The Traveling Hero Won’t Let the Innkeeper’s Son Escape

Immediately after the discussion, which was the village chief's house, Ruth and the others came to the dungeon. The day is situated just above it, and the temperature is rising, so much so that it feels a little hot when you are fully equipped with long sleeves.

"Looks like this is directly above where the example cave is."

"Yes."

Having asked other members to stay near the dungeon where the entrance was closed for the incident, Ruth and Karen, who had come to the top of the cave where the thief was holding hostage, lay down on the ground and asked what was going on under the cliff.

At the bottom of a cliff about four or five minutes away from Ruth and the others, two armed, thieve-like men and a village chief from Hashi village were just talking. I don't think you've noticed the two of them on the cliff.

Around the village chief are facades of Hashi and Mikana villages. I guess because they all have food, they're about to give them the meal the village chief said they would.

(Still……, it seems like those thieves can afford……)

With the wind's influence, the conversation under the cliff is deafening even with Ruth's ear. But normally, it shouldn't be strange to have the fear of being slapped or the anxiety of not being able to escape, but even in front of all those villagers, I don't see any fright or fear in the thieves talking to the village chief. On the contrary, I even felt some room. Ruth got a little nervous that she might have some kind of wife's hand.

"Well, I like this neighborhood."

As such Karen rose a little away from the abyss of the cliff and crouched into the spot, she began to say something as she fingered the ground. He said he wanted to do the trick, so I guess he's ready for it.

Ruth also crouched in near Karen and asked how it was.

(Nevertheless, I hope the six of us can go inside without anything...)

This was the first time Daniels and Karen had met each other earlier. Yuan admitted that Daniels and the others were also immediate accompanying members, as it was clear whoever saw the arm of something with a small mouth count was likely to stand, but the problem was Karen. Until then, because of the silence, I suddenly saw Karen talking, and Daniels and the others openly looked at her and pulled away.

From anywhere, a handsome, dependable man suddenly says, 'Hey, let's all introduce ourselves to each other, shall we? The eagle is called Karen, "I can't help but be somewhat surprised when he calls out in a wink, but Ruth was unwittingly angry when he saw that the three of them were about to make disgusting remarks about Karen.

But that was just Karen there. Karen thanked Ruth for her anger, but when she called the three of them to talk - she broke it down in about five minutes.

(Mr. Cullen is a real mystery...... but I respect him)

I'm supposed to be three people with a habit, but Karen is too good at communicating until she can talk normally soon. Conversely, now Yuan looks more subtle with the three of us.

"Okay, I got it."

"Ooh..."

As Karen released her finger from the ground, the area she had touched until just now emitted a slight light. The complex pattern based on the circle is so similar to the demon cube Alec was drawing, that it must have used some sort of magic trick.

"What kind of trick is this?

"This is a means of communicating with the spiritual magic of earthly attributes prevalent in the village of Micana."

"Contact means?

Karen said that she can't seem to use soil attribute magic until she can use it to some extent, but it seems that this demon squares will be able to have a conversation around the plotted ground by designating and remembering the target if both sides touch the ground. Is it like a transceiver or a radio in a previous life?

In the village of Mikana, the development of magic is greater than in the village of Hashi, so it seems that there are many special magic tricks such as these that have been handed down from generation to generation.

"If you draw the seal of contract from the beginning on the person you want to contact, it doesn't depend on their magic, and the attributes don't matter. The eagle left his contract on his father earlier, so now we can send him a signal when he's ready."

"Is that what this is about?"

Though the reachable range seems to depend on the user's magic power, Karen seems to be able to cover as much of the range within the ruins. It meant it would reach enough where Georg was.

Speaking of shortcomings, it seems that you have to touch the natural objects that belong to the ground, that the target will be limited, and that you will not be able to contact them unless the user side of the magic tries to start a conversation.

However, I was disappointed to find out what Karen and the others meant when they said 'no problem' with the means of communication. No matter how many ambushes he intended to make from behind the thieves to the cave, he thought it would be difficult to make it work, unless he timed it with the people on the front.

"Yes, Ruth. Shall I draw your contract?"

"Am I too?

"Maybe we'll get ripped off inside the dungeon, right? You should have a lot of means of communication."

"Right. Then please."

Even though I felt like I was floating in the magic I saw for the first time, I begged Karen to take Ruth's right hand and draw a circle on her back before she started casting a spell. Listening to a singing voice, the back of the touched hand begins to light. And finally, when Karen pushed the center of the circle, the fuzzy and complex demonic squares emerged and then disappeared.

"Yes, that's it. It's supposed to last a day or so today."

"Thank you."

If it comes off, I will send an immediate reminder from Karen, so if I see a grain of light in front of me, I can use a stone wall in the dungeon, so I should touch the natural object in contact with the soil directly with my hands and think of Karen. The grain of light appears to be visible even if it has not touched the soil. By the way, the concept of “natural objects” seems to vary depending on the spirits who responded. It just means that stone walls like those used for the ruins would be fine.

Karen said she was ready, so they decided to go back.

All you have to do is line up and go to the dungeon. The purpose is the Wall of Narco Lessons (site), located on the second basement floor. Predictably, you'll be able to wear it before evening.

As Ruth remembered in his head the directions ahead of the Wall of Narco Lessons, Karen, who was walking a short while ago, accidentally turned around.

