The carriage shook. There were three two-headed carriages with rather wide roofs that looked like boxcars moving along the street. The first carriage carried the five guards of Belfast, while the third carriage carried the guards of Sumumido, also five people. The second car in the middle was our group, Miss Olga, the ambassador of Missoumido, and her sister, Alma. Lyndsay and Else sat in the driver's seat, while the rest of the people engaged in a fierce battle in the car.
" Mmm... this is it!"
"Unfortunately, the correct answer is this and this.」
Then it was Yumina's turn. She turned over two cards in a row, the 2 of Spades and the 2 of Hearts, and took the card that she had guessed correctly. I looked at Mina, Musashi, and Alma playing a card game called 'nervous break', while playing shogi with Miss Olga. It was just that the journey by carriage was too boring, so I made shogi and even used the paper and thin wood pieces that were printed on the drawing to create a poker card. For example, Stud and so on, if you don't remember the cards, you can't play. Therefore, I taught the three of them to play simple nervous breakdown. However, Musashi did not seem to be very good at games that tested his memory. He had been losing consecutively since just now.
[I lost again...]
[It seems that Musashi isn't suitable for mental breakdown.]」
I smiled bitterly as I moved the chess piece in front of me.
[General!]
Miss Olga stared at the plate. It's useless. He's already dead.
"I lost too... the difference in strength between me and Mr. Hiko is too great.」
Miss Olga pouted to vent her dissatisfaction. Actually, I'm also very weak. Miss Olga just learned it, so of course I'll win. However, if she could do it a few more times, she would be stronger than me. How terrifying. It was better to run away if he won.
[Alright. Speaking of shogi, I have received a lot of guidance from Mr. Dolan in Silver Moon.」
Compared to guidance, it was more like being forced to play chess with him.
After I switched places with Musashi, I shuffled the handmade poker cards and added a card with a clown on it. Then, I explained the rules of the new game to Yumina and Alma. The key to victory was the difficult game of " drawing cards ", which was about how to counter each move.
[Puga…]
Amber was peacefully sleeping in the corner of the carriage. After learning the rules, the two of them quickly became addicted to drawing ghost cards. Musashi and Miss Olga were equally strong, and both of them stared at the board. And so we headed for Missumi.
"Therefore, the cat orc wearing boots became a noble and lived a happy life from then on.」
As soon as I finished speaking, the people around the fire gave me a round of applause. She was a little shy. She had only wanted to say something before going to bed, but she had unknowingly become serious.
[How interesting! Mr. Yan Yi!"
Alma excitedly patted her ears and wagged her tail.
"What a great story, Mr. Yan Yi. But where did you hear it?」
"Ah-a bard told me where I used to live.」
[Really? Mr. Yan Yi, please tell me!"
"That's all for today. Let's talk about it tomorrow.」
I smiled and declined. A short Missoumido soldier near the fire stood up and raised a finger in front of his mouth, signaling silence. The soldier's ears twitched. Were those…rabbit ears? He was a rabbit beastman.
"There are several unidentified people approaching…and they have slightly suppressed their auras…They are obviously coming for us.」
When the surrounding soldiers heard this, they quietly drew their swords and moved while being cautious of their surroundings. With Miss Olga and Alma at the center, they changed into a guard formation. The Belfast Knights guarding the carriage also drew their swords and were on high alert. [Who is it?]
" I'm afraid it's a gang of thieves on the road. If there are too many of them, it will be troublesome."
" Master, there are indeed people approaching this place. They are not friendly people. Just as they said, it was most likely a Thief.』
Amber said to me in a voice that only I could hear. Thieves, let me search for them. I took out the smart PIDIDI and started the map application. A map with us as the center appeared on the screen. Err…I'll use Thief Search first, and then I'll see pins drop on the map one after another. Oh, oh, oh, that's quite a lot.
"Eight from the north, five from the east, eight from the south, and seven from the west. A total of twenty-eight.」
" You know so well?!"
