Cardboard Houses Do Not Tear

91 – Weaving the traffic line

The restaurant, which was built quite grandly with stone, was still soaking up the sunset that hadn’t yet set.

Inside, the smell of grilled meat irritated the noses of passers-by and made them turn their heads.

The quite luxurious interior soon reminded them of the circumstances in their wallets.

He was pointing his head back the way he had come.

And before that, we stood.

“Miss Prianian.”

“Yes, Mr. Ghouse.”

I asked, pointing to the restaurant in front of me.

“Maybe we’ve come to the wrong place?”

At first glance, the restaurant in front of me looks expensive.

It’s like the price tag you put up in front of the door, as if you want to know how much money is in your wallet before you enter.

The same goes for the waitresses who are serving with solemn expressions in their own way.

That’s why the sound of clinking dishes is louder than the sound of small talk.

After receiving a bounty from a merchant’s association, he asked me to recommend a place to eat for dinner.

It seems that we came to the wrong street number.

But Miss Prianian shook her head.

“No. I came to the right place.”

After saying that, she smiled.

“If you don’t have enough money, I’ll lend it to you. The interest will be a bit high.”

You cover up the quivering corners of your mouth and say that.

“I have this much money.”

My wallet was shaking all the time, but I replied calmly.

“And I don’t borrow money recklessly. Especially from the people I go with.”

Miss Priianian, hearing that, nodded her head.

“So reliable. Shall I go first then?”

“I’ll go first.”

It was a restaurant where we entered the restaurant proudly, after scrambling like that.

“What would you like to order?”

“……”

“……”

After seeing the menu board presented by the waiter, we quietly unified the menu into one.

Two sets of today’s meals and two glasses of cold water.

It was the cheapest dish after desserts and sweets.

I made my own excuse, but it wasn’t because I didn’t have money, it was because I had to save money.

But when I saw the steaming meat and salad, I understood the price range.

‘f*ck, I’m f*cking introducing a steak house to a guy wearing a ragtag Gambison.’

Of course, I couldn’t understand the feelings of the person who first introduced me to this place.

“……”

“……”

We nodded and lowered our heads to our respective bowls.

Sadly, the steak was better than the one I grilled.

Of course. However, since it was expensive, it was more sad to know that it was natural.

After savoring an expensive meal. We set the dishes down quietly.

“Was the meal okay?”

Miss Priyanian asked me after wiping her mouth with a napkin.

Ignoring the quivering corners of her mouth, I decided to change the subject.

“It was the best meal in that I didn’t have to do everything from preparing the ingredients to washing the dishes. This is why people have money and need to see it.”

“That’s right. Eating meals prepared by others is itself a good thing.”

She nodded and asked me after emptying the water in front of her as if her throat was burning.

“By the way, Mr. G-House, where are you going tomorrow?”

I put the plate aside and pulled out the geography book I had put in my belly band on the table.

And then, taking out the thin paper I bought at the general store and putting it on top of the geography book, Miss Prianian laughed.

“You are well prepared.”

“You never know what’s going to happen at any given moment. Miss Prianian must be well aware.”

“It’s a good habit to survive.”

After nodding her head to thank her for her positive review, I raised my pen.

“Okay. First of all, I’ll let you know what I’ve been thinking about.”

A line was drawn on the map of southern Britain, which had turned hazy.

It was a slightly bumpy straight line with several inflection points.

“There are not even two villages we will stop by on our way.”

“We must camp.”

After nodding his head, he explained why he chose the route this way.

“I heard the story of adventurers while I was shopping at the general store earlier.”

“Your ears are good.”

Miss Priianian said nonchalantly.

“They said there were highwaymen in some places. Roughly here, here, and this area.”

She seemed to notice a peculiarity in my movement.

“Seeing that all of the haunting places are remote mountains, I can see why Mr. G-House chose the plains.”

“That’s right. That’s why we decided to go along a route that doesn’t cross the mountain as much as possible.”

A route that starts at Hag, passes through the forest, crosses the middle of the plain, and finally passes through the forest.

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I chose it by rolling my brain as much as possible while excluding the areas where the highwaymen were said to be frequented.

It was a route that minimized the possibility of the alarm device being disarmed while keeping vigils as little as possible.

After the explanation. Put down the pen

Now it was my turn to listen to Miss Prianian’s opinion.

“Do you have any other opinions?”

“Excellent, Mr. G-House. You’ve put a lot of thought into it.”

After finishing her words like that, she said that she had different thoughts from me in a few places.

It was nice to be honest. It’s better to talk like that than to say something else later.

“First of all, if it were me, I’d go a little further to the right in this forest.”

“Why?”

“It’s a road I’ve been to before.”

I can’t stand that.

“Would you like a pen?”

When she handed over the pen, she started drawing a slightly more irregular route than the one I drew.

Unlike my circulation, it was characterized by passing through the lakeside.

