61 57 When the break is over, its time for work. (1/2)

Tanaka Jiro, 28 years old, with a girlfriend

Her Suela Hendelberg

Memory Tris

Occupation Dungeon Tester (full-time)

Magical aptitude 8 (general class)

Post Warriors

”Thank you.

The store, where the taste and visual discomfort was caused by the food terror, was closed by the greeting of the shopkeeper.

Normally, I would have liked to smoke afterwards, but the smell and appearance of my cigarettes were so noticeable that I had to give up on the idea.

Shall we head out then?

”Oh.

With a sense of loneliness in your mouth, you begin to follow Memoria through the hustle and bustle again from the quiet cafe.

After a few minutes of fighting off pickpockets who occasionally wandered in through the chaos of the crowded streets, Memoria stopped in front of a tavern where she thought her destination was.

Naturally, I'd line up next to her.

It may sound strange to say that it could be anywhere, but to my knowledge, it's a fantasy-like tavern.

It's closed, but do we go in the back?

It's not a shame, or maybe it's just the way it is, but it's a strange thing for a bar to be open during the day, with a sign hanging on the door saying it's closed.

No, it's not a problem.

Isn't it locked?

But that's not the point, as Memoria puts her hand on the door and walks into the store without hesitation.

I'm not open yet.

I'm not a customer, so that's not a problem.

What's up with you?

The man's words coming from inside is a natural line for the store.

However, when he saw Memoria who answered his voice, the man put down his polished glass and came out from the counter.

The man is a middle-aged man who could easily blend in if he were on the street we passed by.

The atmosphere is like that, too.

”This is the guy you're talking about?

”Yes, it is.

”We're all going to be treated like freaks all of a sudden.

”When a human is with a demon, it's a question mark in this world, most of them go straight to the gallows.

”In a disturbing way,

My gut tells me that's not all. That's not all.

The man glances once at me and asks Memoria for confirmation.

I can't help but laugh at the words that come from the man listening with a wry smile on his lips.

I'm Jirou Tanaka. I'm a mercenary, Jeero. I'm in your debt for a while.

”This is Bath. I'm a liaison to the owner of this store.

Hold out your right hand and it squeezes back with more force than I expected.

That shows that my instincts are not wrong.

And.

”Sorry to break it to you, but I have a good story and a bad story. Which do you want to hear first?

What's the problem?

I think again.

Things just haven't seemed to work out for you since you came into this world.

Barth asks us in a mysterious tone, as if to tighten his full expression.

It's Memoria's response to that.

And his reply naturally prompted the bad news.

Yeah, I've been hearing some bad news in the kingdom lately, and countries are getting tense in response to it.

”What's the content?

”I don't have any details. But the flow of supplies suggests that they are preparing for war. And I'm told they have Trice in the shadows.

”...... is out of schedule, Jiro.

I guess so. I guess I should get rid of the tourist vibe early, you've been having a rough time since you came here.

The information from the berths, which they describe as troublesome, has forced us to change our original plans.

I'd like to see us go ahead with our original plan of taking it easy and trouble-free: ......

If there is talk that the country is preparing for war, of course you can't do that .

Is that all the bad news?

No. And the Inquisition is circulating. The reason Trice was in the shadows earlier is because we had information that he and the Kingdom guys were together.

The worst.

Unusual .

It's not often that Memoria shows this much disgust as she spits.

So it's a bad idea to be an Inquisitor.

Is it bad?

Yeah, it's so bad that the whole town is going to be suspicious just from the information that he's in town by himself.

What kind of guy?

I am the special agent and enforcer of Trice. You wear multiple masks, your face is a mask, and you live in people's hearts and minds to manipulate them into seducing them, and you judge them by the rights granted to you by your country. He's an executioner.

”Are they parasites or something?

That's the worst.

The guy drinking next to him could be a reaper with a sickle.

That information alone would certainly make it impossible to trust anyone else first.

That's what the mushroom family called cordyceps is like.

Even worse, those parasites are very skilled, and you're in the wrong place at the wrong time.

Totally.

I can only say that I'm really cursed these days.

Things have been really bad since I got here.

”Do you know why the move was made?

”Well, if the Inquisition is going to make a move, we can bet that the top brass at Trice is up to something. But it's so closed off that it's almost insane. It's not easy to get in.

The more I hear about the involvement of the country's top brass in the background, the more troubling it becomes.

From what I've heard, these guys are like a small group of assassins who go against their beliefs and bury inconvenient beings in the dark.

It's unlikely you'll be able to act as if you don't care about them when you hear that they're moving around.

Are we just lucky to have information about the Inquisition?

What's the good news, by the way?

I'm going to have to be careful to keep a low profile from now on.

At least let's hear some good stories so it doesn't get any darker.

How about we talk about how good the food is?

That's a good thing, because it's very depressing to eat bad food all the time, and a good drink is even better.

Don't worry, it's all there.

That one is superimposed, I'll have it today.

Hey, make sure you're dropping money.

...... The air seems to have changed, so it's time to get down to business.

This kind of joke to change the atmosphere is very helpful.

The ventilation with the light-heartedness of the air has changed my mood from depressed to looking forward to this evening's drinks.

What? It's a man's story from here to the store at night.

I'll smoke it and spit it out, okay?

”Oh my God, how can you go out with this guy, brother?

”I fell in love with the pretty one, and I lost.

I'm just joking in the face of Memoria's scornful gaze, and Barth shrugs his shoulders, but his mouth won't stop talking.

You'll be able to find out that Memoria and I are dating, or perhaps she can sense it from the distance and atmosphere, so she turns to look at you to tease you even more, but if you're embarrassed, she'll take advantage of you, so she cowers her shoulders and deals with it with room to spare.

You're smitten, but it's okay. The good news is that a new dungeon has been discovered by the Beastmen confederation. They've found some stuff there.

Maybe that's why they don't ask any more questions, and the conversation goes on.

It was good for us, that's what I call the real pleasure of the other world.

Well, I'm used to going to work, but this is a good time to get information about this side of the world.

Is it okay for me, a human, to go there, Memoria, isn't this a land ruled by beastmen?

It won't be a problem. There will be exchanges, and some adventurers and mercenaries are not settled by vocation. And merchants will go wherever the profits are without telling you. The Beastmen's Union is no exception.

”Of course there are exceptions,

The exception?

It's slavers and criminals.

”Oh.

That certainly would be alarming, even if you're not a beastman.

Unlike Japan, where everything is safe, this is an everyday sight.

The Beastmen's Union has no slavery, so slavers can't get in or out, but some of them want beastmen's slaves to come in.

”You hear that a lot.

”Wow, there's a lot of that in every world.

Some of them are the ones who have more knowledge of such things in Japan, but I was convinced that this was something that happened on Earth as well.

In fact, if you go back in history, there are such stories, so I'm not wrong.

Let's just keep talking about it, because it's too much trouble to correct.

By the way, how are you doing with your identification and transportation?

Yes, I have the guild card for your merchants' guild and Jirou's union card for the mercenaries' guild ready to go. The carriages will be in tomorrow, and then we can use them the day after tomorrow when the horses are rested.

Well, then we'll make arrangements accordingly. You have the room ready to go, don't you?

Yeah, it's my usual back porch. I made sure it was cleaned up.