Category: Isekai Nonbiri Sanpo Tabi

Then, in the middle of the night, when everything had gone completely quiet—

Poke poke.

Poke poke.

“Hn? Ao? Did something happen?”

Suddenly, Ao poked me in the cheek to wake me up. For a second, I thought Horn was crying in her sleep. Then, Ao pointed towards the door with one of her tentacles.

Multiple footsteps echoed from the hallway. Looks like the uninvited guests have arrived.

As I sat up, Ao is  also in the middle of waking up Sue.

“Ao, sorry, but can you go to the soldiers?”

When I asked Ao, who had finished waking Sue, she gave a wiggle of her tentacles full of determination and went outside.

 Ao is really amazing—she opened the window by herself and slipped right out.

“Hey, hey. Someone’s here, wake up.”

“Mmm… mmm…”

Shiro managed to wake up somehow, but Fran and Horn wouldn’t budge no matter what Sue did.

Looks like these two are out until morning. That’s what I was thinking—when something else happened in the hallway.

Click click click…. clack.

Oh no, they’re using a key to unlock the door.

Someone lent these guys the master key.

Bang, bang.

“Damn it, the door won’t open.”

“Is something blocking it?”

“Don’t make too much noise—they’ll wake up.”

“Relax. Thanks to the sleeping drugs, they’ll be out till morning.”

Thankfully I put the desk in front of the door. From the conversation, it’s clear now—these guys are the bandits. They even know about the sleeping drugs, so they’re definitely connected to that shady guy at the front desk.

“Muu… so noisy…”

Because of the bandits making noise, Fran and Horn groggily sat up. Being forcefully woken up, both of them looked seriously grumpy.

Clang, bang.

Meanwhile, the bandits were forcing the door open and pushing the desk we had set up out of the way with brute strength. Eventually, the door opened just wide enough for one person to slip through.

“I can’t believe they barricaded it. Oh? And they’re awake too.”

“As expected of adventurers. You guys are on high alert huh.”

“Still, you got kids with you. You don’t want any trouble, right?”

“If you quietly hand over all your money, this doesn’t have to get too painful.”

Four bandits in total barged into the room. They were surprised seeing that we are awake, but when they saw the children—Fran and Horn—they assumed we wouldn’t put up much of a fight.

And then, they looked at Sue and said something incredibly stupid.

“Whoa, that chick’s pretty hot. Her boob is a shame though.”

“Yeah, I prefer ‘em a bit more stacked.”

“Says the guy who’s always going on about big boobs.”

“Come on, all men love big boobs. Flat-chest lovers are a rare breed.”

Uh-oh.

Normally, Sue doesn’t care too much about her figure—but them saying all that to her face, of course she’s going to be furious.

The bandits hadn’t noticed it yet but there’s an overwhelming fury radiating from Sue.

In other words—these guys will end up all bark and no bite.

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The letter to the soldiers was finished, but if we carelessly go outside, it’ll look suspicious. So, I decided to leave it to Ao.

Ao, with a “Leave it to me” kind of attitude, put the letter into her item box and waved her tentacles.

“Do your best, Ao!”

““Good luck!””

Ao responded to Shiro and the others’ cheers by waving her tentacles and then went out through the window. If it’s Ao, she’ll definitely deliver my letter to the soldiers.

Now then, as for us, it’s time to prepare for bed—but since we don’t know what might happen tonight, we’ll sleep in our adventure clothes so we can take action right away.

“Make sure to pack all your valuables in your bags too.”

“““Understood”””

We hardly ever need to take out our valuables, but just in case, I reminded Shiro and the others. I also packed all my belongings into my item box. As an added measure, I placed a desk in front of the door. With this, even if something happens, we should be able to buy ourselves some time.

Knock knock.

“Oh, Ao’s back!”

““Welcome back!””

Just as we finished preparing for bed, Ao tapped on the window with her tentacle. Shiro and the others opened the window and welcomed her back.

“Ao said she delivered the letter properly.”

“As expected of Ao.”

