Vol 6 Chapter 3 (1/2)
Chapter 3
Chapter 3 ~ Curiosity Killed the Cat
After we left the Guild, we traversed some small alleyways until we cae meat dishes came into my view, and to my satisfaction there were a few shrimp and shellfish dishes mixed in with the insects
Although it defies Earth’s common sense, it seeory as insectsThe shrimp have scissor-like claws and appear to be related to lobsters and crayfishJust like the other anie and look edible
“Tilika, is this person trustable?”
I secretly asked Tilika during the gap when Martin, the Truth Official, went out to talk with a waiter
Although I decided to go out and eat with hi, he could be a dangerous guy to us
Any atteht sniffed outThe problem is I haven’t eaten yet – I planned to eat and relax in the afternoon after I made the report to the Guild
“Truth Officials will never tell lies; basically, you can trust themEven if you did accidentally expose your secrets, it would probably be fine”
“Probably……?”
“Martin is an easy-going guy”
Is it really okay like this?
If I suddenly tried to escape, then he would grow very suspicious towardsher mouth shut with the other Truth Officials
If it was your average person, then we could just introduce ourselves as a high-level s troublesome
We’ve been explaining Sati’s growth as her being a genius, and everyone has always accepted itI even used this explanation with Ellie previously
But this guy is a Truth Official, as well as Tilika’s acquaintanceI can’t make a careless explanation like that
Eventually, he’ll learn the truthI feel like it’s just aback the secret
Anyways, using 《Gate》 and the Suic is still acceptable, but I will never leak the fact that I’m an apostle of God
How much can I talk to this person who Tilika thinks is okay?
We were guided to a private room and served some drinksAfter we ordered our food and the waiters left, Martin cut the conversation to Tilika
I wonder how long a conversation with a Truth Official is – I guess now is the best time to find out:
“You can askI say has to not leave these walls”
“You sure show a lot of trustSo, are you the Hero?”
“splurt!”
Getting thrown that question right off the bat caused me to spit out the water that I drank immediately
“As I thought, you really are the Hero!”
“Y-you’re wrong!”
“Are the rest different? You also have a shrine priestess around I thought …… why did Tilika decide to become an adventurer?”
Truth Officials have a stable job with a good incomePlus, it’s a very respectable job
In addition, their eyes are modified by a ritualBecause of this, once someone becomes a Truth Official, they will remain a Truth Official until they die
They aren’t really able to become adventurers
Not only is Tilika an adventurer, but she’s also in a partyThere’s also a priest in our partyThe battles in the Elf Country were all fought on a grand scale – perhaps it isn’t surprising that all these factors lead him to believe that I’m a Hero
In the Elf Count
ry, I was left with no other choice but to give it my all
I should consider myself lucky that the story of my deeds hasn’t reached the fortress yet
“Masaru is a Hero candidate”
Tilika responded
“In regard to the battlefield, I was also told that Tilika was involved……aren’t you the self-proclaimed Hero’s candidate?”
It’s been hundreds of years since the Demon Lord was killedSince then, no true Hero has ever appearedDespite this, it see to be a Hero or a candidate
“I’m neither a self-proclaimed Hero nor a candidate”
“That’s what Masaru said, Tilika”
“At least it’s possible for him”
“It was told since long ago that whenever a Hero appeared, absolute support must be provided But Masaru doesn’t look very Heroic does he?”
“I don’t mind that”
“Well, I was convinced that the Hero would look…better”
The waiters started serving our dishes while ere in the middle of our conversation
It didn’t take long for them to finish as the dishes were already made at the front of the store
My giant shri the claws, reach up to one-th!
The shri a bite, it seehtly with salt, and tastes just like shrimp on Earth!Delicious
I will try to ignore the insects lining up on the rest of the table while I prepare to eat my shrimp
Martin seems like he has decided to not pursue thethe meal
“People who don’t like insects like Masaru are rare!”
“I eat shrimp all the time when I eat at homeHow is it, Ann?I think it’s delicious”
“I’ll try a little……”
It seems like this is the first time that Ann has eaten shrimp
If you’ve never seen shriht red color really gives off an impression that it’s a poisonous insect
Tilika, of course, has already taken a bite and see out the inside of the claith her spoon and ate itNeither Sati nor Ellie appear to dislike anything, and together are enjoying the insects laid out on the rest of the table
“I’ve never seen shriet some?”
Shri it, then we definitely wouldn’t have missed it
“Ah, I think it’s because that it lives in reets on the market eitherHave you heard about the store owner?”
Martin told s about the ownerIf I try to ether with the owner, I’m sure that it would end up deliciousI could season it with tartar sauce, have it be accompanied by a cup of coffee…… but sadly, there is no riceOnly terows in this world
I haven’t explored the htseeingI should probably ask the elves where to visit, since they have lived here for a long time
Tilika and Martin are exchanging information while I enjoyabout their master, as well as some other stuff I don’t know about
Most of the ti
“So, how did you become an adventurer?”
“I got married”
“Please stop your half-baked responses”
“There is no other reason”
“But he is a candidate, isn’t he?”
“……as I told you, that isn’t the reas…”
“Eh? It wasn’t because Masaru-san is a hero candidate?”
“Married”
“Uh? Are you running away fro married?”
“I married Masaru”
“I’m surprised……the fastidious and fierce Tilika is……then, since you are married to your husband Masaru, and he turned out to be a Hero candidate, you decided to follow hiist of it?”
“After I got o on an adventure with him”
“Why do you say he is a Hero candidate? I’ve heard ruic, be see he isn’t a candidate”
“Cannot speak”
“I will protect the secret, of course”
“…………”
“Wait aa Hero candidate reach the Truth Palace?”
“Secret”
“Good grief Was master convinced with this as well?”
“I convinced master with the 3rd clause of special notes A Truth Official is supposed to manipulate the information adequately”
The 3rd clause of special notes involves infor this clause, a Truth official is able to ement
“So that’s how you did it…… without you guys, the Elf Country surely would have fallen, and this place would have been their next target”
“Correct I think ement was correct Even if Masaru is not the Hero, he is prettythe job of one”
“Anyways, didn’t you also have great achieveic should only be in the interh”
“……I’ve grown”
“I heard about it before How?”
“Secret”
“That is a long list of secrets you have”
“It’s not good trying to take someone’s secrets like that”
“I know I know I don’t want to get in your way, so I won’t ask anyement that I need to keep a secret?”
“Yes”
“Well, if you think so, I trust you……by the way, Angela-san, have you heard any strange ru…?”
“Uhm, that is……”
When the topic suddenly shi+fted to her, Ann beca around……
“Uh that is confidential information”
“What is the content of the oracle? When and where was it received?’
“Martin, stop”
“That’s it! So, this is Tilika’s secret! Huh? But since a priest is here with him, doesn’t that make him the true Hero?”
“I told you that is wrong”
“So it isn’t related to an oracle about the Hero?”
“Martin!”
“If you haven’t told me yet, it must be really seriousDespite this, why haven’t the Truth Officials been notified?”
“I haven’t done it yet”
“Only the shrine side has the information then?”
“No, even the shrine side doesn’t know”
“……then who even received the oracle??”
“I can’t say”
“Is that so You, Masaru-san”
“No, no, no Why can’t you understand?”