Pie raised her eyebrows and slapped her on the shoulder.
“Ariete!”
“Is it true?”
“But you have to be careful with your words! What are you trying to be!”
Recalling the old memories, Ariete grinned.
“There is nothing I want to be anymore. I became an adventurer.”
Realizing her mistake, Pai let out a short sigh.
“My wife tried to expand the family’s influence by marrying off her daughters to influential figures or their children. Thanks to that, the Ibeck family is still going strong.”
“joy! The family will soon perish because there is no son.”
“The first lady gave birth to a healthy son.”
oops!
Ariete spewed out the stew she had put in her mouth. Thanks to that, Crank received it head-on from the other side, his shoulders drooping with a melancholy expression. Ariete and Pie made a fuss for a while, but the story continued.
“Your sister? My eldest sister gave birth to a child?”
“The first son got married on the condition that he be adopted into the Ibeck family, so if the other family keeps their promise properly, it will be okay for now.”
Ariete sighed. Crank, who was wiping his helmet and body with a towel, asked back.
“Two of your four daughters have married, so are only you and your brother left?”
“Yes, can you believe it? The woman tried to sell me to an eighty-year-old count. He was an old man with the absurd notion that to rejuvenate he had to live with a young woman. They offered a lot of money.”
Now everyone has seen the pie.
“It is true.”
“Wow, is that why you ran away?”
“In the first place! I didn’t want to get married, like being sold to a man I don’t even know! The eldest sister is doing well, but the second sister couldn’t stand the harsh married life and returned after breaking up the marriage. You should have seen her face then. But what about the second sister?”
Looking down at the food on her plate, Pie sighed.
“Fortunately, he remarried to a former subordinate of the late head of the family. Although the wife didn’t like it very much.”
“thank god. The second sister suffered a lot. I hope you live well.”
“you?”
Carrot bent down and looked at Ariete with her eyes wide open. She raised her hand and caressed Carrot’s cheek lightly.
“I am still happy. thanks to you.”
Carrot grinned.
“Good.”
“But she won’t like it. Is your next target the youngest? But I’m still young… … .”
Pie made a sullen face.
“By the way, since you left the house, it became the youngest Tinquette girl to marry the count.”
Duduk-!
I heard something break. Ariete, who was furious to the max, rather calmly stuck her face in Pi and asked back.
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“what? Tinquet?”
Pie nodded, Ariete’s face flushed red and her eyebrows raised. Tears also poured out.
“The child is still there! 13 years old! These damn things!”
Ariete kicked off her seat and stood up while swearing at everyone. Then, I looked down at the crank who was eating nonchalantly.
“crank!”
“Eat.”
“no! My business comes first!”
“Tell me. Ears are open.”
“I need some money! I want to rescue my sister from the clutches of the Witchbeast!”
“I get it. prepare.”
Crank now began to eat the bread. Ariete, who stood up thanks to this, felt a little strange.
Crank, who had emptied a bowl, held it out to Charles.
“I did well today. Give me another bowl.”
“thank you.”
Only then did Crank turn the pitch. A red light rises from within the helmet.
“You are forcing something too harsh on a 13-year-old who should be full just by eating dreams. There are tough things everywhere in the world that make even the crazy adventurer bewildered.”
“and! So, are we going to the western capital this time?!”
Crank, who turned the pitch with the excited Carrot next to him, looked at Ariete.
“If it’s good for you, I’ll help you. It’s not easy to invest in you, but you can’t ignore the amount you earned. So this is a legitimate expenditure and support.”
“thanks!”
Arriete stood up, wrapped her arms around her, and cheered. Pi looked up at him.
“What, what are you going to do?”
Crank didn’t answer. Not on purpose, but because there was no immediate plan.
“Let’s think about detailed plans as we go. Whether it’s kidnapping or assassination, it doesn’t matter.”
Pie’s face darkened. Ariete grabbed her by the shoulder.
