After finishing breakfast at the inn, most of the Chamber of Commerce members were gone, as if they were about to go to work. The members of the Silver Wind also have a role to play as guards, so no one close to them is left.

　Then the only ones left were me and Roomba, and it was quiet in the lobby on the first floor.

'Al, what are we going to do today?'

　Roomba, sitting on the sofa opposite me, asked.

''Hmm, isn't it bad to relax like this while drinking the green tea the landlady brewed for us?''

　Sipping the warm green tea the landlady made for me.

　The taste of the green tea with its unique bitterness is irresistible. The taste of the tea leaves is enough.

You're here to see the sights, aren't you?　Isn't it a shame that we have to stay at the inn all day?

'Really?　I don't think it's a bad idea to relax in a foreign land like this, do you?

　If you go outside, you won't be able to get the landlady or Sannosuke to come with you.

　If you are relaxing in the lobby like this, the landlady and Sanosuke will make you tea and offer you sweets and hospitality, right?

　It's all very well to talk and be looked after while looking at the exotic scenery.

As usual, Al is not a normal child. Normally, when you come to a foreign country, you're supposed to go outside, right?　We can't come here often enough, so why don't we get out?　Huh?

　No, I have spatial magic transitions, so I can go whenever I want anymore.

　However, Roomba is clearly not happy about wanting to go outside.

　But that doesn't mean Roomba can't go whenever he wants.

　Even though I let him live in his own home, the only reason I'm here is because of Roomba, who convinced Nord Dad to follow me from the distant village of Coriat.

　Lumumba doesn't have the personality to spend a day in an inn, so let's go outside, shall we?

''........Okay, then, let's go out.

'Oh!　I knew kids had to be like that!

　I show my resolve to go outside, and Roomba stands up happily.

　It's like he's so happy to be outside that he can't stand it. It looks down at me sitting on the couch and waits like a dog, waiting for me to get out now.

'Okay, I'll get up too - what?　I don't have any power.

　I try to stand up, but I can't get up. It's funny, I should have decided in my heart to go outside, but my body doesn't follow me.

　When I think about getting up, I feel like the soft couch is blocking me from doing so, taking all my strength away.

　The warm morning sunshine and the soft sofa. And good green tea. This is going to ruin people.

'Oh?　What's the matter with you?

"...I can't get up on the couch because it feels so good.

　I answered in a somewhat relaxed voice, and Roomba suddenly pulled on my arm and lifted me up.

　Then he placed me on Roomba's right shoulder as if I were carrying a bale of rice.

'Then I'll carry it for you!　Let's go outside!

　Rumba said and walked nosily to the front door.

'Oh, that's not too bad. Then let's go with it. Oh, Roomba. Take my shoes in the doorway.



　You're not going to be able to do that.



　As Rumba carried me outside, the main street in Kagura was crowded with people again today.

　The brightly colored kagura clothes were like a field of flowers, and it was fun to watch them. And more importantly, today I was being carried, not even on my shoulders.

　It's not often that I get to look at the scenery from this position.

　As I was being carried backwards on the shoulder of the Roomba, I looked around leisurely.

　But why is that? I'm not going to be able to get a good idea of what to expect.

　It's not surprising that the dark haired figure of Lumumba and I stands out, but the color of our gaze is not odd, but rather anxiety and fear.

　Even if it seemed odd that we were being carried by adults, they wouldn't be looking at us like this.

　As I was wondering what people were looking at, a man walking behind the Roomba called out to me.

''Well, am I okay?　My eyes are terribly dead, and I'm losing strength from my body, but?

That's okay. Don't worry about it.

　I say once and for all, and the man whispers in an anxious voice.

Are you sure you're okay?　It's kind of scary who's carrying it, and I think they're actually being kidnapped or something.

　What a surprise, I thought I was being looked at strangely uneasy from a while ago, but I didn't know if I had been misunderstood in that way.

　Well, it's probably inevitable, since Lumumba is a tough-looking guy, wears an eye patch, and has a very yakuza-like appearance.

It's really not a problem. It's time to start walking on your own, because I know this old man properly.

Oh?　Really?

　This position is easier because I don't have to walk by myself, but I can't stand this kind of misunderstanding everywhere I go. So I decided to tap Roomba on the shoulder and get off.

　As I watched the comforting exchange between me and Roomba, some of the people behind me looked relieved.

'Al, is there anywhere you want to go?'

'Hmmm, I've been to the main places yesterday or something, and I've just had breakfast. Maybe today I'd like to go away from the main road or something.

All right. Well, I'm going to take a walk around the place.

　Nodding at Rumba's words, I walk down the street that veers off the main road.

　As we leave the main street, the street narrows and becomes lined with houses.

　We wandered aimlessly through the quiet residential area. While we were walking down the street, a woman who looked like a housewife was hanging out the laundry and children were playing tag in the narrow street.

　It was really a peaceful scene.

　I thought Roomba might be bored with the residential area because it is not as flashy as the main street, but the Roomba seemed to be enjoying to see the exotic life style.

　The Roomba and I walked through such a relaxed residential area and came to a large riverside.

　On the other side of the river, there is a residential area as well, and a wooden bridge with a beautiful arch is built to lead us to it.

　It's quite a nice one and has quite a bit of length.

　The view of the river from the bridge is not bad, so we should move on.

Oh?　It smells so good.

　As I was about to move to the bridge, Roomba, walking behind me, muttered with a sniffle.

'What?　It's not an open-air street, and it's a bit far from residential areas, so you can't smell the food, can you?

No, it does. That's the smell of burning fish.

　That's what Roomba says, but it hasn't reached my nose yet.

'We'll do it from under the bridge!　Let's go!

　As I tilted my head, Roomba stepped forward and made his way to the bottom of the bridge.

　Oh, thanks to Roomba's eagerness to eat, we've gone from the top of the bridge to the bottom of the bridge.

　Oh, well. I love the secret space under the bridge, and it's not bad to see the river up close.

　I follow the Roomba to the bottom of the bridge.

Oh, I can really smell the burning fish.

Right?

　As I took a short run to keep up with the big Roomba, I could smell the fish cooking, just as the Roomba said it would. I wondered if the fish was grilled in salt.　It smells very fragrant and nice.

　My hungry stomach was stimulated by the smell.

　As I walked as if the smell of it lured me in, a number of fish were being roasted on skewers just under the bridge.

''........Was someone roasting them?''

I don't see a soul for it.

　I looked around with Rumba, but there was no sign of anyone.

　Then who in the world prepared this salted fish?

''..........''

　There's a delicious-looking fish carefully sprinkled with salt burning in front of us.

　It must not be a bad fish because I saw it for sale in the street yesterday or something.

　Wasted water flew off the fish and the surface was nicely browned. It's exactly the right time to eat it.

　Roomba and I look down at the salted fish and gulp down our throats.



'Yeah, right. That's something that won't make the fish, the people who cooked the fish, or us happy.

　So that means we'll eat the fish before it gets burnt, if we're not going to waste our happiness here.

　Me and Roomba looked at each other and nodded to each other and reached for the salted fish.

'Wait a minute!　That's something I caught and carefully grilled!

　Suddenly, a man came out of the river with only a single dung beetle wrapped around his head.

　 When you say so, I can't help but want to eat it.

　Me and Roomba give the man a quick glance, then immediately return our gaze to the fish and take a bite.

''The person who grilled it is right in front of you and is stopping it, so don't take a bite!