Ruijerd made a bitter smile.
"The impression I got from her was a bit different from what I heard from you."
"Is that so, in what way?"
"After telling her my race name and showing her the eye on my forehead, she was openly afraid."
"Ah."
Thinking back to it, the one that taught me that the Supard race was a dreadful race was Roxy wasn't it.
Even though Roxy said all of that, she's still of the Magic Race. The ones most afraid of the Supard Race are the Magic Race after all.
It can't really be helped.
Roxy was timid and frightened after seeing Ruijerd...
I also wanted to see that...
"And then, you came along together with Ginger-san until here."
"Yeah, we arrived in the evening and we went to the Magic University, but we were unable to find you."
The four of them thought I was living in the dorm and would be at the Magic University.
However, by that time, we had already moved to the bar.
It seems many of the guys they asked didn't know where I went, so it seems they asked for my address.
In order to not pass by each other, they separated with Ginger there, and it seems the three of them went looking for my house.
But, along the way, Aisha or Norn made a mistake with the road, or in the first place, maybe the person who explained it to them was mistaken, but they ended up getting lost.
Around the time they were aimlessly wandering in a strange place, Ruijerd searched for my presence, and it seems they managed to arrive at my house.
"I see... in any case, once again let me say my thanks. Thank you very much."
"Thanks are unnecessary. You and I are close."
Ruijerd who said that grinned.
The fact that I'm recognized by this man is one of the things I'm proud of in my regard.
"In any case, you were considerably fast weren't you."
The letter only just arrived last month.
Even at fastest, I thought they would arrive after another two or three months.
"Your little sister was enthusiastic."
"Which one?"
"Aisha. Thanks to that child, we were able to move very efficiently."
According to the story, following Aisha's suggestion, it seems they made use of a caravan of merchants to move around at night as well.
Just, such caravans of merchants fundamentally don't accept outsiders.
It seems in exchange for allowing Aisha to ride along, they offered Ruijerd to be used as an escort.
With Ruijerd and Ginger acting as escorts.
The pay for that was allowing the load of the two young girls.
It was a good purchase, is what it means.
Although, it seems those negotiations weren't all that simple.
In any case, they would move, and then when the merchant caravan came to a stop, they would find another merchant caravan to travel to the next location.
By getting on one merchant caravan to the next, they were able to move very efficiently.
Each place's merchant caravan schedule was placed at the top of the list for information collecting. Occasionally, they would go back a portion of the way to a previous town and then move to the place where a different merchant caravan was it seems.
After the other three asked why they should return, it seems Aisha responded like this.
"It's because this way is faster."
I see now, a genius.
That sure is amazing.
"But, if that's the case Ruijerd-san, wasn't it difficult? During the night you had to guard the merchant caravan, and in the day, you had to get up in order to move as well."
"No problem. In the past, I would frequently continue on without resting for several days at a time while moving.. but.."
"But?"
"For the first time in a while, I felt like I was being worked pretty hard."
After saying that, Ruijerd let out a weak laugh.
I wonder if he's remembering the Human-Demon war period.
Nevertheless, that Aisha...
To think she would work Ruijerd hard so conveniently.
Who does she think she is?
"That is, how do I put it, my little sister has greatly troubled you..."
"It's a funny story."
Ruijerd is as soft on children as always.
Even if he's fine with it, it's no good if she grows up into an adult that works her seniors hard.
Later, I'll make sure to have an intense talk with her.
"But, during the time when Ruijerd-san was desperately working, my little sister was sleeping peacefully right?"
"She wasn't sleeping. She was always calculating the most efficient route to arrive here."