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

Although Ruth tells me to deceive him, Alec, who was stared at by Honza, is completely bluished with fear and is unable to move.Then Rihala hurried in.

"Father, besides this..."

"Alec, what do you care?Did you get something? Show me! "

"Father, this is, um..."

"I didn't ask you.Alec, what did you get!? Can't you tell me!? "

Honza retreated from Rihala and Noah who stood in front and looked down at Alec from above.From Ruth's point of view, Honza is only small on the side, but it looks like a huge rock crushing Alec at the age of five.Tears had already accumulated in the eyes that looked up.

"Alec, you can't tell me!"

"Nh... ooh, smell... Rapi's, smell... also..."

"From whom?"

"Ruth, Dad...."

"Ruth?... Rosa Brau gave you the second son of the Brau family.It's an inn, but it's a hunting house for us. "

Honza convinced herself that Alec had taken the meat in her hand and smelled it.

"It's fresh. Did you get it today?"

"Mmm...."

"Very well, then I'll take it.Tomorrow, when that help comes, I'll make you a baked rap... and I'll thank Rosa Brau enough. "

Meanwhile, Honza froze the ravioli with the ice of life magic.To save it until tomorrow.

"Eh... ah..."

"Hurry up and get inside, too.Rumor has it he'll be out forever. "

When Honza smiled satisfactorily, she ignored Alec's sad face and returned to the church with the meat in her hand.

"Ah, um... rotten priest!!"

Ruth couldn't hold back his anger when he took the meat.If you have the substance and can grasp it, you must have squeezed it with wings on the spot and taken it back.

"My smell... uhh, uhh"

"That guy! Damn it, Alec brought it!Why would he eat it? "

Normally, even moderate Noah turns his face and makes a mistake.As far as their dietary landscape is concerned, it is clear that meat is very valuable.Noah's anger was right.But it was Rihala who was more angry.

Forgive me!

Eh, a little Rihala!

Rihala ran fast and entered the church.Noah hurried after Rihala, who was in a strange state.

Alec, I'm coming after you.

"... uhh, uhh..."

"Eh... ah, Alec..."

I tried to chase after them, but Alec broke down on the spot.Ruth hurried back, unable to leave Alec, who was crying.

"I was supposed to give it to Brother Rihala and Brother Noah... eh..."

That's right. I was going to eat with both of you.I'm sorry, Alec. "

If you take it like that, it will make you want to cry.

In Alec today, who doesn't have enough power to take it back, crying is the only way to relieve anger and irrational grief.

Now Ruth can't touch Alec directly, but he still tries to stroke his back and head.As he kept talking, Alec's crying was gradually diminishing.

"Are you calm?"

"Uh-huh... no, I'm sorry, Lou."

"There's nothing wrong with crying."

"But... Daniel... didn't want to..."

Apparently he cares about what Daniel told him.

"Haha, Daniel is tough.... I don't think it's bad to cry. "

Really?

"Yeah, but I don't think it's good to keep crying."

"Without it... no?... I don't know."

"Hmm, don't just feel sad and regretful when you cry, and think about what you can do to stop feeling this way in the future."

Can you cheer?

"Yes."

If you end up with the fact that you felt sad, only the bad feelings will remain.Then just cry again when you're in the same situation, and nothing will change.Only sad thoughts pile up, and it's just getting tough.So you need to think about not repeating the same thing.

In this case, Alec is sorry and sad that Honza took away his precious meat, so considering what to do to prevent it from being taken from him in the future, this experience should not end with a "useless sad thing.”

"... I look back..."

"Just take your time.... I think Alec can say what he thinks."

"What did you think?"

"You didn't like Alec getting his meat, did you?Say something like that and say, "I hate it."

"No...."

"... silence rarely makes things any better.That's important, too. "

"Mmm...."

What Alec's missing right now is, "Goddamn it, next time!- No kidding! "Finally, the strength of losing heart.There is no young Alec in front of him in the spirit of losing and loathing that Alec now has more than anyone else.

(I wonder if that's going to happen a little bit further...)

Ruth hurried into the church with Alec, who seemed to have completely shed tears.As she walked down the hallway wondering what had happened to Honza and Rihala, Noah was now sitting in front of the warehouse.I don't see Honza around.

"Brother Noah, what's wrong?"

"Alec...."

The expression on Noah's face was fairly dark.I almost cried.

"Rihala got in here with Honza's hands... and she locked me up."

"Brother Rihala? - Brother Rihala!? What?"

"... Alec?"

Alec called across the door, and Rihala's voice came back.Though the voice is not very dominant, there is nothing like being seriously injured.

"I'm fine, so don't worry too much.Eat and sleep with Noah.The priest will let you out tomorrow. "

"But...."

