Volume 2 The Imminent Threat Chapter 2 Finding someone is really a matter of intuition
Walking through the bustling Trade Square, Shino was led by Eliza to a three-story inn.
On the first floor of the inn is a semi-open dining area. It seems to be close to noon, and there are already sporadic guests dining. The smell of food enters the nose along the breeze that blows by, making the stomach gurgle involuntarily.
Eliza jumped into the hotel: "Daddy Twilight, Daddy Twilight, where are you." ”
The fat boss, who was busy in the back kitchen, walked out, and when he saw Eliza in a moon-white robe, the fat boss showed a happy smile on his face: "Ouch, it's little Eliza here." How many days are you going to stay in town this time? ”
"It's going to take another three or four days. Nanamo was late, as if she had been delayed in the town of Misty, and it would be a few days before she arrived. ”
"In a few days...... Oh, wait a minute! ”
The fat boss and Eliza appeared to be long-time acquaintances, and he hurried back to the back kitchen, and soon came out with a large plate of potato beef stew.
"Come, come. Little Eliza, your fat uncle has improved the method, how about it taste. Give some advice. ”
"Ahh Thank you, Daddy! People are hungry! ”
"Uh-huh, little gluttonous cat. Eat more! ”
"Daddy Twilight is too bad, people are not little gluttonous cats!"
The beef stew with potatoes on the plate is a deep red color, and it looks quite appetizing at first glance. Eliza dragged Shino to sit down, handed over a spoon, and motioned for Shino not to be polite.
Shino took the spoon and hesitated. It is common sense not to eat food given to you by strangers. But Eliza on the side had already scooped up a big spoonful and stuffed it into her mouth. Her cheeks immediately bulged, and before she could swallow the whole thing in her mouth, another big spoonful.
Under Eliza's expectant gaze, Shino tentatively dug a small spoonful and carefully placed it in his mouth. The firm texture of the beef and the softness of the potatoes immediately filled her mouth, and she was immediately conquered by the delicious taste in front of her - delicious! Immediately she began to feast on it.
The fat boss was busy in the back kitchen for a while, and then put two bowls of vegetable soup in front of the two of them. He wiped his hands with the cotton cloth around his neck and sat down across from them.
"Nanamo has always been punctual, why was she late this time?"
"I've heard from other caravans that the town of Foggy is haunted. There are walking skeletons. For the sake of safety, the caravan was late. ”
"Oh, I see...... What's wrong with your head? ”
Although Eliza looked at the eyeshadow and applied makeup, she could still see a black mark on her forehead.
"Delayed on the way to town, robbed by goblins and bear monsters in that lumberyard outside......"
"Alas......" the fat boss sighed when he heard this, "Goblins have been getting more and more active recently...... Who is this? ”
There were no kitten people living in Lakesprings, and only Eliza and her family were traders. So after a long time, the fat boss is very familiar with Eliza and them. And Shino's appearance is obviously different from the cat charm of Kartha, especially the bright red pupils, which are particularly conspicuous.
"This is a man from afar who is going to stay in the town for a few days. Daddy, you're not fully occupied, are you? ”
"No, no, of course it's not full. Little Eliza's clan came to live, and the cost was all halved! ”
"How's it going, Shino? Do you want to live here? ”
"Well, thank you so much!"
Sino hurriedly got up and thanked the fat boss. Adventurers are usually poor, and Shino has a few silver coins in his pocket, but they certainly don't have enough to spend. Save a little if you can.
"No, no, little Eliza's people are my friends!" The fat boss also hurriedly got up and said that there was no need to be polite, and when Sino sat down again, he asked again, "Sino...... Miss? Where are you from? It seems that there is no race in the kingdom like yours. ”
Shino's hair is white, and although it is covered by a hood, fragments of hair can be seen. And her pupils are bright red, which is impressive.
"Well, I'm from the Endless Glacier."
The extremely distant place name made Eliza and the fat boss a little stunned. The name of the place, which only appears in legends and myths, is waiting to be heard from the mouths of the people around him at this moment, which is somewhat unreal.
"And why are you here?"
