Chapter 79 – [Hero] Toward Aseila
Mr. Jeren was also released, and the case was roughly settled.
The wind of change was blowing in the palace due to this situation, but in fact, it has nothing to do with us.
Only one thing is important to us.
It’s just that they couldn’t catch the Four Heavenly Kings.
No one knew exactly where she had gone, who identified herself as Louella.
“But it’s not without clues.”
At the gathering of all of us, Arin said that and pulled out a letter from her.
Judging from the familiar pattern stamped on the outside, it seemed to be a document that came down from the church, but more colorful than I thought, it looked like stationery used by aristocrats.
“After the incident, among those who left the capital, I investigated where those who had a similar look to her had gone. Thanks to that, I was able to narrow the scope a bit.”
As she said that, she recited the expected directions one by one.
“Wait a minute, isn’t there a possibility that you can still remain in the capital?”
As Seria cuts her off and pointed out, Arin looked at her in silence for a moment.
“Huh? Why?”
“… Whoa.”
What?
Seria doesn’t seem to know what’s going on.
Arin looked like she had something to say, but she glanced at me and answered only the question she held back.
“The church is conducting a large-scale search for monsters targeting all humans in the capital. It would be burdensome for even the Four Heavenly Kings to remain in the capital.”
As she said, the capital city had declared a state of emergency and put up an iron guard.
So, from her point of view, it would be better for her to take refuge in a different place for a while rather than overdoing her activities in this situation.
I nodded my head at Arin’s explanation.
“So where are we going?”
As if Yuni disliked difficult topics, she prostrated herself on the table and asked weakly.
As she said, the important thing is where we go.
Looking at the letter Arin received, it was written at length, but I didn’t want to know all those trivial details.
“Hmm… First of all, there are a few candidate locations, but from here on out, it’s actually a bit difficult to determine the advantage. It’s a situation where I don’t even know what purpose she has.”
Well, we couldn’t figure out why she infiltrated her palace in the end.
Her strongest guess was that she was trying to make them puppets instead of killing them, but seeing that she fell for Mr. Jeren’s out-of-tune threat, it was quite convincing.
“But among these candidate sites, there are some places that are problematic.”
Saying that, Arin pointed out one place.
Aseila.
I think I’ve heard it somewhere, but where is it… ?
“Ugh.”
Seria flinched when she saw the name.
“Don’t you know the hero and Yuni?”
“Hehe, you know where we come from.”
Uni said confidently that she did not know that well because she was from a small village.
It’s embarrassing, but neither am I.
“Well, this is that…”
As Arin hesitated to speak, Seria, who was worse than Arin, intercepted her words instead and explained to us.
“It’s the largest entertainment city on the continent.”
“Pleasure… ?”
Uni didn’t seem to know what that meant, but I remembered where it was as soon as I heard it.
Aseila, the city of night!
I don’t know the details, but I heard that it has the most entertainment places on the continent and is quite open sexually.
It has quite a bit of conflict with the church, and perhaps because it is a place secretly frequently visited by nobles, its prestige is still unbroken… I heard from Mr. Jeren.
“… Hmmmm, go, thank you, Seria.”
Arin said that while sneaking away from Seria.
Seria was puzzled by Arin’s attitude, but it seemed that she was not going to pry further.
Well, it seems to be a problem between the two of us, so let’s leave it alone.
It feels like Arin is slightly avoiding Seria, but she doesn’t feel a serious disagreement or anything like that.
It must have been a bit of a fight.
They’re not kids, and they’ll figure it out on their own.
I decided to trust Seria and Arin and put my mind aside for a while.
“So what’s the matter here?”
“The problem is that it is an entertainment city.”
Arin said so seriously.
Ah… After all, I am a church person, so I have no choice but to see it that way?
“Originally, Aseila was not such a big city. Of course that… There were hardly any unhealthy establishments. But after the death of the previous lord, everything changed.”
Arin’s story was something Mr. Jeren hadn’t told.
Well, all he told me was his own experiences, so it was natural that he didn’t know about these historical stories.
According to Arin, since the current lord took office, Aseila began to change decadently.
Some say that there is an opinion that there is an unclean existence such as an inma behind the too blatant policy change.
“Isn’t that too sensitive?”
Seria’s words were so absurd that I inadvertently nodded to her.
I don’t know if there’s any evidence, but it’s not really like that, it just sounded like a living room.
Well, it could be because the lord is an open-minded person.
After hearing our opinion, Arin let out a big sigh.
“Both of you… You’ve never been there.”
“Huh? Is Arin there?”
“Yes? Oh no! Neither do I!”
Thank god.
At that moment, I heard Arin went to such a place, so it was a moment when I almost had bad imaginations.
That’s right, there’s no way Arin would go in and out of such an unwholesome place.
“Well, I looked at the report a few times instead! That’s what you know! Do not misunderstand!”