When Shiro asked Ao about her task, Ao gave a proud little shake of tentacles as if saying, “Of course, I did it well.”

Apparently, Ao was able to meet the soldier at the wall in the evening.

“And also, she said there were some suspicious people among the soldiers, so she reported it.”

“Hmm…. Maybe someone’s been bribed? Otherwise, a place like this inn would’ve been raided already.”

“That’s true. It’s way too obvious, yet nothing’s being done till now. It’s definitely suspicious.”

I had more or less suspected the extra information from Ao as well. With things being so flashy, complaints from the guests should’ve been pouring in, but a certain soldier must’ve been covering it up.

Sighing deeply, we all slipped into bed.

“Tonight, I’m sleeping with Oniichan!”

“Then I’ll sleep with Sue-oneechan.”

Fran chimed in.

“I’ll sleep with Sue-oneechan too.”

Horn added.

“Alright, alright. Now, let’s all get to sleep, okay?”

Even without sleeping pills, a day of traveling wears you out, so Shiro and the others fell asleep almost immediately after getting into bed.

I hope nothing would happen after this—but that chances were probably close to zero.

Thinking about that, I too drifted off to sleep.

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Knock. Knock.

“Everyone, dinner is ready.”

“Understood. We’ll head there right away.”

After spending some time in a needlessly luxurious room, I heard the shady man’s voice.

Here we looked at each other. Our strategy is to cherish life.

We headed to the cafeteria on the first floor.

“You are free to get more bread, so please let me know.”

““Y-yes……””

What was served in the dining room was a one-plate sumptuous dish.

After the suspicious smiling man left the table, Sue and I exchanged glances. Even if we don’t have a good nose like Shiro or Fran, we can tell right away.

“It smells like medicine. There’s a faint scent of it.”

“That’s right. Normal people might not be able to tell, but as adventurers, we can tell right away.”

There is definitely something in the dish.

Shiro and Fran are already frowning and looking disgusted. Horn also seemed to notice something. Above all, the fact that the three of them are not happy at all even though it looks sumptous is proof that there’s something on this dish.

Alright, let me secretly activate the appraisal magic.

Whoa, seriously?

“It’s laced with sleeping pills.”

“So, it’s safe to say that that suspicious man is involved in the robbery.”

Sue and I leaned in close and whispered to each other. This inn is pretty insane in many ways.

However, we can’t have dinner at this rate, so I made a move.

“I’m sorry, the children are tired and sleepy. Can I bring our meal to our room?”

“Oh dear, they certainly don’t seem to be in good spirits. Shall I bring it to your room?”

“No, no, it’s okay. I’ll just bring some for myself and my girlfriend. I’ll feed the kids something later.”

“(Grin) Okay, okay.”

Hey, why are you grinning again?

Does he think that children don’t need sleeping pills? With that in mind, Sue and I returned to the room with plates in our hands.

“Ha, I’m tired. Why am I so tired when I just went to the cafeteria?”

“Well, it can’t be helped. I don’t think they’d sneak in drugs in the food.”

“““Haguhaguhagu”””

Sue and I sat limp on the sofa and looked at the sleeping pills on the table. Next to me and Sue, there are Shiro and the others eating the sandwiches I made.

Perhaps they are quite hungry so they are gobbling up the sandwich. Ao is eating a sandwich with them. By the way, Sue and I have already finished eating our sandwich.

“Sigh…. Well, there’s no other option. Let’s contact the soldiers.”

“You’re right. It’s better than nothing.”

Sue resigned as she sighed along with me.

I prepared a piece of paper and started writing a letter.

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So, we arrived at a high-end inn in the barony.

“““Wow~”””

“It’s so luxurious that it is completely out of place.”

“That’s true……”

A luxurious building, completely out of place among the surrounding buildings, towers before us. This is an inn of a level I’ve never seen in either the Southern or Eastern Margravate.

At this point, everyone agrees that this inn is fishy.

“I wonder what will turn up.”

“I don’t think anything strange will come out of the entrance.”

Having made up our minds, we head inside the high-end inn. It feels like we’re entering a forest and were about to defeat monsters.