The captain looked back at me in surprise. There were so many of them. Although it was not to the extent that they could not win, it might be difficult for them to come out unscathed. [... Let's give it a try.] I decided to try the magic I thought of earlier. It should be fine…
[Enchantment: Multi-magic.]
I cast a non-attribute spell that could be cast at the same time without repeating the chant. Then, I used my finger to click on the Thieves on the map and locked onto them one by one. It was really troublesome to lock onto all of them. Alright, it was done!
[Paralysis!]
I cast my final spell on the target on the map. In the next moment, several moans came from the nearby forest. [Oh!]
[Mm-hmm!]
[Ahhh!]
After all kinds of moans, there was the sound of something falling. Looks like I succeeded.
" You, what did you do?"
"I used a paralyzing spell. I think they should all be lying on the ground.」
[All of them?!]
[If these twenty-eight people are all.」
Only under such circumstances would I be able to target those I deemed as " Thieves ". In other words, if there were ordinary people who looked like thieves among them, they might also be innocently involved. Although that shouldn't happen under such circumstances, it was also because of this that I chose to use Paralysis. The guards and knights walked into the forest and dragged the fallen people over. There were a total of 28 people. Everyone had a lizard tattoo on the back of their hands. It was probably proof of the bandit gang. This way, he could confirm that these people were accomplices.
[So powerful…!] He actually killed so many people in an instant…"
Miss Olga murmured in disbelief.
Fortunately, these bandits did not carry any amulets. However, there were many problems with this approach. Fortunately, the enemy did not move too fast this time. If he moved too fast, he might deviate from his target. In addition, it was troublesome to lock onto them one by one. "Oh, thank you for your help. It's really amazing.」
"Humans can be paralyzed for about an hour. What do you plan to do with them?」
"In short, tie them up first and send a fast horse to the town ahead to inform them to send a group of guards to take these thieves away. We should be able to bring the guards back early in the morning. How about we leave after we hand over these bandits?」
Mr. Gallen seemed to have no objections, so the matter was decided. The group stuffed the bandits 'mouths and tied them up. Just in case, I used earth magic to dig a cave and bury them in it, leaving only their heads exposed. Because the paralysis effect had not worn off, it looked like a row of beheaded heads. It was truly a scene that transcended reality…
"These people will be guarded by us. We'll ask the people of Missoumido to help us defend against the enemy. I'll leave the safety of the princess to Lord Yan Yi.」
Mr. Rien whispered to me. Other than us, the only people who know that Yumina is the Princess of Belfast are Miss Olga and Mr. Rien. The other members didn't seem to have seen Yumina before, so they didn't have to worry about being exposed. It was said that the knights of Belfast were not on duty in the castle. "Moreover, only Mr. Rien knows that I'm Youmeina's fiancé (tentative). Although I haven't heard of it, I might have received orders from guard Youmeina."
Miss Olga walked over and thanked him with a smile. Mr. Rien suddenly panicked.
[Ah, no, this, this is my mission!] Please don't stand on ceremony!"
Where was the calmness from earlier? The golden-haired young man replied with a blush on his face. Seeing him like this, the fox-like beauty chuckled in amusement. Oh, oh, was that the case? Without being noticed by the two of them, I carefully left and secretly observed the two of them laughing in front of the bonfire from the back of the carriage.
[Youth!]
[Youth!]
[This is youth.]
[It's youth.]
When did you two come to my side…The twin sisters, the warrior girl, and the princess holding Amber also silently stared at the two of them.
[Miss Olga, did you notice Mr. Rien's intentions?]」
Eh, why is everyone looking at me? It was confusing.
"... He is indeed very slow, but no matter who he is to... he is too gentle.」
[I don't think it's good to have such a misleading attitude.」
[Do you understand? Kneel down!"
[Why!?]
Why was this happening? However, under such circumstances, I couldn't disobey them, so I was forced to kneel and accept their unreasonable preaching. Why? Although I had no idea about half of the content, their preaching continued until nearly midnight.
