Chapter 1197 – Ep.1195 Smith, a Black Company in Another World
Three days after parting ways with Kalm and his group.
We were able to get to the city of Bazelan quickly, passing by Kalm and his party who had departed first.
If you had wanted to, it would have been possible to shorten the time by another day, but as Sith said, there was nothing you could do right away even if you arrived in a hurry, and you had to inject strength from time to time so that Nuit and Ingrim could do their part. I came here after taking a break, but it took longer than the originally expected arrival date.
“What do you think?”
“There is nothing to worry about right now.”
“Me too.”
As soon as we arrived, we walked around the city three times, as if taking a walk around the towering walls. When I asked Ingrim and Nuit a question, the two, who had been observing the inside of the city with a lot of energy while coming, opened their eyes and gave a positive answer. 〈 Br〉
However, we cannot be at ease yet.
“Richna? “Please go into the city with those two and take another look.”
“I understand.”
Because the city was so large, I sent Nuit and Ingrim with Lihina to investigate into the city.
“You.”
“Yes?”
While waiting for the three to return, Ardel and I were sitting on a nearby rock and resting for a while. Ardel looked at the city and asked me.
“In the royal castle… “No.”
“Ardel?”
Are you using a method to make people angry here?
Of course, even if you’re angry, you’ll melt away the moment you encounter Ardel’s dazzling beauty and kind heart.
“Are you going to do that so shamelessly? “When you stop talking, you become curious.”
“Is that so?”
Ardel looked this way and blinked his pure white eyes.
“Once you experience it, you will immediately sympathize.”
“Then let’s talk again later.”
She smiles softly and looks at the city again.
There, I realized that I had been the victim of Ardel’s prank.
Only when the sun above the crown of the head had begun to slightly decline did Rihina return with two pieces of luggage on either side.
“How was it?”
“Things that appeared to be Holy Knights were spread throughout the city.”
Ingrim, who escaped from Rihina’s embrace, continued speaking as he straightened up his disheveled robes.
“It’s not enough for us to be careful.”
“You mean there is absolutely no chance of being strong?”
“In my judgment.”
My eyes naturally turned to Nuit.
“The divine power I felt was too little for me to perform a lecture.”
“Still, it would be better to be careful.”
I had thought about visiting the Black Line upper branch in person to see May’s face for the first time in a long time, but the moment I heard the two’s words, I gave up that thought.
“Let’s move places.”
We moved a little further out of town. And when the sun had completely set and hunger began to set in, the bushes rustled and Kalm and his party appeared.
“Master.”
“Master!”
As soon as they spotted me, La-Rosha and Akh-Tan quickly came to my side, showing a happy expression. I stroked the heads of the two who had suffered and pulled Kalm’s soft cheek as he slept on La-Rosha’s back without anyone noticing who was carrying him.
Hehe… !!”
As his cheeks suddenly stretched, Kalm trembled and opened his eyes wide.
“Huh?”
“Did you sleep well?”
“Are you kidding me?”
“Why are you here?”
“Ugh.”
“Wow, it’s scary.”
When a little bit of saliva leaked out between my stretched lips, I exaggerated a little and pulled my hand away, and Kalm glared at me while rubbing his red-marked cheek.
I said while touching the bridge of Kalm’s nose.
“I came first because I was worried. Are you done?”
“Then you could have just come together.”
“Then you have to wait again to check out the city.”
I took out a handkerchief and wiped the spit stains on his cheek, and Kalm quietly closed his eyes and offered his cheek to me.
“Just like the Sith said, there are some eyes watching.”
“I know the basics, so I’m writing this~!”
“Ardel will follow you, so just hand over the letter to Ardel.”
“… Yes.”
Kalm, who was sleeping well and was suddenly teased on both cheeks, pouted his lips cutely and nodded.
“Go first. “I will follow you.”
“… Yes.”
After stopping for a moment, Kalm and his party moved towards the city again.
“Take Ingrim with you.”
“Of course.”
“Wait a minute.”
As Ardel approached me, Ingrim raised his hand and briefly stopped Ardel.
“There’s no need to rush, so I’ll walk on my own this time.”
“I didn’t even intend to hug him in the first place.”
“… Thank goodness.”
“Hold out your hand.”
“This is not very pleasant.”
