Category: Isekai Nonbiri Sanpo Tabi

After the early morning practice and completing the procedures at the Adventurer’s Guild, we went to the cherry blossom viewing venue.

“““Whoa! What an amazing number of people!”””

Many people had already gathered around the temporary hut. Shiro, Fran, and Horn were also surprised by the number of people.

Let me dare say it, What the hell!?

“Hahaha, the last curry dish you served yesterday has been causing rumors to spread. Word has spread around the adventurer’s guild that you can get delicious food here, and there are a lot of adventurers who want to work as security guards.”

When I talked to the chairman of the executive committee, who seemed to know the most about the reason why so many people gathered, he said that it was only natural.

Well, there are certainly a lot of adventurers who want to work as guards.

“Oh, we’re together today!”

“Yeah. I’ll do my job properly.”

“That’s right. Shun-oniichan’s food is very delicious!”

“Haha, I’m looking forward to it. I heard it’s a dish that the Lord has eaten.”

“Actually, I’m really looking forward to seeing what it tastes like.”

Shiro is talking to an adventurer who applied to be a security guard.

However, does that mean that the food is better than the job itself? I really can’t help but wonder so. Well, since Shiro is talking to him nonchalantly, he must be an adventurer with no problem.

While listening to the voices behind me, I immediately started preparing the ingredients. It’s completely different from the amount of food I cooked when I lived alone, so I have no choice but to make a lot of food and adjust the taste.

Luckily, the chairman of the executive committee brought a lot of spices and ingredients, so I should be okay with a few mistakes.

It was well received when I made curry yesterday, so I will add yakisoba sauce to the curry again today.

“Shun-oniichan, can I taste it?”

“Sure. But I’m still in the middle of simmering it, so I’m not done yet.”

“But it smells so delicious!”

“Mm, smells good!”

“It’s better than yesterday’s curry.”

I handed out small plates to Shiro, Fran, and Horn, who asked to try a taste. I also cooked rice, and I can reuse the bowl from yesterday’s yakisoba, so there was no problem. There’re also several small bottles of chili for extra spiciness prepared.

The chairman of the executive committee intends to commercialize this small bottle for extra spiciness.

“Oh, are you done preparing for the slime grill too?  We will start selling in a little while.”

Ao and Leaf were also fluttering their tentacles as if they were ready.

I looked at the people lining up.

Will we run out of customers first, or will we run out of stock first?

In a way, it’s the beginning of a death game.

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Poke. Poke.

Huh? What’s going on?

Someone is poking me on the cheek.

“Hmm, Ao? What’s wrong?”

When I managed to wake up from my sleep, I realized that it was Ao who was poking my cheek while I was sleeping.

It’s still early in the morning, but I wonder if something happened?

Ao was poking me up with her tentacles all of a sudden.

“Sniff. Sniff.”

Apparently, Horn has woken up from a nightmare.

When I went to bed, I thought it was going to be okay because she was sleeping soundly, but I guess it’s still too early to relax after all.

Sue was still sleeping, so I climbed up the ladder on the bunk bed.

“Guu, gu~.”

It seems that Shiro is also asleep. She’s sleeping with her belly button exposed.

“Horn, come here.”

“Sniff, sniff. Mm.”

Picking up the crying Horn, I got off the bed, sat in a chair and began soothing her. It would be nice to have a calming holy magic, but I can’t do it yet.

After about ten minutes of cuddling, Horn seemed to regain her composure and began to sleep peacefully again. I took Horn to the bed where I was sleeping, and fell asleep again, albeit briefly.

“Oh, so that happened. I’m sorry I didn’t notice…”

“I’m sorry, Horn-chan.”

“No, it’s okay. I slept better than usual because Oniichan held me.”

The next morning, when everyone woke up, I told them about Horn waking up from nightmare.

Even though they slept together, they did not notice Horn’s crying at night. Sue and Shiro were a bit down because of that.

Well, if Ao hadn’t woken me up, I wouldn’t have noticed Horn crying in the night either. As for Ao, she was floating around with a “leave it to me” look.

“Oh, Ao said she’ll let me know if anything happens.”

“I’m sorry but I’ll leave this to Ao.”

Ao waved her tentacles, indicating that she’s fine with what I said.

So, for the time being, it is confirmed that Horn and Ao will sleep together.

