Vol 10 Chapter 173 (1/2)

The Queen of Cartaffs

As I walked through the streets of Cartaffs, Bahnseim, Aumsaas, Beim… I noticed the difference it had to the places I’d been

I hadn’t felt it in Zayin or Lorphys either Cartaffs’ characteristic air

The orderly townscape was the sas lookedsoldiers walking around

The uniforhts

The first one to notice it was the Seventh

『… I heard Cartaffs gathered its personnel regardless of class I see, so they’re thoroughly ability-centered』

They did have a nobility syste I think it’s a good thing they recognize talent regardless of social status

But carrying out soenerate considerable opposition

So I h ability to subdue them Or perhaps they had to learn to do so, or else

The Third lay out his own thoughts

『Bahnseie country, but their national powers are too far apart As this country can’t even cooperate with its surroundings, it’s thinkable it’s been refined by the threat of Bahnseim But they’ve become this practical, have they… well, it may just be their character』

Character, or a geographic reason, whatever the case, there wasn’t a doubt it was a strong nation

The Fifth looked at the town

『Bahnseiet them to help out when Llye makes his move』

I thought the sah for Cartaffs to take me seriously if I asked for assistance What’s more, as a noble of the country they hate so…

The Fourth

『But you would never think Cartaffs’ Queen was the Queen Eva-chan had sung of』

I looked at Eva walking beside me

Even taking an elf like her around, the surrounding reactions were nore from Bahnseim, Arumsaas or Beim, where at times, you could find some prejudice

Eva looked around her

“It’s quite cold here I should’ve brought a voat… even so, when you see de around so norood country”

I questioned her use of, ‘

“Doesn’t thatanyone skilled irrelevant to status? It’s a good country, isn’t it?”

There, the Fourth explained it to me

『You just don’t get it, Lyle It’s best you don’t look at nothing but the good side of ability-centric govern, there are merits, and demerits to be found』

Hearing that, I tilted my head, and after Eva looked around, and confirmed there were no soldiers around, she spoke

“Look at it the other way, and useless people and demi-humans are looked upon coldly The reason the Guild receptionist tried so hard to stay out of your way surely because you’re a skilled one I tried asking a few of e one It may be better than a class system, but it feels there’s no room to breathe”

So talented ones were respected, and the rest despised

The strength of that outlook must also be Cartaffs’ characteristic

The Fifth offered some admiration to Eva

『Still, having brethren elves everywhere sure is convenient for gathering inforets a different reaction A relatively favorable one at that』

The Nihil Tribe… it was a tribe that heldto the elves

When it ca information, even within the party, Eva was a skilled one She had her own information network, and she could easily lay hands on info the rest of us wouldn’t be able to touch

Noveood at it, but as Eva was easily able to collect info in whatever toe stopped by, she was surely a hard-to-get existence

When alked down the street together, perhaps it was a relatively large town, as there were a lot of people around

There were food stalls lined around, with line ups of rare edibles

“They have quite a variety ofsweets and the like are scarce, though”

Eva looked at the carts and booths

“It seems sweets are precious here Coar loaded as well The sailors were delighted when they found it was undaed”

The large load of cargo loaded on the shi+p was safe, and Vera was relieved The country was trading for its insufficient commodities with Beim

And as orking in Cartaffs, ere exploring the town until the tiuides, ere scheduled to set up our plans today

I also wanted to learn what to look out for on the terrain

And once that was over, ould finish up our preparations, an set out

“… It’s right about tiuild?”

Saying that, the two of us set off for the guild, but hearing so as well

The surrounding people alking around a group of feuding adventurers There were soht on with their business

“Could it be a fight? Looks like it’s between adventurers”

Eva was curious Thinking of things as seeds for stories, showing such interest in these sorts of things was her virtue, as well as her flaw

Froed adventurers were surrounding a party of younger ones

Looking at them…

“They’re the same as us”

The young adventurer party with an extreender ration was surrounded by an elder party of five

But it seems the one at fault was…

“Hand off the guide role? Are you sure you ain’t an idiot!?”

The elderman In contrast to the elder adventurer party’s orderly equipear looked unreliable

But they did have an air to them

They were strangely cal to pick a fight Eva had noticed as well, as she quietly watched over them

The garments they wore had a sense of cleanliness, but their appearances were gaudy Pierces and necklaces, they also had rings

The longsword on the h to put it at odds with his other clothes His age was perhaps a little over mine?

Gray hair, and green eyes… he was of high stature, and of trained body