Vol 2 Chapter 99 (2/2)

There’s the guild in one corner of that circular large plaza

「Money exchange right, is it fine for all of this to be silver coins?」

「Hai」

If copper coins were also mixed in it’d be heavy

「Then that will be 100 silver coinsPlease confirm them」

「Hai, it’s okay」

I put the 100 silver coins that caibility due to the coin counter, into a leather bag

「And along with that, I want to ask you to contact Alseid kingdouild but」

「Hai, then that will be 1 silver coin but, is that okay?」

「EeiThe contents are――」

Conveying the e to be sent to Ilya’s location

I guess it’s fine with that

「And along with that I’d like to get directions for a well reputed inn this area but」

「Will you be taking guests?」

「I won’t be」

「I think that if it’s you you’d earn quite an amount」

「That’s an unnecessary concern」

The people in this country are, all strange people

「I’ve kept you waiting」

「Welcome back」

Setting out fro at the plaza

Kyuu chased after Rin-chan running around and drawing a circle

perhaps his agility was exceptional, the ni bravely

「On that note, there hasn’t been a time where I’ve seen Rin-chan’s status have I」

「I can see that she seems to have talent nya」

「I’d like to stop her froerous but, it’s best if she’s strong isn’t it」

I think that the strength to protect your own body is pretty important in this world

「……The sort of thing of becoic power ic?」

「There are a lot of those who can use inally an extremely precious talent nyaIf that’s the case then it’s so incredible!」

The ht?

To say that that’s a lot then it seems, it’s rather scarce isn’t it

Further talent

「Fufu, but that’s a sha born in the saest after Till will be, this me!」

And since I’ lived!

「……」

Hafuu, and Saira’s sigh became tired as her eye stared at me

Be, because I’ their way up okay!

But, if possible, if it happens okay?

……What should I do, if she becoer than me or Eclair

「Kyuu!?」

Rin-chan has finally jumped over and captured Kyuu in the plaza

「……This ht be bad」

10 years later, it seems fun and it seems scary

Settling in after taking a room at an inn, I suppose we really were tired, Rin-chan pro breath on the bed

Sitting on the end of the bed, I stroked Rin-chan’s head as she slept tranquilly

「Saira, setting aside the details, since we’ve finally reached Ashi+taka kingdo?」

「Hai desu nya! I’ forward to it!」

She really does love it doesn’t she, practicing as a blacksmith

「Would it be best if ent to the royal capital? This town isn’t the royal capital is it?」

「Hai, it seems this is called forest city Otaka」

A town near nine tails’ forest is it

「But it see is also i like exorcism swords, it seems that they perform somewhat peculiar blacksmith practice here nya」

As expected of Saira, she steadily went to look with a bit of open time

「Is that, to banish nine tails?」

「Nyahaha, that ht be so」

Because that’s an opponent that Till couldn’t cleanly win against or such, I suppose a sih

「……I feel that when there’s tih that’s my intuition」

「That’s like Aim-san nya」

And I have to protect Saira and Rin-chan through this

……Fumu, furthermore

「I’ outside for a bitCould Saira look after Rin-chan for me?」

「Please leave it to me, nya!」

For that reason, I left Saira and Rin-chan in the room and went outside

There’s a ways to go as the location of the inn is a little apart fro quiet

Enough to ht have been introduced to a dubious inn, by the guild’s o-neーsan

At any rate since it’s built by a side street’s steep sloped path

This steeply sloped path is only connected to the mountain so, with that there aren’t many people

Ma, it was a proper inn though

Cli the steep path in that manner, there’s a park just before it becomes a full blown mountain path

Rather than calling it a park, calling it a siht be more correct

「This is just right」

Since people’s eyes don’t reach here, let’s do

Closingwithin my body

My body becomes hot

Even though low in my center

If I refinepower

Small and weak, won’t do much even if expended

If I refine it well, I’ll be able to apply it in a variety of ways

There’s unliic

Si is totally incapable of reaching the heights where Till is

「――That’s very beautiful ic power isn’t it」

At that voice, I slowly opened my eyes

「I thought that, you’d come」

「Haha, what’s that, was I invited here」

Without any tiirl boldly exposed her form before me

She’s no longer wearing a hood either

Jet black hair still deeper than even the night’s darkness, and furtherscut bangs

