CH 141

「… You’re here」

There is a single candle light in a dark space that does not receive any sunlight. The light reflected off a few figures and an empty chair.

「I don’t know what that scientist is doing…」

「He’s got to have found his way around Funst by now, right?」

「U-umu… He’s a very selfish man…」

The men stare at the empty seat and complain.

「Yes, yes. Today I have another business to attend to」

「Whoa! Is it finally decided?」

「That would be nice…」

「… And I was looking forward to it too…」

A lithe-looking man presides over the meeting. All the other men are waiting anxiously for their excursion.

「───We are about to carry out a raid on Formana」

「「「「「Woooooooooooooooo!!!!!」」」」」

And so the men left their seats to attack Formana.

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「Fumufumu… this is a fish shop…」

At the same time, the only Ryūjin in the city is walking to a fish shop with a map in her hand.

「I’ve heard rumours that Delyosas・Sushi is very good… It fits, doesn’t it… ?」

The girl’s eyes kept wandering back and forth between the map and her current location, as she knew she had a terrible sense of direction.

It was the Madame’s army, whom she met while exploring the city, who introduced her to Delyosas・Sushi.

Whenever the Madame and others found a beautiful girl like her, they immediately surrounded her and talked to her… Just as if she were an aunt in the real world…

「I think I’ll just go in… If it’s not the right one, I can always search again」

When she entered, her mouth naturally dropped open. The exterior and the interior were incompatible. The outside was a ramshackle wooden structure. The interior, however, looked like a luxury hotel. The red carpets, the golden ornaments of the lamps, all of them were luxury goods.

「…… Did I enter the wrong place?」

For me, a commoner, this interior is bad for my heart. Therefore, as soon as I tried to open the door behind me, which opened soon afterwards, my hand was grabbed by someone.

「Hyah!?」

「Oh, sorry. I just saw a cute little kitten looking so scared… I couldn’t resist…」

「H-Huh… ?」

「Anyway, let’s go inside!」

「Eh, eh eh eh… ??」

Suddenly, I couldn’t even react to the situation, and I was led by the hand to the back of the building. The eyes of the people eating inside hurt… !!

「Go ahead」

「Thank you very much… ?」

「No, no」

A chair is pulled out and I am forced to sit down. Needless to say, it’s expensive.

「This is your first time here, isn’t it? I don’t have to ask」

「T-That’s right」

「Do you know what this shop is all about?」

「… ??」

Eh? Isn’t this a normal fish shop?

「Fufu… It’s not quite what you think it is」

「I-Is that so?」

「Yeah, well… This is a slave market」

「Huh?」

「…」

「Eh? No… Eh?」

「…… Fufu!! Ahahahahaha!!! I was just joking!! Ahahaha」

「……」

「S- Sorry about that! You’re just so cute, I just wanted to tease you…」

「Haa…」

This guy annoys me a lot…. As I suspected, in my dictionary, men with blond hair and earrings are dangerous.

「Well, here’s the menu, have some fish and then go home」

「H-Haa… I understand」

I don’t know what’s going on, but it looks like I’m going home after eating. Let’s eat quickly and get out of here.

「Thank you for your patience. Here’s sushi」

「……….」

No… I didn’t ask for it… Not there! Why is there sushi here!?

「Sorry about that. We only have one course here, so we don’t really need a menu…」

「You should have told me that first… I mean, really? Who made this sushi?」

「Hmm? Yes. The sushi was made by Mr. Yamaguchi. He’s amazing, isn’t he? He’s got a lot of knowledge we don’t have」

「H- Heh…」

It’s just another player… Well, it’s a bit of a relief to have a fish dish prepared by someone like that…

I thought, and ate my sushi… But,

「Gu… !」

「Oya, oya? Are you all right?」

「What… this… !」

「Just a bit of fainting poition… hey?」

「Wha, h… y…───」

Then my consciousness faded away.