Coming from the land of legends, it is inevitable to have a mission.
"I'm ......," Shino hesitated, but continued, "I'll find someone." ”
"Looking for someone?" Shino's words made Eliza's curiosity soar, "Who are you looking for?" What's the name? ”
“…… I don't know. ”
Finding someone but not knowing the name is actually not a strange thing in Elune. Elune's education penetration rate is very low, there are very few literate people, there are many people who can't write their own names, and they often use nicknames to call each other, and it is common to find people but not know their names.
"And what does this one look like?"
“…… I don't know. ”
"Nickname?"
“…… I don't know. ”
"What are the characteristics?"
“…… I don't know. ”
After a series of questions, Shino didn't know all of them. This person Eliza and the fat boss looked at each other - where is this looking for someone, obviously looking for fault!
"Do you have any information about the one you're looking for?"
“…… No, not at all. But as soon as I see him, I can know if it's or not. ”
It's a needle in a haystack, and there's little hope of finding it. So the fat boss decisively changed the topic: "Little Eliza, why are you dressed so formally today?" What's the matter? Are you going to meet someone? ”
"Oh...... Oh! Well, yes, I'm going to see a gentleman. It was when I was surrounded by goblins that day, and I want to thank him for saving us. ”
"Saved you? Is it you? The fat boss pointed to the black blue on Eliza's forehead.
"That's right. It was raining that day, so the road was not easy to walk. Our carriage accidentally got stuck in the mud and broke, and it took a long time to fix it. After repairing, it was already dark, and I was afraid that it would not be safe to rest outside at night, and it was not far from here, so I decided to speed up a little and rest here. I didn't expect goblins and bear monsters to surround us, a large area of black pressure, and I don't know how many. The carriage overturned at the beginning, otherwise it should have been able to escape directly. Daddy Twilight has never seen a bear monster, it is as tall as three clansmen, and as wide as three clansmen. It's so strong, too! The carriage was halved in one fell swoop. Then the carriage caught fire, and I fell off the carriage, and I thought I was going to die. ”
"And then?" The fat boss touched his double-layered chin and looked a little nervous, "Who saved you?" ”
"It's Mr. Seurlick. As soon as he arrived, he killed two of the most ferocious bear monsters, then several goblins, and finally used magic. "I fell, and before I could get up, I heard a 'bang,' and Mr. Seurrick killed the last of the bears." Then the goblins fled. ”
"Mr. Seurik? Mr. Seurrick V. Norn? ”
The fat boss is very familiar with the name Seurik, and the one who just came down to eat is not Seurik? I didn't expect him to be not only a nobleman, but also magical.
"Yes. It's Mr. Schulick. Daddy has seen him? Yes! That's great, I don't have to ask where he lives. Where, where? ”
"Hmm...... Mr. Norn lives here. He'd just come down for dinner. ”
"Great! Can you help introduce me later? Wouldn't it be rude to go straight up? ”
"Okay, I'll go say hello in a minute."
A small thing with a lot of hands, the fat boss is very willing to help with this. And it is also beneficial to show more faces in front of the nobles, maybe the children in the family can also mix with the noble attendants or something.
"Why don't you go and see it too?"
"yes, okay."
The clansman next to him is a little familiar, and if he can't say it, he will definitely be dragged away. In this case, it is better to take the initiative to go together.
After chatting a few more words, the fat boss went back to the back kitchen to get busy, and asked the two to go to him after eating. The room where Shino stayed was also booked, also on the second floor, opposite Mr. Norn.
The beef stew with potatoes on the table, or beef stew with potatoes, is very generous. Eliza couldn't eat less than a third of it, and the rest was wiped out by Shino.
After eating, the two cleaned up, and then went to the fat boss to visit Mr. Norn on the second floor.
However, a large number of guests just walked into the restaurant, and the fat boss was so busy that he could only let the two of them go upstairs by themselves. Before going upstairs, the fat boss didn't forget to instruct: "Mr. Norn's identity is not simple. Don't be rude. ”
"Hmmm! It's Eliza's savior, and Eliza will never be rude! ”
As he spoke, the second floor had already arrived, and a brisk sound of the piano came into his ears. The piano has a cheerful tune, but it is not a popular score in Calthus, and it seems that it has never been heard.
