After the incident with the monster outbreak from the cursed stone was resolved, the town was peace itself . There was no followup attack from the Blue Moon of Salvation, and life was returning to how it once was .
On the other hand, there was one problem that arose for me .
That was…
“Ah, it’s Yuji!”
“Dragonslayer!”
“Yuji! Where’s the princess?”
They treated me like a hero .
The rumor that I had replicated the fires of a dragon with h.e.l.lfire of Death and burned all of the monsters had now spread to all corners of the small town .
Not only that, but the story had expanded . People were starting to say that I had killed a herd of dragons by myself or that I had saved a princess that was being attacked .
The dragons were one thing, but where did this talk of a princess come from?
The result was that I was undeservedly treated like a Hero .
The Adventurers acted the same around me, but the people of the town(especially the children) now saw me differently . They even tried to give my slimes food, which made me quite uncomfortable .
…And so…
“Can you tell me of a town where it would be easy to work as an Adventurer?”
I asked the guild manager the next time I saw him .
Yes . I was going to move to a different town .
Thankfully, it seemed that the rumors had only spread inside of this town .
Additionally, this Adventurers guild did not get many requests, and so it was not suited to an active Adventurers life .
And so I wanted to go to a town that was more suited to being an Adventurer .
“I had a feeling you might . But are you sure?”
The manager asked after hearing my question .
“You could tell?”
“Aye . While they don’t mean any harm by treating you as a hero, it cannot feel good to hear so much noise every time you step out into town . …I understand the thing about the dragon, because of the bones, but what about this princess?”
“Don’t ask me . Ask whoever started it . ”
“…I guessed as much . So, I understand that you are moving, but what kind of town do you want to go to?”
“Yes…a town with a lot of quests would be good . But a place where the monsters are still weak . ”
The manager heard this and thought for a while .
Then he opened his mouth .
“If you want lots of quests, it will have to be a big town . What about Kiria?”
“Kiria?”
“Aye . It is about fifty kilometers away from here . A rather large town . The monsters would be weak for you and there should be plenty of quests . ’
I see .
Weak monsters and lots of quests . That was ideal .
I guess I would head to that town for now .
“Thank you . I will make that my first destination then . ”
“I should be thanking you . This town would have been a ruin by now if it weren’t for you, Yuji . ”
And like that, my destination was decided .
…A few hours later .
After saying goodbye to the Adventurers, I used concealment magic in order to leave through the gates without creating a scene .
“Alright, I’m counting on you . ”
“Understood!”
It was about fifty kilometers to Kiria .
I should be able to arrive within the day if I rode on the Proud Wolf .
This was how our roles were a.s.signed:
The Proud Wolf would run .
I would read the map .
The slimes would cheer him on .
“Which way should I go?”
“Turn to the right . ”
“You can do it! Proud Wolf!”
…Like that, we continued on our way .
And then the town finally came into view…
“…It’s kind of intimidating…”
“It looks strong!”
We were talking about the town’s defenses .
The outer walls were thick and there was a giant gate made of steel bars . There were even cannons on the parapets .
…Well, it was supposed to be a big town .
Perhaps this degree of protection was to be expected .
But then again, I hadn’t seen any other large towns to compare it with .
“I guess we should go inside then . ”
“Okay . ”
“Understood!”
And with that, we entered into Kiria .
It was supposed to be a town with many quests, so I hoped there would be some that paid well and were still safe .