They looked at each other and sighed at the same time as they looked at each other and sighed with relief.


'Well, it's to be expected that you guys would want to follow Oda.

What Oda-kun doesn't like is my personal opinion. If you don't show your pride like a child, I'll go with you all.


Ueno muttered to himself, "It's not a good aftertaste if we throw them out now.
It's true that Akira and the others will have their own style of fighting with Yoru and the others, and if the two of you escape, the balance of the party will be upset.
Besides, the two of them will only be in trouble if they are separated here.

Sato breathed a sigh of relief at their response.


''Then it's just a matter of convincing the princess.


I nodded at Nanase's words.
As long as this one doesn't know the person called Princess Amelia, it's more difficult than convincing Waki and Ueno.
It's the most difficult obstacle.


''I guess the time period is until Akira and the others leave the beast race territory. I heard that both Akira and the squires were exhausted from fighting the demon race, so it will take some time for them to recover.''


I'm not in a tight spot.
But it seems that this is not the time to take it easy.


I've heard that there will be a festival in Uruk soon. A girl I met on the boat said that.


That reminds me.

Stray cats in this world are more cautious than their Japanese counterparts and don't let you touch them easily, but cats trained by trainers are different and very friendly to humans.
This is why Waki (the cat) is very popular with girls and is surrounded by women on every occasion.
I'm sure you'll find that even on the boat coming from human territory, girls wanting to touch the cat are surrounding him.


"Do you want to invite them to the festival or ...... for a change of pace?


The two girls' eyes lit up at Sato's words.
Aside from Hosoyama, Ueno seems to like festivals and such.


'But what kind of festival is it?'

You know what? He said it was some kind of girl's day to shine.


I nod my head.
The day a woman shines?
I wonder if there will be a contest.


'What's that ......, or rather, what kind of festival is it in this world over here?'


Nanase muttered.
It's true that festivals in Japan are yukata and food stalls, but in other countries they have parades and such, so the word "festival" is too abstract.


It's a good thing that the adventurer's guild is also talking about it, you know?


Tsuda says, coyly.

Perhaps because of her girl-like appearance, Tsuda was often tangled up with the adventurers in the adventurers' guild.
It's more like ......, or rather, a bunch of old guys who are retired adventurers would catcall Tsuda, and the adventurers who saw that would be intrigued by Tsuda, and it's like .......
I don't know how it happened, so I don't know how it happened either, but I'm sure that if anything happened to Tsuda, the adventurers in Ur would attack him en masse.


''I heard they're going to decide the most beautiful woman of the beast race or human race for some reason. He said it's held every year, and this time it's going to be held in Uruk, the beast race territory.


Okay, it's definitely a festival.
I wonder if it's like a missive.
After all, is it something that exists in every world, or was it spread by someone who was summoned to do so? .......
Anyway, it seems to be universal to hold a contest to determine the best person.


It's not just a matter of time before you get your hands on it. Also, there is ......


Halfway through, Tsuda stopped speaking.
He has a blue face.


'And?'


Nanase urged ahead.


''The winner of the contest has gone missing every time, and I'm wondering if they're selling their organs or something. ......


You mean organ trading?
It's a word that is unfamiliar to Japanese people, and it makes me realize once again that this is a different world.


Why only the winner?


Hosoyama listens as he rubs his back beside Tsuda.
If it were just organs, beautiful women and ugly women wouldn't be any different.


''Well, my uncles said that the organs of young and beautiful women are sold for a high price on the black market.''


There is no such thing as a police force in this world.
In Yamato, people like the Shinsengumi were on patrol and working to maintain security, but they were not organized by the state, but rather volunteers.
The state works when the state is threatened, but not when it's about theft, murder, or kidnapping.
It's a world where there are demons and wars, so it's inevitable, but at the same time, I can't help but wonder if we can't do something about it.

The Adventurer's Guild also gets requests for assassinations and revenge, but most people don't take them.
Even in this world, killing people is frowned upon, and I wouldn't go out of my way to dye my hands with blood for someone else.
That is, if you are not too strapped for money.


''Sato, what do we do?''


Sato ponders my words.
It seems that something has been bothering him since a while ago.
He says carefully, choosing his words carefully.


The event will be held in Uruk, right? ...... Maybe the bad guys that Akira and Crowe were talking about - was it Gram? is not involved?


That reminds me.
Crow-san's vengeance partner and Uruk's guildmaster.


That's possible.


Hosoyama chuckles.
He seems to have a complete list of crimes other than murder, and I wouldn't be surprised if he's trafficking organs.


'Even if he wasn't involved, that's not something you can forgive, is it?


Waki muttered.
Sato nodded at that.


'I still don't know about demons and demonkind, but I can't miss the fact that people are buying and selling people. Besides, if Gram is involved, Crow-san might move, and if Crow-san moves, Akira will move. I want to enjoy the ...... festival, but it would be a good opportunity to catch the culprit and show Akira and Princess Amelia how useful we are.


Sato's words set the tone for us.