I was lying in a swaying carriage.
Take out the letter from Pocha, a good boy in your pocket, and spread it out. At the right end of the letter, a cross-shaped mark like a fallen leaf was branded, and the content was plain.
"To Lord Toctor
I want you to hire an example group.
Have the messenger verbally inform the location and requirements.
"Gabriel Gable"
"Do you know Ariana, Gabriel Gable?"
"Gable ...!?"
When I got up and listened casually, she looked terribly disgusting because she rarely expressed emotions. Her big eyes are squeezed and her little mouth is distorted.
I'm sorry, I can't live anymore if Ariana sees me like that.
"Gable is a great aristocrat with 550 territories in Grafner ..."
"550 !?"
The Kingdom of Grafner is a complete meritocracy, and if you win the magic battle, the territory will increase, and if you lose, it will decrease. In addition to armed forces, aristocrats who govern the territory well were also evaluated, and if the reputation was bad, the territory was mercilessly stripped. That impatient king would immediately say, "Take away!"
According to the story I heard from Claris, there are two great aristocrats with a thousand territories. There are four aristocrats with more than 500 territories. The six aristocrats were said to be the six great aristocrats of the Kingdom of Greifner.
By the way, there are 100 territories of the Golden family.
The family name tends to become famous when the number exceeds 100. It seems that the reason why the Golden family is quite famous for Grafner is that it has produced beautiful men and women for generations rather than Takeshi. There is no doubt that I have the gene for beauty. It's fat.
"Gabriel Gable is ... the person who killed my father ..."
"Eh !?"
Ariana said so with a painful face.
It was the first time I heard it.
"The fox village ... a territory southeast of Greifner ... it was taken at a magical battle ..."
Gently holding Ariana's hand, she nodded.
She loosens her cheeks a little.
However, she soon returned to a painful look.
"The Gables are werewolves ... they weren't on good terms with the foxes and they were all treated badly ..."
"Yup…"
"My father lost in a duel with the life-and-death" duel of the god of battle, Paliopotes, "to regain his territory ..."
"Was it so…"
"That man ... cowardly ...... he took his mom hostage ...... so his dad ... couldn't use her favorite black magic ..."
"What a terrible ..."
"Before her mother was made her concubine ... she relied on her court relatives to become her maid ..."
Ariana was spilling her tears when she noticed. Her long eyelashes get wet with tears and shine moist.
She hugged her involuntarily.
Ariana would have been accumulating such regrettable feelings all the time.
"When I become a maid, I can only leave the palace once every four years ... I haven't seen my mom anymore ... Mom's home cooking ... Don't make my brother and sister sad ... I ... I tried my best to imitate ... But ... really ...... I ... I ...... I wanted to eat ......
"Ariana, Adaji ..."
Uoooooooo!
Let's go. I can't stop my tears.
Gabriel Gable!
You made my Ariana cry so much!
Gab bastard , only me was crazy about it.
"Ariana, listen. I'll never forgive you."
"Elie ..."
"That's okay! The brothers and sisters are managed by Kobashigawa Shokai and Claris. Actually, I was always talking to Claris. Let's help Ariana's house together. The profit of the Shokai. Was going to use it for the Golden family and Ariana. "
"Elie ...?"
Ariana turned into a blank face, crumpled her face and jumped at me.
"Elie ... Elie ...!"
Ariana rubs her face against my plump belly.
I gently stroked her fox ears.
I have to be stronger. It is out of the question to be caught by a thief. I will never make such a mistake again. Become stronger for your dear friends.
"Elie ..."
Anyway ... Ariana is cute.
Good, good, good.
The fox ears also feel fluffy.
Soft and gentle touch.
No, it 's a good job!
The fox ears are the best! Gab gab, the death penalty! Werewolf, annihilated!
"Ariana, let's get back to Grafner as soon as possible!"
"Hmm…!"
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One hour after making such an oath, the adventurer's brother, Jean Valjean, said something out of the ordinary. He has short curly hair and long sideburns. His sincere blue eyes moved steeply as if he had seen a difficult exam question.
Jean Valjean, abbreviated as Jean Valjean.
"This shouldn't go east for the time being."
"What ?! Why?"
"Look, look out of the carriage."
Head to the coachman's seat and look out.
Soldiers in rugged armor are forming a long line. The line continued far ahead, with soldiers on the right and displaced persons on the left. Soldiers are moving east and displaced persons are moving west.
"I know there is a war between the desert country of Sundi and the country of Panta."
"They seem to be serious this time. Look at that wagon, it's an empty wagon for loot."
"What happens if you are serious?"
"It's an information blockade. There will be traffic restrictions on the'Red Road'that connects Sundi and Panta. It will probably be a complete blockade that no cat can pass through."
"Does that mean you can't go back to Grafner?"
"Well, don't do that"
"That's a problem!"
I stood up and shouted.
The carriage shook because I suddenly stood up over 80 kilometers.
"I have to edit a magazine, I have to go to school, I have to go on a diet and special training."
"Hmm? I'm not sure, but you should stop until the end of the war."
"Jean Jean! Is there any other way ?!"
"There is only the'Old Road'that connects Sundi and the Lake City Method, but it's not realistic to use because it's a road that can only be reached by a platoon of 15 Hexagon-class wizards."
"What do you mean?"
"It's a highway in the middle of the free border, the number of monsters is not odd. It seems that A-rank monsters will appear here and there. That side is like a snowdrift of monsters."
