A Warrior Exiled by the Hero and His Lover

sub-commanders tasked me to search for you, and then go to Big Gear for information on Commander Toru and then… Wait a minute…

The young man’s eyes searched me from head to toe again.

The fake Toru lets go of me and starts to look at me from head to toe as well while shaking my body from side to side.

—Nambala-san, maybe this person is…

—Yes, Takigi… These could be the people we were looking for.

The attitude of both boys changed drastically as they took notice of me as the real Toru.

Suddenly, when fake Toru turns to look at his companions, he notices that they were trying to escape on tiptoe.

—[Paralyze]

—Gyaaa

Takigi idles the four men with just his gaze.

That was amazing… Does it mean that this person also has a demonic eye?

—I guess you guys can understand that we can’t let them get away.
The deputy commander gave me explicit orders to capture them.

—The party is now in a state of shock and awe, and the people who have betrayed the group and committed fraud in the name of the Second Manyu Brigade will be punished accordingly.
Takigi, tie them up while they’re paralyzed.

—Why do I have to do it? Nambala-san should also do a chore or two from time to time.

—Do what your Senpai says without complaining.

—Well…

After those words, Takigi proceeded to tie up the fake Manyu Brigade.

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The fake Manyu Brigade was handed over to the guards by the two men.
The charges were for impersonation and fraud.

In addition, the foursome were also beaten to a pulp and were so swollen that their original faces were unrecognizable.

I don’t doubt that it’s a bit of an exaggeration, but since it seems to be one of their former colleagues, the sensible thing to do was not to get involved.

And since they wanted to apologize to us for the way they treated us, they both invited us to lunch.

—I’m so sorry! I can’t believe you’re the real Commander Toru! Please, I beg you to turn a blind eye to our behavior!

—It’s okay, I’m not even angry.

—You are just as the sub-commander said, you look manly and wise.
Plus your two companions are intelligent and adorable.
As you know, I am Takigi, and this man is Nambala-san, may you not be overwhelmed by his majestic and virtuous aura.

—I… I see…

It’s quite inevitable that your anger will dissipate when someone refers to you that way.
There was also a feast on the table in front of us, and the desire to continue listening to his stories and filling my stomach with this delicious food was increasing.

—Just to confirm once again, you are, without a doubt, the Toru-san of the Manyu Brigade, right?

—No need to use that rare honorific on me.
Here’s my adventurer’s card.

He hands the card to Takigi.
He looks at it and passes it to Nambala, who is standing next to him.

—Both your name and the name of the party match.
However, this is not enough, it could be a forgery.

—We were both in Big Gear before we came here.
So I did some research and found out that the real Commander Toru was given the newly created title of “Manyu”.

—You mean this?

I handed the bracelet to Takigi.
They both rolled their eyes at the sight of it.

—Nambala-san, this is real, right? I’ve never seen the real thing, but it doesn’t look fake.

—This is too expensive for an accessory… But we can’t risk disappointing the sub-commander.
She sent us on faith to find Commander Toru.

Since we are with these guys they keep mentioning a sub-commander, my curiosity to know who she was was already more than me.

As if Kaede read my thoughts, she opened her mouth after spending all this time in silence.

—I’m sorry for the question I’m going to ask you now, but who is this sub-commander you speak of?

—Ney-san

—You are under Ney-san’s orders?! Master!

Hearing Ney’s name was a relief.
I wasn’t wrong in thinking that if I followed the fake Manyu Brigade I was going to end up finding out something.

I’m glad to hear that two of our friends are safe.

—I knew Ney would find a way to take care of herself.
After all, she is my childhood friend.

—No one should know they’re childhood friends….
It’s definitely Commander Toru.

—We have succeeded.
Now we just have to get them to the base to be with the deputy and vice commander.
I really wasn’t sure when we were going to be able to complete this mission, but we did it!

—Calm down, Takigi.
If you show a disrespectful appearance in front of Commander Toru, the Vice Commander’s educational policy will be questioned.
If you don’t shut up now, I’ll punch you in the face and feed you to the pigs.

—Nambala-san should have more control over his foul mouth.

Tras esa respuesta, Takigi recibió un golpe en la cabeza por parte de Nambala.

And sure enough, he burst into tears.
But Nambala immediately tried to calm him down.
They don’t seem to be bad people… Just a bit strange.

I suddenly felt uncomfortable about Frau’s continued silence.

Normally she would be trying to get attention, so I looked over to where she was, and saw her opening her big mouth and chewing on a piece of meat.

—Hey, Frau! That’s mine!

—Too late!