Dingling.

“Yes, welcome. For five, is it?”

“““““……”””””

When we entered the inn and saw the man at the counter, I was surprised for the second time. He is wearing a not so fashionable suit with fancy glasses, which made him look like a typical fraudster.

Unintentionally, we all froze at the sight of him.

“Uhm, Sir?”

“O-oh, yes. We would like a room for two adults and three children.”

“With pleasure. But can you pay in advance?”

“Yes. I understand. Please take care of us.”

“(Grin) Thank you.”

Oops, when I paid for the accommodation in advance, the man at the counter couldn’t help but grin. No matter how I look at it, this man is quite suspicious.

Sue, Shiro, and the others also seem pretty suspicious of him.

“Then I’ll lead you to your room.”

“Yes please.”

Then, the man at the counter led us to a room.

Shiro and the others, who usually reply cheerfully, didn’t reply today, and I was the only one who replied to him.

“Your room will be here. I’ll call you when dinner is ready.”

“Yes, I understand.”

We were guided to a very luxurious room. Sue and I continued to smile amiably until the man closed the door to the room and left.

Thud.

“Whew, I’m kind of very tired.”

“Mm. But there’s still a possibility that someone is listening, so let’s speak in a low voice.”

“““Got it~”””

After the footsteps faded away, we started talking in low voices. There doesn’t seem to be any suspicious magic tools in the room, but we still have to be careful.

Sue is also signaling Shiro and the others to be quiet as she put a finger on her lips.

“First of all, this inn itself is suspicious.”

“Yes. The number of employees is too small for the size of this inn.”

“That man smelled strange.”

“Bad guy, bad guy!”

“He’s definitely suspicious.”

It was the moment when everyone agreed. The fact that Shiro and the others are silent is also evidence that this inn is suspicious.

Also, Fran.

Keep your voice a little quieter.

“For now, let’s wait and see. If we can determine that something is suspicious, let’s report it to the soldiers’ station.”

“That’s a good idea. Let’s wait and see.”

Hmm, so what will come out of this rather suspicious inn?

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After that, there were no more bandits attacking, and we arrived safely at the capital of the barony. We handed over the bandits to the guards on the wall.

“Oh~, so you guys were adventurers with two titles huh. Hahaha, you bandits, be glad you didn’t get killed.”

“““Hii!”””

When I showed our adventurer card to the soldiers for the procedure, the soldiers realized that we were strong, so they started making fun of the bandits.

We don’t kill in vain you know.

“More importantly, are you doing your job well?”

“We’re doing our best. However, there have been a lot of robberies recently and we’re having a hard time dealing with them.”

“I see. What are they targeting?”

“Lately, high-end inns have always been targeted. However, we haven’t been able to get a hold of them.”

The coachman of the carriage talked to the guards. He asked for information about the bandits.

Hearing their exchange, Sue and I nodded to each other, deciding to avoid high-end inns as well.

Incidentally, since there is an ongoing search for bandit hideouts and the like, the confirmed bounty will be transferred via the Adventurer’s Guild. This time, Shiro, Fran, and Horn played an active role, so I decided to have the three of them receive it.

“Well then, see you around. Be careful.”

“““Bye bye”””

After parting ways with the coachman at a small carriage station, we decided to look for an inn to stay at tonight.

But this is where it became difficult.

“I’m sorry, there is no vacancy at the moment.”

“We can’t do it either. There are many people who shy away from high-end inns you see.”

To our surprise, all the mid-range hotels were unavailable. What’s more, even the cheap hotels were booked, and we couldn’t get a room.

This is a problem then.

“Hey, Shun-oniichan, are we setting up a tent somewhere?”

“Well, apparently for security reasons, we can’t set up a tent in the city.”

“Eh?”

In fact, I had heard Shiro ask the guard on the wall, and she had been told that it was not allowed to set up tents within the city. That seems to be a countermeasure against bandits too.

Just as Sue and I exchanged looks, thinking that we were in a dead end, Shiro said something unbelievable.

