This is the 'Town of Gazanon'. I've heard that the ships that cross the Inland Sea leave from this town.
It's a big help. It's a lot of work to fly over the inland sea, indeed.
And you're too obvious. If you do that,

　I know, right? You have to be careful about that, right?
　In my past life, I even chose a moonless midnight and dressed in black to fly.

This town is pretty crowded, by the way.
'It's the gateway to the north, isn't it? You've got all kinds of people here, from travelers to adventurers to merchants...
So he's under the direct control of the royal family because he's important.
There's no way you can do politics if you don't understand the importance of this place.
350 years ago, it was just a small town.
I don't like the reaction to being compared to those days.
But it would have been a great port town 200 years ago. I've heard rumors that the Sanctuary Church realized the importance of this place and used it to transport goods.
　Isn't that a new fact of history? It.
But the speciality hasn't changed. They still have fried squid batter? And they're cheap.........I'll have one, please.
Oh, Yuki, I'll have one of those.

　Odette and I are walking down the street eating battered and fried squid on a spit - squid meat dipped in powder and fried.

　In my previous life I came here roughly 350 years ago.
　It's no wonder the taste of the specialties have changed since then.
　The fact that the spices have become stronger must mean that their distribution has developed that much more.

Even though the world was ruined by the Eight-Oh-Armed War, the human culture has developed in its own way.
　.........Then why don't they study more "ancient artifacts" in the next 200 years and make flying boats?
　Then I won't have to fly, and it'll be just a hop, skip and a jump to the site of 'Fira Village'.

If the Sanctuary Church hadn't done such a nonsense, maybe human civilization would have developed.
I agree with you on that point.
There's no way to know for sure what the world would be like if that had happened.
"Goshujin" and "It smells delicious...
Sorry, I forgot. You guys can have some.

　I offered the battered fried squid to Dick and Cliff (the new guy), who were staying behind their cloaks.
　I make sure the bats got their teeth into the squid's flesh and pull out the skewer.

　Both bats are eating cleanly without spilling anything, thanks to their increased intellect with the "Myster Blood".
　Dick's already mastered the four arithmetic operations, you know. I'm proud of him.

"Isn't there a ferry leaving from the harbor every morning?
'Yes. Maybe the ship is still there this morning.
"Goshujin," "Let's go see.
You can go back to sleep. We'll take a nap when we get on the ferry.
"Thank you." "Thank you.

　Soooooo, I can hear the sound of sleep coming from behind my cloak.

'....Is Odette sleepy too?
Not at all, I'm rather enjoying the trip and I don't think I'll be able to sleep.
You don't want to get too excited or you'll get tired with a bang later.
Thank you for your input.
And that's what happened when five-year-old Alice went on her first field trip to the mountains.
You're treating me like a child too much!

　While talking about this, Odette and I headed for the port.




'I'm sorry. We're not allowed to leave the ship for a while...''
"...what?

　At the words of the woman at the reception desk, we opened our mouths with a pop.
　This is the reception desk for ferry boats at the harbor.
　There were many boats docked around the harbor.

　There are large ferryboats, fishing boats and small tourist boats.
　But we didn't see a single boat on the inland sea.
　Everyone was sitting on the ground, as if they didn't have anything to do with the situation.

Why is it forbidden to leave your boat?

　When I asked her about it, the receptionist looked apologetic and said

A demon appeared on land. Perhaps influenced by this, the creatures of the inland sea began to rampage, and the normally quiet demons began to attack the ship.
"Influenced by a land demon...?
That's right. That's why the mayor has informed us that no ferry boats are to be dispatched until the situation is resolved.

　Saying that, the woman at the reception desk held her head in her hands.

''.........If you don't solve the problem soon, we'll be out of business too.
The route around the Inland Sea would take more than 20 days to complete.
You are well aware of that, aren't you?
...What?
'We have large ships these days, you know. The only people who use that route are the caravans that carry really big loads...
...Hey, Yuki.

　Odette poked me in the side.
　It's okay. I have an excuse for this.

"We have a saying back home.
Oh I see....

　The receptionist nodded in agreement.

''From the way you're wearing your robes, it looks like you guys are sorcerers. If that's the case.......then why don't you go to the 'Adventurer's Guild'?
"To the 'Adventurer's Guild'?
Yes, sir. I have some information about the demons over there. I'm sure we'll be able to find out more about it.
Thank you.

　Me and Odette thanked him and left the port.



'Well what shall we do?'

　As we walked through the town, Odette and I were thinking about it.
　'The way things are going, there won't be any ferry boats for a while.

It's not going to take us 20 days to get there by land, though.
I can't be absent from King's Landing for that long.
...here ...when it comes to this.

　Me and Odette looked at each other.

'I guess we'll just have to fly hard and cross the inland sea.
We'll just have to do our best to gather information from the Adventurer's Guild and solve the problem.


　Thump.


　The sound of clapping hands overlapped.


''...What?''


