The castle town of the Humane Kingdom.

The majority of the citizens of this town are human, and it is different from Farren, which has a large percentage of adventurers.

Children were happily running around in the fountain plaza, and those who seemed to be mothers were gossiping while paying attention to their children.

Crowds of people curiously gazed at the exotic fruit stalls, and in other places, minstrelsy poets sang songs they had experienced on their travels.

The residents were going about their daily lives as usual, but before they knew it, their eyes were drawn to the three men who were there.

'Wow, the variety of goods is quite different from the stall in Farren. I'm sure you'll be able to find a lot of materials and supplies for your trip, but this one is mainly food and luxury goods.

The number of adventurers is overwhelmingly large there. It's a good thing that there is a demand for their products. And even before that, it's often the adventurers who set up the stalls.

"Ah! Doesn't that look good! Ville, Mel, eat that! Hey!'

A young man who is said to have saved the country from a predicament with the characteristics of an existence that until recently was believed to be an abomination, and an elf girl with a spirit on her shoulders that is rarely seen in public and whose good looks would make men and women alike turn their heads if they crossed paths with her.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for, and to have a good time with it.

It's a very good idea to be able to have a good time with them.

It's easy to predict the whereabouts of High Sierra...as you might have guessed.

'Yes. It's just lunchtime, and it sounds like a good time to eat. Is that all right with you Mel?

Yeah, if Mio wants one, let's get one. And I want to try it too.

"Yay, Uncle, give me three of these!

Oh...? Hey, hey, thank you for everything! Nine coppers, sir!

The shopkeeper's eyes were blackened by being spoken to by Miselio (spirit), but he quickly regained his composure and handed Meldina a bag of skewers wrapped in each one and received a copper coin from Virum.

''Hmm~! Delicious!

Really. The meat isn't really anything special...are they using fruit in the sauce? And because I marinate it thoroughly during the preparation stage, it has a deep flavor.

'It sure is good. If it's as good as this, then I'm sure we can expect to see more of it at other places.

Miselio is too big for her to hold, so she jumps onto the skewers Meldina is holding and chews on the meat.

In contrast, Meldina, in order not to disturb her, popped the skewer in her other hand and began to analyze the secret of its taste while savoring it carefully.

As it is just before noon, there is a good smell that appeals to the hunger pangs everywhere, and the throats of those who saw the people walking around with their mouths full of delicious skewers are moving at the same time, and then their eyes are focused on the skewers.

As the residents rushed to the spit-roasting shop, Vilm and his friends began to look for the next restaurant.





After filling their bellies with bread and soup following the spit-roast, Meldina, who was walking around chewing the red fruit she bought for dessert, suddenly stopped in her tracks.

''Mel, what's going on?''

'What? Oh, yeah. It's okay, it's nothing.

She said it was nothing, but she didn't move from her spot.

Curiously, Virum followed her gaze and saw a stall dealing in sundries.

''What, do you want something?''

Oh, no, it's not like that... What, what?

Judging from her attitude that she is being reserved, Vilm takes Meldina's hand, which was about to reply in a simmering manner, and pulls her somewhat forcefully closer to the stall.

Her cheeks reflexively turn bright red as her hand is grabbed by surprise, and she is clearly upset.

''Welcome!

I'm going to have to take a look around.

Virum didn't look at the shopkeeper, who was upset in another way, and tried to assess what Meldina wanted, but her face was red and she was turning her eyes in confusion, and she couldn't count on it.

(I know it's around here, but what's going on... hmm?)

Although I've figured out the general location from Meldina's gaze just now, what Vilm's mind was troubled by the messy array of goods was a silverwork hairpiece inlaid with blue jewels.

Next to that, there is also an object inlaid with a crimson jewel, made as if to be the counterpart to that hairpiece.

"...Give me this and this. How much is it?

What?

As Wyrm picked up the two hair ornaments, Meldina looked up at him in surprise.

'Oh. They're both six pieces of gold.'

I'll take it.

Despite the fact that it is quite expensive at six gold coins per piece, Virum paid the price immediately and left the place while holding Meldina's hand as he came.

After walking to a place that is a little less popular, Vilm turned around and handed Meldina a hairpiece inlaid with blue jewelry.

It's a gift for Meldina. You saw it earlier, didn't you?

The words spun from Meldina's mouth as she looked alternately at Wyrm and the hair ornament were a mixture of surprise and joyful gratitude ━━━

'What? No?

It wasn't.

Ha...?

The expression on his face at that time was probably the first time in his life.

His expression was probably the first time in his life that he had ever seen the expression on his face.

I'm sure I saw the hair ornament, but the owner of the store, right? It looks like you were like me (elves), so I was just looking at you like you were unusual. It's not often that elves try to leave their homeland like I did...

If Meldina reminded me of it, that shopkeeper's ears were indeed pointed, and the hair with the bandana wrapped around it was blonde, and the eyes that I caught a glimpse of when I asked him for the price might have been blue.

''...Phew! Hahahahaha! I can't take it anymore! Didn't you see what happened in there? You know what? Too cool, t... hahahahaha!'

'(Hey Mio!)

The scene must have been too funny.

Miselio, who started laughing like a dam, rolls around in space, slipping through Meldina's hands as she tries desperately to stop him.

What's this?)

After realizing that the gift he had confidently given her had been a complete misunderstanding, Virum was still feeling shame to an unprecedented degree.

Quite the opposite of what happened earlier, Meldina managed to quiet down Vilm, who was holding his mouth and turning red, but apparently it took him quite a while to regain his composure because he wasn't used to the feeling of shame.

'Ville, thanks,'

On the way back, those words she said would have been a mistake to lighten Virum's heart.

Incidentally, it seems that Meldina's sharp prodding exploded in Miserio's mind as he began to laugh again when he handed the other hairpiece to Cunaria.







An unpopular back alley.

The people who were in that place where people would rarely stop by were a group of six people, most of whom had their faces hidden by hoods and masks.

''There's no doubt about it. That's the target.

I see you found the dark-eyed, dark-haired man in the report.

'It appears that he is sleeping in a room in the royal castle. The rooms are completely separate. It's a good thing we have separate rooms.

So a nightly raid would be a good time to do it.

You can find a lot of people who have been in the same boat for a long time, but the way they speak can be taken as someone who is suitably old, although their tone of voice gives the impression of being young.

The only thing I can imagine from the content of the conversation is that they did not come to make friends with Virum and his friends.

''That's all the information you have? Then the decision is tomorrow night. Until then, lay low so as not to be alarmed.