The name of Ifestio comes from Mount Ifestio, which rises to the back of the imperial Ignist, and this mountain was called the Mountain of the God of Fire and was also the object of faith.

Just a thousand years ago, the first emperor Justiel set up a state in the land, and then seventeen emperors supposedly spent roughly three hundred years expanding their territory and laying the foundations of the current Yfestio Empire.

Ifestio's territory is vast.

Much of the territorial area, which accounts for 20% of Harmonia, is a plain, and the streets between cities are fully maintained during the 1000 years.

The fast and massive movement of people and supplies through this street is one of the factors that makes Ifestio the strongest military state in Harmonia.

We're going down the street with horses.

There are two horses, me, Melia, Blade and Kukri split up to ride.

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[No name even if reincarnated]

"You're in a little touring mood"

[No name even if reincarnated]

"Looks like Homhom's getting the hang of it, too."

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Thanks to you.

We procured this horse in the city of Bern Delta, but because I had no experience riding horses other than Blade, I learned it desperately while listening to the fairy's advice.

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[◆ Rider No. 28]

'Grandpa said.

Horses don't ride.

They're gonna give me a ride, you know. '

[No name even if reincarnated]

"Hoohaha!

My Kotehan is capable!

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"Hey, lady! And how long before we get to Empire City?

"In a week... if nothing happens"

"The demon kings in the hinterland are mostly getting rid of them, aren't they?

But General Istrigames and all that... "

"This is His Excellency General Iskandar Amd Karharias!

As I said, Your Excellency has fought all over the place and has defeated the forces of the Demon King's Army, but not necessarily without an invasion from the West by the fall of Eisenburg or a raid of wild monsters who do not belong to the Demon King's Army.

It's been over six months since I left Ifestio, so things may be changing. "

Blade and Merliah are having a conversation in Ifestio.

Fortunately, all four of us speak Ifestio fluently.

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[No name even if reincarnated]

"I can't hear your Yankee tone anymore, and I miss you a little bit."

[No name even if reincarnated]

'Let's get you to Sowen again.

On a hot spring trip or something. '

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Hot springs...

"Melia, is there a hot spring in Ifestio?

"Yep... Yep.

In the vicinity of the Ignist there are many natural hot springs made up of the heat of Mount Ifestio.

Most of them belong to royalty and nobility... but if Mr. Cruz wants in, I'll show him where to get in. "

"Nice to meet you"

Hot Springs... Looking forward to it.

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[◆ Baron Eguchi]

"Hot Springs... Looking forward to it.

[No name even if reincarnated]

'I'm supposed to be saying the same word and it sounds completely different!?

Strange!! '

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"I don't know, Mr. Cruz, you've changed.

You mean softened up. "

"Right.

Probably influenced around you. "

Kukli on Merriam, Balzac and Blade, who traveled together, as well as the influence of the fairies chatting in their heads for four or six hours.

I am anxious and excited about how I will change in the future.

"Hmm...?

Blade raises his voice.

"Hey lady.

Is there a city or settlement near here?

"No... the closest city is Bern Delta and the next town needs to go two days with a horse"

"I see...

I guess I can't expect anything to happen sooner. "

With Blade's word, I look down the street.

A figure nodding by the street about 300 meters away...... I saw a child.

Isn't it true that the Ifestio child suddenly pulls a knife and comes under attack?

"Don't be with Sowen"

With Blade's light mouth and Merliah's dissatisfied voice, I rush the horse.

When he reached the child, he stared at us on the horse with his vain eyes.

I have a brand new wound on my temple, and there's blood coming from it.

Melia stepped off the horse,

"Boya, how about..."

"Help... the moms and dads..."

That's what the child said in such a way as to block Meliá's voice.

"... where are mom and dad?

"In the woods over there... Church"

Leaving it that way while pointing to his fingers, the child lost consciousness to collapse.

Melia hurries up and holds the child.

"It's okay, I think I'm just passing out.

Nevertheless... is it a church "

Melia looks bitter.

"What's wrong with the church?

In response to my question, Merliah held the child up and

"We'll talk as we move.

Mr. Cruz, give this girl a ride. "

I said.

We leave the streets and head in the direction the children were pointing at.

Horses run through the woods.

There are no streets, followed by paths tamed with the feet of men and beasts.

"What I mean by 'church' in Ifestio basically means the gathering place of the Noun congregation.

The Noun Church is a religion that served to connect other nations in establishing the new Harmonia, but it is considered pagan and persecuted in our country.

We no longer do things like heretical hunting, like we did a long time ago, but we are forbidden to live in the city.

Perhaps this child is a child of the Noun people. "

"Are pagans also not eligible for asylum in the world's most powerful ifestios?

That's intelligent. "

Kukuri sarcastically says so.

"You can't deny it...

For what we are inclined to military might, we are also certain that there are many different parts when it comes to home affairs.

But some people are trying to change that. "

Meliá is holding a child who is fainting and stroking her head.

I turned to the front and concentrated on magic sensing.

Then there was a slight but reactive reaction.

"I sensed magic.

There may be a battle going on. "

"All right. Kukri, say hello to the lady and the kid's amulet"

"I'll take care of it"

Me and Blade pulled their swords out of their sheaths.

The trees that were growing left and right broke off and went out to the place they had pioneered.

There is an old church built there, around which five large wolf-shaped monsters are fighting two adventurers.

The adventurers are dressed in armor, but everywhere is destroyed, and their bodies are covered in blood.

"Let's go! Cruz!"

"Oh."

