46 Chapter 3-1 Midpoint

It's been about a week since I left Gunjo City...

"Funny, you should be able to see the village at the midpoint by now..."

I got lost.

Ever since I left the city, I do feel too slow. But if it's going the right way on the map, it should be about half a mile away! And it's supposed to be on a village halfway between Gunjo City and Dungeon City!

There have been a lot of stops in the woods along the way this past week, food security in the river, and Shiloumal getting lost.

There were some unfortunate aspects about Shiloumal (he was flushed into the river and couldn't understand the smell anymore, so he searched for it in his exploration and picked it up), but slowly, on average, he was going to reach the village by the end of the day because it was more than 20 km a day.

But it's almost sundown. We need to stop the carriage somewhere we can calm down and get ready for camp.

When I say camp, I just put a simple line around the carriage and prepare a meal.

The carriage I'm riding now has undergone a major modification to the same thing that Lily and the others used to hunt for Bore (bandit exorcism).

The body was first modified into a boxcarriage, incorporating an iron plate with reinforced magic throughout.

Furthermore, the interior is fixed with space-time magic according to the Dimension Bag procedure, and the appearance is about 3 tatami (2m across x 3m longitude) and the height is about 1.8m (in fact, there are wheels, etc., so about 2.5 m), but the interior is spread about four times that (about 3m high).

This modification costs about 300,000 Gs. It's mainly iron money.

Well, because of that, we have to pull a few on regular horses, and we have to replenish the fortified magic and weight reduction magic formations everywhere in the carriage with a certain amount of magic every day, making it a wizard-only carriage. Of course, I have a contractor registration specifically for me.

Well, thanks to making my life easier, it's extraordinarily easier than staying in a weird inn.

Now on the inside corner, I'm just considering building a bathroom.

Looking for a place with that in mind,

"Bandits!

I heard voices like that.

When I used exploration in the direction of my voice, there was a reaction on the other side of the hill about 100 m away. Apparently, a group of sixteen people have been attacked by twenty bandits.

"I wonder if this is dangerous."

The sixteen were apparently ambushed and were completely besieged by bandits.

I ordered the carriage to be wrapped up and the collar of the Shiloumal removed and sent to my opposite side to attack.

And I myself gave Tanicase instructions and headed up the hill.

Trying to keep an eye on the night from the top of the hill, the sixteen were still disadvantaged.

Apparently, only six adventurers are combatants of those being attacked, and the others are like three merchant-style men with employer-like looks and seven slaves.

As I made that observation, I heard Silowmall howling from the other side. To answer that, I launched a fireball into the sky.

"What the fuck!

One of the bandits looked around to scream and be vigilant,

"Gah!"

"It's a wolf demon - gebo"

"Big, Gebe"

Faster than that, Shiloumal struck more than the other side.

The confused bandits made me stick Tanicase in to stab a stop.

"I'll add up! You guys keep your defenses together!

The bandits weren't the only ones confused, but they still listen to me and honestly go into protection.

"And the wolves are on our side! If you don't want to die, don't get your hands on me!

I would add that. Otherwise, Shiloumal would not be able to distinguish between enemy allies. If one of the adventurers attacks Shiloumal, he will definitely be killed by Shiloumal.

The bandits who were ambushed were instantly killed by me (+ Tanicase) and Shiloumal.

"Awesome! Who the hell is he?

"I'll pry later! Now you have to believe in your allies and consolidate your defense!

"But there are about three more bandits... no, it looks like they're all dead already"

The bandits seemed to be cooperating there, but they didn't seem to have assumed that they could carry out an ambush, so they could easily be exorcised.

"All right, come back, Shiloumal!

To my words, Shiloumal shook his tail and ran over. stroking the head of such a silowmall,

"I appreciate your help, but are you on my side?

One of the adventurers called from a slightly further away position.

"That's up to you guys. If you want to be hostile, I will not forgive you."

To the slain words, the adventurers threw down their weapons and put their hands up.

"There is no hostility to us on this street. Rather grateful."

"Okay. Let's believe that word."

That's what I said, put Shiloumal down, and approached the men.

"These guys are bandits for sure. For crusading... or everyone. I'll take it."

"That's natural. All of this was defeated by you and that wolf."

After hearing the words, I gave instructions to Shiloumal to collect the bodies of the bandits. I told Shiloumal beforehand not to tear the bandits apart unless there was more to it, so most of the bodies were connected somewhere.

When you're putting a body in a bag,

"Thank you for the danger."

And a merchant-style man came.

"I'm a slave trader, Jayman,"

Name... jayman

Age… 43

Race... People

Title… Slave Trader

Slightly frowned at me in a place called Slave Merchant,

"You don't have to be wary. It's no use saying by mouth that I'm a regular filing...... I don't know if it'll prove it, but take a look at this."

That said, the man took out a piece of paper.

The paper said 'Slave Trade License', with the name of the man after some precautions and contracts, and finally, the Duke of Alsace von Sanga acknowledges this, it said.

"I don't know if that's real or not, but I'll trust you to some extent more than I gave you the Duke's name."

"Really, thank you for that. And I'm fine with Jayman. And... could you take a mask (...) and show me your face if you can?

