"I'm sorry for being so mean."

Come on! Let's have fun together! "

Heine showed a slightly weak attitude, but she immediately switched her feelings, tangled her right arm in my left arm and her left arm in Surakitan's right arm, and walked out into the city.

First of all, I'm hungry, so I'm going to eat something!

As a result, I was taken by Heine, who was traveling around the city with me, Surakutan, and Heine.

We'll do the shopping for snacks, supplies for travel and battle, and more.

"Hmm!? This smells good!"

"Ah?! Huh?! Mr. Heine?!"

I managed to escape, but Heine is gripping Surakutan's arm, and each time she moves, the Surakutan is pulled.

Walking after them, I look at the city.

It seems that there aren't many places where buildings are damaged, but not all of them are damaged.

Among the people on the road, there are quite a few injured people, and I can see the pain of large-scale fighting.

"Speaking of which... what happened to the church and the clergy...?"

I'm pretty sure they were hiding Bourdon and the Handymen in the temple, and I haven't heard from Kevin or Hanatha about it.

It's a matter of faith, and there are times when faith is needed in a damaged city. That's why I can't publicly say that I will simply exonerate the clergy... I know that, but I'm curious about how far corruption has progressed.

If you investigate a church that is an independent organization, you will have to be careful on the city side, and you will not be able to divulge information during the investigation stage......

"If there's anything we can do to help you, just let me know and I'll help you..."

"I can't do that."

Looking in the direction of the temple, he muttered to himself, and Heine offered me a grilled meat skewer with a fragrant smell in front of me.

What do you mean by that?

“If we intervene here and the church gets angry, the recoil will go to the city.

Even though it is in the city, the church belongs to the faith, not to the city. But I'm here. If that happens, it will create a gap between the church and the city, and it will be very bad for both sides.

That's why we can't destroy churches and temples and rid ourselves of faith.

If you leave the city like we did, it's the end of the line, but as a city, you have no choice but to get along.

What would the Church think if we left to hit the opponent who had to be so careful and who didn't live in this city? "

"I wonder what the irrelevant people are saying..."

"Of course, the position on the city side that sent such people will be gone."

The balance of power between the city and the church is very important, even though corrupt nobles and churches are unacceptable. ”

I wonder if the rest of you are getting a little clumsy...

"I won't tell you that much, but this kind of thing, if the people who live in the city don't do something, the survival of the city is a dream again."

On the contrary, it is because there are aristocrats who know that, that I laid the kangoku order. I mean, there's a good nobleman who can do that. ”

"Isn't that what we're worried about?"

"That's right. It's a scarred city, but the movement to feed it and make it better has already begun."

So... don't worry about the rest of us, just shut up and enjoy the city! I'm going next! "

"Wow?!"

Some things go in a good direction when we're involved, and some things go in a bad direction when we're involved. The latter is the case this time.

Heine is right, let's enjoy the city quietly.

As Heine takes Slatan around and walks over here, I buy what I need.

Cynthia-san, should I buy this?

"No, that's okay because we still have stock."

Roger that! When that happens, will we have all the basics?

“I see. I'll buy more details later, but I think I'll be fine with what I need soon.”

"You bought it faster than I thought."

That's right.

I started shopping less than an hour ago, but I had everything I needed. Because there is an inventory, it is easy to shop, and it can be stored in large quantities, and there is an unexpectedly small amount of things needed. Later on, the things that Nil and I use in battle are made by ourselves, so many things that can't be bought are also factors.

The Piltee has one of the Twin Slimes and will rendezvous at an appropriate time, so until then, it's completely free time.

"What do we do? Is there somewhere else you want to go?"

"I'd like to go to the Commercial Guild and write a letter."

"I want to go to the florist." Magic Rose is about to disappear, isn't it? "

That's right… Where's Surakutan?

"I want to sell the unnecessary materials in my inventory in the Adventurer's Guild."

Well then, why don't you stop by the florist and head to the commercial guild, then go to the adventurer's guild.

After hearing the opinions of Heine and Suratan, we bought all the Magic Roses at the florist and headed for the Commercial Guild.

The florist bought a lot of magic roses

I was stunned to see us, but... that's all for now.

At the Commercial Guild, all I had to do was send out a letter that had already been written, so I finished my errand in a few minutes, stopped by one spot with my leg, and headed to the Adventurer's Guild.

Well then, I'll cash in the ingredients.

"Yeah. We'll be waiting here."

While we wait for the cash to be exchanged for Surakitan, we sit in the chair set up in the guild and talk to Heine...

