8 Episode Six: Wang Du, Exams And Tavern Girls
The Kingdom of Daphnes, in the southeast of the Alexild continent, was rich in plains, and agriculture flourished. It was facing the sea and fishing was being carried out.
In the middle of the plain, the Wang du Chloe existed where the great rivers flowing north and south intersect the trading routes stretching east and west.
A large city surrounded by high exterior walls. In the heart of the city you can see a big castle as gorgeous as a palace.
There are many river ships staying in the ports along the river and a lot of luggage is being lifted and unloaded.
People and carriages cross the cobblestone streets. Rich grains, fresh vegetables, sea and mountain delights were also brought in very busy.
Me and Celica were riding people's waves and walking on cobblestone boulevards.
Celica looks around with her blue eyes sparkling.
"It's a big city...... it's great"
"Is this the first time you've been here?
"No... once when I was a kid... but I was in a carriage"
I looked pathetic and I got sick of it.
"Right."
I'm sure you're thinking back to the princess days you were blessed with.
I couldn't say anything and walked silently.
Then I smelled good.
If you look, there was a stall out in the square with a fountain facing the boulevard. The square is large and trees grow, like a park. In the back there was a two-story building that looked like a toilet.
"What's that smell?
"Uh... probably, feed-baked, I think"
"It smells sweet and fragrant like sugar soy sauce... reminds me of the edge of the shrine"
"Ha ha... Shall I buy it?
"Right, let me ask you a favor"
"Okay. I'll get it."
Celica went to the stall, looking a little anxious.
I followed.
Celica talks to the store's father and gives him the money.
My father baked and handed it to me quickly.
"Yes! Lady, I left the shellfish aside."
"Thank you very much."
Celica rocks her blonde hair and bows her head.
Then he ran up to me. I have one in each hand.
I took it and took a good look.
Feed baking.
The dough was made by mixing water with crushed grain powder and extending it thinly to cook.
Pinch a piece of sweet and spicy baked seafood and leafy vegetables onto it.
It looked like tacos.
I was invited by the fragrant scent and I just grabbed a hold of it.
The texture of the crispy fabric is good. Sweet and spicy seafood is elastic and squid and octopus.
The taste twitches to the point of chewing. I feel happy with sauce and flavor in my mouth.
I felt the taste was similar to okonomiyaki and squid roast.
However, the aroma of fresh leafy vegetables was spreading refreshingly, eliminating the feeling of stickiness.
I said as I swallowed.
"This is... awesome, that's good"
"Yes, I've never eaten before, but it's delicious."
"Was that your first time - ha-ha"
"Yeah, I wanted to try it, but my mother couldn't - ha-ha."
"Good for you - ha-ha."
Thanks to you, Kaika.
Celica is twitching with her red lips open small. She seems cute. Her mouth moves.
We walked down the boulevard and had a conversation without any other love while eating.
After a while, I finished eating first.
Celica opened her mouth small and was still eating.
There were fewer pedestrians because they came through the main street to the edge of the city.
There is an old stone building in front of me. An atmosphere like the Temple of Parthenon.
"Is this the registry for the Brave Men's Exam?
"Momogu... Yes, it is"
"Well, let's go inside"
"Mogu... wait a minute, I'll finish eating in a hurry"
"If it's hard, shall I help you?
"Uh... Ah, yes"
Celica blushed slightly on her cheeks for some reason, sticking out the feed grill, which was about half full.
I squeezed a lot bigger when I held her little hand.
"Hmm, you're good enough to eat as many as you want"
"Ha, ha... ha"
Celica grabbed an even bigger glimpse of what I had eaten. It is bright red to the ear.
I didn't have to eat so desperately, but I let him take another bite.
When I finished eating, I went inside the building.
Details of the procedure shall be abbreviated as there was nothing in particular.
About the high registration fee. It's become a burden on Celica.
All I had to do was ask my staff a lot.
The officer says on the way home.
"Then the written exam will be the day after tomorrow."
"What! Isn't it too early than usual?
"That's what happened this year with the Church's intention. Well, if you can be a brave man, you should have no problem holding it whenever you want."
"Oh, no..."
Celica lowered her brow butt and looked at me anxiously.
He wants to say he doesn't have time to study.
I showed my teeth and answered with a big smile.
"Don't worry. He's right. It has nothing to do with brave men today or tomorrow."
"That's right, Kaika."
Celica held down her big chest and leaked an exclamation exhale.
Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah
Then we head to the entrance.
Along the way, I noticed a large bronze statue standing in the lobby on the ground floor.
Bronze statue of a brave man with a sword. However, the back length of a person was more than two meters.
"Big, this statue"
"No, I think it's big in size. Because they took the mould and made it exactly."
I ask back in surprise.
"Such a big human being?
"Yes, Lakeus, the brave man of the wind, was rumored to be drawing the blood of a giant tribe"
"You must have been very strong"
"I'm left with a lot of legends. I kept winning every fight. He said he'd only lost once."
"But I couldn't beat the Demon King"
"... yes. He was the Demon King once."
"The Demon King would have struggled, too."
Then Celica shook her thin head. Blonde shakes weakly.
"He said he didn't have any hands or feet."
"That's silly...... um, did I just say I took the mould and made it"
I narrowed my eyes and stared at the bronze statue - The Truth Eye.
Portraits and sculptures that describe the person as such were sometimes readable in status.
For a moment, the bronze statue data as an item is about to come out and play it.
This was followed by the status of Rakeus.
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[Status]
Name: Rakeus
Gender: Male
Race: Semi-Giant
Occupation: Brave
Class: Swordhawk VL74
Properties: [Wind]
Attack: 2400
Defense: 1300
Magic Attack: 0250
Magic Defense: 0530
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... This guy is strong.
