On the broad road made of compacted soil, a large group of people is heading towards the Death Desert. Among this group, there are experienced adventurers, experienced mercenaries, and masters sent by the Salted Fish Knights.
, and... some people who look no different from adventurers or mercenaries.
On a carriage in the team, several female adventurers were gathering together and chatting about something.
"Where are you from? Why have I never heard of you?" A mature woman with a strong figure who seemed to be a high-level fighter asked the two people who were silent on the side.
"Yes, yes! One of you is a high priest, and the other is a high-level swordsman. Logically, you should be members of the Knights. But in the end, you are still free adventurers without any commission records. This is unreasonable!" The other seemed to
A girl who was also a high-level swordsman helped from the side.
"After my analysis, your identity is very suspicious and requires further observation. I suggest everyone to stay vigilant." A short girl with a lolita body shape said in a cold tone. Judging from the exquisite iron box next to her that was larger than herself.
, she should be a senior engineer.
"Ah? How scary! Are you...are you the Demon King's Army in disguise?" Sitting in the front of the carriage, the high-ranking priest girl, who looked a little nervous, hugged herself with her arms and shivered.
"Okay, okay, my see-through magic shows no abnormalities. Please don't be like this~ Be enthusiastic towards your new companions. It's not good for you to doubt others for no reason~" The gentle girl who seemed to be a high-level magician waved her hand.
, signaling everyone not to provoke, and then showed an apologetic smile to the high priest and high-level swordsman.
"You haven't heard that we are normal. This lady and my sister are both geniuses. It is very strange to sit in this carriage. Yes, we should be in the front of the knights, but this
The lady has no interest in any knighthood, so she condescends to stay with ordinary people like you!"
The high priest put his arm on his sister's shoulders to support his face, raised his chin, with disdain on his face, and his tone was full of arrogance.
The swordsman sister who was being used as a support had her face flushed and she was muttering "Onee-sama is using me, hey hey..." and other meaningless words, which looked very abnormal.
"Oh, you are such an arrogant young lady, don't you see it? Tsk~" The fighter taunted in a strange way, and randomly crossed his arms and turned his head.
The others didn't answer, but they all showed displeasure.
The magician girl was a little embarrassed, laughed a few times with "ahaha", and then stopped talking.
There was suddenly no conversation in the carriage... Oh no, only the swordsman sister's vague thoughts were left.
"Bang!" It seemed as if it had passed through a big pit. The carriage jolted violently, and the head of the high priest, who had been sitting there with a proud posture, hit his sister's head hard.
"Ah! Onee-sama is so in love!"
"There's something wrong with you! You should just cry out in pain, okay? This old car doesn't even have a shock absorber, it's so shabby!" The high priest frowned and complained, raising his hand to gently rub his sister's hit.
The place.
"What is a shock absorber?" Although there was still disgust in her expression, engineer Loli couldn't restrain her inner curiosity and still asked the question to the high priest.
"Shock absorbers! Of course it is a newly invented concept by this lady! It is to add elastic components such as spring steel plates to the part where the wheel axle is connected to the car body to offset the vibration caused by uneven ground! Huh? No...
...It seems that I have seen a magic automatic car with this structure before...When did I see it...No...the shock absorber and the shock absorber spring are not the same thing, although they add up to one set.
, and then it seems to be called a suspension system...ah! In short, this word was invented by this lady! That's it!"
The high priest frowned and struggled for a long time. He kept saying incomprehensible words, but Engineer Loli felt like she had found a treasure. She kept taking notes in a small notebook.
"What are you remembering? Can you understand what that guy said?" The swordsman girl sitting next to Loli approached curiously.
"No, I don't understand a little bit, but I'd better write it down first. I always feel that she said something very powerful." The Loli engineer shook his head gently, and then carefully put away his little notebook.
"Hey~ maybe it's the devil's knowledge! Don't let it be contaminated!" The nervous priest girl shrank and reminded Loli.
"Hey, I said you are so cowardly, how did you become a priest? Do you have delusions of persecution? Or do you have phobia of strangers?" The high priest seemed a little unhappy, turning his head and staring straight at the senior
priest.
"Ah! Don't stare at me like that! What kind of disease is this? Is it the knowledge of the devil again?" The nervous priest girl began to tremble again.
"Sister Amy, you are still afraid of seeing blood... You have no right to criticize others..." The swordsman sister who was in an abnormal state had returned to normal and exposed the high priest without hesitation.
"Why are you talking so much! Ahem...what's wrong with being afraid of blood! I can cast spells with my eyes closed! This lady is a genius! Humph!" The high priest raised his head with a look of disdain.
"Ahaha, you two have such a good relationship~ But you don't look alike... are you sisters?" The magician girl looked at the high priest's silver hair, and then at the swordsman's purple-red hair.
asked tentatively.
"Of course not!" "Yes!"
The two sisters gave completely different answers, and the magician girl was instantly embarrassed.
"I don't have a perverted sister like you!"
"Ah!!! Onee-sama actually doesn't want me anymore! Ellie is dead!!!!!"
"I'll beat you if you make trouble again!"
"You can't beat me without magic!"
Ignoring the strange looks from other people in the carriage, the two started laughing and joking.
The mage girl looked at the others in confusion: the fighter frowned and shrugged; the swordsman frowned and spread his hands; the engineer shook his head with a straight face; and the priest showed a ghostly expression.
"Alas~"
The magician sighed and looked at the two people who were no one around with complicated expressions, not knowing what he was thinking.
The convoy is still moving forward, because it is traveling on a flat continent, so in the evening it can reach the wild land where the desert and the plains transition, where there is an adventurer outpost. The members of the expedition team can camp and spend the night without having to
If you are worried about any monster attacks, the outpost walls and magic barriers can ensure everyone's safety.
"Well... I feel like you are not difficult people to get along with... Anyway, we are going to have an adventure together soon. Can we all make friends? My name is Pachulia." The magician girl bit her lip and faced the two of them.
The man stretched out his hand.
The high priest stopped fighting and looked at the mage girl with a sudden realization: "So you want to make friends with me? You should have told me earlier! With your attitude, I thought you were trying to find trouble with me! My name is Amy.
,This is my sister Ellie."
After the high priest finished speaking, he did not extend his hand, but his face was still arrogant.
"Sister, you are really...my sister is like this, please don't mind~" the swordsman sister scolded, and reached out to hold the mage girl's hand.
"You guys, please pay attention to the way you communicate with others in the future! If you are so unfriendly when you open your mouth, we will be pushed to the ground and rubbed!" The high priest pointed at everyone, looking unhappy.
Look.
"Huh? Who was so arrogant as to mock us first?" the fighter retorted mercilessly.
"Sister...it was our fault first...don't do this again..." Seeing another argument, the swordsman sister quickly spoke up to stop her unabashed sister.
"Huh? So it's my problem? Why didn't you remind me earlier?" The high priest looked surprised, as if he was completely unaware of his own problem.
"Because at that time, I was obsessed with my sister and couldn't help myself!"
"...You pervert is really unreliable!"
The magician girl looked at the two of them with a smile, thinking that they must be good guys.