CH 146

──Ryoka’s side

「Excuse me. I was wondering if you’d seen my… No, have you seen a beautiful red-haired Ryujin?」

「Eh? No. I haven’t seen anyone like that」

「I see. Thank you」

「No, no, no. Take care」

「Yes. Thank you very much」

So this is the 20th one. The house we live in is in the middle of the east side of Formana. I’ve been looking all over the area, from the north-east to the south-west, but I haven’t had any luck. It seems… But there’s only one red-haired, beautiful Ryujin in this city, so there’s only one way to find out… It’s the difference between 0 and 100.

「……Haa… Haa… Wait… Wait a minute…」

「I can keep up somehow though~」

「Ku… ! I never thought I’d be able to experience one of the biggest disadvantages of being a magician, low AGI… ! And then there’s physical strength…」

「Hmm? You were both following me…」

As I was thinking about how to check the west side next, Merlin and Furin came running after me. Furin was running with ease because she was using a mace, which is a weapon that is good for close combat, but Merlin was slow because she was a magician, and she already had wounds.

「And? What’s next?」

「I’ve checked the east and south, now I’m going to look in the west… ?」

「I see… Then we’ll look north」

「Eh? Are you sure?」

「Absolutely~ That’s the reason I’ve been running~」

「That’s right. We like to be active sometimes」

Thus we split into two groups to look for Aya.

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「Excuse me… Do you have a minute?」

「Oh my goodness! Another cute girl!」

「What’s the matter?」

「We’ll listen to you if you want us to?」

「Thank you very much. So, have you seen a beautiful red-haired Ryujin around here?」

「Oh! Isn’t that the girl who was just talking to us?」

After talking to the four well-dressed Madames, I finally got a confirmation of Aya’s presence. I decided to go to Delyosas・Sushi, which the Madames must have recommended to Aya.

Oh, and before I go, I have to tell Merlin and Furin.

『I’m going to Delyosas・Sushi now, where Aya might be, are you coming?』

『I’m going to Delyosas・Sushi now, where Aya might be, are you coming?』

『Of course I’m coming~! Is it possible that Aya-chan has been kidnapped~?』

『On what grounds?』

『Of course it’s a hunch~!』

『Haa…』

「Okay… Delyosas! Yes. Let’s go to Delyosas・Sushi… !」

All eyes are on me, but I ignore them. I don’t care what they think!