Chapter 153 (2/2)
The nobleman pointed to a woman who only looked human and who ran a store.
For a moment I thought he was fooling me, but when the woman turned her back, a set of fairy wings came out.
I wasn't expecting this.
She's probably a High Fae like Frau.
I didn't know fairies could hide their wings.
”Do any of these names ring a bell?
”Hmm... No.”
He looked at the paper I gave him and quickly handed it back to me.
At least we got some information out of it.
It was the right decision to come here after all.
Kaede and I headed to the tent with the fairy.
”Oh, welcome.”
”Hello, I have some questions I hope you can answer.”
”That depends, you'll have to pay depending on the subject.”
She was a woman with straight blonde hair.
Her pretty frilly outfit was designed to expose her back so she could easily pull out her wings. She licked her lips as she watched me, eyes full of pleasure.
”Master, I'll ask the questions.”
”Um... Yes...”
Kaede stood in the middle between her and me.
Judging by the way the fur on her tail is standing on end, she seems to be wary of the merchant.
”I'd like to ask you some questions about the former demon king Roswell.”
”Tch, how boring. It's been a long time since I've met someone I like, so I'd rather talk to him.”
”...What do you mean by 'talk'?”
”Oh, I don't know. A simple 'negotiation' between a man and a woman.”
Kaede's face turned too red. Tears welled up in her eyes and she covered her face with her hands.
Her tail, however, was wagging vigorously. Perhaps something was unsettling her.
”Kaede...”
”I'm sorry, please wait a moment!”
Kaede stepped outside the tent, took out a cloth and sniffed it.
With a look of ecstasy, she scrunched up her face and returned.
Hmm, that cloth looks familiar...
”Let's keep talking.”
”Hey, that cloth is--”
”Where can we find Roswell?”
He interrupted the question about the cloth and pushed the woman to answer her questions.
”I know where he is, but it won't be free.”
She knew better than to just talk.
”He's not that hard to find. If you go to the country of Ainowa, which is where we live, you'll find Roswell easily.”
”So Ainowa, huh? Thanks for the information.”
”Well, you'll probably find it in a second. After all, it's... oops, I shouldn't say anymore. You'll find out when you get there.”
I paid the woman for the information.
Oh right, I should ask her about my companions. I handed her the list of names.
”I don't know them. By the way, are you adventurers?”
”Yes, we are a party called the Manyu Brigade.”
”That rings a bell. I'm pretty sure you're that new party that's been active in the west. But you don't look like the rumors describe you.”
Wait a minute, west?
We're coming from the east.
Is someone impersonating us?
”The only thing I know about it is that it's a party of three incredibly strong women. But it looks like there are some fakes out there trying to pass themselves off as real ones.”
”Master, those three...”
I nodded my head.
”Indeed. Looks like the world is such a big place that there are three other people out there who came up with the same name we did.”
”Master?! No! Someone is taking it upon themselves to spread our name!”
”Why would they do that?”
”I think they're doing it hoping to draw our attention. Those three could be some of the girls.”
Oh, I see.
I hadn't thought of that possibility.
If we follow the rumors of this other Manyu Brigade, maybe we can be reunited with our missing friends.
At the very least it's possible, right?
”I finally found them!”
We hear Frau's voice approaching in the distance.
Upon closer look, I saw that she was carrying a bag with her.
And it's all puffy.
”Look at this, I've bought everything that looked interesting! And, uh, I've spent all the money you gave me more, My Lord.”
”Kyui!”
You spent five million in just one hour?
When I looked inside, I found it was full of books, skulls, plants I've never seen and other junk.
Is there any use for this?
”Yata! I'll go again, again!”
”Kyu!”
Frau and Panda took some more money and flew away.
I found a dirty little bottle in the bag with a price tag of 500,000, and became terribly anxious.
What kind of weird stuff is that girl buying?