I, a Holy-Attributed Healer, Am Surrounded by Beautiful, Big-Breasted Women of the Female Knight Brigade - Chapter 40 - Mei Is Arrested

Chapter 40 – Mei Is Arrested

It’s incredibly hard to walk.

“Hey, aren’t you both hot?”

Walking with both arms tightly held is incredibly hard. Plus, since both of them are wearing recognition-blocking robes, it’s hot.

“Yes. I’m fine, Master.”

“Ao is fine! Ao is so happy!”

This is the third time we’ve had this exchange, but after being told it’s fine a third time, I can’t say anything more. I’m happy that they like me this much, but now that Mia has confessed to me, I honestly think that I’m at the peak of my popularity.

“Master, please don’t worry about us. When I think about my life so far, I’m very happy right now.”

“That’s right! Ao is happy just to have Master, good food and a place to sleep.”

Their feelings of happiness are so modest that it makes me want to make them even happier.

That’s why, if this way of walking makes them happy, I’ll accept it.

“In that case, I want to know more about both of you. What you like, what makes you happy. What you find enjoyable and what you think is fun. Please tell me.”

“Fufu, thank you. Let’s take our time to talk about it from now on. As Ao said, for us, having Master is the greatest happiness.”

“That’s right! We want to be with Master.”

“Thank you.”

Now, how should I explain this to Krish-san and Mei? I thought as I headed to the Second Knights’ barracks to explain everything.

I asked the two of them to wait outside.

“Excuse me. Is Gain-dono here?”

“Hmm? And you are?”

“I’m Salt, an A-rank adventurer.”

“Oh! I apologize for the other day.”

The gatekeeper who answered in place of Mei’s father bowed his head and apologized.

“No, no, I should apologize as well. I acted rashly.”

“I haven’t seen you around recently. Where have you been?”

“Actually, I’ve been working as an adventurer in the Azaman territory.”

“I see! So, that’s why you weren’t around when she was captured.”

“She…?”

I understand that Mei’s father was taken to the barracks, but who is the girl this gatekeeper’s talking about?

“Yes. She was with you, the daughter of the former gatekeeper for the Second Knights. I think her name was Mei.”

“Huh!?”

I let out a surprised voice at the gatekeeper’s words.

“So you weren’t aware after all. Well, I guess it’s okay to tell you. The people in town all already know. The former gatekeeper confessed that he was leaking information to the Azaman territory. In other words, he was a spy.”

Hearing the word “spy,” I recalled what Honey-sama had mentioned about useless people and connected it to Mei’s father.

However, I wondered if he was really the kind of person who could be a spy.

“Well, it turns out he didn’t have the skills for it, and it was actually his daughter who was the culprit.”

“Mei was the culprit?”

“Yes. They say she joined the Fourth Knights because of her worthless father. It’s great that she cares about her family, but there are some things she shouldn’t do, right?”

To be honest, I don’t understand what kind of person Mei’s father is just from our exchange at the gate.

Also, there’s probably something about their relationship that only Mei and her father can understand.

But the Mei I know isn’t the kind of person who would do something like that.

“So? Where is Mei after she was captured?”

“She’s still in the jail, but she’ll be transported to the Corias territory soon. Her family is with her.”

“Family?”

“Yes, it seems they were all involved.”

I don’t know anything about Mei’s family.

“How long will she be in jail?”

“About three days, I think.”

“Thank you for telling me all this. I’m sorry, may I ask your name?”

We’ve talked so much, but this gatekeeper hasn’t introduced himself.

“Me? My name is Rutas.”

With a gentle, kind smile, Rutas seems like a nice person.

“Rutas, is it? Thank you. Perhaps within the next three days, I might request a visit with Mei. Could I count on you then?”

“Of course. If it’s a request from Salt-sama, an A-rank adventurer, I believe the commander will grant permission.”

Rutas told me a lot of information, so I offered him a small fee as a thank you.

“I can’t take this much!”

This was partly my sentiment and also a small experiment.

“No, no, thank you for the information. I’ll be happy to help you again if you need anything. It must be tough making ends meet, right?”

“Huh? Well, I’m fine as long as I’m still alive…”

“You can never have too much money.”

In fact, money is not a problem.

As an adventurer, I often dealt with officials when entering territories or towns.

“Hehe, thank you very much!”

Except at the beginning, Rutas showed almost no resistance, and I bowed my head to him as he accepted the money.

“I’ll be going.”

“Thank you!”

I said goodbye to Rutas and left the barracks.

“Sorry to keep you waiting.”

I called out to Ao and Ruri, who were waiting for me outside the barracks.

I had given them money to buy something to eat at the food stalls, but it seemed they waited without buying anything.

“Welcome back, Master.”

“Master, welcome back~”

“You guys could’ve bought something to eat.”

“No, I thought I’d be fine without eating yet.”

“Is that so?”

“Yes, we’re okay!”

“Okay then. If that’s the case, let’s go to the lodging. We need to book a room for tonight.”

I want to see Krish-san too.

So I headed to the lodging where I stayed on my first day in town.

“Krish-sama has already checked out. Are you Salt-sama?”

“Yes. I’m Salt.”

I asked about Krish-san at the front desk and showed my adventurer’s ID.

“I have a message for you.”

“I see.”

There was a letter from Krish-san waiting for me, so I went to my room, put my luggage down, and opened it.

It contained the same story I had heard from Rutas.

Mei’s father and her family were suspected of being spies, and Mei was also implicated in their actions.

However, Krish-san couldn’t accept this, so she went back to Corias to gather more information and plead Mei’s case directly to Lana-sama.

The letter also contained an apology for leaving the city to handle this matter.

“Phew, I guess Krish-san hurried because she didn’t know when I’d be back. I can sense the impatience in her handwriting.”

I placed the letter on the table and realized I needed to discuss this with Gain-dono again.

——Knock knock

“Yes?”

“I come on behalf of Commander Gain of the Second Knights.”

Perfect timing. A messenger came from the person I was planning to meet.

“Alright.”

I opened the door and a soldier in armor was standing there.

“You must be Salt-sama. Commander Gain requests your presence. Can you come with me?”

“Understood. Give me a moment to prepare. Can you wait?”

“Of course.”

Since I wasn’t being arrested, I informed Ruri and Ao to wait and instructed the lodging staff to bring some food to the room and left the lodge.

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