“Then Shiro and the others will stay at a high-end inn and catch the bad guys!”

““Mm. Catch them!””

“Yes!”

Shiro’s proposal was agreed not only by Fran but also by the timid Horn. Ao is also in favor, with her tentacles waving up energetically.

However, it is indeed clear that there is no other accommodation to stay in reality.

“Sue, do you want to stay at a high-end inn? Well, we got to stay on high alert though.”

“Hmm, even though I don’t want to put Fran and Horn in danger, realistically the only option is a high-end inn.”

So, in this way, we decided to stay at a high-end inn linked with trouble.

Now, we’ll just have to see what we’ll find. I hope there are no strange people showing up.

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Morning the next day.

The rain seemed to have stopped in the middle of the night, and the sun is now shining. The road is a little muddy, but it seemed fine for the carriage to pass through.

From this village, we will transfer to another carriage bound for the capital of the Northern Frontier.

Karakarakara.

“Uhm, there are a lot of weapons loaded in the carriage huh.”

“Well, it’s a measure against bandits. There have been bandits around here before you see.”

The carriage bound to the capital was loaded with many weapons, including swords and spears. 

I wondered how bad is the law-and-order situation here, and I soon learned about it.

“Hmm, are we stuck in the mud?”

“No, no matter how you look at it, there are clearly traces of humans digging into the soil.”

The wheels of the carriage got stuck in the mud, so everyone got out of the carriage. And as Sue calmly pointed out, there were traces of deliberately digging the mud with a shovel.

Right, you can pretty much guess what would happen next.

“Fuhehe, young adventurers and some brats. If you guys don’t want to get hurt, take out all your money!”

“Toh!”

“““B-boss!”””

A group of bandits appeared from the nearby bushes, but Shiro and Ao calmly looked at the man who was talking and kicked him flying in the air. After taking a direct hit from Shiro and Ao’s flying kick, the man plunged into the puddle on the road.

Oh my, Shiro and Ao should have waited until the man introduced himself before taking action.

“Uwaa! B-bandits!”

“Aah, kyaaah!”

““Gyaaaa!””

“F-Fran—, Horn, calm down.”

The rest of the bandits were also blown away by the magic of Fran and Horn, who were surprised by the appearance of the bandits.

Sue hurriedly stops Fran and Horn, but when the magic stops, all the bandits are already lying on the puddle.

　

“Oh, you guys are strong.”

“It was the kids who did it though.”

Together with the driver, we tied up the fallen bandits. All the bandits have fainted and were covered in mud, so I cleaned them up with life magic. Well, the bandits also smelled bad.

Actually, I thought the driver was good at tying up the bandits, and then he told me something.

“I was originally a soldier in this territory, and after I quit the army, I started as a carriage driver.”

“Oh, I see. That’s why you’re good at tying up bandits.”

“Hahaha, that was my main job before after all.”

The driver made a hearty laughter. Well, it is no wonder he is good at tying people up.

When I appraised the bandits, I found out that they have bounty, so I tied them up in the back seat of the carriage and then we set off again.

Karakarakara.

“Hey! Let us down!”

“““Yes, put us down!”””

“They are so noisy.”

“Ao-chan, make them quiet.”

“““Gya!”””

Fran and Horn, who have become accustomed to the noisy bandits, asked Ao to make the bandits quiet.

Ao also seems to be annoyed by the noisy bandits, so she does not hesitate to strike them with a lightning strike.

I thought that would make the bandits a little quieter, but it didn’t happen easily. So, the bandits ended up getting hit with two more lightning strikes from Ao before we reached the Northern Frontier’s capital.

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We had been making progress in the Eastern Frontier territory without any particular issues, but now we are entering another territory.

First of all, it is a small barony, so I am very worried about whether there are soldiers guarding it along the way.

“We don’t know what’s going to happen from here on out, so let’s all be careful.”

“““Got it~”””

“Fufu”

When I said that to everyone, Shiro, Fran, and Horn raised their hands cheerfully in agreement. Ao also raised her tentacles to show that she got it. 

Sue couldn’t help but giggle when she saw Shiro and the others like that.