“““Good morning!”””

“G-good morning.”

“Mm. Good morning.”

After breakfast, it’s time for the usual early morning practice.

A group of female adventurers and beastmen are already stretching in the backyard of the inn. In addition to Shiro and Fran, Horn, who has eaten breakfast and rejuvenated, greeted them too.

There is also curry preparation today, so we only did some simple magic and combat training.

“Horn is a type that specializes in holy magic, and it seems that she can also strengthen her body using holy magic.”

““Wow!””

Horn is an angel after all so it’s a given that she could use holy magic. However, she still has a long way to go in using magic, so today she will only do magic circulation.

Horn is holding hands with Shiro, Fran, and Ao, and they are circulating magical power together. But normally, it’s quite difficult for multiple people to hold hands and circulate magical power.

Leaving aside Shiro and Ao, Fran and Horn are easily circulating magical power with multiple people.

Hmm, maybe they’ll both become great magicians in the future.

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The chairman of the executive committee had another request for me.

“Kiddo, please make that curry with the ingredients we have now.”

“That’s easy for you to say. Well, that’s fine I guess.”

Anyway, since we ran out of noodles and other ingredients, we couldn’t make yakisoba or pancakes anymore.

I still have some vegetables, so I might as well make use of the remaining yakisoba sauce.

I mean, I also run out of spices on hand, so this is the only option left.

　

“Oh, it smells good.”

“Looks delicious.”

“It’s not like what I ate yesterday.”

The aroma of the spices started to come out so Shiro, Fran, and Horn came to my side. The spiciness is modest so that children can eat it. There are plenty of vegetables and the yakisoba sauce gives it a rich taste.

I served it in small containers and have everyone taste it. Well, for the spiciness level, I place chili and pepper powder in small jars.

“Okay, it’s done. If you like it spicy, sprinkle this jar of chili and pepper powder on it.”

“It smells delicious.”

“I’m going to try it, too.”

“Give me some extra bread or something.”

　

The adventurers who had eaten lunch started to gather around me again. Since it’s already like this, I decided to prepare bread and rice.

“““Delicious!”””

Shiro, Fran, and Horn were eating curry with smiles on their faces.

It’s a simple thing, but I guess delicious food is best for Fran and Horn. I want them to smile more.

“This is so good! I want more.”

“I like that we can adjust the spiciness.”

“I can handle it even if it’s spicier.”

Curry is also popular with adventurers. Some of them even sprinkled a generous amount of hot sauce over it.

And perhaps attracted by the smell of the curry samples, several of the cherry blossom viewers were watching us.

Then the chairman of the executive committee made a decision.

“All right. Starting tomorrow, we’ll make curry instead of yakisoba. We’ll prepare bread and rice too. Our company buys the spices, so there shouldn’t be a problem.”

“““Ooh!”””

“Eh!?”

At the proposal of the executive committee chairman, not only the adventurers but also the cherry blossom viewers cheered. It seems that the decision has been made. We will start serving curry at the food stall from tomorrow, regardless of my wishes.

“By the way, the yakisoba stall will be closed tomorrow. We sold more noodles than expected today, so we need to make more.”

“But when the noodles are ready, are you going to make yakisoba?”

“Of course. Well, don’t worry, I’m planning on recruiting helpers.”

I’m worried that something will definitely happen…

That’s the end of today’s work at the cherry blossom viewing venue. We all head to the guild and go through the formalities before leaving.

“““I’m back!”””

“Oh, welcome back. So, she’s the new child huh. By the way, your package has arrived.”

“It’s from the Margrave’s family. Thank you.”

When I returned to the inn, the shopkeeper handed me the luggage. We had dinner then we head to our rooms.

“Now that there are more of us, we are going to change the order in which we sleep in the beds.”

“““Okay”””

At first, I said I was going to sleep in a sleeping bag, but everyone stopped me. It’s decided that they could sleep with either me or Sue. But because of Horn, it was decided that Shiro and Horn would sleep at Sue’s place and Fran would sleep at my place.

Horn’s luggage will be shared between me and Sue, along with the magic bag I bought for her. When the cherry blossom viewing is over, I need to buy Horn extra clothes and underwear.

And after dinner, everyone cleans up their bodies with life magic and goes to bed.

“““Zz, zz”””

“The three of them fell asleep right away.”

