V3C72 (1/2)

(072) Finding the Hero

Translator: Tseirp

In the end, our shopping was complete with just Haru buying some dried meat for snacking (and she was already chewing on one) as well as emergency potions for situations such as MP depletion so we headed towards the Adventurers Guild which was the place we would meet up with Carol.

It was about time we begin to feel hungry but I decided to wait until Carol arrives before ordering food so we ordered drinks and waited.

There was lemonade inside the drinks menu so I ordered that.

“What would you like Haru?”

“I’ll have the same thing.”

“What about Malina? You can have liquor too.”

” … I’m not really good with liquor … I’ll have the same too … rather than that, my mask … please, my mask.”

Malina is way too reliant on the mask.

However, even with her fear of strangers and social anxiety disorder, this personality has better common sense.

Apart from when I want to ask her something, I’d prefer to leave her like that so I didn’t return the mask.

“Rather, Malina’s eyes are pretty so it would be a waste to cover it with a mask.”

” … mask.”

She’s completely not listening to people’s words.

After a short while, before the drinks came, Carol arrived.

“Thank you for waiting, master.”

“Welcome back. How was it?”

Carol’s expression wasn’t good. Perhaps she received bad news?

“I have one good news, one bad news and one rumor that’s going around town.”

Three separate intelligence in such a short timespan huh?

” … Then, we’ll start with the bad. What’s the bad news.”

“A landslide occurred on the valley road in the vicinity of the border town to the south and it appears that it would take some time to clear it. If we’re aiming for Port Kobe, I think it would be faster if we turn back to Islandburg or to Korat.”

Turn back to Islandburg huh?

Looking at Malina’s expression, she was shaking her head wordlessly with watery eyes.

It’s not like I can toss this person out here.

“We won’t be able to sell our spices and iron so it should be better if we head towards Ferruit for now.”

“The good news is that the purchasing prices for both spices and iron have risen so we would gain sufficient profit even if we sell them in this town.”

Then it’s no longer necessary to head to Ferruit.

I once again looked at Malina.

She was already crying. Her tears became droplets whenever she shook her head, causing her tears to splash around.

“Well … even though I somehow feel like bullying Malina, I do indeed feel sorry for her. Let’s head for Ferruit. A round trip would take about 4 days right? We’re not really in a rush to travel anyway.”

“Uuu … tha, thank you … very much.”

Malina thanked me as she drank the lemonade that was just only served while still in tears.

“Then, what about the rumors?”

“Somehow, the hero and his party are also in this town.”

” …………… !?”

Haru’s tail stood up in response to Carol’s words.

Hero huh.

I heard that to Haru, the hero is her enemy that defeated the Demon Lord but consideration towards the hero was also the reason why she was sent to be a slave in a location with relatively better treatment after that.

However, if the hero didn’t come, the Demon Lord wouldn’t have been subjugated and her father wouldn’t have been sentenced to capital punishment.

I guess it’s probably complicated.

“Haru, what do you want to do? Do you want to meet the hero?”

If Haru says that she doesn’t want to then we’ll sleep early today and leave this town the first thing in the morning tomorrow.

So I thought.

” … I think I will meet him.”

Haru said as if making her resolve.

“I see. Carol, where’s the hero currently at?”

“Sorry, I don’t know any information about that as of now. But, the hero is apparently gathering some kind of information so it would be fine if we head to a place with a lot of people.”

“A location with a lot of people huh?”

Perhaps we steadily look for them on foot? There seemed to only be 3 inns in total in this town so there’s also the method of staking them out but the rare case of them staying over in an acquaintance’s house instead of an inn is possible.

“Erm, Ichino-san. It’s about time to … my mask …”

Malina was still talking about her mask.

This person seriously moves at her own pace … hmm?

” — That’s it!”

I cried out as I stood up.

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“Behold, my super magic! And be delighted! Just this moment in the eternity of time that flows infinitely, at this point among the wide expanse of the world where we all are right now.”

The masked Marina announced as she took out a bow, 7 plates that would serve as targets as well as 7 arrows.