Chapter 123

Chapter 123

A few days away from Monroy…

Currently, we’re becoming closer to the Demon Zone .

We may arrive in the Demon Zone by tomorrow .

[Welcome back . ]

Washing clothes at a river, Seras looks up .

Just a while ago, I was shopping in the nearest village .

Currently, we’re camping lightly inside a forest .

[I’m sorry, Touka-dono . I’ve left all the resupplying up to you . ]

Basically, I’m in charge of procuring supplies .

[Well, it’s because my face isn’t identified by anyone . If I just say I’m a traveler, no one would suspect anything . ]

Wringing out the water out of the clothes, Seras smiles .

[Well, I’m not as good at acting as you . ]

[I’m just good at removing my presence and slipping into crowds . ]

Were-leopards and Dark Elves would surely stand out .

Seras certainly have that ability to change her appearance .

However, her beauty would still attract the attention of others .

Her ability to change her appearance isn’t omnipotent .

She couldn’t significantly change her appearance .

She couldn’t alter her age and gender .

She also couldn’t change the physical features of everything below her head .

She said that she focuses most of her ability on altering the shape of ears, so she could change the other aspects that much .

I gave the things I’ve bought to Seras .

[Once we enter the Demon Zone, you won’t have to use the power of altering your appearance . You should be able to sleep normally without depending on my . ]

It seems that Seras doesn’t have any compensations left that she had to pay .

If she were to use the power of the spirits, she won’t be able to sleep for a while .

However, she could sleep if I were to use my .

If you were to think about cheating, this should be considered one .

However, the spirits haven’t made any complaints even now .

[Where’s Eve and Liz?]

[They’re taking care of the horses over there . ]

Together with Seras, we went towards where the two of them were .

[You’ve returned, Touka . ]

[Touka-sama, welcome back . ]

It seems that Eve and Liz reached a point where they could pause what they’re doing .

[Pinniii~♪]

This time, Pigimaru is house sitting again .

Pigimaru is currently being held in the embrace of Liz .

It looks like they’ve become close friends,

Now then…

[How about we start eating?]

The sun is about to set and the sky is about to turn dark .

The weather has been favorable these past few days .

It was quite sunny today too .

The temperature is quite moderate and we passed our time peacefully .

We sat down in a circle .

Today’s dinner is as follows .

Broiled meat .

Some fruits .

And the main dish, stew .

We decided to use the ingredients that won’t last long today .

As for seasoning this stew, I entrusted it to Liz .

[It would be great if it’s palatable…]

I sip some of the soup .

Delicious .

[I guess I could leave food preparation to Liz from now on . ]

[Ah… Thank you very much . ]

[Pimumuu~♪]

Apparently, it also suits Pigimaru’s tastes .

However, it was quite a curious sight for me to see the soup being consumed in his body .

The color just disappears without mixing into his body .

Crouching down, Liz gently pets Pigimaru .

[Fufu… Thank you, Pigimaru-chan…]

[Pii~♪]

I called out to Seras who had begun cleaning up with haste .

[Seras . ]

[Yes . ]

[I’ll clean that up, so help Liz change her clothes . ]

I bought some clothes and equipment for Liz today .

I can’t rent someone else’s because of the difference in size .

Liz has been wearing the same clothes until now .

Most of all, we will soon be entering the Demon Zone .

Liz can’t just enter into that area unprotected .

She would need armor to protect herself in case of emergency .

[Though I said that… This is the only thing that fits Liz’s physique . ]

There are hardly any options I could pick when it comes to armor for children .

By the way, I simply measured Liz’s size along the way .

[It seems that some noble from somewhere has made her daughter wear this once, but it ended up being thrown away . It was supposed to be a gift for her, but she didn’t like it . ]

And, he said that noble has just thrown it at the village where he passed by at that time .

Seras is closely checking the equipment .

[It feels like it’s already a complete set of equipment . It looks like it puts heavy emphasis on its appearance, but the protection it gives itself is quite good . ]

This would protect Liz’s body more than the current clothes she’s wearing .

I looked towards Liz .

[…Is that armor fine with you, Liz?]

[O- Of course! Thank you very much, Touka-sama!]

[…If you don’t like it, you don’t have to force yourself, you know?]

[T- That’s not the case at all . Rather, Touka-sama had to go out of his way just to buy this clothes for me… I’m actually quite glad . ]

She’s too meek…

[Seras . ]

[What is it?]

[That complete set of equipment, you could take away some of the parts based on your judgement and replace them with cloth . ]

Seras giggled .

[Understood . ]

For the me right now, I can’t do anything but bear a grudge towards that noble with a detestable hobby .

▽

Our journey to the Demon Zone has been fairly smooth .

It must be because we were able to travel almost out of the sight of others .

Before, Eve and Liz said that they have travelled together .

They’ve also travelled while trying to hide from the eyes of the public .

That’s why they’re already used to travelling like this .

Seras Ashrain was a fugitive .

She also has been keeping her travels hidden from the eyes of the public .

I’ve also been travelling while hiding my identity .

The point is that everyone knows how to travel away from the eyes of the public .

Eve’s ears that could keenly detect sounds .

Eve’s night vision that gives her visibility even in the dark .

These two had also played a role in our smooth travel .

[It’s a bit roundabout, but it seems we’ve finally arrived before the Demon Zone . ]

Eve looked at the distant gentle hill .

If we were to follow the road and descend down from that hill, we would be able to enter the Demon Zone .

We’ve made some detours because we’ve been avoiding castles and forts scattered about in the area .

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