Arin looked at me and made a desperate excuse.
“Uh, yes… I believed that too.”
“Phew… Seria, don’t talk nonsense.”
Arin glared at Seria, and she spoke again.
For some reason, it seems that Arin is being rough with Seria these days. Is it because of her mood?
“Anyway… Hmm… A little more than you might think… Anyway, yes.”
Arin couldn’t bear to give a specific example and only turned her head away with her blushing face.
What kind of place are you…
Seria kicked me with her foot without anyone noticing, as if I had let go of my excitement.
Thanks to this, she was able to hide her unsightly appearance from other party members.
Thanks, Seria.
“Anyway, there is a possibility that she has been hiding here… The city itself is also a bit suspicious. That’s why the church is quietly telling us to investigate this place.”
Arin was not very reluctant.
That’s right, the fact that I’m taking them to such a city makes me very uncomfortable.
“But I wasn’t forced to… Anyway, we have a choice. What are you going to do?”
Arin said that and she looked at me.
It is my role to decide this.
Of course, I don’t make decisions alone. First of all, we should listen to their opinions.
Arin seems to be the opposite even without asking.
“Umm, I don’t know, hehe.”
Uni abstained.
If it’s something to help overthrow the demon lord, I’d have to go to a place like this, but after all… Yes?
“I agree.”
However, Seria was the only one who gave an opinion in favor.
“Seria?”
Arin widened her eyes in surprise at her answer, and as she looked wary to anyone, she moved a little further away from Seria.
“Yeah, also…”
“Arin, what have you been doing since earlier?”
“Eww… Uh, are you thinking of doing something that never happened!”
“So what?”
Even Seria doesn’t know, so there’s no way we know.
I exchanged bewildered glances with Yuni.
After much thought, we finally decided to stop by Aseila.
It was because Seria agreed, and Mr. Jeren subtly urged him to stop by there.
From what he said, there were certainly a couple of suspicious things in the city.
There is a city where you walk around almost naked… ?
Are you openly promoting Changgwan on the street?
It was a terrifying landscape to imagine.
True to her words, she began to think that something malicious like that might have intervened.
… I’m not particularly curious.
Anyway, I had the final say, so Arin respected and followed my opinion, although she showed signs of reluctance.
So, our next destination was decided.
***
“As expected, I liked the days when there were wagons…”
Uni, who was trudging along, let out a groaning sound.
I agree.
I forgot for a moment that the original trip was like this because it was so comfortable to do asceticism.
I think I used to be fine even walking all day.
Have I become lazy because I only live a comfortable life?
The lazy body has already begun to complain of fatigue.
“Let’s rest for a while.”
As if they were waiting for my words, they sat down.
It seems I wasn’t the only one who was tired.
“Ha… Was it really this hard?”
“It has become very indolent. I need to reflect on myself.”
Seria and Arin put their hands on the floor and said one word at a time.
Originally, they weren’t particularly strong, but they weren’t so weak that they were exhausted.
After all, we are all accustomed to peace.
Starting with me, the leader of the party right now, it’s like this, but there’s no way the party members can be fine.
I was definitely responsible for the fact that everyone has changed like this.
I expected this to happen and chose the less crowded side, so I will have to catch some small monsters until I get to Aseila to regain my sense of combat.
First of all, get some rest.
I unloaded my heavy armor and rested.
I looked around to see how everyone was resting, and Yuni was supplying drinking water as a water spirit.
He could do this while taking a break, but he was like Yuni, who handled the tasks he was entrusted with as quickly as possible.
Seria sat on it, using her chair and her luggage as a chair.
It was a burden that I didn’t have until a while ago, so I was a bit concerned.
Before her coming she asked her and she said it was just a pack of magic ingredients.
In the past, she left everything to Mr. Jeren, including that, but suddenly some kind of wind blew and she decided to carry it herself, I don’t know.
In fact, she felt a little sorry for making Jeren carry such a heavy burden, but maybe she felt that way too.
Because I seem to be getting along well these days.
In the past, I was unsightly jealous of things like this, but I am not now.
She and I had a physical relationship that led to her solid trust.
The fact that Seria revealed her dominance to me, which she had never shown to anyone, is proof that she trusts me that much.
Looking at her, her smile leaked out of her temple.
Seria met her eyes with mine and she let out a wry smile.
… Awesome!
The mere sight of her eyes made her slightly aroused.
Seria is so alluring these days.
Is this kind of thing called a umma?
She gets excited just by making eye contact with her, and she keeps wanting to do something of her own for her.
Fortunately, the urge wasn’t strong yet, so she could shake it off quickly, but somehow it seemed like it would only get worse.
I guess I’ll have to talk to Seria about this one more time.
What are you doing Arin anyway?
She can’t see
As I turned her head around to look for her, I saw her talking with Jeren alone at a distance from us.
“Huh?”
This is another strange combination.
What are you talking about?
