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Our wagon was in the territory of the beast city of Invahannes.

At the end of the road, we could see the remains of a garrison of soldiers dispatched from the kingdom.

It seemed that at any given time, hundreds of Kingdom troops were stationed at the garrison over there, and it seemed to be a place where the residents of the city of Invahannes, who were repeating the armed uprising, were monitored.

But now it's only packed with a few soldiers, and the task of maintaining security has been taken over by a vigilante group.

After passing through the garrison, we saw a town without walls or fortifications beyond the small mountains and flat grasslands.

According to Susana, who had researched Invahannes beforehand, the population was small compared to Huguhanotes, and the number of people living in the territory was about 30,000 in the surrounding villages combined.

There were only about half as many people as in Huguannotes.

Although demons occur to some extent in the vicinity, no walls have been built to protect the city. The reason for this is that the inhabitants of this city do not have good feelings towards the kingdom, so something could happen at any time that would cause the inhabitants to rise up and holed up in the city. It seems that the kingdom is afraid of this and won't give permission for the construction of the city.

For this reason, the residents of Inverness, who are always ready for an attack by monsters, have a high sense of self-defense, and a vigilante group has been created.

It is said that these vigilante groups often got into disputes with the kingdom's garrison forces, leading to armed uprisings.

However, the disputes only lasted until Radcliffe's gyre became the lord of the land, and now the vigilantes are said to have been hired as an organization to protect the security of the city.

Our carriage was on its way to such a city in Inverness.

'Looks like the ruins of the garrison aren't being used: ....... Just a few people for maintenance?'

It's been two years since the Royal Army pulled out. It's been two years since the Royal Army pulled out, so it looks like there's grass all over the place. Besides, it seems that they've abolished the identification of passers-by here.

The wagons are passing through the ruins of a garrison that once served as a checkpoint for those entering the city of Inverness from the road.

It's called a garrison, but it's surrounded by a wall, so in effect it's a well-developed place that could be called a fort.

Such a garrison is now just a place where detained Royal Army soldiers are weeding around in their spare time.

''It's such a waste to leave these facilities unattended. ......

It's a symbol of the long history of the kingdom's rule over Inverness. ”It's a symbol of the long history of the Kingdom of Inverness, and it's the place where the independent kingdom of Inverness was forced to sign a humiliating annexation, so I think the people of Inverness want to destroy it.

While we were passing through the garrison, Susana was giving me some history about the place.

'So that's how it works ....... I've only been aware of being a King of Hertford citizen since I was born, but the inhabitants of this place are different?

The majority of the inhabitants of Inverness must feel the same way since it has been annexed for so long. However, I believe that the beastmen are treated less favorably than the humans in the Hertford Kingdom, and if they were treated coldly, they would want to turn the current world upside down.

Really? ......

That's what it's all about.

It was true that in the royal capital, the beastmen were rare because of their appearance, and although it wasn't so much discrimination as it was discrimination, they were sometimes unconsciously looked down upon by the human race.

It was said that the beastmen would only hang out with the beastmen because the number of people in the royal capital was small.

So I feel like there was an extra barrier.

''Invahannes is a city with more beastmen, so I'd appreciate it if you could just avoid any trouble. And with Flick-sama's skill, it seems like he could knock down all the beastmen in the city.''

Susana, driving the wagon, was jokingly advising me to pull my weight.

Even if she doesn't advise me, I'll still be careful of trouble, and even if I do get into trouble, I'm willing to find a peaceful solution.

No matter what, I have no intention of acting barbarically by knocking down all the beastmen.

''It's okay. I'm not that savage. I'm not going to fight with anyone who's willing to talk.

What do you do when you can't communicate with them?

...... If your opponent pulls out first, you fight. That's it. I'm not that nice to them either.

Yes, sir.

I don't know if she was satisfied or dismayed by my answer, but Susana didn't ask any more questions.

Later, the carriage arrives at the entrance to the city of Inverness.

'Let's just have a look inside. We, the Inverness Neighborhood Watch, are now in charge of security.

At the entrance to the city where a simple fence was built, beastmen with weapons in their hands were working to check people entering and leaving the city.

Some of the beastmen we passed in the royal capital and on the streets had a near-human appearance, but the home of the beastmen is still the home of the beastmen, some of them have a strong beastliness.

The beastman inspecting our wagon had the face of a wolf and the body of a man, and his entire body was covered in gray body hair.

It seems that the beastification that occurs in the body of a beastman is different for each person.

Some had only their ears beastified and their appearance was close to the human race, some had their faces and limbs beastified, and some even looked close to the creature from which the beastification came, and even though they were beastmen, their appearance was very different.

So far, the original creatures of beastmen's beastification that have been confirmed are eight types: rabbit, tiger, cat, dog, wolf, bird, cow, and fox.

Thinking it would be rude to stare at them too closely, I glanced at the beastmen who were inspecting the interior of the car.

''For now, the interior of the car is fine, just one woman as declared. What's the purpose of your visit?