Transported to a hyper-realistic RPG.

Right in front of our seats. I see a pair in front of me on the left.

Both are dwarfs, the only other races are me and Nil. In the first place, there are almost no races other than the dwarfs in this city, so it is a natural sight.

At first, the two sets of customers looked a little disgusted when they saw me and Nil, but when the female shopkeeper went there and exchanged a word, two words, and words, the gaze towards us changed 180 degrees.

"Where did you two come from?"

Eventually, two pairs of dwarves came to Nil and talked to me.

"I've been traveling a lot." It doesn't come from anywhere. ”

You're an adventurer, aren't you?

“It's quite unusual for people to be in this city, but how did they get here?”

"I came through the Abamas dungeon in the south.

I took my friendship card from my fellow adventurers. So I came in through the south gate. "

Did you come through that dungeon?!

Recently, there were fewer people entering, and there were quite a few monsters.

"That's what I heard."

The Dwarves are frozen when they hear we've crossed the dungeon.

"Yeah, there were quite a few of them." That's a lot to dislike. "

You used to come through such a place, didn't you?

"We're not the only ones, we have other people."

How many of them are there?

Six of us.

Six of them?!

It's true that that dungeon had a maximum of ten people, right?

I heard it was pretty hard even for ten people to challenge.

"I can't believe you let out so many people... even if you ask me like this..."

The dwarves who heard about the number of people were even worse.

"So, what brings you to this city?"

"I wish I could've taken off the slave shackles, but I heard you couldn't." In that case, I'd like to take a look around. "

"I wish I could've taken off my shackles... I'm sorry..."

"You're not supposed to be attached to people." I'm sorry I couldn't help you. Lady. "

The dwarves frowned and apologized to Nil.

Even though they didn't do anything wrong, they still bowed their heads one after the other to say they were wrong.

"No, no! I'm very happy to be with this person, so if I can't remove the shackles, I can't." So please don't be so sorry. "

"Kuuuuu!! You can cry, can't you?!"

"Great! Let's meet some good guys!"

"If you know how to remove the shackles, I'll tell you right away!!"

Everyone reacts to Nil's words one after the other.

When I looked at the various people, I knew what kind of race the Dwarfs were.

The dwarves expressed a strong disgust at the shackles and other things that were contrary to their beliefs.

Whatever kind of race, I think it's the same disgust, but the Dwarfs are much stronger than the others. Is it better to say that it shows a rather explicit reaction?

If you don't give me a chance to talk, you'll know it's pretty good.

But it was only when they had done that which was contrary to their faith; and if they were not, they were good to other races.

However, the Humans do not have very good impressions and are prejudiced. I didn't suddenly see the humans attacking, but I hate it to the extent that I didn't try to listen to them. However, I feel that if I know the circumstances of the person, they will see me as an individual...

The one who came to this city to remove the shackles... is the one who called it a word. It's not that much of a lie, and you'll forgive me.

When I look around this city, I want to visit the Demon Realm...

Demon Realm...

"I'm trying to keep the outside people out of there anyway... It's hard to get in without a demon acquaintance."

I see...

"There's no way to get in, but..."

Hey!

One dwarf man stops another dwarf man trying to say something.

I felt like I was about to run a mouthful and closed my mouth, but I was about to go to the Demon Realm.

"Do you know anything about it?"

"No! I don't know anything!"

She says she doesn't know, but she seems to know something. It's unusual for a race to be so bad at lying.

However, I'm not interrogating them, and even though they're usually good people, I can't force them to ask. Therefore, it is not about giving up, but if the content is such that it is going to stick to the mouth, it will talk to me by listening well. If it's a really dangerous story, there's no accidentally leaking it.

"Don't be so sinister, tell me."

"I'm not making it sinister." You really don't know anything, do you? "

"Yeah. That's right. We don't know anything."

"Well... I can't talk about anything without anything."

I'll call the clerk and buy the dwarves a drink. [M] I was wondering if it was alcohol in the morning...

"I don't know if you paid for the alcohol. I don't know anything about that."

Dwarves who don't say they can't drink in the morning. From the look of it, it seems that it is not unusual to drink it in the morning. The clerk was also dumbfounded by the dwarfs who looked like regulars and brought alcohol.

It seems that I sometimes drink it in the morning at this store.

"No, no, this is a thank you for caring about Nil." I don't mean to give you any information. ”

Really? Well then...

"I can't afford not to get it."

In the end, the dwarves start drinking the wine I've been drinking happily.

However... I said I wanted to buy it, but if I add alcohol, my mouth will be lighter and I can talk about various things.

