I Own A Brothel In Another World (Ch. 1-196)

Chapter 65 - Through the Eyes of Another: The Bard Discovers a New Land

After his huge finishing move, Kamil can't even lift a finger, so Paul and Marcia have to pick him up and carry him like some wasted drunk. I'm pretty sure they've been in such a situation at least once before, judging from how swiftly they manage to scoop him up from the ground and how easy it seems for them to keep guiding him.

The main threat has been dealt with, but that doesn't mean the siege is finished. There are still monsters all around the village's palisade, even though their numbers are not that high. Paul informs the wardens present by the southern gate that we'll take care of them soon so they can spread to all the other gates to keep an eye on them.

Literally dragging Kamil over the ground, we head to the main square in the village to check on Vanessa and the residents. From afar, it looks like everything is fine and she did follow Paul's instructions as we can see a huge, flipped over bowl-like structure rising into the sky made out of mud.

She notices us coming and runs to meet us.

"How's the gate? Are you guys okay? What happened to Kamil?"

The person in question chuckles wryly. It's all he can do in his current state. "It's all good... We've... dealt with most of the monsters... I'm just... a little drained... from going all out..."

Vanessa raises one of her brows. "Was that weird pillar of light perhaps your doing?"

"Yep! Our handsome hero wanted to make a good impression on our beautiful princess. Did his valiant effort capture your maiden heart?" Marcia teasingly butts in.

"Shut up! I was just following Paul's plan! I didn't do it to look good!" Kamil retorts.

"You sure?"

"Yes! I'm not that kind of person!"

I snort mentally. He is very much that kind of person, even if what he is saying is actually true in the current predicament. If it was any other girl in the past, he would not waste a chance to hit on her, but somehow, he acts completely different in front of Vanessa.

We hear a soft giggle and see the princess covering her mouth. "It truly looked to be a work of a Hero chosen by the Goddess. I would lie if I were to say that I am not amazed by the sheer power that divine light emanated."

She gives us a beautiful smile and I'm pretty sure Kamil blushes a little while averting his eyes. On the other hand... After our last talk by the fire... I'm beginning to think she's intentionally playing along to tease him for some reason... And when I glance at her, she winks at me with a merry smile as if reading my thoughts.

Afterwards, she opens up the shelter and starts letting people out. The village chief approaches us and we report the situation to him. We leave Kamil in his hands and split into three teams to cover more ground faster.

Shino is the strongest of us when it comes to offence so she rushes towards the western gate by herself. Paul and Marcia head towards the eastern one and I'm left with Vanessa to check on the northern entry and its surroundings again.

"Want a ride?" she asks after we take a few steps towards our destination.

"Hm?"

Without elaborating, Vanessa starts her exotic dance using her staff and part of the ground emerges from under her feet, creating a flat, stone board. It's the spell that allowed her to surf the earth back when we first met. She offers me a hand with a warm smile.

I take it and she gracefully pulls me in with a bit more strength than I expected and I land in her arms, leaning against her body. Our eyes meet for a brief moment and her smile grows wider. A second later, she thrusts her staff to the front.