Strength I don't think of as a person.
And after all, wasn't the attribute light?
I tilt my neck looking at the bronze statue.
"That's crazy..."
"What's wrong? Kaika."
I thought about it without answering Celica's question.
In this world, demons had four digits of attack and defense.
That means 9999 should be the biggest, even if the Demon King is the strongest.
Lakeus, on the other hand, also has an attack power of 2400. About four times the difference.
With this degree of difference, it was a difference that could be adequately filled if you poked at the surprise or targeted the gap.
Therefore, it is strange that the Demon King has not struggled considerably even if he has won.
It couldn't have been possible without a difference in digits, like me, to take him down without letting him have his hands or legs.
- After all, there is something about the Demon King. Something you can't defeat normally.
Thinking about it, Celica's worried about picking the hem of my Japanese clothes with her thin fingertips.
"Um, what is it...? Don't you feel good?
"Nothing. I was just thinking. Let's take the inn instead."
"Okay, Kaika. I'll show you."
When Celica took my hand, she smiled and walked out.
A supple hand pulls me.
Upon exiting the main street, he walked away as he was guided.
I came to an inn on the back street outside the city. Three stories old looking building.
The ground floor seemed to combine a liquor store and a dining room, with a rough looking man of temper drinking and making noise from day to day.
At the counter behind the dining room, I spoke to my middle-aged father. He has short, gray-haired hair and a disappointing physique.
"You want to stay? If it's two people, it's one night, two big silver coins."
It seems to be about 2,000 yen.
Selica says.
"For a month from today, can I borrow it?
"Oh, of course. Then it's one big gold coin."
It seems to be 100,000 yen.
Why is it so expensive? It's 60,000 yen.
No, isn't a month the 30th?
Celica looks sad and asks for it.
"Excuse me, I don't have much of a hand... can you handle it a little more?
"It's business to make money when you can. If you don't like it, you go somewhere else."
A statement that I saw entirely at this foot.
Celica chewed her red lips regrettably and leaned down.
I naturally couldn't help because I was speechless.
We need to be brave and make money soon.
Instead, I pinched my mouth from the side.
"Father, it's a long advance, so could you color it a little?
"I told you. This is not business."
"Hmm. So, dinner included, what do you say?
"Just for the night?
"Of course, in the morning."
"Say it. You're just dressed differently."
I am irritated.
I was going to negotiate with you that if you said you could have a meal, it would be cheaper if you pulled it off the price.
That's the merchant. I can't take the word for it.
It is unclear.
I had to cut the trump card.
"What if I told you I'd use you even if you were a brave man?
My father's eyes get sharp.
"Well, I thought you weren't the only one, but you've come to take the brave test."
"That's right. And I will. You can prove it to the extent you don't touch the law."
"Ho, I won't tell you... you have a good eye, you"
My father looked at me with a worthy eye as he stroked the squared jaw of an inert mustache.
Then, behind us, there was a voice from the corner of the tavern.
"Stop it, stop it. I'll be the brave one. - Hey, you guys?
"I will, brother!
"You can't be so brave."
Haha, and three men laughing loudly. It's called hair and clothing, I got a barbaric impression.
The other guests were eating and drinking away from each other.
I was, for a moment, frustrated, but I immediately took a deep breath to calm my mind.
But now Celica put a deep crease between her eyebrows and tried to take a step.
I grabbed her arm and pulled her back.
Why, but as I said, Celica has been staring at me tightly.
Those flimsy blue eyes are beautiful.
I'll shut up, shake my head and stop.
The men still keep talking.
"But that woman is fine. Especially with big breasts!
"Hey blonde sister, come here and have a drink with me"
"Whatever, Gaff. Brother's making up his mind about the next brave man!
"Yikes."
Men who bump each other's glasses and toast.
There was a very physically fit man in it. The men called me Brother Gaff.
He has a mustache on his hair. Some bandit-like wind. I got the impression that what I was wearing was worn out and I didn't seem to take a bath or anything.
However, only equipment such as swords and armor seemed a very sophisticated specialty.
One of the men screams as he watches.
"Hey, no booze yet! It's my brother's cup!
"Mea, bring it to me. I'll make you an adult breast. Come on."
Also, the guys laugh at the calves.
Then, behind the counter, a girl came out dividing the warm curtains from the aisle leading to the kitchen.
A luxurious body with a swollen chest of early teens. Though young, his face is neat, and he has big, crisp eyes on his matte dark hair.
He wears crude clothes and skirts and has a tray with meals on his hands.
But I wasn't human.
Surprisingly, he had cat-like ears and tails.
Those triangular ears are laying low.
"Oh, Father, I don't want to go... I don't want to be touched anymore..."
I said it in a frightening voice.
My father groans with a wrinkle of anguish carved between his brows.
"That being said..."
The men get noisy more and more.
I said with my hands on the counter.
"Dad, you, are you still the father?
"Hey, what!?
"What if I told you I'd get what I wanted?
"Can you do that? Those guys are only strong with arms. They've been eating and drinking for ten months."
"I can. If you want."
My father looked at me in silence.
I looked back silently, too.
"... ok. Please, do something about them."
"Oh, okay. - In my name, I heard the wish."
When I leave the counter, Celica rushes to grab my band of Japanese clothes.
"Kaika... you can't take a brave man's exam if you injure him -"
"Don't worry. I don't fight."
I tapped him to stroke his blonde hair with a pong to reassure him.
Then narrow your eyes as you head to the men.
- The Eye of Truth.
Their status came up in front of me.