"By the way, it changes the story." Mr. Alec, "you were talking about yesterday, what are you going to do?

"- Huh!? hey, why are you talking about that now!?

"Oh, I've been wondering about you since yesterday. Because of Yuan's idiot, he's got no yay, but if he makes me listen halfway, I'm not comfortable."

"So, but..."

"I'm worried about the eagle and I can't stay focused on the fight. I might make a mistake. - Hey?

Karen winks deliberately and sees Ruth. I'm sure you don't mean the word 'miss' either, but those eyes looked forward to Ruth's reply. I'm sure you like people's romance stories. There's just no teasing color in that look.

"Ruth, were you surprised by his confession? Or was it something you could have predicted? Did you think," He likes me "or something?

"Yes, no, not at all! Ah."

I later regretted the unexpected answer, but when I saw Karen laughing with pleasure, Nico opened her mouth to give up. They'll make you talk anyway.

"Well... it's embarrassing, but very unexpected... I just thought I'd marry a girl and take over the house in the future... and I didn't realize Alec thought that way."

"You're childhood friendly, aren't you? So far, there's been no appeal from him?

"Didn't... or didn't realize..."

"There you are?

"......... I didn't care at all at the time, but on second thought, I didn't know there would have been a lot of skinships..."

"Oh."

I felt more and more acquainted with Daniel recently, and I dug back and noticed memories of my previous life, but I basically don't remember having any excessive contact with other friends like Alec. It's also the first time I've touched more than I need with Daniel yesterday, and that's about as much as I felt uncomfortable and escaped. Whatever you think, I still think that the skinship with Alec was clearly beyond the degree of friendship.

Karen laughed bitterly when she talked about cutting around her memories in her previous life.

"So, Ruth, as far as you're concerned, I thought you were touching me like that, Alec, and I thought it was disgusting or something?

"Eh, disgusting?

"Right? 'Cause he likes you... in a blatant way, he was touching you with sexual feelings? Wouldn't it be strange to be offended if you found out?

For the first time since Karen told me, Ruth realized she didn't have those negative feelings. Even before he was confessed, and on the contrary, though Alec had touched him and felt embarrassed, there was no idea of 'disgusting' per se.

It's Alec, right? Alec. Is he disgusting?...... no)

Blonde prince face with blue eyes. It's a level I've never seen in my life. Its face and the word 'disgusting' are not linked at all.

Since Alec traveled, he has seen many handsome aesthetic shapes at levels that drain his liver at strange edges. I have the feeling that they're all cool and neat - but to be honest, that's it.

(I knew this… Alec's face was my favorite……)

From Ruth's personal taste, it's still Alec's face. So I guess it's too much to hate that. And now I realize that Alec's confession doesn't fall under the category of "the rest of the story."

(... what about that?

When I thought Ruth would go around like that, Karen was darkening her bitter laughter even more.

"Mm-hmm. I know you guys seem kind of a pain in the ass just to listen to me... So, what are you going to do in the future?

"That's... I don't know what to do. I'm not having a girlfriend right now, but I was going to marry a girl..."

"Oh, you're holding me there, aren't you? So, Ruth, you're saying he's a boy, so none? You refuse?

……

Ruth couldn't answer Karen's question.

Because the firm ideal of 'marrying a girl and building a happy family' and the sudden appearance of 'Confession from Alec' collide head-on in Ruth, and they don't fold.

(I don't know, this feels weird...)

I even feel like I have a headache, swinging by incomprehensible worries like I no longer do.

"... hey, skip the confession. Ruth, what do you think of Alec?

"Eh?"

"Like, hate?

The feeling of a headache blew me away with Karen's questions that went on.

If you ask me if I like Alec or not, I only have one answer for Ruth. And given that, nature and cheeks get hot, twitching and restless. I also felt like I wanted to run away, but I didn't think that was going to happen forever, and I stepped on it.

"... I like Alec. As a friend I mean...... but it's most important in a slightly different way from my family as well. He's carrying a lot of hard stuff, and he's in a position where he can't make weak noises in public, so much so that if I can help him, I want to give him anything he wants... He only speaks weakly in front of me. You mean you can't leave that alone, or you're a little happy, and you want to stay on your side and do it.......................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

As Ruth desperately lined up the words as she withstood the heat spilling all over her body trying to answer the question - for some reason she noticed Karen covering her face with both hands and looking down. He also looks somewhat disappointed.

Karen sighed deeply before raising her face as Ruth spoke to something completely different than she had just done.

"Um, me, did you say something weird?

"No, I'm sorry. It's not your fault. Never mind. Ruth, I think you should think about that feeling and respond to Alec. Trouble enough. Don't let your assumptions fool you, okay?

"Yes, sir. Thank you, Karen."

I felt a little refreshed because of what I had always thought I would do alone in my mouth. It was helpful because I thought it wasn't a bad thing that you told me to worry about it, or that it was a bad thing to worry about it this way. I couldn't wait to be ashamed of myself, but I guess it's still a good idea to put it in my mouth and get my worries heard. Glad you had the courage.

When Ruth smiled with gratitude - for some reason Karen looked complicated.

"What is it?

"No, I thought you were a good girl.................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... No pulse is a good place..."

"Huh? Gezizizi?

"Nothing, I'm talking about this one. It depends."

Karen didn't answer Ruth's question, but she completely forgot about it because she was perceived as conscious by the topics that had changed and emerged.