Chapter 52 It is like 'black tea'
“This is the Kingdom of Sikka …”
Yuus.h.i.+ said so in front of the castle town of the Sikka Kingdom.
“It's big as expected, even though it's a castle town but… that it's this much big, …”
Velez, who was next to Yuus.h.i.+, muttered as if answering Yuus.h.i.+'s mutter.
“Even though…”
Yuus.h.i.+ saw the forest in his back.
“I saw this forest a while ago, but I can't say it's a forest anymore. It is a meadow surrounded by trees.”
“It's rumored that a demon rampaged two months ago. Perhaps the demon was …”
“Masked demon…”
Velez nodded to Yuus.h.i.+'s answer.
"The probability is high. You can't do this. Let's get in touch with Shokuo quickly."
“Yeah”
Thus, two people, Yuus.h.i.+ and Velez, headed to the gate of the castle town of the Sikka Kingdom.
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“Everybody, listen to me.”
The group of heroes, except for Yuus.h.i.+ and Velez, gathered at the table. At that gathering, Rin's voice could be heard.
“What happened Rin?”
Mio was a little worried about Rin's atmosphere, which is a little different from usual.
"I 'm going to tell you something important."
"If that is the case, it is better that Yuus.h.i.+ and Velez would be here…"
Rin shakes her head slowly in response to Mio's remarks.
“I don't mind Yuus.h.i.+, but I don't want Velez to ask me.”
"Velez?"
“Yes”
Rin answered Mio's question and meditates for a few seconds. Then she opened her eyes and slowly opened her mouth.
“It's about the war.”
“!! "
The moment they heard those words, everyone choked.
"In short, we have the Dolett Kingdom allied with the Rise Kingdom, and the Messiah Kingdom and the Ferris Kingdom don't think well about that and are close to forming an alliance …"
"Do you mean they will attack Dolett and Rise Kingdoms?"
Rin nodded deeply at Mio´s question.
"Yes, that's right, but …"
"But?"
“I don't know the meaning of attacking the Dolett Kingdom and the Rise Kingdom … everyone now …”
""It's the Kingdom of Sikka.""
Before Rin told everyone to think, Mio and Daichi answered at the same time. Rin went blank and before she could speak again, Daichi talked to MIO
“Did Mio think so too … Tactics should be my specialty.”
"It's nothing to do with tactics. I can think of it normally. ”
"So why did you come up with this idea?"
“Is Daichi also the same?”
“The process may be different.”
Then, Mio began to explain it with a small wry smile.
“I'll just say the conclusion first. The end is to get the Kingdom of Sikka and become the strongest kingdom in the human world. The reason for aiming for the Kingdom of Sicca is that it is the strongest among these five kingdoms. Even if you say it is strong, it is hard to deal with two kingdoms, so the Messiah and Ferris kingdoms are working together, and the reason for the war over here maybe because if the Dolett and Rise kingdoms are crushed first, the war against the Sikka kingdom can be won relatively safely. ”
When Mio said it all, everyone nodded. Since Daichi also nodded, it would have been the same idea. However, Daichi asked Mio.
“If you know that much, you know the downside, don't you?”
Mio nodded firmly.
“Downside?”
She nodded at Rin's question; Mio opened her mouth again.
“I think this fighting power is a soft touch too much.”
“Why do you think so?”
"Easy, the Dolett Kingdom and the Rise Kingdom are excellent in magic, but the population is overwhelmingly small. Compared to the Messiah and Ferris Kingdoms, the population ratio is 1 to 3. Armor technology is so good that If you're going to wage war on the Dolett Kingdom, you're going to have to push through the numbers. And…"
Mio paused speaking, took a breath and continued her speech.
“They don't know about our existence. This is the biggest…”
Mio looked at Rin. She noticed the intention, but she was a little lost. So, she looked at Dais.h.i.+. He nodded, but he remained silent, Rin sighed loudly.
“……It's always like this.”
Rin whispered and looked over everyone. And…
“We're all going to end this war … before it starts.”
All of them nodded to the words of the Rin.
“…Is Mr. Shokuo a celebrity in this country?”
Velez asked Yuus.h.i.+ about this.
"Yes, but he isn't in this country anymore."
"So, someone who knows his destination …"
Velez looked up at the building in front of her. And continued talking.
