Ohanabatake no Maousama

next day. Kudels and his colleagues headed for the city of Tinfa, arriving at a dock near a river that was as large as a lake. In fact, you can't enter Tinfa directly, and you need to take a boat from this location to the west of the river.

But there was a good reason. The mountains that stretch to the east of Tinhwa have had a troubling history as large burglars have settled in and the remnants of powers lost in the former war have settled in. As a result, the city of Tinfa has been frequently attacked from this area.

"Look, Amoena, look at the river Muar." When the carriage stops, Dolce's face comes out of the window and calls Amoena.

"Wow, a big river" "The city of Tinhwa is connected to the royal capital by the river Muar. This river, which is a key point of defense and brings a lot of wealth by water transport, is It ’s called Mother River. It ’s been used as a motif in various arts since ancient times.

With such lines, Dolcez takes out a musical instrument called Biolon and begins playing beautiful melodies. Amoena then listened to her performance, barefoot and in rhythm. Perhaps I'm imagining what kind of choreography this song should do.

"... But it's a pretty rampage river, and there's been a lot of episodes about drowning in this river and losing lovers for a long time because the water flow is usually so fast. It was pretty hard to go back and forth, right? "

It was Kaffana who provided the commentary from behind. She often writes scripts for plays and has a deep knowledge of the country's geography and history.

"That's how it sounds like it's different now." "Yeah. It's been a long time ago, but an eminent water god called Belator has descended in the town of Tinfa. I don't know, but it seems to be quite convenient? "

After listening to the explanation so far, Amoena suddenly turns to the lord.

"... By the way, Kuders seems to be in a bad mood a while ago." "Relieve. It's just a bad illness."

Affected by Amoena's gaze, Kaffana said coldly. While listening to such an exchange, Kuders mumbles quietly.

"Anyway ... I'm not familiar with this. It's Belator's conspiracy. Well, insidious glasses ... I'll make my head bloom with tulips next time I meet."

As a matter of fact, Kuders, who has never been summoned to the town of Tinhwa, is unable to speak as usual, so he is in a bad mood and relentless. A very troublesome man.

Dolce shrugged without treatment, and Kaffana sighed and brushed her hair. Then, Amoena turned to her master's table and hugged her on the wide back of Kudels.

"Sure, Kuders is the first city I'm going to. So I'm sure there's a lot of new and fun! Let's look at various places together."

Kudels has no choice but to smile when he says so with an innocent face.

"It's a good boy, Amoena. But if you do it to a man other than me, you'll be attacked?" "Why?"

Amoena looks so sad to Kuders, who smiles. But even Dolce and Kauffana nodded with Eun-un, so they didn't ask for more details.

"Oh, it looks like the ship has arrived." "Ship? ...... Wow !?"

Dolce's voice looked up the river, and a giant creature came out, splashing from the surface. It's too big and its full size may not be obvious.

Perhaps it is a creature that looks like a whale. However, from the head to the back, a structure resembling a large ship is attached, and it seems that you can enter inside.

"The angel of Belator, the holy beast Fjord. Wonderful figure. How many musicians were frustrated trying to sing this magnificent figure."

Dolce mutters with a fascinating expression. However, Amoena clung to Kudels with fear and confusion affixed to her face.

"What's this ...? What's this holy beast doing? No way to say goodbye to the carriage and Milon-chan?" "No, don't worry, you can enter the whole carriage on this boat. Or would it not be a trading city? "

Kuders analyzes with a calm voice, stroking Amoena's head with tears. Several other caravans were also waiting for the ship around, and they also had several carriages.

The sacred beast Förnyot then approaches the shore and moves the structure on its back to the wharf dexterously. Then, when the door of the structure opened with a bang and a loud noise, a large amount of people came out from inside.

Kudels makes a suspicious look.

"What's wrong? Kouders" "No, I'm a little worried.

Eventually, when all the people were exhaled, women in priesthood uniforms appeared.

"Welcome to the city of Tinhwa. We will guide you into the sacred beast Fornyot.

When the representatives of the goddesses greet, a staff member who appears from behind starts selling numbered tickets. The Kudels also bought a numbered ticket, and boarded the whole carriage in the sacred beast Fornet.

Yoshiki: "Then, let's sail. Everyone is on a good voyage." After confirming that everyone has boarded, the holy beast Hornyot begins to move with the shout of the goddess. Many passengers climbed to the observation deck above the structure and enjoyed the flowing scenery.

"Wow! Awesome scenery! A straight line between the water and the sky !?" "Oh, that's the horizon. Did you ever see Amoena?" "Yeah, my hometown." There wasn't such a big river. Hey, Kudels. About an hour.

"I see it. That's the town of Tinfa."

He looked up at Dolce's voice and saw a stone town in front of him. The cityscape with its many spires has a unique atmosphere, and Amoena again shines.

"Hey, isn't the city itself moving?" "Oh, you can see that kind of view. Perhaps you're using water pressure as a means of transportation, like an elevator. I like that, Mr. Belator" … Are they acquaintances? ”“ Well, I've been involved a little in the past.

Amoena was a little anxious about Kuders, who uttered a speech that seemed somewhat reminiscent.

The group arrived at Tinhwa in the morning, but overlooking the city, Kaffana muttered.

"The city looks strange. It used to be more lively before."

According to her words, there were few people in the city and there was a quiet atmosphere somewhere. In addition, there are a number of men striking boards against windows and doors, and there is a feeling of being somewhat reminiscent.

"Is it true?" Kuders muttered, looking at such a scene.

"I wondered a while ago, but there were too many people coming from the city compared to the number of people trying to get into the city. Even from Dolcez, the road on this side was completely lonely I heard you were there. ''

Certainly it was a strange story.

"And, obviously, there were too many people and kids who weren't traveling. This might have happened."