Two Saints Wander off into a Different World Chapter 24

Maki and Chiharu were invited into the children’s house, and their eyes wandered around with interest . The ceiling and doors were low, much like old Japanese houses, but not too low for Maki and Chiharu . The plastered walls were bright, and the furniture was relaxing and made of wood . They could see a large oven in the kitchen where the mother stood .

“Many travelers have been coming through here recently, because of the Saintesses . Things have only just calmed down, but they will probably be taking return trips starting tomorrow . So it will be quite lively again . ”

The mother said as she served them some cold meats . It was served with thinly sliced bread . The steamed meat looked like chicken, and it was also sliced and served on a plate .

“See, you put the meat on the bread and pour this dressing on top . ”

This slightly sour ham sandwich was very delicious .

“So, how old are you two? Human children are so much taller, I just can’t get a grasp on their ages . ”

“Oh, I am 14 and my sister is 12 . ”

“Hmm, so you can drink apple wine then?”

“We can!”

“We can!”

“Oh, my . Well, I just happen to have a special, homemade apple wine . Would you like to try it?”

“Of course!”

“Of course!”

The homemade apple wine was much sweeter than the one at the inn .

“I use apples that are from a relative in a neighboring village, and they are much sweeter . However, the alcohol is also stronger, so you can only have a little . ”

“The cider is much better . Here, have some cider . ”

The children said as they shared some of their drink . It was a very pleasant lunch .

“Oh, but the air really has improved . I feel like it started ever since the Saintesses came . The miasma seems to have almost vanished . There should be less trouble in the town now . ”

“There was trouble?”

“Dwarves are tough people, but you know, half a year without a Saintess will do it . But humans are much weaker, and the effect of miasma is stronger in them . Passing adventurers become troublesome . I heard that there was a lot of fighting in Gromble . In fact, I would have stopped you two from going if things hadn’t changed . ”

“I see . Thank you . ”

“Don’t mention it . It is a rare thing to be able to play with the birdfolk . Thank you for that . ”

That wasn’t exactly something that they could take credit for, and so they felt a little bad . But still, considering how much the birdfolk had troubled them up until now, they felt that accepting this gratitude was nothing .

“Another house is serving the birdfolk some lunch right now . ”

“Thank you . ”

“Thank you . ”

They did no more flying that day . Instead, they spent the time checking out the different shops in the village . According to the shop owner, humans especially liked to buy bags that used the levitation stones . And that the bags sold near the capital had large varieties of designs and functions .

“You two were flying, weren’t you? Then you should have one of these pouches, and not a shoulder bag . That way, it won’t move around . ”

They were recommended a pouch that had two belts that crossed around your waist .

“See, normally it would be positioned in the back, but you can turn it to the front so it won’t get in the bird person’s way . The birdfolk should use pouches like this too . ”

Come to think of it, they had never seen them carrying any bags .

“Orne, Puel, come over here . ”

“What?”

“What do you think about this bag?”

“I don’t like having things dangle under me . ”

“What about this one?”

The one with two belts was pretty cool looking .

“Hmm . ”

“You could move it the front when you are flying . ”

“Hey, you . You can try putting it on and flying . ”

“Fine . ”

Orne put it on with glee .

“You try this one . ”

Puel was given a yellow pouch . The two of them flew around and adjusted the pouch to the front and back . Eventually, they came back down with satisfied expressions .

“It’s good that our hands can be free for small luggage . ”

“Now I can carry Maki and Chiharu while carrying something else . ”

Hey! We’re Norfe and Chouze! Chiharu frantically signaled to them . The birdfolk looked surprised for a moment . Hmph .

“Old man, I’ll take this . ”

“Really! This one happens to be an original of mine . I hope that you’ll tell the others about it . ”

“Sure . ”

Maki and Chiharu could already imagine the bird people flocking to this store .

“How many do you have in stock?”

“After selling two to the bird people, and another two if you buy these, there should be four left . ”

“You might want to make some more in a hurry . The bird people are really sensitive to trends . I think . ”

“Really? These weren’t selling at all until today . ”

“I think they’ll be bragging about these to the others a lot in just one day…”

“I, I see . The bag itself is ordinary, so I just have to mass produce the belts…”

“I’m sure people will be imitating it soon, so you should sell as many as you can . ”

“Thank you, young lady . ”

And then from the remaining pouches, they asked him to reserve a red one and a green one, and to give them to Sauro and Saikania when they came . After all, they were guaranteed to come .