"You should just kick them all off, right?"
"Elie-chan, I know you're a student at the Grafner School of Witchcraft, but don't do it. I don't think there will be a group of crazy wizards wanting to cross that road."
Jean-Jean steepened his wounded face.
Although he looks young, he has an atmosphere that makes him think he is a veteran warrior.
I shrugged my thick shoulders and nodded.
"For the time being, they will evacuate to their parents' house with me."
"Are you moving to Jean Jean's parents' house now?"
"Oh yes. It was my grandmother's promise to come home when I was calm."
"Hmmmm, that's right. I was wondering if I was waiting for my favorite girl."
"What's going on suddenly! It's not like that!"
"Well, because a strong adventurer who isn't injured and can still be active is going home alone, isn't he?"
When she saw Ariana, she appeared from inside her car to her coachman's seat and nodded. By the way, the fox ears move.
Jean Jean turned his face red. Apparently as expected.
Kuu. Isn't it youth!
"No, no ... haha ... I'm sorry."
"Leave me a love consultation"
"Well, that's not the case ..."
"Please admit. It's important to sort out your feelings first."
"Well, that's why ..."
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He finally got angry that Jean-Jean was in love with his childhood friend Cosette.
It was around the time when the surroundings were completely dark. I repeated the exchanges of "Do you like it?" And "No, that's ..." for about five hours, and finally said, "Well ... that's right." He's a childhood friend, so he's on good terms, but he seems to have never even dated.
How deep is it ... That's why I can't do it with my lover.
"Anyway! I'll protect you guys for a while!"
"You're a really nice person. I'm sure Cosette thinks so too."
"Cho! Elie-chan! Don't you say that much about Cosette ?!"
"Oh, that's good. You decided to confess when you became a full-fledged adventurer and left the town. It's like a sweet and sour youth movie world."
"Eiga?"
"Yes, the movie. Rather than that, we want to go back to Grafner soon."
"That's not the case. Let's think of a way to go home after Ariana gets well. Health comes first."
"That's ... yeah ..."
I saw Ariana who was completely thin. She is sleeping
"Jean Jean, can I ask you again?"
"Oh, good."
With that said, Jean-Jean grabs the bridle with one hand and uses his free right hand to pull out the cane from his pocket and chant "Healing Rise Cure Water". A glowing blister wrapped her body around Ariana.
"It will be better in a few more days. I have to feed a lot."
"I'm glad Jean Jean was suitable for water. Thank you very much."
"It's okay. It's the man's job to help the girl."
"You ... tell it to Cosette."
"Nah! No ... haha, that's right ..."
This is Akan.
I'd like to thank Ariana for helping her and putting her in her carriage, and maybe I'll be with you for a while and give you some love advice.
If you don't know when the red road will be available, collect information.
I'm pretty worried about the children in the orphanage sold to the desert country, and I want to collect information about that.
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One day later, the carriage crossed the free border and entered the desert country of Sundi. Only the red brick road runs straight on the desolate flat land. The sun shines from the heavens, and the sunlight reflects off the ground to raise the temperature.
It's hot anyway. It's really hot. This is thin.
Although monsters appeared frequently along the way, most of them were small fish monsters that could be ignored. The red bricks on the red road are made of soil that monsters don't like, and it seems that they have some effect of monster repellent as well as insect repellent. There are few monsters around this road, so you can travel safely.
On the way, after staying overnight at a small post station and camping for about two days, I saw "Desert Oasis Jera" where Jean Jean's parents' house is located. By the time I got there, Ariana was feeling better, and I and she were out of the carriage watching an oasis that appeared in the wilderness.
"beautiful"
"Yup…"
The scenery was so beautiful that it made me want to say it was fantastic. The town seen from the top of the hill floats in the brown desert world like an isolated island floating in the sea, praising green trees and abundant blue springs. The town of Oasis spread out in a grid pattern, and I could see small people moving around.
"How is it? It's amazing."
Jean Jean proudly stretches his chest.
Certainly, being from this town may make you want to be proud.
"Then let's go. Both of us go back to the carriage."
"Finally meet Cosette again"
"Fun ..."
"Hey! Can you both stop putting the cosette at the end of the conversation ?!"
"Jean Jean with a sandwich. Travel, food, cosettes, sometimes monsters. Uh? "
"No matter what you say ..."
"If you didn't like Cosette, this trip would have been dull."
"Certainly…"
"I'll follow you as a love counselor and love assistant manager until I can go to Grafner."
"Eh? Assista ...?"
"You must confess before I leave."
"Huh?!?! ... No, that's what I mean ..."
"Then I'm planning to confess him."
When I heard my words, Ariana pooped, exhaling her nose and nodding violently. Apparently she also likes her love story.
"No ... look at the occasion ..."
"It's been about ten years since you saw it! By that time, Cosette was already cuckolded by someone! This is a completely cuckold pateen!"
"Pateen ...?"
"I'll confess someday ... I've been observing the lonely young people being taken down many times. Jean-Jean is a typical chicken constitution. I've met me here. I can only think of it as God's guidance. "
By the way, I was the one who was sleeping!
"I like it! Absolutely! If you follow my advice, you won't lose!"
"Ah, Ariana-chan ... Is Elie-chan always like this?"
"Sometimes this happens ..."
"Please introduce me when you arrive. Absolutely!"
I approached Jean Jean.
He escapes and gets into the charioteer seat.
"Oh, I know."
"I'll definitely introduce you !? It's good!"