188-Erinora discovery




 
Thank you!

 I leave the restaurant with the waitress and the ringing of the bell.

 The dish with grapes was very good.

 The chicken and white grapes were a perfect match. The meat was refreshing to eat without feeling greasy. That was the kind of flavor that a woman could eat a lot of meat with.

 Other than that, the sweet and tart grape sauce was great, and it went well with the cheese and salad.

 The downside is that you have to check to see if there are any female customers, but the food was good and the atmosphere in the restaurant was fine.

 By the way, the man I helped is still relaxing with a cup of tea.

 One man and I, a child, were having a normal meal at the window, and some of the men who passed by the restaurant also took advantage of the opportunity to come in.

 This way, they wouldn't be isolated without me anymore.

 With that in mind, I turned my back on the shop and was walking down the main street when a sixth sense inside me rang an alarm bell.

 .........I don't know why. I don't know why, but I have to leave this place right now.

 The mysterious sense of danger is screaming that, so I follow it and dash from the main street to the side of the road and hide in the shadows of the building.

 It's a while before I catch my breath. I hear a very familiar voice from the main street.

'Lord Elinora! Where are you going?!

'I have a feeling there's an Al over here!

 All I hear are Mel and sister Elinora's voices.

 I almost leaked out of my mind because of the upset and taut Elinora sister, but I struggled to keep it down and kept my breath.

 Then I see a girl with a reddish-brown ponytail running down the main street from between buildings.

 With that familiar hair and dignified face, it's definitely Sister Elinora.

 Well, seriously! Sister Elinora! You were already on your way back from King's Landing!

 He did say he was coming back in the summer, and it's not surprising that he's on his way back at the right time of year. There's a route that takes you back to Kicker on your way back to the village of Coriat from King's Landing, but I didn't expect to run into Elinora sister in town.

 I'm not sure if that sister had the character to stop off and do some sightseeing or buy some souvenirs?

Huh? Huh? Is Alfried here?

 As I was wondering about that, I heard Mel's voice as she came after her sister Elinora.

 --I found it.

 What can I say, I'm in trouble. At times it could be that I was also in Kicker on Kagura's way back, but it's obvious that the Trierra Trading Company that accompanied me was not in sight.

 Then the question of why are you here alone comes up.

 This is not good. It's very bad. It's an absolute secret that I can use spatial magic to transfer. It's a good thing that I'm not the only one who's been exposed to such useful magic.

 It's not going to be easy, but it's not going to be easy.

 I'm praying that they don't find out, and I'm waiting for Elinora's sister's reaction.

 It seems like a very long time before sister Elinora opens her mouth. In reality, it should have been a few seconds, but to me it even seemed like an hour.

 And finally, I hear a voice.

''Well that's odd. I definitely felt Al's presence, but I can't find it.

 I'd like to go into what my presence is, but I can also understand some of the signs, and I have a strange ability to detect danger. Sister Elinora must have a combination of the same kind of things.

''Alfreet-sama could have been in Kikka on the way back from Kagura, too, but there's no sign of the Triera Trading Company that was accompanying us, so there's no way Alfreet-sama could be there.

''Well I do, but I have a feeling there's something in there.

 Sister Elinora's voice sounded very unconvinced.

'Is that your usual hunch?'

'Yes! They're definitely around here! My gut is telling me that!

 Hey, it's all in your head, so you can just go to town and do some sightseeing. There's no Alfried in this town.

No, there isn't. You've already started running as soon as you get to Kikka. I have a lot of work to do here, including restocking food and deciding on a place to stay for the day. I'm going back.

Yeah.

 That's right, Mel. Tell your sister Elinora more.

'You're wasting your time looking for someone who isn't there. You won't have time to buy any souvenirs if you're just sitting around. Lady Erna would be mad at me too if I did.

My mom loves gifts, don't you? I wanted to go home as soon as possible, but...

 I see, in the meantime, I forgot to buy some souvenirs in the capital, so I must have dropped by Kicker's in a hurry to buy them, right? You should have bought your souvenirs at the capital, right?

 As I was poisoning myself in my mind, I suddenly heard Elinora sister's presence approaching.

 What the hell is that? Why are you coming over here with the conversation you just had! 

 The only way to escape in a hurry is to run to the back.

 But even if you do that, you'll be seen behind you, and you'll be chased and caught and interrogated.

 There was no choice but to make a transition here.

 I quickly bring a distant building on the other side into view.

 I can't see all the way to the roof of the building, so I burn the space above the building's head into my brain.

 Then I instantly activate the transition while looking at the place.

 The dimly lit scene in front of me turns into an overhead view looking down at the building.

 Perhaps it was because the image was vague, but I transitioned into the void much more than I expected.

 The feeling of floating stronger than usual upset me, but I activated my magic-free shield below.

 I landed lightly and exhaled in relief.

 Then, looking down at my gaze, I see Erinora sister peeking into the place I was hiding from earlier.

''What's going on, Elinora-sama? Peeking to the side of the road like that.

It's nothing.

 Elinora sister replied to Mel's words curtly and walked to the center of the city.

 She seems quite unhappy from her expression and the sound of her voice.

 I guess she's annoyed at the feeling of being there or gone, even though there should be a sign. He seems to have moderate confidence in his own instincts.

 Thinking about this, I stare at Elinora's back from the air.

 You'll find that Elinora's sister walks farther away without looking back and eventually disappears from sight.

 When Elinora disappeared from my sight, I could finally feel that the crisis was over.

''Huh...''

 I let out a sigh of relief and pat my chest down.

 The moment I poisoned myself, Elinora's presence came. I'm not sure if my covert skills are inexperienced and the presence has leaked out, or if Elinora's training in the royal capital has made it sharper. I don't know.

 I don't know, but it's been a long time since I've been this nervous.

 The air is tingling and stinging against my skin. It was a tension I'd forgotten because Elinora's sister hadn't been around for so long.

 So this is what it means to be beside Elinora's sister.

 Maybe I've been flabby lately. I need to hone my cloaking skills a bit more, or I'm going to have a hard time in the future.

 Besides, it was difficult to transfer to an empty space.

 Unlike places such as my room, the street, or the plains, there are no landmarks, so I can't help but have a hard time coming up with a clear image of what's going on.

 It was only a small margin of error this time, but if there were no magic, it would be a dangerous place to be.

 Although we want to avoid airborne transfer, the sky is very useful for this kind of emergency evasion, as it is a blind spot for people.

 It's a good idea to keep in mind the air as one of the transfer points in the place where you are heading to a certain extent.

 That's what I decided to do.