Volume 3 Chapter 4 (1/2)

Volume 3: Chapter 4

We entered the City of God Tree and were walking along the central street.

With stalls arranged on both sides of the road, it should be easy to gather information here, and above all, it was the best route to reach George and Cecile’s house located close to the center of the city.

Thus I would like to ask some questions while checking the stores, but—

「Most people answer that they don’t understand the change in the God Tree.」

That was the same for me, Cecile, George, Saki, and Berzelia, who also asked the people of the city some questions.

「It was the same for me. There are also people who believe that it’s a natural change since in case of unusual phenomenon happening to the God Tree, the magic science guild is supposed to make an announcement, but they are yet to make any.」

「Like the siblings, we asked around with Dragon Monarch Hydra, but found nothing.」

In other words, we now know that the reason is not known.

「Hmmm. I see, should we get closer to the tree and actually take a good look at it?」

It was when I voiced this proposal to everyone.

「Hey, carrier lad over there, are you going to the God Tree?」

Seems like we were close to a stall, a man with a huge abacus hanging on his hips called out to us from there.

「Mm? Well, such that was our intention?」

Striking up a conversation out of the blue, he seems like a pretty candid fellow.

Judging by his equipment he should be a merchant, I reply to the man.

「I see. But you better give up on that idea.」

「Give up, you mean going to the God Tree?」

「Yeah. Since you are a carrier, you probably thought of going to the magic science guild to get some work?」

「No, nothing of the sort. ……Well, it’s my first time in this city, a guild on top of the God Tree sounds pretty unusual, so I thought about checking it later.」