Me and Blade jump off the horse and run towards the wolf.

The wolves notice us and run around us not to be taken behind us.

"Wow. That's pretty smart.

I'm stuffed with more heads than any of those Demon King Army bone bastards (skeletons). "

Two wolves, trying to pinch them from left to right, hit Blade.

but Blade cuts the two under one machete without difficulty.

I was attacked the same way.

"[Lightstinger]!

Skewer the wolf coming from the left, with his left hand, and keep it as the shield for the wolf attack looming from the right.

He took the attack and mutilated the disfigured wolf with his sword.

Now four. The only one left...

Hihin, and I heard a tall horse hissing.

Looking back, a wolf is eating up the neck of Merriam's riding horse.

"Kuh! This!

Meliá waves the knife with one hand while holding the child back but does not hit it.

Kukri jumped there and cut off the wolf's neck by trying to cross the knife between his hands.

Melia jumped off the horse, rather than rolled off.

Me and Blade rushed over to Merliah.

"Are you okay?"

"Yep... somehow..."

And while I was busting my chest,

"Ohhhhhhhh!! Wait, Lord Uma!!

The horse, who had been bitten in the neck, panicked and fled to the back of the woods.

"Oh... Kukli!

I said Merliah and the kid, but protect the horses too!

"I'm sorry.

Unexpectedly, the enemy's movements were agile. "

"Sure.

In fact, some of them seem to be worn out. "

The adventurers who were fighting to protect the Church are stabbing their swords to the ground and into.

I go to them and speak up.

"Are you all right?

What happened? What happened?

Then he...

"You can't be okay!!

What's going on? This church!

If you'd heard of an easy guard mission, a monster would strike from morning to evening!

One of our members died and two were taken arms!!

I am trembling with anger and fear.

The other adventurer flatters him like that.

"Stop... we didn't have enough arms.

Are you the other guards?

"No, I'm passing through"

"Oh well... bad aftertaste, but I can't help it.

We pull our hands.

If you feel like it, protect him here.

If it's money, it looks like the people here are storing it there. "

That's how I lend my shoulders to my people and go inside the church.

"I can't recommend it!!

A man with a loaned shoulder told me to yell.

"Pathetic. Sowen's kid has more bones than that."

Blade tells her to throw up.

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[No name even if reincarnated]

"Well, it's a fighting people, and it's a good idea."

[No name even if reincarnated]

"If your people are killed or armed, you'll lose your temper, normal."

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"Um, why don't you just let this kid inside"

I nodded and headed to the church door.

Opening the door of the church, there was a hall about twenty meters square.

In the center stands a statue of a human stone that yields eight feathers about five metres in size.

I'm not sure if I'm a man or a woman. I'm in a soft shape and I don't have an eye or nostril on my face.

"This is probably the sacred statue of Noun, the god of creation that the Noun Church worships.

I don't know the details, but they think it's a god who made the world. "

"Hmm. But it's a killing landscape.

Though Sauen also has a building dedicated to God, there were more messy ornaments. "

Blade blurs with his sword in his sheath on both shoulders.

"Because the Noun Church makes pure poverty a virtue."

Voices echo in a wide space.

The Lord of the Voice stood before the door on the other side of the hall.

He's a guttural, stately, middle-aged man with flax hair.

He builds mustaches around his mouth and pretends to be Pierced Loch, but has no hegemony in his eyes.

Behind them are three children, about ten years old, lined up as if to follow a man.

"Marco!"

The girl who was behind the man comes running over to Meliá with the child.

"I'm hurt, but I'm fine.

Because I'm just tired and asleep.

Is there somewhere I can put you to sleep?

And, speaking gently, the girl takes the child from Meliá so that she can snap it and hide behind the man.

"Cora. You must be rude.

I'm sorry.

Be disrespectful to your benefactor. "

"I don't mind.

What's happening here more than that?

Earlier, the men of adventure... "

I tried to ask, that's when the door behind the man opens and the adventurers come out earlier.

"Out of the way! Out of the way!

Can we stay here now!

Fucking pagan kids!

An adventurer with a companion on his shoulder proceeds to kick the children.

The companion in charge is missing a tip from the elbows of both arms.

Next, the adventurer I was talking to comes out the door with a sinking face.

The adventurer turned to the man,

"Grace just died, too.

I'm sorry, but I need you to mourn me.

He didn't seem to care about God. "

"Okay......

I'm sorry, can you take the children? "

The adventurer gets annoyed at the man's request.

"I can't... we don't know if we can make it to the city.

Even if we can get there, there's no room to take care of him.

Children here are too clean to live like dirty beasts in the alley behind the city "

"... you said you couldn't. Forget it."

Tears overflow from the eyes of adventurers.

"I'm the one who wants you to forget...!

You can't even fulfill the wishes of your old buddies... because you're going to kill them.

If I knew this was going to happen, I shouldn't have allowed you to do this on your own!

The adventurer passes beside us early on and tries to knock on the door.

"Wait."

Kukri stopped the adventurer.

And throw your own baggage and give it to them.

"There's a horse outside.

Use it.

It would be helpful enough to put the injured and the luggage on. "

The man bowed his head deeply and ran outside to escape.

Blade glared at Kukri,

"Hey, Kukri"

"Don't do anything extra, but if I didn't give it to you, I would have given you plenty of food and medicine packed baggage."

Kukri points to Melia with his jaw.

Melia has her backpack off her shoulder and holds it in both hands.

Blade, with his head on,

"This is why the lady..."

And I threw it away.