「If possible, I’d like if you didn’t run away anymore」

「Though I don’t have any intention of fleeing anymore I suppoose」

I think she’s been rather quick to appear and vanish but

「Makinsan, was it?」

「Un un, seeht?」

「……No, maa, hai」

Whether her na or if it seems weak……

「……Why did you come to take interest in our affairs?」

「Because I’m a fan?」

「Stinks of a lie」

「U～n, then――maybe, because you’re weak」

The girl called Makina’s gaze became sharp

「You’ve certainly said it haven’t you」

「It’s the truth you know」

Maa it is the truth

It’s not the case that I’m all that conceited

Even if I fight one on one, I suppose there are still plenty of people who could easily defeat me

Till is obvious, Libra as well, Marisan as well, if I look around this other world there are still plenty of others

「 U～n, if I’m told that I can’t preserve my face」

「――Hei? Hu, huh? You’re not angry then?」

「Since it’s the truth」

「That, that isn’t true you know!! Alice-san is, stronger than anyone you know!!」

「What you’re saying is strange though……」

It’s baffling when you suddenly desperately deny that

「If you do soive you you know!」

「That, that’s right I suppose, it’s not good to do stupid things is itI’, maybe」

「Un unn!」

What is it with this child……

「……And so, in the end, just what are you?」

「I’m, a simple traveler」

「An adventurer then」

「I suppose so, an adventurer who has already forever and ever, repeatedly seen a nightmare that I can’t wake up from」

Those valorous pupils, wavered a little

「It seems there’s, some sort of major situation isn’t there……please tell me if there’s a way I can become your powerSince I think that’s also fate」

「Really!?」

「Hai, I won’t say it twice」

「Thank you! Really you see……」

「Hai……」

It would be proper to say she becahtfully serious so, I sed my breath at her severity

「――I don’t have any money!!」

「Goodbye」

「Aah, ait! Humans can’t live on mist alone you know～, I haven’t eaten in two days now and……」

「Look here, souild or wherever right」

「Uu, there’s circumstances why that can’t be done……」

「What are those circumstances?」

「That’s a secret」

「Goodbye」

「Aah! Alice-san is cold!」

Obviously

The world at large isn’t so sweet you know

「I’ a request soo, since I’ll be of uuse」

Yare yare……

「Haa, then, while we’re in this country, I’ll provide clothes, food and lodgings and guarantee your wages in exchange for relying on you as our bodyguardHow is that?」

「It’s a wish come true!」

I don’t really knohat threat there is for the tiuard came with us

And Ilya or oneechan aren’t here either

「That you hired ret!」

「Seriously, because of you and your slick behavior」

I don’t think she cah……

「――Since I’ll show that, I’ll overcome hell itself」

「?」

It was a small voice that seeirl called Makina definitely let that from her mouth

