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-Azuma Tsukiba Harbor cul-de-sac-
I followed him, but we kept walking into more and more unpopular places. I wondered if there really was an inn in such a place, but finally we hit a dead end.
Even I could tell that I had been tricked. The man kept his back to me and said nothing.
“Um, the inn…?”
You guys, you’re up.”
The man gives instructions in a low voice that sounds like a different person than before. Then five men appeared behind us. They had square, angular faces and stocky bodies. A slender man with narrowed eyes. All of them had evil looks and did not look like very nice men. All of these men wore weapons on their waists.
And when the men pulled them out, thin, easily breakable swords came out. Yes, Zangiri was using that same weapon. It is a weapon called a sword.
“Um, where is the inn?”
“You stupid little girl. You are a stupid little girl, you still don’t know you have been cheated. If you don’t want to get hurt, grow up.”
“Ryua-chan, I knew they were bad people…”
“Hah, what’s really going on in this country… it’s so different from Wizard Kingdom.”
“Heh heh heh, exotic girl, she’s pretty good, isn’t she?”
One of the men chuckles and nips at me. The sound of him drooling is absolutely disgusting.
I can’t help but sigh, what have we done? We didn’t come all the way here to deal with this. If we behave, will they let us off the hook? No, I’m sure they’re thinking of some crazy shit. Enough, I’m going to let them all sleep.
I’m going to…
I’m not…
I…
“Ka-ha…”
We start to walk away from the men who are writhing in agony, their bodies bent over. I don’t regret it too much because I was really frustrated. One of the men, who was pale and in agony, was hit in the lower part of the stomach with the tip of Roel’s fire rod.
The look on his face was out of this world, and I can tell that it must have hurt him to death. I felt a little sympathy for him as he struggled to hold his stomach and groin area.
Before I took him down, I asked him about the Mountain of the Great Gods, but he didn’t tell me. From their point of view, I guess they had every right to be angry because we were in a desperate situation, and they were leisurely asking me such a question. That’s why they attacked us, and that’s how it ended up like this.
Let’s look for a place to stay…”
“I just had an idea. You know…”
Roel’s idea, which was a surefire way to get the location of Mountain of the Great Gods from the people of this town. I was worried about whether such a thing would work, but Roel was so confident that it was okay.
-Azuma Tsukiba Town of Hototogi-
“Hoh! You brought Daigami-sama all the way from a foreign country! That’s impressive! That’s nice, you should stay the night!”
The overweight, unfriendly innkeeper, who had ignored us when we came in, was now in a good mood. In other words, Roel’s idea had succeeded, but am I the only one who feels a bit sorry?
“Yes. We’ve been intrigued by that for quite some time in Azuma’s Daigami-sama and his beliefs and influence. So, when we finally had enough money, we came all the way here. When I saw the country in person, I was amazed at how wonderful it was, even more so than I had imagined. I guess it was thanks to the blessings of Lord Daigami after all.”
“Well, hey! This year’s bumper harvest is all thanks to Daigami-sama! This country’s abundance is due to Daigami-sama.”
I once again respected Roel for being able to speak so thoughtfully. I had never heard of Daigami-sama until I asked the king about it, and I have no interest in him. The point is that I should be interested in Daigami-sama even though I don’t know anything about him yet.
If I told him that I was currently researching, my lack of knowledge would be exposed, and I might get in trouble. So, when she told me in a strong tone that I should just be a casual tourist, I knew I would never be able to beat Roel. Yes, I need Roel. I want to stay with her. I would rather follow her.
“First, you’re going to the capital east of here. There you can visit the Daimeikou Shrine, which is good for health, business, and marriage. The mountain of the Great Gods, where Daigami-sama is enshrined, is just around the corner.”
In addition to putting me in a good mood and giving me almost free lodging, dinner was a feast I had never seen before. Among them was a surprisingly tasty, salty brown soup. However, the name “miso soup” doesn’t sound delicious.
I was surprised at the first thing when I came to this country. That is that there are no demons in this country.
Mamono? What’s that?”
He explained that this country is protected by Daigami-sama, so there are no such unholy beings. This means that, unlike other countries, anyone without the strength to fight can walk around without worry, without having to hire an escort. This is a pretty amazing thing, isn’t it?
Of course, how outstanding was the existence of Daigami-sama. If this god really exists and has eliminated the existence of demons, I wonder how powerful he was. With what kind of power, and how powerful it would be? I wonder if that Vandalcia could do the same thing.
“Before I go to bed, I should thank Daigami-sama that I was able to spend another day in good health. Don’t you guys forget that.”
Maybe even the Demon Army can’t touch this country.