85 Lady of Pygmy (2/2)

Your brother should be back at the temple of Lord Odis in the Republic of Ariadia.

It seems that the potions your brother was investigating were not in circulation in the Free City of Thessesia.

Perhaps it is only circulating among the upper class in the Republic of Ariadia for now.

So far, there were no problems caused by the drug.

However, it has slowed down the investigation.

It also seems that there has been some interference from the senators who want this potion.

This doesn't make for a proper investigation.

In the end, the brother had to investigate alone.

But the brother was also ordered by the temple to do another job.

There will be no further investigation of this drug. The source of the drug is still unknown.

But I think it's for the best.

Maybe whoever is distributing these drugs is a very dangerous man.

If you drop the investigation, your brother will be out of harm's way.

So that's the end of this story.

With that in mind, I come to the harbor.

The reason I'm here is to meet someone.

The person is a woman named Regina, who has been sponsoring me and the donkeys' ears.

From this connection I go to see her from time to time.

In the harbor, there is a gathering of ships going in the Gulf of Ariad and the River Kish.

I go to one of them.

The place where the ship is anchored is where the river boats gather.

The ship I'm going to is the largest of them all.

Its size is second to none in size to ships sailing on the sea.

Normally, riverboats are small in size.

They are good for going down the river, but they can be difficult to get up the river.

There are several ways to go up the river, such as setting the sails on the boat, rowing with oars or poles, or pulling the boat on the land, but the other ways are more difficult if the boat is large.

Therefore, the boats on the river become small.

However, this is not the case with the ship I'm going to.

This is because of the ability of the ship's captain.

The captain of this ship is Regina, a woman about my age.

She can use lizardmen.

Lizardmen are so powerful in the water that they can pull a ship up a river. This is something no other person can do.

This lizardman made her the captain of the ship, even though she had no skills in navigating it.

She can also carry more cargo on board without the need for someone to paddle at the oars.

For this reason, she is said to be the most profitable of all the other river traders.

I go to Ms. Ligena's ship.

When I get close, one woman is instructing the servant men where to unload the cargo to be put on the ship.

'Um, is Miss Regena there?'

I call out to the woman.

I've met this woman once before.

She was born in the St. Renaria Republic in the far east.

She is a follower of the younger sister of the brave Lord Raige of Light.

She seems to have been sent to this Ariadia Republic.

She is an excellent woman who can read, write, and even calculate.

She is from a non-citizen's background and was a vagrant.

That's why she didn't receive a proper education until she met the Brave Masters.

However, looking at her now, it doesn't seem so.

''This is Shenna-san. If it's Lady Ligeena, she's on the ship. If it's Miss Shenna, I'm sure you'll be able to meet her as she is.

Her language is polite. She feels like some wealthy citizen's daughter-in-law.

'Well, thank you very much.'

I thank her and go to the gangplank.

Then someone comes down from the boat.

It's a group of men dressed as warriors, probably warriors of some kind.

It's probably a warrior group of some kind.

I make my way to the men.

The men pass by, seemingly uninterested in me.

And that's when the men pass by.

I pick up a scent.

I look in the direction the warriors have gone.

”Who are you?

I could smell the potions that my brother had in his possession from the warriors that passed by.

I climbed up the gangplank and made my way to the captain's office.

When I enter the captain's quarters, I see a woman looking at a document.

This woman is the captain of the ship, Regina.

She's nicely dressed and looks more like a princess than a captain.

Well, it seems she was actually a princess from some country.

Her behavior is very elegant.

It is said that she is popular among the upper class people in the Republic of Ariadia because of her elegance.

Hi, Miss Shenna. Come in.

Regena looks at me and smiles.

'Um, Mr. Regena. I just passed by with some people who looked like freedom fighters, who are they?

I ask about the men who look like warriors from earlier.

'The warriors?　Are you talking about the New Green Warriors, by any chance?

Rigena says, tilting her head.

'Perhaps so. Who are these new green warriors?'

Ummm, what do you mean? I don't know how to answer that question. We're a rather unremarkable warrior group, Shenna. I got to know them through Tormarkis's letter of introduction: ....... The only other thing I can tell you is that I use this ship a lot.

Rigena says with a troubled look on her face.

'Tormarkis is a man who was once a great merchant. But now he is a subordinate of Mr. Ligena's.

It seems that through his introduction, he has decided to let the new green warrior group on this ship.

''Um ......, what's wrong with that new green warrior group?''

Rigena asks anxiously.

Apparently, she doesn't know any more than that.

'No, it's nothing. It's just something I had to do some research on.

When I said that, Regina-san looked at me anxiously.

◆Kilius the Magician.

The three of us are in the basement of our temporary home.

''So Lord Kilius will be going with the Commander this time?

I nodded at Tormarkis' words.

''That's why, Commander Walras. I'll be going with you this time. I look forward to working with you.

I say, looking at the man in front of me.

The man's name is Walras.

He is the leader of a warrior group called the New Green.

Walrath is a big man who looks like a freedom fighter.

It seems that he used to be a subordinate of Atrana, the wife of Tormarkis.

After Atrana disappeared, he is said to be following Trumarkis.

Atrana had connections to demons and various demons.

That connection has been passed on to her former subordinates.

It was also thanks to this man that he was able to obtain the Harpy's bodily fluids, the raw material for potions.

''Heh, it's quite a tough road. Can we come to the sorcerer-dono?

Walrath says with a chuckle.

'We'll be fine on that one. I'll have him carry it for you. He'll be slower during the day, but if he's just carrying him, he'll be fine.

I look at the back of the room.

There is something covered with a cloth.

What's that?

Walrath asks curiously.

'It's a great piece of magic. 'Commander,'

I laugh and reply. This is a relic of the great magic that I inherited from what was originally created by Master Talaboth.

However, I don't explain further, as I don't think a freedom fighter can understand the greatness of sorcery.

'Okay, well, that's fine,'

Walrath lost interest in it once more. After all, you don't understand anything. You are an ordinary man if you don't care about these magical crystals.

I'm sure you'll be able to find it. I'm looking forward to working with you.

You can count on me. It's money. I'll do anything to make money. Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha.

Walrath laughs.

It was a laugh, without a shred of intelligence.