Chapter 16 The Hero Of Ranul Village
"Nice to meet you, everyone from Ranul Village. I am the new lord of this land, Lilyna Bartley."
The next day, in Ranul Village.
I, Lilyna, the head of the Bartley family, visited Ranul Village.
After resolving the issue with the bandits and carrying out the execution for the lord, Dana.
I explained the situation and asked if Lilyna would become the new lord, to which she readily agreed.
By the way, the former lord Dana should be undergoing interrogation by the city guards in the capital city right now.
There, he will have to choose between continuing to lie and facing a life sentence with Hellworm, or confessing honestly in front of the city guards and being imprisoned.
Either way, it is impossible for him to continue as the lord.
And similarly, either way, Dana is headed for hell.
"By the way, that was a great idea from Adel-sama, right? If it's Lilyna-san, the people of Ranul Village will also feel at ease."
"Well, since Lilyna has the Hellhound I summoned under her command, and she is a skilled tamer. By placing the tamed monsters in the village, it can serve as a deterrent to prevent those with ill intentions from appearing in the future."
"As expected of Adel-sama. It's a flawless way to resolve things."
While talking with Maia, Lilyna, who had finished her greetings, ran over.
The people of Ranul Village all wore expressions of relief, feeling that the new lord was a trustworthy person.
"Oh, Lilyna. I'm grateful that you took on this matter."
"No, if I can be of help, then this is no burden at all. Besides, if I use the monsters I tamed as a means of transportation for trading, it should also improve the village's economic situation."
Saying so, Lilyna gazed at the people of Ranul Village.
It's really impressive how much it has improved since the last time I visited my old place.
When I mentioned it, Lilyna smiled gently and said,
"What are you talking about? It's all thanks to Adel-san that I am where I am now. If you're okay with it, please let me continue to help you in the future."
With that, we can consider this matter resolved.
As I was about to leave Ranul Village, a voice called out to me,
"Hooray for the hero of Ranul Village!"
"""Hooray!!!"""
I saw that the people of Ranul Village, including the village head Tonito, were facing our way, throwing words of gratitude towards us.
* * *
"Good job, Adel-sama."
Returning to my own tavern, Maia and I took a breather.
This time, the people of Ranul Village were relieved, and thankfully there were no major damages.
"Yeah, Maia, thanks as always."
"No, no. I feel the same way as Lilyna-san earlier. I owe my current self to Adel-sama."
She said with a smile that made me feel ticklish.
And then, I took a sip of the tea Maia had prepared, and peaceful time passed.
Suddenly, Maia had a look on her face as if she remembered something and threw a question at me.
"Come to think of it, that girl didn't come today either..."
"...I'm a little worried."
What Maia mentioned was about the "beast girl" we met a few days ago when we received a request from Marie, the owner of the flower shop.
Just because she was given a meal ticket doesn't mean she will definitely come to our tavern.
However, when she received the meal ticket, the beast girl said she would "definitely come."
Even though it's been about two weeks now, the beast girl hasn't shown up at the tavern.
"I'm curious... I'll meet with the informant tomorrow and investigate."
"The informant... you mean Fran-chan?"
"Yeah."
I said that, and Maia and I nodded at each other.
"I've been feeling a bit lonely lately because I haven't seen Fran-chan. Can you tell her that I've been wanting to meet her?"
"Oh, okay. ...By the way, Maia, you like Fran, don't you?"
"Yes, of course I like her. She's my favorite, but----"
"Huh?"
"Oh, it's nothing."
Saying that, for some reason, Maia averted her gaze.
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