This is the update of the fourth day.

 

This is the beginning of Chapter 18.

Chapter 18 will focus on the Kingdom of Ringle and comedy.

 

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After the Hero Festival, we were on our way back to the Kingdom of Lingle in a carriage arranged by the Kingdom of Kamherio.

There were a lot of things going on outside of the festivities, such as the problems of Reval, the problems of Mr. Lanzas, and the dark movements of the demon Envar, but a big mystery awaited at the very end.

Shea and Mio.

The person we thought was Sia belonged to Mio, a girl who died a few months ago, and Shea was a woman called a witch who lived on the outskirts of the village.

 

"It's only a day and a half to the Ringle Kingdom?"

"That's about it."

"After all, the carriage journey feels long.

 

Horse-drawn carriage to the Kingdom of Lingle.

In a reasonably spacious carriage, a senior smiles wryly at Nea, who is rolling around in the form of an owl.

 

"This guy is noisy even in the form of an owl."

"It's always been like this on the road......

 

He wasn't walking on his own when he was traveling, he was on my shoulder or on my head.

Nea, who rolled like taro, looked up at me and flapped her wings.

 

"Usato, don't you have something interesting to talk about?"

"Uh-huh."

 

I also make a subtle face at the request that has been made many times since we have acted together.

It's not that I don't have something to talk about, but it's hard to talk about the original world because Nea has a nasty way of eating.

When I told him about fairy tales, he said, "Momo? Babies coming out of fruit? Eh, what are you scared ......?"

 

"Shall I do it?"

 

- Unable to see Nea kneading the puns, the senior talks to her with a wry smile.

 

"I don't mind if it's a tin but your story is either outlandish or stiff, so I can't listen to it properly."

"Can you just listen to what I'm saying?"

 

That's rude.

No, I understand the feeling that my senpai can't listen to me because they talk about anime and manga, or the culture of the original world, or other difficult things.

 

"What, is it so formal?"

"To be precise, it's exhausting because I have to talk to you in earnest instead of you talking one-sidedly, but it's a pretty meaningful time, and it reminds me that Suzune is smart."

"Heh, idiots and geniuses are one and the same, right?"

 

Wow, the way you see that proverb is completely different from what you say it.

It's too amazing to look like a genius playing a freak.

 

"Well, maybe we'll talk about me once in a while."

"What, are you talking about Usato?"

 

Nea rolls her eyes when she hears what I'm talking about.

 

"How many times have I done that...... No, by the way, I never heard of you like that...... Why didn't you notice?"

"Certainly, I don't know anything about the story of when this guy was in the original world."

 

I didn't have anything to say.

I wasn't the student council president who was the center of people like Senpai, and I wasn't as prominent as Kazuki.

 

"Well, I was just a normal high school boy."

「「……」」

"It's not a lie to be looked at like that, is it?"

 

No, I can't help it.

 

"Even when I was a kid, I wasn't as solid as Nak."

"You were a very energetic child, Usato-kun when you were little."

"No, not really...... Hmm?"

 

A senior who naturally entered the conversation as if he knew me when I was little.

 

"Me and Usato-kun are childhood friends, so we know each other since we were kids, right?"

"The first encounter between me and my seniors was at the elevator on the day I was summoned."

"Nostalgia, when I was little, I used to go out to get beetles."

"I'm not going with you......"

 

Are you going to continue......

 

"You thought he was a beetle and caught him."

"Do you have such a memory...... How do you know!?"

 

That!? I was about 7 or 8 years old, but we never talked about it, did we?!

It is true that I had such an experience when I was a child, but I definitely did not have any seniors at that time.

Eh, I'm usually scared. Am I being tampered with? Or was I actually a childhood friend of my seniors?

 

"Huh, considering your fragments of information, it's easy to deduce this much."

「…… By the way, what did you do when you were little?"

"What, it's a lesson six times a week, right? Isn't it natural?"

 

He lowers his gaze at an angle, and his cheeks twitch at the sight of such a senior with a smile on his face.

But in my delusions, I'll let him be my childhood friend...... Yes.

 

"For the time being, Usato, tell me the rest of the story."

"Yes, yes, okay, so ———?"

『…… The carriage has stopped.'

 

The carriage stopped without warning.

Thinking that something had happened, he opened the window and called out to the knight who was controlling the horse.

