The merchant city Tetra that was located south of the capital was already within sight. This bike truly was a fast vehicle.

So Greed was telling the truth when he said that its 100 times better than any horse.

Itd take at least 2 days if we travelled on horse, but we only took half a day to get here via bike.

Its noon already, so we planned to have our lunch in the city. We got off the bike and looked around the city.

[Still as great as before.]

[Indeed. This is the southern distribution base after all. Look over there! Cute, right?]

[Hoo.]

Decorative trinkets were arranged neatly on the nearby street stall. Roxy loved this kind of stuff.

When she was still a Holy Knight, Roxy was too busy to even consider wearing any accessories. Therefore, she refrained from looking at the accessories sold in the stalls she passed by.

But now shes just a wandering swordswoman. She had relinquished her seat back to her father, Mason-sama.

Id never thought that she would be willing to go that far for me. But still, it made me happy.

[What is wrong, Fai? Why are you grinning like that?]

[No, nothing at all.]

Apparently it was all over my face. My black sword, Greed, laughed at me for letting my guard down, but I ignored him.

Roxy approached me while tilting her head. Nowadays, I felt closer to her than ever before.

[Since we are here, should we buy something?]

I had so much more money than when I was a servant, I could actually buy most things sold around here.

But Roxy shook her head.

[This is more than enough.]

Having said so, she showed me the pendant she had kept hidden under her clothes. It was the jewel pendant I presented to Roxy a long time ago.

[I really like this so much, I have no need for more.]

[I see.]

While me and Roxy stared lovingly at each other, I sensed a cold gaze coming from behind me. She also noticed it so we turned to the direction of the source.

[Im sorry for interrupting your fun, but what about lunch?]

[Un un, Im also feeling very hungry. Can you two keep the lovey dovey stuff for later?]

Both Mimir and Eris said as they look at us with emotionless and empty pupils.

And they continued on.

[We were supposed to be travelling together, but you two are busy journeying on your own world]

[Exactly as Eris-sama said. You two should reflect on yourselves!]

[ [ Sorry] ]

Both I and Roxy apologized.

Speaking of which, I asked Eris.

[By the way, is it really okay to park the bikes right there at the streetside? Wont they get stolen?]

[Ahahaha no worries. Those bikes require at least 1 million magic power to start up. Moreover, they have the royal family coat of arms. Stealing it will get you capital punishment.]

[Please stop saying something that scary while laughing]

[Ah my bad, my bad. As I said before, after living for a very long time, there are things that Ive grown numb to.]

I remembered Myne said a similar thing before. And that girl had lived much longer than Eris.

Is that really why?

Myne said that her sense of taste had grown numb, to the point that anything she ate tasted the same.

Now shes not with us anymore though. All because of this so called Door to that Land.

She said that its her greatest reason to stay alive for this long, so she couldnt let it go that easily.

The Door to that Land All I know for now is that it could resurrect the dead back to life. As a result, Roxys father and all the soldiers that perished in Gallia returned back to the capital alive.

And there was also my dad. Its just that, he seemed to be so much stronger than I remembered, most probably due to some kind of contract.

And its not limited to human only. Even monsters that supposedly had been long extinct reappeared.

And most of them tend to be something that the warriors of the current era couldnt handle. They all belonged to Area E.

Fighting them while not on the same Area E would only amount to defeat, as they wont suffer any damage. This was the case with the Tenryu. If similar kind of monsters were running rampant, itll send the people panicking.

Thats why we are here, chasing Shinn who is attempting to open the Door to that Land, in order to prevent further disasters from happening in the future.

That guy seemed to be lurking near Hauzen. This was what Eris learned after checking on Shinns fragment.

If Shinn is there, then Myne should also be there as they have the same goal.

We must find and stop them. Easier said than done, since we are talking about Myne here.

Because she was a natural, her capability is dimensions away compared to mine. There would be a price to pay in order to defeat her.

Thinking so, I felt a little anxious despite that we are still fairly far away from Hauzen. This feeling mustve been transmitted through my hand, as Roxy held my hand tighter.

[Alright, lets have some lunch! Since its Fai, then the menu must be meat.]

[Oh, oh! Then Id like to eat a dish with thick cutlets of meat.]

[Then through here. There is a tavern there, a short walk along the main street. Their meat dishes are best known for the softness and the deliciousness.]

[Really?]

[Yes, Mugan-san taught me about it when we were exploring Gallia. And look, here we are.]

[That person is really knowledgeable.]

[Un un, he sure is.]

When the two of us were about to go, whats with this cold sensation on my back again!?

Turning around, it was Mimir and Eris squinting at us again.

[Have you forgotten what I said already?]

[Out with it!]

These two are really harsh. I just wanted to have lunch together with Roxy but I guess thats not possible.

[ [ Im sorry ] ]

[Good grief. So anyways, the lunch will be meat dishes?]

[Yes, Eris-sama. Thats right. Not only that, the tavern also has various fish dishes and many other menus. Its after all the southern logistics base, so they have plenty and various ingredients here.]

[I wonder if they also have good liquor.]

[Of course!]

[Then what are we waiting for!?]

Eris loves alcohol. And shes a heavy drinker at that.

Even a barrel full of wine wont be enough for her. When we drank together back at the capital, my eyeballs almost popped out of the sockets seeing her showing off her drinking capability.

[Drink moderately. Otherwise you wont be able to drive properly.]

[No worries. After all, Mimir here can replace me.]

Only then, Mimir who had been looking cute all this time showed a face of confusion. But it can be considered as the Queens decree after all.

