As I was walking along the street leading to the location of the Mother Earth cult, I came across a strange pair of guys.

　They were two people wearing pitch-black hoods.

　At first, I thought they might be a father and son who make a pilgrimage together, but that's not the case.

　They seem to be grown up.

　The smaller woman's voice was clearly that of an adult.

Excuse me, are you sure this is the path that leads to the Temple of the Mother Goddess?

　He was much older or thicker than an adult. I had to watch my ears carefully or I might be mistaken for a man. I glanced at Luna Maria and she said, "It's a woman.

This road does indeed lead to the Temple of the Mother Goddess. Are you on a pilgrimage?

"It's something similar.

　The tall man replied. This one had a voice so beautiful that you might mistake him for a woman. My first impression was that they were the complete opposite, or perhaps the exact opposite, of a strange duo.

　They were strange but not bad people, and when I showed them the way, they gave me some dried meat and dried mushrooms. They said they were the best of the best brought from their respective villages. After taking them, we invited them to a tea party.

　We had walked a lot and their clothes were dirty. I thought they were tired. They looked at each other and began to murmur something or other. They talked for a while, and then they seemed to agree.

"Since we're here, let's have it.

　Hearing the answer, Lunamaría smilingly began to set up the table.


　They chatted and leisurely sipped the tea Lunamaría had made for them. All the while, the duo didn't take off their hoods. From what I saw earlier, they seem to be on edge.

"Are we that suspicious?

　A dejected Lunamaría.

Well, to the son of the gods, a blind maiden, you know.

　Comfort me.
　It was inevitable.

　But the duo is wary, but not hostile. They don't talk about themselves, but they don't hide information about the roads they've traveled or other towns they've visited.

　We saw thunderclouds on the way and it will rain, he said.

　That was gratifying information. We started to pack up our tea sets and other things to get to the inn earlier. I thought we were going to head to the temple together as they helped us, but they insisted on taking it slow for a while longer. It seems that he doesn't want to go with you.

...... There must be some reason for this.

　There was no disagreement, so we walked on down the street.


　Two of us stare behind us through our hoods.
　The taller man says apologetically, "I hope I didn't offend you.

"I hope I didn't offend you.

　The petite woman affirms .

"Of course. But we are fugitives and cannot associate with others until we have achieved our goal.

It's not worth it.

　The tall man says so and they too start out on the street.