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

Confused by the unprecedented act of penetrating the wooden door, Ruth managed to enter the church.

(Hah, I finally put it in... it's not a pleasant thing, but it's convenient.)

The feeling of the walls coming out of your body wasn't very pleasant, but you might soon get used to it after losing to convenience.

"... the inside of the church... is a bit rough..."

There was no debris on the floor and it was cleaned, but the chair was chipped or there was a hole in the floor, and it didn't seem to be used very carefully.The paintings of the four gods on the walls are also covered in dust.Father Johann must mourn when he sees it.

"That Honza must be a priest, but he's completely different from Father Johann."

I don't know which priest is right as a "priest,” but personally I thought Ruth preferred Father Johann to Honza.

Looking through the church, Ruth passed through the door to the back of the building.

Residential facilities included the priest's office, bedroom, reception room, children's common room, a kitchen and warehouse in the dining room, and a second warehouse that Alec now used as his own room in the basement.

(Seems like it must be made now... but it's still quiet.Is there no one here?)

Alec should have left earlier, but the church was very quiet.Is Alec playing and not yet in the church?

"Or do you sleep in the common room first... let's go in for a bit"

Alec didn't get a private room in the basement at this time, so if he did, it would be a shared room.Let's see how it goes. When Ruth comes to the door, he realizes that the knob has an unfamiliar key.

"The key to the common room? Why is this thing...?"

There were no keys in the current communal room.It is also a type of lock from the hallway side.This doesn't seem to lock the door for the safety of the children.

(... let's go inside)

I had a bad feeling that Ruth went through the wall.And I immediately noticed the discomfort.

"What is this...?"

The place where the children were supposed to sleep was filled with unfamiliar crates.The square box is as tall as Ruth's crotch, but it's a lot.

"What's in it?"

Even if you want to check the contents of the box, you can't open the loose that can't be made into objects.I had no choice but to find out if Ruth wrote anything on the exterior of the box.

"Ah, it says... Console? Is this a console?"

A console is a name for a seasoning that resembles the bark of a tree that produces soup.When boiled in hot water, it produces a good taste and is often used in soups and stewed dishes.It is similar to the skin of a tree, so although it takes up bulky places, it is not a weight, it is traded cheaply, and it is a commodity that is distributed in the general process.Of course, the Hashi village is also normally sourced.

"Speaking of which, if your brother says that the console's luxury goods are in a box, then that's what it is... no, why is it occupying the children's room?"

I was surprised by the unexpected situation and normally thought about the product, but it is too strange to leave such condiments in the room to fill the children's room in the first place.

This will prevent children from sleeping, and the orphanage will not need this amount of console in the first place.

"... I have a bad feeling about this."

Console is a general distribution item in every village and city basically.Light but bulky and vulnerable to moisture.Moreover, because it is said that the taste gets worse if it crushes, my brother Clark said that he takes up a place in every village.It seems that such a sight is often seen in King's Landing.Therefore, it is not strange that a large number of consoles are piled up in Hashi village.

But this is an orphanage in a small village.This amount of console is absolutely unnecessary. --That's it.

"I want to see inside... ah, I see.Just look at it! "

Ruth crouched in front of the box and forced his forehead into it.Originally, I shouldn't be able to do anything just because my forehead hurts, but if Ruth is mentally ill, it doesn't matter because all I have to do is peek through the box that I can't open.

Moving his head with a nasty feeling, he was able to cross the outside of the box and peek inside as expected.

"... is this the console?"

There was also a console-like bag in the wooden box, but the contents of the bag had a red color that I had never seen before.The console is basically the same brown as the bark of wood.I've never seen red before.

"The smell... I don't know. Maybe my nose isn't working. Me?The colors... it's possible that luxury goods are colored like this just because I don't know them... but either way, it's strange to have such a large amount in an orphanage? "

To be honest, Ruth, who grew up in the countryside, ignores the common sense of this world.But this console is suspicious of everything.It only smells of crime.

"Let's investigate a little more....."

Ruth moves back into the hallway when he leaves the room.Then I went into the priest's office.The door wasn't open, so I slipped through the wall and peeked inside.

"Wow... what a bad hobby..."

When Father Johann was there, the office where Ruth had entered many times was completely different from what he knew.

Sofas and tables and furniture and carpets that look pretty expensive.Sparkling furnishings, walls even have lamps that seem to be too high for nothing.It was a stereotype gold room, for example.The only thing that makes Father Johann the same today is the large bookshelf by the wall.There is no portrait of the Four Gods, and it does not seem to be a room managed by a Sestian priest.

I also saw the adjacent bedroom, but in a similar atmosphere, it did not correspond to the solemn atmosphere of the church.

