7 Episode 7 "Meet the Chief Priest on the Journey to Metecal".txt (1/2)

Metekal, the second largest city in the kingdom, is a two-day walk from the royal capital.

I'm not used to traveling and Cecil has a small stride, so it's going to take about two and a half days.

”I'm worried about our pursuers, so I guess we'll hurry up in the first half and take it easy in the second half.

The road leading from the royal capital is wide and surrounded by grassland.

The people traveling are all moving in groups, surrounding their carts and so on.

It is said that this is to protect them from being attacked by demons.

We're the only two people traveling alone.

”Cecil.

Yes, Mr. Nagy.

Can you get them to mix in with a random caravan in a situation like this?

I think I can do it. It's much easier for them to get a good bodyguard.

A good bodyguard?

It's about Nagi.

'Cecil is a cheat character, but I'm not so sure about me.

'I don't know what it means, but ”Chi-tila”?　You're the master of the ”Master of the”, so you can be proud of yourself.

Well, I'll see what I can negotiate.

There are two carriages on the street.

The one in front of us and the one behind us.

The one in front of us is a rich-looking boxy carriage with a dragon's crest on the wall. According to Cecil, the people using the dragon emblem are the merchants backing up the adventurer's guild. That's why they're escorted by swordsmen in armor and wizards with wands.

The one behind them is still a carriage with a roof and walls, and both have a wing-like emblem on it. It's a bit smaller than the one in front of me, and it's less decorated. It's a very practical chariot. This one seems to be the carriage of the ”Iturna Order” that venerates the goddess.

That's why all the people around them are wearing the same kind of robes and carrying the same kind of staff. They all look like priestly types.

The people riding in the merchant's carriage are probably related to the guild.

If they're going to Metekal's guild, they're going to the same place we are. We can get information from the other side if we make contact, and if it's the adventurers around, it's not a bad idea to make friends with them.

The people riding in the carriage of the Iturna Order are probably the great people of the Order.

The cult is human supremacist, and while they're nice to people like me, they seem to look down on demi-humans like elves and dwarves. But it's complicated by the fact that there are many users of recovery magic, and even demi-humans are kind to the sick and weak. 'Reaching out to the weak' is what the goddess teaches.

I don't really want to be anywhere near either of them.

But it's no substitute for safety on the road.

If I must accompany you, in this case .......

'We have a choice, don't we?'

I headed for the carriage behind me.

”Nah, Nagi-sama!

What the hell, Cecil?

Isn't that the carriage in front of you?

'Why do I have to meet the guild people now? We're going to meet up with them when we get to Metecal anyway, right?

No, I'll keep you informed or introduce myself.

Cecil: ”Cecil: ...... Think about it.

Cecil is smart. He has a good memory.

But he forgets one important thing.

”If the guild likes you, you have to work for them.

Didn't do anything wrong, sir!

What if they give you priority and put you on the job?　How can you refuse to be kind and tell me?

If it's a good job, I think you should take it.

We're at risk of having our skills spotted because of it.

My 'Ability Rebuild' is a nonsensical thing called Rare Skill Create, and Cecil's 'Ancient Language Chanting' is a cheat skill that turns the weakest magic into a maximum magic without question.

I don't want them to get close to me personally and pry into me and find out who I am.

That's why I want to keep my relationship with the guild members strictly professional.

If you get to know the people you work with personally, they'll think it's you and me, right?　I don't mind working all night long for at least one day. No midnight pay or anything else.　Oh, I pushed your time card twice. I don't know how many hours I've worked this way. Hahaha! And sometimes it's like.

Have you forgotten what we're here for?

''Do nothing and play under the sun,'' right?

Yeah, I mean, just take it easy and live a normal life.

So I dismissed the guild's carriage, which could be spotted for its cheat skills.

I'll ask the 'Iturna Cult' carriage if I can accompany them, even though there are some problems.

'...... but, Nagi-sama. I am .......

Cecil pinched his own ears to show them.

Long ears, and brown skin. And red eyes.

Proof of the demon race.

Well, the demon race perished, leaving Cecil behind, so I guess I can push the idea of being a dark elf.

''I don't want Nagi-sama to be looked at in a white light because of me.''

I'll be fine. I have an idea.

I won't be the only one who gets disrespected.

For starters, let's start by catching them off guard.

Let's do one thing here, let's bump into them for no good.

''The 'Iturna Order'. This is a traveler. If you are going to Metekal, may I accompany you for your safety?

I called out to one of the priests surrounding the carriage.

The eyes behind the hood looked at me and Cecil - I feel like they looked at me and Cecil - I think.

Ah, I can vaguely imagine the line that comes back to me.

'We cannot allow a lowly dark elf slave and his master to accompany us.

She's not a slave, she's a wife. She's a wife.

I say it right back.

”──!

''...... haaaaahhhh!''

Cecil turned bright red, as if he could hear a bang, and the priest made a strange noise.

''But you're wearing a collar.

That's the way it's played.

────?

But I'm a dark elf, for sure!

The power of love is cleansing your body from the inside out.

──────── !!!!

This, this, this, this for a little girl?

Dark elves don't grow at the same rate as humans. It doesn't matter how big she is. She is a full-grown woman in body and soul, and has the capacity to accept me as a human being.

────────────!!!!!!????

'I've heard that the 'Iturna Order' worships the Goddess of Mercy. Would it be contrary to the teachings of the Order to discriminate against her for overcoming her race differences to accept me and aim for the right path?

────────────── Kyu.

Cecil, whose face was red to the limit, fell down heckling.

Okay, nice assist.

Oh, Yomega, I knew you were too hard on her.

Oh, yeah, oh, ............ and the chief priest!

The priest rushes up to the carriage.

I thought he was talking about something through a small window, but he came right back.

'...... The chief priestess has sent me to put her daughter in the carriage,'

For some reason, he said in a voice that sounded like it came from the depths of the earth.

'Allow me to accompany you to Metekal. In the meantime, they will knock your nerve back, he said.

'Oh, poor, poor, poor!　It's so tiny!

Kaiguri Kaiguri.

A blonde girl is rubbing and nudging Cecil's head on the carriage.

The girl is wearing a white robe with a lot of feather-like embroidery. She wears silver accessories in her long hair that reaches her waist. She's holding Cecil, who's sitting next to her, with tears in her cherry-red eyes.

She was a beautiful girl.

Her fluffy blonde hair was like an angel in a game, and the face looking at Cecil had a soft smile on it. It's like a gentle beauty full of compassion. She also has a great style. Or rather, Cecil's head is almost tingling against her large breasts.

'What should I do?　You're gonna kill this guy?　How can I make you happy?

But what came out of his mouth was venomous.

'I thought the ...... Iturna cult was spurning non-humans ......?'

”Don't talk to me, outsider.

Glaring, the blonde girl stared at me.

...... This guy is the head priestess, right? And that's what he was called.

His name is Rita-Melpheus.

It seems to be the representative of this caravan.

I don't know why you're in the carriage too. You're making a mess on the seat. Why don't you get out?　Go walk outside. If you don't want to walk, I'll drag you out. I'll lend you a rope and you can put it around your neck. You'll wake up and we'll be at Metecal. In case he doesn't wake up.

I can't just get in the carriage and let Nagi walk by myself!

'Oh, how nice of you.　Can I call you Cecil?　You can call me big sister Rita, okay?