The picturesque rice cakes are delicious today

"... what is this all about?" Hey, Croah. "

"Yeah... um, I see..."

Crore looks a bit embarrassed, too, but no doubt Crore is the only one who can read and understand this picture. Please!

"... for now, I think this [Snake Statue] is the house of a gringo mage."

Eventually, after thinking for a while, Ms. Crore began to utter words as if she were talking as she assembled her thoughts.

"The Snake Statue is the sigil of a mage who was serving the Lord of the Gringals." This snake statue is built in the Mage's house. I've been there to see it, so that's for sure. I knew that my father had the jewels in the basement, so I brought you to him this time. "

Cheng Jin. Is that so? That's right. There was no snake statue at Mr. Crore's home.

...... I'm glad that Crore is so friendly with [Father]. Otherwise, I don't think I'd have made it.

"But... does this mean that there was a second seal in the same place?"

"If that's the case, maybe it's already been taken out." Well, after the Mage's family disappeared, one of the Gringal lords brought out jewels and such, [Father] said. "

"... when you say 'father' to your father, it's a bit strange..."

It can't be helped, can it? I don't know his name.... maybe you didn't tell me because you didn't know. I know that, so I won't complain.

"Well, I guess it's best to hunt down Lord Gringal's house." Or you can go and talk to your father again... no, that's going to be a hassle. I think that person has put some pressure on Lord Gringal before..... "

... yeah. I think so too. I think he's someone I can rely on, but I don't think he should rely on too much. He's a little scary.

"Well, next time I'll try to probe into Gringal." I'll ask Faye to follow me and use the seal detector to clear the tunnel. "

So our policies are largely determined. For now, it's good to have indicators to move.

Therefore, I slept well and rested well for the day and the next two days. When I came back from the King's City, I had no strength to leave immediately.

Even though Laocles seems to be fine with traveling every day, he doesn't have to be tired. I think you should rest when you can, so take a good rest.

... so I spent the last two days sketching, and it seems that Crore was relaxing at home, and Lao Cres... went for a peek, decorated the window on the north side with moss balls, and watched with satisfaction while watering with a mist. I see. You liked it, Mossball. I'm just glad.

Then, after one day of slowing down, the next day.

Well then, I'll go.

"Yes, yes, you're going." I'm looking forward to gringal souvenirs. "

"If I have good pictures, I'll bring them back."

It's fine if it's not limited to painting materials!

Is that so? Somehow, Lila felt that the most pleasing thing was the painting material. Well, that's fine.

We greeted Lila and left with me, Faye, Laocles, and Crore. "Do you have a sealed jewel with you, Lord Gringal?"

"Well, if it's nearby, this will react!" You can't tell me that the lord was hiding it! ".

"Fufu. If you even know where it is, it belongs to us." In the worst case, I'll steal it. "

... well, as you can see, there are very motivated people... I don't think there is anything like that that you can't find or get a sealed jewel. It's safe there.

“You can negotiate as much as you can. Stealing is the last resort."

"Of course, I know." Well, it would feel better to steal from that lord.... "

However, if possible, I would like to negotiate with the lord's people and do something about it.... well, if the Gringal lord had a sealed jewel in his way of concealing it so that it could not be found in [Father] of Croatia, it would be a pretty good concealment... I don't think it would be possible to negotiate. Well, let's just do it.

The Gringal Territory is a territory located west of the capital of the kingdom. In the center of the capital city, the territory of the Red Gard is around 5 o'clock to 6 o'clock, while the Gringals are around 9 o'clock. By the way, there is an Agent from around 11: 00 to 2: 00, and there is an Auscair at 3: 00. Is Georen around 4 o'clock?

... the distance to the Gringals is not much different from the distance to the King's City, but... the territory is not made of circles or squares, and there are also distorted and stretched parts. So the actual distance, to be honest, is not much different from the realm of the argent. I want to stay overnight between them.

During the journey, I heard from Faye, Laocles, who knew a little about the Gringal Territory, and Crore, who seemed to know a lot about it, and for the time being, I purchased knowledge such as "There are more forests in the Gringal Territory than in other territories". In other words, the atmosphere is a little bit redgardian.

