The journey to the water city of Miarak was going without anything.
Thanks to Amako's predictions, the battle against demons was avoided as much as possible, and there were no traps like when Nair, and food could be replenished in the village where it normally took place.
Are you used to traveling on boulders? Like, let's enjoy the scenery around us, so much so that I could afford to enjoy the journey - but at the end of the day, we were about to get into trouble.
"I wonder how this could happen!!"
"Gao Oo!"
"GOOOOOO!"
Now, we're running - even though it's me and Burlin running and the horse with Mr. Alk on it, that's not the problem.
There's a bunch of demons chasing after us with great momentum.
Originally, I should rarely encounter such a number of demons, but it was a sudden event. An inevitable herd of demons emerged, even if Amako had predicted it.
"Usato, look forward, look forward! If I fall here, they'll catch me!"
"Don't you forget that Amako and I are here!?"
Running boggly, Nair over his shoulder and Amako carrying him raise his voice like he was in a hurry.
Well, Nair normally wants me to fly out of the sky and get away with it, but didn't Doziko's girlfriend come to that idea in this situation...?
"Lord Usato, it's almost Miarak! If you get on the boat, the demons won't even come into the lake!"
Answer Mr. Ark on the horse.
"Okay! I'll stop you when you're about to catch up! Ask for Amako and Nair then, Burlin!"
"Gurrah."
"... please! Don't be impotent!"
If I run as hard as I can, I'll leave Burlin and the horses behind.
I'm fast enough not to, but I'll take care of the demons when I have to. The mindset is a wild beast, if you punch the nose pillar, you will return with a loss of will.
Even if you can't push it back to it, if you're thorough stopping, you should be able to hold back a bunch of demons for a few minutes...
"But why are so many demons attacking...?"
While running to avoid disturbing your breathing, look in the direction where Miarak would be.
This number is not normal.
There are enough demons in this area to tell you that they're all here.
"... is that voice causing this?"
That 'voice' that reached our ears could be the beginning of this commotion.
I heard that voice go back a little before the journey that seemed to go well instantly turned into an escape play from the demons.
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Master Lucas' shock statement.
Eva's feeling too straight.
And reinforced shooting from afar of seniors.
We flew out of Samarial to escape from them and headed to the next country to visit - the water city of Miarak.
"Ah, what the hell will happen to me now..."
"Usato, I've been saying the same thing for a long time, but you should give up now"
I left Samarial for two weeks.
I was whining about the same thing every time I remembered a senior article.
"But there's this sketch out there, right? I'm afraid if you look at me, they'll say it's definitely different from what I imagined..."
"I care too much. Besides, the good things about Usato don't look good."
I honestly can't be happy with that follow-up because it can be perceived in many ways...
If you have even a strange impression of the Miarak you're on your way to, you could get in the way of handing over a letter or I could take a lot of mental damage.
And...
"Poop, always a masterpiece! Smiles like glitter on this nose! It's too funny it doesn't look like Usat at all!"
……
I can't help but make fun of an owl with wings cleverly holding an article about my senior and me.
Besides, it's been like this for two weeks since I left Samarial.
Do you still have the roots to let me pass out?
"... Huh!"
"Chan!?"
Oh, Amako eagled Nair.
Boom, Amako starts turning her hand holding Nair. The person being turned is screaming without a voice.
At the earliest, the quarrel between the two (?) is familiar, so I move my gaze to Mr. Alk, who is pulling the horse.
"Mr. Alk. Miarak is a city on the lake, right?"
"Yes, the great river that passes through this continent, the city in the heart of it, is Miarak."
Where we're going to hand over the letter, Miarak.
As far as I can imagine, it feels like the capital of water, but what about the truth?
You have to know a little bit because you have to go through Miarak to get to the land of the Beast Man, which is your final destination.
"So, after all, are there a lot of ships and stuff?"
"There are quite a few vessels in Miarak, as it is a very fishery place. So much so that there is no such thing as a ship that focuses on fighting demons living in water. If you're going safely to the opposite shore of the Land of the Beasts, it's best to board a Miarak ship."
"Heh, can't you just swim across normally? Or looking for a bridge..."
You don't have to go out of your way to get on Miarak's boat if you avoid the lake, swim the river, look for bridges and cross there?
It's a little simple, but you won't be able to.
Mr. Alk slowly shook his head to the side of my words. [M]
"Humans can't beat demons in the water. Even if you succeed in swimming and crossing the river, what lies ahead is the realm inhabited by the Demon King and the Beasts, and the place where man should not tread in the detour, so no bridge is made."
"Demon King's Land... I didn't know they were building a big bridge when they attacked the kingdom of Ringle..."
"Right. Because in the first place, no bridge was built to connect the opposite shore."
Well, surely the human side doesn't need to bother going into the place where the demon kings and beasts live, so they don't need to build bridges either...
Even so, I got a little bit into the conversation, but a demon living in the water...
Until now, I've only met demons living on land, so I'd like to see them for once.
In the original world, would a river boy or something hit it?
"Oh, yeah. Miarak has a reputation for delicious fish dishes?"
"Is that fish food?"
Is it a freshwater fish because it's a lake?
No, they say it's close to the sea, so maybe some seawater fish. It feels like a suzuki or salmon in the original world.
There won't be any sashimi or anything on the boulder, but it doesn't turn out to be something I'm looking forward to.
Anyway, the only river fish I've eaten lately is just baked, so I rarely eat authentic fish dishes.
Alk smiles when he sees my face, whether it was on his face that he was heartbeating for Miarak fish dishes.
"When you visit Miarak, should we go for fish dishes? As far as I can tell, Miarak fish dishes seem to have a reputation for being very tasty."
"Nice. I've had more fun since."
"Ha ha, I'm looking forward to it too"
Oh, but I don't know what to do with Burlin.
