The four of us were currently walking through the center of Mladin territory.
　There were many shops in the center of the city, and it was full of life.
''But even so, there are so many people here . It seems like there are more people than I've seen from the carriage.''

Yeah. Walking around the city, I'm reminded of how prosperous it is once again.
　From above, it looks like a small person is moving, so you can't get that much of this lively atmosphere.

That's true. It would be very difficult to make this place any better, wouldn't it?
　I'm pretty sure it's there: .......

I'm pretty sure there should be one: ......
　You have one, right?　Do you think we can find it on this visit?　What if I can't find it: .......
　Huh, I wonder if any of the bad parts of this territory will come close to me .

"Hey, girls. Hey, ladies, you wanna hang out with us?

Yeah, yeah. You don't need a monk like that.

'What a ...... the thug . Compared to Lou, you look so cute.
　I mean, some really bad guys came up to me.
　Well, I don't know if it's right to think of it as a bad thing.
　But still, if you're a normal person, you'd be scared of being tangled up with such stern men, but I'm not scared at all.

I suppose so. What should I do?　Would you like me to put you to sleep?

That will stand out.
　Maybe it's rare for someone to be able to put you to sleep with holy magic, so maybe they'll be able to identify who we are, right?

Okay, I'll take care of it.

So you don't want to be noticed.
　Shelly's magic is so powerful, she'll definitely be the center of attention.

It's going to be okay. Trust me.
　You may ask me to believe you: .......
　Oh, well. Let's just hope he can adjust his power a little bit.

Well, all right.
　Let's get ready to run away in case Shelly uses her magic at full force.

Hey, hey. Don't just ignore us. Come on. Come on, let's go!

Shut up!　Get away from me. Get away from me!
　The guys, who had been ignored by us for a long time, angrily tried to grab Shelly, and Shelly used her charm magic while avoiding them.

''Ha, yes ......''
　The two goons went away with an unnatural candor from what they had been saying and doing .

'Oh, come to think of it, that's the way it works.
　Come to think of it, if I used Shelly's charm magic, she would easily go away.
　Well, it's a bit unnatural, so maybe they'll know I used my charm magic.
　But it wasn't obvious, so we'll be fine.
　Next time, I'll ask Sherry to solve it quietly.

'Huh?　Did you forget about my signature magic?　Hideous!
　I don't say that!　It's not that I forgot, it's just that I didn't think of it: ...... Yeah, I just didn't think of it!

I'm sorry. Please excuse me while I buy you lunch at that place.
　I apologized and pointed to a nearby restaurant.
　It's just lunchtime, so let's have dinner there.

Oh, that sounds nice. Of course I'll forgive you. I was just hungry~
　Good, I guess I can get him to forgive me.

Hey. It's my choice whether or not to forgive you, okay?
　Sherry said something, but she's got my permission, I guess.

I don't care about the details!　Here we go, Shelly.
　Then we walked into the restaurant as Leena pushed Sherry.

'Okay, I wonder what's good in this restaurant ...... that?　Bell, are you going to sit down?
　I walked into the restaurant and we all sat down, and Belle was standing next to me, confused about something.

'Belle, sit down.'

'Yes, yes ......'
　What's wrong with me?　But then Shelly used a charm spell to force Belle to sit down.

'Wasn't that violent?　Besides, what's wrong with Belle?


　I mean, don't bother using the charm magic!
　Really ...... you could have asked him why Belle didn't sit down before .......

I can't believe you're having dinner with those ...... Leos.
　Huh?　Again with that?　But it was normal for the average person to be hesitant to eat at the same desk as an imperial princess .
　I figured I wouldn't mind since Shelly and Belle had been getting along so well lately, but Belle was so serious.

'Aren't you an idiot?　I don't care about that. You're supposed to be our equal in this situation!
　As I was trying to figure out how to answer the question, Shelly was the first to get angry .
　I didn't know that that jealous Shelly, who was so jealous all the time, was going to say something like that .......

'Yes, I am . You're not at work right now, so you don't have to shy away from us, do you?
　Oh, you two are so cool!
　And I'm really glad that the three of you have gotten along so well.

...... Got it.

Hey, boy.
　At first, I patted Belle, who was nearby, on the head.

''Le, Master Leo .......''

Oh, that's not fair!

Your brother's very attractive. What can I get for you?
　As Sherry was about to complain, the waitress came over to ask for her order .
　Oh, I forgot to look at the menu: ...... What should I do?

