Chapter 353: Just Cultural Differences (1)
Chapter 353: Just Cultural Differences (1)
Turn back time a little.
The first day that Flora and her colleagues began investigating the city in earnest.
Asil was wandering around the city aimlessly.
"There's no need to work too hard. "Isn't it okay to take a little break?"
With that in mind, Asil decided to go alone.
I knew what this mission was for.
It was said that it was an operation to capture Flora's and Flora's family's enemies.
For Asil, Flora is a precious colleague. He had no doubt about it.
I could definitely say that she was a friend more precious than any other relationship I had made in modern times.
Of course, it was influenced by some sad stories about Asil's modern-day friendships, but whatever.
In order to help Flora get revenge, Asil was also full of motivation at first.
But what should I do?
Aela ordered Soira's party to go on a scouting mission.
But what is scouting?
I know the meaning of the word. It was a story that came up often in Asil's games, and was sometimes heard over her shoulder at the Academy.
But when she thought about doing it, nothing came to mind.
In the game, a scout stands at the vanguard of a formation and detects approaching enemies in advance, and sometimes provides guidance... Also... Besides... What was there?
Asil's knowledge of scouting was limited.
The situation was different from Flora, a local who was familiar with the word scout, and Soira, who had experience playing as a scout herself.
However, it is difficult to ask what should be done.
She put in a lot of effort to ask Soira, but all she got back was something like, 'You just need to find something that could be dangerous in advance.'
So what is dangerous?
If this was a dungeon, there would have been a clear target, such as a trap or a monster... The entire city was the target.
In that situation, there was only one thing that Asil understood.
All I knew was that it would be helpful to use my half-spirit instinct to find a place where the demon's magic was strong.
And something similar was possible with Flora's crystal ball.
It seemed like I could see something else in that crystal ball... Flora didn't answer until the end. What was it?
In any case, it is better for Flora and Asil, who have similar abilities, to go together because the search is less efficient, so it is better to go separately!
... That's an excuse I've been thinking hard about. When I actually talked to Soira, she didn't come to mind, so all I could say was something trivial and that I had to go buy her clothes.
Fortunately, Soira allowed her to act alone.
"Ugh."
Asil looked up at the sky from the roof of someone's house and sighed.
"I thought I was getting used to talking."
Half a year and a few months after she became a woman.
It's been a while since the weight of her breasts stopped feeling awkward, and I got used to sleeping in the same room as a woman.
The body of a beautiful girl is convenient.
Because everyone treats you favorably.
Thanks to the easy mode of life, Asil was able to shed much of the old-fashioned attitude he had grown accustomed to in modern times.
Still, there were times, like today, when I suddenly found myself speechless.
For the first time in a long time, Asil remembered her life in modern times.
The most recent thing that came to mind was... Was it when I had a dream during the fight against the cult?
What would happen if we went back to modern times?
When she first encountered Soira, she asked the goddess if she knew.
'Please tell me how to get back.'
The goddess answered like this.
'If you defeat the devil, I can send you back.'
When she first heard that sound, she was truly at a loss.
The devil? Me? How?
Those words suddenly came to mind.
The possessed person defeats the devil. Even though it's a cliché, it's something that only happens in novels. Anyone who experiences it in real life would be embarrassed.
The goddess comforted Asil, who was embarrassed, and explained gently.
'There is a separate hero. You can help the hero, or you can wait until the hero defeats the devil.'
It was fortunate among misfortunes.
Among the options presented by the goddess, Asil chose the latter.
That's right, because I'm scared.
"At that time, I never thought I would end up in a place like this."
Asil smiled bitterly.
Even at that time, she had "Fighting talent" And spirit friends, so she was able to wander around on her own and meet Soira, but it was only possible because she was in the rear of the rear.
To be honest, Asil was weak at that time.
That's what I did, but I never thought I would end up in a place like this, not just getting close to the front line, but crossing the front line.
"If she had known this would happen, she would have applied for the hero party."
Even as she muttered, she knew very well that she couldn't do that.
– Jeopuk, Jeopuk.
"Oh."
When he heard her footsteps, Asil moved from where he was sitting on the edge of her roof and hid.
