Mr. Nobu’s Otherworld Chronicles - Chapter 60

Chapter 60

Chapter 60 Futsuno's Rescue Mission - First Part

 

After our meal, I suggested holding a strategy meeting to plan our moves to Mitama and Kagura who were relaxing with fruit juice .
Mitama isn't privy to the layout of the mansion, the only landmark she knows is the hole she used to escape previously . Then, maybe we'd better sneak in using Space Camouflage . And since Tama-chan can use camouflage herself, she could scout ahead for us .

"We should get close to our destination before nightfall today . I'm thinking of sneaking in before the dawn tomorrow, what do you think?"

"I am in agreement, however, as I very much stand out, I am not well suited for stealth . "

"Ah, regarding that I have this magic that . . . "

I reveal my cards to the two and plan out our moves .
Here's how it's gonna be .

・ Deploy Tama-chan to look out for the surrounding area
・ Put Space Camouflage on ourselves and enter the mansion from a window if possible (otherwise, we're going in through the front door)
・ After we're in, we'll quickly search for Futsuno-san
・ After finding her, it's retribution time for the idiotic brat
・ At the same time, capture the onifolk, or perhaps punish her if necessary
・ Also unabashedly punish the adventurers (?) who are helping them
・ Get compensations for all the trouble they caused

The plan is quite haphazard, but that's just how it is since we don't know the composition inside .
According to Mitama, it should be .
・ Idiotic brat + Onifolk + Adventurers (?) x9 + Kurei-san . We'd have to face at least 12 people . Well, since they're definitely criminals this time, I ain't gonna hold back at all .

"Then, let's dash there . Are you two ready?"

""Yes . ""

I focus and activate the high speed transport magic, pushing the carriage onward . By the way, the wind gushing forth from 『<<Air Thruster>>』 is about as high as the carriage's height, so it passes right below it when controlled well . It wouldn't have gone this well if the carriage was as low as a remodeled car, hey . But really, after hours of doing this, I'm used to looking stupid now . You can say I've been desensitized . After realizing that, I begin to look and listen around, it has gotten quite painless . Thus, I'm intrigued by the conversation the two girls on the carriage behind me are having .


" . . . So, how do really you feel about Nobu, Kagura?"

"You're quite persistent on that topic . I think he is desirable . And how about you yourself, Mitama?"

" . . . I like him, I think . I still don't understand how I feel myself . . . "

Oh oops, tis' a topic a man should not hear . Why are they talking about it now . Mitama-san, yer' too relaxed . Eargh, focus focus . Once I'm done extracting this retribution . . . No wait, I shouldn't raise a flag . Let's save it for when everything is over .
Afterward, we reached our destination far faster than planned . To the point that I'm not sure what to do since we're there too early .

We put the carriage in the cave where I found Lunar Cat since getting too close to the mansion with one would be bad . Of course, I've closed in the entrance with Stone Wall .
After this, we plan to cross a forest near the mansion during the night without sleeping . As there's no guarantee they don't have a scout around, I've put on Space Camouflage on us . Apparently, this magic turns into a dome shape when you specify other people in it . Of course, the center of the dome is me . Perhaps, it's easier to think that we're moving while being covered in an invisible bowl .


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And then at dawn, we're plodding through a hill road in order to infiltrate the mansion . Mitama and Kagura-san have been stooping while muttering something and looking at me with a dubious look, but I pay no mind to them . I've prepared a little something beforehand just in case .

There's two lookouts at the front gate . They look real sleepy, seems like they've pulled an all-nighters . Well, sleep tight then .

"Fall prisoner in thy sleep . Sink toward an endless dream . Nightmare Raid . "

The two may be standing upright, but they are in fact sleeping tight . They must be seeing bad dreams right about now . It's a harassment magic modified from Sleep Mist . Do enjoy getting ***** by some massive old men in your sleep .

*Creak*, I open the gate just wide enough for one to slip pass through and enter inside in turn . It feels a bit anti climatic as there's no more lookouts it seems, but I'm not letting my guard down . I've put a complete set of defensive spells on everyone, it should be good as an insurance to a degree if we run into unforeseen accidents . Tama-chan had scouted ahead before we got here, apparently, Futsuno-san was not present in the last room she was in . Guess best course of action here is to catch some handy-looking guy and ask him directly .

And thus, I caught a lone employee nearby and dragged him inside a room . I dunno who's the villain here anymore .

"Err, sorry but we won't get rough on you if you just tell us what we want, would you?"

I tried to have a talk with a slightly plump old servant that looked as meek as possible . He's awfully terrified though . . .



"I'm sorry, I'm sorry . I can't, it's impossible . Help . "

Did I look that scary, I felt a bit hurt . But then someone pulled my sleeve . It's Mitama .

" . . . Nobu . This person definitely cannot talk . Look at his neck, there's a Slave Crest . I'm sure he's not allowed to talk about something that brings harm to his master . "

Fumu, is that so . Now that I think about, this is the first I've seen Slave Crest . Wonder if I could release it if I leveled up my Slave Trader class? Gotta put on some effort into that . But still, what to do now .

