I Became an Academy Baldo User - Chapter 6

“Sir! It’s over there!”

 

“Okay.”

 

Robber C guided us to their hideout with a light gesture, as if inviting a friend to his house.

 

I thought it was funny, but Hori was different, She was watching robber C with a disgusted expression from the beginning to the end.

 

“June Baron, Would it be okay if you let him go? He might run away or betray you.”

 

“It will be fine. He doesn’t seem to have any intention of escaping. ”

 

Above all, even if robber C ran away, I had the confidence to catch him immediately.

 

“More than that, why did you guys follow me? You can just rest by the campfire.”

I asked because Hori and Boris didn’t stay behind the campfire and followed me.

 

“It’s just that… Thinking about what happened earlier, I don’t think anything will happen if I go with you.”

 

“Honestly, I too think the same even I also thought that going back and forth was annoying”

 

It seemed that the fear of robbers that had sprouted in their hearts had completely disappeared.

 

At times, I wondered if the sense of crisis was missing too much, but if anyone saw that scene earlier, it’s not unreasonable for them to become like this.

 

“But, just in case you don’t know, hide behind me.”

 

“yes.”

 

“Yes, I will.”

 

When Hori and Boris answered, robber C, who took the lead, also smiled and said.

 

“Sir! Can I hide behind you too?!”

 

“You just know how to avoid anything, you bastard.”

 

Coincidence or not, the robber’s hideout is said to be located not too far from here.

 

No, on the contrary, it was not far, so they could easily bring dogs and arrows.

 

In any case, it was a good thing for me as I didn’t have to go very far.

 

“what is it that they stole from you that you are looking for it so desperately?”

 

“Yeah, They were research materials that my father left me.”

 

As Hori, herself said earlier that her family had been alchemists for generations.

 

The swordsman’s family has developed their own swordsmanship and passed it on from generation to generation, for advancing it more.

 

And like that alchemists have researched one or more things, and have advanced their research by adding their ideas and philosophies.

 

“In my family, it was a drug that strengthens the body. It is like a potion that temporarily increases a person’s physical strength.”

 

Hori’s father, like his ancestors, has also advanced research by adding his own ideas and philosophies.

 

And when the research came close to completion, he presented his research to the academic conference, but the reaction went beyond apathy and was hostile.

 

‘What is this!! With what kind of  mind do you have to present such a bizarre work at an academic  conference!!’

 

‘Even discussing it at the conference is nonsense.

 

‘If your father sees you now, he will regret not using birth control!’

 

Hori’s father was bombarded with criticisms and, if he had been a web novel writer, he would have been unable to endure it and would have posted an announcement about it throughout the year.

 

After all of that, support for Hori’s father was cut off, and it became difficult to even sustain a family’s livelihood.

 

However, Hori’s father did not give up and continued his research.

 

As he continued his harsh life, Hori’s father became more and more exhausted, and in the end, he was forced to lie down and wait for death.

 

“When my father passed away, he entrusted me with his research, asking me to take over his research, and that research data is stolen by these robbers.

 

The data in the form of a journal is said to be the sum total of Hori’s father’s research throughout his life.

“When I first saw my father’s research, I was thrilled. I’m not saying this because I’m a family member, but as an alchemist, I felt like I had witnessed everything I had been looking for.”

 

That’s why Hori had to find the research data. To fulfill her father’s wish, and for her own research.

 

“Then did you lose something so precious?”

 

“Yeah, I was going to get my father’s research materials somehow, but when I came to my senses, I was surrounded and all I could do was run away.”

 

“I’m sorry, Miss Hori, It’s because I took the wrong way and got caught by those guys.”

 

“Oh, no! It’s not Mr. Boris’ fault.”

 

“Yeah, if you ask who’s to blame, it’s these bastards.”

 

With that said, I lightly kicked the ass of robber C, who was walking in the lead.

 

“oh! Well, I’m not on their side anymore!”

 

“Yeah, you are not….”

 

Now I feel like an idiot to even respond to this traitor.

 

After walking for a long time, we arrived at the robbers’ hideout before dawn.

 

“Are they here?”

 

The place where robber C was guided was like a cave, and when I looked at the ground, there were still traces of people’s footprints or wagon dragging.

 

“Yes! probably All but a few are probably sleeping now!”

 

“I didn’t think anyone would live in a such place, are they really living in a place like this?”

 

“Looking at the entrance, it doesn’t look like much, but it’s wider than I thought. they also put the stolen wagon inside.”

 

After that When I asked robber C about if there is any other way out, robber C shook his head.

 

“Okay?.”

 

Then you don’t have to worry about the enemy escaping.

