Chapter 125 - Episode One - Three-Headed Dragon Nalgarn (1)
, a, and Sha are stationed at a table in the corner of the break area of the Asshim Branch’s Adventurer’s Support Center.
Sha has figured out that I and a are doing a lot of bad things, and she’s helping to research and gather information.
Because she is well known and a good point of view, she has been able to help us put this and that together in a concise manner. She’s been really helpful.
On top of that, she spent a day with doing research and didn’t receive any more than the cost of snacks and drinks at the rest stop for her ti and effort.
She says it’s just a hobby for her.
I compare the map and the information on neighboring territories that Sha had compiled for .
I can’t let Gizel catch yet. I can’t go back to the city of Lomarn. We must flee to soplace that is closed off to the outside world.
…… And moreover.
I need to hide a, who is apparently being hunted by the Doom tribe.
From what a told , there was no way I could believe that she was here for a peaceful purpose.
“Why…… no way…… why, why do you……why do you want a…… a…is not worth even it……”
a was mumbling and muttering, while her body is trembling.
………This is completely not good.
a has been harassed within her village due to the lack of the stone on her forehead, and have been kicked out halfway across the village, so why would they go all the way to the city to search for her…… mm?
Co to think of it, I rember her saying sothing that bothered a long ti ago……
“To put it simply, it’s sothing like that. I heard that the timing of a’s birth was also a little bad, and I thought it would be bad if I stayed here too long. So I grabbed my mother’s secret savings and ran away.”
The words she’d said to when I’d just t a ca back to my mind.
Do-, don’t tell it’s that? is it because of that!?
“He-, hey, it’s not about that secret savings, is it? It’s not because of that secret savings, right!?”
I grabbed a’s shoulders and shook her body.
“Hiyaaaa! Huh? N, no! It’s not! That one…… that one…… must be different. Because……”
“Re-, really? You’re not looking out for , are you? You’d better buy it back sohow……”
There’s enough to buy it back even if it’s a bit too much. There’s also the amount I’ve accumulated from the request and thirty tis Gaston’s money.
If it’s that bad, I’ll explain the situation and do sothing about it……
“Hmmm…… I don’t know the details of the situation, but are you sure you want to take it so easy? Abel-chan’s situation is not good, right?”
Sha, who was reading the Adventurer’s Newspaper with her chin on the desk, looked up at us.
Her hair was hanging disheveled on the desk.
“If I get caught, all I have to do is get deported and get married to my sister. a doesn’t seem to have ti for that kind of thing, or rather……”
Hearing my words, a, who had been limping around earlier, pushed back her chair and stood up.
“Wh, whawha-, what do you an, Abel!? a didn’t hear anything! Didn’t hear anything about that!”
“That’s because I didn’t tell you. I didn’t think it was sothing worth ntioning…… and it’s kind of…… embarrassing and……”
“…… Actually, you guys have a lot of ti to spare, right?”
Sha narrows her eyes and compares and a’s face.
N-, no, I’m desperate about this one, though……
After that, we continued to consult with each other and ca to the conclusion that it would be better to go to the country estate in the frontier, which is ruled by Baron Lark Fage.
She said that the Fage territory was closed and had little interaction with the outside world.
As long as they were quietly hidden, it would be unlikely that their place would be found.
Especially in the past few years, it was even more severely closed off than before, and there was no contact with the outside world at all.
Recently, rumors have been spreading that adventurers who wanted to visit the Fage territory encountered a large three-headed dragon on the road and ran back.
If this is true, that dragon may have cut off all of their communication with the outside world, and they may be trapped in the Fage territory.
The Fage territory is a territory along the border.
It is located on the border of the country of Riveras, which is often in a dispute over the interpretation of the scriptures of the water god Levi. However, the border is steep and separated by a series of large mountain ranges, so it is unlikely that the country would be caught in a conflict.
Riveras itself is not a country with much power. It’s small in size, and because it’s being consud internally by the conflict, it doesn’t have the leisure to do anything to other countries. Even the royal family is probably not so wary of them.
Maybe that’s why they were left alone despite the fact that they were near the border, even though the exchange had been cut off from the Fage territory for a few years.
“Hmm…… Are you sure it’s okay for you to be in the Fage territory? There really might be a three-headed dragon, you know!”
Sha places his hands on either side of his cheeks and wavers. I don’t know what she’s imitating, but I thinks she’s trying to scare .
“Well if there was a crisis like that, I’m sure they’d be using pogues (birds that carry ssages) to inform the outside world.”
“I’m sure that’s true…… but don’t you think the carriage won’t like it when there are rumors about it? If these many people don’t co and go, it’s doubtful that the Fage’s Adventurer’s Support Center is functioning at all…… and if there’s a plan to deal with the magic beast disaster, or to escort them back ho, it’s also questionable.”
I know, but when it cos to the place near here where you can most likely misplace them, there is no place as suitable as the Fage territory.
Probably I would manage to get by even if it’s not so safe. It’s a city where you live.
…… Let’s ask Elia-san to help us with the carriage.
“Moreover…… Even if you don’t have one, the place doesn’t have a good reputation to begin with. It’s not a good place to live. Since the lord was replaced by his lousy son, Lark, he’s been torturing the people, lavishing them with his own money, and at the end of it all, he’s cut off all contact with the outside world. It has probably turned terrible inside.”
“Do you think it’s a good idea to stop by, Sha?”
“Well…… I think it’s best if you want to hide. But I think it’s best to know the disadvantages.”
If it’s at least the disadvantage that just ca up, I can do sothing about it.
Even if there were a little bit more magic beasts or the lord’s bottom line was bad, I’m confident that I could do sothing about it. Even if a three-headed dragon appeared, I honestly don’t think it would be a larger scale opponent than the ‘Bow of God’. Even if it’s a little sturdier than that one, I should be able to make it retreat if I throw a couple of magic shots at it.
“Then, I guess it’s decided over here. Do a think it’s good in Fage territory too?”
“Ah, yes! a will follow Abel anywhere he goes!”
a squeezes my sleeve.
“Ri-, right.”
…… That lack of initiative seems a bit dangerous, but I wonder if it’s okay.
“Shall I arrange a carriage for you? If you keep asking for help and getting rejected, the word will get around, won’t it?”
“I’ve got a friend who can help out.”
“Then, maybe it’s better that way. If anyone is looking for you guys, I’ll tell them that you’re going to Lugard.”
Lugard is a city in the north.
It’s quite a large distance from Fage territory. If they got baited, it’ll be good to stall for ti.
“I’m sorry about all of this.”
“It’s okay. I love this kind of thing, after all.”
Once we had a plan in place, we left the Adventurer’s Support Center and parted ways with Sha.
“Thank you so much, really.”
“You don’t have to keep thanking . We are friends, right?”
Shee’s a light-footed guy. I think she’s friends with most of the city.
“Th-, thank you very much!”
“Yeah, take care too, a-chan! I wanted to follow you because it sounded interesting, but there are things I want to do here too…… Well then, see you again if we have the chance!”
She sends us off fluttering her hand.
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