803 801 Nadias situation (2/2)

Nadia is dyeing her hair because there is widespread information that there are black cats in the castle, so that the blue cats don't come near. I suppose you didn't want to bother other villagers.

If you are in a city with a lot of people like Nokta, it seems that it would not be a problem if they found out that you are a black cat.

”It was over a week since I joined Nokuta's defense and finally left town....”

After all, when she returned to Castel, the village had already been destroyed.

”I was the only stupid, well-guided peddler who didn't make it to the point.”

A peddler?

”A peddler on a tour of an illegal village. I received a letter from a villager, and I took on a job like sending it from the Guild to various places.”

Nadia said she had heard more from the merchant.

And a month ago, they told me that the village was destroyed and that there was no survival.

”Say you're the guardian of the village, and it won't help if you don't make it to the important place.”

Nadia murmurs with a self-ridiculous expression.

I've been here ever since.

”Gravekeeper? You mean you're protecting the graves in this village?

”Ah, I will never let this village be an anti-demon again...”

Nadia speaks of determination, but there was no positive atmosphere. It is a backward determination full of self-ridicule and regret.

You must have noticed Fran's worried gaze. Make him laugh as if he were deluded.

”... whoa, you said something weird. That's right. I think the surviving merchant is still doing business with Nokta. You may go if you have time. You'll be delighted.”

”Are you happy? Were you friends with your father and your mother?

”No... I always regretted not being able to save Fran.”

The merchant, Mursani, was in the village until just before it was destroyed. To deliver potions and other supplies to the castle caught up in the anti-demon season.

Mursani, who successfully handed over the supplies and tried to escape the village, was entrusted with letters and guild cards from Fran's parents, as well as a child.

The letter was addressed to a benefactor on another continent. I gave them Alliance cards because I knew they were going to die here.

Deposit cards with your Alliance before a dangerous mission, and pick them up if you survive. It is a life-and-death communication method that is relatively well known among adventurers.

Those two could not have wished for the survival of their beloved daughter.

I entrusted Mursani with Fran.

But he couldn't get Fran out. The anti-demon invasion was faster than I could have imagined, and I couldn't reach the house where Fran was supposed to be hiding.

And Mursani chose his life, and Fran's life, on a balance.

”But don't hold back on him. Even that man, who wasn't a warrior, came to deliver supplies to the village...”

”Nh. I know. I can't help it.”

I don't think I can do anything about Mursani either. He is a merchant with low combat power. You couldn't have gotten Fran out of a herd of anti-demons.

Well, since I'm a merchant on this continent, I'm sure I have some combat power.

Running away, Mursani deposited Fran's parents' guild cards and letters with the guild and reunited with Nadia a month later.

A letter...

”To Amanda?

”Maybe.”

”Amanda? Kinan and Flamel used to write to each other regularly.”

The parent who raised Fran's parents. He also made graves with it. ”

”That tomb! That's right. It wasn't made in time. It wasn't Mursani, and I wondered who he was.”

Apparently, Amanda, who arrived as soon as she received the letter, was mistaken for Nadia.

That's right. So Amanda said she put the artifact in her parents' grave.... ”

”Nh. I came to get it.”

I see. Then I'll be there. I'm putting myself in charge of the grave keeper. ”

There seems to be no such sense of evasiveness when it comes to opening graves. Well, in this world, there will often be no corpses, and it is certain that the soul is already traveling under God.

I don't suppose the significance of the grave is as great as Earth.

Well, let's go now.

Nh!