CH 534

“Well, I guess we’re next!”

“Yeah. I may not be able to help you much, but I’ll do my best.”

“But the only real merchant is Luciel …… It would have been nice if Luciera was there too. The force is probably more than enough ……”

When the proposal to go to Berias was finished, Ryuuze raised his hand to talk about the Everlide group, and Luciel and Jack each opened their mouths.

In all honesty, if you’re going to pose as a traveling peddler, Luciel, a real merchant, is definitely the right choice, and Luciela would have been a sure thing, but unfortunately, Luciela had to work at my request.

I’m not worried about the rough stuff because they have Fath-san, Verna-sensei, and Tigre-sensei, but then the king put his hand on his chin, lowered one eyebrow, and said.

“Hmmm, there’s a bit much too much of them for a peddler, isn’t it? If anything, I’d say the number is in the class of traveling entertainers …… I think there are at least three or four when Leor-dono’s doing the same thing.”

“Hmm ……”

Surely, considering the number of members, I guess it’s not the number of peddlers ……? Or maybe it’s because we’ve become a big group now that we have three more dragons.

After some thought, Retzel raises his hand, and the king nods and begins to make suggestions.

“I don’t think it’s a good idea for us to be stuck together. So why don’t we split into two groups? The one who accompanies the merchant’s daughter can be a peddler, while the others can be traveling entertainers or adventurers in a party.”

“Wouldn’t it be better to keep it together?”

“I understand everyone’s concern, but that’s not always the case in hostile territory. Let’s see …… there are two simple advantages to consider. For example, a group of peddlers will enter the town first, and a group of adventurers, in case they’re people they don’t know, will follow a day later. This way, information gathering and defense will be spread out a bit, so even if one of the members is attacked, the other party can follow up.”

I see, but if that’s the case, they can act like they don’t know each other, and if they want to join up, they can ‘hit it off’ at the guild or tavern, and it won’t seem unnatural. If they’re going to investigate, two parties seem like a reasonable idea.

“Yes, that might be a good idea. What do you think, since you’re the ones leading the party, Fath-san and Verna-sensei?”

“I think it’s a good idea, too. If Fath-san is the adventurer and I’m the peddler, we’ll have both adults and the dragon will be split up into two groups, so we’ll have more strength.”

“That’s just what I want! …… Anyway, when did you have a name?”

“I wish I could go too.”

“Lilith, don’t cry …… I can’t go too, after all ……”

“Isn’t it Basleigh who’s crying!?”

In the meantime, there seems to be no problem in going with two parties, or rather, there is no need to stop them since they are willing to go. The members of the team will work together to create a balance–

The peddler’s party consisted of Verna-sensei, Tilia-chan, Luciel, Yogus, Jack, Sharuru, and Vince. There are some fake couples, such as Vince and Verna-sensei as a couple, Luciel and Yogus, and Jack and Sharuru, and Verna-sensei suggested that it would be better to do so in order to avoid being stalked by strange people.

“Gunu ……”

“It’s not that, it’s just that he’s frustrated that Vince is so handsome and he feel like he’s losing.”

“Shut up, Lars!”

“Look. Tigre-sensei, you have a scary face, so Tilia-chan might hate you, you know?”

“I-It’s okay. Tilia likes her daddy, after all.”

“Yes!”

As expected, since she’s also Verna-sensei’s daughter …… I can’t believe she didn’t cry when she saw that face. Nora was half-scowling at his first smile, though.

“Then rest will be adventurers.”

“Yeah.”

“I was fine with being an adventurer, but …… Urka, will you change?”

“I think I’m better at rough stuff because I have Ogure-san. I’ve fought demons before too.”

“You’re surprisingly strong, aren’t you, Urka.”

“I can’t beat Kudelica’s [Superhuman Strength], though.”

The adventurer party consisted of six people …… Fath-san, Ryuuze, Urka, Naru, Jireh, and Sephiro. They have Ogure-san, so I don’t think they’ll be lacking in strength.

“Okay, it’s reassuring that Tigre-sensei is watching over us from the shadows.”

“Don’t be reckless, okay? We’re just investigating. If possible, I’d like to retake Everlide first, so we can get a foothold to pin down Berias.”

“I understand, Teacher. Then we should get ready to leave right away!”

Ryuuze smashes his fist into his palm and smiles wickedly, but then Luciel raises her hand in a small gesture and says.

“Ah, wait a minute. I’m having equipments made with the stone I found, but it’s going to take a little while to complete. Can we do go after that?”

“That’s fine, it’s best if we can finish it ourselves, I’ll go first.”

“Don’t take the good part.”

“The sooner things get done, the better, right? …… I don’t want a war where many people die.”

“…… You’re right, sorry about that ……”

Ryuuze realized what I was trying to say and apologized.

I’m going to take down the Founder, Apollos with the least amount of damage possible. That should bring this whole thing to a close.

“Then we’ll have to recruit Everlide’s men. I’ll take care of that. You guys prepare yourselves very carefully.”

“Yes, thank you!”

After we greeted each other, we arranged our schedule.

The departure of the Berias infiltration team was set for two days from now, and we would travel to the town of Gust via a transfer magic circle, then take a carriage to the border area, and then head for Berias on foot.

All the soldiers are asked to fast two days before their arrival, which is a tough thing to do, but they are surprisingly gathered when they hear that they can defeat Berias.

We laughed at the fact that Luciel seemed to be collecting goods via Sorio-san that could be sold for real, and that she also seemed to have a business mind, while Ryuuze and the others seemed to be training even more.

After leaving the castle, everyone split up, and we headed back to our homes. The discussion went on for quite a while, and it was already almost noon.

“All that remains is Leor-san.”

“Yeah, we can’t delay our departure, so I guess we’ll leave it to Luciel. Sephiro, you take care of Ryuuze and the others.”

“I wanted to go with you, big brother.”

“Isn’t it fine since you’re with me?”

“I like Grandma Fath, but I want Lars-oniichan.”

“You.”

Fath-san took Sephiro in her arms and carried her on her shoulders, while I looked at her and spoke.

“I’m sorry, but the demons are against you, and it would be troublesome if a demon that isn’t on our side noticed and reports you to Apollos.”

“Muuuu …… Be careful, Lars-oniichan and Makina-oneechan.”

“Yeah …… Hm, that’s–“

As I approached the house, I saw a familiar figure standing there.

“Hello, Lars-kun! I heard you wanted to talk to me?”

“Leor-san!”

Speak of the devil, Leor-san came to visit me. And–

“Oh, welcome back♪.”

“Lars-niichan, Sephiro!!”

“What!?”

For some reason, Helena and Aina came out of nowhere–