okay. I forgive you.”

Esmeralda forgave them. Forgiveness was easy, since she had already been beaten to the point of being heartless.

“I will cure you, scholars.”

“Thank you, Saint. As rumored, you are a kind person.”

“Haha, that’s only natural.”

Esmeralda looked at Irina, who was still working hard on her image at this moment, with cold eyes. Knowing her true nature, Irina’s actions just seemed different.

“Sir, you were too quick-witted.”

“T-T… …! Ugh, I’m sorry.”

Esmeralda felt angry for a moment at Irina’s scolding of her, but she realized that getting angry would only harm herself, so she quietly apologized to the two guards.

If Irina, a priestess of the Celestial Sect, had come forward and intervened in the first place, she would not have drawn her sword.

The more I think about it, the more it feels wronged, but what can I do? She was the one who beat him up, and Irina was the one who treated him.

No matter how stupid Esmeralda was, she knew that in this situation, justice belonged to Irina.

“Then can I come in?”

“Ah, that… … . What is your business?”

Perhaps because he had already been hit once, the guard asked Esmeralda as cautiously as possible.

No matter how great a party of warriors they are, we cannot just leave them alone when they try to enter the land where the owner is.

“I came to see Tina. I heard she was in here.”

“It’ll take quite some time for Tina to come out… … Ah.”

Only then did the guards realize why Esmeralda was trying to enter the ruins. She was not going to wait for her, but to go and greet her.

The two men quietly made their way along the path, looking at Esmeralda as if she were a wild boar at his reckless actions.

“… … .”

Stupid idiot Esmeralda shouldn’t have known that. That’s how she had been making up her image.

The past three years of life have felt so difficult.

“Okay, okay. Let’s go in.”

“Ah! Be careful, warrior! I’ve heard that most of the traps in the ruins are restored over time. That’s why it’s taking longer than usual.”

“Really? Hmm… … .”

Esmeralda stood at the entrance to the ruins and stared inside.

Of course, you can’t know just by looking.

Wasn’t trap removal Tina’s specialty in the first place?

It was natural, since I had come to meet Tina in the first place.

Esmeralda looked back and examined the warrior party.

A saint of the Celestial Sect who no one can match when it comes to boundaries.

Millia, a magician who knows how to find the flow of mana even better than the warrior herself.

And the burden of burdens is the burden of burdens.

“Don’t worry. At this level, it won’t pose any threat to our warrior party.”

At this level, you should be able to get through most traps with your eyes closed.

Esmeralda judged so.

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.

“Okay, Mr. Jim. What do you think we should do from now on?”

“Should I take responsibility for creating this irresponsible result?”

The warrior party was lost.

***

Esmeralda was confident.

I thought that Irina’s barrier would be good at detecting physical traps, and Millia’s eyes would be good at detecting magical traps.

But didn’t she know that what she could think was the Eye of Truth?

If the exploration of the ruins could have been completed in such an ignorant manner, the Eye of Truth would have ended it long ago.

However, Esmeralda, who did not think that far ahead, and the pride of the other party members who were all arrogant, eventually led to their carelessness.

“A teleportation trap? How on earth does something like this exist?”

It was a trap that even Millia’s insight could not completely prevent.

Irina immediately deployed a barrier at the sound of Milia’s panicked voice, but unfortunately, the trap that was triggered was not a harmful type, so her barrier could not stop it.

Teleportation, also known as the highest level of space magic.

It’s a magic that’s several times more difficult than the subspace magic that Millia learned.

And the problem is that it was triggered simply through a relic trap.

“No, if I had known it would be like this, I wouldn’t have just come in!”

“That’s an admission that you were negligent in your investigation.”

“Huh!”

The teleportation split the warrior party apart, and Esmeralda had to suffer the miserable result of being separated from the other two, except for Jim, the demon spy.

If that’s the price of complacency, then it’s a sufficient punishment for her.

“Okay. I’m sorry. I made a hasty decision. I’ll pay the price when I get out, so at least give me some advice on what to do.”

“It was a phenomenon that even Lady Milia could not respond to, and even the Saintess could not stop. Wouldn’t it be suicidal for the two of us to explore such a ruin full of traps?”

