Volume 1 Volume 3 Part5 (1/2)

Message from translator: I was really happy to see people coo by without a single response, I thought that people didn’t care about this novel…Glad to see that that wasn’t the case As for this chapter, we get introduced to the city as well as some new questions Enjoy~

I’ll probably be posting chapters up on Tuesday rather than Wednesday from now on Just a heads-up

Volume 1, 3-5: Provincial Capital Winea

The city walls of Winea were elegant, as well as twice as tall as those in Nanais The circumferences of the two cities’ walls couldn’t even be coees bent their neck backwards to look at them and each member had their own expressions of blank astonishment

Arate, but it didn’t look like they were checking those entering and exiting They only accepted tolls fro a cart

“There aren’t any, bonfires…”

Oandus muttered in a daze Fin also looked around and frowned There weren’t any pedestals for bonfire outside the walls This would imply that this city wasn’t exposed to attacks from the Beasts of Darkness

“Why?”

Was it because the city was too large? Or, was it because the ar around and exter the Beasts? If that was the case, then the appearance of those bandits would be strange…

Since Fin and the others had coate from the north, they hadn’t seen the splendid, ate on the southern side, nor did they notice the nuravestones for the coraveyard, shrubs of white and sweet floere bloo It appeared that the life that Nanais and Tetna had lost, continued here

When the party approached the gate, the two guards raised their eyebrows in suspicion Fin exchanged anxious gazes with Nellis, Oandus, and the others Although they didn’t have a guilty conscious over anything, they didn’t want to be called out, so they unconsciously quickened their pace

“Wait Wait, you guys”

Sure enough, the guards lowered their spears, blocking the path Reluctantly, Fin halted Because he was exhausted and there were injured and children with him, he didn’t want to cause trouble

With the feeling that they were confused at what kind of interaction a guard should have, the two closely looked over the party and said in an unclear tone

“You don’t look like traveling artists, so you beggars? Do you have anything like a passport or any proof of your identity?”

Normally, you would rarely be asked to show your passport, even if you were traveling from town to town Per, so with the exception of times that call for strict inspections for so suspected

Fin never left the tohere he was born and raised, so he was quite shocked at being treated as a beggar despite not knowing of this area’s situation He reflexively turned around to look at his comrades Then, his shoulders dropped as he understood They neither had a carriage, horse, nor even proper traveling clothes They were covered in dirt, filth, and blood as they looked like they’ll die of starvation

(Right, we’re…beggars We ca for help)

While he was feeling such self-s and pulled out Masod’s letter It was untouched The seal also reh of relief and stepped forith it in hand

“I’m a special envoy for the army I came from Nanais Behind me is my family as well as survivors from Tetna”

“Special envoy?”

The guards raised their eyebrows in suspicion, but they opened their eyes widely as they ascertained the seal on the letter, “It’s real” They took another look at the shabby party and asked with a baffled expression

“You said they were survivors froht? What the hell happened?”

“You weren’t notified? Did the army soldiers not return?”

“That is…Yeah, the troops from Tetna did certainly return here, but I heard it was because of a convention A?”

“Convention? Not the other way around?”

Fin asked another question in confusion Although there was a need for troops to be deployed from Winea, in contrast, there didn’t seem to be any reason for them to convene in Winea At the very least, it was so safe that they didn’t even need to light bonfires outside of their walls

The stories didn’t ed their confused faces with troubled looks as they scratched their heads They were lost for a while, but in the end, they decided to leave this her-ups

“Anyways, if you’re a real special envoy, then we have to let you in, huh? You knohere the barracks are? Once you pass through the gate, go straight on the road, and climb the hill that faces the northwest froht side, should be the Temple of Neena and if you pass that, you can see it on your left side”

“Thank you very much”

Fin thanked theuard said, “Aah, wait,” in a panic and continued to speak

“Aah, it’s just that, you see, only you can enter the barracks, OK? Leaving the rest of theht?”

His tone had soer and disappoint any attitude and pro

Even though they all risked their lives to reach here, there really was not a lot of support for the? Were there no various effects on their lives, like when crops didn’t arrive?

Everyone dragged their legs as if they had a limp, so Nellis spoke for her brother beside him

“…This is disappointing, huh? I thought that if we’d at least arrive in Winea, the arreet us, and they’ll say ‘OK, we understand Leave it to us,’ and then they’ll go and save Nanais…for us”

Her last words wavered as she sniffled Fin looked doards at his sister and agreed in a dark voice, “Ah, hts as they cowardly looked around them, anxious If we’d at least arrive in Winea, the arreet us Why did they hold on to such baseless hope?

Fin stifled a sigh and raised his head, glaring at the path in front of him

As this was the provincial capital, there were lanced at Fin and the others, and even their gazes met; however, no one called out to them They merely frowned and immediately turned away

A clanging sound of an anvil being hit could be heard from afar The stir of people and the cries of donkeys The voices of those selling food, candles, and such Each and every one of them made Fin feel some kind of bloodlust When he lookedand talking were frowning and giving intense looks The only ones who s children and male and female servants who only knew the house they lived in to be their world

While watching out for any children lagging behind as she walked, Fauna whispered to her husband beside her

“This place as well Doesn’t it seem like the military is in control?”