“Now I have to explain why.”

“Sure.”

“Listen carefully.”

Jiik.

Miss Priyanian, who circled one of them, opened her mouth.

“As far as I can remember, this was one of the areas where the military was stationed. I have seen castles and military banners while passing by here before.”

“If you go this way, you will be less likely to be attacked.”

“Exactly.”

Unless you’re a lunatic, you won’t steal from a military base.

The next thing she pointed out was the plains route.

“If you pass through the plains, it’s hard to prepare for an ambush because it’s open on all sides. It might be better to follow the lakeside even if you turn a little bit here.”

But in her route, there was a road leading to the mountain, so it seemed a bit difficult to go that way.

“Then, why don’t we follow the lakeside, but at the bottom of the mountain, enter the plain again? The moment we enter the mountain, even if we are attacked, the wagon cannot run at high speed.”

Miss Priianian nodded.

Ever since then, we have been discussing and reconciling our opinions.

Unlike the group assignments, there shouldn’t be as many troubles as possible in this one.

Thus, her route, which was finally formed, was a state in which her and my opinions were almost half mixed.

In this way, instead of shortening the time, you can go through almost one village or not at all.

But I bought enough groceries. It was just a matter of resupplying water at the lakeside in the middle.

It was only after folding the paper with the completed movement line and inserting it into the belly band.

“After.”

We laid our backs on the chairs and sighed at the same time.

“You worked hard.”

“Good work, Mr. Ghouse.”

Miss Prianian said with a satisfied look on her face.

I’m glad she came with me.

If I had come alone, I would have squeezed my way out and made the route, and I would have taken less advantage of the topography.

And then, I suddenly had this idea.

‘Ah. I guess I left the mercenary corps.’

Surprisingly, I’ve rarely seen a mercenary devise a plan like this.

When I was in the mercenary corps, I don’t know if I was a real jerk or a bus driver. There were few mercenaries who knew how to roll their heads.

That’s why I had to do pretty much everything to survive that goddamn group assignment of death.

-Aye! Shoot and kill both of them with your bow!

-Ahhh!! I’ll take two, you take three!

-Ahhh!! Do something!

-Ahhhhh!!! Do everything!!

I couldn’t help but say that the mercenaries, who weren’t really nice, were in a bad situation.

Unlike ordinary group assignment bus drivers, the problem is that I’m not that smart.

He survived because his luck outweighed his abilities.

But Miss Prianian was different.

His eyes are different from mine, but he is smart and has skills.

And he’s even proactive about his work.

It was fortunate for me that she accompanied me.

At that thought of her, let’s stare at her blankly.

Miss Priyanian, who was staring blankly at the sky, saw me.

Then he smiled and told me.

“It was a lot of hard work.”

When I heard those words, for some reason, something made me cry.

But, holding back hard, he calmly opened his mouth.

“If it wasn’t for Ms. Priyanian, I wouldn’t have made it this far.”

“Thank you for your words, Mr. Ghouse.”

It was a sincere statement, but she just laughed it off.

“Come on. Now go into the inn. There will be nothing more to do.”

I wondered if I didn’t have enough funds to do something anymore.

I had to save money to say that, so I just nodded.

***

The first thing I did after waking up early in the morning was to spit out the gag.

Then it was to open the window and stick my non-gloved hand outside and sun-dry it.

If I didn’t go this far, my hands would be fine, but I couldn’t help it.

I made a promise with Priest Rien, so I’m just keeping it.

Because I said that the next time we meet, it will be a little better.

‘I have to do it to get money.’

“Whoa.”

After I stood there blankly and breathed in the misty morning air.

I decided to move the food and weapons that I had piled up in my room in advance.

Because it was the wisdom of life experienced in the mercenary corps that it is better to move it in advance when you feel empty than to move it later after eating.

So, after putting on gloves with Gambison, who was now almost one with my body, and wearing a belly band full of valuables and equipment, I went downstairs.

In the dining room, the owner was the only one who was making a fire in the pot.

“Hey. Good morning.”

The owner pretended to know. Certainly, the attitude is different because they receive money.

“Good morning.”

“Are you out for dinner?”

“My colleagues haven’t woken up yet, so let’s eat in a bit.”

“Something like that.”

I passed by the owner, who seemed rather bland, and headed towards the stable.

“Hello?”

“Purrule.”

Looks like he’s had a good night, his mane was overflowing with shine.

Come to think of it, I didn’t even pour alcohol on the wheels of the wagon.

Originally, I have to go to the tea ceremony once.

“Hey, they also mixed oats with hay. How do you eat the same thing as human food, you?”

“Purrule.”

After that morning’s animal communication, I put my stuff in one by one.

In the meantime.

A calm voice came from behind.

“Good morning.”

“Good morning.”

Miss Prianian, who greeted me in the morning, started loading my luggage with me.

Certainly, it was a morning different from the usual I’ve been through for five years.