We're supposed to be working together at the border after this but what's the situation now?

　After defeating the Wyvern's herd, we plan to cooperate with the Haust Frontier Count army that is on alert at the borderline, but we couldn't move without knowing where and what the situation is now.

''If we can get to the nearest city, I think someone from our army will be packing it in...''

Well, let's go!

　For some reason, Chris made the decision at Rion's somewhat unsure words. Rion said something like, "The leader is Temma........" but he was completely ignored.

'Well, we have to go.......what's going on?'

　I questioned Chris's attitude and decided to ask him about it, but he was trying to cover it up by slurring his words. Then Amur said.

'Chris forgot his clothes. The worn-out sparrow, including his underwear!

Hey!

A sparrow?　It's not that cute, Miss,

Well what would be the perfect fit, then?

　Rion, who said something unnecessary, was cornered by Chris's smile.

'Well ... peacock!　Yes, a peacock would be a good fit for Miss!

　It was like Leon had come up with a good bird, and he said it confidently, but....

'As I recall, peacocks are quite 'bad eaters' and 'temperamental', and I thought the only ones who are beautiful are 'males'?　The female was pretty 'plain', wasn't she?

　When Cain saw Rion's smug face, he spoke to Rion in a questioning tone with a nasty look on his face. Naturally, so that Chris could hear him.

"Rion, I think I know exactly what you think of me...

'Hey!　Miss, there's been a misunderstanding!　Cain, dude!

No questions asked!

　Rion is sanctioned by Chris with an iron fist. Watching this scene, it seems that Rion calling him a peacock wasn't a mistake. Even if I'm wrong, I won't say it out loud.

I'm not going to be able to say, "For now, let's leave those two alone.............................where is the town close to that border?　On a smaller scale, but hopefully we can at least buy a change of clothes for Chris.

'From here, it's about six hours away by carriage. Since we're talking about a normal carriage, it wouldn't even take half that long in Raiden...

　It is said that Albert obtained information about this area from Leon in advance. It seems that he didn't clearly predict this, but he thought this kind of possibility was quite possible based on his long experience with Leon. Incidentally, Rion, who should have told me this information, was knocked unconscious by Chris-san's blow to his jaw.

''Normally, this is a scene that could be punished by death for impoliteness...''

It's okay.　In the first place, it seems that Leon's father (the Haust Frontier Count) has tacitly approved of the iron fist sanctions against Leon... and from what my father told me in the past, he said he was grateful that he didn't have to go out of his way to discipline him.

Hmmm.......so what should we do to cooperate in the first place?

　Cain laughed at my blatant correction of his direction, but then he crossed his arms and figured out that there was no point in continuing to talk about Leon.

'I think Merlin-sama and Chris-senpai know more about such things than I do... but there are two kinds of things I can think of. Direct cooperation and indirect cooperation?

　The direct of what Cain says is simply to join the borderline county army as a force to use force in case of an emergency, and is said to be the most easily understood effect.
　In contrast, indirect means such as transporting supplies and so on, which is said to be similar to the Transportation Corps, standing by as a reserve force or doing miscellaneous tasks.

Then I guess I'll have to do it indirectly.

'I thought I'd say it, but it would certainly be better that way. I don't mean to say this, but I don't think anyone other than Chris-senpai is capable of military action.

　Chris-san is a member of the military, so I'm sure he's trained that way, but I don't think adventurers like me, grandpa, and Amur, who often act alone or in small parties, are suited to group actions like the military. Even if you're three fools, you can probably act as a soldier to a certain extent, but since the three of us are in a position to give orders, it's better to stay away from them and be quiet than to act poorly mixed up, 'the chain of command has been disrupted by the participation of the high nobles (sons of the high nobles)'....... What's not going to happen, and it's not as dangerous as it could be.

'Well, let's try something like that then, shall we?　Come on, everyone. Shilomar, bring the rion.

Won!

　For now, we decided to go to the town that was said to be close to the borderline and called out to everyone who was resting. However, Rion was still stretched out, so I told Shiroumaru, who happened to be near Rion, to bring him over, and Shiroumaru barked briefly and dragged Rion's leg in his mouth.
　Chris's chastisement and Shiroumaru's dragging had left Rion covered in wounds, but it was a familiar sight and no one was worried about him.


'Hey, wake up, Rion. Isn't that the city you're after?

"...hmm?　Huh?　What?

