Chapter 89
Chapter 89
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Goblin Carriage, Trip to Brett
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It was a smooth journey to Brett, almost scarily smooth . There were no skirmishes at all, we were just shaken from the carriage drawn by Picasso .
By no skirmishes, I ant that they were all finished without my assistance .
It’s the state of “there will be no one to impede my way” .
“It is great if the trip to Brett is always smooth like this . ” (Hibiki)
I saw that Lux laughed after he heard that .
“Of course it is not, it’s just that your goblins are competent . ” (Lux)
Half of the goblins I choose to accompany us this ti all had experience guarding the carriage to Brett .
We had marked down all the important spots, such as water sources and places to spend the night, thus we arrived at Brett smoothly .
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Brett
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“The contest starts tomorrow right?” (Hibiki)
“That’s right, so will you join through regular registration? Or through my recomndation?” (Lux)
“Nah, I don’t want to attract attention . Besides, I will be pleased with winning regularly and getting the money . ” (Hibiki)
That was the excuse I gave to Lux . It was not a strange reason for an adventurer .
“Ah, that’s right . Then, let’s go register then regroup with Baara and the others to have so lunch together . ” (Lux)
The public registry was held in a plaza near the Adventurer’s Guild .
“Well then Master, we will finish our business first . ” (Amy)
“Yeah, I’ll leave it to you . We’ll regroup at noon around here . ” (Hibiki)
“Yes . ” (Amy)
Ayla and Amy left . Zir had been walking behind looking here and there . Everyone would know that she was a country hick .
“Where are Ayla and Amy going by the way?” (Lux)
“Buying supplies that are not available at Welburg . Since the carriage is empty, might as well fill it up with sothing . ” (Hibiki)
“Aah, I see . ” (Lux)
I didn’t know the contents of their shopping list . I left it all to Amy .
To begin with, going shopping wasn’t a lie but it wasn’t the truth either .
The real goal laid sowhere else .
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Royal Contest Registration
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“Alright, registration complete . ” (Clerk)
The information needed to participate was your na and the type of weapon only .
The main reason it costs so much ti to register was because of the amount of applicants .
I saw many applicants who looked strong, but of course there were so ordinary people who also wanted to participate in the royal contest .
“The main event where the hero candidates battle each other is the main reason attracting these many applicants . ” (?)
It’s been awhile since sobody was able to read my mind, it was my master, Kuesu .
“It’s been a while, shishou . Glad you’re well . ” (Hibiki)
“Hibiki also changed… let correct that . It seems you have practiced your magic diligently . ” (Kuesu)
I didn’t know how she ca to that conclusion, but for now I will just nod .
For my question about why normal people would want to participate in this contest, “If I’m lucky enough to pass the prelimination, I can look at the battles between the hero candidates from closeby” was the reason .
“Yo Hibiki! Where are your ladies?” (Gary)
Said Gary while smiling with his scary face .
“My ladies are on an errand, we’re currently taking action separately . ” (Hibiki)
“That’s a sha . Now, will you introduce the lady with the black hair to or not?” (Gary)
“She is Zir . Didn’t you see her when we parted back then?” (Hibiki)
Gary tilted his head and thought about it, then he made that gesture of “I see” with his hands .
“That was rude of , my apologies . Next ti, as a token of apology, why don’t you let treat you to a drink?” (Gary)
It seed that he had realized that Zir’s hair color had changed though he didn’t say a word about it .
“Gary, don’t be rude to Hibiki . ” (Baara)
Baara who had different clothing than before, smacked Gary on the head from behind .
“I’m sorry for his attitude Hibiki . Spoiling our reunion like this . ” (Baara)
“Don’t mind it . Zir doesn’t seem to hate it too . ” (Hibiki)
Or rather, she was brimming with excitent on what kind of liquor this town has .
After our reunion and Zir’s introduction, the surroundings beca noisy .
“Is there sothing wrong?” (Hibiki)
“It seems there is a strange applicant at the registration . ” (Lux)
Then I directed my sight to the registry and there was certainly soone that attracted attention .
“Dragon Warrior…” (Lux)
Lux said vacantly .
There was the “Dragon Warrior” who was clad in red scale armor .
It wasn’t inside that armor . Then, who was it inside?
