Chapter 253 (2/2)
Kanako shook her head “No, I was planning to recruit people in the city We won't give them transformation equipment or tell them the truth about our circu and choreography, and have thee That's all”
Kanako and the others were showing off their singing and dancing on stage, so others would likely imitate theht that it wouldn't ht others how to perform the way they did
If those wishi+ng to learn were already bards or dancers, it wouldn't take too much effort to teach them
“I see By interacting with us, the people's understanding of Vida's races will deepen, and as we are clai that the concerts are ser her faith I aht up these points when you persuaded the boy to agree to this?” said Zadiris
“Yes! He gave his perh I' me too much these days,” said Kanako
“I'm sure Van already thinks of you and Melissa as family You've transformed into members of the race that Darcia is the founder of, too But therethe people who apply, so you can't let your guard down,” Basdia reminded her
“Yes, of course I'll have everyone fro Wolf Security help out as well… and I plan to ask the De Familiars, too There are apparently bards who are actually spies or wanted people in disguise, after all,” said Kanako
She re the perforht he was a bard because he had been holding a drum, but she wondered whether that was his real profession or whether he was souised hiht
I can't tell just by looking at hi techniques of Elves, so I'll be happy if he's not a fake and he applies, she thought
She had the i history in performance arts
“Now then, it's about time for the second half of the performance Let's do our best,” she said to the other two “The first half is i an audience, but it's the second half that deteroods!”
With that, she and the two Ghouls headed for their battlefield (the stage)
Alcree city with a population of approximately a million people
The Alcreer than the Sauron Duchy, which was located at the front line of the war against the Amid Empire that had been an enemy nation ever since the nations were founded, and the Hartner Duchy, which had few er and had more people
Even the thriving population of Morksi, with its population of three hundred thousand, paled in comparison
Thus, there was a very long line of people trying to enter through Alcreates every day
“What a long line Can we even get into the city today?” a young man at the back wondered out loud as he looked towards the front of the queue
A woe that was one place ahead of him in line, turned around “Hey, Mister”
“Ah, u h-pitched as his eyes were drawn to the crimson lipstick on the woman's lips
The woh to be called 'Miss,' but thank you Mister, is this your first ti from your appearance, you seem to be an adventurer”
“Yeah, it's ot promoted to D-class the other day, but the party I ith disbanded I thought it was a good opportunity to co man “I've heard ru to the top in Alcre them”
The young ave more details about himself than was asked, perhaps because he was not accusto of referred to the people chosen and granted divine protections by the Gods of Alda's forces in order to fight Vandalieu
The truth was that this was occurring not only in Alcrem, but in other duchies and the Amid Empire as well However, information didn't travel very accurately, so the rumors onlyto success in large cities with large populations
The youngin an attempt to draw more attention from the woman, but this seemed to have had the opposite effect
“I see… If you werethat I wanted to ask about…” she said
It see ather information
da to think of so to say so that the conversation would continue
But because he really was unaccustoht away
Just then, one of the people standing in line shouted –
“M-monsters?!”
The young man immediately cleared hisfor the monsters
Several hundredchased by a nuht for a moment
“… Huh? There areit?”
Even fro at speed, and there were monsters not only behind it, but directly to its sides as well He realized that the carriage was not under attack
“That black carriage and large, gray, dog-shaped monster Could it be…” the woman murmured
The young e as it entered the highway and drew closer “Are they a tamer's familiars? But are there even any tah to be seen from this far away?” he wondered out loud
The people in the line began st themselves
“They're just familiars Man, they scared me”
“Wait, they could be s to be familiars…”
“You fool, there's no way a e on its own”
“B-but wouldn't it be best to call the city guards just in case? I've never seen a faht?!”
Perhaps realizing that they could not sihts on horses rode out froate
Meanwhile, the carriage and its co man was
A fe in front of the carriage that was being pulled by two sturdy horses To the right was an enor e rat monsters – one red, one white and one steel-colored Behind the carriage was an enormous arachnid s were visible on either side of the carriage –
“I-it's not a ta man shouted
The person at the front of the carriage was a Ghoul! And the creature behind the carriage was an arachnid monster, which was supposed to be i man raised his weapon once more
“Calht,” said the woman
“Yeah, you're gonna make a fool of yourself if you make a fuss,” said the man ith her
As the confused young ure out whatfroe
“Wow, I've never seen a line of just a ton of people,” said the Ghoul
“Bocchan, there is quite the queue Perhaps it would be best to wait a day and coed coachman “Bocchan? hello? Bocchan?”