　About two hours after Leon fainted, we have arrived at a position where we can see our destination city. When I woke up Leon to check, he was looking around confused by the sudden change in the landscape around him.

For the time being, let's talk to the gatekeeper.

　He couldn't say for sure because he was asleep and not thinking straight, but we decided to talk to the gatekeeper to make sure.
　Besides, they also noticed us approaching and there are a few soldiers with weapons waiting, perhaps as a precaution.

Well, nice to meet you.

　Since one of us can go and talk to the gatekeeper and we have to get permission to enter the city, I decided to send Rion, who would be the first to get permission, over there.

'Oh, I'll take care of it!　If I go, I get a shot!
"Leon, get the hell out of here!　The store will be closed!

Yes.....

　Rion was tense as if his turn had just come, but he was disheartened by Chris's blackmail that he needed replacement clothes, and he rushed to the gatekeeper.

''Well, I'm sure we'll get permission soon, so let's find a store that sells clothing first, shall we?

Thank you, Temma, but I think Leon is having a problem with the gatekeeper.

　Chris-san was right, Rion was arguing with the gatekeeper for some reason. I enhanced my senses with magic and listened to him, and it seemed that the gatekeeper didn't understand that the other party was Rion (the eldest son) of the Haust frontier county family.

''Apparently, he doesn't realize that he is the son of the frontier county family. Rather, they seem to suspect that Rion is a spy for the enemy.

What's that?

　I don't know what happened and how it happened either, but it would mean that Rion would be trapped if we didn't. That would be interesting, but that could cause the gatekeeper's head to physically fly off, so I decided to go with Chris-san to help Rion.


''I'm sorry!''

　Chris-san and I talked to the gatekeepers, and when they finally realized their mistake, they all bowed their heads in unison and apologized to Leon.

''Haha... no, that's enough...''

　When the gatekeepers didn't understand that he was the son of the lord, Rion went back to the carriage with a faraway look in his eyes. Maybe it can't be helped, because even though he went out so confidently, not only was his face not known, but he was suspected to be a fake, and he was almost captured in a few moments.
　By the way, the reason why I didn't notice it was because Leon came to this town more than ten years ago, and at that time he was not conspicuous as a chaperone of the frontier county's inspection, and also because of the difference in appearance between Leon's appearance that I had heard about.
　Incidentally, the description of Leon that I'd heard was that he was tall, thin, muscular, wild and handsome.... The only thing that matches the actual Leon in that information is his height, so maybe it couldn't be helped. In my judgment, the wild and handsome man was just barely a triangle, but in the women's judgment, it was a complete bust.

'Oh no ... my stomach ... my stomach!
'Leon you're going to kill us!　Death by embrace is going to go down in history in a way!

　Cain and Albert were laughing hysterically in their bellies as they watched from the carriage, watching from the carriage as Rion failed to get permission from the gatekeepers and nearly got captured for questioning his identity. The laughter was the most intense I've seen since I've known the three of them, Cain was laughing so hard that his stomach muscles were pinched from laughing so hard but he couldn't stop laughing, and he was still rolling on the floor in pain while laughing, and Albert, though not as much as Cain, thought he was laughing so hard he thought he was going to cut a blood vessel in his head.

'Shut up you guys are going to end up like me one day...'

　Rion didn't raise his voice as usual, as if he thought it would be detrimental no matter how he argued against it, but instead released ominous words to the two of them.
　The 'same kind of eyes' that Rion is referring to is because the information about Rion's appearance this time is due to a delusional (BL) book that uses three of the main characters (models) from a rotten girl's work that was popular at the school in the royal capital as the main characters (models).
　By the time the character modeled after Rion reached this city, it became known that the book was based on Rion's own appearance, which led to the current commotion. Apparently, not even the contents of the book were conveyed to them, but it's possible that the contents of the book reached the other cities, which would mean that Rion and his friends are just like the book.

'Yes!　As soon as we get back to our estate, we'll try to eradicate that book!
'I'll make a law that designates mine as a forbidden book with bad content designed to discredit the Samons, and that even possession of it is punishable!

　Thinking that tomorrow is going to be their own day, the two of them are going to use the power they have to eradicate the book.

''Huh ... maybe it's already too late.

　Ignoring Rion's words, which seemed to be enlightened, the two of them are discussing their future strategy.


'You just don't have to get caught. If anything, it just strengthens the bond between author and reader behind the scenes.