Um, ...... can you leave it to your sister?
　It was bad enough to call them again, so I decided to leave it to them.
　Well, I guess we'll be served something expensive, but not bad.

Sure. Now then, wait for your food.
　She was fine with leaving it to me, so she went to the kitchen with a smile on her face.

'Are you sure it was OK to leave it to me?　I didn't even look at the menu in the first place, okay?

Come on. Let's see what we get.
　Don't tell me you're not going to give me something weird that I didn't expect, right?

Well, okay. But those guys were so annoying before.

Yeah. The way he was looking at me made me feel really uncomfortable.
　Oh, you mean those two goons you just mentioned.

'Maybe there are a lot of people like that . People around me were looking at me like, 'They're doing it again ......'.
　Nobody was going to help us, they just looked away and tried not to get involved.
　I'm sure that kind of thing is an everyday occurrence.

'So that's what happened: ....... We'll have to do something about this, ASAP.

'Yeah, I think the number of MPs is going to increase, so it's going to gradually decrease.
　I'll have to tell the MPs to be careful with people like that.

I see. I'll have to ask the MPs to do their best.
　That's right. That's what you do.

All I have to do is try to get an ordinance in this territory to punish those people.
　Yeah ...... I'll forgive you if you're just picking up a guy, but I'd prefer to arrest you when you try to force him to go with you.

That's a relief.

Yeah.

Yes. Here you go. We're very proud of our pasta.
　When I finished, the lady from before brought me some pasta.
　Yeah, it looks good. I'm glad I believed her.

Thank you, ma'am.

Looks good.

Well, enjoy your stay.

Oh, wait.
　I was about to go back to the kitchen when I stopped her, because I had to ask her something.

'What?　What's going on?　Do you still want to order something?

No, sir. I just have one question. What is it about this city that you feel is wrong with it?
　At any rate, if she's in town for a long time, she might know something.
　So I asked her anyway.

That's a weird question. You know ...... that if you go to the outskirts of town, there are slums and ...... a lot of people living on the side of the road?
　There's a slum and a lot of homeless people?

That many?
　In a city this prosperous?



Yeah. Don't go there, especially not in a safe neighborhood. It's easy to get robbed when you're walking around.
　We'll have to do something about that sooner rather than later: .......

'I see. ....... Thank you.
　I'll talk to Miss Fleur when I get home.
　I'm sure Ms. Flair would have figured it out a long time ago.

'As for me, I'd like to do something about all the children who have been abandoned by their parents: ....... There's just too many of them for me to do anything about.
　Too many orphans or ....... That's another reason for the deterioration of security.

I see. Thank you.
　You gave me something to do.

No. Well, eat up now before it gets cold.

Oh, yeah. I'll take it!
　My sister said, "I took a bite of pasta.

"Yeah, it's good.
　You've got a shop in the heart of this country.

It's delicious.
It's delicious.
It's delicious.
　The three of them were eating their pasta with relish.

But we got some good information.

'Yeah, now that I've heard, I've decided what I'm going to do.

What are you doing?

I'll tell you about it when I get home. In the meantime, let's just enjoy the food.
　You gotta do what your sister told you and eat it before it gets cold.

　And soon after that, we were done eating.
Wow, that was good. Well, let's go home.

'What?　Is it already?
　Leena looked surprised at my words.
　That's probably true. We just left the castle and walked around for a bit to have lunch, you know.

''Yeah . The four of us can tour the city when it's a bit safer.

Is that much?

Not really. Are all three of you aware of this?　The people who have been following us all along the way?
　Then I turned to the three men sitting some distance away.

'Yes . I've been feeling the same people's eyes on me for a while now.
　Apparently, Belle noticed.
　Do you think beastmen are sensitive to such things?

'What?　Was it?
　I knew it, Shelly and Leena didn't see it coming.

I think they're thinking of kidnapping you three or something. So, since we're not going to be conspicuous if we cause any more trouble, let's go home.
　It's easy to do something about those three guys, but I'm sure there are still a lot more goons picking up on them in the future: .......
　I didn't know that it was this unsafe. I guess Mr. Flair was right after all.

No such ......

It's not a safe place to be walking around with just the kids, but when things get safe, the four of us can play together again. Okay?
　We're going to make it better, so just bear with me until then?

Okay. ......

Yeah, I'm good.
　I reached out and patted Shelly on the head.

'Oh, me too!'

Okay. Okay.
　I patted Leena's head with my other hand.
　They looked so cute, both of them smiling so happily.

Well, let's go home. We're going to be busy.
　Now that we've found something to do, we just need to get on with it!