Chapter 122

After successfully repelling Brian, Mea and I took a couple of days to rest in a city called Asshim .

The city of Asshim is located halfway between Lomarn and the royal capital of Elkuxia .

Ive stopped by once when I come here for supplies .

The reason Im resting here this time is to be the first to know what happened to Gaston after that .

If I go to Lomarn, which is far away from the capital, any information about Gaston will be delayed by that much .

Its also doubtful that the city of Lomarn is safe for me in the first place .

Im not sure what to do about it, but its not safe for me either, depending on what happens to Gaston after that .

Im afraid that Princess Charlotte might try to kill me .

Thats why I frequently visit the Adventurers Support Center in the city of Asshim to gather information .

I heard that the civil strife in neighboring countries ended a long time ago, a three-headed dragon appeared in the countryside, a legendary adventurer was seen in the country, and so on and so forth .

But today, its about time that the details of what happened in the arena at the royal capital came through .

I walked into the Asshim Branchs Adventurers Support Center and looked around .

Compared to Lomarns city, there are far fewer people in the area . This is probably because there is no place near the city where affordable magical beasts wander around as Lomarn does .

Even in the reception area, there are female adventurers chatting with the receptionist over the counter without a care in the world .

No one seems to be paying any attention to them .

The other reception desk is empty, so theres no particular reason to stop .

Ah, Mea-chan and Abel-chan .

The female adventurer turns herself around and looks back here .

Her hair in a ponytail swept across the air .

She is an F-class adventurer, Shame .

I dont know what the adventurer does in this city where there are few magical beasts nearby, but she is strangely affable and teaches me a lot of things .

Theyre here . The information on the royal capital, as usual . I met someone who said he went to see the combat tournament last night .

Are you sure? How was it?

I heard that Brian, the knight who fought Gaston, lost his confidence and went back to the country to help out in the fields . It was supposed to be Brian who won .

B-, Brian

You were so depressed that much after that?

The first princes first knight is gone, so the second son, the second prince, has become a strong candidate for the king and theres a lot of fuss about it . If you cant keep a good knight on your side, it shows how little popularity you have . The first prince seems to be desperately searching for a replacement knight, but its unlikely that hell find one .

Shame said and smiled happily .

R-, right . So, what about Gaston?

When I asked, Shame made a decapitation gesture with her fingertips and stopped just short of the skin .

That fight is supposed to be some kind of amazing battle that people cant understand . Brians lack of confidence is proof of that . Im sure its just a hoax that the princess is spreading to cover up her own blunder .

In other words, hes just one skin away from being connected .

Well, isnt it? Even if everyone suspects her, she cant admit that she made a huge mistake on her own as a matter of principle . Rumor has it that the princess forced him to recommend him as a legendary adventurer . Gaston is an acquaintance of Abels, right? Good for you .

Y-, yeah, yes, thanks .

So Gaston is in a terribly precarious position right now, where he cant let the princess get away for her physical appearance, but still cant bring it out into the open .

W-, well, I guess life is a thing . I want Gaston to live strong .

So, Mea-chan and Abel-chan are going back to Lomarn already?

Eh, yeah, thats the plan .

Right, right, Im gonna miss you .

All the problems in front of me have been taken care of for now .

I still have some things I want to do in Lomarn, so Ill stay in that town for a while .

I cant move Gaston anymore but I think Ill just keep it to steady hunting and live a relaxed life from now on .

I dont know, I guess Ive already learned my lesson for doing something unnecessary

Speaking of which, I heard theres a group of people with white hair and skin like Abel-chan and red eyes in the town of Lomarn . They are exotic and conspicuous in appearance by any chance, are they Abel-chans relative or something?

What?

Mea and I both froze .

Uh, did I say something bad?

Shame plays with the ends of her green hair and smiles bitterly .

I feel dizzy and almost fall to the spot .

Mea fumbles and supports me .

Is-is, is that true! Youre not kidding, are you?

I wouldnt tell a lie like this . Whats the matter, are Abel-chans relationship with his parents that bad?

Let-, lets run away, Abel! Somewhere else but Lomarn! Somewhere!

Mea shakes me .

Ri-, right . Anyway, its in times like these that we need to calm down and think calmly .

Reluctantly, it might be better to head to a remote area in the countryside where the distribution of information is less convenient .

Anyway, I cant go back to Lomarn . Well have to hide somewhere for a while .

But how come a group . . at best, the only people who might chase us are Gizel and Gizel and Gizel

Really, the only person I can think of who might go that far is Gizel .

Its only to the extent that maybe Shibi will follow me there .

I dont understand why its like a group tour at all .

Did they hold a tour of the city?

A-Abel? Who is Gizel? He-, hey, Abel, Abel!

Mea shakes me even harder .

Stop! Off the shoulder, off the shoulder

I-, Im sorry I was just

I dont know what to do, but Mea and I were both in a state of confusion .

Calm down, calm down, me . Calm down and figure out how to move forward

Shame looked at us blankly, but then, as if a flash of inspiration, I hit my hand on the palm .

What, whats going on?

Come to think of it, there was also a group of people in Lomarn with horns on their heads and jewelry-like things attached to their foreheads . Mea-chan no, its a little bit different from her

Two horns and a magic crystal on their forehead . Its completely the doom tribe .

Mea lets go of me without force .

You-, youre lying, right? No way, wh-, why would you lie to Mea like that? Because Mea is just stoneless theres no way in hell that Its worth it for them go through all that trouble to find and kill it .

U-, uhhhh Im-, Im sorry . I just heard about it, so I dont know much about it wha-, whats the matter, mea-chan?

Ughh, ughhhu, oeehhhh

Mea wobbled back a few steps, crouched down, and held her mouth .

She spat out vomit from her mouth, probably due to excessive stress . As it was, she leaned her head back limply and fell to the spot .

H-, hey, Mea? Mea!

I raised Meas body in my arms and called her name .