As we follow the village chief, other villagers start calling out to us.
“Oh, what a cute girl.”
“You’re quite a young adventurer.”
The people who called out to us are middle-aged and older, and there are really no young people in the village. That must mean the damage caused by varmints in the fields is serious.
“This is my house. Hey, we have a guest.”
“Coming! Oh my~, what a lovely guest.”
“““““Hello!”””””
When we arrived at the village chief’s house, we were greeted by the village chief’s wife.
They have a small reception room, so we were guided there.
“Please have some tea.”
“““““Thank you”””””
When his wife served us tea, the village chief began to speak.
“Originally, there was a church in this village, and the knights attached to the church worked with the young people to exterminate the varmints. But a few years ago, the cost of varmint control suddenly soared, and the knights disappeared at the same time. Young people also went to work in the town to earn money for varmint control.”
“Shun-san, is this also because of that?”
“No doubt about it. It’s that idiot priest’s fault.”
After listening to the story of the village chief, Sue and I couldn’t help but look at each other.
I didn’t know that the problems with the church had spread to the countryside. It is possible that there are church problems in other villages as well.
“Villige Chief, in fact, the priest of the church in the town was the main one who committed large-scale fraud. That priest was captured by the holy knights who came from the royal capital the other day.”
“We have received a request from the leader of the Holy Knights who nominated us, so we can inform them about the current situation in this village. The Holy Knights are a very good person. I’m sure they will be of help to you.”
“Oh, I can’t believe something like that happened. I’ll write a letter too.”
When I told the village chief about the priest, he was very surprised.
It’s really just a coincidence, but I’m glad we came to this village. Maybe Ao’s slime instincts sensed something, so she chose this request.
“Also, I’m sorry to say this, but there are no vacant rooms in any of the houses here. There are no lodgings in this village you see.”
“Thank you for your concern, we are adventurers, so we are prepared to camp.”
“Can we borrow your garden? We have brought some food with us.”
“Yes, yes. Please go ahead, please use it.”
At first glance, it was an idyllic farming village, so I already expected that there was no inn here.
We have secured a place to camp, and it is time to start the action.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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