Light Novel Chapter 22

The Counterattack is the twenty-second chapter of the Didn't I Say To Make My Abilities Average In The Next Life?! light novel.

Summary

 * After Mile sends Pauline to the Hunters' Guild to report the crime. The other three begin questioning the disgraced hunters about why they attacked the Crimson Vow. The other hunters attempt to spin the truth to gain a lighter punishment but to no avail. Around midday an escort arrived to pick up and hunters and escort them to prison.
 * Pauline begins to explain the situation to the others about how her mother married the president of the Beckett Company after Pauline's father was killed and the company's ownership forcibly given away to the head clerk. The president forced Pauline's mother to become his mistress in order to save Pauline and her younger brother's lives. Pauline's mother is waiting for her children to grow up before avenging Pauline's father's death, however Pauline wants to save her mother by getting her revenge first. The other Crimson Vow members agree to help.
 * Once back at the Hunters' Guild, the guildmaster discusses what happened with the Crimson Vow and tells them to take a representative of the guild with them when they go so that they can serve as a witness. Three days later the Crimson Vow left for Talwess with Theresa from the guild as well as Ewan.
 * After a 4 day journey, they arrived in Talwess and checked themselves into an cheap inn to avoid drawing attention to themselves. Pauline had dyed her hair black in order to help disguise herself even further. The next day they broke up into three groups to investigate the city and the Beckett Company without bringing attention to themselves. After concluding their investigation and realization that the Beckett Company was in fact responsible for the attack, the Crimson Vow began to implement their plan.
 * The Crimson Vow set themselves up in from the Beckett Company drawing a crowd and declaring the crimes that the president had committed not only recently, but also the crime of having Pauline's father murdered. Seeing the crowd turn again him, the president orders his guards to kill the Crimson Vow. This is actually what the Crimson Vow want to happen so that they can fight back in self-defense. The Crimson Vow are able to take out the 5 of the presidents guards and the 1 hired hunter before Viscount Boardman shows up with his soldiers.
 * Things seem to start to escalate when the Viscount orders the Crimson Vow to be arrested when Theresa steps in and declares that the Beckett Company is guilty and is to be blacklisted from the guild. The president attempts to have the Theresa also arrested but before anyone can be arrested the Crimson Vow claim "justified self-defense" and fight back with non-lethal spells. As the fight is heating up, the fight is interrupted by Mavis's father, Count Austien, her brothers, Ewan and Waylon, and Santos of the royal guards. Viscount Boardman, either not believing in what was happening or feeling backed into a corner, orders them all to be killed.

Characters

 * Crimson Vow
 * Mile
 * Mavis
 * Reina
 * Pauline
 * Viscount Boardman
 * Alan (mentioned, unnamed)
 * Guildmaster of Capital of Tils Hunters' Guild Branch
 * Lenny
 * Theresa
 * Elbert (mentioned)
 * Master
 * House of Austien
 * Count Austien
 * Waylon von Austien
 * Ewan von Austien
 * Royal Knight Captain Santos
 * President of Beckett Company

Locations

 * Kingdom of Tils
 * Capital of Tils
 * Hunters' Guild of Capital of Tils
 * Lenny's Inn
 * Hunters' Prep School (mentioned)
 * Talwess
 * Beckett Company