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"The above are the officers on the way to the Country of Heroes. There are 94 people in total."
"This is going to be a lot of fun... well, half are escorts and half are maids and butlers. Is there a way to get around?"
"It's fine since we've increased the production of armored cars. There are also buggies for camouflage, so I don't think there's a problem. One car can accommodate 12 people, so 8 cars should suffice." Dochi
"But Rei-sama, me too..."
"Iden must be in this country. There is much to be done. Only you can do it."
This trip to Rei's Heroic Country will not come with a skill like Iden. The war in the Land of Fire continues, even though the fears of the Hokoku Country have been allayed. It wouldn't be strange for the Kuraki Country to get involved now and then. To protect the Kuraki country, they must remain skilled.
Iden knew that, of course, and he was happy to have Rei rely on him. However, Iden still thought that Rei's safety should come first and more skill should be included in the escort.
"I know Iden's worries, of course, so I'll be hiring a good adventurer along the way since having a good relationship with a Demon King class adventurer would come in handy if something were to happen."
"Make sure you do it. Really... everyone is worried."
Rei understood Iden's worries and thought of the best way to make a profit while solving them. Namely by hiring various adventurers along the way. Rei found it useful at some point to connect with adventurers from the experience of hiring a Party Mack.
Therefore, this time, they thought of hiring more than A-class adventurers to have a lot of connections with higher-ranked adventurers. Hopefully, it will be possible to bring in a Pseudo Demon Lord class or higher adventurer. This cost money, but Rei still thought that this expense would be worth it.
Rei confirmed the escort documents, and while pressing judgment, officially decided on the departure date for the Heroic Country. All you have to do is prepare your luggage before the departure date. But in Rei's case, the basics are on the smartphone. If it's not enough, you don't need to prepare your luggage because it will be ordered immediately.
Other colleagues will do what needs to be done. So all Rei did was finish his work until the day of departure. Then will go to town and meet various people. However, this kind of thing was unexpectedly important.
Rei finished the day's work in the evening, and thinking he could relax for the rest of the time, so Rei sneaked out of work. Of course, the goal is a tavern in the city. Originally, it was a dangerous activity like going into a town without an escort, but there was no way a human in Kuraki Country would try to harm their King.
Rei, who was wearing a hood and walking around the town, was deciding where to go while observing the flow of people around him. Try to avoid places with lots of people as much as possible. It would make a scene if Rei was found. To reduce noise, head in a direction where there are few people.
In an ordinary city, if you go somewhere with few people, you will reach the slums. However, there are no slums in the Kuraki Country. There is no dangerous place because it is always safe and orderly.
While walking around, Rei saw a shop. It looks like a restaurant, but not many people in the restaurant. When gathering information from the Familiar on his smartphone, it seemed like it had only been opened yesterday. Strangely new from the shop to the street.
Rei decided to enter the shop. It was like finding a hidden treasure that no one knew about because it had just opened and there weren't many people yet. The question is whether the treasure is good or bad.
"Welcome! Please sit in this chair!"
Guided by a cheerful servant girl, Rei sat down. This was a feline Beastman that was popular among the Beastmen. The chef's daughter is here. While looking into the kitchen to see if father and son were running the shop, Rei caught a glimpse of a mother-like figure behind. It's a parent-and-daughter family business.
It's not uncommon for one parent to go missing in this country. On the other hand, there are many such families. With so many people losing their families in the war it was great to be able to run a restaurant with the whole family this way.
"How would you like to order?"
"Everything is the first dish name I've heard. I had no idea so I recommend it."
"? ... Oh, I'm sorry. I see."
The princess who took the order had a strange expression. Apparently, upon hearing Rei's voice, the restaurant owner's daughter realized that she had heard it somewhere. But no one has noticed yet. Rei wanted to relax at least until he tasted the food, so I hope they don't notice.
While waiting for food, look around the shop while drinking water. Even though it had a slightly quirky decoration, it seemed to be common in the Fire Nation, and not much different from the restaurants Rei had seen in Kuraki Country. However, it seems that it will be slightly different for each region, and those who understand it will immediately guess which region it is.
As expected, Rei didn't understand, so would gradually develop an eye to observe what was different. While observing, the daughter of the restaurant owner immediately poured the water into the cup she had been drinking with great care. Well, just because there were a few customers, Rei thought it could respond immediately.
By the way, this water is still drunk normally, but there are places in the world where you can drink water for free. Well water is served free near the shop, but basically, water is also charged as a drink. Even water cannot be provided easily.
On the contrary, Rei even thought that providing water for free now was suspicious. In large countries, water purification magic is often attached, but in small countries, purification magic is not used much. In other words, they may be given impure and dirty water.
Shops with water purification magic charge for purification magic. That's why you can drink with confidence. In Kuraki Country, the water supply in this country is purified by Rei's desire to drink as much water as possible.
It costs money, but people are very pleased with Rei's response. First of all, it was a fire nation where there was a lot of water shortage, but now everyone can drink clean water stably.
"I'm sorry to have kept you waiting! Please enjoy."
"Thank You."
While doing so, the food arrived. Looks like bread. Then came soup and salad. As seen earlier, all the vegetables in this shop seem to be homemade. Since it is a self-grown vegetable, it is carefully managed.
Immediately try chewing the main bread. Then the meat and vegetables came out from inside. It was more like a meatloaf than a bun. However, the skin is thicker than the meat buns. Moreover, the meat was like monster meat and tasted wild.