It was Ayla .
I knew it had beco quite the rumour back in Welburg . Still, I was surprised that Lux knew about it .
The true goal of the errand back then was this .
I asked Sai and Lux about the public registration to get as much details as possible, and as I expected it was not a problem to hide your face and use an alias .
Well, everyone must have thought that it was not necessary to hide one’s identity if one wanted to gain fa from this contest .
Because of that, there was no one who would be able to retort about who was inside the armor .
After Dragon Warrior Ayla quickly finished the registration, she slipped into the crowd .
So people went to the registry asking for the Dragon Warrior’s personal information but…
Registrant’s Na: Echo
Weapon Used: Sword
Only this much information was written there .
That Echo alias, of course ca from .
“Echo, I’ve never heard of that na before . How about you Lux?” (Baara)
“There was a rumour about the Dragon Warrior in Welburg . But I had never heard anything about Echo . Right, Hibiki?” (Lux)
“Hm? Yeah . I only ever heard the rumour too . ” (Hibiki)
I was a bit surprised, but I managed to put on a poker face .
Why did he ask only ? Was what I thought, but it was only , Lux and Zir who had any information about the Dragon Warrior, so it was obvious .
“He is no ordinary person I bet . ” (Gary)
Gary muttered while looking at the direction where the Dragon Warrior went .
“I felt a great magic power from him . Lux, he is a formidable foe . ” (Kuesu)
Said Kuesu while nodding .
“Hey!! I said Heyy!!” (?)
I heard soone’s screaming voice . I had been ignoring her for a while… it seed her patience just ran out .
“…Yes?” (Hibiki)
I said as I t my gaze with Seira while sighing .
“D-don’t stare at so suddenly!? Y-you, have been ignoring m- since the beginning huh!?” (Seira)
“I’m not ignoring you . It’s just that everyone was speaking to from different sides . Besides, I never thought you had need of . ” (Hibiki)
“Grrr . ” (Seira)
Seira was with Kuesu and the others, but I ignored her the whole ti .
She took a glance at from ti to ti but I ignored her since I didn’t have anything to say .
The others were smiling wryly, but in the end they beca my accomplice in ignoring her .
“You, don’t get cocky just because you are famous in Welburg . The winner of this royal contest is definitely my hero candidate Hylux-sama . ” (Seira)
“Uhm, though I don’t know if he is yours or not, but I believe so too . ” (Hibiki)
“That’s right, no matter how much you struggle, you will never win this contest . ” (Seira)
“I’m okay as long as I get the money, it’s not like I’m aiming for 1st place” (Hibiki)
“Wha-!?” (Seira)
After she heard that, Seira’s face beca red in embarrassnt .
“What an outrageous thing!? Are you saying you will hold back in front of the nobles and royals!?” (Seira)
I wonder what her true intention was . I will test her a bit .
“…Are you serious about what you said just now?” (Hibiki)
“Ehh!?” (Seira)
Her body twitched . I bet she rembered sothing after I said that .
“If you were to go all out without thinking of the consequences just because it was a royal contest, your response will be delayed when sothing does happen, you know?” (Hibiki)
My statent seed legit, but it was just a quibble . It’s not like I am the one who had to move if sothing were to happen there, the royal’s guard and this town’s security will take care of it .
“Ah, auh . ” (Seira)
But this worked to Seira . Thus it must have worked to Lux as well .
“That’s right Hibiki . It seems I still have a long way to go…” (Lux)
I didn’t know why he had valued so highly .
I managed to convince Lux with “Going all out in the contest is a given . But for , saving the strength to run if anything bad happens is more important . ” nonsense that I didn’t even understand .
Shishou had told to not ss with Lux, but my target was Seira from the beginning .
These two thought that a hero and a good guy had the sa image .
For short, the image of a hero for both of them was soone who would save everyone without exception .
“Sorry for the wait, Master . ” (Ayla)
It was Amy and Ayla, who had co back from their errand .
The luggage was already loaded unto the carriage, or inside Ruby .
“Well then, it’s a bit late now, but let’s go have lunch together” (Lux)
Said Lux while leading everyone there . As expected, he has the charisma of a leader .
We, the party of heroes, left while being stared at by our surroundings .
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