However, we really have to be vigilant, so we continue our carriage journey while being vigilant about our surroundings.

““Toh!””

“““Gaun!”””

A pack of wolves appeared on the highway, so Shiro, Ao, and Fran charged at them while we provided cover fire with magic. To be honest, the wolves were no problem at all.

I asked Ao to drain the blood of the defeated wolves and then I quickly put them in the item box after they had been drained.

Then we set off again. 

The reason why we are in a hurry is that the weather is looking gloomy.

Pitter-patter.

“-Uh, it’s raining.”

“Oh no, will we still make it to the inn in time? Everyone, put on your coats.”

“““Okay”””

Just as we were about to arrive at the village inn in about 30 minutes, it finally started to rain. It’s still small drops now, but just in case, I have them put on the cloaks we bought in the Eastern Frontier.

Fran and Horn are chatting while showing each other the coats they had chosen.

(Sound of the rain’s heavy downpour.)

“Thankfully we managed to get here before it rained hard.”

“Yes, thankfully.”

We arrived safely at the village where we will stay tonight. Looks like the carriage will also stay at the same inn. 

When we arrived at the inn, it started to rain heavily. We really did get to the inn at just the right timing. 

This village is a fairly large village for a barony, and the inn was a well-built building.

“You made it just in time, lad.”

“That’s true. If we arrived a minute later, we would have been soaked.”

The innkeeper, who has a good physique, also said that the timing of our arrival at the inn was good.

“I’m going to sleep with Shun-oniichan today.”

“Then Fran will sleep with Sue!”

“Horn will also sleep with Sue-oneechan.”

“Hey, you guys, why don’t you sleep on the bunk bed?”

“““Don’t want to!”””

“Hahaha, it’s good to be on good terms.”

I booked a room with two bunk beds, but Shiro and the others didn’t give up sleeping with me and Sue here either. 

The innkeeper laughed seeing us.

Well, I guess there’s nothing we can do about it.

“Apparently there have been a lot of robberies in the capital lately. It seems the lord is having a hard time dealing with them.”

“I see…”

While eating dinner, I ask the innkeeper about the security of the barony, and as expected, it doesn’t seem to be very good.

We have to protect ourselves by keeping our clothes to a minimum huh.

““Hug-hug””

Pat, pat.

““Hn?””

“It’s nothing.”

In particular, Fran and Horn are still small, so we have to take care of them. I stayed alert as I patted their heads as they looked up at me curiously.

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Garagaragara.

““Wow, so fast!””

“It’s dangerous. Don’t lean out of the carriage.”

““Got it~””

Fran and Horn are sitting in the front row of the carriage, watching the scenery go by. To be safe, I’m holding them to make sure they’re out of harm’s way. Fran and Horn have already ridden a carriage a few times, and each time they are amazed at how fast the horses are.

“These sweets are so delicious.”

“Thank you. I’ll take a little.”

Shiro and Sue share the snacks they bought with an elderly couple who are riding with us. They talk about all sorts of things with smiles on their faces.

“Hey, what are we going to do after this?”

“We’ll ride in a carriage for two days, and on the third day, we’ll reach the Barony’s domain. In the meantime, we will stay in a small village.”

“Oh, I see.”

I answered Fran and Horn, who are looking up from my lap. I explained our itinerary. First, we will head to the Barony on the way to the Northern Frontier Territory’s Capital. We are planning to stay in a village in the frontier territory for two nights. Although it is small, there is apparently a small inn there. It seems to be very safe because soldiers patrol the territory of the territory properly.

The problem will be after entering the barony. Even when we were on my way from the Southern Frontier territory to the Eastern Frontier territory, there was a danger of banditry. This time we have little kids, Fran and Horn, so we have to be extra careful.

With that in mind, we arrived at the village where we had lunch. Since it is a village along the highway, it is quite large and there was a proper dining hall.

“““Delicious!”””

“Mm, eat a lot.”

There are several menus in the cafeteria, and we order the daily recommendation. A yakiniku set is brought out, and Shiro and the others eat it with gusto.

