"Oh, the night has come out. I hope we can make it by the closing time."
Ted looked up at the black expanding sky and blurred.
It was around the early morning when the camp started to get rid of the twin circles after the camp. The party then walked down the highway towards Tria, but, as expected, the young twins became shackles.
Despite the liberty of limbs, there is no way to keep up with the adult, mercenary, who has strong legs. In the meantime, Aldis took charge of the twins and recovered the delay, but as expected it could not be held all day long, resulting in a much longer delay than originally planned.
"I can see it."
Orphelia said, spilling a drop of sweat from her face hidden in the hood.
"Have you finally arrived?"
Ted is also relieved. To make up for the delay, he reduced the number of breaks in the afternoon and walked a little hard. Thanks to that, I managed to get to Tria by the curfew.
Then 30 minutes. When the Ardis arrived, the gatekeepers were just preparing to close.
"Let's do it fast."
The gatekeepers also want to finish their work and return home. Hurry Aldis and look at your passport.
But that was only for Aldis. As soon as the gatekeeper notices the twins, the expression suddenly changes to a high-pressure attitude with a hardened expression.
"Hey, are you twins?"
The twins have two children's clothes removed from the carriage and loaded. Aldis removed the ring indicating that he was a man, and had already burned a document stating that he was a man. The twins are just ordinary people, albeit with some dirt.
However, when it comes to gatekeepers, there seems to be nothing to do with being a person. Gaze at young girls with eyes that look dirty.
"Do you want to say something!"
"Ok, Monban-san. Even so, it's an escort target for us. Could you say that it's too hard?"
Ted tries to soothe the gatekeeper with a quick wit.
"But ..."
"It was hard work today too. You're tired. This is a little, but please take a cup on your way home."
From the other side, Norris makes the gatekeeper hold a silver coin.
"U, umu ... Well, it can't be helped.
The gatekeeper then waves his hand to drive them off to the Aldis. Soon after passing through the gate, Norris approached the main street with his palms up.
"Aldis"
Realizing what Norris had to say, Aldis took a silver coin from his wallet and put it in his hand.
"That's what it's like to walk with twins. If you resist strangely and make a fuss, you'll increase your enemies again? Well, that sounds interesting."
"Oh, I'm saved. I'm sorry Ted."
"It's good, so we're going to report to the lumber trader, here, and we'll call when we're ready for the next job."
"Aldis ..... that ... I have a lot to say, but don't hesitate to call out if you need a female hand. I'll do everything I can."
"Oh, then."
Ted and others left, leaving Aldis and twin girls on the main street.
Already at night, most of the sky spreads and some people go sparse, but everybody who visits looks at their twins and frowns. Frustrated by her gaze, Aldis encouraged her twins and began walking down the road to the inn.
Aldis's permanent lodge is located on a main street with good access. It was a medium-sized inn in Tria, and it attracted customers due to its slightly cheaper room and more meals than the market. Although the taste of the dish was not good among mercenaries, it was not a big deal for Aldis, who was not particular about the taste.
For twins, room and meals will be overwhelming. Fortunately, Aldis is not troubled with money. I couldn't keep feeding it endlessly, but I was going to take care of it until I could find one.
For the time being, I want to sleep quickly. Over the past few days, the camp has continued and hasn't slept much. Give your twins a proper meal and dive into the bed. I thought about what to do after I slept.
Until the innkeeper's landlord sent me out-.
"Please go out"
Four days ago, when he left the inn, the landlady, who was amiable, said without disguising her annoying expression as Ardis came home with her twins.
"What's the matter? I've never delayed payment for lodging and I always pay in advance. Suddenly going out would be terrible."
Aldis asks, with an eyebrow, to respond to the landlady who has changed 180 degrees from then.
"That's the line here, is it a twin?"
The landlady says the twins standing behind Aldis with a chin.
"That's why? They say they will pay for both of them."
"It's not a matter of the price. If you know that twins are staying, this is going up! Is there a grudge in your house?"
He was no longer in a state where he could talk. Ardis, who had to decide whether to withdraw his inn or abandon his twins, decided to leave.
The sky is already wide at night. No matter how much downtown, you cannot wander with two young children. Aldis Ardus walks from one end to the next with a twin, but no matter where they go, they are twins and cannot get together.
(Maybe this is ...)
To make the disgust toward the twins of the people much worse than one might imagine, Aldis sinks. But after hearing about Orphelia, he couldn't abandon his twins.
As they look for accommodations where twins can stay, Aldis and others end up in a place that's almost a backstreet. It was far away from the main street, far from the gorgeous streets where the inns lined, and it felt quiet and lonely with almost no streetlights.
"Hey little brother! Yes, you!"
The street is completely unrelated to the bustling entertainment district, and suddenly a female voice is heard. After slowly looking around, Aldis finally realized that his voice had been heard.
It was a mid-twenties woman who spoke to Aldis. He wears a stealth-colored hair and wears a triangle bandage over it. A slender, slender body that gives the impression of a lively appearance. The dress was not gorgeous, but it was full of cleanliness.
"Maybe you're looking for an inn to stay tonight?"
"... Why do you think so?"
"Well, when you wander around such a place at such a time, you know. Few people roam this area at night anyway during the day, and it is not time to return to the inn if there is a fixed inn to stay at."
There are only poor houses around here, and there are no shops open at night like a red-light district. In addition, if you carry a set of luggage like Aldis, you can easily guess that you are wandering in search of a destination. She said.