Then, let's get a parchment and write down the questions . If he can't talk, how about finger pointing then, I'll write several things since we don't know what kind is considered harmful to his master .
The result, absolutely nothing about the idiotic brat . However, we got hints on Futsuno-san's whereabouts . 『First Floor』, 『Interior Hall』, 『Saw a foxfolk before』, info from finger pointing . I put the servant, into sleep with Sleep Mist to prevent rackets while thanking him . Sorry about this, I'll release you once this is over .

There's a hall at the end of the passage . Everyone exchanged looks with each other and then we went through the door .

There's Futsuno-san inside a cage at the end of the hall . The problem is her outfit . Why is she wearing a wedding dress .

" . . . Nee-san!"

Mitama rushed toward Futsuno-san . Hold it right there Mitama-san!
Just when I was about to chase her in a hurry, an arrow went straight for the running Mitama's ankle . . . and got flicked away by Stone Skin . Whoa there, I couldn't see anything, where'd it come from!?
I ran up to Mitama in a hurry . The first one got blocked nicely, but it might not hold up on the ones after .
I covered Mitama from multiple arrows raining down on her, and then, with a high-pitched sound, my Stone Skin's effect expired .

I got it after getting closer . This room is wholly visible from the second floor . Both sides of the upper floor are overlooking here . I turned around, and saw a lowlife-looking slender man grinning down on us from above . Cops, that's the guy .
Near the idiotic brat, a female onifolk is leading a group of ten men . Four of them have bows with them .
Looks like we were completely found out . Is he linked with his servants' sense or something .

"Fufufu, Dave, it's just as you said . I never imagined it would go this smoothly however . "

"Kukuku, told ya . That little oni is a softie . Knew she's gonna rush up here if we dangled this bait . "

The two are conversing like it all went according to plan .


But, the female onifolk is talking in such a vulgar way, a huge contrast to her looks . Kagura-san who came after us grinned her teeth when she saw her .

"Mother!? Why are you assisting such an atrocious act like this!"

Looks like my prediction was proven correct . However, I don't get it . Would Kagura-san's mother do something like this? And she's supposedly to have passed away .
Discerning-sensei, full throttle on those two please .

Name: Brave - Gender: Male - Age: 23 - Race: General Human
Class: Shaman Lv28 - State: Healthy
Title: None
【Skill】
Darkness Magic Lv6 - Etiquette Lv2 - Life Magic

Name: Suseri - Gender: Female - Race: Onifolk
Class: Oni Princess - State: Death
Title: 【Oni Princess】
【Skill】
Club Art Lv6 - Body Reinforcement lv4 - Sturdiness Lv3 - Housework Lv3 - Anti-Curse Lv7

What!? Discerning-sensei, please look at every nook and cranny . Hurry hurry!

While my eyes feel like they were burning during the full throttle, I got a reaction . Around her breast, or to be more exact, around her heart, I'm detecting a foreign substance .

Name: Dave - Gender: Male - Age: 47 - Race: <<Specter>>
Class: Unholy Lv33 - State: Parasitic
Title: None
【Skill】
None

【Unique Skill】
Corpse Full Possession

【Specter】
An abhorred sub-species of devil that takes over and controls dead bodies . They're a gaseous life form that parasitically controls the dead . The main body can only use its own Unique Skills, however it can make use of skills the host body possesses . Nullifies attacks other than magic . Especially weak against fire and light elements .

【Unholy】
Class that can only obtained by those whose conducts are outrageously fiendish . Excels at daunting others . Also good at borrowing other people's authorities .


. . . Truly atrocious! This class is basically no different than monsters at this point . I can't read the effect of his Unique Skill, but it's pretty obvious given the situation .

"Kagura-san, that thing is not your mother . More accurately, that thing is controlling the dead body of your mother . "

"Hou, the brat over there . Well done . I thought you were just an extra, interesting . I'll spare your live and use you as a slave . "

Dave is looking here with a broad grin . Since this guy can control dead bodies, the slave trader (Dave) was actually alive when it looked like Mother-san killed him . He must have clung to Mother-san's body and disposed of his then useless original body . Truly a troublesome ability that desecrates the dead .

"Huhu, do you know what it means to turn on me, the son of nobility? I'll let you off with your lives if you be obedient and let yourselves captured . "

The idiotic brat suggested so triumphantly . Who the heck would agree to that . I know many things about this guy thanks to Jamito's info .
Presently, this guy has been disinherited by his noble parents . After all, he couldn't get away scot-free after burning down an entire village . But, being his parents and all, they couldn't just exile their son and instead let him drift here to Gramada with Jamito's help . Apparently this idiot has been acting like a yakuza in Gramada with Jamito's backing and his parent's money . He's got talents in illegal money lending schemes, illegally capture slaves from the shadow, and other shady stuff, so he's gotten quite well known around here . Well, I will now proceed to crush him flat though .

"Pu, what is this disinherited stupid son saying . "

When I provoked him with that, his face that was looking confident up until now turns amusingly red . That's some low boiling point you got there, ex-noble .

"You bastard!! Where did you hear that! You guys, give a beat down to that guy and catch him . "

"""""YES SIR"""""

The men went down stairs on both sides at once . At the same time, arrows are flying toward us .