“They are very active today after all.”

When Shiro and Horn went to bed, Fran also fell asleep in no time. Hopefully she remains sound asleep like this.

Sue and I went to bed as well.

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Two hours have passed since the start of the cherry blossom viewing festival.

“The slime-baked food is delicious!”

“The yakisoba are also delicious!”

Fran and Horn, wearing matching happi coats, called out from inside the food stall. A long line had formed in front of the slime grill stall and yakisoba stall.

How did this happen? Well, at the slime grill stall, Ao and Leaf are working hard to make pancakes. And I am also making yakisoba at full speed.

“Here’s your change. And here’s your food. It’s hot, so please be careful.”

“Thanks for your patronage.”

I don’t even have time to do the accounting, so Sue and the Magician-oneesan are helping me.

“Hey, I really didn’t expect to have such a long line. The slime grill stall is rarity, and the smell of the burning sauce for the yakisoba must have led them here.”

The chairman of the executive committee was surprised by the queue, but it’s true that many people are lining up because of the smell and the novelty.

　

“Hahaha, there are a lot of people on the first day indeed. Well, there will be more people once it gets around lunchtime.”

“Eeh!?”

The chairman of the executive committee laughed as he spoke, but me, Ao, and Leaf were surprised.

There are more people coming to later on?

And true to the chairman’s word, Ao, Leaf and I continued to cook at the food stall until past lunchtime.

“I’m tired……”

“Hahaha, I never thought we’d run out of ingredients. It will take some time until more arrives, so take a little rest.”

It was past noon, and the noodles and toppings were gone. So, me, Ao, and Leaf were finally released from the stall.

I’m eating my yakisoba while leaning face down on the table with Ao and Leaf. I never thought that I would be casting a healing spell on myself.

Ao also casts healing spells on herself and Leaf.

“It was fun.”

“Yeah.”

Fran and Horn were happily talking to each other, and they were drinking juice with satisfaction.

I was especially concerned about Horn, but they both had very good smiles, probably because they were happy to be praised by those around them. Who knows, maybe the food stall experience will be for the better.

And in the temporary hut, the adventurers who were hired as a security guard this morning are also eating fried noodles.

“It’s just fried noodles, but it’s insanely delicious.”

“Come to think of it, there was a long line of people lining up at the stall.”

“As expected from the one who taught the chefs of the Margrave’s family.”

Wait. What did they say?

How did they know that I taught the chefs at the Margrave’s house yesterday?

“Hahaha, don’t underestimate the merchant’s information gathering. I know that you made a dish called curry at the Margrave’s place and at the inn.”

“It was you?”

“Haha. I wrote on the request that the staff meals will be prepared by the skilled chef who taught the chefs of the Margrave’s Family some special dish.”

Mr. Chairman, you are doing too much you know.

I entered the cherry blossom viewing venue as a healer, but now I ended up as a cook.

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We decided to have Horn registered as an adventurer straight away as well. But since I have to prepare the food, it was decided that Sue and Shiro would accompany Horn.

And, for some reason, it seems the executive committee chairman will be accompanying Sue and the others as well.

“Madam, I actually want to use this kind of slogan, is that okay?”

“Yes, that’s fine. It’s a fact, so it’s not a problem.”

The chairman of the executive committee was talking about something with the wife of the former Margrave on the way home. The two of them are talking while glancing at me, so it’s kind of suspicious.

As they were going all the way to the Adventurer’s Guild, the wife of the former Margrave had the executive committee chairman, Sue and the others get into her carriage and had her coachman take them there.

I can only pray that nothing happens.

Alright, time to proceed with the preparation of the yakisoba restaurant.

I roughly chopped the vegetables and meat and put them in the item box. I’ve also finished making the sauce, so I’m all set.

In the stall next to me, Ao and Thief-oneechan, Leaf and Fran, are preparing the slime grill. That said, I’m the one who prepares the main ingredient.

Ao immediately starts teaching Leaf how to make it as she grills some trial products.

“It’s delicious! Ao is amazing!”

Fran, who was in charge of tasting, was very satisfied with the sample, and she ate it very deliciously. If it pleases children, then there can be no problem with the slime grill.

“Hoho~, you and your familiar are really amazing. I think this is going to be a highlight of this festival.”

“I’ll try my best.”