(Ah, that honest guy is definitely doing something to fatten his stomach...!)

Behind Ruth's head comes a man wearing a flashy priest costume.Honza was too suspicious to be worthy of the title 'Father'.

The fact that the clothes were gold embroidered and the cloth was of good quality can be done to the extent that Father Johann may have only distributed plain clothes by cutting the overall budget of the church.But when I look at this room, I can imagine that there is another reason.

By the way, I've never heard of a priest getting a high salary.

(Why does such a suspicious guy usually play the village priest, the village chief does?)

Though troubled by money, the village chief Bartolo - commonly known as Tanuki - was right to judge good and evil. I don't know why he keeps people like Honza in the village forever.

That personality doesn't make any sense to complain to the Church and drive them away right away.

Looking at Ruth's radiant furniture, he was angry, and he heard a voice from nowhere.

"Is someone talking... in the reception room?"

Ruth left the office and went to the reception room, where there was Honza and a young man with small glasses.The young man did not seem to be in Hashi village today, but he remembered his glasses.

"Ah, this man is the village chief. Mayor of Bartolo Village.Young, so young! And soft! "

The qualities of his personality are seeping out, but the mayor of Bartolo looks so calm or weak that he doesn't know who he is right now.Ruth turned out to be the village chief because his glasses were distinctive.

"This room... is deliberate..."

The moment Ruth saw the reception room again, such feelings leaked out of her mouth.Because the reception room where they were in contrast to the luxurious office - no, it was an exaggerated and disgusting room.

The couch feels like a pain cloth and the table placed in the center is about to collapse.I can see that the curtains are badly sunburned and the seasons are getting worse, and there is nothing on the shelf by the wall, and the floorboards are also badly depressed.You just look at this room and you think, "What a poor orphanage this is."

(... the Honza one, don't do it.)

After seeing that sparkling office, I soon realized that this room was deliberately “like this”.

Honza deliberately looked at the village chief looking at the paperwork while talking about the broken sofa.By the way, there is no tea.

"Well... do you really need an increase in the cost of food?It's pretty big for three kids..... "

"... I told you so many times about that."

In response to Bartolo's question, Honza tells him in an acting tone that the operation of the church and orphanage is difficult.Don't forget to highlight this room and church while showing the paperwork (perhaps fake).

"Mayor, what this guy is saying is a mess!There's plenty of money in the office, I'm definitely doing something, and I'm wearing clothes!Look at the children's shared room!That box is weird! "

Ruth approached Bartolo to argue in his ear, but his face raised from the paperwork was reluctant.It's only natural that I can't hear Ruth.

"Sure, when I look at this, my life seems pretty tense...."

"Yeah!? Why are you convinced with such a fake?!What happened to the village chief?What about your usual persistence! "

If Ruth knows the village chief, he won't judge only what he submitted.If you're wondering, you should look into everything about the church, recalculate it yourself, point out the extra expense, and have it changed.I should have known it was a dress.

However, Bartolo's expression, which could not hear Ruth's voice, remained unclear.

"There are three boys who eat plenty.Promising boys of the future.You want them to have a crush on you?Do you think the Four Gods will forgive you? "

"No... I don't think so."

"Then give me a little more donation… I know this village is not wealthy, but can I let you starve to death like the old Citrus?"

"....."

I found that Bartolo reacted greatly to the words "the hungry" that came out of Honza's mouth.Your face is pale and your lips are shaking.

(Speaking of which, there used to be starvation?)

I had heard about Ruth as an adult, but it was a long time ago.But I feel vivid when I say it in front of me like the events of the past.

"That's the way it was at this time...."

Ever since Alec started hunting, the village has grown considerably richer, but in the past I heard that there were usually dead people in the five days of monster hunting and cutting off.It's a small village in the mountains, no wonder that happened.Perhaps the village is more abundant now.

"... okay, let's do what Father Honza says.So let the children eat properly. "

Honza's mouth distorted greatly by the words of the village chief's approval.But for a moment, I immediately had a heartfelt and reassuring smile.

"Of course I'll do my best. But the snow season in Hashi Village is tough.We need a separate donation from the villagers. "

"... I'll tell the villagers."

"That's reliable. Let's get this over with."

Honza cuts off the story and takes Bartolo to the exit to chase him away.And when he said goodbye, he made a loud noise and closed the door.

"... hah..."

Such a sigh leaks from the shut out Bartolo.Loose was a little irritated by his lack of hegemony.

"Mayor! What happened to the usual detail and ill will!?Please look at other rooms or at least be suspicious! "

From what I've just seen, Bartolo is perfectly good for Honza.The donation, of course, ruined the village chief's title.