Byakuya The Ted who defeated the grinder, "Mystery", got fifty gold coins as a reward. That's not a bad income if you consider ten gold coins per person.
Logistics has been restored before grinder threats are eliminated and prices begin to impact. Measures Immediate praise of the Marquis and the troops was heard in various taverns.
Needless to say, war dead have been reported in grinder suppression. Nearly twenty people have died in the first attack, followed by the squads attacked.
But it's all thanks to the Aldis and others that the grinder opponent is that expensive. If the Ardiss had not participated in the defeat, the main unit would probably have been destroyed, each squad destroyed, and the number of casualties had increased beyond comparison.
However, it is supposed to be the territory that has defeated the grinder. Aldis itself has no complaints. It was the territory that set up the defeat squad, and the Ardiss are getting paid for their work. It cannot be denied that the subject of subjugation is the territory.
Even though the territory was useless at all, it was the Aldis who actually fought the grinder.
Several days have passed since the grinder was defeated. Aldis was still hunting with Nere, but gradually began to notice the distant air surrounding them.
At first I thought it was a distraction, but it didn't seem to be the case. Inhabitants of the city, who once talked openly, are now avoiding Aldis.
When I was walking on the road, I was heard by a guard. As you enter and exit the city, the checks are strangely strict.
Familiarity When you go to a shop where you can buy groceries and daily necessities, you will find yourself annoying. In terrible places, they were sometimes turned away, saying "don't come to the store anymore."
The gaze of residents facing the Aldiss walking on the street is hardly friendly. Although there was no special harm, the uncomfortableness and the weirdness for no apparent reason could not be eliminated.
One day, there is a voice calling out to Aldis who is walking alone in the city.
"Mr. Aldis. Aldis, here and here."
Looking at the voice, there was a woman beckoning from the side street. It was a familiar face.
Aldis goes on a sidewalk with a woman beckoning herself with some caution. Tobi: What I was waiting for was a cheerful woman with colored hair.
"Um ... sure, it was ... Kashiha?"
"Oh, you remembered me.
Aldis was the daughter of the hotel "Tomarikitei" where she stayed with her twins for a while.
"Do you need anything for me?"
"Oh, yeah ... really, it's not good to interfere with the guest who left the inn, but ... well, that's .... In the case of Aldis, it's a bit of a situation ..."
Open your mouth with a little muddy while stopping yourself.
"Mr. Aldis. Haven't the guards been watching recently?"
"... What do you know?"
"Well ... a territorial soldier came to our inn before, a young soldier named Deckken, who dug out and dug out about you strangely. ...... "
"Isn't it true that you talked about twins?"
Kashiha shook himself with a sharp eye, staring at Aldis.
"No, no, no way. The inn talked about the customer's secret. In the case of Mr. Aldis, I asked him to stay here, and if he managed to sell it, he would take the faith.
"However?"
"I'd like to talk to my guests and the local residents ... and maybe my twins are out of luck ..."
Aldis felt motivated to take a tongue out. After enduring it with a bitter look, he takes the silver coin from his pocket and hands it to Kashiha.
"Thank you. I've finally found the cause of the uncomfortable feeling I've been feeling for the last few days."
"I'm sorry. I couldn't help ..."
"I don't mind. It's enough to tell you what you're talking about. Because you're a business, I know that bad rumors can be fatal."
Aldis then turned his head straight out of the box.
"Would you like to talk to the Teds ..."
He changed his schedule and headed to the inn where the Ted were staying, where he talked about the situation in recent days.
Details of the grinder suppression are not known to the general population. Of course, only the parties would know that the territory had no hands or feet, and that the mercenaries had ultimately been defeated.
But the soldiers at the scene know. Especially for the company commander and platoon leader who was in command, the mens were completely crushed. I thought it might have turned into hostility and grudge against Aldis.
But as far as the Teds are concerned, they don't seem to see that change. That is why it is reasonable to think that the cause lies in the individual Aldis. It was not surprising that the bad sentiment developed into hostility, as it was originally stared at by the territory and its generals.
However, it does not explain why the gaze from the residents has become unfriendly. Eventually, Aldis talked back home, but two days later Ted and his colleagues called.
"I understand why."
A brief Norris fired. You don't even have to ask why. Aldis shouted silently.
"The immediate cause is that their existence has fallen, and the root cause is her at Aldis-Nere."
Apparently, Norris had been investigating all day yesterday.
The direct cause itself was also predictable for Aldis. It is enough to be able to guess just from the story I heard from Kashiha at Permutei. However, if the reason the soldiers came to the perch was to grind the grinder the other day, why would only Aldis be sniffed? I did not understand this.
