8 Episode 8 "The Secret of the Asmodians and Cecils Determination".txt (2/2)

He came back and put a ham, a piece of bread, and a bowl of soup with green beans in front of Cecil and me. Hah. I mean, it's cold.

'...... Your bill is fine at 2 arsha. Sorry.

As I held out a silver coin, the clerk snatched it up and left again.

'Cecil, I thought you said fish was the specialty here.

I said. I said, ”The freshwater fish in the lake is the village's specialty, and that's why people come here.

It's ham and bean soup, right?

I'm good, but Lady Nagy,

It's delicious if you think of it as a natural food. Can't get near the lake, I wonder what it is.

'You can't get near the lake. That's why you can't catch fish.

It's kind of a strange thing to get stuck in.

We continued to eat in silence for a while.

There was a lot of noise around us with the voices of drunken people.

The voices of the merchant's guards are in our ears. It's good for gathering information, though.

''But it's disgusting nonetheless!　The Order of Iturna!

We tried to show you the inn, okay?　And you know what I said?　”I don't talk to dirty dwarves. I don't talk to dirty dwarves, for f*ck's sake.

So we're stuck in the open. That's what I call human supremacy, and it's sick.

You're gonna get eaten by the master of the lake. Lord of the Lake.

Because tomorrow, the guild will arrive to kill the Lord of the Lake. It's not what we think.

You can't drink. ”Let's drink, let's drink, let's drink,” he said, and the toast began.

”I'd like to ask you something.

I called the clerk.

”Fish is the specialty here, right? And you can't go into the lake?

...... Sorry.

It's just a request for information.

I'm still groping around in another world.

Thanks to Cecil's knowledge, I can pretend to be a normal human being, but that's not enough for me to live. We don't need to have information, you know.

With a clink, I put a silver coin on the table.

”The Lord of the Lake has returned after a fifty year absence.

The clerk finally opened his mouth.

''It's a giant fish with its head covered in tentacles, and the people in the village call it 'Leviathan'. It appeared in my grandfather's time and was chased away by the people of the Adventurer's Guild. Now it's back in the lake, and we can't go fishing.

Doesn't it ever come up in the ...... village?

''It's an aquatic creature. And 'Leviathan' is a quiet one for a demon.

The clerk casually placed the silver coin in the pocket of his apron.

'They won't attack you if you don't enter their territory or provoke them.

Entering the territory or provoking it?

For example, it's not good to camp by the lake, or to cook a fire, or to shout. They will get excited and attack you. Well, no one in the village would do such a foolish thing.

I've asked the Metecal guild to exterminate it, you know. It will be taken care of by tomorrow night.

There's no need to be afraid, so please don't leave the village now.

It's even more dangerous on the road at night - after saying that, the shopkeeper went back to the kitchen.

...................

This bread is so hard! The soup is cold.

I'm mooching.

But it's precious to think that it's completely organic with no pesticides!

Crunchy and munchy

.............................. Huh.

”Cecil,” ”Nagi-sama.

We sounded alike.

”After you.

Cecil put his hands on his knees and waited for me to speak.

'The 'Iturna Order' carriage was heading towards the lake, wasn't it?

'You don't stay at the inn, do you?

We'd better have a watering hole if we're going to make camp.

And a bonfire is a must, right?

I heard that the 'Iturna cult' sings into the sunset.

You said it was very powerful.

'Leviathan' seems to attack you when you provoke it.

Huh.

We all sighed in unison.

'Nagi-sama. I wonder if Rita-san knows about 'Leviathan'?

I don't know. He himself is kind to the demi-humans, but the other priests are like that. The village chief of this village, I saw him earlier, he's a dwarf, right?

It's ......, right?

Munching and crunching.

The meal was over.

When the waiter lowered the dishes, there was nothing more for us to do here.

All that's left is to go back to the inn and sleep. ............

...... Oh my god.

It's just a matter of time.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make it work.

I'm sure you'll be able to find a way to make the most out of your time with us. The theory behind ”Normal and Peaceful Life” is that you don't owe them anything and you don't owe them anything. If you owe me, I'll worry about it, and if you owe me money, I won't feel comfortable.

I don't care about the priests around me.

'Cecil. Would you like to go practice your magic?

Magical?

I hadn't yet checked how long it would take to chant the ancient language of attack magic.

Yes, that's fine, but...

'We'd be better off away from the village for practice, wouldn't we?

Okay.

If you see someone you know on your way to an unpopular place, you'll at least say hello, right?

Yes. And I think we can at least exchange information.

You know, to make sure people are safe.

Nagi-sama.

What the f*ck?

I think it's cute like that.

......

Cecil's gaze was so straight that I couldn't help but turn my head to the side.

She might be mistaken, but honestly, I've calculated the advantages and disadvantages.

It will take one more day to get to Metecal.

If I can accompany the 'Iturna Order' carriage tomorrow, I'll be safe.

For that to happen, the other side needs to be safe.

Besides, if you owe them a favor, they might be able to help you in your time of need. I'm on the radar of the royal family, as well as the capital's slavers and skilled traders.

So, it's a misunderstanding that Cecil is looking up at me like he's seeing something so dazzling.

Hopefully, he'll give you something in exchange for the information.

No, I'll demand it.

So we left the diner and headed for the lake.

Too late.

”Hey!　Oh, my God!　Nyu-yu-yaaah!

The Iturna Sect's caravan was already destroyed.

Rita, the chief priestess, was alone, fighting a swarm of tentacles that were attacking her from the lake.