It was too difficult a journey for a crippled man and a idiot to overcome alone.

“Huh! What did you say to Tina?”

“I should come out to pick you up and say I’m sorry for the trouble.”

“They’ll treat me like an idiot.”

“There’s nothing wrong… … exactly.”

Jim remained silent as Esmeralda glared at him.

It’s not okay to touch someone when they look upset for no reason.

“Well, okay. But I think it would be best to just stay still. The guards outside saw us go in, so if we wait, they’ll come rescue or something.”

“That’s a wise decision.”

The action itself wasn’t wise.

Jim nodded, hiding his thoughts. Of course, Esmeralda could see through his thoughts.

Now I’m just tired of crying.

Esmeralda just stared at the luggage with bleary eyes and then slowly sat down on the floor. Of course, she sat down carefully while checking the floor, so she wouldn’t trip the trap.

“hmm.”

However, Esmeralda got up again as the vibrations traveled up her buttocks just as she had fallen to the floor.

Yes, it was a place that was blown away by a teleportation trap, so there was no guarantee that it would be okay if I just stayed still.

“Mr. Jim.”

“yes?”

“If you don’t want to die, just run exactly behind me.”

“yes?”

With those words, Esmeralda began to run.

Jim stared blankly at Esmeralda’s back, then started running along with her, feeling the vibration that he could feel as he stood there.

“Wow, is this what I think it is?”

“That’s right. I guess people in the past couldn’t stand this kind of emotion either.”

Esmeralda runs in front, with Jim following behind.

Soon after, a huge rock appeared behind the two people.

The highlight of the exploration of the ruins was the appearance of a rock ball rolling through a narrow space.

Of course, there were many ways to respond.

The books Jim and Milia read were also full of adventure-related books, and weren’t there also a lot of those clichés?

Like sticking to the edge to avoid the rolling ball.

The fact that it is common means that the countermeasures are also certain.

And the designer of this ruin’s trap seemed to be a man who knew how to compromise between romance and reality.

“It’s so square! It’s not rolling, it’s sliding!”

“If you have time to explain, focus!”

Esmeralda drew her holy sword and swung it immediately.

The luggage following behind could see the arrow falling in two pieces.

Is it just an arrowhead?

Esmeralda wasn’t avoiding the traps, but rather breaking them all as she went forward. This meant that her confidence that she would be okay even if there were traps wasn’t an unfounded confidence.

“Floor! Be careful!”

“yes!”

Esmeralda calmly responded to the trap where the floor suddenly collapsed.

Even Jim couldn’t help but be moved by the sight of the warrior destroying the trap in advance while staying a certain distance away.

‘No matter what, a warrior is a warrior. He went this far for me… ‘

Jim followed the warrior’s back diligently.

I feel like following along.

That’s Esmeralda’s back.

However, even Esmeralda couldn’t deal with all traps. That’s why she had Jim follow her.

That’s to prepare for a trap she hasn’t even noticed yet. Of course, even if you do that, you can’t say that you’ll go down the exact same path.

“ah.”

Jim, who was running behind Esmeralda, suddenly felt his feet sink in and realized that he was fucked.

Even if you know, it’s difficult to respond.

The trap that Esmeralda didn’t notice and stepped on with just one step was triggered.

Rattling!

In an instant, the ceiling opens and an arrow flies right in front of your eyes.

As a wizard, it was virtually impossible for Jim to react to arrows flying right in front of his eyes.

“Bow down!”

But fortunately, Esmeralda, who was running ahead, immediately reacted to Jim’s frustrated mutterings.

Because she also thought that something like this might happen.

I didn’t think the odds of that happening were that high, but it already happened.

Esmeralda quickly turned and cut down the arrow flying towards Jim.

However, because the two were running hard, that alone greatly upset their balance.

“Hold on tight!”

Esmeralda held onto her burden as it was about to fall, and stabbed the holy sword into the rock that was pushing her from behind.

Perfect improvisation.

Attitude towards colleagues.

To anyone who saw it, the current Esmeralda was a warrior in and of herself… … .

‘No matter what, a warrior is a warrior. This heart will surely bring peace to the world.’

Jim, buried in Esmeralda’s chest, couldn’t afford to see such a sight.

It was soft.