Chapter 70 (1/2)
Chapter 70
Chapter 70: Meeting of the THREE Perverts
Over the course of a few days, we reached the mountainous area near the border of the Alsarah Kingdom and Ekbana.
“Let us not cross the mountain today, and get up early tomorrow instead.”
“Must be hard for an old person.”
“You always get up early.”
The mountains are too dangerous to cross at night. For that reason, it was common sense to leave early in the morning instead.
The next morning, we got up while it was still dark, and had breakfast in the hotel’s dining room.
Because there are many travelers in the mountain, it is usually safe. But right now, there aren’t really many travelers inside.
The route from this town should be the shortest to Ekbana. I had doubts, but the landlady of the inn told us.
“Did you know that recently, a strange “dog man” has been living in the mountains? Everyone started getting a bad feeling from it, so lots of people have been taking a different route to Ekbana.”
Dog man?
What the h.e.l.l is that?
“They don’t seem to do anything bad, but, once you go near, be careful.”
It wasn’t for certain, but it didn’t seem like the landlady was joking.
Me and the old man tilted our heads in doubt, and left the inn.
“Could it possibly be a new type of monster?”
“I dunno…”
Climbing up the mountain.
It’s considerably rugged on this journey.
It’s supposed around here, according to the landlady, but……. Well, I guess I just thought one of these monkeys could have been the dog man.
Just when I thought I let that mistake slip my mind—
“Ruff, ruff!”
–something came.
A young man.
Probably still around 20 years old.
He looks slightly dirty, but I think he still pa.s.ses as a good-looking guy.
A normal human seems to be blocking the way.
Although, he is wearing a choker, with chains that seem to be leading from it.
And just like a dog, he sits, barking, “Ruff, ruff!”
“……. It’s a dog man.”
“You seem to be right by the looks of it.”
The old man was calm for some reason, even though this monster was here.
I get why travelers and merchants get a bad feeling from this route, and hence change direction.
While observing from a distance, the dog man suddenly began to talk.
“Ruff ruff?”
“No, I don’t understand dog talk…”
“Are you going to Ekbana? Be careful~”
“You can speak English?!”
I instinctively fed the dog man.
“You’re still so young, what happened?”, the old man asked casually.
Wait, that’s not casual at all.
Why aren’t you scared or at least surprised, old man?
“I’ve been waiting for my master here for a long time,” said the dog man.
What does that mean?
I asked withou
t thinking, “A master? Does that mean you’re a slave?”
“No, I’m a pet.”