He also gave them some advice about the merpeople scales, saying that they could be sold at a high price at the capital . Scales that have not been processed were quite rare, and they were in high demand by craftsmen . They would sell for an even higher price in the elf country . And so they would have to visit this capital soon .

At the same time, in Arthur’s country of Midland, there was one person who was preparing to go on a journey as the guests started to leave .

“Aeris, wait!”

“No, I will not . ”

“What use will it do, for you to leave? We do not even know where in the dwarven territories Maki and Chiharu are . ”

“No, the birdfolk definitely know . ”

“But do you really think that Miragaia will tell you?”

“Perhaps…”

The birdfolk and elves were rivals in a way when it concerned the Saintesses .

“And people will recognize you . ”

Aeris was about to refute Arthur . But he really was much too famous . Not only had he lived for many years, but while elves were supposed to die with blonde hair, he had lived past 300 and his hair had turned to silver . Still, he had maintained his youthful appearance . And what’s more, he had helped create new things, such as the airship and become well known in just about any country as the White Philosopher .

“I will use a disguise . ”

“Aeris . What if we find her first, you will not be able to meet with them if you are off on your own . ”

“But I am worried…”

Aeris clenched his fists . Chiharu . Maki too . Perhaps they had endured something else and were now crying . What if they had encountered trouble in an unknown land . He could not just stay here and do nothing .

“Oh, well . I had wanted to keep this quiet for just a little longer . ”

“Grudo?”

“I had a feeling that they would do this, and I had assigned guards to protect them, a while ago . I believe they should be with them right now . So I wouldn’t worry . Aeris, I would be much more concerned about you than Maki and Chiharu . ”

“Grudo, you knew about this? And you said nothing?”

“I did not lie . All I am saying is that I considered the possibility that they would leave . ”

Arthur massaged his temples .

“Aeris, we will have to send soldiers to the dungeons eventually, when the elves and dwarven territories request it . I will send you to go with them then, so please wait a little longer . ”

“So the six months of absence really did take its toll . ”

“There are apparently more monsters than ever before . They say that Adventurers are not enough to deal with them now . ”

It could not be helped . Likely, they were all headed for the same place . Aeris could only pray that they would stay safe until then .

Maki and Chiharu were invited into the children’s house, and their eyes wandered around with interest . The ceiling and doors were low, much like old Japanese houses, but not too low for Maki and Chiharu . The plastered walls were bright, and the furniture was relaxing and made of wood . They could see a large oven in the kitchen where the mother stood

 .

“Many travelers have been coming through here recently, because of the Saintesses . Things have only just calmed down, but they will probably be taking return trips starting tomorrow . So it will be quite lively again . ”.

 .

The mother said as she served them some cold meats . It was served with thinly sliced bread . The steamed meat looked like chicken, and it was also sliced and served on a plate

 .

“See, you put the meat on the bread and pour this dressing on top . ”.

 .

This slightly sour ham sandwich was very delicious

 .

“So, how old are you two? Human children are so much taller, I just can’t get a grasp on their ages . ”.

“Oh, I am 14 and my sister is 12 . ”.

“Hmm, so you can drink apple wine then?”.

“We can!”.

“We can!”.

“Oh, my . Well, I just happen to have a special, homemade apple wine . Would you like to try it?”.

“Of course!”.

“Of course!”.

 .

The homemade apple wine was much sweeter than the one at the inn

 .

“I use apples that are from a relative in a neighboring village, and they are much sweeter . However, the alcohol is also stronger, so you can only have a little . ”.

“The cider is much better . Here, have some cider . ”.

 .

The children said as they shared some of their drink . It was a very pleasant lunch

 .

“Oh, but the air really has improved . I feel like it started ever since the Saintesses came . The miasma seems to have almost vanished . There should be less trouble in the town now . ”.

“There was trouble?”.

“Dwarves are tough people, but you know, half a year without a Saintess will do it . But humans are much weaker, and the effect of miasma is stronger in them . Passing adventurers become troublesome . I heard that there was a lot of fighting in Gromble . In fact, I would have stopped you two from going if things hadn’t changed . ”.

“I see . Thank you . ”.

“Don’t mention it . It is a rare thing to be able to play with the birdfolk . Thank you for that . ”.

 .

That wasn’t exactly something that they could take credit for, and so they felt a little bad . But still, considering how much the birdfolk had troubled them up until now, they felt that accepting this gratitude was nothing

 .

“Another house is serving the birdfolk some lunch right now . ”.

“Thank you . ”.

“Thank you . ”.

 .

They did no more flying that day . Instead, they spent the time checking out the different shops in the village . According to the shop owner, humans especially liked to buy bags that used the levitation stones . And that the bags sold near the capital had large varieties of designs and functions

 .

