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The warm light of the lamp softly illuminates the room.
The waitresses, smiling as they passed by, served the hot, steamy food to the tables here and there. The customers were also soft, and despite being in a bar, there was not the slightest hint of roughness in the air.
The table where Anri and the other “Sword of Wheat” ladies were seated was also served with ale poured into a big glass, along with some neatly arranged pickings.
After confirming that the drinks and food had been distributed, Anri opened her mouth, which had been closed since the waiter’s arrival.
“—Then, everyone.”
After receiving glances from Ur and Rietta, Anri started to speak with enthusiasm.
“Since Tale is also not here today, let’s heal from the fatigue of the fierce battle with the women of the party! —Cheers!”
“”Cheers!””
They clinked their mugs against each other, making a clinking sound.
The three of them poured the well-chilled golden ale down their throats and groaned in admiration at how pleasant it felt down their throats.
Then, after a mouthful or two, they resumed their conversation. The conversation is as lively as before, and their gorgeous voices are heard flying across the table.
–The night is still young. The women-only, adulterous party has just begun.
–It has been several days since the entire town of Glen fought a fierce battle against the army of demons led by Andras.
Reconstruction work is still continuing outside the city, but the city, which was less affected by the battle, has already returned to its daily bustle.
The aftermath of the battle has damaged the city streets and disrupted distribution, so it cannot be said that the city is completely back to normal, but for the scale of the battle, reconstruction is progressing at a surprisingly rapid pace.
The resilience of the people working in the city was indeed impressive.
And it is not only the appearance of the town that has returned to normal.
After defeating Andras and dealing with the compressed magic left behind, the Sword of Wheat, after several days of praise from the town’s residents and adventurers, and after being investigated by the Adventurers’ Guild and the Guardians, finally began to return to its normal routine yesterday.
After taking care of the weapons and negotiating rewards, the only thing left to do was to enjoy a delicious meal to relieve the fatigue of the hard-fought battle.
At night, Tale was told by Ricardo and the others who had fought with him in the war that it was a men’s only party, so the remaining women went to a beautiful bar for a girls’ night out.
—Anri Henri gave the toast, it has been a while.
As each cup progresses, Anri and the others have a lively conversation about things like nice general stores and clothes they’ve recently bought, but the topic gradually shifts to more serious topics.
The three began to talk about the large-scale battle just a few days ago, and eventually referred to the deadly battle of Andras.
“–So …… what was the purpose of that fiend coming to the bren after all?”
In the middle of our conversation, Ur mentioned such a question.
Andras, the Six Divine Generals who preside over warfare – a difficult enemy who is even higher up in the hierarchy of demons with astonishing power. He invaded the city of Bren with a large number of demons in tow, and although they managed to repel him, there were not a few casualties.
Why in the world would such a dangerous entity, which should rarely be encountered, attack the city of Bren?
Anri pondered the natural question for a moment, then opened her mouth and blurted out
“I don’t know, but I’m just saying that they were probably up to something devious to revive the Demon King. That’s what the goddess said.”
“Goddess …….”
Ur and Rietta muttered to themselves at the still unfamiliar words.
The two had already heard what had happened from Anri after the battle.
Anri is actually an apostle who has been noticed by the goddess Arianrod. That while Tale was away, her memories were manipulated by the goddess’ power.
–And that the demon god who is said to have been vanquished by the heroes of the past is now gathering power to resurrect himself.
Rietta stared at Henri with a look of disbelief.
“It’s starting to sound like a fairy tale,……. The story of the hero’s defeat of the demon goddess was a story in itself. The fact that Anri is an apostle of the goddess is a big surprise to me.”
“I was surprised because she suddenly became so strong. She even emitted a divine aura.”
“Well, I guess so. But it’s not my power and I feel like I’m cheating a little.”
Anri looked bitter.
“And that goddess has a very bad personality. It is true that the power of the holy crest is strong, but if I rely on it too much, it could be dangerous.”
“Moo, Anri chan,……, you’re talking bad about the goddess again.”
“It’s true. You should stop worshipping her, too.”
“Hmmm,…….”
Rietta smiled bitterly and could not say yes or no. This is because Rietta’s father was a member of the church, and Rietta herself learned about the faith from an early age. The object of her faith was naturally the goddess Arianrhod, and even though they had actually exchanged words, she could not accept Anri’s words meekly.
However, she could not believe that Anri, who was an important friend of hers, was telling a lie, and at this stage, Rietta’s personal position was that she was neutral toward the goddess.
Ur sensed Rietta’s delicate position and offered her a helping hand.
“By the way…”
Ur looks at Anri, who is holding a mug of ale and stirring the ale. “What?” She paused for a beat as Anri tilted her head, then said with an expression more serious than ever.
“The last time, when the earth dragon came out. The reason why Anri fought by herself to protect Tale… was it to make Tale understand?”
Anri’s eyes widen slightly. If you listen to it from the outside, it may seem like the words are a bit lacking in words, but Anri, who shares her thoughts, was able to understand them.
In other words, Ur was asking if Anri had done what she did in order to get rid of Tale’s bad habits.
Although it is in the form of a question, Ur’s expression shows that she already has an answer in mind. This was merely a question and answer, or rather, a confirmation of what they were going to talk about.
It was in the form of a helping hand to Rietta, but in fact it was Ur’s main intention to bring up this topic.
Anri was taken by surprise when she saw through her intention, but this time, she nodded her head in understanding.
“Well, you know what I mean. We are the same, aren’t we?”
“Well, right”
“Eh? What? What do you mean, what do you mean?”
Ur nodded at Anri’s meaningful words, while Rietta was puzzled, not knowing what they were talking about.
Anri smiles at Rietta.
“Rietta, you know, she’s still a child. I think she just doesn’t realize it, and she’ll understand what I mean.”
“Eeeh!? What is it? Don’t tease me, Anri chan, tell me! Ur chan too!”
Rietta asks for an explanation with a large gesture, but Anri and Ur don’t respond with any further words. They just watch over Rietta kindly with a smile on their face.
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