NBAA Vol. 7 Chapter 6 Part 6
—Two days later, Reito and his friends arrived in the town of Gaila, a day ahead of schedule. In the distance, the huge “Tower’s Great Labyrinth” could be seen.
The town of Gaila was surrounded by rocky mountains, or rather, it was carved out of the rocky mountains.
It was surrounded by a rock wall, which was used as a barrier to prevent monsters from invading.
There was only one entrance to the town, and Reito and his friends entered the town from there to leave Ullr and the wolf carriage at a convenient location.
“This is Gaila town… it looks more like a ruin than a town.”
“It used to be a ruin, but about a hundred years ago, people began to inhabit it, and now there are several thousand inhabitants.”
Shizune explained this to Reito who was looking at the town.
As they were walking through the town, Kotomin spoke to Reito.
“Reito, there are a lot of giants here.”
“There are also a lot of small bearded dwarves.”
Reito and his friends noticed that there were many Giants and Small-bearded Dwarves among the residents.
There were also a few people here and there who appeared to be tourists.
Since this town was located near the Tower’s Great Labyrinth, many adventurers and mercenaries were said to be using it as a base of operations.
While hearing this from Shizune, Reito and the others moved on to find an inn that would take care of their wolf carriage and monsters.
“Is there a good inn somewhere, that we can stay at?”
In response to Hanzo’s question, Shizune had a difficult look on her face.
“I’m not sure if it’s a place that could keep a carriage—or a wolf carriage and monsters…I don’t stop by here often, so I don’t really know…I’m sorry.”
“You don’t have to apologize, but in a situation like this, let’s just go with our hunch.”
“Just a hunch!?”
Dain was surprised by Reito’s statement.
『Okay, okay, it’s my turn.』
Airis understood Reito’s intention and sent a voice into his mind.
So, Reito asked Airis the location of the inn that would take care of the wolf carriage and Ullr and the others in this city without any problem.
Then he decided to guide them to that place.
“I have a hunch that if we keep going thirty meters down the road, turn right at the corner, go straight for twenty meters, and then turn left to the road on the left, we should be able to reach the inn.”
“No, that’s too specific!”
“What kind of intuition do you have!?”
Since he could not talk about Airis’s existence, Reito tried to cover it up by saying it was just a hunch, but Dain and Hanzo were quick to butt in.
However, since there was no other way to guess, they eventually moved the wolf carriage according to Reito’s instructions.
“Hey, what are they? They’re letting a wolf pull the carriage.”
“It’s quite a big wolf. I’ve never seen a wolf with white fur before.”
“Maybe it’s a White Wolf species!? I can’t believe it has such a monster under its control…is there a monster tamer on board?”
The residents of the town looked at the wolf carriage with curiosity.
It seemed that in this town, it was rare to see a monster pulling a carriage.
By the way, it was not so unusual in Adventure City to have a magical beast other than a horse pull a carriage, so it was not very noticeable.
“As expected, Ullr-kun stands out. If we don’t keep a close eye on him, some thieves may appear targeting this child.”
“Now that I think about it, the fur of the White Wolf species was a valuable item…Okay, I’ll make a sweater out of Ullr’s shedding hair.”
“Woof!?”
Suramin and Hitomin stuck to Ullr, who turned to look at Reito in surprise.
“Purupuru.”
“Reito, it seems like Suramin and Hitomin want one for themselves too.”
“No, do these guys wear clothes?”
“Purupuru”
Reito looked at the surroundings as he soothed the slimes.
Then, he noticed a young man observing them among the people passing by.
When the young man made eye contact with Reito, he immediately turned away and walked away, but Reito felt something strange about his steps.
As the young man left, he did not make a sound.
Although his hearing was not as sharp as Hanzo’s, Reito also had a keen sense of hearing, and he wondered what the hell was going on.
At that time, Hanzo quietly whispered to Reito.
“That person seems to be an assassin.”
“Have you noticed, Han-chan?”
“He is a novice compared to me, that he is. There are many assassins who always mute the sound of their footsteps as a habit of their work, that he also seems to have mute the sound of his footsteps unconsciously, that he did.”
“Is that so…”
Seemingly hearing what the two were saying, Shizune also joined the conversation.
“I don’t know who they are, but it’s better to be careful.”
“…I don’t care, but I’m sleepy. I couldn’t sleep well in the carriage.”
Kotomin sleepily placed her head on Reito’s shoulder.
It seemed that she could not rest her body well in the carriage and she wanted to take a good rest in the inn.
Reito was worried about the person from earlier, but he decided that if there was anything he could talk to Airis about it, so he hurried to the inn.
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A few minutes later, Reito and his friends arrived at a deserted inn.
“White Cat Inn” was written on the old signboard.
There are three people, mother and daughters, working there. The mother, probably the owner of the inn, gruffly greeted Reito and the others who entered the building.
“Welcome…how many people are you?”
“Um, there are six of us. Also, there are two slimes, one wolf, and a wolf carriage — oh, no, there’s also a carriage…”
After hearing the number of people, the innkeeper began to explain briefly about the rates of the inn.
“Five copper coins per person per night, two copper coins per magical beast, or two slimes for three coins. If three meals are included, the price is double. I’ll lend you the backyard for the carriage. If you want me to take care of the beasts, give me a silver coin.”
“We will stay here for about three weeks. Keep the change.”
Shizune said and handed the innkeeper four gold coins.
The innkeeper nodded as she looked at the gold coins curiously, then handed each key to Reito and the others and told them where their rooms were.
“The Giants can only stay in rooms on the first floor. Other races are basically asked to stay in rooms on the second floor. I’ll lend you the room on the first floor only if you want to share a room. Also, the wolf monster will have to be in the stable. If you cause a problem, I’ll kick you out.”
“What about the slimes?”
“Don’t let them out of the room unless someone is with them. If you want to feed them, bring them to the dining room. There’s a well in the backyard, so you can fetch water yourself. By the way, we only prepare meals at fixed times in the morning, afternoon, and evening. Unless you are sick, I won’t take the trouble to bring it to your room.”
“Ah, yes.”
After a brief explanation, the innkeeper called her two daughters.
“Come here, Quina and Laila! We have guests! Show them to their rooms!”
“Ah, yes!!”
“I understand~”
The two girls who were cleaning the room rush to the room and guide Reito and the others instead of the innkeeper. Both girls were in their late teens, but while their mother was human, the two girls seemed to be beastman and showed Reito and the others around while wiggling their dog and cat ears.
“Giant guest is this way.”
“Understood.”
“Other guests will be on the upper floor. Oh, and please note that the restroom is only on the first floor.”
“First floor…”
Gonzo, a Giant, headed toward the room on the first floor. The rest of them went up the stairs and were guided by a girl to the rooms assigned to them.