After the light sound of the piano, a sweet female voice came to the ears: "Let's learn cat meow together, meow meow meow ...... together"
Eliza, who was carefully pretending to be a good baby, suddenly pricked up her ears. The two vertical ears twitched one by one, obviously attracted by the lyrics.
"a ...... in front of you"
With the second, third, and fourth lines of singing, Eliza's little face began to heat up a little.
- This, this love song is really too direct! Too bold! It's shameless! But, but, but...... It's really nice to listen to!
Kittenwoman is completely immune to such love songs. Eliza's feet were a little weak, and she wanted to turn around and run, but she wanted to continue listening.
- It's so romantic! If I were to sing this song...... No way! No way! It's so embarrassing!
Shino's condition was slightly better, but he also blushed slightly.
Life on the Endless Glacier is hard, and the tribesmen have no conditions or time for romance. If you like a girl, the man's kitten will send his prey to the woman's kitten's house every day. The woman did not refuse, and the man could send it for a month, so the family matter was decided. At the end of the second month, the elders of the group will be invited to hold a wedding.
Therefore, Sino's concept of marriage is extremely simple, and it is okay to get by a little.
But Shino didn't get a spouse of his own in his hometown. On the one hand, because of his bright red pupils, he is a child cursed by heavy snow. On the other hand, because of her extraordinary skills, there is no peer in the village who is her opponent, and male kittens are reluctant to find a spouse who is stronger than them.
- Love songs or something, the most annoying!
The singing continued, but with a gentle male voice.
"I need your hug every day, cherish every moment of being together......"
With a "boom", Eliza broke down, and it seemed that she could see faint water vapor coming out of her head. Shino hurriedly grabbed her, if she didn't care about this guy, she could just go down the stairs with her head. However, Shino also felt that his feet were starting to soften.
At the end of the song, the two of them took a big breath in unison. Just as he was about to move forward, the light and happy song of the same tune sounded again, and the song came again. However, this time the singing was not in the Calthian lingua franca, so I couldn't understand it, but this did not affect the continuous affection in the singing in the slightest.
After hearing a few words, Shino shook his head and held down the deer that was about to move in his heart directly, not allowing it to collide. Eliza had already staggered down the second-floor corridor after the song, stopping at the door of a room. Seeing this, Sino hurriedly rushed up.
The singers in the room seemed to hear the voices in the hallway and stopped singing.
Looking up to confirm the room number, Eliza took a deep breath and knocked on the door cautiously.
"The door is unlocked, please come in."
A gentle male voice came from the room. The voice was the same male voice that had just sang.
Gently pushing open the door, the scene in the room comes into view.
A young human man, holding a harp in both hands, looked at the door with a calm gaze. He made it on an ordinary wooden chair with a black cloak hanging from the back. With short black hair and black pupils, it gives people a sense of intimacy but a bit of mystery.
There was a small snow-white fur ball on the table in front of him. The little furball moved, revealing a pair of beautiful eyes. The eyes of the little furball are blue, as blue as the sea. It tilted its head sideways, looking curiously at the two little catwomen who appeared in the doorway.
Sino was stunned for a moment, and the throbbing in her heart made her involuntarily take off her hood and slowly walk into the room.
The moment she removed her hood, Eliza let out a small exclamation.
Underneath the hood is extremely gorgeous long hair. The long hair is as white as fresh snow, like a waterfall. Under the light of the sun, the long hair reflects the pure white brilliance, like a fairy from the snow country.
Although Eliza thought that the new clansman had very beautiful hair just now, she didn't expect that the long white hair hidden under the hood was so gorgeous!
But even more surprising is yet to come. Under Eliza's extremely surprised gaze, Shino cautiously knelt down on one knee and touched his chest with his right hand.
"I'm Shino Elucia from the Endless Glacier, the Lahatia Cat Charm."
"Excuse me, are you my lord?"
- What the demon master said is not wrong. I really don't need to know anything, and when we meet, I will be sure. He is my sovereign.