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Chapter 334- Arrival at the Capital

“It's probably somewhere around here.”

“I'm pretty sure it's around here.”

I think we came to the vicinity of the meeting point, but I unfolded the map and checked it again. As a result, it seemed we were definitely in this area.

"Oh, Sophie! Come here a minute.”

“What's wrong?”

“Look at this.”

A short walk around the area revealed the remains of what appeared to be an encampment. It must have been quite recent.

“Should we just shoot magic for signal?”

“Please.”

A quick search around the ruins revealed no sign of Carina and the others, so we decided to release magic into the sky as originally planned.

“Black lightning!"

Black lightning was released directly above us by spirit magic with Zeal. It made quite a rumbling sound, but the city didn't hear it, right?

“Ah!”

“Looks like we can assemble."

About five minutes after I released the thunder, there were three reactions within my magic-sensing range. I also knew who they were, considering their magic power.

“Excuse me. I was hunting for monsters that could be eaten.”

“No problem at all.”

I knew it was Carina, Elira and Shana who came. They were hunting monsters to eat this afternoon and evening.

"Zeros-san, we haven't even drained the blood yet, so could you please put this monster in your magic ring?”

“Roger that."

The magic ring that Carina and the others have has the effect of slowing down the time of the object inside it, but it doesn’t have the effect of stopping time completely. So I put the three-meter-long boar monster that Carina and the others had hunted inside my magic ring.

“Well then, now that we are all in one place, let's head for the capital city.”

“What? I thought we were going to a nearby city.”

I believe the plan was to go to the nearby city for the time being.

“I was given this by my Bequa nii-sama when I entered the city alone.”

I read the letter that Carina handed me together with Sophie.

The content of the letter was a request to come to the capital city as soon as possible.

“........."

Oh man...we're running very late because of me and Sophie. Come to think of it, I don't think the crystal I borrowed from Bequa has left the magic ring lately.

“Anyway, let's hurry up and get going.”

“Yes."

We started running to the capital city without stopping at any of the beast town. It was said we would arrive at the capital in three days at the latest. Of course, that’s because of our fast pace, and it would take more than a week if we took a horse-drawn carriage or something.

That night we cooked and ate the monsters that Carina and the others had hunted. After that, we also cooked and ate the edible monsters that were in the magic ring. In the deep forests and places close to the forests, the monsters were of high rank, so we could not use magic tools to avoid the monsters. Therefore, cooking with strong smells, such as roasting meat, was not possible. However, here, where the town is relatively close, the rank of the monsters that appear is low, and if you use a magic tool to avoid monsters, they will not come close to you, so you can cook and eat delicious food.

“I can see it! That is Killabel, the capital of our beastman country!”

We arrived at the city of Killabel, the capital of the Beastmen Nation, in three days as planned. We went straight to the gate.

“Dear Carina. We have been waiting for you. Please sign here for confirmation.”

The gatekeeper stopped us at the gate, which was probably for nobles, but the conversation was going smoothly, as if Bequa had already told him.

"I will check...... You are Carina-sama, Zeros-sama, Sophia-sama, Shana-sama, and Elira-sama, right? I have finished confirming.... Please wear these badges on your chest, Zeros-sama, Sophia-sama, Shana-sama, and Elira-sama. Welcome to the capital city of Killabel."

I put on the red badge given to me by the gatekeeper on my chest and went through the thick gate. Incidentally, this gate is for royalty only. So, it seems that the confirmation went smoothly up to this point.

“Oh, wow!”

Of course, there are only beastmen in the town. There are beast-eared girls everywhere in the city.

“I heard that Bequa nii-sama has reserved a good inn for us, so let's go there.”

Carina led us through the town.

The town's people don't know that demons are coming, and they don't seem to be wary of us non-beastmen at all.

The city is more lively than the capital of our country… or rather it’s noisy.

“Come on, come on! Feel free to jump in! Who will challenge Sanchu, who is currently on a seven-game winning streak!”

"...Onii-chan, you can't go."

"...I know."

A space surrounded by threads like a boxing ring was simply built in the city. Apparently, you can fight there as a challenger or even put money on who will win.

I was a little curious, but for now I followed Carina's directions and headed straight for the inn.

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