“Ma’am, has there been any incidents up ahead?”

“Hmm, the territory is relatively safe, but there have been rumors of bandits appearing beyond the Baron’s territory.”

“Thank you for the information. We’ll take extra caution then.”

While we are at it, I asked the lady at the dining hall for some information about the journey, and she told me that there were bandits again. We have to be careful once we leave the borderland.

Now that lunch is over, our journey resumes.

““Zz, Zzz.””

“Oh dear, have they fallen asleep?”

“Yes. They must have been tired because they were having so much fun a while ago.”

After lunch, Fran and Horn fell asleep, leaning against me peacefully. Even if the old woman strokes their heads, they still sleep soundly without waking up. Shiro and Sue are also dozing off, so they would probably fall asleep too.

The weather is nice today, and the temperature is just right, neither hot nor cold. It’s a very good time to take a nap. There seems to be no danger on the way, and the carriage proceeds really leisurely.

And before evening, we arrived at our destination, the village.

We head to the inn and go through the accommodation procedures.

“There is one bunk bed in a room.”

“Then Shiro will sleep with Shun-oniichan!”

“Fran will sleep with Sue!”

“Horn will sleep with Sue-oneechan too!”

“Oh~, you guys get along well.”

The moment Shiro and the others heard the innkeeper’s words, they had decided who they would sleep with. They always sleep with someone after all. The innkeeper also squints at the exchange between Fran and Horn.

Since we are only staying overnight, we make do with the pre-made dinner.

Thus ended our first day on the Northern Frontier Territory. Since this is Fran and Horn’s first real journey, they fell asleep quickly.

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Finally, it is the day came for us to depart for the Northern Frontier Territory. We will board the carriage and head for the neighboring viscounty first.

“Okay, let’s make sure we don’t forget anything.”

“““Yes”””

Following Sue’s signal, Shiro, Fran, and Horn check the room to make sure nothing has been left behind. Ao and I have been checking to make sure we haven’t forgotten anything, but Sue wanted them to check for themselves to make sure everything is okay.

“It’s all good.”

“I didn’t forget anything.”

“I’m okay too.”

The three people who finished checking reported that it was okay, so Ao double checked just in case. In the meantime, I clean the room with life magic.

“Ao also said it is all good.”

“Then let’s go say hello to the innkeeper.”

“““Okay~”””

After confirming if we have forgotten something, we moved to the reception desk.

“Hi, here’s the key. Thank you for all your help.”

“““Thank you”””

“No worries”

We returned our room key to the innkeeper. The innkeeper also took the key and patted the head of Shiro, Fran, and Horn who greeted him.

“Be careful on your way you guys.”

“If it’s you guys, I’m sure you’ll have another heroic tale.”

“Everyone, please take good care of yourself.”

Sue had already become the object of respect of the beastman rookie adventurers, and she received an enthusiastic send-off.

Sue responds with a smile so there doesn’t seem to be any problems.

“Maya-oneechan and Sera-oneechan, good luck as adventurers.”

““Good luck!””

“Yes. Shiro-chan, Fran-chan, and Horn-chan, be careful on the way.”

“We’ll do our best to be good adventurers.”

Maya-san and Sera-san greeted Shiro, Ao, Fran, and Horn cheerfully and patted them lovingly on their heads.

It’s about time Sue and I also said our goodbyes to Maya-san and Sera-san.

—As I was thinking so, I was approached by Maya-san and Sera-san.

“Thank you very much for teaching us so much when we were complete beginners.”

“I will continue to do my best to become a trusted adventurer like you.”

“Maya-san and Sera-san would make good adventurers for sure. We also learned a lot by teaching you two.”

“Please continue to take care of your body and do your best.”

Sue and I shake hands with Sera-san and Maya-san. I think Maya-san and Sera-san will be doing great in the future.

“Thank you very much.”

“Well then, we’re off.”

“““Bye bye~”””

“““Take care”””

While being seen off by the innkeeper and the others, we left the inn.

Our target is the carriage station.