While listening to that story, we continued to move from morning to evening and arrived at the edge of the Gringo Realm. Stay here for the night.

"It's going to be a long journey." Are you alright, Mr. Togo? "

With the luggage unloaded about the accommodation, Crore quickly peers into my face to look after me.

"It's okay. I've been resting for two days, and I don't have that much health either."

"That's true, too. But if you're tired, don't hesitate to say so."

Yeah. Don't be shy. I don't have to. That's okay. I will tell you as soon as something happens.

"... hey, Crore-san"

When I and Crore were talking, Faye, who was looking inside the inn, came to me with a sinister look on her face.

What's the matter?

"... there are only two rooms, but this is one room for me, Tougo and Lao Cres?" Also, the bed is one of those things..... "

... Ah. It's a journey.

"Oh, no. One room for me and Laocles and Tougo. I don't know what it is, so I thought I'd go to bed with you between my legs."

Seriously?

I'm serious.... it's a bit embarrassing for me, but terribly, Crore and Lao Cres are very active in the plan.

"... oh, but if you think about it, there's a good chance that Faye-kun will be targeted, right?"

"Noble boy, that's the man who owns the Red Dragon." There is also a possibility that they will be targeted even more than Tsurugo. "

Huh?

... the aggressive Crore and Lao Cres are talking about something... and...

Shall we sleep four?

I came to this conclusion.... I wonder if it's okay.

It is difficult for four people to sleep in a bed that is no bigger than a boulder.

... so the bed in the other room was carried by Laocles and Alicorn, and the two beds were stuck together to create a large bed that could comfortably sleep four people.

After that, I went out for dinner, filled up with delicious rice, and took turns taking a bath and getting dressed.... by the way, the order of the baths is Crore, me, Fei, Laocles. Mr. Crore said, "Let's do it in the order of not stinking men." "Complicated feelings..."

That's how we get into bed. [M] Mr. Crore, I, Fei, Laocles.... on both sides, Crore and Lao Cres are good, so Faye said, "Crore and next to me, I can't calm down! ', so this line. I wonder if I'll ever be able to use Crore's pillow again.

”... surprisingly, it's narrow and calm”

Faye, who seems to be sleeping like this, is exclaiming "Ohh..." between me and Lao Cres.

"It looks like this kind of atmosphere, right?" Hey, Laocles. What the hell is wrong with you? "

"If there were a lot of knights, I'd say so." There weren't many knights and knight apprentices in Golda at the time, so I was sleeping in a room with four beds. ”

"Ohhh! That means everyone was talking about something before going to bed!?"

"Well, that's right." It was all nonsense. "

"Are you talking obscenely?"

"... I'll leave it to your imagination."

Laocles, with an unusual and bitter smile, and Faye, whose eyes were twinkling and she looked like she was about to fall asleep. Hmm, looks like fun.... it seems that Faye had never done this before, so... well, that's good.

After that, while talking to Faye in bed with a little excitement, she gradually became sleepy, and I probably fell asleep first.... why do you always fall asleep first? Could it be that Crore-san is using some kind of magic to sneak me to bed?

... now put it down, and when I woke up, it was dawn. Now it's time to get out of bed, gently and gently, so that you don't get caught in Crore's pillow.

Walk up to the window and look out at the dimly lit view.

Gringal is a green territory. In other words, there is more unexploited land than other territories. Ah, of course, the Red Gard Realm was different. Probably no place in the country has more woods left than the Red Gardens. "To the boulder..."

... while looking at the scenery, I think. I was told on the way there.

The reason why there are so many forests in this Gringal. That's because... if you try to open up the forest, there will be accidents and the reclamation will not proceed at all.

"... maybe there's a gringo spirit."

If the spirits of the forest were in the Gringal Forest, they would be my companions. I'd love to get along with you. "But..."

...... I don't want it if it's a pesky spirit. If it was a spirit that caused an accident, it would be a bit difficult after all. Hmm.

When I was looking at the view by the window, my skin became slightly colder. It's already autumn, so it's a little chilly when you're sleeping by the window at dawn.

I can change my clothes like this, but it seems that the other three are still asleep... so I decided to go back to bed softly. Because this is the warmest place.