　Hearing Chris-san and Amour's words, Jeanne and Aura quietly nodded their heads in affirmation. Well, even in Japan during the Edo period, there were cases of painters who opposed the ban on extravagance and got excited by looking for loopholes like this and that, so it's not as if there isn't one in this world................................I think it's going to be a great deal more exciting than before. After all, it's mainly the noblewomen who are making up such stories. Even if her power as a nobleman is greatly inferior to the two of them, it doesn't matter if she returns to her own territory.

''It's too late for them to get their eyes on you, so it's crucial to give up... but really, when you're three fools, you don't understand.

　I should consider myself lucky in that regard. According to what I've heard, there are some fantasy (BL) books that use me, but thanks to Maria's approval, all of them are not true, so that people think I don't have the same proclivities as the three of them. Besides, the rotten girls are apparently afraid of being stared at by Maria-sama and are hesitant to make up a story based on me. Well, it's possible that this has accelerated their obsession with the three of us but that's just a possibility. It's none of my business.

'Well, leaving the three of you out of it Mr. Chris, why don't you go shopping for clothes soon?　Isn't it time for the stores to start closing?

'Oh, shit!　I'll be back in a minute!　You can have the innkeeper assign you a room. I'll also borrow Shiroumaru's. Let's go, Shiroumar.

Won!

　Chris says he's going to continue to look around a few shops. He says the reason he's taking Shiroumaru with him is so that he can rely on Shiroumaru's nose to find us.
　I wrapped a piece of cloth around Shiroumaru's neck as a landmark and saw Chris-san off. Jeanne and the others had been asked to go with us, but unlike Chris-san, they had brought their clothes with them properly, and I had refused on the grounds that we didn't have enough time to do the shopping slowly.

'I wouldn't be able to take my time looking around if I had to fit in with Chris,'

　I thought it was unusual for me to be interested in clothes since Amur had told me so, but the one thing I can't go around slowly is that it's with the food stalls.

'Surely there should be more variety of clothes in the royal capital, so there's no need to bother looking in this city. Rather, as a maid, I'm more interested in what kind of ingredients are available and how they're prepared!

　Aura goes out of her way to emphasize the part of maids to insist on that, so we decided to look at the stalls on the side looking for lodging.

　Except for a few stalls, what we found out is that the type and taste of the food served at the stall itself is not much different from the royal capital, but the price was quite cheap. I was surprised to see the same amount of food as in the royal capital, but at most nearly half the price is cheaper, but according to Leon, this is about the norm outside the royal capital and big cities.

'Ah, so the location fees and taxes are cheap. The other reason is because the cost of living is cheaper in the countryside?

'Correct!　It's the quintessential Temma to come up with a reason for that, just because it's commonplace in rural areas. It's probably only recently that Rion realized the reason.

　Leon looked unhappy when he was quoted, but he didn't complain if he was right about some of it.

'Temma, he said the inn down the road is where they want us to be.

　Jeanne, who seems to have heard the location of the inn from the stallholder, came running with a basket of dried fruit in her arms. By the way, we're traveling on foot, not by carriage, because people are afraid of Leiden. The reason is because people in town are afraid of Leyden. I'm not sure if my neighbors are amused or intimidated by my newfound respect for their neighbors, so I decided to let them stay in my dynchon bag.

I'm not sure if this is a fig?　That's pretty good.

　I picked up a random piece from the basket Jeanne was holding and popped it into my mouth, and it was better than I expected.

I'm sure you'll find that this area is famous for its figs. Well, they also produce a variety of other fruits.

　This area has always been famous for its fruit. Among them, they produce the most figs.

Other than that....
Leon, you got a visitor before you do.
Huh?

　I interrupted Leon's words and pointed to a group of people coming towards us.

''Yeah, they're definitely our soldiers. The one at the front is the commander of the knight's unit.

　As soon as Rion's words ended, the man who was said to be the troop leader of the Haust Frontier Count Knights arrived in front of us and saluted Rion.

''Rion-sama, I apologize for the delay in welcoming you,''
No, no. I'm more interested in the current state of the war.

　As soon as Rion, who was in a different mood than usual, said that, it was decided that they would head to the inn that the knights were using.

''Well, we'll go to the inn first, then. Let me talk to you later.

　Rion showed a surprised expression at my words, but everyone except Rion was trying to act the same way I did.

'Since Temma is able to request it, I thought you had to come with me!

'No, precisely because 'defeating the wyvern herd' was the request I received. In case you're wondering, I'm not supposed to have received 'cooperation at the border' yet.