“Is the guild master?”
"Looks like that … Let's go inside."
Yuus.h.i.+ confirmed that Velez nodded, and opened the door slowly.
It was noisy inside the building, but there were no hooligans.
"It's lively."
“Rather than lively …is noisy, isn't it?”
Velez and Yuus.h.i.+ proceed to the back while doing such exchange.
However——.
"Yuus.h.i.+, how do we contact the guild master?"
“Yes, I was going to ask you about it, too.”
Yes, they were worried about it. Then, a person b.u.mped into Yuus.h.i.+'s shoulder.
“Oh, sorry.”
He apologized immediately.
“No, I didn't look. I'm sorry.”
The person who b.u.mped also apologized honestly. That person was a boy about junior high school. Yuus.h.i.+ was waiting for the boy to leave, but the boy stared at Yuus.h.i.+ and did not leave. Suspicious Yuus.h.i.+ wanted to speak to the boy, but before he could speak the boy snorted.
And …
"You 're not an ordinary fellow, aren't you?"
“!!”
Suddenly, Yuus.h.i.+ who was told such a thing chocked.
“Well, don't be wary. It's noisy here. Let's change the place.”
The boy went to the building door. Velez looked anxiously at Yuus.h.i.+, but Yuus.h.i.+ smiled and went outside the building.
………
……
…
“Well, you followed me.”
"That's what you told me. I want to hear the story."
Yuus.h.i.+ and others were at a store like a coffee shop. However, the inside of the store was full, so they sat down outside. In a so-called open terrace.
“Is it OK for both of you to have black tea?”
“!?”
“Black tea?”
The former was Yuus.h.i.+ and the latter was a completely different reaction from Velez. The boy seemed to have taken this reaction as a question and began explaining.
“Oh … it hasn't spread so far… Was it about 4 months ago? A human used medicinal herbs for drinks. The taste is still not stable, but it is still quite popular. ”
So, the boy asked for three "black teas" and said, "Oh, try it."
"Is it good?"
"What?"
A few moments after the boy asked for black tea, Yuus.h.i.+ asked the boy a question.
“Do you know anything about that person?”
"Do you mean the creator of black tea?"
Yuus.h.i.+ nodded silently. But the boy shook his head.
“I'm sorry, I came here two months ago. I don't know about him, I have no way of knowing him."
“Really…? What does it mean that there is no way to know?”
“It's just what it means. For some reason, his information is hidden. I only know who made it at that time, and they don't talk about it. It's strange, isn't it?”
When the boy talked so far, "Black tea" was carried. The boy drank a bit of it. The boy hummed and smiled.
"Today is good stuff. Well, I knew it when I saw it's full."
Speaking so, the boy drank another mouthful of "black tea". Subsequently, Velez imitated the boy and put her mouth on the cup.
“……Delicious”
Velez stared at the drink in the cup for a few seconds and laughed.
“Yuus.h.i.+-san! This is delicious! Please try it!”
“Oh, oh.”
When he looked at the boy, he nodded with warm eyes. Yuus.h.i.+ softly put his mouth on the cup.
(It's a bit bitter and the aroma is unstable … but this is definitely … tea.)
And Yuus.h.i.+ gently put down the cup.
"How was it?"
Velez asked fearfully.
“Oh, it was delicious.”
Yuus.h.i.+ answered with a smile.
“That's right! It was delicious!”
Velez drank black tea while saying so.
“Thank you for introducing such a wonderful drink. Um … May I ask you for your name?”
Velez asked the scary boy his name.
"Oh, good. My name is Arno. It's still quite small, but I 'm the leader of a party."
“Is Arno? I'm Velez and this is Yuus.h.i.+.”
She was not used to ordinary greetings yet. Velez introduced the name a little awkwardly.
“Yuus.h.i.+ and Velez … those names I've never heard of.”
Saying that Arno looked at Yuus.h.i.+.
Yuus.h.i.+ talked to Arno.
“Hey, Arno-kun”
“Arno is fine”
"Well, why did Arno say I wasn't an ordinary fellow?"
Yes, Yuus.h.i.+ followed Arno to hear this. He never came to drink "Black tea".
Arno grinned and answered Yuus.h.i.+'s question.
"I have 'a.n.a.lysis'."
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