By the night, Leeds arrived at the Imperial City with the members of Ted's "The Mysterious Star".
After going around several places and going to the market, they go to the market, procure several chickens promised to Nere, and buy a lot of other daily necessities. Fortunately, "" is the same, so the shopping volume is higher than usual.
Because he had come to the royal capital, he had to guide the Teds to Aldis's house, which meant that they would buy more than they normally could. With Ted and Norris carrying a lot of luggage, the Ardiss walk along the path from Gran to the Caucasus Forest.
"You built a house in the forest after all."
"I can't hide my twins from the eyes of people in town."
Aldis answers Orphelia's questions along the way.
"I think it would be better if you were safe when you were away. Did you say Nere? He's left at home?"
"Oh, thanks, I can go out this way."
Knowing the circumstances that protected the twins, Nere and the acquaintance of the three people alone can be safely invited to the house. Conversely, Aldis was the only other human being who would not approach that house.
"And that's Aldis. You're aware, what do you do?
Aldis, whose name was sold in the royal capital, was always in the spotlight. Some have a favorable glance, some have a malicious glance.
Some people may be suspicious of Aldis's behavior of leaving the city carrying a large amount of luggage without staying in the royal capital. Such a situation sometimes appeared in the form of a tail on Aldis.
Dissemination “Enter the forest”
"Roger that"
Norris spoke of a group of mercenaries who would follow the Ardis and stay close. I don't know if someone asked me or it was my decision, but I've been following this since I left Gran.
"Even if you leave it alone, you can reach the house, because you are not a man who can fight the forest monster anyway."
As Aldis said, they entered the forest shortly after being attacked by beasts and raised. After about three hours in the forest, you can finally see the house where twins and Nere live.
Lively "Your return, my lord"
"An Answering Machine Gossip"
He would have expected Aldis to return. In front of the house, Nere waited in an elegant appearance.
"Philia, Liana. Right now."
"Return, Aldis"
"Oh, come home ..."
The twins, usually hugging like jumping, hide behind Nere and do not come out. Perhaps he is puzzled by the fact that there are people who are not familiar with it.
"Do you remember both of them? Have you ever met when you were in Tria?"
He tries to let the twins keep their guards on the Teds, but they nodded silently. She's not scared, but she doesn't seem to be as usual.
"Why isn't Ted staring at you?"
"Because Ted's face is scary, I'm sure."
"It's my fault!"
Ted is blamed by the party's colleagues and screaming. Strong: Thanks to this, the twins became increasingly vigilant, and he was even worse.
"Well, that's good. Where should I take this chicken?"
Raises the basket that Norris carries and asks a question. Beside it, Ted is protesting, "Hey!", But no one listened to it.
"I just want to release it to the birdhouse there."
"A bird hut ...? Is that?"
Suddenly Norris glanced at the object to which Nere pointed.
No wonder. In front of his gaze, there is a white thing that does not look like a building generally called a bird hut. The entire surface is surrounded by a double barrier made of hard rock, and the hut itself is made up of blocks reinforced by magic.
Poultry Both its appearance and the auras that surround it are too large to live in. Defense alone would be better than a fort.
"It looks like a miniature of a military fortification anyway ...? Is it really a bird hut?"
Suspect Orphelia asks intently.
Naturally, "R. It has a strength and structure that will not easily bend if a monster in the forest hits.
Nere who answers is satisfied. Despite some expectations, Aldis felt his cheeks squeezed by Nere's produce, which he did not know his own weight.
"Well, it's good. Let's eat it. I've bought some alcohol, and today I'm going to have a lot of sake!"
Ted carries his luggage into the house, shaking off the delicate air.
"Hahaha. Can't help because it's Aldis's house."
"Yes, it's Aldis's house."
"Hey, what does that mean?"
The owner of the house, who is not convinced of the surroundings that are completely done because of Aldis, has an unrelenting expression. However, he noticed that two small hands had grasped the hem of the robe, and naturally smiled.
"... Let's eat rice. Philia, Liana."