The wife of the executive committee chairman came to check on us, and while eating the pancakes that Leaf had made, she brought something. It was something that looked like the matching happi coats that the executive committee members wore, and she had Fran wear it.

“Mm, mm, you’re very cute in this. Like this, you can call out to everyone if they want some pancakes and yakisoba.”

“Fran will do her best!”

The wife of the executive committee chairman prepared a role for Fran.

Since Fran is just going to attract customer to come to our stall, Fran won’t be in any danger and she’ll be full of motivation.

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“I’m back.”

“Shun-oniichan, I’m back.”

“Welcome back.”

When the stall was all set, Sue, Shiro, and Horn, who had been to the Adventurer’s Guild, returned.

As for the executive committee chairman, he was accompanied by several adventurers.

“Horn’s adventurer registration went smoothly. Also, just to be on the safe side, the executive committee chairman asked the guild for some adventurers to act as security guards.”

“I guess they want to be on the safe side after what happened yesterday. It can’t be helped.”

Perhaps that’s why the adventurers brought by the executive committee chairman were a group of strong men. The fact that Shiro doesn’t feel hostile means that there’s no problem with these adventurers.

Then, Sue looked at me with a sorry expression.

“Shun-san, please do your best with the meals.”

“Meals…? Oh- right, the number of people has increased.”

Sue was the one who mentioned the meals, but it looks like the organizing committee members were also expecting me to provide meals to them.

It was just a slight increase in numbers so I didn’t think it would be a problem, so I wondered what Sue was worried about.

At this time, I didn’t think it was a big deal.

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“Wow, it’s so beautiful!”

“There are so many flowers!”

When we arrived at the cherry blossom viewing venue, the cherry blossoms that weren’t in bloom the last time we were here are now in full bloom and there are so many of them. Seeing the cherry blossoms in full bloom, Shiro and Fran’s eyes are shining. Both Sue and the others are dazzled by the beautiful scene in front of us.

Then, while enjoying the cherry blossoms as we walk, we arrived at the facility where we will be stationed. People in the city who are already quick to move have already started cherry blossom viewing at will.

“Eh? Shun-oniichan, look! The carriage I’ve seen before is parked there.”

“Oh, you’re right. That carriage was the one we rode in yesterday when we went to the Earl’s mansion.”

“Did something happen in the Margrave’s house?”

A luxurious carriage was parked beside the temporary hut we are stationed to, which was very out of place. I wondered if something had happened at the Margrave’s house, so I decided to get inside quickly.

It was at that moment that someone called out, “Oneechan!”

“Eh?”

A little girl jumped out of the temporary hut all of a sudden and hugged Shiro vigorously.

Seeing the little girl hugging Shiro, I realized she’s a familiar face. She’s the angel girl who was assaulted by a man at Muhou Trading Company yesterday.

“Well, I think it would be better to be by Shiro-chan’s side after all.”

“Old Madame, what’s going on?”

“We’re still outside, let’s go in first.”

The person who came out of the temporary hut following the angel girl was the wife of the former Margrave. Apparently, she has a story to tell about this angel girl.

We then head inside the temporary hut.

“Oh, by the way, thank you for your hard work yesterday. I look forward to working with you again from today.”

“Thank you. I’ll be in your care too.”

The executive committee members of the cherry blossom viewing festival had already gathered in the temporary hut, and the chairman of the executive committee who accompanied us to the church and the slave market yesterday greeted us.

I’m sure there will be preparations for the festival, but the wife of the former Margrave has some errands to run later, so I decided to hear her story first.

“We all saw her being assaulted in the Muhou Trading Company yesterday. Apparently, since she was brought into Muhou Trading Company, she’s beaten every day to set an example for the other children.”

“““What!?”””

“What more, she was kidnapped and her parents were murdered in front of her. She woke up so many times last night that I was so anxious. She said she wanted to go to the big sister who had helped her, so I brought her here to see if it would be good for her.”

“Indeed. My appraisal also showed that she is an orphan. Incidentally, Fran is also an orphan.”

What the wife of the former Margrave said was quite shocking. The assault that the angel girl had been subjected to yesterday was already striking enough and yet she was beaten every day too. Furthermore, her parents were murdered in front of her.

When I learned the results of the appraisal, I became even more depressed. The shock of the conversation made everyone fall silent.

