Transition to Another World, Landmines Included

The next day, we were visiting the Adventurer Alliance to meet the adventurers that Toya and the others had seen.

I've tried to come early in the morning, which I don't usually come to, to avoid going wrong, but the Pinning Adventurer Guild still has a lot of people early in the morning as well.

Waiting for fewer people to come and go while monitoring people outside the guild to keep them out of the way, inside.

As far as we were concerned, we couldn't confirm that the intended person was inside, but we also checked with the receptionist. I still hear that you weren't here.

Then it was us sitting at the table I keep in my guild and starting to wait...

"You're not coming."

"Don't come."

We've been sitting here for hours.

It's almost noon.

"Well, in some cases, once every few days, it seems..."

Natsuki smiles like a little trouble at me and Hulka's words.

By the way, Toya and Yuki went out and said they would buy something delicious as well.

Unlike Clevilley, it is unclear whether it will be found.

"If I suck, I'll stay like this for a few days... Split up, this girl, should we look for her?

The sketch daughter Natsuki showed me.

She's quite a pretty daughter, and if she's alive, I'd like to help her if I can.

But the truth is...

I hope this isn't a very bad situation......

"The question is, which is faster, right? Uh-huh, I'm a little unconventional, but, uh, Mr. Goods? Want to find that person?

Hulka has put his arms together, thought a little, and made such a suggestion.

"Hmm? You mean looking and making contact?

I don't think that's against the rules.

"Not really. It means investigating Mr. Goods' behavior. If you've been investigating it for two months, you'll be inclined to act on it, and a lot of people will be watching it. He's not always hiding himself, so it's easier to track him down than looking for a missing person, right?

"So you know which area Mr. Goods was working around, what he was doing, the stars he was wearing, etc."

"... I see. Sure, that sounds a little irregular"

Exquisite investigations are left to manpower, and results are compromised after the refinement is completed.

Of course, the premise is that he is investigating closely, but listening to the Toyas, some eye-catching atmosphere was attached, so it seems to make sense.

"Of course, if you get a piece of that right, I think you can give him the reward. So when we get paid, it just hurts."

"Yeah, I agree. I think I've worked just fine for two months. And as far as I'm concerned, I want to get rid of it."

"Right."

I'm staying in the Lords' Hall, so although it doesn't cost me anything to stay in, I'm honestly restless compared to my home, and meanwhile, I have a little trouble not earning money.

Because I scattered quite a bit in Clevilley......

That's why we changed our policies, and after we ate what Toya and the others had bought, we asked the receptionist to message the goods and begin his search.

Exactly what I've been investigating for two months, and if I showed you the sketches Natsuki has and talked about the characteristics of the goods, I could easily gather information out of the picture.

As a result, I've been able to narrow him down to the area he's been wandering around a lot lately, but unfortunately walking around there doesn't make it possible to see what he looks like.

Plus, I found a place where he was staying, but he didn't show up there either.

By then, the sun had fallen, and once I went back to the guild to speak to the receptionist, the goods still had not shown themselves, and the search for the day was over.

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"But I wonder what the goods were doing over there? It's a residential neighborhood, isn't it?

"Normally, there's a place of detention around there, or something, but it's a little different from what I imagined. If you're a criminal, you should make a more insecure, barbaric place an aside, right?

Scope of action for the goods found in today's survey.

Overall, if you look at that, it was likely the corner of the residential area he was staring at.

Around it is a common residential neighborhood, neither poor nor upper-class.

Whatever Toya's subtly biased language is, it's not the kind of place in the story where a bad nobleman is grabbing a beautiful woman or a poor man dyeing his hands at crime.

"If I had a few more stores, I could have talked to you, but being a passerby... it would be a little difficult."

The store clerk was generally cooperative if we showed him the guild card and told him, "I'm asking for a missing person investigation from the lord," but in the case of passers-by, it was a little hard to hear, "because I'm in a hurry," and he left.

Well, naturally.

Even they haven't been taking a relaxing walk since midday, mostly at work.

You can tell me to take some time for us... that's hard.

For once, when Hulka or I talk, I don't react so badly... that's an appearance correction. Yeah.

I also think a good part of the listening went well, and that seems to be affecting it.

Even me, it's lighter to talk to a pretty girl than to talk to a suspicious detective or something. I have no choice.

As far as I'm concerned, it's kind of annoying how well women react... but it's convenient, so is it good?

"But now the odds that your classmates are involved also seem to be quite high"

"Really?

"If you're kidnapping and imprisoning, it's an assumption. I find it difficult, if normal, to keep people in a normal residential neighborhood unnoticed or imprisoned unnoticed. But if you can attract them, they solve them, right?

"Right. Well, unless you're indifferent around like modern Japan, but not here."

