The scenery outside the car was changing rapidly, but I could only wait blankly in the car. This feeling of powerlessness made me suffocated. Obviously riding a car is much faster than walking, but at this moment I was very happy to jump out of the car in one go. Then he ran wildly.
But I can't tell the direction at all.
However, I have long passed the age of running away when I want. If I do so now, I will only be regarded as a fool by others, so I remain motionless and let the bumpy carriage pull my increasingly panicked heart.
I couldn't even close my eyes.
"What’s wrong with you?"
"It's wobbly... it makes me want to vomit."
Faced with Xue's concern, I decided to tell the truth.
"You can sleep on me for a while."
"Allow me to decline."
"Look! The physical fitness of today's young people is so poor."
The old man sitting aside expressed some emotion when he saw this.
I naturally understood that he said this to attract others to talk to him. Unfortunately, most of the other passengers in the carriage had lost interest in chatting at this time.
So as the person being ridiculed, I had to reply empathetically:
"Yes, I haven't exercised for a long time. You look much healthier than me. Do you have any tips?"
"Hahahahaha! Then you have asked the right person, I..."
Then the other party instantly became more energetic and started talking about old things.
I pretended to listen carefully to relax my brain, which was exhausted from the long journey.
We are currently in a public carriage heading to Tanger City.
Tangur City is the only way to go to Samobir. We plan to rest there for two or three days. After all, if my prediction is correct, we will travel from Tangur City until we see Samobir. We can only stay with the desert, so we must be fully prepared.
"...Are you here to visit Danjuer City? The grapes here are famous far and wide."
The old man suddenly asked.
"No, our destination is Samobir."
"Oh~~"
The other party nodded slightly as if he had some understanding.
"It's a pity that you came at the wrong time. Tanger City in August is filled with the aroma of grapes. To be honest, I know a shop that sells fresh grapes all year round. If you are free, I will come later - "
"Allow me to decline."
It turned out to be a sales pitch... no wonder he was so enthusiastic.
"Huh, okay."
The old man seemed very dissatisfied with my interrupting his behavior without permission.
However, he immediately spoke again because he couldn't stand the quiet atmosphere in the car.
"By the way, what is her relationship with you?"
He meant snow.
I turned my head and met Xue's serious gaze.
"I don't care. In other words, you can treat me as your sister, sister, wife or slave, and I can accept it."
"..."
So I got this answer.
I seem to have heard some very foul words.
Then, the atmosphere in the car became quieter.
...
About two hours later.
The carriage stopped, and the driver led the horses into a nearby stable.
Right in front is Danjuer City, and you can see its gate in just about five minutes' walk.
But since we could not avoid the routine inspection at the city gate, we had to camp outside the city.
"It's okay, at least we can find traveling merchants to replenish supplies."
I comforted her while walking into the woods with Xue.
"Their station is probably not far from us."
"That stable..."
"stable?"
"Well, it's decorated very strangely."
"Are you talking about those snake patterns? They are the symbols of the 16th Division of Matetti."
In order to resist the increasingly powerful offensive of the demons and meet the troop requirements of the Northwest Front, Samobir often directly transfers trained troops from surrounding cities to the front line, which leaves Danjuer City, Dais City and other places with empty troops all year round.
Therefore, the imperial capital of Maiteti sent the 16th Division to garrison the cities behind Samobir for a long time to prevent changes.
"All stops along this road have public stables specifically for changing horses. After all, this is where the troops went to the front line."
Each horse is cast with a spell that increases endurance and speed, at the cost of having to spend a longer period of rest to recover the energy consumed, and the existence of public stables can effectively improve the efficiency of the journey.
"Can you ride a horse?"
"Barely. What about you?"
"...Father promised to teach me how to ride a horse."
"But he broke the promise?"
"It's not my father's fault."
"I know, but do you still want to learn?"
"In other words, are you willing to teach me?"
"If there is a chance."
I answered Xue nonchalantly.
Now we have traveled deep into the woods, and in front of us is a small piece of relatively open grassland.
It stands to reason that there will be several traveling businessmen here...
But I can't even find their footprints.
"Uh, maybe the directions on the map are wrong..."
Before I left Woolworth, Manda gave me a simple map of the western part of the empire, with many detailed annotations on it.
Based on my understanding of Manda, she would never make such a stupid mistake.
I looked around.
The branches of the tree are intertwined, the leaves make a rustling sound, and the sunlight shines into the bush, making it look like a big ball of cotton about to burn.
Birds chirping one after another.