 

"What did you do?"

"No, there was another carriage parked in front of me."

 

When I looked in the direction the knight was pointing, I saw a carriage parked in the middle of the road.

The old carriage was loaded with a number of wooden boxes, so I wondered if it was a merchant or someone else. Beside the carriage is a middle-aged man who seems to be the owner, and a petite girl and a woman wearing a cloak are lined up a short distance away.

 

"Looks like you're in trouble."

"I'm coming."

"I'm going to follow along with assimilation."

 

He first got out of the carriage and called out to the knights guarding him, and then approached the wagon in front.

First of all, try talking to a man who seems to be the owner.

 

"Are you in trouble?"

"I'm sorry to disturb traffic, but apparently the wheels got stuck in the ditch...... Isn't it Usato-sama!?"

 

A man is surprised when he sees my face.

It's ...... that people are surprised when they see me.

 

"Are you from the Ringle Kingdom?"

"Oh! I'm a merchant carrying goods from Nirvarna...... Does that mean you're on your way home from a festival?"

"Yes, that's right."

"If you run around the city like that, your face will be known."

 

So it's a wagon to the Lingle Kingdom?

It's a pity that I can't move like this and my luggage is ruined.

…… Good.

 

"The wheels got stuck, didn't they? I'll lift it up."

"Hmm? No, I can't let Usato-sama do that———"

 

When I looked into it, it seemed to be stuck in a fairly deep ditch, and it seemed that even the power of the horse could not pull it out.

For the time being, I grasp the end of the wagon with both hands and try to lift it with all my strength.

 

"It's good."

"You don't lift it with such a light voice......

 

As I lifted the carriage lightly, I could hear the bewildered voices of the knights of the guards, but the man in front of me raised an exclamation as if he had become accustomed to it.

 

"That's Usato-sama."

"This reaction is the people of King Lingle, and the people of King Lingle are not surprised in the slightest."

 

I don't know what that judgment is, but it's a fact.

 

"I'm sorry, I'm tired from the long journey."

"Don't worry, I can't let you ruin your load."

"I can't do that, as soon as I arrive in the Lingle Kingdom, I'll send the rescue team to deliver some of the load."

"No, but ......."

"I owe you a debt of gratitude for saving my best friend on the battlefield, please, take it."

 

Is it rude not to take it here?

In addition, it would be the ingredients that would be given to the rescue team, so Alek, who is in charge of cooking, is delighted.

 

"And the wagon that Usato-sama lifted for me, and although I had the misfortune to get stuck in a ditch, it had more foil than that."

"No, no, what kind of foil?"

"It's not a foil, it's a handprint."

 

Ferm, don't say anything nice.

I'm still not used to being lifted, so let's change the subject.

I glanced at the girl and the woman at a distance from the carriage I had been interested in earlier, and then spoke to the merchant.

 

"What's the matter with those two?"

"Ah, it's the duo who asked me if I could take them to the Lingle Kingdom when I was unloading in Samaria."

"Hey, in Samaria."

"One of them said he was a young lady, so I refused, but he nodded because he insisted, and as you know, there was a festival in Kamgherio, and all the carriages were full."

 

Maybe it's because of the incident that Enver caused.

It was an unexpected commotion, and there seemed to be a lot of tourists using horse-drawn carriages, and those two people must have been inflamed by it.

 

"Traveling in a wagon seems hard for children."

"Yes......."

 

He nods slightly at Ferm's muttering.

Even I had a hard time at first with the unfamiliar carriage, and it would have been even harder in a wagon with limited seating.

…… The carriage we were riding in still had room for people, didn't it?

 

"Oh, I'm sorry."

"Hmm? What is it?"

"Can I check on you for a moment?"

 

For the time being, let's talk to the seniors in the carriage and the knights of the escort.

 

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There were people who wanted to go to the Ringle Kingdom, so I asked everyone if it was okay to take them in the carriage, and the knights were naturally reluctant, but the senior graciously allowed it, so this time I and the senior went out of the carriage to explain it to the two of them.

Our suggestion seemed to be a boat for them to cross, and after thanking the merchant who had brought them here, they decided to move to this carriage.

In order to make room, Nea remains an owl and Ferm remains assimilated, but neither of them seems to have a particular problem, so they stay as they are.