“Oh, everyone’s here!”

“Yey!”

“““Fran-chan, Horn-chan!”””

When we arrived at the carriage station, for some reason, the children who were being protected by the Margrave were waiting for us there. Fran and Horn run to the children.

“The children told me they want to see you guys off.”

“Mm. That’s why we came here.”

“Thank you very much.”

As the care takers of the children, the former Margrave and his wife came with the chamberlain. Then, the former Margrave handed me something like a coin.

“This is a coin engraved with the coat of arms of our family, and as someone who has a connection to our family, it will work for most nobles.”

“Thank you very much for your precious item.”

“We will take good care of it.”

“Well, be careful along the way.”

“Take care of yourselves.”

Sue and I shake hands with the former lord and his wife.

Then the carriage arrived, and I called out to Shiro and the others.

“Shiro, Ao, Fran, Horn, it’s time to go.”

“““Yes”””

When I called out to Shiro and the others, they came over while saying goodbye to the children.

Then we get into the carriage.

Kara Kara Kara.

“““Bye bye!”””

““““Bye bye!””””

Shiro and the others waved until the others were out of sight. Sue and I also wave until we can’t see the former lord and his wife.

Then, the carriage passed through the walls of the capital and proceeded to the highway.

Now, it’s time to set off for the Northern Frontier Territory.

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After the Margrave, we also bid farewell to the Guild Master and the Deputy Captain of the knights, who happened to be at the Adventurer’s Guild.

“By the way, you guys had a battle against the Red Scorpion back when you were in the Southern Frontier, right?”

“Yes. Wait. Don’t tell me, that priest is connected to the Red Scorpion!?”

“That’s exactly right. He is also a senior member of the Red Scorpion. Apparently, they have been doing a lot of crazy things to raise money.”

I was surprised when the guild master suddenly told us about the Red Scorpion, and I didn’t expect that the priest was a Red Scorpion executive. Sue was also quite surprised hearing it.

“Furthermore, they intended to summon a demon and take possession of the Eastern Frontier Territory. And apparently, the illegally gathered children are going to be sacrificed to summon the demon.”

“Then…. because we rescued the children in the slave market, they had summoned an imperfect demon.”

“That’s right. It seems that the money that was forcibly collected was also used to transfer money to the organization and to illegally gather more children.”

The Deputy Captain also spoke to me with a slightly stiffened expression. There was also a connection between the criminal organization and the church, so it was quite complicated inside.

“What will happen to the organizations within the church that advocate humanism?”

“They don’t all seem to be evil, but they have been confirmed to have ties to criminal organizations and are under investigation. This is a real threat to the survival of the church after all.”

“But I think the church can still get back on its feet now.”

“I think so too. The executives in the royal capital are also taking this matter seriously.”

It seems that the church is also doing its best to address this issue, so both Sue and I are relieved.

Let’s hope that the church can take action to cleanse itself.

“Oh right. I have written a letter to the Adventurer Guild Master of the Northern Frontier Territory, please deliver it to him.”

“Thank you. We will take care of it.”

“It’s written in a humorous way about you guys.”

“Please excuse that.”

The guild master handed me the letter with a slight smile.

Uhm, we’re not funny after all though.

“We’ll have a replacement priest soon, and we’ll see it through. Then we’ll return to the Royal Capital afterwards.”

The Deputy Captain also informed us of their future actions.

“I see. And, thank you so much all this time, we have received a lot of help from the deputy captain too.”

“It’s us who’ve been helped. When you arrive in the royal capital, please be sure to stop by the Great Church. We’ll give you a warm welcome.”

With the arrival of the Holy Knights in the eastern frontier territory, things changed at once.

Thank you very much for your hard work.

We’ll be arriving in the Royal Capital around the end of the year, so maybe I’ll be able to say hello to them then.

““““Munch munch munch munch~””””

By the way, during the conversation between the guild master and the deputy captain, Ao was listening with me and Sue, but Shiro, Fran, and Horn were engrossed with sweets.

Oh well, let’s just assume that all three of them were behaving quietly for now.

This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.

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