I was Transported to Another World and Became a Yuri Heroine

Five

"So, King Homuru, you think the wolves are supernatural?" Gabrielle the Hero asked.

"Apparently. They only appear at night, there are no tracks leading away from the keep...," the older man shrugged.

"We will go out an investigate once night falls, then," Gabrielle nodded.

"Hopefully I can track them," Sinon murmured.

Devas smiled coldly, "What is there to eat and drink? We must be ready for tonight!"

Homuru gave the demon lord a look, but nodded. "A repast has been prepared," he told them, "in our dining hall."

"Yes!" Devas cheered.

Scribe facepalmed.

Sebastian lead them to the food, bowing respectfully. "Please, enjoy," he said politely.

As Scribe joined in the eating, she felt a gaze on her. She looked around covertly, and saw the Princess Sasuki looking at her intently. 'Why though?' she wondered.

Sinon also noticed, and moved possessively nearer to Scribe.

Several of the nights had followed them in, and honestly looked a bit surly at needing the Hero's help. "I don't know why we need you," Sirius asked bluntly.

Gabrielle calmly met his eyes and said, "Do any of you have a magic holy sword that banishes monsters?"

Sirius grunted.

Tyrest, a younger knight, seemed less cranky. "Will you need any assistance tonight?" he asked them politely.

"It would be helpful to have someone who knows the area," Devas admitted.

Sinon frowned, "I don't need...,"

Scribe patted her arm as she said, "You're an excellent tracker, but locals can help too."

Sinon pouted slightly but nodded.

Scribe noticed Princess Sasuki get up and quietly leave the dining hall. 'Odd,' she mused, 'Please let her not be a fan.'.

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One of the giant wolves jumped at Gabrielle, snarling angrily. She intercepted it with her sword and it just disappeared.

"I thought you had to banish them?" Scribe asked.

"Yes. What...?" Gabrielle looked at Devas.

"They're not real wolves, but magical summons," Devas slashed another with her claws.

"Summons?" Tyrest asked, "You mean someone did this to us?"

"Apparently," Devas agreed.

Scribe smashed a wolf over the head with her staff. Another blow 'killed' it.

"Sinon! No tacks, right?" Gabrielle confired.

Not sounding hugely happy about it Sinon confirmed, "No tracks. The paw prints just appear at one point."

"As expected," Devas agreed.

"Can you tell what brought these here?" Tyrest asked.

"Not me," Gabrielle admitted, "Devas?"

"Yes, but I'd have to be close," Devas admitted. "And as I wasn't looking, I'll have to start from scratch looking around the Keep."

"You think it was one of us?" Tyrest asked, scandalized.

"Who else is around here to do it?" Gabrielle pointed out reasonably.

"Aye," he conceded.

Sinon, from behind the fighters, was firing off arrows with deadly accuracy. She seemed to really like shooting through the eyes into the skull.

Scribe beat another wolf dead with her staff as she asked him, "Did no one go out when they first appeared?"

Tyrest looked sheepish as he said, "They looked like real wolves. Wolves that were twice the size as normal..."

"All right, fair enough," Scribe agreed.

Devas and Gabrielle beat the last of them, then they waited to see if more popped up. "All clear?" Sinon asked.

"Now we need to go back to the Keep and look for whomever cast this," Devas noted.

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"May we speak with you privately, King Homura?" Gabrielle asked once they returned victorius to the Keep.

"Certainly," the older man lead them to a private office behind the throne room. "If it's a reward you wish to discuss...?"

"We have a problem," Gabrielle held up a hand to stop him. "Devas?" she asked.

Devas calmly explained how the wolves around the Keep had been actually summons, magic creations that looked like wolves.

Homura looked at them, appalled. "Someone did this to us?" he asked.

"Yes. And it was likely someone in the Keep," Devas said.

Homura frowned, "It couldn't be a nearby rival?"

"It would have to be nearby," Devas admitted. "Unless you have a enemy literally lurking out in the nearby forest?"

"I see," Homura said. "Can you find who did this?"

"We'll do our best sir," Gabrielle said firmly.

"Now what do I tell my subjects?" Homura sighed.

"We defeated them, but there's a chance they could return. So we're staying a extra day," Scribe suggested.

"Clever," Homura agreed. In fact that was pretty much what he said.

They entered back out into the throne room, then walked to a quiet spot in the corner. "So how do we do this?" Sinon asked.

"Using powerful magic leaves a residue, basically," Devas explained. "I should be able to sense it on the culprit."

"So we have to look at everyone in the keep," Gabrielle noted dubiously.

"At least it's only a hundred people," Scribe offered.

"Oy," Sinon sighed.

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They started with the servants, something Gabrielle objected to. "Why assume the poor working folks did this?"

Devas ignored that, knowing how often plots started with servants.

"I think that chambermaid wants Gabrielle," Scribe noted.

Sinon looked at her blankly, having seen the busty wench nearly flash Scribe. 'Then again, her cluelessness is part of what makes her cute,' she sighed.

The kitchen staff and grooms all checked out too.

"That just leaves the knight and nobles," Devas frowned.

They entered the main hall again, where many knights and nobles were still celebrating their 'victory.' They swept the room, but no one stank of used magic.

"Father, I still think we should abandon the Keep. The wolves will return!" Princess Sasuki was talking to her father as they entered the room.

"I trust in the Hero," King Homura replied.

"Oh fuck," Devas blurted.

"What?" Gabrielle asked.

"It's the princess. She's the magic user," Devas said, seeing the remaints of magic around her.

"Really?" Scribe blinked.

"What do we DO?" Sinon demanded.

"Tell the king," Gabrielle said firmly, leading the way.

Princess Sasuki looked up, and she seemed to sense there was trouble. She gestured, and magic flared as two normal sized wolves appeared.

"WHAT...?" King Homura yelped.

"Kill them!" Sasuki ordered, the crowd in the hall screaming and running.

Luckily two wolves, even magic ones, weren't a problem for Gabrielle and Devas.

"Why did you do this?" Scribe asked Sasuki once she was restrained.

"I wanted Father to leave here," Sasuki grumbled.

"Why?" Sinon followed up.

"Have you looked outside?!" Sasuki yelped. "It's snowy and dark eight months out of twelve! There's no one near to court! I WANT TO GO SHOPPING!"

"Oh...," Gabrielle felt a faint bit of sympathy.

To be continued...