Chapter 109 (1/2)

Volume 2

The Simple Job of Only Perishing to the Hero Volume 3 Chapter 22

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In a room of a vacant house on a back street of the St. Altlis Kingdom royal capital Edius, Ein was loitering.

That vacant house was originally an inn, but right now, the signboard was taken down.

Ein, who was staring at a single spot, saw a magic formation appear in the middle of the room, and took a saluting posture.

On top of the magic formation, Rokuna, enveloped in light, appeared.

「I have been expecting you, Rokuna-sama.」

「Mu, it was no problem……Just kidding. You don’t really need to do that sort of thing with me.」

「I cannot allow that to be.」

「Oh really. Then just do what you want.」

After Rokuna said that sounding uninterested, she surveyed the surroundings.

「Hーn, so this is the 『Steel Fish Store』. The owner of this place went to the Canal Kingdom, right?」

「That is what I have heard. Shall I make a follow-up survey?」

「Nnー, I don’t think that’s really needed though.」

「……That is true.」

The Canal Kingdom, which was the birthplace of the Great Sage Teria, is a country where magic research is popular.

Also, she knew that it was a nation of multiple races and willing allowed the birth of mixed parentage between the races.

It was a negotiation candidate for the Zadark Kingdom from now on……but that was for later.

「So, what are you doing for a base? Could it be that you’re borrowing this place?」

「No, since I did not feel a particular need for one, I have not set up a base.」

「Ahー, is that so. Then a base will be needed for a while starting today. Since you’ll be in my full-time service during my stay here.」

Hearing Rokuna’s words, Ein nodded.

「Understood.」

「……Ein. Try stating my temporary profile.」

「Yes ma’am. Rokuna-sama, you are a travelling magic researcher that just happened to find me and hired me as a guard.」

「Yoーsh. Well then, let’s go secure a base.」

「Yes ma’am. Well then, I will immediately clean an open room.」

*Supaーn* A nice sound was made.

Rokuna had hit Ein’s head.

「If we just set up a base on our own in a vacant house, we’ll be considered suspicious people. You need to think, stupid.」

「R, right. However, Rokuna-sama.」

「What.」

「Rokuna-sama, there are no records of you entering the town. Um, since you will stand out for better or for worse, I fear that if you legitimately take up an inn in the current situation, unnecessary probing will be done……」

Being told that, Rokuna groaned with a *Muu*.

What Ein had said was reasonable, but Rokuna’s objective can’t be accomplished with covert actions.

To openly take action and make contact with the young Summon Magician girl, there was a need to crush the possibility of being suspected.

「It can’t be helped. I’ll enter in from the gate. Just come and greet me whenever.」

「Ha? Wait, what do you mean by whenev……!」

Before Ein could finish talking, Rokuna erased her figure with Transfer Magic.

The place that Rokuna transferred to was on a highway that went through a forest, and was just a bit away from the royal capital’s gate.

The royal capital Edius was surrounded by high walls, and there were lookouts on top of those walls.

However, even if the lookouts saw the area that Rokuna appeared in, it should only look like Rokuna had walked out from the forest to them.

「Well, I guess this should be good enough. Erm, yup. Going with this gate will look like I’m coming from the Canal Kingdom.」

While confirming things with the simple map drawn up by the Intelligence Group, Rokuna nodded.

The entry records that Ein mentioned earlier wouldn’t be something to worry about all that much in times of peace.

It would be on the level of making an inquiry in cases where suspicious people or criminals had appeared, and if one was mainly doing espionage activities like Ein, then it wasn’t needed.

However, the current St. Altlis Kingdom was on edge.

On top of that, since Rokuna stood out in various ways such as appearance, speech and conduct, and abilities, it could be said that this was necessary in order to pass off as a 「simple traveller」.

「Nowー then, I guess I should get going.」

「And where are you goin’, Nee-chan.」

At the time Rokuna was about to start walking, a voice was heard from behind her.