I don't even know the name of the person who lives in the next room in the apartment, it's not uncommon in a Japanese city to not even put up a plaque, but not here.

Even we have a thin neighborhood to hang out with.

It's because I took Diola's advice, but after I moved out, I went to say hello, and sometimes I do a little hemming of things.

It's something we've picked ourselves, so we don't have a lot of ex-handers, and to that extent, it's cheap if it helps prevent crime.

"Anybody want to borrow a lead soldier? Then the passers-by will have to talk."

"Then you should honestly ask around the house. Exactly. I'm suspicious that we're going to ask and listen, but the soldiers can do that."

"I see. Besides, we don't need a search warrant here..."

If you're going to be suspicious, you can break into the house by force.

That's this world.

Around it, if it can operate well, it is the strength of a country that is not a democracy.

"Sure, then the pieces are going to come with a lot of things quickly... Yeah, let's talk about it."

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The next day, it was Sadzius walking with us in the residential area.

If the captain of the lead soldier, who should be busy, said why he was supposed to cooperate with us, of course, he was impressed by our intention to engage in an investigation - not that.

From our opinions and the information we gave, it's a big reason why other soldiers are likely to get their feet together when they are.

And the other reason is that if I asked around a day today, it would seem that there would be some kind of prospect.

If we're going to hold him for days, Sazius just can't pull him out.

If this doesn't work out, we'll need to put in place another policy without Sazius.

A pain in the ass.

So even if I didn't get a clue by the end of the day, I'd at least like to grab some kind of clue.

"Around here, is it? Any place where the body was found, you're away."

Standing where we brought him, Sazius looks around a little unexpectedly.

The time slot is in the morning, is it the people who are going to work, there are quite a few people on the street, but it's not particularly noisy, it's a peaceful residential area.

If you clear your ears, the private house will hear you living like you're doing your chores.

"That's right. Neither would we have come here without the goods. At least not for a short time."

"Hmmm. If I get a piece on me well, I'll even give you a reward...?

Yesterday's survey has been able to narrow it down to about the compartment where the goods were paying attention.

However, we have not been able to identify the individual houses.

So we started hearing from the house around the block.

Thankfully, the leading soldier's prestige is quite considerable, he listens properly even though he seems somewhat busy, and all he knows is he talks perplexed.

And the neighborhood still seems to be solid, and it's amazing to know who lives in the neighborhood's profession, family structure, lifestyle, or even dinner if it sucks.

As we approached the target compartment that way, it was one house that came up.

It seems to be a slightly larger private house in that compartment, built decades ago by a slightly successful couple in business.

The couple is already dead and currently living there is their daughter, who is around twenty.

While living alone, they have money left by their parents, so they have a life they can afford quite a bit.

But lately, things have been a little strange with her.

Not that I don't see him, but the number of times has clearly decreased, and the small but carefully maintained garden is now in a rough mood.

Many of the neighbors took care of her parents, and from time to time they seem to worry and speak up, but the only answer they return is' cause it's okay '.

I can't do anything if they say so, and I'm in trouble...

What I found out as a result of the interview was that information.

"... no, it's already a hit, isn't it? You can step in, okay?

To sum up the information, Toya would have no choice but to draw that conclusion.

I think so too.

No, if it was Japan, I wouldn't be able to.

"How about around there, Mr. Sadzius?

Sazius nods again when Natsuki tells him the story.

"Stepping inside is not a problem in itself as part of the business. But if you're right... I'm a little nervous."

"For once, I'm going to do some anti-magic on Sazius as well... God, do you want to go? Sazius, what about faith?

I checked it out, and there was also a temple in Pinning town for Master Advastris, so we were doing our worship in the early morning, although it was somewhat of a respite.

So I also asked Sazius, he shakes his head.

"Because there was a temple of Master Iglimeyer near the house where he was born, it is Master Iglimeyer who has familiarity, but it is not that he is a believer. Even if you only wish for protection at a time like this, you can't."

In this world where God exists, but in the case of this country, I do not see the presence of a believer who is more enthusiastic than I thought.

If you pass near the temple, stop by, put in some money, and pray.

However, he enthusiastically participated in religious events, kept strict commandments, and said, 'God willing!' There is no such thing as bias.

It's not that I don't believe in it, but that I don't "sushi" to God... there are things that are close to what the Japanese feel, and as far as we're concerned, it's pretty easy to do.

Of course, it's not as loose as Japan is when God is real.

"Well, if it comes down to battle, we'll have Sazius back off. But if you're fascinated, maybe you'll stop it roughly, so you're sorry then?

"... I hope you can help me out. Well, I have no choice. Accept it."

Seeing Yuki holding hands together as she winked, Sazius nodded, grinning bitterly.