" You must be lying... Is this a river? It's basically the sea..."
[Hmm?]
[Mr. Rien, do you want to buy a gift for your family?」
[Eh? Dong, Lord Yan Yi! No, no, that…my, my mother…right! I want to buy it for my mother. I'm wondering what to buy…"
[Oh--]
Her disheveled appearance was too obvious. She could immediately tell that the person who gave the gift was not her mother. Besides, if you wanted to give Belfast a present, you should buy it at Missoumido. Forget it. Out of pity, he shouldn't complain at this time.
[So many accessories. By the way, Elma, pick one as a souvenir from Belfast. I'll give it to you.」
[Can I?!]
Elma happily chose a grape-shaped pin from the jewelry on display. The fruit was inlaid with amethyst. * Fox and grapes... it reminds me of the one in the fairy tale. (Editor's note: If the fox can't eat grapes, it will say that grapes are sour.)）
[It suits you, Alma.]
[Hehe, thank you.]
I looked at the smiling Irma and paid the stall owner. I plan to ask for information that Mr. Rien would want to know.
[Miss Olga, do you like this kind of pin too?」
"Hmm…Sister likes flowers and plants, especially this kind of flower from Arius. She often buys it.」
"We'll leave first. It's better for Mr. Rien to return to the ship as soon as possible. We're about to set off.」
"Ah, okay. I'll go back immediately.」
After leaving the stall for some distance, I turned around and saw Mr. Rien buying Elius 'hair accessories from the stall owner and asking him to wrap them up.
[Well done, Mr. Hiko.]
Yumina praised. He had been discovered, but the younger sister of the person he longed for seemed to be unaware.
[Forget it. As long as I can receive the ring on my left ring finger one day, I'll be satisfied.]」
Yumina hugged my arm with a smile. I really should have bought some jewelry for her just now…The price is too high. As I thought about this, I walked back to the boat I was supposed to take.
[We're here in the blink of an eye.]
"Because it only takes two hours one way.」
While Else and Musashi were talking, they picked up a box and walked off the boat. Inside was a large mirror that was to be given to the King of Missoumido. Alma, Yumina, and Amber followed behind with their luggage. Finally, I carried Lyndsay off the boat.
"... I'm sorry, Mr. Hiko..."
"It's fine, it's fine. Don't take it to heart.」
After an hour of sailing, she became seasick. It was all because she was reading on the boat…It didn't shake too much. I tried to revive her, but it didn't work. I think this state is also abnormal. Why not? The rocking of the carriage was fine, but it could not withstand the rocking of the ship. Speaking of which, there are people I know who don't get motion sickness but get seasick. It feels very similar. We got off the boat and looked around at Langley. This was the country of the demi-humans, the Kingdom of Missumido. It was just a two-hour boat ride, so there wouldn't be much change. However, compared to the city of Kanan in Belfast, there were more demi-humans than humans. There were all kinds of open-air stalls here, just like the other side, but the owners were almost all demi-humans. There were all kinds of races. It was amazing.
[…Could it be because this place is very close to Belfast?」
On my back, Lyndsey responded to my mutterings. While observing the situation on the street, we followed Miss Olga's directions and saw three carriages parked in front of us.
[Mr. Hiko, what should we do? If Miss Lyndsay's health isn't good, should we rest today and set off tomorrow?」
Miss Olga asked worriedly.
[Ah, I'm fine now. It's much easier after getting off the boat."
Linz got off my back. Elsa quickly approached us and whispered to his sister,
"It's okay to let him piggyback you a little more, Lyndsey ~"
" What?" Lin Sai raised her voice and retorted. She wasn't facing me, so I couldn't see her expression, but her ears were very red. It was probably because it was embarrassing to be carried on his back all the time.
"Then we'll leave in an hour. I'll send a message to His Majesty Beast King.」
[Ah, then, then I'll go with you.] After all, no one knew if there would be any accidents!」
[Alright. Then, Lord Rien, let's go."
