* Alphine's perspective
Knowing that the fin we were looking for was alive and changing his name and appearance, we continued our hasty journey from Yughhanots to the village of Devon, the birthplace of Maribelle.
When the carriage arrives in the village, I rush to Eugene's house, the village chief, without much cargo.
"Is this... Lord Al!? And Maribel and Master Mayla... have you changed your blood?
"Ah, you know! Um, ah, um! Finn, it's not you. Do you know where Mr. Frick went?
I was shaking and grabbing Eugene's shoulder and asking where Finn was.
"Hey, hey, Al!? Eugene's going to lose his neck, so calm down!
"Al oniichan, Meila oniichan is right. Uncle Eugene's neck is going to fall off!"
Meira and Maribel, who came after me later, came after me alone.
"Oh, I'm sorry. I was too impatient. Mr. Eugene, I'm sorry."
When they stopped me and returned to me, I took a deep breath and let go of Eugene's shoulder.
Finn's alive, so don't rush... this is what I've been telling myself all along the way.
I was about to wander off again with my emotions.
"Judging from what happened to Al, something terrible happened in Yughhanots. Did they find out about Marco and the others? We are not here to pursue the Radcliffe family....."
We have escorted some of the people in the mine, including Malibel's father, Marco, to Yughhanots, and they seem to be worried about you.
"Chi, no. I only visited him personally, so Marco and the others had to live in the safest place in Yughhanots."
"Uncle Eugene. Uncle Frontier told me not to tell you where it is, so I can't tell you, but I'm living in a very nice place."
Maribel told Eugene about the people who went to Yughhanots to supplement my words.
"I see... Marco and the others have arrived at a place of calm. Good, good."
"Thanks to Oniichan Al and Oniichan Meira. My father said that if we could build the foundation for life there, we might call people from Devon Village who want it."
That's good too. This is because the land is poor and the mines are gone. Tell the young people who leave the village to rely on Marco of Yughhanots. "
"Is that mine gone...? They told me to leave a lot of things behind, so I was talking about whether I could go and pick them up later when it was almost cold. I see... but if you take Maribelle's letter about the villagers, my father will take care of it."
What? What do you mean the mine is gone!?
Maybe when I left the village, I heard that Flick Finn was fighting the Radcliffe's minions in the mine...
"Ah, um... What, the mine's gone?
"Oh, so Al and the others didn't know what happened afterwards. I'm glad Lord Frick won the battle against the people sitting in the mines like that fortress... After that, the whole mine exploded... This prevented us from pursuing the involvement of the miners and the Radcliffe family."
The explosion in each mine... I didn't expect that nymphomaniac Gil to end up like that... even though he found out about the execution level.
Still, I feel Finn is sticking his neck into a really bad problem.
I mean, am I the same?
"Evidence destroyed....."
"Maybe. We don't even know what exploded."
"Uncle Eugene, I'm going to write you a letter to your father saying that Devon Village is in trouble. I'll tell you the story of the mine because Uncle Frontier said he would reward you if you did your job. So I'm going to ask the people of Devon Village to live in Yughhanots."
Maribelle said so and hurried back to the wagon.
He really likes to do something for people.
Unlike me, who asks too much, being able to do these kinds of things in a vegetarian way may make me attractive as a woman.
I should have known when I was with Finn...
I didn't want to notice.
Maribel shows me elements that are not herself, and I feel like I'm being taken in by self-loathing feelings.
Mayla slapped me in the back.
"Al, you should ask Eugene before you get depressed. That's why I flew non-stop from Yughhanots."
"Ah, yeah. That's right. Thank you, Meira-san."
"So what Al and the others want to know is where Master Frick and the others are?
It seems Eugene remembered my first question.
"Yes, yes. That's right. Do you know where they went? I need to see you now....."
"As soon as Al and the others left, Frick and the others came back. But the next day, the mine exploded, and they said they were going back to the Adventurers Guild in Invahannes. The Radcliffe family said they were going to lie down, but they were going to tell the City Adventurers Guild about the mine."
I thought you might still be here.
After all, the city of Invahannes...
It's a city I've never been to, but I wonder how long it'll take.
"Is that so...?"
"I usually travel from here and arrive in about three or four days, and they said I'd stay for a while, so I think they're still here."
There's Fine right there...
I finally found it.
I'm sure we'll see each other again...
With that in mind, my thoughts were forced to stop.
Is it okay to see Fine as it is...?
Apologize to him for what he has done so far, and tell him that he will be fine by himself, and I wonder if I can break up with him.
I don't feel confident at all...
"Lord Al? What's wrong with you?
"Oh, no. It's nothing."
"I can't do a lot of hospitality, but if you're tired, why don't you stay in my village? It looks like you've been traveling over and over again, and sometimes even if you take a breath, nobody blames you."
Eugene's words with a gentle smile permeated my heart.
The balance was leaning towards accepting Eugene's offer as a result of my desire to meet Fine and my anxiety when I met her.
"Can you sweeten your words and let me stay?
"Yes, I'm sure everyone will be pleased."
"Oh, here's the night. Well then, we'll have to sleep together at night. Oneechan, I'm afraid to sleep alone, so Al and Maribel-chan will sleep together ~"
Meira-san, you sleep alone.
When I stayed in the village, Meira held me, so I put a knife on my forehead.
"Ahh! I don't know, you should come with me."
Having travelled in a hurry, when we heard from Finn, we decided to spend the night in Devon Village, sweet to Eugene, who was laughing bitterly.