“Don’t worry. If you lose your job, I will hire you.”
“no! Not like that!”
* * *
The next day, after getting ready, they set off right away. However, Charles and Tuna remained.
“Oh, well, have a good day.”
“Look at the house! Tuna children! Listen carefully to Charles’ mother!”
Tuna smiled and nodded. As people disappeared into the alleyway, Tuna was about to enter the studio, but only the crank suddenly returned. As Tuna looked up to see if there was something she had left behind, Crank, who had come closer, spoke to Charles.
“Charles, I have something to tell you. Please leave your seat.”
Charles nodded and entered the studio.
Crank muttered lowly as he bent down and looked down at Tuna.
“… … Tuna, was it you who cut off Ariete’s limbs?”
Tuna, who had instantly drawn out, shook her head and hands.
“Oh no! I didn’t! Me, my research project is the analysis of biological organ parts and the nervous system… … Oh, I’ve never seen Ariete there! trust me! Really! my, i didn’t… … !”
“That’s it. It’s not your fault, is it? Stretch your shoulders a little more. You and Ariete are on an equal footing. Don’t be scared. I was worried because you were usually so intimidated.”
Tuna, who had begun to sob in embarrassment, rubbed her eyes with her sleeve and nodded. Krank, who stroked her hair, straightened her back.
“Give me those red deer antlers. Is there anything made of powder?”
“Um, I’m in the middle of drying it… …. ”
Tuna went into the lab and brought out the prepared mushroom powder.
“Thank you. I’ll be back soon. There are a lot of free jobs these days.”
“You, you are a romantic. I often get involved in things that don’t pay.”
Crank turned around.
“There is nothing that money cannot buy, but unfortunately I do not have the money to do so. That’s why I’m trying.”
Tuna smirked and waved at Crank, who was walking away.
“Me, I must have some manly fortune. Ughhhhh.”
The waiting party and Crank, who headed to the guild, were issued a license to use the Bronze Door. Because I heard that Pi visited Argon with that.
“Wow, were you using that?”
“Of course, I started last winter. I heard that Carrot met the test drive team?”
“Ah, those people who were with the guild master last year! Do you remember!”
Orion smiled and stamped the paper and held it out.
“If you go inside, there is a relay station. You can pay the bill there.”
“fee?!”
“You thought I’d let you use it for free? But where are you going this time?”
Carrot shouted, raising a small fist.
“capital! Liznet! The first Ark City!”
“What is the purpose?”
“tourism!”
Orion started laughing ahahahaha. The party who waved at her went straight to the bronze gate of the plaza and stood side by side.
Carrot looked up at it and said.
“Wow, this is the first time I’ve been in since that day.”
“You guys must have had quite a few adventures before meeting me. I didn’t know that your names were related to this portal gate. Tell me the story when you get a chance.”
“okay. good. There is really nothing to do during the rainy season in summer, so I’ll let you know then.”
Crank took out the notebook he had written the day before departure and went inside.
“First, use this to go to Maine Coon. From there, let’s find out how to travel between cities to Liznet, the capital.”
“Oh oh! Carrot tour group departure!”
The guards watching from the front smiled, checked their documents, and opened the door.
Whoa-!
A refreshing wind blows.
Upon entering for the first time, Ariete looked around with a surprised face. Standing on top of the hill, she was surprised to feel the vast exotic forest, the sky, and the cool breeze blowing.
“Isn’t it a completely different world! Unbelievable! Why are you coming in now?!”
“Ariete! What are you doing! come fast!”
There was originally a forest at the bottom of the hill, but now it has been cut down and the ground has been paved to make it easier for people to walk. And where the former Orc village had been, there was a relay station installed along with a large concrete wall.
Carrot, who was looking at the relay station, looked at the surrounding forest and said.
“You’ve decided to use this at all. Did you just give up on exploring the back space?”