"Oh! What a coincidence!"

"Kevin! So... now you know it's us...?"

"Fufufu. Are you afraid?"

"I'm afraid that you'll see through the disguise so far... honestly."

"Oh, my God. I heard Suratan call first, and they're sitting here."

"What's with that little lie..."

"People don't listen well." Say it cheerfully. "

Even if you say "cha-cha-cha-cha" with that face...

Nuhaha! Sure!

Is that better than that?

Kevin and Hanatha see that they were on the scene of a public execution.

"Oh! I don't know!"

Now I'm here with Hanatha to ask the adventurers for help! "

Request?

There's a lot of things we need to protect the city and collect the necessary materials.

"Should we deliver the materials?"

"No. It's one thing to give the adventurers money."

“You want to circulate money.”

"So, I don't know about that!" Nuhahaha!! "

Kevin sits down at our round table with a laugh.

"Besides, I heard that you put in some rare materials that Suratan just now." In addition to that, if you bring more materials, the Adventurer's Guild will be short of gold. Nuhaha! "

It's unlikely that the guild will be short of money, but we don't want to give large sums of money to leave the city, either as an adventurer's guild or as a city of Janoya.

Wholesale of unusual materials does not necessarily mean that they can be sold immediately.

"Well, the active adventurers will do their best in the future."

It's such a big city, and there are a few high ranking parties. ”

Isn't Kevin coming back?

As far as Kevin was concerned, I still had enough strength to fight as an adventurer. Even if we don't keep going on adventurers, I don't think we'll have a problem returning to the city until the situation stabilizes...

"I've already quit." I'm willing to help, but basically I'm going to leave it to the young ones. ”

I see.

I'm sorry to hear that, but if Kevin decides, we don't have the right to say it. No matter how unfortunate the surrounding people may be, an adventurer is a life-threatening profession. I think the time when the person decided that it was impossible is the time when he quit.

By the way, have you met Lark and the others?

"Lark? No, I didn't see it, but are you coming to this city?"

"Oh, Yana and Zakke were here."

Are you here to see a public execution…?

"No. Your parents won't allow it, because the stimulus is too strong for children."

The store and something are going to be cheap today. That's how I got here. There are some Garrosas who have moved to the village, so I think they need a lot of help. "

With more slaves, Garrosa and the others needed more. I heard that Jana and Lark's parents and Zakke's parents proposed to accept Garosa and the others, and they must have come to the city before they said they had to move.

"When I bought a lot of things, I said that I would come back here once, so I think I'll come back in a little bit..." Just tell the rumors. ”

Kevin looked toward the entrance of the Adventurer's Guild, where he could see Yana, Lark, and Zakke taken by their parents.

"Hey! Over here!"

Lark and the others were twitching, but when Kevin shouted, they all came towards us.

Kevin!

Grrrr!

Ouch!

It's Kevin!

When Zakke calls out to Kevin, he sees Zakke's father falling.

"I'm sorry." My brash son... you idiot! "

Grrrr!

Ouch!

Looks like a rather lavish father.

As usual, Jana, Lark, and their parents are just looking at it with a bitter smile. I'm just dropping my beak with a little force, and it's called a love whip.

"Well, well, Dad, I don't care, so around here."

And did you get what you needed? ”

“Yes, I got it right away thanks to you.”

"... nh? Huh?"

While Kevin and Zakke's father were talking, Lark looked at me and noticed something.

"Could it be... Mr. Kaido?"

"Oh? You got it."

I don't know how you noticed it, but when you look at my face in the hood of your coat, you realize that Lark is me. Kids are better at looking for mistakes like this, and because it's a light disguise, it seems that they've been discovered.

Mr. Kaido?!

When Lark noticed, Yana's parents and Zakke's parents turned to me in surprise.

I didn't realize it at all!

Since you're wearing a disguise, it's more of a problem to be noticed.....

“Thank you so much!”

Soon, my parents will bow their heads to me.

Since Lark and the others brought the five Eagle Crows, we were able to win without major damage, and I would like to thank them for this.

Thank each other, no, no! A situation like this continues several times, and when it has finally settled down, Surakutan and Hanasa, who completed the request, return.

"It's getting in the way when we're talking here." Why don't you go somewhere where you can talk slowly? "

That's right.

The adventurers are watching us, and we can't just talk about it like this.

After hearing Heine's suggestion, we decided to leave the Adventurer's Guild and head to a place where even this number could calmly talk.