"But, Noah, I can't help it. Take Alec back to his room.If the priest finds us, we'll be in trouble. "

"At least let the priest put you in a towel or dinner...."

"No, don't do anything extra.Anyway, go back. I'm going to bed. "

"Rihala, but... Rihala?"

Rihala didn't reply to both of them, no matter how many times she called after that.

(... Rihala, did you complain to Honza?You're a brave kid.

I imagine Rihala went to Honza to protest after that.But in retribution, he must have been trapped here.

(Honza, I thought you might be dull as you look, but I'm sure you're good at magic because you turned Rihala back...)

Rihala and Noah are in their midteens, so they grow up pretty well.I think they can beat slow-moving Honza if they do it all at once - but that's probably why Honza is a magician.

(Besides, I don't know how long Honza has had two people in this situation....)

The domination that has stained your body over a long period of time is not so easy to wipe.If you have been taught as a "being that cannot be rebelled against" since you were a child, it is difficult to rebel even when you are an adult.It is not impossible for Honza to prevent them from moving mentally.

"Lou... Brother Rihala, how's it going?"

"Ah, hold on, I'll try."

Ruth nodded to Alec and looked across the wall.It was dark because the lamp in the room wasn't on, but it didn't matter much to Ruth's eyes, so I heard about Rihala.

(Rihala... was there)

Rihala was lying in the corner of the room where the box was stowed.I thought you were down, but it looks like you're asleep and your breathing is calm.However, his clothes are flooded and wet as if they were covered with water from his head.

(Does Honza magic mean water attributes?... a magician after all)

With that in mind, Ruth returned to Alec.

"How was Brother Rihala...?"

"It's okay, I'm just tired, I'm already asleep, and I just can't get back to you."

"Great....."

"Alec, Noah doesn't look well either, so call him and take him to his usual room.If I stay here, Noah will be sick. "

"Yeah."

Alec nodded at Ruth's words and called out to Noah, who was sitting in front of the door.

"Brother Noah, let's go."

"... yes. If the priest finds us here, Rihala will be angry..."

Afterwards, they went back to the cafeteria where they were always awake, worrying about the room where Rihala was trapped.

Dinner was supposed to be tomorrow without the mountain delicacies that Alec had picked, finished with just modest things, and the lamp was turned off that day.

Ruth watched them fall asleep before moving on.

(I think Alec and I are getting along a lot....)

Looking back at the beginning when I was able to escape just by looking at the spirit, I got a lot of trust when I asked Ruth what it was like to be reharassed.

There will be no doubt or escape about Ruth now.I was too honest to be a little worried.

(But it turns out Honza is unexpectedly troublesome....)

I wonder if it's just the type of wisdom that spins around, and it seems to have enough power to bring back two young children like Rihala and Noah.

(I see, even if it rots, Honza is a priest, so it's more likely to be magical than ordinary people.)

I've heard that becoming a priest requires a lot of magic in addition to cultivation and faith.Father Johann is a healing magician and a former senior priest, so his abilities will be exhausted, but it is highly likely that Honza also has more magic than ordinary people.Since they are dispatched from King's Landing, they will also have a good knowledge of magic, and children are not the only ones who can do anything about it.

(After all, we need the village chief to expose the evil to us... and that's the proof.)

Speaking of evidence, first of all, the roots of the gauntlet.It is difficult to show it because the children's room is hung and Honza is likely to be crafted, but if you take out the stuff packed in a bag called "Console", you will notice the difference between the outer bag and the contents and investigate.

(You can use the ingredient list that Rihala and the others had.)

The root of that gaentake - commonly known as ruby - is not a good commodity to trade on the table, as you can see from the ingredients list.Then you'll be guilty of secretly cultivating the roots of the gaentake and letting the Rihalians harvest it.

The rest is merchants and money.

According to the report I saw at the village chief, it is certain that Honza is dealing with the merchant at the root of the gaentake.However, the village chief did not grasp the evidence that the price for selling the alley was in his pocket.The status quo is provided free of charge, and the money received is supposed to be donated to another church.

(When that happens, I want a back-office bookkeeper....)

I also heard from the first merchant I met that Honza was obsessed with money.I don't think the person who makes the ingredients list is doing it with a lot of accounts.Somewhere, he must have kept a book detailing Gaenthalpy's transactions.

(Books...)

I don't think a man who works fine on gold, works wisdom, makes a list of ingredients, and casts magic on the entrance to the cultivation site will leave the side of something as evidence.

I haven't seen Honza out since Ruth came here.I was always in the church.And the church is not so wide.There are only a few places to hide.

(It's a royal road... but what's suspicious is the locked office.)

Ruth decides to go to the office where the paperwork is most likely.