She glanced at me, her face turned ugly,

[Certainly. I shall do my best in the driving after this, please relax and enjoy your drinking session.]

[Good girl! Un un.]

Like an obedient maid, Mimir gave priority to entertain Eris wishes. The queen seemed satisfied with it.

That same queen is now stroking Mimirs head with a smile on her face.

Just now, Mimir seemed to be signaling me for something. Speaking of which, shes been stuck with Eris up until we arrived on Tetra.

She may have to endure listening to the rambling of that selfish queen while riding on the backseat.

That said, Mimir flashed me the fangs she used to use to suck blood.

Nn!? That means, shell need to suck some of my blood tonight.

She had sucked my blood recently, but already asking for more. But considering her mood for having to deal with Eris, I suppose its understandable.

When I whispered out a positive, Mimirs expression instantly turned bright.

[Well then, its decided. Our lunch today will be meat dishes!]

[ [ [ Yes! ] ] ]

Un, Im gonna lose quite a lot of blood tonight. So better be prepared and eat a lot.

We entered the tavern following Roxys direction, and suffice to say, it was crowded and lively with customers. There was no table left to sit on.

Seeing this problem, Eris sprang into action.

The enchantment of Lust Skill. I felt a little sorry for the group of customers on the table she approached.

[Can I have the table?]

[Yes! With pleasure!]

[Good boy. You sit there until my lunchtime is over. Ill even let you watch as I eat my lunch.]

[Thank you!]

Well get into trouble with the tavern if we ended up in a scuffle with other customers, so Eris peaceful method is actually commendable.

[Well now its empty, have a seat!]

[Sometimes it can be such a scary skill.]

[Right? Do you want to try it out? Im always ready if you will.]

[Please dont! Were going to have a lunch here I dont want to have a nosebleed]

[Too bad If you have nothing to do at night, feel free to visit me anytime.]

Eris winked at me, thinking that she had won. The memory of when she put me into a hellish training to withstand Lust skill enchantment resurfaced in my head.

Its not something I can completely endure up until now.

While I was sweating cold here, the dishes we ordered arrived. Only Eris ordered a fish dish, while the rest of us picked meat dishes.

I ordered a standard royal beef steak. Meanwhile Mimir and Roxy had chicken steaks with herbal seasonings and stew with lots of milk.

Making a different from the rest vibe was the huge grilled fish in front of Eris.

[Can you really eat all that?]

[Un, no worries. And Ill have the best wine you have in store!]

With a clap of hands, the waitresses came with bottles of wine in hand. They then set all up around the grilled fish dish.

Its like we are going to have a banquet here

[Wonderful! Fate want to drink as well?]

[Ill pass. I still have something to do after this, so I cant drink.]

[Nn? Where are you going?]

[A certain grave. I want to confirm something. I should already return by tonight.]

[I see too bad. Ill be drinking alone then Since Roxy and Mimir dont drink how lonely.]

She gulped down the wine as she said that. I guess shes already content with starting the banquet alone.

Roxy and Mimir seemed to be in high anticipation since they rarely ate outside of the capital. Cutting the chicken meat and dipping it into the sauce before bringing it into their mouth. Then slurping the stew with spoon.

Each one praised on how delicious the food was, then discussed over lunch about what we shall eat next.

It appeared that the two are getting along well. The Heart family and the Burix family werent necessarily on good terms with each other in the past, but I guess that didnt matter anymore.

Well then, lets not wait until the steak gets cold. I cut it with the knife, and used the fork to bring the cutlet into my mouth.

[NNnnnnnn!!]

The grilling is masterful! Lots of gravy!

So delicious it felt great!!

As I happily ate my steak, with a heavy drinker sitting next to me, I noticed a group of warriors entering the tavern.

They seemed strong at glance. And judging from their equipment, they must be advanced level warriors.

Seeing that the tavern is fully loaded, those guys came towards our table.

[Oi, you, the one over there. How nice, huh? Being young, but surrounded by beauties! We are hungry here. Can you go away?]

[Hahahaha, thats right. As the leader say.]

[Move, you lowlife.]

Apparently he wanted to kick me out of the table so that he could eat alongside the girls. What a huge daredevil he is.

Ignorance sometimes bring great misfortune.

Ill just give him some advice.

[Stop it. You should stop spouting nonsense.]

[What the hell!? Do you know who we are? Have you never heard about us?]

[Whatever. I dont care anymore, okay?]

[Hahaha, Ill see what you can do to us.]

Listening to those words, the girls stood up from their seats.

Roxy wont allow this kind bullying. As for Mimir, shes been holding on great amount of frustration from having to deal with Eris for quite a while.

And Queen Eris is just a tad bit annoyed that her fun drinking session was disturbed.

To be honest I dont know how to stop them.

Taking the representative role, Eris beckoned them in with a smile.

[Did you say that you want to see what we can do to you people?]

[Oooh, for real? Great!]

[Well then, well just bother the other customers here, follow me.]

[Lets go, guys! See ya, young ilk. Enjoy your steak alone!]

Following Eris invitation, the warriors exited the tavern in glee. In less than a minute, the girls returned back to their seat.

[Humm~, those guys are troublemakers.]

[I agree. So there are still people like them among the warriors.]

[How refreshing. Lets continue our lunch!]

[ [ Un! ] ]

They sat around the table as though nothing had happened. What the hey the great feeling that was brought by the delicious steak disappeared in a poof.

Thats why I told them earlier. Dont disturb their meal time, its dangerous.

This reminded me of when Myne was angry I felt like Im always surrounded by troublesome women.