 

"Thank you very much for your kindness in letting me ride in a carriage where I was in trouble."

 

What a girl with her cloak off is for a traveler...... I had the impression that she was too beautifully dressed.

Her black hair is stretched to the length of her shoulder blades, and her characteristic bangs are stretched to hide one eye. He looks like he's about ten years old, but he also looks disproportionately solid.

 

"I'm Miria, and this is my squire Belle."

"My name is Belle, and I would like to express my sincere gratitude for your kindness."

 

Ms. Belle, a woman with wavy blonde hair who was introduced as a squire, bowed beautifully.

…… For a moment, I thought they were parents and children or sisters, but was it a master-servant relationship? If so, is this child a nobleman or something?

Perhaps noticing our suspicious gaze, Miria looks sorry.

 

"It's natural to wonder about us, please forgive me for the rudeness of not revealing the family name."

"No, I don't care, I'm incognito, right?"

 

Miria nods her head at her senior's words.

As I tilt my head, my senior speaks to me in a small voice.

 

"I've been there, too, and I'm going out incognito."

"My seniors were also quite naughty."

"My parents didn't care, haha."

 

After revealing the past, my seniors occasionally show me darkness.

Well, it's a good thing to think that you don't have to hoard anymore, yes.

 

"You haven't introduced yourself yet, I'm Suzune Inukami."

"I'm Ken Usato, and I'm glad to see you."

 

Well, I don't know what tone to speak to a child of a nobleman.

For the time being, he doesn't seem to be offended by our tone, so let's keep going.

 

「…… Usato, Ken?"

"Yes?"

"Oh, no, it sounded familiar...... Where did you hear that?"

 

Maybe it's related to the war with Calmherio or the Demon Lord's army.

I'm reluctant, but my name is spreading in the form of rumors, and I don't want to mislead this kid, so I'll just give him a friendly smile.

 

「……」

"Um, Mr. Belle? What do you want to do with me?"

「…… No, I don't care."

 

Maybe Mr. Bell is aware.

For a moment, he stared at me.

 

"Well, from the coat of arms of the carriage, it belongs to Calmherio, right? Are you an emissary from Kamherio?"

"No, we are not from Kamherio, we are from the Kingdom of Lingle."

"Oh, really?"

 

The girl reacts greatly to the words of her senior.

 

"It seems that there was a festival in Kamherio recently, and as a result, there were no carriages to the Kingdom of Lingle."

"Ah, that's a disaster."

"All the attendants were noisy about leaving for another time. I didn't want to see him because I owed him anything, so I left him behind."

 

Isn't this kid really active?

But ...... the oligation? What do you owe it? And there were other servants.

 

"How old are you?"

"I turned 11 just a while ago."

"From the looks of it, it looks like a decent family."

"No, it's not that much of a family background, my father, the current lord still has an outdated idea of magic and succession, so even after becoming the lord, there ——— no noticeable management of the domain."

"Miss"

 

Is my family not on good terms?

As expected, Mr. Belle admonishes Ms. Miria.

 

"Well, I'm sorry, I'm sorry to make you complain ......."

"No, I know."

 

Miria looks sorry, and the senior shakes her head.

 

"It's hard, isn't it, parents with great values?"

"Do you understand, Suzune-san, yes, they are really helpless people."

"yes, yes, there are places where you don't talk about it, but you want to get results from this and that."

"That's right!"

 

Senpai and Miria are really enthusiastic about it.

It's like a friend complaining at a family restaurant, but the worldview of the content is too different.

 

"You're also hoarding a lot of lines."

"It's the first time I've seen Suzune complain."

 

Both Nea and Ferme seem to be surprised by a side of their senpai that they have never seen before.

However, it may be a good thing for seniors to be able to say such complaints normally.

As I was watching the two of them talking to each other with the same calm eyes as Mr. Belle, who was sitting across from me, a senior suddenly turned to me.

 

"Usato-kun, I feel like I've met the second person in this world who understands."

"Yes, that's good...... Hmm? Who is the first one?"

"Is it just you?"

 

The senior's straight gaze and words make me lose track of what was said for a moment.

…… Hmm?

 

"What, ...... I'm the one who understands my seniors? Why?"

"It's a likability that you don't realize it, Usato-kun."

