I was going to ask Blitz and the others to help me, so I explained how I came to this city.
"Then, based on the clue about the reaction of the handkerchief that was inside Noire-chan’s body, you came to this town." ()
"So, is there anything we can help you with? Is Noire know where Prim-chan's older sister is? I mean the direction? You know, right?" (Ran)
Ran looked at Noa to confirm. In response, Noa shook her head.
"I can feel Prim's sister's mana, but I don't know where in this city she is. Is the mana spreading? Are we within her mana? It's hard to explain, but I can feel it from various directions." (Noa)
Noa explained apologetically.
"So, basically, I asked Noa to find out whether she can feel the magic of her sister. Then, I plan to look up information about fairies. So, yesterday I heard the word fairy knight, and Rosa-san and the others, have you ever heard of fairy knight? " (Yuna)
"Fairy knight?" (Ran)
"For some reason, a name suddenly appeared that made sense." (Blitz)
"Fairy Knight, huh? We just arrived in this town today." (Ran)
"But I feel like I've heard it somewhere." (Rosa)
"Never heard of it" (Ran)
Ran didn't seem to know about it, but Blitz and Rosa seemed to have heard of it. But they couldn't seem to remember where they heard it. But Glimos, who had been listening silently until now, spoke up.
"I think that's what I heard when I entered the city." (Glimos)
"...Ah, that time?" (Blitz)
"When they gave us that advice." (Rosa)
"I don't remember" (Ran)
Blitz and Rosa-san reacted to Glimos's words, but Ran didn't seem to remember.
"Do you know anything?" (Yuna)
"No, when we entered the city and learned that we were adventurers, we were advised not to get involved with the knights in this city." ()
"That's when I heard the word fairy knight." ()
Maybe it was the old man at the entrance of that gate.
"Um, what's the reason?" (Noa)
"I tried to ask, but there were people coming into town from behind, so I couldn't ask in detail." (Blitz)
Blitz answered Noa's question.
"Besides, I was just curious about where we were, and that's not all." ()
"Fairy Knight...maybe Prim's older sister is involved?" ()
After all, I thought so.
"Yesterday, when I went to the adventurer's guild, I saw that fairy knight, but he was arrogant and didn't seem very nice." (Yuna)
"So, I wonder if the people in town gave some advice as well?" ()
"Yesterday, the timing wasn't right, I wasn't able to ask about the Fairy Knight, so I was thinking of going to ask again." (Yuna)
On the way, I met Rosa-san and returned to the inn.
"Then let's go together." ()
"That's right. We also want information about the Adventurer's Guild." ()
It would be helpful for me if Rosa-san and the others would come with me.
When it was just me and Noa, it was difficult to ask about the fairy knight because of our appearance and age. Even if you ask me why, I couldn't answer.
Above all, since we set her as an "ordinary girl from the village," it would be strange for such a village girl to ask about the fairy knight.
But it was easier to ask if there were adventurers like Rosa-san and the others.
"Thank you. It would be helpful if you could come with me." (Yuna)
When the future was decided and I was about to get up from the bed, Noa opened her mouth.
"Well, just to confirm. Rosa-san and her friends arrived in this city today, right?" (Noa)
"Yeah" ()
"Even if you don't know about this city, do you know what country this is?" (Noa)
I didn't really worry about it because I had the means to get back to Crimonia, but there was something about this place that made me curious.
"Name or something?" (Noa)
"If I remember correctly, the name of the country was Sahel (サーヘル)." ()
Sahel. That was a name I had never heard before.
However, there were almost no country names that I knew.
That was what happens if you didn't study.
I wouldn't tell anyone, but I would make an excuse.
"Noa, does the name of that country sound familiar?" (Yuna)
Noa shook her head.
I thought she would know if she was a noble's daughter, but it seemed she didn't.
"It's a country that doesn't really have much to do with its neighbors, and the surrounding countries are like a bunch of small countries. People knew the names of the big countries, but no one knew how to get there, and no information on geography was available." (Noa)
Even I didn't know all the names of the countries in my original world. I didn't know the names of small countries in the Middle East or Africa. Even if I had heard the name, I might not know exactly where it was located.
First of all, how many people actually knew the exact location of every country in the world, including small ones?
Furthermore, I didn't know if there was a world map in this world, and even if there was, it probably wouldn't be widely available. In the first place, ordinary people didn't need a world map. It was not like they had been given that kind of education.
If it was a commercial guild, there seemed to be some lateral connections, so I might be able to figure it out. That might even extend to neighboring countries. There were no television, radio, or internet as sources of information. I didn't even bother to research other countries unless they were involved in my life. That was what it was.
"So, I was on my way there, wondering if there were anyone who knew the royal capital of this country." ()
"I never thought I'd meet Yuna-chan on the way." (Rosa)
"I was happy to meet Yuna." (Ran)
As Ran said, I was glad I was able to meet Rosa-san and the others in a strange land. It was lonely when we didn't know anyone.
In the past, I didn't really feel that way, but lately, perhaps because I know more people, I felt that way more often.