“You two were flying, weren’t you? Then you should have one of these pouches, and not a shoulder bag . That way, it won’t move around . ”.

 .

They were recommended a pouch that had two belts that crossed around your waist

 .

“See, normally it would be positioned in the back, but you can turn it to the front so it won’t get in the bird person’s way . The birdfolk should use pouches like this too . ”.

 .

Come to think of it, they had never seen them carrying any bags

 .

“Orne, Puel, come over here . ”.

“What?”.

“What do you think about this bag?”.

“I don’t like having things dangle under me . ”.

“What about this one?”.

 .

The one with two belts was pretty cool looking

 .

“Hmm . ”.

“You could move it the front when you are flying . ”.

“Hey, you . You can try putting it on and flying . ”.

“Fine . ”.

Orne put it on with glee

 .

“You try this one . ”.

 .

Puel was given a yellow pouch . The two of them flew around and adjusted the pouch to the front and back . Eventually, they came back down with satisfied expressions

 .

“It’s good that our hands can be free for small luggage . ”.

“Now I can carry Maki and Chiharu while carrying something else . ”.

 .

Hey! We’re Norfe and Chouze! Chiharu frantically signaled to them . The birdfolk looked surprised for a moment . Hmph

 .

“Old man, I’ll take this . ”.

“Really! This one happens to be an original of mine . I hope that you’ll tell the others about it . ”.

“Sure . ”.

 .

Maki and Chiharu could already imagine the bird people flocking to this store

 .

“How many do you have in stock?”.

“After selling two to the bird people, and another two if you buy these, there should be four left . ”.

“You might want to make some more in a hurry . The bird people are really sensitive to trends . I think . ”.

“Really? These weren’t selling at all until today . ”.

“I think they’ll be bragging about these to the others a lot in just one day…”.

“I, I see . The bag itself is ordinary, so I just have to mass produce the belts…”.

“I’m sure people will be imitating it soon, so you should sell as many as you can . ”.

“Thank you, young lady . ”.

 .

And then from the remaining pouches, they asked him to reserve a red one and a green one, and to give them to Sauro and Saikania when they came . After all, they were guaranteed to come

 .

He also gave them some advice about the merpeople scales, saying that they could be sold at a high price at the capital . Scales that have not been processed were quite rare, and they were in high demand by craftsmen . They would sell for an even higher price in the elf country . And so they would have to visit this capital soon

 .

At the same time, in Arthur’s country of Midland, there was one person who was preparing to go on a journey as the guests started to leave

 .

“Aeris, wait!”.

“No, I will not . ”.

“What use will it do, for you to leave? We do not even know where in the dwarven territories Maki and Chiharu are . ”.

“No, the birdfolk definitely know . ”.

“But do you really think that Miragaia will tell you?”.

“Perhaps…”.

 .

The birdfolk and elves were rivals in a way when it concerned the Saintesses

 .

“And people will recognize you . ”.

 .

Aeris was about to refute Arthur . But he really was much too famous . Not only had he lived for many years, but while elves were supposed to die with blonde hair, he had lived past 300 and his hair had turned to silver . Still, he had maintained his youthful appearance . And what’s more, he had helped create new things, such as the airship and become well known in just about any country as the White Philosopher

 .

“I will use a disguise . ”.

“Aeris . What if we find her first, you will not be able to meet with them if you are off on your own . ”.

“But I am worried…”.

 .

Aeris clenched his fists . Chiharu . Maki too . Perhaps they had endured something else and were now crying . What if they had encountered trouble in an unknown land . He could not just stay here and do nothing

 .

“Oh, well . I had wanted to keep this quiet for just a little longer . ”.

“Grudo?”.

“I had a feeling that they would do this, and I had assigned guards to protect them, a while ago . I believe they should be with them right now . So I wouldn’t worry . Aeris, I would be much more concerned about you than Maki and Chiharu . ”.

“Grudo, you knew about this? And you said nothing?”.

“I did not lie . All I am saying is that I considered the possibility that they would leave . ”.

 .

Arthur massaged his temples

 .

“Aeris, we will have to send soldiers to the dungeons eventually, when the elves and dwarven territories request it . I will send you to go with them then, so please wait a little longer . ”.

“So the six months of absence really did take its toll . ”.

“There are apparently more monsters than ever before . They say that Adventurers are not enough to deal with them now . ”.

 .

It could not be helped . Likely, they were all headed for the same place . Aeris could only pray that they would stay safe until then

Chapter end