Chapter 674

Chapter 674

TENKEN 674 Side: A Certain Group of Three

「Big sis, is that Barbra?」

「Yeah, it seems so. There aren’t many places with a port of that size. I’m sure of it」

「We’re finally here! Uwa~h, I never thought the boat trips would be so boring」

「Wasn’t it you who gets excited at it in the beginning? Biscot」

「Don’t you come up on deck too, Clicker? It was quite exciting at first, but it got boring after seeing the same scenery for so long... Don’t you think so, big sis Sibylla?」

「It wasn’t that boring, I guess. The sea magic beasts were pretty tough too」

「Ah, it was stupid of me to ask big sis who’s happy as long as she could have a fight」

「Hmm?」

「I-it’s nothing! But if we were just going to enter the Kingdom of Kranzel, wouldn’t it have been fine if we stopped by the port town of Dahz first? We don’t need to come all the way to a town this far south, right...?」

「We can’t. The border is heavily guarded at the moment. Besides, we don’t want to cause any trouble」

「Can’t we just break through them?」

「How stupid. Good grief, this is exactly why you are such a Biscot」

「D-don’t use my name to represent stupidity!」

「Listen, unlike back in our country, there would be no supplies or reinforcements out there, right? We have nowhere to run if they come after us. And if we cause a scene, we might find ourselves stuck sooner or later」

「Is that so?」

「It is. In the first place, we don’t even know what they’re capable of」

「You mean their strength? What’s the big deal about those guys?」

「Hey, Biscot」

「! W-what is it, big sis?」

「Although it’s a bit of a roundabout method, we can check the quality of the magic beast’s meat and medicinal herbs sold in towns. There is also the method of checking the quality of their armor. We can’t directly check their capabilities this way, but we can at least use it as a rough indicator of their overall strength. Fortunately, we are heading to Barbra, a city with a large population. It’s a good place to investigate」

「I get the gist of it, but I’d rather not have to do the investigation myself」

「Me too. It’d be easier to just attack the adventurers there」

「I’ve told you we shouldn’t do something like that, right!? Well, I don’t believe that Sibylla-sama and stupid Biscot can do it anyway. I’m just proposing the method」

「If I don’t have to do the tedious investigation, I’m fine with being stupid」

「Leave the investigation to me」

「We’ll leave it to you. So, Clicker, anything else? From the way you’re talking, you’ve got other proposals, don’t you?」

「The next one is the direct method. In a little while, there’s going to be a martial arts tournament in a city called Ulmut」

「A martial arts tournament? Hohou. That sounds like fun! There’ll be some strong fighters, right?」

「I’ve heard that many famous adventurers will be competing in the tournament, so we could get a good idea of their abilities by watching their fights」

「Watching their fights? So we’re just going to watch and not compete?」

「Give me a break, will you? We’ll be in trouble if they find out who we are. We must refrain from doing anything too conspicuous」

「Tch...」

「Don’t "tch" me! Anyway, unlike us, Sibylla-sama will certainly stand out. If you were to participate in the tournament, they would definitely look into your background. So as to not attract too much attention, you mustn’t win the tournament... But you hate to lose on purpose, right?」

「Haa~h... I guess I’ll have to be content with watching it this time」

「Please do so」

「That means we can rest a little in Barbra before going to Ulmut to watch the martial arts tournament, right?」

「The two of you can think of it that way. I’ll take care of the various arrangements」

「Okay. We’ll leave it to you」

「Hehe. So we’re staying in Barbra for a while? I hope they have some good liquor」

「I hope they can keep us from getting bored」

「...Please don’t cause any trouble while we’re there, okay?」

TLN: It’s all dialogue XD