　In the meantime, the request I officially received was to defeat the wyvern, so there was no need for me to participate in the discussion about the defense of the border line, which was an added bonus.

It's a good thing that we're in the middle of the discussion with the knights, because that's why, right?

　And, I said to Leon and headed to the inn. In fact, at this point, we could have judged that we had entered into a partnership, but we had just arrived and wanted to take our time, so we decided to escape from the trouble.
　Incidentally, everyone but Leon seemed to have noticed my thoughts, but no one pointed them out. It seems that the other members were just as eager to escape from the trouble as I was, but the knights simply couldn't say anything to me.
　Aside from the commander of the unit, the fact that he came for Leon means that he's a knight of some high rank, so he probably knows more about the events in the old Kukri village than most people do. Therefore, he may feel guilty about what his subordinates and colleagues have committed.

After this is all over, you will be on good terms with the Haussian Countess, so it wouldn't hurt to take advantage of their weaknesses a little first.

Leon and his friends are the only ones who get tired. We'll just have fun and get the good stuff.

　I don't know if it's going to be easy, but it's normal for an adventurer to make as little effort as possible to make a profit.
　We nodded in response to Amur's words and hurriedly left the place.


'No! Now I can sleep better tonight!

　Chris, who met up with us at the inn, seemed to be in a good mood as he was able to buy something that he was satisfied with. I explained to him why Leon wasn't there, but he just said "Oh," and that was it.

Then it will be divided between Amur, Jeanne and Aura, Temma-kun, Merlin-sama and Shiroumaru and the other three idiots. So the men's room will be on the third floor and the women's room will be on the second floor?

　They assigned rooms in a combination that had become familiar to them on this trip, and then headed to their respective rooms with meal times set.

'Let's take a quick bath, shall we? Jeanne and the others should join us.

　Chris-san called out to Jeanne and Aura while holding in one hand the dimension bag in which the bath I had made for this trip was filled. By the way, the one without the bag has a firm grip on Amour's arm in the hand that isn't holding the bag. This is to prevent Amur from going to me while Chris-san is taking a bath, and it's an order from Maria-sama (to keep Amur away from me unnecessarily).
　The bag Chris is carrying is just a large bathtub, which he improvised while traveling so that he could use it when he stayed at an inn that did not have a bath. It's not very good, but it's quite convenient, so I'm thinking of making one when I return to the capital.

"Well then, shall we take a bath too?

'We got quite a bit of sand in the fight with the Wyvern. Two of us could fit in there, right?

"Of course!

　If we don't take precautions against Amur, we don't know what will happen.

Touche!

Nuh-uh!
'Wow!　Towels, towels!
Cain!　Get out of my way!

Young....

　We were startled and panicked by the intrusion as if the timing was right, except for my grandfather.
　When the intruder (Amur) appeared, I turned around and dove deep into the tub, Cain tried to throw his towel to Amur while looking away, and Albert jumped into the tub while hiding his crotch.

'Boys, can't you relax a bit? Amur did not come here naked. Cain, use the towel to cover your own. I can see you in full view. Albert, don't jump in the tub! You would have spoiled your drink and your snacks.

　We're in such a hurry, and Grandpa is taking it easy and drinking.

'Look closely, Amour is in a swimsuit.

Temma's s*x Albert and Cain are dirty, perverted and voyeuristic.

'You're treating Temma too differently!'

　I reflexively looked at Amour when my grandfather told me to, and sure enough, Amour was in a swimsuit. When Amur made eye contact with me, he deliberately covered his body with his hands and acted embarrassed, but he threw harsh words at Albert and Cain.

''Amour~~!

　Just as I was wondering how to handle Amur, intruder number two suddenly appeared in the direction of the men's room.

'You, I told you earlier not to go to the men's room!　You'll be out of sight for a minute, and then you'll be in a men's bath!　If they find out, I'll be mad at Mary, though!

　Chris-san caught Amour's arm in the form of a demon. But..........

'Chris' exposure madness~. Soldier, here's an exposed maniac~

　Amr wasn't remorseful at all. On the contrary, he's saying things that add fuel to the fire. After all, the way Chris-san is dressed right now........

''Chris I'm not sure my pre-wife daughter should be moving around the inn dressed in a towel...''

'Huh?　

　When Chris noticed his outfit, he let out a dumb voice and then let out a scream that shook the inn.