「By the way Alice-san, when are you going to marry Solt-san?」

「I think I won’t do that through the eternal future but, what of it?」

「Ha haa, Alice-san is being shy?」

「Do you see that?」

「……U, un……Huh, isn’t this strange」

What’s strange is you

Because I’ my heart even now

「But being embraced by Solt-san, doesn’t make your heart race?」

「It irritates me」

「But but, if you’re forcefully cornered, aren’t you really moved?」

「If such a thing happens――it’s war」

「Hu, huuh……」

Along the way back to the inn, Makina had her head tilted the entire way

Kyahahaa, we re setting out Don t go too far off, Rin chanWith her vigor restored, Rin chan raced down the woodland path fragrant with the setationWith a sort of narroidth that carriages soave an impression that the infrastructure wasn t do it would paralyze traffic, thisBut setting that aside she s so filled with energy that it seeood thing thoughKyuuAnd whyona curious seeood I understand nyaaAs Saira is a beastman that sort of persuasive power is different isn t it But I want to enter a bath todayBe that as it ht we d left the plain there s a mountain path and woodland path, this terrain sure is hectic isn t itAshi+taka kingdom s territory is mostly mountains and forest nyaI ve heard that the crowded populace resides in the few plains sectionsHeei That characteristic is almost like my fatherland isn t itAs expected froht be so that connects the like parallel worlds there re definitely substitute itehly resemble eachother Be that as it may, that draws the eye doesn t itHai, it s impressive nyaWhat pulls the eye theour faces toward it together, our eyes go to the volcano grandly forcing its way through a blanket of snoithin the blue skyEven now s from that crater, a sort of ate even if it erupted tomorrowThis is the first tis aren t thereBut it won t be a joke if so that s undergone apotheosis so, so of the sort that could stop that poould becoht nohat s more important isCan we reach town by noon Fron, I think it s close nyaThat so, I thought I could ju to not stand out too much isn t itSince I don t knohat could be on this unfa to Alice san is frankly pleasant nyaFufu, E you knowThat s pleasing nya And so being e e e eSkinshi+p, deepWhat s deepI ruffled Saira s head stroking it as she ood sees Saira was somehow adorable as she narrowed her eyesDeshi+ There are tons of hoone ahead called over to where ereSomehow it seems we ve arrived in townRin chan came back, as if her reconnaissance mission had endedGood work, Rin chanWe ll eat a delicious ood that I left 3 gold coins in my pocketSince I don t knohat could happen I always keep e our currency and, I also want to get in contact with Ilya so, to do either one I guess the guild coether with deshi+ she s fine no ht this child haveRin chan s soft cheeks, she squealed and rejoicedProbably, from somewhere close to you nyaKyui Oi, why did you reply just now, Kyuu We arrived in townSaying that, the buildings are scatteredOr rather, I don t really knohere the entrance isAs it wasn t the case that there was a wall or, that there was a fence set up,a checkpoint, there was a tohen I noticedRural isn t itBut having le herePeaceful issn t itPeaceful KyuiDo you understand words, Kyuu And so you ve settled onby are harsh you know Where uild is in the vicinity of the town s center nyaThen, would it be best to go where there are lots of buildings Or ht be faster to ask so past me avert their eyesDon t they seem shy Froners nyaTheir way of doing things dom or principalityAnd so their apparent characteristic is black hair and black eyes is itKyui kyuiYou let out a soht be your fault you know Was Sacra in this country Hai desu, but even if we brought Eclair san here with us they ht only be surprised nyaSince she s flamboyant isn t she, EclairFroh But I have a visually kind tint right FufunNn I try looking about and, I came to see stores with curtains set on their entrance here and thereThere s quite tasteful scenery isn t thereDeshi+ I want to eat that What Rin chan pointed toas a food seller sanA good s in and, they were selling skewered dangoA bench was placed at the storefront, so it see that s possibleSince I don t have anything but large su money nyaThis is Alice san s money nyaNo, that s Saira s money you knoithout a mistakeEven so I want to use it for Alice san and everyone I wonder how such a great child was raised You re too dazzling, SairaRin chan, become a splendid lady like Saira okayUn, I understand I entered the store along with Saira as she blushed and did a you rea deal out of this nyaWelcomeA stern ossan store owner ca with the recommendationThat, that s how it is thenWhat s with this craftsood Aah, three color dangoIt s a pink color, white color, green color dangoIt entertains the eye even from over the show caseThen, three of theseWe don t sell odd nu to fill the stohtListen to me okay ossanYou re quite the proficient seller arren t you, ufufufuI won t give a discount service eitherThen, it s 50 rooksImpudent ossan isn t heSaira passed os placed in the packHe certainly was, overwhelHe says his lines poorly doesn t heDeshi+, let s eat I suppose so, would you thank Saira Saira, thank you It s fine nyaSaira also answered Rin chan with a sn country at a tie aren t youEh, a tienerations,major you seeAnd so the customers went far away and can t be reachedSo that s how it isOssan is sturdy so Iossan s gaze froht merchandise so I htThe three of us sat beside eachother and ate dangosTasty Ah, it really isRich but not too rich and sweet to a good degreeHey now, seating for 3 people is 15 rooksOssan appeared froreed Alice became dejected Hei, that s a jokeHere, it s teaSo drink itWhile peeking in with a smile at , ossan put down a tray with tea on it and pulled back into the storeStrange person But he isn t a bad person nyaBut he s a ave those dangos a high evaluationThe artisan san is, how to say it, eccentric issn t heDeli ciousThe tea in the porcelain teacup that was put out was also, deliciousWith our break finished, ent to the guildAs could be expected from what s called the town center, there re a lot of stores and buildingsThere s the guild in one