Chapter 49 - The Woman who was called the Princess Knight (1/2)
The Woman who was called the Princess Knight
The next morning.
I had my breakfast on the ground floor of the inn.
What I’m wearing today are the clothes that I had changed into yesterday and a dry robe.
My uniform was kept into the hemp bag.
Last night, I had a good night’s sleep.
My head was also really refreshed.
The dining room had already been half-filled with people by the time I went down to the ground floor.
It seems there are still some people who are drinking sake even at this time of the day.
I can see that most of the people in the mornings were mercenaries.
After I’m finished on eating my meal, I inquired something towards the innkeeper.
[I would like to ask some questions about that recruitment for raiding that ruins. The one where the Marquis is gathering people for.]
[Ah, Hati-sama seems to have gotten word of it too. Yes, the lord were certainly looking for people to raid that newly found floor in the ruins.]
The innkeeper told me about the recruitment.
It seems that there’s going to be a briefing today.
There’s no special requirements to be able to join.
It seems that registration has been going smooth for members of the Mercenary Guild.
That means even I can participate.
The meeting place is a plaza on the outskirts of town.
I went back to my room and hid Pigimaru under my room. I decided to head for this plaza.
I immediately knew the plaza designated meeting place upon getting near the place.
It was because the area was lively.
My field of view became wider as soon as I pass through the path towards the forest.
At a glance, I could see about… fifty people?
Everyone I see looks like they’re used to travelling and fighting.
Their images looks close to what travelers or mercenaries that come to my mind.
It can be said that this could almost look like the place where there’s a shooting for those overseas fantasy dramas.
There was a platform in one corner of the plaza.
It looks like an event stage.
The organizer will probably explain on top of that.
[Should I buy something that could tell me the time later?]
The way they tell time here seems to be close to the ones from my original world.
There are twelve beasts that were assigned to the normal twelve hours back in my world.
Each beast indicates the time assigned for them from 1 o’clock to 12 o’clock.
There’s also the concept of AM and PM in here.
The yang beasts indicate the AM and the yin beasts indicate the PM.
However, it’s too confusing if I based it on the standards of this world.
So I just set my mind and kept on following on the sense of time that I’m used to.
I left the inn just before 9:30 am.
According to the innkeeper, the organizers designated time for meetup is 10:00 am.
At that time, a voice rang out from one corner of the plaza.
[Hohhooo~!?]
A slightly hoarse voice rang out loudly.
[It seems that one person that’s out of place from everyone around got mixed in the crowd, isn’t it?]
Hmm?
Don’t tell me, is he talking about me?
[I would still know even if you’re wearing that cloak, you know? You look too prim for this place. Even from the parts that aren’t covered by your hood, I could tell you’re an extremely beautiful woman, you know? Moreover, there’s that elegance that’s drifting about your body. Surely, this lady must have some reputation on her name, right? Well then milady, why are you in this place?]
I’m mistaken.
He’s not talking about me.
The tall and slender macho looks like he’s talking about a slender woman.
[What is it?]
That voice…
I listened carefully to the voice of that slender macho.
[Oh hoo~!? You have quite a clear voice, huh!? It’s as if you’re—]
The slender macho’s eyes opened wide as if he saw through something.
[It looks like you’re the former leader of the the Holy Knights!]
The surroundings began to get bustling.
[Eh? You mean that woman, the Princess Knight Seras Ashrain?]
[Is she the one who was rumored to be the princess of the country of High Elves?]
[I heard about that rumor where she had disappeared from Neia, which is now occupied by Bakuos.]