Miss Olga smiled and the two left together. Why did he feel so gratified? I always felt that I could empathize with those nosy people who made blind dates the center of their lives.
"Lord Yan Yi, after leaving this place, we won't be able to see any big cities for the time being. It's best to buy some necessities first.」
After being reminded by Mr. Gallen, the captain of the Werewolf Orc guards in Missoumido, we decided to go buy things separately and meet here in an hour. I brought Hupo and Yumina to the stall to buy dry rations, tea leaves, and other miscellaneous items…Hmm? I looked around…Am I being paranoid?
Seeing my unusual actions, Meina asked.
"Nothing…I just feel like someone is watching us…I think I'm being paranoid.」
[Could it be someone who thinks Amber is very rare?」
The Kingdom of Missoumido regarded the white tiger as a sacred creature that could not be hunted or captured. If I put a collar around Amber's neck and chain it, I'm afraid I'll be surrounded. We have to do our best to show that Amber is following us of her own free will. How troublesome.
'No, Master. There are indeed people spying on our situation. It wasn't directed at me, but at the two of you. However, he had completely concealed his aura.』
After listening to Amber's telepathy, I observed the surroundings again. Who could it be? In short, it was best to be more careful. Later, we bought ten pieces of a fruit that we had never seen before (shaped like pears, orange, and smelled like apples) and returned to everyone. Everyone is gathered in front of the carriage. It seems that we are the last batch.
"Now that everyone is here, let's go.」
As soon as Miss Olga said that, the guards and knights got into the carriages in the front and back. We took the carriage in the middle. Else and Musashi sat in the carriage driver's seat. As the others were about to board the carriage, I noticed that Miss Olga's hair had a cherry blossom shaped hair ornament that flashed.
"Aiya, this hair accessory is really beautiful. It suits you very well.」
[Eh? Is, is that so? Thank you."
You Meina's sharp eyes saw the hair accessory and praised it. Miss Olga smiled shyly. It must have been given to her by Mr. Rien when they were working together just now. You're really something.
[I also want to receive such a hair accessory from the person I like. I even feel that giving such gifts to express my feelings is a good way to show whether a man is promising or not. Of course, it would be even better if he could express his feelings with a hug…"
" Alright, let's go!"
You Meina's words became more and more strange, so I quickly sat in the carriage. Perhaps she was surprisingly vengeful. Giving Elma a gift and not giving Yumina anything was indeed not very nice…Even so, I couldn't replace the gift with a hug. Is there a good way…Wait, this time, I can't just give Yumina to her alone. It would be terrible if she misunderstood it as a gift for her lover. It was better to give it to the other three people as a token of gratitude. That way, it would not be too conspicuous. I've decided to create a gift for four people. Once I got into the carriage, I used the intelligent PIDIDI to search for the latest accessories.
After leaving Langley, the scenery changed drastically. This place was different from Belfast. It was green and the roads were bumpy. The three carriages moved forward in the forest. I could understand why everyone said that Missoumido had more monsters than Belfast. For monsters, this forest was the most ideal habitat. Occasionally, they would hear the howls of unknown animals, which seemed to be a common occurrence in this country. I heard that there are many magical beasts here, but the places where humans live are rarely harmed. This was because the forest had a rich variety of species for the Magical Beasts to hunt. Even if they did not go to the human settlements and mess with the crops, they did not have to worry about not having food. However, the villagers who entered the forest to hunt often encountered magical beasts due to bad luck. In such a situation, humans were the intruders, so they had to have the awareness of being attacked. Could things like bells used to warn bears help?
"Looks like we won't be able to reach Yerdo Village before dark.」
I used the map application to confirm that there was a village called Yerdo after passing through the forest halfway through the journey from Langley to the capital. Miss Olga was right. Judging from the current speed and distance, we won't be able to reach the village before dark. It's useless to reach the village in the middle of the night.