– Why does he always say things to me?
– You hold back. One or two days?
– It's a problem because it's not just one or two days.
A group of men passed by, complaining that could be heard anywhere.
Only after the sound of footsteps faded away did Asil stick her head out over the eaves.
There was nothing to see.
After making sure that no one was there, Asil sat down on the roof again.
The reason for Asil hiding like this was simple.
Because whenever we made eye contact, men would come up and touch our bodies.
"It's not even a game, what on earth is it?"
Asil grumbled, recalling a game where fights broke out whenever and wherever our eyes met.
It was a little less so when I was walking around, but whenever I sat down and rested, like now, I would inevitably get his breasts massaged, or my buttocks touched.
Thanks to such passionate sanctification, Asil had to go up to the roof to rest where people could not see.
Once I came up, it became tiresome to come down, so I just moved to the roof.
Asil, who had completely forgotten that what she was currently wearing was a skirt, would see the inside of her skirt clearly to the people passing by whenever she crossed the roof, but fortunately or unfortunately, Asil did not notice at all.
"Should I move slowly?"
Feeling that she was adequately rested, Asil stood up from her seat and patted her buttocks.
"Umm..."
Continue. She stretched and wondered where to go next.
She knows nothing no matter where she goes anyway. Asil just relied on her senses and took pictures in any direction.
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As she wandered around the streets aimlessly, she tried to detect the surrounding magic a few times whenever she thought of it.
Instead of lunch, Asil was walking, filling her stomach with skewers made from unknown meat that she sold at a food stall on her street.
Although she was an unknown fish, she wasn't anything suspicious like something out of a novel.
Because it was clearly written on the menu what kind of animal the meat was from. Even when Asil saw the name on her menu, she didn't know what kind of animal it was, so she just called it "Unidentified meat."
For reference, the meat was not even an animal in the first place, but the meat of a monster. It also looks quite grotesque.
It was a dish that, like Asil, you would have made an audible noise at least once unless you ate it without knowing it. You could say she was lucky.
Still, the taste of the meat was excellent enough to warrant eating the grotesque-looking guy, so Asil was able to enjoy the taste of the skewers with satisfaction.
Asil was walking down the street when a store caught her eye.
It was a clothing store with a wide variety of clothes visible through the large window.
"Ah. That's right."
Asil realized that when she talked to Soira in the morning, she was given the excuse of going separately and that she needed to buy clothes.
It was because she couldn't think of the reason she had been thinking about all night, so she had to improvise, but it was also true that she needed clothes.
"Umm..."
Many of the clothes seen from the outside had a different design from the clothes commonly seen beyond the front lines, in the realm of humanity.
Cultural differences also appear in places like this.
After taking a quick look around, my impression was that there was a lot of exposure overall.
"It's also a cliché that demons' clothes are too revealing. Yes."
Asil nodded, muttering to herself, then frowned as she realized she had to buy her clothes there too.
"Shall we go somewhere else? But while I've been walking around, I haven't seen any clothing stores other than that one. Umm..."
She looked around the area just to be sure, but didn't see any other clothing stores.
It is unlikely that one store is responsible for all the clothes in a city, but in any case, there was only one store that Asil found.
Asil sighed inwardly and entered her store.
"Welcome!"
The clerk who welcomed Asil warmly was a man.
Asil tried to frown his eyebrows unconsciously, but barely held it back. He frowns as soon as he sees someone for the first time. What rudeness is that?
The clerk greeted Asil with a smile.
"Yes. If that's what you're looking for, you've come to the right place. You could say our store is the best in the city. From regular clothing to magical costumes. Fortunately, we are handling it."
"Do you have magic costumes?"
Asil was tempted.
The high-leg leotard that Soira always wears.
On the outside, it only appeared to be a revealing outfit that exposed the body and even the hips, but its functionality was enough to envy even Asil.
Well, they say it's used by a famous knighthood, so you probably can't get something like that here. However, even if it falls short of that, it is similar.
"Yes, of course. What do you want? Waterproof? Automatic cleaning? There are a lot of them. Would you like to see it?"
Asil was led by the clerk's hand and disappeared into the store.