"Horses are extremely cautious animals. Once a wild horse senses anything strange around it, it will run away quickly."
The birdsong is getting closer and closer.
"I think we should learn them from time to time."
[The chance of being attacked from behind is 99%]
[The chance of being hit by a binding spell on the left rear is 99%]
I turned sideways to avoid the object that was coming towards me quickly.
"Boom——!"
——And took advantage of the situation to wrap it up with his coat.
"...?"
The object inside the coat was struggling.
Could it be...
[The chance of being hit by a dart on the right side is 99%]
"Lower your head."
I followed Gale's instructions and took the appropriate actions.
[The chance of being hit by a dart on the right rear is 99%]
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Damn it, it’s endless.
"Jump forward."
I gripped the knife tightly and prepared to throw it aside.
"Uh-huh! Wait--! Please be merciful!"
At the same time, a pale-faced boy jumped out of the grass.
Behind him was Snow with an indifferent expression.
Xue pushed him in front of me.
...
"Where are your accomplices?"
"What, what accomplice?"
"You don't have the ability to perform such complex illusions."
Snow exposed him for me.
"Besides, we actually discovered you and your accomplices early in the morning. You don't think we are bluffing, do you? There are [Ecstasy Spells] on both sides of the path, [Return to Incense] on the leaves, and arrows installed in the tree trunks.
Yawa is still using the [Breath Holding Concentration Technique] to hide... Hey! Don't let your mind wander."
Tsk, it’s rare that I observed so carefully this time, that guy actually looked absent-minded.
Seeing him glance at my coat from time to time, I pretended to be annoyed:
"I don't mind getting it over with first."
"...! I'm sorry, I'm sorry! Please don't kill my toad!"
"Toad?"
I frowned.
Could it be that what is struggling inside my coat right now is...
"Yes, yes! It's my pet!"
The young man took advantage of my hesitation, grabbed my coat, and released his pet.
"...Hey, what's a toad? Isn't this a sparrow?"
"Ah, yes, its name is 'Toad'."
Facing my doubts, the boy shyly scratched his hair.
"Because its cry is so unpleasant, just like a toad, hehehe~~"
Uh, that's all, luckily it's not a real toad.
I sighed.
The young man in front of him was wearing clothes that were no different from ordinary people, his hair was very long, and he exuded a beast-like aura.
"So, how long do your accomplices plan to hide?"
"Oh, don't worry."
After confirming that his sparrow was safe and sound, the young man shouted:
"Kaju'e——! You can come out now——!"
So, under our gaze, the pile of fallen leaves on the grass began to shake, and then individual fallen leaves were bounced away.
Through this puzzling cover, a girl who seemed to be about the same age as the boy appeared.
But I had long known through my divine eyes that she was hiding in a hole under the cover of fallen leaves, so there was nothing surprising about her.
The girl stared at me with hostility.
"Okay, okay, they are reasonable people."
"..."
Uh, it was obviously us who were attacked.
Unfortunately, we have lost our numerical advantage at present, and we will undoubtedly suffer losses if we continue to fight in an unclear manner.
"...Anyway, let's talk about it first."
...
"Well, you are travelers from the south."
The boy and girl seemed to have relaxed their vigilance all of a sudden.
"That's great. I thought I met a particularly powerful 'hunter'. I was scared to death!"
"We didn't bring weapons like hunting bows."
"No, no, no, the powerful 'Hunter' doesn't need weapons at all, just his hands are enough to kill us."
"......you?"
"Ah, maybe you got it wrong. The 'Hunter' I'm talking about is the Wanderer."
Perhaps realizing that I still looked confused, the young man continued to explain:
"The Wanderer Alliance in Tanger City is in vain. Unless the Wanderers in the south accept the corresponding reward, you generally cannot meet them. And the Wanderers who are willing to travel through mountains and rivers to come here are often very powerful, and they will be absolutely vicious if caught.
How good it is—it’s almost the same as an elusive hunter.”
"..."
I was silent for a while, and then suddenly realized:
"I see, you are demons."
"Eh?"
The puzzled expression shifted to the young man's face.
"Didn't you already know that?"
"How could that be? You think too highly of me."
"Then why are you so calm? It's strange...and the white-haired sister next to you didn't tell you?"
"..."
I cast a questioning look at Xue, but she ignored it.
At this moment, the girl tugged at the corner of the boy's clothes, and then made gestures with her hands in the air.
"Is she mute?"
"Ah...that's right."
The young man smiled bitterly.
"What did she want to say?"
The girl stared intently at Xue.
"She said...that white-haired big sister is the same kind as us."