I thought so. When I turned my gaze next door, there was a bear with a caged eye of anticipation.
"Uh, okay, okay. I'll take the fish to Burlin later, too. Biggest one, right?"
"Grrrrr."
It's a cash one.
When I stroke Brulin with a bitter smile, Nair jumped on my shoulder with tears all over her earthen and dust from behind.
Amako also lines up next door wiping her forehead with her hands.
On the other hand, I'm bitterly laughing at her as if I've just done it, and I can't hide my wars from winning over Nair in one effort.
"Phew. Usat, what were you talking about?"
"Ko, this fox, that's not weird after all the abuse about me!?"
Nair over his shoulder moves butterflies and wings, protesting Amako.
"Shut up, you want to get grumpy again?"
"Hiya!? Oh, you're a little in danger of Usat!?"
"Oh my goodness. I'm in danger."
I was told that I was in danger. [M]
It's a dangerous place. It hurts me plain to be told people like dangerous people.
"... I don't mind. Even if you're like Usato."
"I'm not good!? You say you can be a monster in the shape of a person!?"
"Hey, can you wrap me in more oblate?"
I'm pulling on Amako, who answers all the time, but I wonder why the most damage comes to me when I'm not in the conversation.
Besides, it's kind of a mess, but I'm kind of a historical person, right?
You're a little overworked, aren't you?
"So, Usat. I was just asking..."
"Yeah, we were talking about Miarak."
"Hmm."
Well, I'm not interested in you.
"It's a good place. It's a human city near the kingdom of the Beasts, so there's no blatant discrimination like Samarial.... a small number, but the Beast Man is also in and out."
"Well, do you know anyone?"
"Yeah. I couldn't really afford it then..."
……
Well, the first place this kid visited after he left the kingdom of the Beast Man was Miarak.
I want to save my mother. With all my heart, I couldn't possibly afford to watch the scenery around me.
... maybe a little too insensitive.
"... because I was then and I am now different"
Pompous and small, Amako growls so.
"I've always been alone... but I met the Kirikhas and the people of the kingdom of Ringle... and now I'm with Usat, so it's not painful at all"
"Oh well."
"Yeah."
I smile at her with a small smile. [M]
I'm not alone.
I was relieved to hear the words.
I'm not the lonely girl I was when I was traveling alone. Now I'm Nair and Burlin to Mr. Alk.
I'd like to make sure she stays smiling after this journey......
……?
"What's up, Amako? Stop suddenly."
"Someone's fighting..."
I put my hands on my head ears and stopped Amako.
Is someone fighting, or what?
Having heard Amako's words, Mr. Ark guards his surroundings with his hands on the sword pattern.
I stopped my leg. I'll check with Amako while I keep an eye on the front.
"You mean there's a fight going on ahead?"
"It sounds like a meeting of iron… and the sound of something crushing…"
"Can you crush the ground?"
"A little different, maybe. Something resembles the sound of glass or ice smashing..."
I crystallize my ears, too, but I can't hear them sound enough to finally be captured by the ears of the Beast Man.
Is someone being attacked?
It's possible that the traveler is being attacked by bandits... but it's possible that the scariest part was the trap to lure us out to help - I don't know if I'd check it out first.
"Nair, can you fly in the sky and see how it goes?"
"... I can't help it."
If she can fly through the sky, she can go figure out the situation without danger.
Nair, who spreads her feathers wide like a pain in the ass, looks up at the sky and slowly starts winging.
- Wow wow wow!!
"Huh!?"
Suddenly, I heard something like a loud roar coming from the front.
Like a beast, but still my body trembles loudly except for me and Mr. Alc in a pressurized voice.
Nair, who was just about to fly in the air now, was also stiff in the air and was about to fall upside down, so I rush to take it.
"Nair, what's wrong!?"
"... there was a wave of magic on my roar... it wasn't just a creature ahead of me!"
"Volatility…?"
It doesn't seem to work for me and Mr. Alk, but it also seems to affect Burlin, Nair and the horse, and Amako the Beast Man.
Only creatures with a sharper sense than humans can tell... is that like an ultrasound?
I didn't hear you. I'm not too sure...
"Oh, guys, run..."
"Amako?"
Amako shuddered in a trembling voice with a stunned face.
With her words, Burlin turned back and roared out into the back of the woods, so I turned over and heard a lot of footsteps from the woods and a demon roar.
It's not a coincidence, is it?
"The magic that went into the roar just now is rampant all over this demon!?"
"What!? You mean you're losing me!?"
"Strong demons are fine, but wild demons can't resist this wave! Run!"
So you're saying all the demons around here are in a state of confusion!?
Besides, it's coming for us... No, we have to get out of here anyway!
"Everybody, run!!, Amako!?"
"... eh"
If you look next door, look at Amako hugging and shaking her own body.
Can't you move?
Do you want to go in the back and buy some time?!? No. Then a demon who couldn't stop will attack Amako and the others. In a situation where Amako can't move, it's nearly impossible for me to stop all the demons by myself.
... I can't help it.
"Stay jizzy!"
"Yikes!?"
With Nair on my shoulder, I run out holding Amako.
"Mr. Alc! Let the horses run!"
"Okay!"
Mr. Alk, who rides the horse and pulls the reins, runs the horse with momentum.
Burlin is thick from the beginning, so he follows me in a way that he doesn't even care about the impact of the earlier roar.
From behind, a large group of demons are already pushing in.
But even though there are different kinds of demons, not herds, they are trying to deliver us into sight and attack us alone without a fight.
My eyes are running bloody, so I know you assume they're feeding us... but whatever it takes, this is too unusual.
"What the hell is going on...!"
Obviously I was in a hurry about something unusual, but I had to hold Amako and push my way. [M]