“Of course, my son already informed the royal castle about it. Apparently they’re quite outraged when they heard the details.”

“That’s a given I guess. What we saw yesterday was quite a shock.”

“I can’t believe such a young child was subjected to such terrible things. It’s really unforgivable.”

And all of them were growing angry with Muhou Trading Company. The man who beat her was already caught, but the wounds in the angel girl’s heart will never heal.

On the other side, as the adults were talking, the children were talking about something else.

“Hey, what’s your name?”

“Horn”

“Horn huh!”

Shiro asks the angel girl her name, and it’s a cute name. By the way, Fran calls everyone by name.

“Horn-chan, are you with Shiro?”

“Is it okay?”

“Fran is with Shiro.”

“Yes. Horn wants to be with Shiro-oneechan too.”

And it seems that it has been decided to welcome Horn as a new companion among the children.

In this atmosphere, it’s hard to say no..

“The children have already discussed it, I’ll take care of Horn at home.”

“I’m really sorry, I’ll have her clothes and other things delivered to the inn.”

And so a new member was added to the group.

Well, this can’t be helped.

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After a day of rest that ended up being no rest at all due to various reasons, today finally marks the start of the Cherry Blossom Viewing Festival.　

““Zzz, Zz.””

When I wake up, I can hear two people’s soft snore right next to me. Last night, it was Shiro’s turn to sleep at my place, so Fran also slept with us. Fran is still small, so there is still room for the three of us to sleep in the bed.

But since we have to go to the guild early today and go through various procedures, I woke them up.

“Hey, it’s morning. Let’s get up.”

““Hmm.””

When I woke them up, Shiro and Fran sat up, rubbing their sleepy eyes. Sue is already awake and so was Ao. I decided to get changed too.

““Good morning.””

“O-oneechan is here too?”

Today’s early morning practice will be shortened. As for Fran, since she is already here, it’s better to observe her capabilities.

“Ooh, Fran-chan has magical powers too!”

“Yay.”

“Well, Fran is a dragoneut, so I thought she would be able to use magic somehow.”

“That’s true. It appears that she can use physical enhancement and water magic, but let’s focus on practicing magic circulation for a while.”

Today, we are going to focus on magic training, and for the rest of the time we are just going to move our body as warm up.

Fran is holding hands with Shiro and Ao to circulate magic, but I decided to leave it like that for the time being.

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We arrived at the adventurer’s guild early in the morning.

The first thing we did was to register Fran as an adventurer. The Adventurer’s Guild has no age limit for adventurer registration. This is because the children in orphanages and children with circumstances can earn money from medicinal herbs gathering and other menial assistance tasks, so it seems to be a consideration for such cases. Of course, a parent or guardian must be present at the time of registration.

Fran’s guardians now are me and Sue, so she can register as an adventurer without any problems.

“Okay, the adventurer registration is completed. Please be careful not to lose your adventurer card.”

“Yes.”

Fran’s adventurer registration is safely completed, and Fran carefully puts the adventurer card in the magic bag I gave her. Then just like that, we went through the procedures to help in the cherry blossom viewing venue.

“Alright, let’s go.”

““Ou!””

When the group of beastman adventurers raised their voices, Shiro and Fran raised their hands enthusiastically as well.

Fran was also full of anxiety until yesterday, but now that Shiro has appeared, she has recovered a lot.

I hope she stays this cheerful.

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Since we are already here, Sue and I had a meal too.

Come to think of it, we hadn’t eaten lunch because of all the trouble with the church and the slave market.

“Shun-oniichan, you’re going to make curry when we get home, right?”

And Shiro and Ao, who have a perfect memory of food, remembered our conversation at the trading company we stopped by in the morning.

“Curry? What is curry?”

“It seems to be a soup made with spices. The food made by Shun-san is very delicious.”

““Really!?””

“Uoh!”

Fran asked Shiro about curry but Sue answered her. Then, not only Fran but also the other rescued children responded to the keyword “delicious”.

“Oh, you’re going to cook a new dish again huh. I’m also looking forward to it.”

And even the wife of the former Margrave has joined in.

Uhm, I guess I have to make curry in this case then.

I decided to borrow the kitchen of the mansion and started making curry!

“First, fry the cumin, and when it crackles, add the chopped onion and fry it.”

“““Oh, I see.”””

