Ankoku Kishi Monogatari ~Yuusha wo Taosu Tameni Maou ni Shoukansaremashita~ Chapter 116.2: Magicians of Gypseal

Chapter 116.2: Magicians of Gypseal

「Yes, many caravans go missing nowadays. Moreover, the amount of missing cases in the neighboring kingdom, Towlet, has also increased as of late. I dispatched magicians from the association with our ships to investigate the case, but alas… the ship along with its passengers went MIA.」

Kepler shook his head as if he was in big trouble. He had reason to do so as even the people who were dispatched to investigate the missing people disappeared as well. They really couldn’t do anything about it. Thus, the case must’ve caused Kepler quite a headache.

What really happened still remained a mystery.

「Towlet Kingdom… If my mory serves right, there should be many hippopotamus folk over there.」

「Yes, Totona-sama. Moreover, the Sphinx seems to be quite busy too. Maybe, sothing that we don’t know happened over there.」

Both Totona and I exchanged a glance.

「Yes, you might find so clues if you go there. The problem is, we have no ship. At this rate, the only available thod is using flight magic.」

Well, that might be our last choice. I myself had once flown from the Holy Republic of Lenaria all the way to Nargol in the past. That’s why it shouldn’t be impossible for us.

「I really wish I had co with Glorious at a ti like this though…」

The reason why I didn’t bring Glorious was simply because he could easily be found by the Hero and the others; things were bound to get more complicated once that happened. That’s why I didn’t bring Glorious on this occasion.

「Kepler, are you sure that there really is no other option? This place should be close to the hippogriffs living quarters, right?」

「You’re mistaken, Totona-sama. It hippogriffs don’t live near here.」

「Any other options then?」

「Let’s see… Oh! That reminds , chiras have been appearing quite frequently nowadays, but… But, those chiras are…」

「Chiras?!!!」

I unintentionally voiced my surprise upon hearing Kepler’s remark. Chiras were demon beasts who took the appearance of a combination of many animals: the tail of a snake, head of a dragon, goat, or lion, etc. Since they had such unique appearances, I wanted to see one of them at least once.

Amongst the chiras, so had dragon wings and could fly in the sky. We might be able to use them as vehicles if we could catch them.

「Yes, chiras. At first, we suspected that the chiras might be the reason behind the missing cases, but upon further investigation, all evidence proved that it wasn’t their doing, so we tried to further investigate the reason behind the missing cases.」

「Kepler-dono. Where can we find those chiras?」

「Are you trying to capture a chira? I advise you against it, they’re too dangerous. Though not as much as higher ranking dragons, chiras are still ferocious demon beasts.」

A high ranking dragon, eh… It’s not a big deal then. Moreover, I think we could capture a bunch after subjugating them.

「Don’t worry, Kepler. Kuroki is strong.」

Hearing Totona saying that, Kepler sent a sidelong glance toward .

「I see, if he really is as strong as rumored, then he might be able to do that… I understand. I’ll tell you where the chiras frequently appear.」

It was decided then.

Let’s catch those chiras.

But, there was sothing that I had to do before departing.

「By the way, Totona. We might et the Hero of Light. Since things might get troubleso when that happens, I want to at least hide my identity… Or at least, wear a mask.」

Totona was really surprised when I said so.

「Why are you so restrained even though you’re stronger than Rena’s hero? But well, I love that pacifist part of you. Kepler, can you prepare sothing for Kuroki to hide his identity.」

「Yes, Totona-sama. As long as it’s sothing that the association can prepare for you, you’re free to use it. But, if you want to hide your identity more thoroughly, you might as well change your entire attire too. Many people in Gypseal have a good nose after all.」

Kepler gave us such advice. Sure enough, beastn have good noses. So of them might be familiar with the sll peculiar to the Nargol region.

「I understand, Kepler-dono. Can I leave my current attire with you for the ti being?」

My current attire was trousers and a shirt peculiar to Nargol. There shouldn’t be any problem even if I don’t take off my ring, which connects to Kuna.

「No problem. Then, please bring him so new clothes.」

Kepler called the staff of the association and ordered them to bring Kuroki a change of clothes. A few minutes later, the staff brought a lot of… cloth.

I took one look at it and, no matter how much I looked at it, it just looked like a piece of white cloth.

「Uhm, what is this, Kepler-dono?」

「I brought sothing that n in the association wear. Is it to your liking?」

Then I recalled sothing. Most n I t in this place wore nothing but a single cloth. It seems that even the sorcerers didn’t wear a thick robe like Totona, but a piece of cloth like the people outside. In short, they had nothing but that kind of clothing.

Moreover, there was nothing like underwear here. Maybe wearing underwear wasn’t a custom in this place. Upon a closer look, the beastn basically wore nothing on their body. Their naked bodies were as exposed as centaurs.

Was this by any chance… A custom in Gypseal?

Now here’s the main problem, what should I do?

The won seem to wear one piece, but I honestly didn’t want to wear won’s attire. I guess I had no choice but to put a large piece of cloth over my head and make holes for my eyes.

That should be enough to hide my face.

「Well, thank you for your offer, Kepler-dono. I shall take this one then.」

I took a cloth, made holes for my eyes, and wore it above my head. I couldn’t see it for myself, but my current appearance must be quite fantastic.

「Kuroki, your current appearance is really amusing.」

Totona let out a chuckle as she spoke. But, I guess it really couldn’t be helped. There might be another way for to hide my face, but that would create unnecessary trouble. If that was the case, I would rather make do with this appearance.

「Don’t laugh at please. Co to think of it, what na should I use this ti, Totona? I an, using my real na will literally expose my identity.」

Even if I covered my face, my identity would be exposed if Totona called by my real na. Thus, I had to use an alias.

「You an, an alias?」

「Yes, do you have any recomndations for my alias?」

Totona pondered for a while when I asked.

「Okay then, Kuroki. How does djed (The Destroyer) sound to you?」

Thus, starting today, my na would be djed.

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