Chapter 214

Rest Stop — Part 2

“Thank you for taking care of all the paperwork, Governor . ” Nell shuffled her feet awkwardly as she retrieved our keys from the old man’s subordinate . “P-please excuse us . ”

“Err… yeah, what she said . See ya later dude . And take it easy . ” Like the hero, I turned my eyes away from the man I was speaking to out of a sense of shame .

“…Rest well . We will be departing first thing in the morning . ”

After saying our goodbyes, we turned in the direction of our room and headed out for the night . Or at least that was what we had intended . I made it no further than halfway down the hall before freezing in place . A strange, tingling sensation had run up my spine . Danger was coming .

“Yuki? What’s wrong?” Nell turned to face me right as the expression on my face switched from one of alertness to one of annoyance .

“Oh, for fuck’s sake… I just wanted to kick back, take it easy, and relax . I guess that’s not happening anymore . ” I sighed . “Get your sword ready . You’re probably going to need it . ”

Her hands shot to her blade . One held up her sheath, and the other sat on the weapon’s hilt as she began scanning her surroundings . Though she wasn’t able to detect the threat I had hinted at, there was no doubt or questioning in her response, only trust .

“Is something the matter?” The manner in which we had both suddenly shifted gears caused the old governor to take notice .

“There’s a big-ass group of monsters inbound . They’re headed straight for the city . ”

“How long will it take them to reach the city?” asked Nell .

“Not long . They’ll probably reach the walls in the next 30 minutes . ”

I quickly looked over my map after answering her and made note of an oddity . The monster army shared our trajectory; they approached the city from the same direction we had . Is it just me, or does this seem like a setup?

The horde’s makeup was composed of orcs, ogres, goblins, and various other human-like monsters not considered a part of the intelligent races . There were a few other beast-like monsters as well, mainly orcs and wolves . These creatures served as mounts and carried members of the more humanoid species on their backs .

My proclamation was met with something along the lines of a public announcement . The clamouring of what was probably a giant metal bell began ringing throughout the city, resounding off its outer walls and spreading through each and every one of its alleys . The other guests began to stir as they realized that there was an emergency . Local authorities shouted loudly in order to calm the people down and steer them to safety . Their voices were so loud I could clearly hear them even through the inn’s thick walls .

“I almost find it difficult to believe that you were able to detect them more quickly than the watchmen even without the use of your eyes,” said the governor, “but I suppose I should have expected nothing less from a demon lord . ”

“Yeah, well, where I live, you’ve gotta be at least this good at sniffing out potential threats if you don’t want to die,” I said . “Anyway