The chefs in the kitchen make a note of the steps I make. At the entrance of the kitchen, children are peeking in.

“Then add garlic and stir fry it, then the tomatoes and beans. Next, add the additional spices, yogurt made from goat’s milk, and slices of orc meat. Add water and simmer, and it’s done!”

“““Oh!”””

“Except for orc meat, you can get everything at the store. By the way, you can add chicken or vegetables, or you can add flour to thicken it. You can adjust the spiciness with chili peppers.”

It’s such a simple method so it’s easy to make. I’m sure a full-time chef will be able to make it even more delicious.

I divided it into several small plates for tasting.

“Looks delicious.”

“What an appetizing aroma.”

“The taste is stimulating.”

“““Delicious!”””

Before I knew it, in addition to the Margrave and his father, the Margrave’s wife and child, who I am meeting for the first time, had also gathered here. Then what I made was gone in no time.

“Hmm, this is quite good. Can you guys serve this for dinner?”

“““Yes! Leave it to us.”””

“““Yey!”””

The previous Margrave grinned and talked to the chefs. And as expected of professional cooks, they replied that there was no problem cooking it. The children were also overjoyed to be able to eat delicious food.

“It’s cherry blossom viewing festival from tomorrow, leave the investigation to us and enjoy the cherry blossom viewing.”

“Yes. But we also have duty in the cherry blossom viewing venue, so I will try to enjoy it in between.”

After talking with the Margrave who came to see us off, we decided to return to the inn.

Fran is also headed back to the inn with us while holding hands with Shiro. By the way, I bought Fran some clothes and underwear at a clothing store along the way to the inn.

“Welcome back. You guys are back earlier than I thought.”

“We’re back. Un. We just talked a bit and I did some cooking at the Margrave’s mansion.”

The owner of the inn, the bear beastman, greeted us. I guess he had heard the story from the female adventurers, but he was surprised at our early return.

By the way, Fran was surprised to see the bear beastman owner.

　

“You guys are early. Oh, is that child with you now?”

“Mm. She got attached to Shiro so I thought it’s better to take her with us.”

“By the way, it smells good.”

Just then, a female adventurer greeted us, and she seemed to notice the smell of spices coming from my clothes. Even though she’s not a beastman, she has a great sense of smell.

“Shun-oniichan is going to make curry.”

“It’s delicious!”

“Hoho, is it An-chan’s new dish?  That sounds interesting.”

Then Shiro and Fran told the swordsman-oneesan that I am going to make curry for dinner.

Since they had already eaten my food at the cherry blossom viewing venue, not only the swordsman-oneesan but also other adventurers and the shopkeeper gathered.

Looks like I’ll have to make curry for everyone.

I borrowed the inn’s kitchen and started making curry.

“““Delicious!”””

“What a mouth-watering taste.”

“It’s good to be a little spicy.”

“You can make it spicier.”

I spent the whole afternoon cooking.

Well, the curry was well-received by not only Shiro and Fran, but everyone else too, so I’ll call it a success.

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After the discussion, we moved from the waiting room to the large room where the children were. The rescued children have finished changing their clothes and are eating together. Maids are busy moving around the children, and it feels like a small nursery school.

“Ah, Shun-oniichan, Sue-oneechan, welcome back.”

“Welcome back!”

Shiro came to Sue and me, and so did the dragoneut girl. Now she wasn’t being held by Shiro, but she is holding Shiro’s hands.

“We’re back.”

“Aren’t you having dinner? Go on, eat a lot okay.”

““Yes!””

Sue asked the dragoneut girl about the meal, and for some reason, Shiro replied with her and they went back to the table. The two of them really got along well.

Incidentally, Ao also climbed on top of Shiro’s head and she moved towards the table that way.

“Welcome back. From the look on your face, it looks like the meeting went well.”

“Yes. I think the Margrave and the former Margrave will talk to you about the future plan later.”

“Oh, I see. I’m looking forward to it.”

The wife of the former Margrave, who was taking care of the children, came to me and Sue. However, as expected of her who had supported her husband who was a lord for many years, she guessed the outcome of our discussion by the complexion and expression of me and Sue. The wife of the former Margrave is indeed a great person.

Then, the wife of the former Margrave made a proposal.

“The dragoneut girl who befriended Shiro-chan is named Fran. Well, as you can see, she has become attached to Shiro-chan.”