To the extent that I bought a cup of flinty stone, it did not become a tongue, but when I bought a drink so that I could drink it as I liked, the dwarves would talk a lot.

"It's... unfair that you won't say anything even after you've done this, right?"

"If you'd bought me a drink, my mother would have taught me to be my brother! Hiccup..."

But by the way, I hardly drink alcohol. It's not good to drink from morning to morning.

I'm in the same seat as the dwarves, and I can't drink it at all, so I put my mouth on it, but I'm not drunk enough to drink it. Nil hasn't drunk a drop of alcohol because it's not that strong. The dwarves recommended it, but they refused to drink it.

It was good that the Dwarves didn't try to force him to drink, but gave up immediately saying that they had no choice. I'm glad I didn't have to force myself to drink like my troubled boss did.

Then, after sitting with the dwarves for a while, they started to mouth a little lighter.

It seems that the dwarfs have become uncomfortable sitting as they have been buying us alcohol.

I'm sure... you wanted to go to the demon world, right?

"Yeah. Do you know anything about it?"

I think we're finally getting to the point.

"We don't know the details either... but there is someone who knows how to enter the demon world."

That's a pretty vague story...

It seems that someone knows how to enter the demon world, not how to enter it...

"Is it something you have to hide?"

With that level of information, there seems to be no need to be honest and dare to hide it. I may be sorry to say, but it's just a rumor.

"No, no, don't underestimate it." I've known the demon world for a long time, and we Dwarfs don't dare to enter the demon world, but if we do that, it'll be a lot of trouble. "

"That's right... breaking into the demon world is not an easy thing to do."

"It's not like I can break in, but sometimes it happens that I try to break into the demon world."

Is that so?

"Yeah, but if you go near the demon world, you won't even be able to get past the walls that usually surround the demon world."

"It's made to be sturdy, and there are guards." If anyone tries to get over it, we'll know soon enough. Well, it seems that the number of people trying to get over it has decreased a lot recently. "

Lately... you've been around a lot, haven't you?

"I'm not so sure, but sometimes the transferor." I stopped patching on for a dozen years. "

I was wondering who would do that, but it seemed to be the player.

A huge invisible area in the game. As a player, trying to get in from somewhere is like… trying to be a gamer.

"No one has succeeded!" "Hahaha!"

If it succeeds, it's a demonic problem!

Looks like you're telling me a funny story, but even though it's from the game era, as a hometowner, I feel a little embarrassed.

"... so?"

"Yeah. That's why it's not a completely isolated area." We also interact with the dwarves, and if there are demons in and out of the nearby cities and villages, or those who have obtained approval, they can enter and exit the demon world. "

Of course, there are restrictions on the range of action within the demon world.

"It's similar to getting in and out of this city."

“That's right, and if there are people who can come and go, there are a number of ways to come and go without permission.”

……………

That's exactly what we want to hear.

“One is easy. I will accompany the person who has the permission.

The guards, the wagon owners, that's right. "

This method is not much different from the conditions required to enter the city of Zaganbel.

A man named Kludd, who helped the Sidorba family, accompanied them as one of their luggage and entered the city, and it would be possible to enter the demon realm in the same way.

However, to tell you the truth, this is the law of the jungle.

For the demons who are building walls and limiting contact with the outside world, I want to be able to control who comes in and out. In that case, perhaps there is a fixed place in the demon realm that can serve as a trading base, and it is only allowed to act in it.

Naturally, unlike the entrance and exit of every city, the identity and number of people are also well controlled. Even if you're with us, you'll be able to get a good background check.

If that happens, it would be very inconvenient for us to be chased. That's why I was thinking of invading the demon world, which was not a normal method.

Well… you're trying to gather information in a place like this, so you're thinking about how to get in?

Even if they were drinking, the dwarves weren't stupid. I'm pretty sure we're trying to gather information in a place where there's nothing we can do about it.

If it was a good offensive, it was more normal to look for someone who was heading for the demon world than to hear how to enter the demon world in this place. Everyone knows that if they don't, there's a reason they won't.

If you find out that Nil and I are looking for a way to do that, the Dwarves will think of a situation where they have done something to help and have a bad influence on the demon world. Therefore, it is not easy to give information.

However, if we drink and talk like this, we will understand people (who will be alone) for our sake to some extent. If you think it's okay to talk about this, the dwarves will talk.

"... oh."

I want to know how to enter the demon realm that is not a regular offensive... We must look like a pair of dwarves.

However, after looking into my eyes, one of the dwarfs leaning his glass gently leans towards us and lowers his voice.

"All we know is rumors."

But still, there is an implicit rule that this story should not be talked about easily.

