Episode 111 Darkness?
“It’s stealing! It was an object (?) without an owner from the beginning!”
“Shameless! Doesn’t the country have an owner!”
The conversation went on like that.
Of course, Ray knew that if it was that much, of course it would end on its own.
However, it seems that the two had no intention of ending it.
As Iriel and Aira bickered and exchanged words for over two hours, Ray couldn’t stand it and said,
“Let’s just go out together, both of you! I’m telling you in advance, if even one object here, I’ll just go back to the academy!”
The two looked at Ray at the sincere words.
Then they look at each other once.
Could there have been a silent conversation?
They both knew it was time to step back.
They nodded.
* * *
“This is inconvenient.”
Wearing a robe, Aira complained slightly.
she is small in stature
As a result, the sleeves of the robe were longer than her arms and the hood was also large, so it felt like she was wearing a raincoat.
Lay laughed at Aira’s cute appearance.
Originally, it was hard to imagine an elf like that.
In addition, she was a high elf who was said to be a legend among those elves.
If the elves had seen Aira like that, they would have rushed out in a hurry.
That’s how she said that now she was unconventional.
Rey said to Aira, who grumbled.
“It can’t be helped. It’s because the look is so eye-catching.” “Hmm… I
think there must be a way to cover the ears
enough…”
Ray started to put on his robe as he spoke.
In response, Aira began to look at her robe and Ray’s robe alternately.
Then he smiles and nods his head at what he likes so much.
After putting on their robes and getting ready to leave, they immediately left the inn.
Because the two of them were fighting, they couldn’t eat the breakfast provided at the inn, so they thought about going out and looking for a restaurant.
The city center next to the academy was different, even though it was definitely different.
Is this what it feels like to be the center of a downtown area?
Looking around, there are restaurants, stalls, and food overflowing.
In addition, there were overwhelmingly more exotic pubs and entertainment than other villages.
Aira was quite surprised by the village of humans she was meeting for the first time.
A large number of people lined the market.
In addition, unlike the elves, their lively movements caught Aira’s eyes.
They always enjoyed meditation to stay calm, and were the complete opposite of their closed-minded nature.
Everyone is cheerful, as if the energy alone is the driving force that moves this village.
Ira muttered.
“It’s obviously noisy… but it’s not noisy.”
It’s called white noise.
Because white noise has a wide range, it does not enter into pollution.
In addition, it synchronizes the alpha wave of the brain wave to stabilize the mind and body.
The noise that Aira said was loud but not noisy was that kind of noise.
She was clearly excited when she was able to see up close the lives of people she had never experienced even though she had lived for many years.
Even Iriel laughed at the sight of it.
She whispered in Ray’s ear.
“If you look at it that way, you’re not a high elf, you’re just a child.”
“It’s cute that way. ha ha ha.”
“…Ray, did you like that?”
“……?”
Around the time the subject of misunderstandings came up, Aira, who had managed herself, cleared her throat and said.
“Hmm… I’m new here, so could you guide me?”
Still, there is a smile on his lips.
Ray nodded happily.
After seeing Aira’s unexpected appearance, the two entered a bar.
The tavern, which was quite large, had many ornately decorated patterns peeping out here and there on the walls.
I decided on a pub that looked good as it was the first restaurant I brought her to.
Surprisingly, Iriel brought up that opinion first.
As Ray looked at him with a surprised expression, Iriel made an excuse.
“The first is an important law for everyone.”
“Hoo.”
Ray took one look at Iriel and then looked around.
Even inside the luxurious pub, which looked quite expensive, there were plenty of customers.
It’s to the point where I wonder if there’s an empty seat between them.
Originally, it was common in this world to have a restaurant during the day and a bar in the evening.
So, regardless of whether it’s morning or afternoon, it feels like business is doing pretty well.
No matter which tavern he went to, it was crowded with customers.
An employee ran towards the three who entered.
“welcome. Are there three of you?”
“yes. Are there any vacant seats?”
“there is. Follow me!”
The employee led the way, and Ray and his party followed him.
Then there was a good seat by the window.
“You were lucky. The seats next to the window usually don’t come out well.”
The waitress said that, guided us to the seat, and immediately disappeared somewhere.
It probably means that the tavern is busy.
The three looked at the menu and decided what to order.
Then the employee who had just disappeared came in front of them.
Everyone looked at him with puzzled eyes because he hadn’t come in a while, so it wasn’t even time to decide on the menu.
Then, the waitress who had been looking at them opened her mouth.
“I’m sorry… but is it okay to sit together?”
It’s a sudden combination, but it’s not that uncommon here.
It was also funny that there was no request to join the bar at such a crowded bar.