corner of that circular large plazaMoney exchange right, is it fine for all of this to be silver coins HaiIf copper coins were also mixed in it d be heavyThen that will be 100 silver coinsPlease confirm themHai, it s okayI put the 100 silver coins that caibility due to the coin counter, into a leather bagAnd along with that, I want to ask you to contact Alseid kingdouild butHai, then that will be 1 silver coin but, is that okay EeiThe contents are Conveying the e to be sent to Ilya s locationI guess it s fine with thatAnd along with that I d like to get directions for a well reputed inn this area butWill you be taking guests I won t beI think that if it s you you d earn quite an amountThat s an unnecessary concernThe people in this country are, all strange peopleI ve kept you waitingWelcouild, Kyuu and Rin chan were playing at the plazaKyuu chased after Rin chan running around and drawing a circleperhaps his agility was exceptional, the ni bravelyOn that note, there hasn t been a time where I ve seen Rin chan s status have II can see that she see her head into so isn t itI think that the strength to protect your own body is pretty i tired froic There are a lot of those who can use inally an extremely precious talent nyaIf that s the case then it s soicians around ht To say that that s a lot then it seems, it s rather scarce isn t itFurther talentFufu, but that s a sha born in the saest after Till will be, this h became tired as her eye stared at meBe, because Itheir way up okay But, if possible, if it happens okay What should I do, if she becoer than me or EclairKyuu Rin chan has finally juht be bad10 years later, it see a room at an inn, I suppose we really were tired, Rin chan pro on the end of the bed, I stroked Rin chan s head as she slept tranquillySaira, setting aside the details, since we ve finally reached Ashi+taka kingdo Hai desu nya Iforward to it She really does love it doesn t she, practicing as a blacksmithWould it be best if ent to the royal capital This town isn t the royal capital is it Hai, it seems this is called forest city OtakaA town near nine tails forest is itBut it see is also i like exorcism swords, it seems that they perform somewhat peculiar blacksmith practice here nyaAs expected of Saira, she steadily went to look with a bit of open tiht be soBecause that s an opponent that Till couldn t cleanly win against or such, I suppose a sihI feel that when there s tih that s my intuitionThat s like Aih thisFu outside for a bitCould Saira look after Rin chan for me Please leave it to me, nya For that reason, I left Saira and Rin chan in the rooo as the location of the inn is a little apart froh to ht have been introduced to a dubious inn, by the guild s o ne sanAt any rate since it s built by a side street s steep sloped pathThis steeply sloped path is only connected to the mountain so, with that there aren tthe steep path in that manner, there s a park just before it beco it a park, calling it a sihtSince people s eyes don t reach here, let s dowithin h low in e it ll beco powerSmall and weak, won t do much even if expendedIf I refine it well, I ll be able to apply it in a variety of waysThere s unli and activating is totally incapable of reaching the heights where Till isThat s very beautiful ic power isn t itAt that voice, I slowly opened ht that, you d comeHaha, what s that, was I invited hereWithout any tiirl boldly exposed her for a hood eitherJet black hair still deeper than even the night s darkness, and furthersIf possible, I d like if you didn t run away any anymore I suppooseI think she s been rather quick to appear and vanish butMakina san, was it Un un, see or if it seems weak Why did you come to take interest in our affairs Because I m a fan Stinks of a lieU n, then aze became sharpYou ve certainly said it haven t youIt s the truth you knowMaa it is the truthIt s not the case that I ht one on one, I suppose there are still plenty of people who could easily defeat meTill is obvious, Libra as well, Maria san as well, if I look around this other world there are still plenty of othersU n, if I m told that I can t preserve ry then Since it s the truthThat, that isn t true you know Alice san is, stronger than anyone you know What you re saying is strange though It s baffling when you suddenly desperately deny thatIf you do soht I suppose, it s not good to do stupid things is itI , maybeUn unn What is it with this child And so, in the end, just what are you I m, a simple travelerAn adventurer thenI suppose so, an adventurer who has already forever and ever, repeatedly seen a nightmare that I can t wake up fromThose valorous pupils, wavered a littleIt seems there s, some sort of major situation isn t there please tell me if there s a way I can become your powerSince I think that s also fateReally Hai, I won t say it twiceThank you Really you see Hai It would be proper to say she becahtfully serious so, I sed my breath at her severityI don t have any money GoodbyeAah, ait Humans can t live on mist alone you know , I haven t eaten in two days now and Look here, souild or wherever rightUu, there s circumstances why that can t be done What are those circumstances That s a secretGoodbyeAah Alice san is cold ObviouslyThe world at large isn t so sweet you knowIa request soo, since I ll be of uuseYare yare Haa, then, while we re in this country, I ll provide clothes, food and lodgings and guarantee your wages in exchange for relying on you as our bodyguardHow is that It s a wish come true I don t really knohat threat there is for the tiuard came with usAnd Ilya or oneechan aren t here eitherThat you hired ret Seriously, because of you and your slick behaviorI don t think she cah Since I ll show that, I ll overcome hell itselfIt was a small voice that seeirl called Makina definitely let that fro to h the eternal future but, what of it Ha haa, Alice san is being shy Do you see that U, un Huh, isn t this strangeWhat s strange is youBecause Iembraced by Solt san, doesn t make your heart race It irritates meBut but, if you re forcefully cornered, aren t you reallythe way back to the inn, Makina had her head tilted the entire way