"Hey Hut, what good things did you bring back this time? Isn't it the rags dug out of the ruins again?"
"Amz, is this your friend? Do you want to come to our house for mushroom soup?"
"Dodori, you are back~ Old man, I recently collected some rare alchemy plants and I have been keeping them for you~"
Along the way, the residents of the city greeted the five people enthusiastically, and Pattyulia and the others responded with requests, and seemed to be very familiar with these people. Although I don't know these relatively ignorant people.
"Ancient people", but I can see the kindness without distracting thoughts in their eyes, which is something difficult to see on earth.
Of course, once someone with ulterior motives incites it, these simple people will probably be more cruel than the people on earth.
"How about Amy, this is our territory! Although it is just a somewhat remote town, it is safe and stable. There is not much floating population here, only caravans come regularly to buy specialties in the forest, and the people here live an ordinary and peaceful life.
Comfortable... Of course, this is all our credit, haha~ It was us who eliminated all the evil forces around here, and even went to jail for this... Ah, you all know this. In short, this is our hometown, now
Even the mayor has to ask for our opinions on everything he does~ Of course, since we are adventurers, and we are out for a long time, messy affairs still have to be handled by the official... But our little brother is much more reliable than the guards!"
Hermione introduced me to the situation here with excitement, and pointed around from time to time. The children of this family were beaten three times by her, and the men of that family were thrown into the river by her. That woman once
She came here to make trouble, saying that Patchulia seduced her husband but ended up being starved to death by the two of them~ When these gossipy things came out of her mouth, it actually sounded like an adventure story. I didn’t know it was hers.
As a styling bonus, she is so talkative.
"Ah~ I'm talking about those boys, we have to take care of them later! They actually let those rats back again, it's really ruining our reputation!"
Hermione suddenly thought of something and bumped her fist vigorously. This violent guy actually made a sonic boom with just such an action!
"Hermilie, please don't embarrass them~ They would have had a hard time without us. You see, this city is generally pretty good~" Seeing Hermilie's actions, Patchouli smiled.
He waved his hand.
"Ah~ Since you said so, Patch, then spare their lives." Hermione curled her lips.
"By the way, I have a question to ask you." I looked at the two beautiful girls.
"What's the problem?" Pachulia tilted her head.
"You guys, who is the boss of this violent gang?"
"What a violent gang! Can you speak?" Hermione bared her teeth at me. This guy actually has very cute tiger teeth?
"Ah la ah la~ Look what you said Amy~ We are not a violent gang~ But if you have to say what the boss said, isn't it already obvious?" Pachulia smiled and tilted her head at Hermione.
"Really? But I think you are the boss, right? Because since we met, it seems that they have been following you, right?" I stared into Pattyulia's eyes.
"Ah! Have you been discovered?"
Patchouliya narrowed her eyes, and her usual gentle and virtuous temperament disappeared instantly, replaced by a rather eerie but charming feeling. If I had to say it, the word "evil" should be the closest to her.
"Hey~~~! You have become so evil!" Aili, who had been making soy sauce aside, pointed at Pattyulia and shouted.
"Hehehe~ After all, I am a bad girl who has killed many people with my own hands. It is normal for Ai Li to think that I am evil~" Patchouli said quietly, making Ai Li and I shiver at the same time.
"People have more than one side~ Amy, what you see now is the other side of Patch, the real gentle death." Hermione explained from the side.
"Well~ don't mention that shameful title~ I'll be shy~"
Pattyulia pretended to be cool and then gave me a wink. However, all I felt from this wink was darkness and fear. This guy turned out to be really dark!
"Sister...I'm a little scared..." Ai Li hugged my arm and pushed into my arms.
"I'm a little scared too... Don't be afraid of us. We are goddesses, we shouldn't be afraid..." I comforted her tremblingly.
"Hehehe~ The most important thing is~~~"
Pachulia lowered her head to cover her face with her hands. When she raised her face again, she had turned back into the beautiful girl as gentle as the spring sunshine.
"You are our best friends~~~~"
Pattyulia said, taking Aili and me into her arms.
Ah~ Yes, I am her friend, am I not? Perhaps Pachulia's heart is full of darkness, but darkness and evil are not equivalent. It is good to illuminate others with light, but the darkness that accompanies it is also
It needs to be handled properly. In order to make the morning sun shine brighter, she chose to wander in the dark...
"Sister...you think too much..." Ai Li complained in her mind.
"Don't complain, can't you let me be artistic for a while?"
"Okay, but sister, it's too crowded for the three of us to hug each other like this! Although it feels great, I'm really out of breath. Please let her go!"
"..." I glanced down secretly and felt that what Aili said made sense.
"Um, Pachulia...",
"Call me Paqi, Amy, this is a nickname that can only be given to the people closest to you~" Pachulia looked at me tenderly and said softly.
"Okay, Patch, we should almost..."
"Sister...Sister! You are really back!"
My words were interrupted by a voice, but I was not annoyed by it. When Pachi heard the voice, she immediately let go of us, and then straightened her clothes without leaving a trace.
"You brat, how dare you come to see us! Why did you let that sissy come back? Have you dismissed everything I told you as farts!"
Hermione rushed over in one stride, and then lifted the speaker up. The unlucky guy who was lifted up was a short young man, fairly well-dressed, but tall... I mean the tall lady Hermie.
In front of Li, he was like a grandson.
"Sister, don't hit me! You... you listen to my explanation!"
"What are you trying to explain! Can't you beat those bastards? You actually let them into the city!"
"No! It's not like that, sister! Please listen to my explanation!" The young man struggled hard and looked like a chicken waiting to be slaughtered.
"Let him go, I think this kid is scared to death." Pattyuliya said softly.
"Tch~! I want to hear your reasons?" Hermione let go of the young man, causing him to fall on his butt.
"Thank you, boss! Thank you, boss! I don't want to be beaten by my eldest sister!" The young man showed a grateful expression.
"Don't call me Boss, call me Queen." Pattyulia was still smiling, but her tone was extremely cold.
"I was wrong, Your Majesty! Don't let me hit you!" The young man panicked instantly.
"Alas..." Pachulia helplessly held her forehead, and then gave me an awkward smile.
"This child's brain was not very good when he was born. As a result, he is still the same when he grows up. We usually only let him work at home..."
"This kid? He looks about the same age as you, right?" I was stunned.
"Hmm (1) Hmm (2)~"
Pattyuliya shook her head, and then opened her hands.
"In my castle, everyone is my child~"
Powerful and domineering! Queen-like! You can do it, Pattyulia. I give you full marks for your pretense!
"Sister, call me Pachi!"
"Ellie, please don't complain in your head! I'm not used to this!"