The Tale of the Teapot Hero's Revenge

89 Northern Religious Powers

To the north of this continent, beyond the great mountains, lies the Paradise of the Religious State.

Paradise countryside and cities are everywhere, further north of them.

We have come to Pireapolis, the Holy Land, arguably the capital of Paradise.

You can fly lightly through the mountains with the Toka Magic Dragon (Gargoyle), and you'll be on your way for over two weeks, in just three days.

This is the first place I've been, but I'm honestly surprised.

It's a lot bigger than that wide king's capital Diete.

The city is riddled with tall, bright white buildings.

At the height of its centre, there is a very large temple.

The houses, shops, and inns are all unified in a one-story white building, which seems to be Beato's "Keikan's Basket".

"It's a beautiful city, but you're a little nervous..."

"You don't know who the enemy is and where he's looking from..."

Yes, this is the middle of the enemy land.

Don't be suspicious, don't stand out, walk the boulevard roughly through a very normal traveler.

"... Huh!

Beato was asked to put on a veil covering his mouth and a hood covering his hair.

Unlike previous lands, there are surely people here who know the face of the Virgin Leeche and Beat.

It wasn't just me, I had to disguise Beato as well.

Also, it is decided in advance not to give Beat's name in the conversation as much as possible.

Paradise is a neutral country that is neither a human country nor a subhuman country.

That's why the proportion of people walking down the street is about half human and half subhuman.

It feels like a landscape unique to this country.

On such a boulevard, we are moving towards the store of someone we know in Beato.

"By the way, lady, I've walked a lot, but where's the store I know?

"... eh..."

That's Toka, the elderly.

Promise not to give Beat's name, he's keeping it tight.

Beato was handsome and told me he was almost there.

Then right off the boulevard to the road.

Further down the alley, where Beat pointed.

Looks like I'm the destination...

"... is that it?

I overheard it.

'Cause I heard about the store, and there's no sign, and the white walls are thinly dirty.

"... Huh!

Beato, he's spraying his neck vertically.

Oh, here it is.

"Wow, that's..."

"Your sister's a little... unexpected"

Why is there an entrance in an alley like this in the first place?

You're not going to call a customer, this store.

I don't know what to do, very nagging.

"..."

... Yeah, let's believe Beat with a full smile here.

Melo nods with Toka before flirting with the suspicious store door.

Giggly, I heard a tall noise.

Beat jumps into the store first, and we go on too.

So, I'm looking at the store.

"Wow again..."

"It feels good. I'm in the mood for wow too."

It's dark, moldy, and dusty.

There are flickering lizards and insects rolling in the basket of the product shelf.

Is this the product?

"... eh"

Chi, chi, chi, chi.

Beat relentlessly hits the bell on the counter.

You're childish and cute...... not, you've never seen such a reluctant Beat.

"Yes......!

Then I heard a voice from the back that seemed dizzy, in a bad mood,

"Damn...... Who likes things that come to stores like this..."

An ill-eyed, bright-haired old lady turned up.

Look around at us as guillotines and then stir the bear of the counter.

Could it be this guy, Beato's acquaintance?

Though in many ways, it doesn't just feel like it.

"You? Miss, don't go home. This isn't where the kids come from."

You look so overwhelmed, even though you're a customer.

What are you doing in the store for, this guy?

What kind of store is this in the first place?

"... Huh!

Or so I thought, Beat put his hand on the veil and hood.

"Huh!? Wait..."

Shortly after I stop, Dad, I'll pay you off and show you your face.

For some reason, with a doya face, sparkling eyes.

"Ah, you......!

The moment I saw that face, my old lady's expression changed.

I opened my eyes, which were narrowing, and giggled Beat's hand.

"You're alive, Beat!

Well, my old lady showed me how to change my attitude, and the four of us went to the back of the store, to the living space.

I was sitting at the table and there came out a tea and Beat's favorite shortcake.

Something happened, and suddenly the old lady was in a bad mood again.

Why, he's been jerking me off.

Could it possibly have something to do with Beato sitting on my side and sticking perfectly together?

"... Um, old lady?

"What. You don't have a relationship with my stepmother."

"...... Huh!!

Beato gets a muddled look (kao) and punches and writes on the paper.

'Don't say that to Mr. Killier! This one is my jerk!

"He's important, huh? Ha, I can't leave you to such a naughty man!

"Mr. Killier is one of them!

"Woman...?

I can see Girosilo and his face again.

He seems half-hearted, so he takes the blur and disarms the man.

"Woman....... And I'm doing brave......"

"Ho...... If it's a woman..."

I wonder if I managed to get a safe decision.

I finally got my gaze off.

So, finally, the real deal.

"... Now, why don't I introduce myself before I ask what's going on with you guys with Beat? I'm Claire, the mother of a woman who used to be Beat's nanny."

That's how you explained the circumstances, Mr. Claire.

That my daughter knew Beat from a small place in a relationship where she was a nanny.

Beato and then the Virgin Reache.

Shortly after giving birth to two daughters, Beat's mother, who was the Virgin of her predecessor, took her breath away.

For that reason, they needed a breastfeeding nanny.

Beat was removed from the Virgin Candidate because he wasn't born to talk, so he was free to go out and he seemed to come to this store sometimes.

When the example incident happened, it was also this man who collected supplies to escape.

You must have been anxious to send your overwhelmed Beat on a journey.

Earlier, when I saw Beato safe, he seemed really happy.

"I told you about me. It's your turn next."

"... it's going to be a long time if we talk, okay?

So far, so many things really happened.

Whatever Toka is, Melo might be able to help explain a little -- that?

"What's wrong with you both? Open your mouth."

"... no. No, no, no. It's my first ear. That. Sister, I think I knew, but it's my first ear. Sister Beato, I knew you were from Paradise, but you were the twin sister of the Virgin Reache?

"They didn't even ask you that!?

Uh, shit.

I've been hiding it, I totally forgot.

By the time I was done explaining all the things I had done before, I had been a little angry with the two of them.

Mr. Claire, you were so shocked to hear that all the people who were following Beat's escort were killed.

I'm sure there were plenty of people who knew.

"... you know, I was doing Beat's nanny —— uh"

It's Berna.

"Mr. Berna, too, is that, in the escort?

"No, he's still in the Great Temple. I hope you didn't because of your shoulder."

The Great Temple, a large building on the high ground of this city.

Minister Gustav must be in there too.