That's what they said, and I remember hiding my mouth once I changed my disguise. Removing the mask surprised Jayman and the adventurers alike,

"You were so young! I thought you were young... but not so far... maybe your name is Tenma, don't you say?

I put my guard up against that word.

"I'm sorry I surprised you. As a matter of fact, I treated Geese as a slave, and in doing so, the Duke asked me to be Mr. Tenma."

That's what Jayman told the Duke of Sanga.

That included my deal with the Duke of Sanga, so I decided to de-alert him once and for all.

"So why did Tenma come here… thank you to us, but I heard the destination was a dungeon city. This isn't the same direction as a dungeon city, is it?

Show me the handwritten map I got for that word.

"I came to this map right, but I think I went the wrong way..."

From Jayman's mouth at a glance at the map, he was to be asked the facts of the shock.

"This... is similar to the location of the middle village, but it's a map of another territory... It looks like the person who wrote this wrote the wrong map of another place than Tenma's destination"

"Huh!

I see, you can't see the village no matter how much it goes by reason.

"Yeah, but the directions themselves are the same, so if we get out of here on the right path, we'll get to the destination… or the village where it relays is our destination"

I could see what you wanted to say in that word.

"My request is for information on your journey to your destination and the road to Dungeon City. In consideration, join the escort to the earlier rescue and village. How about that?

"Negotiations are in place! Best regards,"

I had a deal with Jayman to shake hands.

"If you're from here, we'll be there in a few hours. As for this one, I'd like to get there by the end of the day...... are you sure?

"I don't mind. But isn't there an injured man in your adventurer?

and asked the man who was holding back behind Jayman,

"I'm wounded, but fortunately only one, shallow wound, light healing magic and potion will do fine"

Because of that, I checked the carriage and there seems to be no problem, so I decided to leave as soon as possible.

I straddled Tanicase without sending out a carriage and allowed Shiloumal to advance as far as my voice could reach, giving him the role of scouting and avoiding weak demons.

The adventurers were surprised by Tanicase, but Jayman showed less surprise. If you'd asked, the Duke of Sanga would have asked about Shiloumal and Tanicase. However, with regard to Shiloumal, he said he was delayed in realizing that he was stained with blood when we first met and that I had kept him waiting a little further away.

As Jayman said, we arrived in the village in approximately three to four hours. Some demons appeared on the road, but all were hunted by Shiloumal, so we were able to arrive without any problems.

"Arrival. Thanks to you, we were able to get there safely."

The adventurers employed by Jayman's words looked complicated, but he seemed prepared to say whatever he had to say about this one.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Jayman. It fits such a dangerous eye..."

The leader man of the adventurers apologizes,

"No, I have a no on this one, too. You guys were suggesting danger before you left, but I was the one who didn't listen. Let me color the rewards, albeit slightly."

That's what I said and apologized the other way around.

"I have to thank you again. That was really helpful. I appreciate it."

The voice felt some obsession, but seemed to say it from the heart, so

"No, I don't mind. I won't give you a hand, but you guys can handle it. And I got a lot of rewards, too."

Yes, speaking lightly,

"Ha, I may have managed, but surely some of them would have died. That's what made us all safe, and that's still because of you."

And he was laughing as I talked.

"Mr. Tenma, please join us at our inn today. Now it's dangerous to leave, and by noon tomorrow I'll have the rest of the rewards ready."

"Okay. I'll take care of you."

That's what I said, I put Tanicase in my bag and followed Jayman.

I can't say the inn is flattering compared to a full pavilion, but it was beautiful and well cleaned inside.

The room was distracted by Jayman, who took the room alone.

The next day it looked like rain of hatred. I was looking out of the room with a light rain, and I heard knocking on the door.

"Go ahead."

Excuse me, it was Jayman who came in.

"Mr. Tenma, we have a map with directions from this village to the dungeon city"

I said, I spread the round paper in my hand to show it.

At the end of the description while looking at the map,

"Please have this map"

So he gave me a map that was written a lot smaller than the one earlier.

"Can I have it?

"Yeah, I don't mind. This is what I just wrote, so it's not a complete simulation, but I don't think there's a problem because I'm still writing it as similar as possible."

"Thank you"

That's what I said and made it into a bag.

"Still, if you get lost, there are two luminous stars lined up in time just after sundown, so if you go in that direction, there's a dungeon city"

"I see... ok"

"It looks like a raw and hateful sky today, what are you going to do with your departure? What do you mean, we're under contract while we're in this village, so we'll pay for the accommodation."

I'll think about it for a second.

"I appreciate the story, but if it's this rain, it'll be fine. We'll be leaving around noon."

According to the map I got, it's mostly like a meadow from here. Then if you were in the carriage, there wouldn't be any particular problem.

"Really, once this room is available until this evening, let me know if you change your mind"

That's what Jayman said and left the room.

After I had a light meal, I asked the innkeeper where the guild was, borrowed an umbrella and went outside.

The guild was about fifteen minutes walk from the inn, but it was just a smaller building than things like Gunjo City.

"I've exorcised the bandits, and I want you to make sure there's a bounty neck."