When Ray looked at Iriel and Aira, they nodded.
It meant they didn’t care.
At that, Ray nodded to the employee and said.
“it’s okay.”
Then the waitress smiled and said.
“thank you.”
While the waitress had arrived, Ray ordered food from the menu one by one, and he wrote them down and left again.
And later, two men and two women walked to their table.
“Thank you for joining us. I had nowhere else to go.”
A young man smiled and said.
Ray also smiled at him.
“It’s a time when there are usually a lot of people, so it can’t be helped.”
I don’t know if joint seating is like this, but he talks to me quite comfortably.
Ray looked over them.
‘Looking at the flowing mana… is one wizard three swordsmen? It’s a good combination.’
The balance itself is well set.
One back-up and three swordsmen assisting him were a good combination for a party.
Of course, not on a war-level scale, but on a monster subjugation scale.
Ray looked at them and asked.
“Are you an adventurer?”
At his question, the four of them looked at each other and burst into laughter.
“Ha ha ha ha ha! It may seem that way.”
“We are mercenaries, not adventurers. ha ha ha.”
People who see what is so funny laugh so much that their stomach hurts.
The woman with a calm expression lowered her head.
“sorry. Our party did an excuse.”
The following example was an example.
To laugh so loud in front of the person you are talking to.
Ray said, shaking his hand.
“it’s okay. So, you guys are mercenaries?”
“yes. Have you heard of the mercenary corps Bilocle?”
“If it’s Bilocle…”
It was a mercenary group that Ray had heard of at least once.
It is not an exaggeration to say that the Bilocle mercenary corps, which are not elite, but all have some skill and have a large number of people, have already surpassed one level.
In addition, the leader of the mercenary corps is an ambitious and ambitious man, so he is gradually expanding his power, so it has become a scale that he can hear even in his ears.
Iriel answered instead of Ray.
“It is definitely a huge mercenary group. Are you a mercenary there?”
It was an unmistakable actor to show even a slightly surprised look while talking.
Indeed, it could be said that it was unrivaled in diplomatic dialogue.
Her reaction made the four of them slightly raise their noses.
“you’re right. We are members of the Bilocle Mercenary Corps. So comparing it to an adventurer is a bit…”
It was heard as saying to match the class to some extent.
Well, if you’re a member of Billocle at this age, you might be arrogant enough.
Except that those in front of them were the legendary elves, the High Elves, the saints who defeated dragons in human form, and the saints who repaired severed arms with a single touch.
The trio snorted as soon as they saw their arrogant attitude.
But outwardly, he didn’t show it.
Iriel asked with an even more surprised expression.
“Why did such people stop by a town like this?”
For a village like this, it was as prosperous as Selonia.
They knew, too, but they didn’t say anything else because they liked this kind of praise.
Among the four, the first young man who laughed cheerfully held out a piece of paper from his bosom.
There it was written:
– Rebellion forces and monster subjugation contracts.
Looking at it, Ray glanced at Iriel.
It’s as if those eyes are saying this.
is this what you said He said he had everything taken care of! After all, isn’t it like entrusting it to the mercenaries?
At that, Iriel hurriedly turned his head away from Ray.
it ran away
The young man looked at the three and said with a proud expression.
“We were asked to make a request directly to the Holy Kingdom. The task of suppressing the rebel forces and subjugating the surrounding monsters.”
Iriel said with a shocked expression on his face.
“wow! You did! It’s really amazing… To receive a request directly from the Holy Kingdom!”
Ray, who was laughing at her excessive reaction, joined the conversation.
“That’s really great. These are things I would never have dreamed of.”
I certainly wouldn’t have dreamed of it. Rather than spending time on such troublesome things, it would be better to spend time on medical research.
Even Aira, who was watching the two with interest, joined the conversation.
“For me, who has only lived in the forest, this story is like a dream.”
I don’t know about the four of them, but Aira’s way of speaking is definitely ‘That’s interesting. Tell me more.’ It was a tone.
In response, the four young men and women started talking about their experiences.
Even when food was served, they focused on talking without eating.
The three people who had been listening to the story all along were able to get some information.
First of all, after Ray came to the academy, the number of rebel forces and monsters that came in was greatly reduced.
That’s why it was a level enough to entrust the request to the mercenaries.
In this situation, Iriel’s judgment was considered quite reasonable.
If there was one thing that made the situation worse, the number of monsters decreased, but that was because weak monsters died.
The monsters on the strong axis were still maintaining their strength, so they were more concerned about the monsters than the rebel forces.
It was very difficult to block the army of monsters who moved intelligently, as if who was controlling them.
Even if there was only one ogre, two knights had to fight each other.
