My job is to investigate other worlds!　~ A dull ex-salesman, but easily liked by girls of different

Since then, we have passed through the Aegis Shield Country and headed for the Viscount Sela territory.

If you compare it to the Earth, the Alpine Guards are located in a position like Switzerland. But its territory is about 10% larger. Furthermore, Sela Pretares is a castle count [castle-holding viscount] who guards the western border, that's why it's close if you head in a straight line from Aigis Shield Country.

Well, both the armored car and the self-propelled vehicle of the ruins are off-road, so this is a shortcut that is possible. By the way, the self-propelled vehicle of the ruins is currently unmanned with automatic tracking mode.

This bumper is very convenient. Weak demons can be easily repelled by them.

There's no one around here but goblins and bushwolves. Mister says he's saving his bullets.

I made this prototype bumper to save bullets and increase movement speed, and it's an intimidating end-of-the-century-looking bumper that I made to counteract weak demons. It's too ominous, so I plan to return it to iron at some point.　

The reason I made this is that I found an iron ore deposit on the way. I decided to make it with the leftover iron, but the factory inside the car cannot make a big part. So I just bolted the iron plates together and plasma welded them. That's why it's bare iron and has a lot of corners, but that's not my thing, okay?

Also, be careful of fatal accidents.

Of course we value human life, but we don't want to aid and abet the reincarnation of another world. Though I think the only people who jump in for reincarnation are Japanese nerds.....

'That'll get us there tomorrow at noon. Now that we have a deadline, why don't we make camp around here for the day?　It's just so tasteless when you cook a meal in the car and sleep in.

Shall I do so? You'll need a bigger space for your audience practice with the Viscount.

'But I don't think we expect mercenaries to have manners to begin with, do we?　I didn't learn any manners from my dad either, and the only test was to practice defeating demons.

Leave the manners to him, for God's sake. He's a pretty good talker.

It's not easy to get hired, so I have half the interview experience. I've failed to get a full-time job but I have the support of Window Flowers now. The script as per the manners was prepared by Window Flowers, so it's actually surprisingly easy for me.

★ Encampment.

We finished collecting and setting traps in the middle of the day.

Dinner was udon noodles, a recent trend among the group members.

I introduced it after getting some local vacuum-packed noodles, fish sauce and dried fish stock from the town of Niim.

If you make a lot of noodles and dry them, they are cheaper to preserve than dried meat. Besides, you can cook them in the soup and boil them in one pot. It's not only satisfying to eat, but also makes my stomach full. In the countryside, cereal porridge is usually better than bread, but it's much tastier than that, which is why it's so popular.

"Are you all going to eat udon?　You seem to have gotten used to chopsticks, but you could use some bread, you know?

The udon noodles are handmade and have a firm texture and the soup stock made from dried young sardines and fish sauce (galum) is also available. The flour can be milled and floured with an all-purpose grinder, so it is cheap and free of pebbles.

No problem.　Bread is expensive and a pain to store, but I like udon because it can be made in one pot and is delicious.

It's very tasty and saves time. The broth is also very convenient. At some point, I'll think about finding a soup that goes with udon noodles, too. I'd like to try the rice once, but...

While eating that kind of meal, I checked my manners. Basically, I just get down on one knee, bow my head and give my response. It's easy but I'm worried that it's really right.

Well, it was an easy trip, moving like this.

★ Next day's noon, in front of the gate guard of Viscount Sela's estate.

Hello, thank you for your work. I'm Ryota, an apprentice of Simon, the demon exterminator of the Pretares family, and my name is Ryota. I took over my provisional license after my master died. I would like to ask you to renew my license. This is my master's license.

Hmm. I'd heard it was a border citadel, but it's a laid-back kind of gatekeeper. Well, I'm glad to see you're at peace.

'Oh, are there any demon exterminators left in our house?　Is it really a license renewal, not a transfer?　.........this is Ryota-sama from the instructions!　I beg your pardon. I will call for a messenger from the castle in a moment, please wait.

What do you mean?　I appreciate the polite treatment, but it's just not natural for an exterminator, is it?　........probably the wrong person. It would be a pity for the gatekeeper to be angry, so let's call off the errand.

''No, I will decide on an accommodation for today. I don't want to bother you all of a sudden, so tomorrow........

What do you mean, sir? We could stay at the castle. I have no problem with you staying in the castle all of a sudden.

I think you're confused.　I've sent a tribute, but the other party is Seong-Baku-sama, (a clan of about 30,000 to 50,000 koku in Japan), so it shouldn't be this effective, but what happened?

A messenger from the castle arrived but he was too big. And to be greeted by an old man is to be greeted by an old man with light footwork!　I'm not even a musician, not even a yogiki or a doshin?

House Pretares, this is Senior House Dominic. Come with me to the castle. Lady Sailor is waiting for you.

I got into the carriage alone, leaving the driving to Midea. However, it's a trick that everyone can hear the conversation since it's being relayed to them. I was able to hear what was going on in the carriage, but it turned out that Viscount Sailor's Domain was more difficult than the rumors.

Viscount Sailor's husband, who was the previous head of the family, was a severe brainiac. It is said that he charged into the demon's attack alone and caused a lot of trouble to the surrounding lords and was killed in action. It seems that he was successful in fighting the demon, but due to his failure, he was given up by the Yosako Mercenaries and almost all of them transferred to the new kingdom. And they fell into financial difficulties.

Aaah, it's too bad that all the Yosemite mercenaries, the main source of income, were transferred....

His son Josiah was two years old and could not be the head of the family. Instead, Lady Sailor was allowed to serve as the substitute head of the family until she came of age, but the other lords thought it was a female head of the family, and for goodness sake, they decided to get rid of any remaining descendants of the family and their interest in the family.

The story of your retainer, Dominic, is painful, so I'll cut it short a bit.

His income had dropped drastically and all his retainers went around to apologize and negotiate with the surrounding lords, but to no avail. The fiefs became poorer and poorer, and they were on the verge of bankruptcy and house demolition. Lady Sailor was grieving with a two year old child and depended on alcohol every day.

You mean to tell me that the first vassal was not on the internet, but actually existed?　Did I get sent to the message board world?

Ryota's characteristic of not being easily warned is highly regarded, and the establishment of an otherworldly dispatch department (God's office) is being considered in the high heavens. If it is profitable, it may be sent to the bulletin board world as well.

Map around Alpu Guardia

(3) [Alp Guard Country]

(5) [Aigis Shield Country]

The red circles indicate the area of the Praetorians.

The red cross on the upper left is a rock salt antioxidant

The orange circle is the east forest.

Below the red dotted line in the south.

Ares Great Mountains] Location of the Dragon Council