"Welcome, Ms. Mimusa. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 InfoThat's a lot of people coming today. Are they all your apprentices?" a bare-faced man who looked like a shopkeeper greeted the old woman with a smile on his face.

"No, no, everyone is my guest. Look, they're all pretty girls. How's it going, are you happy?"

"It's all beautiful. Looks like I'm going to have to show my hands today. As soon as he finished speaking, he went into the kitchen with great energy.

Mimusha looked at him, nodded with satisfaction, and then chose a table to greet everyone.

"Alright, let's find a seat and sit down. The food at this restaurant tastes quite good. In addition, the customers this time are cute girls, and it is even more worth looking forward to. Best of all, it's cheap. ”

After a little thought, Itami put the two tables of four together and set up chairs around them, then sat down and began to look around for the menu.

"I don't know what kind of food is available at this restaurant?"

"I'll leave it to the shopkeeper to decide~"

After sitting down and taking a breath of relief, in order to make the most of the time spent waiting for the food to be served, Mimusha suggested that Lelai introduce the two parties.

"This is Mimusa La Meyer. He is a magician, a great sage, and an elder of this city of Lendel. ”

According to Leilai, the old woman and Master Cato are sisters and brothers. Lelai's sister, Albegio, is now studying with her. In addition, she added the sentence "This teacher is very accomplished in the field of naturalism", which sounded like it was said to Itami - "This teacher will play a crucial role in the resource investigation mission" Leilai hinted in a nonchalant tone.

Next, it's Itami's turn.

Leilai began to introduce them one by one from far to near according to the order of the seats.

Mimusa's eyes lit up after hearing the introduction of the two elves, and she said.

"It's a new thing that elves and black elves can sit together in peace. What is it about this that makes them so harmonious? If you may, tell me more about it later?"

As soon as the words fell, Du Jia and Yao exchanged glances with each other, revealing a slight wry smile. The relationship between the two was said to be harmonious by others, which they did not expect.

In fact, the relationship between these two men is not harmonious, even in flattering terms. They both have mixed feelings for each other, for example, Yao did something very excessive to Du Jia in order to save her people, and she is still surrounded by a deep sense of guilt, and when Du Jia regains her senses, she is both grateful to Yao and cannot completely deny that her methods are extremely vicious.

But despite this, there was no disgust or hatred in their hearts, so that now the two of them could sit calmly at the same table, and even when they were talking, they had nothing to fear. All in all, after that incident, they just didn't get along well with each other.

Then,Just as Leilai was going to introduce Lori-

"It's been a long time, Lori. Could it be that you are here to know the answer to that question?"

Mimusha interrupted her first, signaling that she didn't need to introduce Lori.

"It was about fifty years ago. I was traveling with Lori. ”

"Mimusa, you're old. ”

"yes, envy me, don't you? I'm an old woman altogether. ”

The old woman looked up at her wrinkled hands. Her gesture was like showing off a treasure she was proud of. Even Lori seemed to have an envious look on her face, and she even made a mouth shut.

"Well, Lila・・・・・・ no, it's Leilai. Let's move on to the next one. ”

"Eva, Dragonseed. ”

"Dragon?" Mimusha was stunned for a moment.

"It's a race with dragon blood, but it's not a dragon. In order not to reveal her identity as a flame dragon, Eva can only say this.

"Oh oh ~ So what about this gentleman next?"

Ralai glanced at Itami, who was sitting next to her.

"This is Yohji Itami. ”

Aside from her name, Raylai didn't say a word.

"Oh? That's what Yohji Itami must have called—"

"Please take care of me. ”

Itami stood up, bowed his head politely, and added his surname to Itami and his first name, Yohji. Then, he continued.

"I heard that Master Mimusa, your attainments in the field of naturalism are very profound. So I'd like to ask you about the distribution of available resources or minerals that can be mined in this area, and I wonder if you know any information about that?"

"Well, I guess I know a little bit about it. However, it also depends on how the so-called "usable" is defined. ”

"Great. If I can, I'd love to ask you about it. ”

"Well, it doesn't hurt to ask. But let's talk about that later, shall we? For now, I just want to have a nice chat with you. What do you say?"

"No problem. Until Leilai finishes attending the academic seminar, I will be active around here. I'll visit you when you have free time. ”

After receiving Mimusa's consent, Itami bowed in gratitude. For this level of etiquette, even a person like Itami will naturally be able to use it as soon as he steps into society. At this time, Mimusha asked, looking at his tightly knit green uniform.

"It's really rare to see this outfit. What country are you from?"

"Japan. Just on the other side of the [door] of Arnous. ”

"Oh! I'm interested in that. In Arnous, there is a rumor of the sudden appearance of a [door], and I have heard of it, but I have not heard the slightest news about the other side of the [door]. Tell me about it, what kind of place is on the other side, have they already been there?"

"We've already been there~"

Lori said triumphantly. At this moment, Mimusha leaned forward with great interest.

"Oh, I envy you. Tell me about that trip!"

Mimusa's request causes Lelai, Lori, and Dolgar to look at each other. After a brief eye contact, they each began to recount their experiences - Lori was responsible for recounting what they had seen and heard on the streets, Durga was responsible for describing the variety of clothing, shoes and hats, and Relai focused on what they had seen and heard about the large Japanese bookstores.

"The number of books in the bookstore is staggering. And, according to Pinna, there is also a library with a wide variety of books that is open to the general public. If I have the next chance, I'll definitely check it out. I think there should be one in this Lendel city, too. ”

As Itami listened to their conversation, a question crossed his mind, and he asked.

"Isn't there a library in this place?

"Not here. ”

"According to ancient books, such facilities did exist here in the distant past. But in the end, it was burned. ”

"That was a long, long time ago. When religious wars broke out in the region, fanatical followers of the Monotheistic religion burned down the facilities where the books were kept・・・・・・・・" Mimusha said with a look of regret.

One of the main reasons why the city of Lendl is known as the capital of knowledge is that the masters with their large personal collections have gathered here. The disappearance of libraries has forced people who want to seek knowledge to find books. In such a situation, only a private collection of books could satisfy their thirst for knowledge.

"It would be great if it was as Raylai said. However, it is even more difficult to collect such high-priced items!"

"It doesn't matter. Printing in large quantities can make books cheaper. On our side, publishing books is a common occurrence for people. For this reason, there is a large market called doujinshi bazaar, which is also open to the public on a regular basis. When the market is open, there are more people gathered there, and the scene is spectacular!"

When Leilai said this, he showed a rare expression of excitement.

"It would be great if the price of books could really be approachable. ”

"This wish will come true one day!"

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The second update of the two daily watches!