Let's Manage The Tower
(6) Fourth person
Vibrant voices to draw people in and mothers to draw them closer.
Kids running around with their moms hanging out and being hung by them.
There was such a natural sight in the city of Sato.
Having seen such a view, Shreyn narrowed her eyes before murmuring with emotion.
"Is this the natural sight in this town?"
"Huh? Yes. Yes, but it only opens once every few days."
Inés, who had received Shreyn's words in a subtle way, replied as he looked around the city.
Inez thought he had just heard the city open and answered, but Shreyne was listening with more in mind.
It was a study aid who knew about it from Shreyn's appearance, but dared to ask Inez further questions without mentioning it.
"In a few days? I don't have a date for it to open."
"Ah, no. I'm sorry, it opens once a week, but it also opens occasionally."
The city, which always opens once a week, also makes public statements toward the front, so there are times when merchants come in.
However, on other days, the city will be opened by the residents of the village bringing in the things they sell while discussing.
If the sellers don't get together, it won't open.
While watching the seller interact with the woman, Shreyne realized that there were many things.
"Hmm? Money uses stones, right?
"People who make crops do barter, but basically, in this town, they do."
Inez dared to add "in this town" because he knew that other races used different currencies.
These currencies will come from merchants who come from outside.
Because there is not much interaction with the outside world, such currencies are not widely available.
Instead, some vampires can make stones instead of currency.
Incidentally, the technology that can make stones is passed down in the family, and ordinary vampires are no longer able to know.
That is why they are used as currency in the village.
Having heard Inez's answer, Shreyn had a contemplative look.
"... Shreyne?"
When the assistant who noticed the situation called out, Shreyne had a happy face.
"No, what? I was just a little concerned. Let's see what's going on in the city."
With his head swinging, he nodded without saying anything more.
From the point of view of the examiner, it was not only a little, but I came up with something quite important, but I realized that I could not speak poorly on this occasion.
Though there were a few things that bothered me, the examiners kept watching the city.
Inez occasionally finds and shops clumsy things, but I understand from the beginning.
Inez is a city for days, so if you miss this opportunity, the next one will be a few days later.
Strangely enough, people shouldn't see Kaiseki and Shreyne, but I've never been able to come across any reason.
Avoid passing through as if you knew there were people there.
We don't even know who we're avoiding, or maybe there's something like an unconsciously avoided boundary.
It was an examiner who was walking with that in mind, but he felt his gaze and turned his face backwards to the left.
And when I looked at myself, I realized that there was a woman who was surprised.
"Is that it? Could you see it?
When they realized that, Shreyne and Inez turned around at the same time.
"Huh? I was hoping you'd find me, but I didn't know you'd find me."
"You seem to see clearly."
Inez nodded in response to Shreyn's words.
While listening to Shreyne and Inez, Kaiseki, who first found the woman, decided to speak.
"Um, you can see it, right?
The woman tended to nod hesitantly when calling for the examination.
"Yes, yes. Ah, um... Am I speaking to you from the Elder?
That's what it is.
The elder seemed to have done a good job, and the woman was surprised by the appearance of Kaiseki and Shreyn, but did not see any negative feelings such as fear.
The examiner further asked the woman nodding with a convincing expression.
"May I ask your name?
"Ah, excuse me. My name is Lumiya."
"Thank you very much. I'm an examiner, and this is Shreyne. This kid..."
When Kaiseki finally tried to introduce Inez, Lumia blocked it.
"Indeed, I know Inez. My elder's granddaughter. There are lots of opportunities to see it."
Wow, is that so?
Unsure of what was going on in the village, the assistant made an impressive expression.
Instead, Inez waved with his face red.
"Ah, that was the result of the Elder forcing me to go to various places..."
"Isn't that nice? Everyone in town knows that."
"Do you understand!?
Shreyn laughed at Inez, who unexpectedly screamed.
"Well, I guess you should keep it that way. Instead, should we ask Lumia something?
"Yes? What is it?
"Oh, that's right, but it's going to be a little long. Shouldn't we finish shopping now?
Shreyne suggested again to Roomiya that she was hanging her shopping luggage.
And Lumia, who accepted Shreyn's proposal, agreed to go to the Elder's Nunnery later.
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After seeing the city along the street, Kaiseki went to the elders' temple at his feet.
The elder didn't go out there, so I talked to Lumia earlier.
It was a place for discussion without obtaining prior consent, but the elder agreed without making an unpleasant face.
While explaining that to the elders, Lumia visited the elders' nunnery after cleaning up shopping.
"So, um, what do you want to hear?
"Hmm. I checked with the Elder earlier, but isn't Lumiya the blood of the Elder?
Yes?
Lumiya leaned her head for a moment to ask a sudden question, but she waved in a hurry.
"No! No, of course, there will be more blood than the same clan, but it shouldn't be too close."
"I see. Is that still the case?"
Shreyn nodded convincingly in Lumia's explanation because she had already predicted that it had nothing to do with being a blood clan of elders.
The problem is beyond that.
So far, we have seen Kaiseki and Shreyne, including Lumia, four of them.
If we know what the four people have in common, it could be a hint to get back.
It was Schlein's idea that seeing Am meant so much.
Then we needed to hear from Lumia in order to find out what they had in common.