175 - - a celebratory victory parade

The gate that sends adventurers to the east, where the "coma pit" that produces endless miasma exists, is called the outer gate.

In contrast, the gate that opens to the other side of the city, to the north-south street, is called the main gate.

Thor's mouth relaxes slightly at the irony of the crowds of people crowded behind the main gate, even though it is only a matter of name.

The carriage was now heading for the square in front of the town hall in the center of the inner city.

There they will make a big announcement about the successful recapture of Bossaria.

The procession will be led by a group of first-class guards selected from the Guard Corps.

Dressed in dazzling white and silver armor and wearing sword belts, they line up in neat rows and walk silently to the front of the procession.

The people who were flocking to both sides of the main street cheered loudly at the sight of the armed group, which they usually do not have a chance to see unless they go to the outer city.

However, as soon as they saw the next person, silence began to prevail one after another.

And as the unbelievable sight passed in front of their eyes, they let out a few words of doubt in their mouths.

"......Why, why, a child?"

"What, what are you on?　How is that thing working?"

"You didn't accidentally confuse ...... or something, did you?"

Riding leisurely on a sled in the middle of the road was a purple-eyed child wearing a small crown and a red cape.

Although he is buoyed by a magic stone, there is nothing to be seen pulling the sled.

However, the silver sled with a red triangular flag was moving smoothly through the air.

The people who looked after it were stunned and open-mouthed when they realized the mechanism of the power.

Attached to the rear of the sled was a huge storm crystal stone.

Every time the child touched it, a gust of wind blew out, pushing the sled forward.

The audience was left speechless at the unbelievably extravagant use of the magic stone.

The next vehicle to appear was a four-seater ceremonial carriage without a top.

Sitting in the front seat is Straccia, the "mightiest sword and shield," the pride of this city.

Next to him is Straccia's fiancée, Ninessa, a renowned wielder of the Phantom Flame.

In the back seat is Kugase, a young prodigy earth wielder.

The crowd was excited by the appearance of these well-known heroes, and shouted out a welcome to them.

The heated cheers were further heightened by the passengers of the next carriage.

Waving his hand with a clear face from the front seat is Ram Merulla, who is famous for his many followers.

She is popular among the residents in general as the face of the temple, and is even secretly known as the "Healing Princess.

However, it was the figure of a beautiful woman sitting next to her that caused people to gasp.

Her silver hair shone in the sun, and she had a high nose and calm gray eyes.

Her well-defined face, including her ears that protruded to the left and right, attracted the public's attention.

Furthermore, her cold beauty, which reminded me of a perfect snowflake, transformed like a flower bathed in the glorious sunlight the moment she smiled.

The crowd immediately shouted enthusiastic cheers at the sight of this unfamiliar beauty.

At first, the people around me were focused on the two in front, but then they were surprised to see that the girl in the back seat was just as pretty as the two in front of me.

The maiden, also wearing an unfamiliar white robe, waved cheerfully to the crowd, her eyes shining.

"Wow, she's very popular. Mr. Ram and Mr. Yuril."

"Hmmm, Sola, you are also welcome here."

"Yes, people are looking at Sola a lot too."

The three of them are conversing amicably while keeping their eyes on the surroundings.

Listening to them, Thor asks them about their concerns.

"Mr. Yuril, the sun is shining pretty hard, are you okay?"

"Yes, I'm wearing sunscreen today."

"I see. By the way, isn't this going very slowly?

"It's the unveiling of Thor and his friends. They're going to take a lot of time.

"Look, Thor, smile, smile."

The faces of the crowd that filled the street had expressions of joy on them.

Thor smiled, feeling somewhat uncomfortable, although he thought it was not so bad.

As Ram Merulla had said, the carriage finally arrived at the main square after 15 minutes of slow parade through the streets.

A large platform was set up around the statue of Dadan, and as the carriage approached, it was greeted by priests dressed in purple vestments.

At the head of the group was Dhadan, who was unusually dressed in a white uniform.

Sola, who had only seen him in his usual, unassuming appearance, surreptitiously overheard Thor as he got out of the carriage and asked him, "What do you think of this?

"Oh, that looks like him, is that Mr. Dadan?"

"Yeah, probably the master."

"Hey, I can hear you, guys!"

With Dadan in the lead, the group climbed the stairs on the side and lined up on the platform.

There, they were met by the sight of a huge crowd of people below them.

As Dadaan stepped forward, there was a loud cheer from the crowd, which stopped when his hand was lifted.

Slowly looking around at the audience, the large old man let out a high pitched voice that belied his age.

"Now, on this day, I have one thing I really want to do for all of you gathered here today."

Dadaan, holding his breath, thrusts his fist straight up to the sky and shouts.

"It is to proclaim victory!　Behold, by the hands of these eight, the land of Bossalia is once again in our possession!"

As soon as the voices echoing across the plaza die down, the priests who follow the god of thunder stamp their feet in unison and shout a roar of victory.

A short time later, a tremendous roar of joy erupted.