Before we arrived at the royal capital of the Kingdom of Harzion.


    After entering the territory, we were advancing in a carriage through the wide open grasslands.


    Just because we had entered the country didn''t mean we would arrive at the royal capital immediately.


    They would have to drive the carriage for another day or so before they could reach the royal capital.


    That''s why I thought we''d have to camp somewhere....


    ''''Oh no, I didn''t expect to see you again so soon!　Now, have another one!


    ''Oh, thank you...''


    I was given a big welcome in a village.


    This was the village that had saved him from being attacked before.


    I had taken a different route to the royal capital than before, but villages in the land of the demon race move quite a bit.


    Coincidentally, we encountered this village again this time.


    At first, we and the villagers tried to converse with each other with caution, but most of the villagers remembered my face and it instantly turned into an enthusiastic welcome.


    And now it''s nighttime, and we''re just about to have a banquet of sorts.


    Yulina-san and Tina are also being welcomed together, as they are my companions, but they seem a little confused.


    I mean, is it a good thing that their faces were exposed so quickly even though it''s a spy mission.......


    Fortunately, these people know my name, but they don''t realize that we''re not the demon race.


    Because the human race and the demon race are similar in appearance.


    The only difference is that when their emotions get the better of them, their eyes change color or not.


    Come to think of it, in this village....


    ''''Um, is there no Nina Gladio?


    Felix''s sister, Nina, should have been there.


    Normally, Nina would have cast a protective spell over the village, so the people of this village would be able to live in safety.


    But this time, when we approached the village, they were very cautious.


    Probably, if there was a protective spell on them, they wouldn''t need to be so cautious.


    ''''Oh that guy would have gone somewhere else again.


    The village chief, who had been pouring alcohol into my glass in good form, answers me, hiding his grumpiness.


    ''''Tell him you''re going to go find a friend, not Felix this time.


    A friend?


    ''Yes. We don''t know who we are, but...


    Did Nina have a friend?


    No, I don''t mean to be ridiculous, but I think she said something like she didn''t have anyone like that when we talked before.


    Nina is from the underground city of King''s Landing.


    She told me that when she fell down there and was about to die, Felix saved her and she''s been following him ever since.


    So if you''re going to call him a friend, maybe he''s a friend from the underground city.


    He said that he had friends when he was in the underground mall, but many of the kids were missing.


    Are you looking for those missing people?


    He said that most of the children that go missing are just kidnapped and sold into slavery.


    Finding those people would be a bit of a challenge........


    After that, the little party continued and we were finally released.


    I''m glad I didn''t end up that drunk but........


    ''''Ericdu........the heavens and the earth are turning.......!


    Are you all right, Miss Yulina?


    Yulina-san, who wasn''t used to drinking, got perfectly drunk.


    ''''It''s a natural catastrophe, we''re all going to die.......!


    You''re the only one with a natural disaster on your hands.


    Is the ground and the sky spinning in Yulina-san''s eyes?


    Yulina-san is about to fall down on staggered feet, and I turn her shoulders to support her.


    Her chest is against my body, but it is very hard, as if she is wrapped in salami.


    Isn''t it painful?


    ''Look, I''m going to bed now,''


    I can drink more...


    I can''t.


    ''Haha, Yulina was an aristocrat, so I guess she never drank much alcohol.


    Tina looks at Yulina and laughs at her.


    Surprisingly, Tina, who is a strong drinker, had the most to drink among us but still seemed to have plenty of time to spare.


    Just like the last time we were here, the village chief gave us a house to live in.


    We had brought our camping gear with us, but it looked like we wouldn''t have to use it today.


    We spent the night in the house we had rented.


    The next day, I was up early in the morning getting ready to leave.


    Tina got up and helped me, but Yulina was still asleep.


    She was drunk and went to bed, so she wouldn''t wake up yet.


    And when she wakes up...............................she''ll be suffering from a hangover.


    Hang in there, Yulina-san.


    As I was preparing the carriage with that thought, someone approached me.


    I looked up and looked in that direction, and there was Nina.


    ''''Eric...?　You''re here?


    "Oh, Nina. I came here yesterday.


    Nina looks at me and rolls her eyes.


    ''You didn''t think I''d be here,'' she says.


    ''Eric, who''s that?''


    Tina asked me that.


    Come to think of it, I hadn''t explained it.


    But since she''s Felix''s sister, it''s a little hard to talk about.


    I don''t want to introduce her as the sister of the guy who attacked our village........


    When I was unsure of what to say, Nina came up to me right in front of me.


    And then she grabbed me by the shoulders.


    "W-what''s the matter?


    Nina exchanges a serious look with me as she looks up from below.


    ''Eric!　Elena, come find Elena with me!


    ...What?