“Vandalieu is riding on Gizanisan's back right now, so he ht not be able to hear you But I don't think we can just turn around and go back into the forest,” said a Dark Elf wo next to the coachman
Seeing these people and hearing their voices, the young ain There were few e like Ghouls, and the coachman and Dark Elf didn't appear to be such monsters
Undead did understand hue, but… the s of resentment; they were considered to be incapable of conversation The young man believed this common theory
“And we've ed to meet our acquaintances,” the woman next to the coachman said
As the carriage ca man saw that she was quite the beauty; he couldn't help but be enchanted by the sight of her
“hello,” she said to him with a smile
But it was the Starving Wolf Security employees who responded immediately
“It has been a while, Holy Lady!”
“I hope you are not too tired from the journey, Holy Mother!”
The youngnot been able to respond first, tried to step aside… but feeling too scared to stand in front of Fang and the rats, he stepped backwards instead
“You ht Gobu-gobu and dried Kobold meat for us,” said Darcia
“Yes, I a Wolf Security! We have done our utoods that will be presented to the duke!” said Vivi
Her lips, which were vividly colored with Miles's characteristic lipstick, smiled at Darcia
Mohts were on the scene
“The Dark Elf lady over there! I suppose those monsters are a tamer's familiars, but still, ill need an explanation!” said one of the knights
They had realized that the situation wasn't dangerous during their short journey here fros just in case
“First, who is the tamer who commands these familiars… No, what is that monster at the back?! Soht shouted in alarm
“Could you possibly be referring to e… an Arachne, with a spider's body and the upper body half of a woman where the spider's head would normally be
Gizania, the large-build Arachne, poked her head out froe
“This thing speaks?!” one of the knights shouted, reaching for his weapon
“Wait, she's an Arachne!” another,the first “I've never seen one before either, but… they're one of Vida's races, if I recall correctly?”
“Yes, Gizania is a large-build Arachne, and I've ta on Gizania's back
Gizania earing a Magic Item that covered her with an illusion that e-build Arachne Soht the difference in size between her and an ordinary large-build Arachne to be suspicious, but the knights were seeing an Arachne for the first time, so they couldn't tell
“Me too! I a the door at the back of the carriage and showing herself
She was also wearing a Magic Item to make her look like an ordinary Empusa
“Ah! What is this wohts
Empusa, unlike Arachne, were extinct outside the Boundary Mountain Range Naturally, the city's guards had no knowledge of them; they panicked because they didn't knohat this woman with mantis-like features was
“A too far! You could have questioned whether I a the hunantly
“Myuze, they're just confused because they've never seen an E,” said Vandalieu
“Y-you are right Forgive me I ahts, s and the hu to convince a group of children that she wasn't scary
“I-if she's a familiar, that's fine… I've heard the rumors of the 'Genius Ta an Arachne Your Ghoul's features are different from what I have heard, and you haveof this?” the senior knight asked suspiciously
“After I left the city, I met and tamed them in the forest,” said Vandalieu plainly “More ieable about my familiars, aren't you?”
The rumors about Vandalieu's familiars didn't have any detailed information other than that of Basdia and Zadiris, who possessed known titles It was likely that nothing was known about the rat sisters other than that they were new races of monsters
The knight turned away, avoiding Vandalieu's eyes, and reues are fans of yours,” he mumbled “In any case, welcoate, but elcome all of you to our city”
The knights gave a short bow and headed back towards the gate, telling the people in line that there was nothing to worry about
“It seems that you and the others are well-known, Van-dono,” Myuze said quietly as she watched the knights leave
“It seeated those kinds of details Well, I'ht against Fitun and the others,” said Vandalieu
In any event, Vandalieu and his companions arrived safely at Alcrem
Incidentally, Si, so they were sleeping together in a pile with Privel inside Sae