According to Miss Olga's explanation, the seven chiefs were the chiefs of the orcs, the winged race, the horned race, the dragonman race, the treeman race, the aquatic race, and the fairy race. Now, the leader of the orcs, the Beast King, became the king of this country. It was probably because the Orcs had the largest population, so this arrangement made it easier for the country to operate. Although the throne was hereditary, the other six patriarchs also had great power, just like influential nobles. This place was like a new country, and there were still many problems. The sky was getting darker and darker. Before it completely darkened, it was almost time to make preparations for camping. Let's stop here for today. We stopped the carriage at a slightly wider place by the road and prepared to camp. After collecting firewood and piling stones into a small stove, he began to prepare the food. I joined in and cooked a big pot of vegetable soup (Italian vegetable soup). The sky had completely darkened, turning into night. All kinds of sounds in the forest could be heard clearly. There were probably a lot of nighttime animals.
You Meina drank the soup I cooked and leaned over.
"With Amber around, ordinary wild beasts won't dare to approach. Even if it was a magical beast, it would be able to detect it immediately, so there was no need to worry. However, it would be useless if it was a giant worm or a slime.」
I passed on Amber's telepathy to Yumina. She picked up Amber beside her and hugged her tightly. [Thank you, Amber.]
" Madam, don't worry. There won't be any problems with me.』
"Yes, sir.』
I left the people around the fire and walked into the carriage. I used the teleportation gate to return to the Belfast Kingdom, where I lived in Alfis's home. I appeared in the living room and saw Else and Musashi resting comfortably. My super deacon, Mr. Lyme, was waiting by the side.
[Ah, time's up?]
That's right, the two of them went home to take a shower. In order to prevent others from discovering the secret of the portal, they had agreed that they could only stay for 30 minutes. Water can be conjured with magic, so we made some preparations. We filled the bathtub with water and threw it into the hot stones to make hot water, pretending to take a bath. In fact, they usually went to the bathroom to take a shower. The reason why the two of them were together was to create the illusion that they were taking turns to watch and bathe.
"Alright, let's go back before anyone gets suspicious. Mr. Lyme, did anything happen today?」
It was a family vegetable garden. It was really good to be able to eat freshly picked vegetables.
[Alright, I agree. Please do as he wishes."
[Yes, as instructed.]
By the way, I haven't seen the maids, Miss Lapis and Miss Cecil. What's wrong? I asked Mr. Lyme about their whereabouts, and the answer I got was that Miss Lapis had gone to bed to go to the market tomorrow morning, while Miss Cecil had gone to see a friend who came to the capital.
"If you need anything, I can pass it on to you.」
"No, I just happened to think of it. Alright, you two, go.」
[Mr. Yan Yi!]
" What's the situation?!"
Yumina ran over with a confused expression. At this moment, the rabbit beastman Lei Ying beside me suddenly raised his head.
"There's something huge approaching... coming from the sky!」
Everyone looked up at the sky as Lei Ying shouted. The forest was disturbed by a gust of wind, and a great shadow flew slowly across the night sky above us. What was that? I only caught a shadow, but the beastmen with strong night vision seemed to be able to see it very clearly. "It's a dragon... How is this possible? Why would it appear in a place like this?？」
Mr. Gallen, who was looking up at the sky, asked in astonishment. His eyes widened as if he had seen something unbelievable. It was a dragon that flew over.
[Why did the dragon come here…!]」
[What do you mean? Logically speaking, shouldn't dragons appear here?，」
Miss Olga murmured in a trembling voice. When I asked her a question, she hugged her frightened sister tightly and said,
" Dragons... according to common sense, they live in the Sanctuary in the center of the country. That was the dragon's territory. No one was allowed to enter. If it wasn't for someone invading, the dragon wouldn't have come out from there to cause trouble. We're clearly living like this, minding our own business..."