In addition to the number of people, there is also time, so the meal is subtle, and it is good to drink something, and Hanasa told me to go to a store like the Open Terrace Cafe.

The open terrace cafe feels stylish, but it's like a semi-open shop with a long chair and a few long tables outside. Is it the result of thinking that stylish shops might be uncomfortable for parents? The boulder was Hanatha.

"There are shops like this in the city..."

"Oh, it looks like you're serving something delicious."

What is this thing?

The wife is very interested in the shop and seems to be enjoying it.

Ask for a proper drink and light things, and finally calm down and be able to talk, and Hanasa will cut out the story for you.

How is the village?

"Garrosa-san is here and everyone is busy." We're the ones who said it, but if we all do it, it'll work. ”

"Yes, that's a good part of the Tenorut village."

"The slave... no, it's not. The people Garrosa brought in are still terrified, but they're starting to talk to everyone in the village little by little, and they should be able to sort things out in time.”

The fact that Hanasa cut out the story makes it easier for the parents of the children to talk and tell them about the situation in the village.

This neighborhood was heavily influenced by Bourdon, and I was a little worried because I heard that the idea of slavery was extreme, but apparently that was useless.

"The most surprising thing is the children... right?"

The children Kevin is dealing with aren't interested in our story, are they? The parents look at such children with love.

I'm sure you're really glad to see the children who almost lost their lives this way.

"What's wrong with the kids?"

“Yes, in fact, it was the three of them who made the hooks that allowed the villagers to move aggressively.”

That's what I told you...

At the end of the battle with the bandits, Galosa and his parents proposed to live in the village, but most of the people in the village showed difficulty at first.

Of course, some people agreed with the persuasion by their parents, and eventually the story was organized in a way that accepted them, but it was not an easy mood for those who showed difficulty.

As a result, when the Garosa people actually came to visit, the reaction of the village was not very good, and some people seemed to see it with white eyes.

Garosa and the others lived in a secluded place called a hidden village because they didn't like it, so if they turned their white eyes, they would be depressed.

That's when Garrosa and the others started to wonder if it was really okay for them to move to this village.

Lark, Zakke, and Yana shouted.

When the children approached Garrosa and talked to her, some of the adults who showed difficulty said something bad to the children.

Don't hang out with people like that... well, that's what it's like.

The three of them weren't as frightened as they were, and they shouted out loud, as if they could be heard all over the village.

"We're alive because of Khaido and Nil, who are still safe in the village?!" You know Nil-san is a slave, right?! "

"That's right! How can everyone do that when a slave who has nothing to do with it, and everyone is looking at it with white eyes, has protected us from death?!"

"Me too... I think so too!" This is awful! Those are the same people who felt the pain! We have to help each other together! "

"My esteemed people told me! What you can and can't do, what you want to do, what you need to do… always think about it!

I don't want to hurt someone, I want to live to protect them!

If everyone hurts these people, we will definitely protect them!! "

And, well... it looked like this.

Of course, even if Lark, Zakke, and Yana tried to face the adults, they couldn't win.

Still, the three of them weren't as frightened as they were, and they stood in front of Garrosa and the others.

Is there anyone here who thinks the three children did something reckless when they heard this story? At least I don't think so.

This is not recklessness, but brave deeds.

And I wasn't the only one who thought so. That's why adults with similar opinions walked up to the wall to protect the children and the Garrosas to protect them.

"That's not true..."

“Yes, we were surprised at the time. I never thought my child would be so brave..."

"Since that event, everyone in the village has been talking to Garosa-san and the others."

As adults, you probably didn't expect your children to kill you. For those who feel sorry for themselves, it shall be enough for them to change their ways.

As a parent, you have a high nose, don't you?

“No, we should have said it earlier than our children had said it. You're just ashamed of yourself for failing to do so.

But I can't let my child see my pathetic figure again. This is how it moves. ”

I thought they were solid children, but in a good sense, I think they are this parent and this child.

Larks have done a lot of reckless things, but they've taught us a lesson.

I don't want to feel the cold sweat when my children are about to be killed again, but if my parents have shown me how to grow up, I think I'll be the result.

"You guys are having a great time growing up."

"I'm still a little cheeky, though."

The father who had so much trouble with Zakke was looking at his son with gentle eyes.

Will you stop by Tenorut Village again?

"Yeah. I hope to be there again soon."

"I see. That's good. Garrosa and the others wanted to meet.”

"At that time, please let me thank Nil-san as well."

"Yeah, I'll be there."

I promised to visit the village of Tenolt, and after a short conversation, it was disbanded.