"I'm doing an inn there right away. Now I have a vacant room so I'll get in soon.
A woman sells her eyes with the same eyes as her hair color. For Aldis who was searching for accommodation, it should be said that it is a boat for migration. But ...
"Thank you for staying with us, but can these children be together?"
Aldis turns his gaze to the twins behind him.
"Even if the children are together-"
The woman loses her words. Following the eyes of Aldis, the moment he saw the twins in his eyes, he opened and closed his mouth as if by magic of silence, and uttered a phrase.
“…………… maybe twins?”
"Yes. Can these kids stay with me?"
"Eh, oh, uh ..."
The woman begins to hold her head, spitting out meaningless sounds from her mouth, changing from her crisp tone.
However, unlike the traditional inns, there was nothing that could be refused with an immediate answer. It may be in trouble because there are very few customers. There must be a conflict between the desire to stay a twin in a woman and the desire to fill a room.
"Hmm ... is your brother a mercenary?"
"Well."
"Are those children mercenaries?"
"No, no."
The woman, who had been holding her head for a while, nodded greatly to convince herself and began negotiating with Aldis.
"There are conditions, but you can stay if you can afford it."
It seems that the world where the handling of twins is terrible is as soon as possible to be able to stay.
"conditions?"
"Yes. First of all, don't tell anyone that you're a twin. If you know you're staying with a twin, you won't be able to come close. Otherwise, other customers wouldn't know if they were twins. ''
Rumination Aldis has two conditions in mind.
The first condition is no special problem. In any case, I don't want to say that there are twins. The problem is the second condition, but it should be acceptable. I had no intention of taking me out for work and I didn't think the twins wanted to go outside. They didn't speak at all until they came here, but they obey what Aldis said, and there's no sign of fleeing even now when the shackles of the ring of the person are gone.
Confirming that, Aldis asks the woman.
Wipe “Can you bring meals and hot water to your room?”
"I don't mind.
"I'm on my job and sometimes I don't return to the inn for days. Can I ask them to look after them?"
"Hmm ... it's an extra charge, is it okay?"
"I don't mind. How much is the room and meals?"
"Usually, the room for a triple room is one silver coin. The meal is five small copper coins per meal .... Again I will take the risk, so I will get two silver coins for the room."
Aldis had a good feeling, honestly revealing the original price, although the price was set completely at the feet. Originally, there are only a few hotels that can accommodate mercenaries who are often rude. Aldis has no choice, no matter how expensive it may be.
"I don't need a bed for each person. Two rooms are enough. Meals are for three people in the morning and evening. These children have three meals at the same time during the day."
"Then, the room should be one silver coin and four copper coins. One silver coin and one copper coin per day, together with the meal fee. Eight. The hot water is one tub and one copper coin each time. The cost of carrying five coins is small. When I'm away, I can only take care of it.
"That's good. I'll ask for about ten days."
At the time of Aldis alone, six bronze coins a day were used up, but suddenly it rose to nearly two silver coins.
(It's not as cold as it dries ...)
Despite some dissatisfaction with the bullish setting of the money, she is relieved to have a place to settle down. Aldis wants to dive into a warm bed and sleep.
"It's decided. Then follow me. If you enter from the front entrance, you will be seen by other customers and I will guide you to the back entrance."
Aldis didn't notice, but apparently the woman was calling almost right in front of the inn. At first glance, at the entrance, which seemed only to be a slightly larger private house, there was certainly a small sign called "Permutei". If she couldn't talk to her, she would have definitely passed without notice.
With the guidance of a woman, the Ardiss avoid the public and go to the back door of the inn. If you turn behind, you will enter a building that can only be seen as a private house from the entrance, and it will be passed to the two rooms as it is.
"I'm actually going to come to the counter before you come."
Aldis, who had accepted the reception in the room and paid for the room and meals for ten days in advance, immediately took the dinner to the room.
"Ah, yeah. I'm Kashiha. This inn is with me and my dad. I'll talk to Aldiz about his dad and show her tomorrow."
I said that and left the room. What was left in the room was a meal for Aldis, twins, and three people. The only light source, a candle flame, shimmered around the room.
"It's dark"
Aldis mutters and the room is filled with incomparable light, such as a candle flame. The light source suddenly emerges from nowhere and is a ball of light stuck near the ceiling. It was a bit bigger than the palm, and emitted a dazzling light that drowned out the unreliable light of the candle.
Until then, twins, who had little emotion on their faces, shrugged. They then looked up at the ceiling and blinked at the mysterious light floating in the air.
"Eat while it's warm"
He is still on the lookout for Aldis. In the corner of the room, he told his twins, who looked down at him, bluntly, and Aldis sat down on a chair and started eating.
The twins with the hood removed are shorter than expected. Shortcut hair, with a nape and ears, had lost its original shine with accumulated dirt.
Scoop the stew with a spoon and carry it silently to the mouth without saying it tastes good or bad. He finishes eating in less than five minutes, but unfortunately the twins are completely untouched. On the contrary, I couldn't see any signs of approaching the table. I just kept looking at this while staying crouched in the corner of the room while Aldis was eating.
"Can't you eat?"
There is no response when Aldis calls out. The gaze is facing you, and it seems that you can hear your voice. But there is no trial that the words returned from them.
"I'm going to sleep already."
In addition to his work, Aldis, who was tired of searching for accommodation, quickly dived into bed and started sleeping.