Annan was clad in a warm and thick coat, and his hand pulling the reins of the carriage was tucked into his sleeve.

Just as the cold of winter did not freeze Annan's enthusiasm, the boring road did not dampen his expectations.

Recall the companions of the trip: Gray Wolf, a somewhat withdrawn middle-aged businessman with a boy about Martin's age who was speechless; Astolford, a girl who worships knights and wants to go to Betal City to become a servant; There is also a business girl whose skin is exposed to the wind and sun.

Annan is portrayed as a young man who oscillates between a merchant and a bard, and Andrew Luna's borrowed feathered clothes are packed in suitcases that never show their stuffing.

This time it's not like having Aunt Susan's family to take care of you in Hirabayashi Town, it's not like being caught up in the maelstrom of intrigue in Breeze City, and it's not like the anxiety of returning to Osulonde. Even take off the mage robes - a trip to Betal City would be a real otherworldly adventure.

This is Annan's own adventure!

……

An ordinary afternoon, a little earlier.

When the excited Annan left the city lord's mansion, Olmedo waved his hand and summoned the servants in the distance: "Francois, they are also here, right?" Let Dina go to them and tell them ......"

"Annan is ready to leave you behind."

Dina, who appeared in front of Francois and Deella and Rhona, told them that Annan was going to Betar City and found an excuse to deceive them.

No wonder Annan suddenly ran back just now, saying that there were some things to deal with in Breeze City, and let them go back to Xingyue Bay first......

"Are you relieved to let Annan go to Betal City by himself?"

"What else can I do...... Francois inexplicably felt like taking care of the naughty boy, "then Annan's safety will be left to you." ”

"Actually, it's you." Dina opened the wooden box she brought, "I'm proficient in makeup. ”

Dozens of minutes later, a rugged man and a lively girl stood in front of Dina.

"Be careful not to show your stuffing."

Dina reminded them. Because of the alien order, Deira is not in disguise, and she will not follow Annan.

"I can stop talking." The rugged man made Rhona's voice.

"I can disguise my voice." The lively girl said crisply, "What about these things that are going to be sent to Xingyue Bay?" ”

"Leave it to us, there will be some caravans going to Starmoon Bay in the next few days."

Francois said no more, inspecting the luggage to be sent back to Starmoon Bay—the figure curled up in the trunk revealed as it was lifted.

Boom!

The "girl" pressed the suitcase with a look of horror.

Dina and the "man" in the distance cast their gaze.

"The lock of the box is a little rusty!"

As soon as Francois, who had regained his timbre, finished speaking, Martin got into his suitcase: "I know what you do, take me one." ”

"You don't know."

The prestige of Annan's cousin is known to everyone from Breeze City to Xingyue Bay.

"My cousin is going to Betal City without taking you, and you want to disguise yourself as someone else to follow him, what's so hard to guess?"

The rumors are wrong...... Thinking so, Francois considered to stun Martin—

"You want to knock me out?"

Martin doesn't look stupid at all, even shrewd. Francois had no choice but to agree to take Martin with him: "But don't show it." ”

"I know that being found out will definitely send me back, and I'm not stupid."

The next day, Rhona, Martin, and Francois join Annan's team as a reclusive merchant, an aphasia boy, and a knight girl.

……

As night falls, three wagons pull up to an empty camp on the side of the road, light a bonfire, and boil the snow water.

After a few days of traveling, the five got to know each other.

The down-and-out princess of her neighbouring country complains that the road is getting harder and harder—the first day off the merchant girl who calls herself a princess of the Tatunn Empire, but is slandered and driven out of her home by the Vicious Queen.

The Tatoon Empire is the most powerful nation in the continent of Allen, not even one of them after 500 years in the Yves Saint Laurent calendar.

"Because we're almost in Beta." The knight maiden Zhenma said. As for why the road near Betar City has become rotten...... It can only be said that this is politics.

"Are you wanted?" The princess pretended to rub her calves elegantly and asked Annan, "Why do you wear a hood all the time?" ”

Annan really didn't have to hide his head and show his tail again, but just in case: "Do you know the fall of the Mage Tower?" ”

"What's that?"

Annan didn't answer, looking around at the others in front of the campfire.

"What is the fall of the Mage Tower?"

"What is the Mage Tower?"

There appears to be no danger of exposure...... Annan lifted his cloak: "Just to avoid some trouble......"

It's just that the effect is not as good as Annan imagined, maybe the cold wind these days has made his face rough, and he is still wearing a bloated coat. Only the princess stared at Annan without blinking, and only after being awakened did she turn her head duplicitously: "I just think you are similar to a prince and look at it twice......"

Annan took some powder out of the bag and sprinkled it on himself and others.

"Why does this smell of spices......" The knight girl choked and pinched her nose.

"Because this is pepper."

As a price to pay for not being so north, there are not only nezumi but also vampires in Betar City.

The smell of pepper is unacceptable to vampires' keen sense of smell, but there are some risks - ogres like it.

After dinner, they returned to their respective carriages to rest.

The camp was silent again, and the night grew deeper and deeper, at some point. Two shadows hovered over the camp, ominous whispers torn apart by the wind.

"There's a ...... of adventurers here"

"They have pepper ......"

……

Early in the morning, they resumed their departure, passing by a village in the morning, which on the map was only a few dozen miles from the city of Beta, and they were almost there.

But as they pass through the village, they find that the villagers are preparing to burn a beautiful lady.

"Help me! They say I'm the devil and want to burn me! ”

Before they could do anything, the villagers surrounded the wagon with farm forks, axes and other farm tools: "They are the devil's accomplices...... Burn them! ”

The princess was frightened, but the boy was still sleeping.

A wooden spear slashed in front of Annan. They were forced to fight back, with the knight maiden rushing out first, followed by the reclusive uncle. As professionals, they are responsible for solving the villagers, and when Annan wants a hero to save the United States, he is shocked to find that the burner is empty at the stake-

As Annan prepares to activate the magic ring and unleash the lower summoning spell, he shouts to warn the knight maiden and the withdrawn uncle to stop the fight and exit this strange village.

The journey began to take on an adventurous look, Annan thought.

Then they picked up their pace, and finally, on the fifth day of departure, the city of Betal came into view.

In addition to anticipation, there was also pride in Annan's heart—Gema never imagined that he had run away to the city of Beta.

(End of chapter)