“Oh, then, does Madam want me to take care of her?”

“Ara~, it looks like you’ve read my thoughts.”

Well, when she talked about Shiro and Fran, I can kind of guessed it.

Looking at how close those two are, it’s a bit cruel to separate them.

“Sue, is it okay with you?”

“Yes, I’ll leave it to Shun-san.”

Sue says it’s not a problem, so I can decide.

“Alright then. I’ll take care of Fran.”

“Thank you. As long as we know where she is, there won’t be any problem. Seeing how attached Shiro-chan is to Shun-san, it will put my mind at ease.”

The wife of the former Margrave asked me to take care of Fran, so Sue and I immediately went to Shiro, Fran, and Ao.

　

“Yey, I’m with Fran!”

“Yey, yey!”

Apparently, in addition to Shiro and Fran, who have good ears, Ao was also listening to my conversation with the former Margrave’s wife.

The three of them were bouncing together.

Oi, you are currently eating!

There are other children here, so I let them sit down and continue eating.

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

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In the drawing room, in addition to me, Sue, and Ao, there is the Margrave and the previous Margrave. No one else was there, not even the head butler. That shows how highly confidential the matter must be.

“First of all, thank you. You guys really helped a lot in rescuing those children. The treatment was spot on, and I thought it was very impressive.”

“Shiro was the first to stand up to that man so I think she deserves a lot of credit.”

“Hohoho, that’s right. I’ll have to reward her later.”

We just did the basic treatment, and Shiro took down the rogues.

While receiving a reward for the rescue, we get down to business.

“To start with, there is no doubt that the rescued children were illegally recruited. Also, that Muhou Trading Company was exiled from another territory for the crime of dealing in illegal slavery. That’s why I didn’t allow them to do business  in the Margravate territory in the first place.”

“But the fact that they were still able to do business is a big loophole. This was a lack of supervision on our part.”

The Muhou Trading Company is really as lawless as the name suggests huh. Even though they had a criminal record, they can even operate so openly.

“But why did they gather the children?”

“Firstly, it’s probably to get money. The church was collecting expensive medical expenses, so they definitely needed money.”

“It is probably providing operating funds for the humanist group. They are even openly rebelling against the Royal family and various Margrave. They’re a real headache.”

This is clearly a political battle then.

I guess I can’t tell the content of this conversation to the people in the shopping street.

“We have been protesting at church headquarters up until now but it is possible that we have been blocked by those humanist group. In this regard, we decided to protest through a different route.”

“Sue, I’m sorry, but can you please take at look at this to see if it’s okay?”

“I understand. I’ll check it out.”

Yep, I’m out of the game in this part. There is no way I can help her check the content of the letter they’ll send to a nobleman.

While the three of them were fiddled around with tablet-like device and revising the message, I ate some snacks with Ao.

“I think this is okay.”

“Mm, that’s a drastic move. Let’s get started right away.”

“Okay, let’s send it. I’m looking forward to seeing what the result will be.”

Now that the letter was completed, the Margrave immediately operated the terminal.

The fact that the former Margrave is grinning widely must mean that Sue had come up with an amazing message.

“Is Sue’s message that amazing?”

“Haha, it’s a message that inspires the recipient. That’s how amazing it is.”

“Oh, I got a reply right away. Hmm, they said they would send an investigator and a knight of the church within two weeks.”

“Looking at the reply, it seems like they’re very angry about what happened. They said they’re going to raid the church headquarters in the Royal Capital too.”

Wow.

Once Sue sent the message, things started to move in an instant. But I’m too afraid to ask who the message was sent to.

“In terms of timing, the investigators will arrive around the time the cherry blossom viewing is almost done. Once the cherry blossom viewing is over, we will be able to move.”

“Well, I’ll talk to some of the adventurers in this town then. By the way, the matter of the church signage has already become a big topic.”

“There will be the cherry blossom viewing festival so let’s be on high alert for two weeks. Even if the number of soldiers and knight increased, I think there won’t be any problem as long as I say it’s for the cherry blossom viewing festival.”

“Yes, I understand. We’ll be there too, let’s all be careful.”

As discussed, we’ll all be on high alert during the cherry blossom viewing period.

I’ll try to be extra careful for the next two weeks. Both Sue and Ao are motivated, so I asked them do their best.

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

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