“I’m not paying attention to this side, so I haven’t heard anything. We’ll find out when we get back.”
“huh!”
Carrot nodded and gallantly took the lead and walked toward the relay station.
There were more people around the relay station than expected to use the Bronze Gate. Crank, who first discovered it during the expedition and recognized its ability, was deeply moved by this appearance.
“As a means of personal transportation, it is doing its job well enough. Is proud. The hard work of the day was not in vain. It is helping people.”
Contrary to the line cranks to pay the bill, Carrot, who was excitedly wandering in and out of the relay station, discovered something amazing.
On the black tombstone installed in the yard outside the relay station, the names of the people who participated in the expedition were written along with the short history of discovering this place.
“wow! I have my name! It’s on top too!”
Impressed, Carrot wrapped her cheeks and let out a peep. After hearing the fuss, Ariete came outside and opened her eyes wide when she saw the writing on the tombstone. Pie, who was standing next to her, was also amazed.
“Really, it says Automaton Carrot. did you participate in this? no! Automaton?!”
The fact that he found out belatedly caused Pi to make a fuss. Carrot smiled and raised her hand.
“yes! With Crank! But I don’t have the owner’s name.”
“Because I asked for it to be removed. There are no names for Adam and Lena. good. You keep your promises.”
After paying the toll, Crank came to Carrot’s side and looked up at the tombstone. Ariete asked.
“How much was the toll?”
“Including Maine Coon, 3 adults and 3 automatons, 2.1 million liz. That’s about 350,000 per person.”
Ariete opened her mouth.
“expensive!”
“cheap.”
Slowly leaving the relay station, following the signpost and going up the hill with the Maine Coon bronze door, Ariete looked back.
“Cheap? Why?”
“It is slightly more expensive than the cost of intercity transportation. Considering the travel time and risk of a real car, it’s really ridiculous. But I didn’t think that even the automaton would be handled at an adult cost.”
Carrot, who has jumped up the hill in a hurry, spreads her arms in front of the bronze door and shouts hurray.
“come fast! You slugs!”
“Wow! Great! Carrot! It’s new, but I’m glad. Crank, you guys are pretty famous in the capital.”
Crank turned the pitch.
“I guess it’s because of that children’s book.”
“sure. Everyone dreams of an adventure, right? It is vicarious satisfaction.”
Arriving at the top of the hill, they waited their turn and passed through the bronze gate.
The Maine Coon’s bronze gate was also installed near the plaza, but surrounded by a concrete barrier. After waiting for their turn and submitting a pass at the second entrance, they were able to go out to Maine Coon Square outside the thick gate.
“wow! Maine Coon! It’s a Maine Coon! sniff sniff! It smells good! amazing!”
The identity of the scent that excited Carrot was due to the large amount of flowers and trees planted around the plaza. Ariete was surprised to see that, but Crank looked more deeply at the bronze gate barrier behind him.
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“Enough of the town tour! Where are you going now? Have you ever been to Crank?”
“No, but you know the pie. Which intercity car station did you use?”
“This way.”
Everyone walked around the city of Maine Coon following Pi. If the urban composition of Argon felt a bit empty, Maine Coon was a place where buildings and trees were tightly packed.
“The lord here seems to like flower trees. It is a complete garden city.”
“I heard that it is because there are many elves living there.”
“and! Are you an elf?”
Pai nodded.
“It’s close to the elves’ forest, so they say it’s a place they often visit. Thanks to that, security is very good.”
“oh! That’s a bit envious.”
As they arrived at the station and bought tickets, someone recognized them.
The man with a hood on his head wandered around with frowning eyes, met Carrot’s eyes, snapped his fingers, and shouted.
“Oh! That’s right! After all, it’s Carrot!”
“uh? do you know me?”
“then! you don’t know me! During the dragon rare expedition, you threw candy to wake me up at night!”
“ah! That vigilant man!”
Carrot and the man held hands and danced round and round.