“Someone thinks it’s good.”
Ardel and Ingrim held hands and headed toward the city, following Kalm and his party, who had departed first.
In the meantime, we sat down on a tree and filled our bellies by taking some food and drinks out of the bag Nuit had brought.
“Mimic.”
Peep?
Mimic, who had stayed calm throughout the entire trip without whining once, rattled her body.
“Aren’t you bored?”
Bpii~
She still couldn’t understand what Mimic was saying, but she could tell from his softly curved tone that Mimic wasn’t in a bad mood.
“Let’s practice harder with Dad later and have fun.”
Bwaii!!
Mimic dancing in your arms.
I stroked the mimic and rested my head on Rihina’s soft chest for a moment.
“I’ll close my eyes for a moment.”
“Rest in peace.”
Physically, there were no problems. However, the entire time she was moving, she was thinking about various things and maintaining tension, so her mental fatigue was not a joke.
‘I’m exhausted…’ …’
Mentally, I definitely wanted to sleep, but unlike my exhausted mind, my body was so active that I couldn’t fall asleep just because I closed my eyes.
It wasn’t a very good phenomenon, but it wasn’t a bad situation in the current situation.
How much time has passed?
“Savior.”
“… ?”
Lee Hina’s pure tone tickled her ears, and her eyes opened.
It seemed like I wouldn’t fall asleep at all, but I guess I fell asleep without realizing it.
“Are you here?”
“Yes. “Excuse me for a moment.”
Rihina gently hugged my waist and jumped underneath her, landing lightly. And soon after, Ardel and Ingrim appeared beyond her bushes.
“It seemed like the goddess was very angry.”
“… “Are you a sis?”
Ardel, who handed the letter, shrugged his shoulders.
“I don’t know, but Kalm’s face changed color every moment as he was taking notes.”
“Uhm…”
I, who already had something to point out, was a little afraid to open the letter. However, since I had no choice but to open it, I closed my eyes and roughly tore open the well-sealed envelope and opened the contents.
『Are you crazy? I’m sure I’ve said this several times. You need to learn to respect your body a little more. Even if it’s just to think of the children who are gathered around looking at you.』
“Haha…”
I scratched my head at what I expected and continued reading.
『If you do something stupid like that one more time, I will personally make a hole in your body. Do you understand?』
‘I will try my best.’
I gently responded to Sis, who was currently watching this. Of course, it may not have been the answer the Sith wanted, so they must be glaring at me with very disapproving eyes.
『I roughly understood the situation. However, considering all the information, it seems that Mariel’s escape will be impossible. It won’t matter if you move within my territory, but you will be detected the moment you leave Molingta through the underground passage.』
‘I guess that’s true, right?’
『I will try to find a way for this part. And it seems like it will be difficult right now to evacuate Siron and the other children to the Demon Continent. They won’t touch Siron and her children if they evacuate, but if they leave like that, there’s a high possibility that they’ll target Mariel outright.』
‘In the end, the Mariel problem has to be resolved.’
『I will try to think of a solution to this problem. I explained the situation to Mariel and asked for help, but there was no result. As they had memories from different ages, their opinions were divided.』
“This is a bit difficult…”
I didn’t expect any dramatic clues, but I thought I could at least determine the direction.
『This is a story I’ve been hiding from you until now, but when you were first kidnapped by Nuit’s bastards in the Kingdom of Goldias, that day, in Kalm’s body… Should I call it possession? We had a brief conversation with Petrmira.』
“She said she was not God. And just before she disappeared, she left behind the words, ‘It is dark under the lamp.’』
“Ardel, Lihina.”
Two people who were quietly concentrating on me came to my side.
“Have you ever heard the saying, ‘It’s dark under the lamp’?”
“This is my first time hearing it.”
“Me too.”
“Thank you.”
I focused on the letter again.
『I asked the children to investigate and found that there is no such thing as a lamp here. At the time, it was dismissed as nothing special, but looking at the information gathered so far, it seems that there is a very high probability that the being who inhabited Kalm’s body that day, and who referred to herself as Petmira, was ‘Mariel’. 』
『There is a lot I want to say, but time does not allow, so I will keep it short. I, we believe in you. So make sure you believe in yourself too.』
That was the end of the content of the letter.