Mr. Gallen asked excitedly after hearing Miss Olga's words. If someone had invaded the Holy Region, wouldn't it be very serious for the Dragon to take such action? This was probably revenge. Perhaps it was because the dragon felt that its territory was being harassed, so it wanted to teach the humans a lesson? However, Miss Olga shook her head and denied this inference.
[No, it's not necessarily like that. Every few years, a young dragon would break into the village and wreak havoc. Even if we repel the dragons that have left the Sanctuary, we won't be attacked by the other dragons. In this case, the other party was the intruder. But…"" Is there a way to defeat the dragon?」
The person who answered me was Mr. Gallen.
"As long as there is a squadron of soldiers from our country's palace... there will always be a way. However, if it was a harmless attack, it might anger the dragon.」
A hundred Missoumido squadron soldiers, and all of them had only managed to repel them with great difficulty…so strong…if it was a young dragon that was causing trouble this time, it meant that there was a little brat who liked to cause trouble among the dragons. She really knew how to cause trouble. This could only be regarded as a natural disaster. I took out my intelligent PIDIDI and started the map application to search for " Dragon ". There were several reactions of them gathering in the center of Missoumido. That was the so-called Sanctuary. Also, the one flying over our heads is moving slowly, ahead of us is…
[Hey…this guy is heading straight for Yerdo Village…!]」
" What did you say!?"
Hearing my muttering, everyone cried out in surprise.
"To the south of that place is a vast grassland. It can't be targeting livestock, right?？」
Whether it was a cow or a sheep, as long as it ate livestock to fill its stomach, it would probably let go of the village and leave on its own. My naivety was immediately shattered by Mr. Gallen.
[The dragon will attack the same place again after eating the marrow. To those guys, livestock or us are prey. There's no difference. At most, it's just a difference in preferences."
[What should I do? Our mission is to protect the ambassador. We can't let the ambassador be in danger..."
[Oh…]
"Mr. Yan Yi, isn't there any good way?」
After listening to Musashi's words, I crossed my arms and pondered. If it's just us, we can indeed take action. We didn't receive any orders from the country. We only accepted the commission through the Union. Moreover, this commission was not to protect Miss Olga, but to give the fake Magical Mirror of Transfer to the King of Missoumido…
[Ahhh…!]
[Lord Yan Yi, this is?]
Mr. Rien pointed at the mirror in surprise, and the others tilted their heads in puzzlement.
"Uh... this is called 'Transference Mirror', two pieces in a set. The other mirror had been placed in Belfast's palace. Using this mirror, one could teleport to the palace. How about we use this to get Miss Olga and Alma to seek refuge in the palace?」[You actually brought such a thing…]
I started to talk nonsense, such as only going back and forth once a day; It was unable to move a large number of people and emphasized that this thing was very safe. Especially the soldiers of Missoumido.
[Alright. Lord Yan Yi, please."
After hearing Miss Olga's decision, Mr. Gallen nodded.
[Alright. Miss Olga, Elma, and Yumina…Mr. Gallen, do you want to go with them to confirm?」
[Me? Phew..."
[Teleportation Gate.]
I used a volume that no one else could hear to cast magic, creating a door of light a few centimeters in front of the mirror. Compared to enchantment, this method is more suitable. After all, we haven't reached the palace of Missoumido yet. Yumina was the first to enter, followed by Mister Gallen, Alma, and Miss Olga. After I walked through, the light door quietly closed. I turned around and saw a mirror in Yumina's room in the palace. He really had to be prepared for everything.
[This, this is…]
"Belfast Palace. Yumina, please explain to His Majesty.」
" Yes... Mr. Yan Yi, be careful..."
Mr. Gallen was so shocked that he forgot to close his mouth. After I answered his question, I left the rest to Yumina. " That's reassuring, Mr. Gallen. Let's go back."
Just like when I came, I activated the portal a few centimeters away from the mirror and passed through it. When we returned to the forest, everyone was ready.
"Alright, everyone! The ambassador is safe! We'll head towards Yerdo and help the villagers avoid the dragon's attack!」
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