 

My likability has increased.

No, why ......?

 

"Well, I'm here to see my brother."

 

Suddenly, Miria cut it out.

I have an older brother in the Lingle Kingdom.

 

"Hey, your brother is in the Lingle Kingdom."

「…… Yes."

"But you're a nobleman, aren't you? Then, of course, your brother must be a nobleman, too, right?"

 

Miria nods at her senior's words.

However, the expression is not good somewhere.

 

"My brother was abandoned by his parents. I didn't throw it away, I kept it with me, and left it alone so that I could run away of my own volition."

「……」

"I thought that if I cut off my eldest son and threw him out, it would lead to a scandal ......."

 

It's a terrible story.

It would be bad for the world if they kicked him out with their own hands, so they made him leave of his own volition.

 

"I wasn't in touch with my parents because they were adamant not to show me any texts from my brother...... But the older sister in Luxvis...... I heard from a friend that your brother is in the Ringle Kingdom."

"I see, so to the Ringle Kingdom."

"Do you have any other information?"

 

Just because you're in the Ringle Kingdom, you don't know where you are at all.

Now that I've heard so far, I and my seniors want to help, so let's hear more.

 

"I hear that your brother is in a lot of trouble right now."

"What......?"

 

Miria said gravely.

No way, it's a big deal in the Ringle Kingdom...... The only people who would see that would be the lifeguards, right?

 

「…… Are you involved in some kind of crime?"

"A friend of mine told me that he went to the Ringle Kingdom because he was fascinated by a monstrous person with a terrifying face and more power than ...... demons."

 

No way, some kind of conspiracy is ...... in the Ringle Kingdom without us noticing?

Impossible! - There is no way that you can do such a thing in the Ringle Kingdom, where there is that unreasonable leader of the Gonhua!

But it doesn't sound like he's joking.

 

"It's ...... that it has a terrifying face and a monster power that surpasses a monster!? I never thought there would be such a person in the peaceful Ringle Kingdom......!!"

「…… Isn't this Usato?"

"It's Usato, it's this."

 

Can you guys please stop judging me just by my scary face and monstrous power?

I'm talking about something serious right now, so don't make fun of me.

Yes, he said quietly, and then turned to Miria again.

 

"Miria, me and Senpai have a reasonably prestigious position in the Lingle Kingdom, and we may be able to help you and your brother."

"You're right, Usato-kun, I'll cooperate."

"Usato-san, Suzune-san......!!"

 

The Ringle Kingdom is now home for me, my senpai, and Kazuki.

You can't let them do whatever they want in such a place.

As she makes up her mind, Miria, who has wiped her eyes, calls out to Belle next to her.

 

"Belle, I'm going to give you my name, and it's too rude to hide my name from the people who have been so good to me."

"I thought that would be good."

"I know it's no good...... What, is it good!?"

"Yes, perhaps it will solve the problem of the young lady."

 

Miria is surprised by the unexpected permission.

Bell looks at her, who is still calm, and opens her mouth after taking a light deep breath.

 

"I'm going to call myself again, I'm ———."

 

She mentions her family name.

 

"My name is Miria Argares."

「…… Hmm?"

 

…… Argares?

It sounds familiar...... Hey...... Wow.

 

"Ahh

 

Strangely, the voices of me and my seniors overlapped.

They look at each other and realize that what they think of each other is the same.

If you think about it, the story of the brother Miria talked about is exactly like him, although there are some differences.

Remembering what we said earlier, I hold my head in my hands——— and then I talk to Miria to check with her.

 

"Well, Miria, you're ......."

"Yes?"

"Nak's sister?"

 

Stiffness.

Then, her expression changed to surprise——— and she stood up, looking exactly like Nak if you looked closely.

 

"Do you know your brother!?"

「…… Unh

 

I know a lot about it, and I'm a part of it.

 

「……」

『……』

"Swoo...... Whew."

 

I close my eyes to Nea and Ferm, who must be staring at me from the shoulder and from the inside.

Oh, I know.

This time it was really bad for me.

I was the scary-faced, monster-looking monster man.

 

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This time, unlike usual, I couldn't see it from a bird's-eye view, so I was a senior who was unusually unpredictable.

 

…… This should be the first time that Nak's sister's name is mentioned.

 

That's all for this update.