457 - - CHAPTER XVII -- ANNOUNCER IN THE ANIMAL ASSOCIATES --

Let's go then, sister Quone.

......Yeah, Miya (Yami), let's go."

Miya, dressed as a man, takes Quone's hand and they start moving through the territory of the Beastmen's Alliance.

Currently, the two were being targeted by the heroes of the "Goddess cult".

The opponents are level 7,000 and possess legendary weapons.

As far as the two know, the only person who can stand against such an opponent is the "Witch of the Giant Tower. That is why Mya and Kuone are aiming for "Giant Tower Town" via the Beastmen's Federation.

However, Kuone's complexion is not so good.

It is partly because she is traveling with only the camping equipment she has procured from her meager funds, but also because for her, setting foot in the United Federation of Beastmen is mentally difficult.

She and Mya were kidnapped by the Confederacy in the past.

Even after being rescued, she still gets weak, tearful, pale, and nauseous whenever she is confronted by the ill-looking and bulky Beastman Wolf and Beastman Taiga species.

In the worst case, they cry, lose face, and become nauseated. They have such deep emotional scars.

In spite of this, she was moving through the United Kingdom of Beastmen to be protected by the "Witch of the Giant Tower," even if she had to mentally strain herself to do so.

Although it is partly because she is being targeted for her own life by the heroes, Quone has raised Miya as a "saint" and launched the "Giant Tower Church.

As a result, Mya is seen as an enemy of the "Goddess cult" and the heroes are working to kill her. Because he feels guilty about this and wants to save Mya at least, he is once again setting foot in the United Kingdom of Beastmen, a country he thought he would never visit again.

' Quone (Nene), big sister ......

It's okay, Miya (Yami). Watashi is fine, so let's move so we can get to 'Giant Tower Town' as soon as possible."

With a shaky hand, he changes his grip on the hand that Miya pulls back and smiles a smile of complete and utter vacuousness.

Realistically, if we ignore the mental anguish (trauma) of Quorn, the Beast Alliance route is the best. Financially, they cannot afford to choose any other route now.

Miya, taking Kuone's spirit into consideration, made up her mind and moved on to the route of the Allied Beastmen Nation.

-Although there was a negative factor of Quorn's trauma, there was an immediate good point of taking the Beastmen Allies route.

That good point is the monster slaying to make money.

"--Magic power, manifest and form a flame, Fire Arrow!

Can!"

Three bush wolves attack, but Quone's attack magic easily defeats one of them.

The threat level of the Bushwolves was greatly reduced because of their disrupted coordination.

Naturally, there was no way that Mya would let that opportunity slip away.

"-Magic power, manifest and take form as a blade of ice, Ice Sword!

Mya sent one ice sword flying toward the two remaining bushwolves.

Break!"

Cain?

The two bushwolves thought the ice sword was going to charge at them, but it shattered in front of their eyes as Mya's voice rang out.

The shattered ice gravels turned into fine, sharp fragments and scattered over a wide area.

The shattering reduced its killing power, but it tore the Bushwolf's threatening legs to shreds and completely robbed it of mobility.

A bushwolf that cannot run properly is nothing more than a target.

Mya sends the ice sword, which she had already finished making, flying and puts a stop to the immobile Bushwolf.

The battle is over in less than a few minutes.

We are going to collect the magic stone and the fangs of the proof of defeat, so please be on the lookout for them.

Yes, I'm sorry to leave the dismantling to you, but I'm counting on you."

Don't worry, I'm used to it.

Mya smiles, takes out her knife, and quickly dismantles the fallen bushwolf.

Normally, meat and pelts could be sold, but they are too heavy for two girls to carry.

Therefore, they decided to quickly dismantle the bushwolf, aiming only for the magic stone and the fangs of the proof of defeat.

This was the best way to raise funds and maintain their speed of movement.

While Mya was dismantling the fangs, she talked to Quone, who was looking around to see if any other monsters were coming at them.

She said, "I don't have my staff, so my power is lower than usual, but I'm dealing with monsters I know very well, so that helps. With this, I should be able to save up enough money for a boat trip down the river in no time.

I'm sorry," he said. The grasslands of the Sixth Academy are connected to the border of the United Beastmen Nation, so the types of monsters are probably not that different.

I'm sure you're right. Of course, if we go further into the United Beastmen, the trend of the monsters that appear will probably change again.

The two exchanged impressions typical of students at the Six Principality Magic Academy.

As Quone said, the types of monsters that appeared in the grasslands around Six Principality were very similar to those that appeared in the grasslands around Six Principality, as they had only just crossed the border.

Both of them have dealt with those monsters many times by gathering medicinal herbs, mushrooms, and nuts. Thanks to this, they were very easy to deal with and also made money.

After finishing taking the magic stone and fangs, Cuone burns them with blood to keep other monsters away from the street.

It is an unspoken agreement as adventurers.

Mya wipes the blood from her knife lightly with water from her canteen and washes her hands.

They finish preparing to leave with each other.

Let's go then, sister Quone (Nene).

Yes, let's go. I want to sell my magic stone and fangs in the next town and stay at a proper inn.

Ha-ha-ha, me too.

The seemingly very close sister and brother continue their journey.

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Mya and Quone's journey was going well.

Thanks to the fact that they are both magicians with high combat skills, Mya is an adventurer and Quone is a merchant's daughter, they are supporting each other.

The fact that they have a clear common goal of reaching "Giant Tower Town" and getting themselves taken into custody is also a big reason for their success.

Thanks to the continuous fighting of the monsters that attacked us, we were able to quickly save up enough money to go down the river.

There is no time to check the rivers near the capital of the United States of Beastmen, let alone in famous ports such as the port town of the Queen Elf Kingdom.

Thanks to this, we were able to arrive at the capital city of the United States of Beastmen almost as quickly as possible, without having to spend much time traveling on foot or by horse-drawn carriage.

The two disembarked from the riverboat and chatted with each other while looking for a place to stay for the night.

We finally made it to the capital of the United Federation of Beastmen. Now we just need to find a guide to get us through the forest. ......

Yami, how are you actually going to find them?　You wouldn't ask them one by one, would you? ......

Quone is very pale because there is only beast race around him.

She is asking questions to Mya to divert her mind from the trauma.

She is aware of this and responds positively.

She responds positively, "Ha-ha-ha, no way. I'm going to ask the Adventurers' Guild to help me find it. If we go through the Adventurers' Guild, we won't have to worry about financial problems.

Oh, that's a good idea. I had never thought of that, since I usually only use it to sell off magic stones and such.

Quone is not involved in his family's business, and even when he was at the Six Principality Academy of Magic, he has never submitted a quest to obtain a desired item, even though he sometimes killed monsters that attacked him while he was gathering medicinal herbs.

So one of the ways to use the Adventurers' Guild had completely slipped my mind.

It's still noon, but let's get a place to stay and then go to the Adventurers' Guild to make a request. First, we need to find out how much the request fee will be.

I wish I had enough on hand. ......

Then we'll just have to listen to the monsters that pop up around here and make some money for the two of us."

Mya and Quone hold each other's hands, chatting as they move.

Hm?"

There was one person who turned his attention to the two of them - specifically Miya, who was dressed as a man.

That person is .......

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