Then, when I slipped between Faye and Crore, and put on a blanket, the rest of my body temperature was still muddy there, and it was very comfortable.

From here, it seems that it takes about half a day to get to the town where the lord of the Gringals lives. That's why we're supposed to leave a little slower this morning...

I decided to go to bed twice. [M]

... I like the type that wakes up in bed and falls asleep again right away, but I especially like the type that goes back to bed and falls asleep again after getting out of bed once. Especially from autumn to winter.

"So, good night..."

I slept twice, and then woke up the second time the sun came out of my face. By that time, Lao Cres had already woken up and started dressing up, and Ms. Crore was getting up and falling asleep and trying to hug me as a pillow, and Faye was sleeping brilliantly.... the best place to sleep is Faye, Cheng Jin.

Croa refrained from hugging the pillow, and while I was getting out of bed, watching Croa hug the blanket and mumbling, and thinking that Croa was beautiful in the morning light, and nodding in bed, I quickly drew, and tickled the soles of Faye's feet as I woke up... Good morning.

I had breakfast in the dining room of the inn because it was the type of breakfast that was served at the inn. With fruits like wheat porridge simmered with vegetables and bacon. This was delicious inside.

After eating your meal, we'll leave as soon as possible. A journey to the heart of the Gringal and to the Summon Beast.

There's really a lot of forest.

Looking down from the sky, you can see a lot of greenery. I heard that Gringal is a green place, but it's true.

Is there a spirit?

"I don't know. I've never heard of spirits in the Gringal Forest before....."

"Well, when I say that, I don't believe that there are spirits in Red Gard, because there are many of them." Actually, there was. It's not what I imagined. "

Yeah. The birds... they're probably far from the Spirit statue that many people imagine. I didn't think he was a spirit either. [M] I thought it was some weird bird.

"Maybe you're surprised."... I wonder if I can talk to you when you arrive. "

That's right. The Spirit Lord of Gorda helped me find the sealed jewel, and if the Spirit Lord of Gringo were there, I might be able to help him again.

"I hope it's a friendly spirit." At least you don't have to be friendly, so I hope you're as easy to talk to as I am... "

... that's, well, yeah.

The spirits I've encountered so far are just birds and Golda's spirits... so I don't know any spirits that aren't friendly. (In the case of birds, it's not friendly, but at least he's not hostile.)

Hmm... If there were spirits that seemed hostile, it might be more troublesome than the absence of spirits.

Therefore, if you are here, please be a friendly spirit. "Yeah..."

Fly in the Gringal sky, have lunch on the way, and then in the evening. We have finally arrived in the heart of the Gringal.

"For the time being, I've written to the Lord." I think I've already received the letter, so I think I'll see you in the morning. "

Faye laughed as she said that. You're a reliable best friend.

"So let's get some rest." I'm a little tired of the boulder. "

That's what Faye says, fluttering and stretching. The journey with the flying Summon Beast was much easier and faster than riding a horse that ran on the ground rather than walking on its own legs... but it cut off the wind and flew, making me nervous and tired. Especially if you keep flying for half a day.

"I'm not familiar with Gringal." Do you know what a good place to stay is? "

"Well, let's make it a place I've stayed before." I think there was also a big room... "

"...... Are you going to sleep with four people in a row again?"

"Whoa! Likes Likes! I love it! It's good to have some fun."

So we immediately started walking towards the inn.

... even though it's my fault.

"... ah, ahhh?"

Ms. Crore raised her voice with a bit of enthusiasm, then grabbed Faye's collar and quickly pulled herself into the alley. There are times like this, so I don't resist, and I am pulled quietly and cooperatively. Faye was in a bit of a hurry, but Laocres pushed Faye in and formed a lid on the alleyway entrance.

"What's the matter?"

"Um......"

Mr. Crore took his hands off Faye's collar and, while fixing my collar a bit, he had a headache.

"... there he is."

"... what?"

As Laocles raised his eyebrows, Crore let out a deep sigh.

"There was Luster."...... why is he here? "

... apparently.

It seems that the man who stole the glass balls from my room is in this town. "What kind of business is it?"