Chapter 17 (1/2)

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“……Dead spirit type monsters are increasing recently?”

When I ask about the details in the report I’m shown, Territory Leader Lischne who has come to report on this matter nods.

“Ee. The sightings are especially much on the northern border. Merchants have caught sight of dead spirit type monsters entering and leaving in numerous villages. But, it’s slightly weird”

“Weird? What do you mean?”

“When the soldiers head there after having received the reports from the merchants, it is peaceful without any particular abnormality. If it was only just one location then we could laugh it off as just a misunderstanding and forget about it but, several times from the same village, other villages as well, a larger place would be Flink that’s a port city which also has the same report”

“……It’s obviously strange huh. Understood. I feel bad for the soldiers but, have them go to the respective villages. After that, submit an investigation request to the guild as well. Have them investigate the reason that the dead spirit type monsters increased”

“Understood”

“Uーn! As I thought, fishes are delicious~! I also like meat but, I like fishes as well!”

“……Aa, is that so. Though on the contrary, having someone gorging in front my eyes have made me lost my appet.i.te”

In front of my eyes, dual wielding forks in both her hands and eating the fish dish is the gluttonous headless knight, Liscia.

It’s such a wild way of eating that it makes me want to ask if she was really a former n.o.ble. Without thinking, ‘Enjoy more of it’, I got slightly drew back thinking, ‘How is she able to stuff that much in’

In addition to that.

“What, Master. No appet.i.te? Then I’ll eat it! It’s no good to have leftovers!”

She lay her hands on even my dish. Because of that, the period until Liscia finishes eating, I can only look at the sight of the dishes clearing one after the other. At this point in time, the mood for ordering dishes as well, taking it from Liscia as well, is gone.

“Fuu, I’m stuffed, I’m stuffed. As I thought, a port city is a great place. I’m able to eat plenty of fresh fishes. Long ago, when I was in the Holy City, there are only rivers because I’m the inland division and in addition to that, river fishes stinks of mud so they aren’t edible

The fishes the merchant transported are all salted in order to prevent it from rotting so it’s unbearably salty and pretty much tasteless. Above that, there are transportation fees which are quite hefty, it’s something that only the top can eat even among the n.o.bles. I also ate it for the first time when I became the Paladin Captain”

Liscia who’s folding her arms and reminiscing. I just casually have it go in one ear and out the other as I drink my water. In the meantime, I lend my ears to the surrounding voices. What I’ve heard from the guests are matters such as, recently there are lots of soldiers or, dead spirit type monsters have increased or, the Feudal Lord has submitted a request to the guild, and the likes.