"It was originally a story we brought, but was there a request to take Nere to the lord's house?"
"Oh, that's when I met Nere."
"And Aldis's role was to guide Nere to the lord's palace.
"That's right. There's no reason to do that, and I don't think you'll be able to enter the museum in the first place."
"Yes, that's right. The problem seems to be from there."
"From there?"
Of course I don't know when she brought Nere to the lord's house until she came to Aldis's house. I wasn't interested and never asked.
Gagging order "This seems to be a shame of the marquis and territory, but it seems that it was laid, but that Nere was a person, I did various things at that time"
"various?"
"Everything, he seems to be rude to the lead magistrates and generals, and he seems to have made the platoon commander, the best commander of the territory, cotenpan, and thank the marquis who came later. `` I just went out and hit the word unilaterally. ''
What's she doing, Aldis holds her head.
Nowadays he is a self-proclaimed Aldis servant who is reasonably trusted as a partner, but sometimes takes action to mitigate his expectations. I don't know what to do before coming to Aldis's house to be honest, but I don't know any more now. She came pretending to be obedient and holding a ridiculous bomb.
"And the best occupant at that time was the platoon named Decken, the last time we had crushed the grinder. Do you remember, Aldis?"
Aldis silently shakes her head.
"For that Decken platoon, the Marquis, the lead magistrate, the general, and his colleagues' captains were forced to go without hands or feet. He killed more than half of his subordinate soldiers in the defeat of the grinder, and brought all the merits to mercenaries ... "
Norris continues to talk with a frivolous laugh, as she will want to grudge.
"I guess the target was Nere, not Aldis, so I did a background check on Aldis, who lives in the same house, and found that she happened to protect them."
"But that's the grudge of the platoon personal, Decken? Is it strange that the guard's eyes on me, aside from the rumors of the city, are ridiculous? Isn't it? "
"That's Aldis. It seems that the first commander of Nere to the lord's palace was that the commander of the army had lost to her."
"Huh?"
`` When she challenged a passerby on the highway, there was a commander of the territory among the lost people. ''
"that's……"
Aldis frowns.
"Yes. In other words, he called Nere to the mansion to erase the loss of the company commander, and despite being hit by the strongest man, he was defeated again. He was also brought to the defeat of the grinder. It's not interesting as a territory. ''
Glare "That's that? Is that the whole army?
Fan: "Hmm ... I guess the word is strange. I think it feels like Aldis was more nervous from where he had been glared by the military."
Aldis fell on the table.
It is Nere who lit the fire, but Aldis, who had been glared before that, also had some causes. I can't blame Nere unilaterally.
In the past, the refusal of sword magic had a bad impression on generals and captains, so it was likely that Aldiz also became hostile due to the synergy with his grudge against Nere. That led to the information leak of twins.
`` To a large part of the army, we would be a miser who scammed their achievements, and if we were given unrealistic twisted information from the top, the guards at the end would believe. This time, it seems like the captain's personal resentment against Nere is overridden by the organizational resentment from the mentors of the army. "
Norris concludes the talk.
"Be careful, Aldis"
Judging that the conversation is over, Ted opens his mouth.
"The more these rumors have spread, the more eyes will be on you in the future. Not all of them will report direct violence to them."
Of course, Aldis thinks about that possibility. But being able to understand and being convinced is another story.
"There's no way we can hurt you."
Goddess: "I don't know if you don't tell me. The general public won't do that much. But the goddess' followers don't know. Religiousness is worse than bad demons. And even if you don't run violently, you'll peel your fangs differently for your child. "
"A different form?"
"I think you're feeling. I have the refusal to not get involved."
"……Oh"
I know it. Aldis felt disgusting.
The gaze that is suddenly thrown while walking on the street is to avoid Aldis. The gaze that is distracted when talking is to move away from Aldis as soon as possible. The gaze of shooting and glaring is to show that he is in a different position from Aldis.
Even though the reasons may be different, the root is rejection.
"Even farmers and merchants are ordinary citizens who worship the goddess. You can no longer sell bread and weapons, no matter how strong you are."
Aldis does not negate or affirm. If you are alone, you can manage food and live outside the city.
But it is difficult to ask twins for the same thing. The weak who cannot protect themselves like twins can only live in the city.
Distortion "In a group, people can be killed without a sword. Even if the killing human is not murderous, people can easily die just by gathering bad emotions. Don't forget it."
Aldis knows that too. It is also said that the humbleness of humans is a threat that is so alert that it is incomparable to monsters.
"Don't worry. You haven't grown up in a peaceful world enough to look down on human malice."