"Yup!"
The dinner on that day was quite noisy. Although the number of people has increased to seven, it has become a lively dining table with more alcohol.
Originally, Aldis is not a heavy drinker, so he does not lose himself when he drinks. Nore, no matter how much he drank, he behaved as usual and was so strong in alcohol that the expression monkey was justified.
The problem is today's guests.
"What's this dish! Oh hey!
"Isn't it nice if it's good! You can drink sake with good food!
"It's really delicious. I thought what kind of food would come out of Aldis's house, but I was disappointed in a good way.
It was a trio who ran around with all selfish things.
Norris, like Aldis, knows the amount of alcohol, so there is no problem yet.
Ted drinks more than he does, but he usually gets drunk. The voices can be louder and cheerful, and the tag can come off and disturb a bit of the surroundings, but nowhere else in the city's tavern does Ted sell any fights to Ted. At best it would be noisy or singing. That's enough annoying in the city, but fortunately, there are no residents other than Aldis, so there's no particular problem.
But the worst and most troublesome thing here is the red-haired magician with a bad habit.
"Cute, cute! Hair Sara Salah! Meme Puchiri! Hoppy Punipuni!"
The poor twins are all caught in Orpheaia, where alcohol has been drunk. The red-haired woman embraces her struggling twins in her hands, kisses her platinum blonde hair and rubs her face on her fresh cheeks.
"Faria-chan ... I'm so cute! Riana-chan ...... Cute! How cute is it ?! Fanny! My sister's nosebleed!"
There was a drunkard that called cute and stroked her twins. The slightly dark red eyes are sluggish and the focus is not fixed at all.
"Arude-fu-fu! Zulu-oi! Watashi live here!"
"I refuse courteously"
"Which way?"
"Let's sleep and say it"
"That's terrible! Norifu! Arudifu is terrible! I want to nail!"
"Yeah, Orpheaia, don't bother Aldis with saying too much."
"Until Norifu, I'm telling you something fantastic !? Shikisiku ... I'm good. I have this child in Watanabe! Hey? Faria-chan. Hey-Ria-chan"
The eyes of the twins, again being attacked by cheeks, were seeking desperate help from Aldis. For those two who have been persecuted so far, the favor with physical contact may be enough to confuse. Ordinary children must dislike being even more caught and drunk around by drunks. Jun, a slightly bluish pale green pupil, was beginning to judge.
"Orphelia. Please release them soon."
"Yadamon! Today we're together! We're together!"
"No useless"
Norris shrugs into Orphelia, like a spoiled child.
"Yes, I can't help, so sleep a little earlier."
For Aldis, the gaze of the twins for salvation is by no means negligible. Even though he was a close friend, he didn't mean to take care of it.
Aldis places her index finger on Orphelia's forehead. At that moment, Orphelia threw her whole body into the chair as if she had weakened.
The twins fled from their arms immediately and ran to Aldis.
"Nele. Can you put Orfelia on the bed?"
"Ok, my lord."
Orphelia, who sleeps and sleeps, is held by Nere and is taken to a room with a bed. Norris was watching the situation and analyzed calmly.
"A magic that deprives the other person of contact without chanting? No, it's a magic of sleep?"
Aldis responds to Norris's question with a glance alone.
Easy "Even though I'm drunk, I'm sorry to be able to say that Orphelia is a top-class magician ..."
Aldis smiles fearlessly when Norris asks.
"Would you like to try it?"
"... No, I don't want to feel too helpless."
After a moment of silence, Norris pours in a light tone.
"Hello, Aldis! Even if Orphelia is gone, there is still plenty of sake! Let's drink thoroughly today!"
Ted sticks out of the liquor bottle from the side to blow off the delicate air.
"That's right. Aldis isn't going to come to Tria anyway for some time. I don't know when I'll see her next time, so I'll get him tight today."
"I see. I'm gonna drink both today."
He glanced at the glass in his hand and Aldis offered Ted an empty glass of wine to provoke.