Briefly speaking only of the requirements to the receptionist who was sitting at the counter, the man in charge showed up and was taken to the back of the building.

"There are twenty people, and the bodies are in the bag, right? Can you get me out here?

I took the body out where I was designated. The man looked at the body without showing how he cared in particular.

"Eh, these guys had a bounty on them recently. This guy is 50,000 G, this guy and this guy are 20,000 G, and you won't be around later. But since everyone who was reported has been crusaded, we have just asked these guys to crusade, so we will accomplish that as well."

That said, when I switched to the Alliance Magic Bag, I went to the reception again and handed over the reward.

"A total of 260,000 G for the bandit's crusade and 150,000 G for the reward of the request, a total of 410,000 G. Make sure."

I checked the amount I was given and put it in my bag. I asked the receptionist where the grocery store was and decided to go peek to see if there was anything I was looking for.

When I got to the grocery store, I quickly looked for what I was looking for but I didn't see it anywhere.

So I asked the clerk about the stuff he wanted.

"What, are you a tiny barrel...... could you come in for a second?"

I said, the first thing I brought was about 50 cm of barrel.

"If you want to use it for preservation, that's enough."

"Oh, this is small. I want twice as much as this."

With that said, the clerk was thinking,

"With that said, there was one thing!

That's what he said, he took me to a warehouse outside.

"This is it. It's this barrel. I think this would be the perfect size!

and a 1.2 m high, the largest diameter pointed to an empty barrel of liquor of about 1 m.

"Oh, it's just the right size. How much is this?

"This was originally planned to be disposed of, so just the timber portion is fine"

That said, the price is 500G.

I paid for it, put the barrel in my bag, and left the store in a good mood.

Ex-Japanese Essentials, Bath Barrels (Substitutes), Got It!

By the time we got to the inn, the rain had almost stopped.

"Okay, it's time to leave!

I visited Jayman's room and told him I was leaving.

"Really? I also go to Dungeon City a lot in business, so maybe I'll see you again, Mr. Tenma. Thank you then."

Jayman and I exchanged hands and made a promise to reunite. At first, I heard of a slave trader, but when I got used to it, I had nothing to worry about.

Well, I made Geese send some kind of slave, and now it's weird to care, but it just got bigger.

Anyway, I left the village in a temper to make sure I didn't get lost this time.

Besides... my first barrel bath and style beautiful edition

This journey, a barrel bath that could be the biggest harvest. The time has come for its first use.

"Okay, let's use it quickly"

To prepare for the bath, the barrel was put out on the back of the carriage and the lid was opened.

"Whoa, whoa... what's this smell!

The stench spreads as soon as the lid is opened. I hurried to close the lid and serve the bag, ventilating the carriage.

"Shit... just a thought, I should have noticed it was rotten inside..."

Only for a moment in my brain, I gave up on this barrel and thought I'd put up with it until I got to the city.

But my instincts as a former Japanese who was willing to take a bath didn't allow it.

First, I put the barrel away from the carriage, opened the lid and quickly left. Then I decided to let the golem come out of one piece and wash it from a remote position. However, the Golem is not very good at fine force application and subtraction, so it feels like I'm running the magic directly and remotely.

First, throw away any wine left inside.

Next, use water magic to loosen up in the barrel. On several occasions, the water became transparent.

So I put soap on the rundown I put out of the bag and brush it in the barrel.

Finally, fill and disinfect the barrel with hot water. Just in case, I left it disinfected while changing the hot water for about an hour.

Well, how is that achievement!

"All right! I barely care!

Success! Now the memorial bath is to be installed in the carriage.

Quickly, fill the carriage with hot water.

"Ha ~, Extremely easy, Extremely easy"

I soaked myself up to my shoulder in a little hot water and enjoyed a long bath.

After a little long water, I dress up as a towel on my hips as if to cool off my body's fire lights.

The truth is, I could have been naked, but I'm going to be dressed for it because I'm going to have some bathing fun.

"If I say take a bath, this is it."

With that said, I took the chilled milk out of my bag.

"No!"

I put my hands on my hips, chest up, and drink milk with a hanging voice.

"Goku, Goku, Goku, Pu Ha! You're the best!

There may be more people who say beer is better, but I preferred milk to beer to drinking in the bath. I want to drink some beer, but I can't get very drunk in this body (due to unusual resistance), and above all, knowing the taste of beer from previous life, beer in this world is the biggest difficulty to feel poorly.

It doesn't exactly fit my mouth, you might want to say. Instead, they think milk is better than it was in previous life. The reason for this is that it doesn't weirdly heat sterilize.

Most milk that was commonly sold in previous life has a flavor of milk impaired by the smell of paper packs in addition to rapidly raising temperatures to 130 ° C for sterilization, but in this world it tastes good and is less dangerous because it is magically purified (extinguishing only germs). (I recall that even one agricultural cartoon assumed that sterilization was better)

That's what we talked about, but for that reason, milk is a bath classic for me!

Lately, however, there has been less milk left.

We must hurry, to the dungeon city! We have to protect you, have some bathing fun!

With all that crap in mind, the night went by.