Chapter 42 – City of Flowers and Mysterious Voice Part 1 (2/2)
The dishes above the plate just keep on disappearing very fast, along with the tea.
Around the time Elk finished her food, I was about to finish my own.
「You’re fast when eating, as usual……」
「Hahaha, It’s always been like this. Leaving that aside, is there some place to dump the garbage? I want to dump this paper plate as it will be a hindrance when I buy again」
「You still want to eat!?」
Of course. My eat-and-walk trip has only just started.
And, I like this tastiness more than I had expected. It’s my precious stay here, then I want to eat all the Flower Dishes……no, in this occasion I want to dominate all the stalls in this city.
「Geez……you’re like a gourmand. You’re too much honest to your appetite, but keep in moderation, okay? Apparently the food in inn is also『Flower Dishes』, don’t blame later if you can’t eat because of your stomach is already full」
「Hahaha, it’s fine. This much will get digested pretty soon」
In fact, my『Elemental Blood』can even enhance the internal functions of body. Hence, it even enhances my digestive system from the stomach to the intestines, like that the digestion and absorption is completed within some minutes. It’s convenient when in a hurry. And in addition, the efficiency of absorption of nutriments is also an improved version if compared to normal ones.
`「I see…………Hm?」
At that time,
Elk abruptly stopped……and surveyed the surroundings.
“What happened”, I asked but she didn’t reply and kept on looking around restlessly.
Those movements got me curious, so I also stopped and started looking around restlessly. But, I don’t see any unusual thing at all.
「……Minato, did you hear that?」
「? That, like what?」
「A high-pitched voice……like that of a child, something like that……」
……A child’s voice?
No, well there are many children in this city, so of course I can hear them from here and there……with my enhanced hearing ability.
But there is nothing unusual or anything……
「No, it wasn’t a normal voice, but it was very clear, and resounded too……it’s was a very strange voice. Moreover it seemed like a crying voice……Minato, didn’t you hear it?」
……? Nope not at all……
Or rather what do you even mean by clear and resounding?
I look at Alva on my shoulder and it cocks its head in puzzlement as is saying『Don’t know』. Apparently Alva also didn’t hear it.
「Isn’t it……your imagination?」
「No, I don’t think it might be like that……Ah, hey, I heard it again!」
「Eh!? Right now!?」
Immediately I strain my ears……and enhance my『hearing ability』just in case, and tried to search through the surroundings.
I strain my ears to see if I can hear the voice Elk is telling about.
The useless noise are really too much, so it’s a trouble to find the target, but because I’ve gotten somewhat used to this thing, so I persevere and still continue.
……Or so I had thought……
「See! Right now too……I can heard words like『it’s not good like this』and『why』, I can hear them. Hey, Minato, Alva too」
「…………」
Ehhhhhhhh……? No, well, umm……We both don’t hear a thing.
Seeing my somewhat unpleasant face Elk guessed that much, and appealed saying『I can truly hear that』while showing a bewildered expression.
No seriously, it’s me who is bewildered……
Frankly, I don’t think it can happen that we both don’t hear a thing while Elk can hear it.
From what I know, Elk hasn’t done any training in that area, so her hearing ability should be the same as a normal adventurer. Even in her training with me, I don’t train her in that stuff.
On contrast with her, my hearing ability, without any more enhancement, is already several times better than a normal human being.
Alva is also the same. It’s common knowledge that Alva’s demon sensor is several times superior than humans. In addition, from the experience till now, in many cases……his danger sensing ability can even surpass mine.
And those us, this time I even enhanced my hearing ability yet wasn’t able to hear the voice……while Elk could?
「……Are you sure it ain’t your imagination?」
「Wh-What!? You doubting me……Ah, I can’t hear it anymore……」
「…………」
——PiiiiIIIiiiiIII?
「This wasn’t my imagination!? I seriously was able to hear it just before!! Why can I hear it anymore!?」
No, it’s me who damn seriously want to hear it.
After that Elk still persisted, so I tried to search for the owner of the voice, but……it’s not a problem of difficulty when searching for something one has no recognition of.
When I asked Elk『Where』did you hear it from, she only replied that she doesn’t know.
In the end, the identity of that mysterious『voice』still didn’t get clarified, and like that the day turned into night.