Lead the other world.

2-22 Encounters with the Unknown 1

Following a request to crusade the Giant Boat Troll, Takuda and the three of them had spent a day traveling in a brown horse-shaped monster kept by merchants named Deprafan for the carriage of their luggage to come to Klein village on the north side of Astrea.

"Phew... are we finally there? Once you've checked your gear and decided to stay, let's complete the request by the end of the day."

"Right ~. Complete the request quickly to reassure the villagers!

"Right. Now let's get into the village quickly!

The three took Deprafan around where the village gatekeeper was. There seemed to be two gatekeepers, and when Takumi showed him the requisition issued by the guild, he was pleasantly led to the village.

"Deprafan should be kept in the cabin on his right hand side as soon as he enters the village. This one will take care of you for free during your stay because it's a request from the village. Also, please use the only inn in the village because it is located in the deepest part of the village"

The three asked the gatekeeper about the village chief's house and, thanking him, left a deprafan in the cabin to head to the inn.

The village had many one-story buildings and was the only two-story building in the village, so it stood out and never got lost.

Takumi felt a rare and seemingly unusual gaze that would be directed at Takumi and the people of the village he was going to. Is there not a little adventurer in this village?

Takumi thought of that, and the three of them reached the village inn, and Walnut suggested to the two of them that they go inside.

"If you put your stuff away at the inn, why don't you go say hello to the village chief's house first?

"Right. I don't even know much about the land around here, so I hope you can ask me about the monster's watershed or something."

"So once we're ready in the room, shall we meet on the ground floor!

- Whoa, whoa.

"Okay, I guess this is it..."

Takumi left the rented room and went down the stairs to the ground floor, wearing a long sword on her hips and protective equipment, putting such seemingly usable tools as simple restorative drugs in a vial into her lower back porch.

When Takumi arrived on the ground floor, Iris, who looked softened after being prepared near the front door of the inn, was always the white, flirty fabric of the street, but he was already standing by with a cane on his back to his protective gear reminiscent of a nun.

And you noticed Takumi's gaze, and Iris waved his hand flickering with a pappy, sunny, full grin as he turned to Takumi.

Takumi smiled at Iris like that and responded with one hand gently raised.

"Here you go! Speaking of which, wouldn't Iris be replacing his gear? Same gear since we first met, but it's time to stand up to the monster's attacks.

Shouldn't we turn it into gear?

Iris replied with a bitter laugh when Takumi asked the question.

"Right ~, I'm not going to change my weapon for once, but my protective gear is just bothering you right now... Materials that don't lose mobility on top of being sturdy are expensive."

And Iris blushed her cheeks and embarrassed herself about what she came up with when she cut the words there and started staring at Takumi.

"What's up?

"Um... Takumi, can I ask you something..."

"Ah, oh. It's Iris's favor, so I'm gonna ask you most of it. Well, depending on the content."

When Takumi replied that to Iris with a strange face, Iris, who for some reason blushed and moistened his eyes, looked up at this one.

With such Iris' gaze and expression in front of him, Takumi somehow became embarrassed.

(Ugh, I didn't really care because we always made a request together, but it's called Iris, it's called Walnut. You're a really pretty girl...)

Iris began to speak with the way he had decided not to notice Takumi, who would turn red after seeing Iris' face, which was extremely destructive, concealing his mouth with his hands.

"Ahhh! Why don't you go buy my gear with me next time? I hope Takumi chooses the gear ~...... Oh my... what do you say?

Iris's favor was simply an invitation to a date. But Takumi, who didn't realize it, decided there was nothing wrong with him and let him snort with a grin on his mouth.

"Whoa, you can have me. But wouldn't you rather have the same girl's walnut than me?

"It's... Um... And anyway, I want Takumi to choose!

"Oh well. Then I promise."

Yes, it was unusual for Iris, and Takumi replied with two replies because he looked quite desperate to ask for it.

"Yay...!

Upon hearing that, Iris was in a good mood with a smile on his face and whispering like that one.

Well, I don't remember doing anything that pleasant, but Takumi laughed bitterly and Walnut came down from upstairs after getting ready.

"Here you go! What... Iris, what's going on?

"It's nothing ~! Let's go say hello to the village chief sooner than that!

"Oh yeah!

Then the three walnuts and Takumi, who looked strange at Iris in a superior mood, headed to the village chief's house in the middle of the village.