 

I stopped in front of the cave entrance, took a deep breath, and shouted as hard as I could toward the cave.

 

“come here!!”

 

*****

 

I had a fucking dream.

 

Ever since I was little, I was abused by my father in the name of training.

I wondered what would happen if I had just become a knight, but I met a fucking senior knight.

I was kicked out of the Knights because he was a boss.

 

It was a dream in which the memories before being thrown into this gutter were replayed in front of my eyes like a novel.

 

It was supposed to be just a dream, but it felt like I was watching some kind of kaleidoscope. so I feel bad for no reason.

 

‘mother… .’

 

I threw my sweat-soaked blanket on the floor and stood up.

 

My whole body is wet with sweat.

 

The movement I was about to move to the place where drinking water was stored to quench my thirst.

 

“come here!!”

 

A loud, unheard voice echoed through the cave.

 

‘What the fuck is it?’

 

All the members who had been in deep sleep were awakened by the loud voice, except for those who were standing guard.

 

“boss!! what going on?!”

 

“I don’t know kid, Do you have the magic tools you bought before? Come find out what’s going on with that.”

 

“Yes!”

 

the subordinate took out a telescope enchanted with night vision.

I haven’t seen it for myself, but from my experience, it’s probably not a regular army of the territory.

 

A controlled regular army wouldn’t have done something meaningless to wake us all up.

Even if they didn’t want to risk going inside, there were plenty of ways to get us out, like knocking down a cave or setting a fire at the entrance.

 

‘Are they an adventurer then?’

 

If they are an adventurer, it’s a story of possibility.

 

Because there were plenty of stupid bastards who thought they were strong just because they killed a few poor bandits.

 

“boss!! I saw them!!”

 

While thinking about this and that, the subordinate who had been sent for reconnaissance returned.

 

“Yeah, how many were there?”

 

“yes! There were four! But that…”

 

“What is it, don’t hesitate and tell me.”

 

“One of those four is our member.”

 

That stupid bastard… He was caught by the enemy and blew the information as if it was nothing.

 

I can roughly understand how this hideout deep in the forest became known.

“And what else is unusual?”

 

“That…, The other two are the ones who we robbed of their wagons and luggage this morning.”

 

“And The other guy.”

 

“I do not know. He’s got a sword around his waist. He keeps shouting at us to get out by himself.”

 

“It’s ridiculous.”

 

If I were to summarize the story in a nutshell, it would be something like this?

 

First of all, those two people, who were running away from the pursuer, accidentally flowed into this mountain.

 

Then, by luck or whatever, while running away from the mountain, the two accidentally encounter a strong adventurer.

 

All of our children sent to the chase must have been killed by the adventurer except for one traitor over there.

 

After that, with the help of the traitor, they even found our hideout, and we got to where we are today.

 

“…”

 

Even thinking about it, I want to know what this is.

 

The probability of meeting a strong adventurer by chance in the forest where they escaped from the robbery is even foolish to think about.

 

“Hey, arm all the kids. We should bring all the dogs and let them eat some meat after a long time.”

 

In any case, if he was strong enough to annihilate the people who were sent to the chase alone, it would be good if he all attacked together.

 

‘I don’t think there’s such a strong adventurer around here.’

 

Could it be that he was one of the aristocrats heading to the academy?

No, a guy like that would not have crossed the forest in the first place and would have taken the wagon to the proper road.

 

After a while, when the armed men gathered in the common room, I put my favorite greatsword on the top of my epaulet and said:

 

“Some of you may have heard of it, but some crazy guy came to kill us all by himself.”

 

Did you think it was a joke?

 

Or maybe these guys are just as stupid as me, so it doesn’t make sense.

 

Either way, it wasn’t a bad atmosphere, so I continued talking.

 

“Those who sent it to the chase have died, but there is no need to worry. because… Right here I am—.”

 

“Hey, you bastards!!  I’m waiting to see you!! If Don’t come out soon I will, bastard!!”

 

“Huh, really…”

 

After I stopped talking, all the members burst into laughter at the sudden voice.

 

“Without further ado, let’s go kill that bastard.”

 

“yep!!”

 

It seemed that the morale of the members was rising at the loud reply that was not defeated even compared to what was heard from outside.

 

The anxiety I felt earlier has now disappeared, and the members with confident expressions headed towards the entrance where the intruder was waiting.

 

‘That’s him.’

 

When I arrived at the entrance, I saw a black-haired kid who looked to be about 20 years old splitting his hair while looking at me.

 

“Is it you? Who’s been screaming since before?”

 

“Yeah! It’s me!!”

 

The kid leaned forward, holding the hilt in one hand and the scabbard in the other.

 

“Die so I can have fun!!”