Yuki, what did you say?
"We're going to fly like hell over the Inland Sea.
That's impossible. It's the sea. There's nowhere to land.
You fly with a board with a string attached to it, drop it on the way, use it as a foothold, jump up again, and collect the board with the string...
Don't do anything rash!
Two hundred years ago, it was successful... it seems like...

　I fell into the water about three times, but I was able to cross the inland sea.
　It was within the realm of success.

'But this time I've got Odette with me. We can't afford to get wet and give her a cold.
I'd appreciate it if you didn't do anything too crazy before that.

　Odette held her forehead.

'Looking at you makes my aim of being a 'high magician' look trivial, so...'
"The only way to get across the ocean with a bunch of 'boosted' dicks as footholds is to use them as footholds.
Listen to me!
I don't think it would be too much of a burden on Dick and his friends if they were 'fortified'.
You're really not a person to be left alone, aren't you?

　For some reason, Odette has a kind look in her eyes.
　And then she's really pissed off.

'Let's take the common sense approach this time. Yuki.
'Surely we can't just suddenly appear in a town on the other side of the river when the ferry hasn't left?
That's what I mean.
''But I understand gathering information in the 'Adventurer's Guild,' but problem solving?''

The "Adventurer's Guild" is literally a guild that adventurers register to take on the task of defeating demons and the like.
　We are not registered with the guild.
　Are we, who are registered with the Magic Guild, allowed to work for other guilds in the first place?

I heard that the Guild of Adventurers and the Magic Guild have formed a partnership.
A partnership?
I'm sure that's what Iris told me. The Magic Guild is also able to provide information and accept quests from the Adventurer's Guild. It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for. But...''

　Odette's eyes sparkled as she continued.

It's a good thing that the adventurer's guild sends word to the magic guild when a request is accomplished, and if the senior magician judges it to be 'excellent', it will lead to an evaluation. I heard that if you get three 'excellent' ratings, you can get a recommendation for a senior magician.
Do you have a title?
I'm pretty sure I would have had to get five 'good' grades to do that.

　That's good to know.
　That's good to know.

"So, what's the building for the Adventurers' Guild?
You said it was close to the harbor... that one.

　At the end of the street, there was a sign with a sword and staff superimposed on top of each other.
　It said 'Adventurer's Guild' in large letters at the bottom.

　I didn't see it in the Barony. This kind of thing.
　By the way, there wasn't one in 'Fira Village' either.
　I'd send a patrol of bats to patrol the area around the village, and whenever we found them, the villagers would form a party to defeat them. The security level was surprisingly high. Our village.

I'm sorry to disturb you.

When I walked through the door of the 'Adventurer's Guild', the people inside all looked at me at once.
　All sorts of people.
　A burly swordsman. A thin-bodied archer. There's also a priest-type person.
　Of course, there's also a robed sorcerer.



　Wow.



　.........hmm?
　I'm getting a lot of stares.
　It's not that I'm not dressed to stand out, but I'm sure I'm not.

　The robe you're wearing is also common, and there's no indication that it's a 'magic guild'.
　It's not like sorcerers are so rare, though...?

I would like to ask you something. I'd like to ask you a few questions about the 'land demons' that are causing our ships to not sail.


　Ta-da!


　The people in the guild were all groaning at the same time.
　What's that?　Did I say something funny?

'I don't think you should get involved in that matter. Mr. Magician.

　The woman at the guild's reception desk said with a sales-like smile.

''Why is that?　Despite the fact that we are members of the Sorcery Guild...
You're not a Class A or B person, are you?
''Yes. It's not often that a person that high up in the hierarchy leaves the 'Magic Guild'.
''If you're below the C level, it's best not to get involved with that demon.
What...?

The people of the "Adventurer's Guild" nodded.
　''How can a demon that strong appear in a place like this?
　You've got to be kidding me. This is under the royal domain.

All the way to this town, we've been looking toward the prairie.

　I told the woman at the reception desk.

'Of course, I didn't go through there, I just saw it from the street. But I didn't see any powerful demons, and I didn't hear any information about them...
The demons came out in the opposite direction to the meadow.
So that's why the roads weren't closed off.

　While we were flying through the meadow, I was flying Dick and Cliff.
　If there are demons around, they'll notice us.

If you insist, I'll give you the information. But please don't think that we are going to defeat it. It is a monster that must be defeated physically. Moreover, it's quite powerful.
A powerful demon... to be defeated by physics...?

　At my words, the guild's receptionist nodded.

''That is no ordinary demon. It's the first time the adventurers and even the 'Adventurer's Guild' organization have encountered something like that.
...What kind of demon are you?
"We call them 'armed ogres', as I like to call them.

　At those words, roughly, the people of the guild reacted.
　When I turned around, the adventurers all had blue faces.

''Is there a demon that would make all adventurers fear you that much...?''
'The mayor is currently flying a fast horse to King's Landing.

　With a face as blue as the adventurers', the guild's receptionist said.

''Once the letter is delivered, a defeating party (and the counterattack team) will eventually arrive from the royal capital. If you want to cross over to the other side of the shore, I think it's best to wait until then. Magician.