The morning after the intense "Contract of Master and Servant" with Irina, the leader of the Beast Knights, and the chaos that ensued with Alicia and Sophia joining in.
...Or rather, it was past noon.
"I was called and I'm Carrie Penipeni! For some reason, you left a lot later than I had expected, but were you having a huge orgy with your sisters without telling me?"
"Um, Carrie-san, I'm really sorry I'm late, but... I'll fill in the gaps, so if you could just keep your voice down a bit..."
"! So you'll fill in the hole! Understood!"
Although our departure was significantly delayed due to our friendship, we were able to be transported by Carrie, whom we had summoned using our
There is a fear that the terrorist organization, the Strong King Faction, is plotting something in the city, so the goal is to thwart this and get close to the enemy's core.
The members of this expedition are myself, Alicia, and the werewolf Sophia.
I thought that Sister Claire and her guard, Sylvia, would accompany me like usual, but...
『The truth is, last night I received a message that it would be best for me to stay in the capital, Lacent.』
So Sister Claire was going to deepen her friendship with Queen Isla in the capital. However, Sister Claire and Queen Isla had already become quite close before anyone noticed.
"Wahaha! If you're staying here, you should continue to drink like you did yesterday! I can't drink because I have government duties, but talking with you after drinking is a great way to take a load off my shoulders!"
"I see what you're saying! Well then, I'll take you up on your offer! Oh, and by the way, I heard that there is a special library in the royal castle. How about going in and having a drink?"
"I don't care! Irina, the leader of the beast knights, is usually quite nagging, but today she's strangely quiet, probably because of what happened after the incident! Even so, I thought the church was just full of people who ignored the cultural customs of us beastmen and forced their own obsessive doctrines on us, but you're something else! You're crazy in a good way!"
"Wow, I got a compliment!"
Is this alliance really okay?
That being said, it's good that they are good friends (in the normal sense).
Leaving Sister Claire and her bodyguard Sylvia behind in the capital, I put Alicia and Sophia in the sex room and had Carrie carry them there.
...But,
"Hmm, it's getting dark after all."
"I'm so sorry I overslept..."
The dungeon city, which was also used for training the knights, was fairly close to the capital, Leicent, and if they used flight magic to take a shortcut through the rugged mountainous area, they should be able to arrive there in less than a day.
However, we all ended up oversleeping, and the sun was setting in the mountains. So I was thinking of returning to the royal castle as a local wife, when...
"Ah, there's a village conveniently located. It's quite large for a mountain area."
"Eh? Ah, really. That's perfect, I'll stay there tonight."
As they head towards the dungeon city, Queen Ayla has asked them to keep an eye out for any unusual happenings in the surrounding area, if possible.
So, we thought it might be nice to stay at an inn like adventurers and interact with the locals, so we happened to come across a village and landed just before it. We got friendly with Alicia and Sophia and let them out of the room.
And then the four of us entered the village as if we had arrived on foot.
"Huh? Are you guys adventurers?"
As soon as you step into the village, it's quite impressive considering it's in the mountains.
A small rat-beast girl who seemed to be a resident called out to me.
The cute girl, who looked to be about 10 years old, came running up to us with her beautiful face shining brightly.
Wondering if she might be a girl who aspires to be an adventurer, I looked her in the eye and answered, "Yes, I'm a traveling adventurer."
The girl then said with a big smile, "I knew it!"
"Everyone! An adventurer has come to the village!"
"picture?"
The moment the girl cried.
"Oh! An adventurer!"
"Great! You're welcome!"
"Prepare for the feast!"
When the villagers heard the girl's voice, they welcomed her with open arms.
Wh-what's going on? We were taken aback, when the rat-beast girl grabbed our hands,
"Welcome, adventurer! This is the mountain village of Hoodria! We have a tradition of welcoming adventurers who have overcome difficult paths with a feast of wine and women! Now, hurry over here!"
A feast of wine and women?!
Although we were taken aback by the girl making such outrageous statements in this strange mountain village, we were welcomed by the villagers and led to something that seemed to be the village banquet hall.