The reason for this is that someone who once told this story lightly disappeared from the city. ”

"He disappeared from the city... he was killed?"

I also keep my voice down.

If this dwarf's story is true, it will be a terrible story all at once, and the credibility will increase.

If rumors are completely meaningless, it is impossible for a man to disappear from the city.

Well... if this story is true.

"I don't know what happened to that guy." But after the story came out, there was an implicit rule among the dwarves that we shouldn't talk about it so easily. ”

………………

To be honest... this story is quite unreliable.

It can be said to be a rumor or an urban legend.

There are many questions about who the supposedly disappeared man is, and whether there is evidence that he really disappeared in the first place.

If it really disappeared, there must be some evidence that it disappeared. At least the names of the men who disappeared are strange as long as they're not known.

However, these dwarves do not seem to know the man's name, or the basis for saying that he has disappeared. Believing in it is... impossible.

"Can you believe it?"

"... no. Go on."

Apart from believing or not believing, I want one piece of information that can be used as a clue, even if it's a city legend.

"... okay. I'll only say it once, so listen up."

The dwarves stepped forward and began to speak even louder.

"There is a man somewhere in this city who is said to help you break into the demon world." It seems that if you can find this man, you can enter the demon realm even without permission. "

………………

"His name is... pigeon."

Pigeon?

"Shh! Don't say it out loud!"

When I repeat the name of the dove, the dwarf looks around and takes an impatient attitude.

"If anyone asks us this story, we might disappear from this city this time."

Is it okay to ask?

"Rumor has it that you're still alive to hear about it." So don't tell anyone that we told you. "

In short... the man named Pigeon Shepherd is somewhere in this city, and if he finds it, he can sneak into the demon world...

Why is a man called a pigeon shepherd helping him enter the demon world?... Why is it that he is said to be limited to men even though he is such a mysterious person in the first place? I can only raise my doubts.

Nil and I both know that it's a good idea to talk about it in half.

When there's a story like this in a closed town called The Gumbel, everyone is interested in it and tells it. It could be described as a kind of entertainment.

However, it is easier to move with some catch than to collect information in a situation where you don't know anything.

Whether this story is true is not a problem in this case. It matters whether the dwarves know this story or not.

The reactions of the dwarves who heard the story seemed quite famous, and if you listen to the story, you should get some kind of response. If I could pick up the information, I might be able to get to the Demon Realm sooner than I expected.

"Don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

"... I don't feel bad even if I'm talking to you two, and I've told you about one of the rumors, but don't be too foolish." For Nil-chan's sake, you should think about your personal safety first. "

"Yeah, I'll let you do that." Thank you for letting me know. ”

"Thank you for the drink. Hey! It's almost time to get out!"

”Hiccup... ahhh...”

One of them seems pretty drunk and is being beaten up by the dwarf he was talking about.

The dwarf had a strong image of being a sake drinker, but it seems that not all dwarves are sake drinkers. There seems to be no doubt that a lot of people like alcohol, but that doesn't mean that everyone is strong on alcohol.

Me and Nil will thank the dwarves and then leave the store.

"I didn't think you'd start drinking in the morning."

"As we talked, I had no choice but to ask for alcohol, and I don't think I can help it... but the Dwarfs really like alcohol."

“If you look at other shops, the female dwarfs will be drinking in the morning, and it may be a caste characteristic.”

If you do blacksmithing, you'll want alcohol... maybe there's a flow in your body. We don't know because we're not dwarfs, but I and Nil also like alcohol a lot, and I know that it's exceptional to have a drink at the end of the day. Alcohol may be a means of communication for the whole world.

"Leave the alcohol... Based on what I've heard, let's listen to a lot of things and go around."

Yes!

Nil and I went around the place trying to figure out what a man named Pigeon Shepherd was.

However, when talking about pigeons, many people believe that they will be erased from the city, so they can't listen as they think. In the end, without being able to obtain any powerful information, only time has passed.

"You can't..."

"I can't talk at all..."

Nil and I walked around listening so much that our feet were sticks, but we didn't know anything, so we sat down in one corner of the city and rested.

The days are starting to tilt, and I just decided to end my listening around here today.

“Well… I suppose we should assume that we were able to move on just by listening to the story.”

"I didn't want to be ignored without asking me anything." Shurna-san made it much easier to move. ”

Perhaps the people who knew us when we acted together with Shurna told us exactly what we were doing and spread the word to the people around us.

Just like the rumors about the pigeons, the rumors about us are spreading quickly, and it seems that the effect has been shown quickly.

"In the first place, I didn't think I would be able to do anything in a day, and from here on out, I'm being persistent..."

Yes.