: Crucible Street (part one)
The morning of the second day after visiting the Trade City Knot Reed.
I woke up with the feeling of something hitting my cheek.
The true identity of the furry thing that touched me over and over even when I pushed it away was a cat’s tail.
On my bedside, Palug who had come home unnoticed was sleeping with her legs spread open.
It was safe as she was in her cat form.
No, whichever form she was in, that was no good?
For the time being, I put a suitable cloth to cover her.
Although I wanted to comment about her sleeping posture, I would endure it because she had been working hard.
『Meow~……as the chief of the angels, on the annual Holy Angel’s holidays……I shall demand for a dedicated handsome dancer~……mrrrow.』
“No, how is that okay?”
Oops, I made a comment without thinking.
Palug woke up while rubbing her face with her forelimb.
『Oh, morning, Erica. You’re early today.』
“Good morning, Palug. I just happened to wake up early.”
I purposely didn’t touch on the subject of her sleep-talking or the matter about her tail, letting it go.
Revitalized, I also greeted Tirnanog who was lying on my feet.
“Good morning, is Tir also going to wake up?”
『Nn……umu, I have no problem waking up anytime.』
There seemed still time before a maid brought the breakfast here.
Let’s hear about the results of last night’s investigation from Palug.
“How was last night, Palug?”
I got off the canopied bed and walked to the built-in writing desk.
I opened the notebook with the summary I put together last night, and prepared a feather pen and ink.
『I went to the pilgrimage destinations written in the book that Erica had bought.』
『It was probably around a different branch of the Varnalis River.』
『……It was an interesting result. I went to three places last night.』
In spite of saying that it was interesting, Palug’s tone of voice seemed to indicate that she didn’t find it amusing at all.
I could hear a slight irritation and anger.
『There was an altar of the Holy Lord and the angel, though.
The surface part where the believers would make a pilgrimage was still beautiful.』
“Surface part?”
『The true altar to devote spiritual power as an offering is hidden in the lower part.』
“Heeh, I see.”
『The precious true altar seemed to be normal at first glance but the ritual had been corrupted and camouflaged.』
This was an unexpected information.
Originally this investigation was to check that the importance of the altar had not deteriorate and destroyed.
『The spiritual power that had been gathered was scattered in the sea.』
“Such a thing, is that okay!?”
『Well, who knows……but there are changes in marine life, especially in the magical beast species.』
Tirnanog who had been listening quietly while Palug and I talking, opened his mouth.
『Magical beast, huh. By the way I’ve heard about such a thing from the shop owner.
It seems that the damage by kraken has increased in the waters around Knot Reed for nearly three years.』
There was a premonition that I had poked a bush and found a snake.
What was this.
『Heeh~~. What an interesting story.』
Palug say so while looking like she didn’t find it interesting at all.
Well, that was natural.
For example, using a metaphor, if the protection money was not paid, it was natural to be abandoned.
『There was also a shrine of a phantom beast that was probably a substitute for the local god, but all the functions had stopped.
It seems that it was completely destroyed along with the phantom beast over hundreds of years ago.』
“That means, that place is safe for the time being.”
I opened a list of temples for pilgrims that I had listed last night.
I quickly made check boxes next to the list.
『Last night it was here.』
For each temple I made two types of check boxes, which were ‘the presence or absence of a camouflage’ and ‘phantom beast’.
“As for the matter of camouflage, I will contact the church of Ignitia later and have them repaired.”
『I will be saved if you do so.』
As we continued our discussion, I heard a knocking sound.
It seemed to be the maid who brought our breakfast.
I would repeat the schedule we had confirmed last night before we had breakfast.
When the maid went away after changing clothes, I substituted myself with Palug.
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Following the same procedure as yesterday, we went out of Water Palace.
I held hands with the all-black Tirnanog and slipped into the crowd of people.
“The main purpose is to receive the wands, but I’m hoping to see Harold and Gilbert.”
『Umu, that’s right.』
After passing by a gorgeous horse-drawn carriage as we headed towards Town of All Kinds of Goods, we were stopped from behind.
“Oo~i! By any chance, it’s Erica, right!?”
A familiar voice.
When I turned around, a boy was waving his hand from inside the carriage.
A boy with blonde hair were rushing towards our direction as he got off from the horse carriage.
The boy was wearing a crimson cloak and was accompanied by three dragons.
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