"Then let's find Prim's sister so we can go home." (Rosa)
"Yeah" (Glimos)
Glimos nods at Rosa-san and the others' words.
"By the way, could you please let Kumayuru and Kumakyu go?" ()
Rosa-san and Ran put Kumayaru and Kumakyu who had turned into cubs, on their laps and petted them all the time.
I let two of them go, reluctant to leave me behind.
Glimos seemed to want to touch it, so when I let her touch it, she smiled widely.
Since we would continue to work together and share information, Rosa-san and the others decided to stay at the inn where we were staying.
"I'd like a room for 4 people." (Yuna)
I guessed Blitz was the same as usual, so I asked for a room for 4 people.
As expected, he was a harem guy.
However, they said that adventurers were neither male nor female. Apparently, it was not that strange for party members who were entrusting their lives to each other to stay in the same room.
After leaving the inn, we headed to the adventurer's guild.
As I walked, I got the usual attention and hear the words "Bear?" "Bear?" "Bear?" "Kuma?"
"You're being watched." (Blitz)
"That's right." (Yuna)
"I hear bear." (Blitz)
"That's right." (Yuna)
I echoed Blitz's words many times.
"As expected, Yuna-chan's appearance always attracts attention no matter where she goes." (Rosa)
"The bear that you two are holding is also the cause." ()
Ran turned to look at Kumayuru and Kumakyu that Noa and I were holding.
Basically, he was summoned to protect Noa.
"Um, do you want to split up and go to the adventurer's guild?" (Yuna)
If they were embarrassed to be seen, all we had to do was act separately from me.
However, Blitz opened his mouth without worrying about my words.
"No, I'll go with you. Just because you're seen doesn't mean you'll die. I'm more worried about leaving Yuna and the others alone. Besides, if we're here, no one will get involved." (Blitz)
With that said, Blitz walked with us without leaving us.
As expected, he was a man who looked like the orthodox protagonist of a manga or novel.
I understood that women were coming together.
That being said, I wouldn't be a harem member.
I had to be careful about Noa too.
However, Noa hugged me as if she was fighting against Blitz.
"I won't leave Yuna-san either." (Noa)
Either way, Noa couldn't leave me.
We came to the adventurer's guild while attracting attention.
When we went inside, the guild was deserted, just like yesterday.
I looked for the receptionist from yesterday, but as expected, she wasn't there, and I found her sitting normally on a chair inside the guild. She, as well as the receptionist, noticed us. Apparently, she didn't drink alcohol.
"Oh, the girl who dressed up as a bear from yesterday? What happened today? Didn't you go back to the village?" (Receptionist)
I thought the receptionist's question was correct because maybe that if I sold the desired wolf material, I would normally go back to the village.
("What does she mean?") (Rosa)
Rosa-san asked in a whisper.
("Well, I wanted money from this country, so I hid the fact that I was an adventurer and asked them to take over the monster materials. At that time, I decided to come from a nearby village.") (Yuna)
("Ah, that’s what it is.") (Rosa)
Rosa-san immediately understood my explanation.
"Also, why are you with an adventurer?" (Receptionist)
Although she didn't know that I was an adventurer, she seemed to be able to tell right away thah Blitz and his party were adventurers. After all, it was just the way they looked.
"Maybe if you're thinking of something bad by deceiving these kids, I won't give it to you for free." (Receptionist)
The receptionist stepped between Blitz and me to protect Noa and me.
"Don't worry. I know these kids." (Blitz)
"Is that true?" (Receptionist)
She looked at me and Noa to confirm.
"Yeah, so it's okay. Thank you for worrying about me." (Yuna)
"In that case it's fine" (Receptionist)
She let her guard down at my words.
She was a kind person.
"You guys aren’t adventurers in this town, right?" (Receptionist)
"Ah, we are adventurers from another city, or rather from another country." (Blitz)
"Another country? How did you end up in a town like this from such a place?" (Receptionist)
"Well, a lot of things happened." (Blitz)
We couldn't say we got lost.
"So, there's something I'd like to ask you." (Blitz)
"I’d be happy if I could give an answer, but what is it?" (Receptionist)
"It's about the fairy knight." (Blitz)
The receptionist's face stiffened at Blitz's words.
"Did something happen? Did something happen?" (Receptionist)
The receptionist asked me, not Blitz.
"No, nothing was done." (Yuna)
Maybe she thought something had happened to the knight, and Blitz and the others had saved us.
"Yes, that would be great. In that case, you should leave town as soon as possible." (Receptionist)
"Will anything happen to me when we are in town?" ()
Judging from her words, it was like she was saying something would happen to the knight if we were in town.
When a knight showed up yesterday, I was told to hide.
The Blitz were also told not to get involved.
Author's Note
Thank you to our readers for letting us know.
Blitz and the others met at Noa's birthday party.
I thought it was all about Jade and his party in that bandit subjugation.
This is the author's mistake in writing without checking. (Every time I write it, I almost never check it, just from my memory)
I am very sorry.
I would like to take a look at the time and correct it.
But I'm glad you remember.
Thank you very much.
* Thank you to everyone who reports typos.
Please note that some kanji have been revised to match the book, so some may not have been revised.