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Salva Lazur
「Hey there, boy. My name is Salva Lazur (サルバ＝ラズール). I am the second prince of this country. Meeting in a desert like this must be fate. How about we get along?」
The man named Salva confidently introduced himself with a suspicious-looking smile on his face.
I thought he was someone with a similar status to a noble or something, but it was even higher as he’s royalty. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Why is he a member of the royal family of all things? Why is a member of the royal family in the middle of the desert like this? There are a lot of things I want to retort, but since the other party has introduced themselves it would be rude if I don’t do the same.
「I am Al」
「Hm? Just ‘Al’ ?」
「Yes, I am just Al, you know?」
「……is that so. Then, let’s leave it like that」
The conversation just now can be freely interpreted as 「You, you are not a commoner, but a noble right?」「No? I am just a commoner you know?」.
I wonder how he found out?
I’m not overflowing with refinements like Eleonora-neesan or Sylvio-niisan, so I shouldn’t look like a noble at first glance.
I felt like he was a man I couldn’t be careless against ever since the first time I met him.
「This is my bodyguard Shanaria」
「I am Shanaria Kilfshur (シャナリア＝キルフシュール)」
The woman introduced herself as Shanaria, she didn’t let go of her guard like Salva.
She said that in a somewhat stiff tone. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「I apologize Shanaria pointed her sword at you earlier. As you see, I am royalty and she could not sense you at all」
「……not being able to notice him at such a distance was my mistake」
Salva laughs seemingly amused while Shanaria frustratingly mutters so.
Judging from her position as the prince's bodyguard, not being able to immediately notice me nearby was probably her mistake.
And it must be frustrating since the person herself knows about it too.
Hmーm, I was just lying down and not hiding in particular though.
I feel like a strange tension has suddenly arisen, but there’s nothing I can do about it.
「Are there a lot of ruins around here?」
「Yes, there was an ancient civilization around here. They are mostly falling apart and covered in sand, but there are some that are still in good condition like this one」
Hou, I knew it, there seemed to be a civilization in this area. I’m a little happy that my guess was correct. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
「Hee, so it’s like that. That sounds nice, investigating ruins」
「Well it is just a simple act of killing some time. I will be allowed to go out freely if I say I am going to go and investigate some ruins and it will be an achievement if I am able to discover something」
Salva honestly told the truth when I threw some interjections.
The nearby Shanaria seemed to have a headache hearing that, but she was no longer paying attention.
In other words, this is probably Salva’s usual behavior
……this prince, he is even more carefree and easygoing than I thought.
「So what is Al doing here? Oh, I know you are cooling off in the shade, alright?」
「I was on my way to Lazerica to buy spices」 1
「……hoh? Are you going by yourself?」
「I am though?」
「I see I see」
When I answered like that, I felt like Salva’s smile deepened even further.
I have a really bad feeling about this somehow.
Honestly, I don’t want to attract the attention of a person in a high position too much since I came here using Teleport. If I were to get involved with the royalties, then I don’t know what kind of effect it will have in the future.
「Well then, I will be going first」
「Wait wait」
I was trying to quickly leave the place in order to avoid getting involved in troublesome things, but Salva stopped me.
「What is it?」
「We were also just thinking of returning to Lazerica. How about we go together since we have met already? It is too dangerous for a child to walk alone in the desert」
Salva makes a suggestion while making a good-natured smile on his face.
Honestly, it’s nothing but a bother for me. I mean, I can use Teleport to move around after all.
However, it’s a different story if there are other people. I can’t use Teleport to travel and I will probably end up traveling with Salva and Shanaria. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
They are familiar with the desert and they also have a lot of time to spare.
On the other hand, I slipped out of the mansion and came here. So I have to return by night or my family will become suspicious.
This development is really bad.
「No, just your feeling of accompanying me alone is already fine……」
「No no, it will hurt my reputation if rumors were to spread that the second prince left a boy he met in the desert alone. Let us have you accompany me, for my sake as well」
「Eehhー」
It’s true that I don’t look like I can fight and I think it is dangerous to travel across the desert alone, but that is my own responsibility.
Even if you say something about the reputation of the royal family, there are no eyewitnesses here so rumors wouldn’t spread, right?
Honestly, I don’t understand what this person is thinking.
One thing I know for sure is that he’s trying to follow me no matter what reason I give him.
Maybe he will come up with some other reason again later if I were to refuse him now. And if I don’t deal with him tactfully, he might even use his authority as a royal family.
「U, understood」
「Um. Then, let us head there right away」
And when I nodded at him, Salva started to walk away while smiling and in a good mood.
I have to somehow get back to Koryatt village by nightfall.
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Having decided to travel together with Salva and Shanaria, I proceeded through the desert under the blazing heat of the glaring sun.
Of course, I am walking on foot and not using Teleport.
Even so, this is bad. I never expected to meet someone in the desert like this.
Moreover, the other party is a member of this country’s royal family. Thanks to that I can’t use Teleport.
Even though I didn’t want to cross over the unimaginably vast desert on foot.
I wonder if will I be able to return to the mansion by nightfall?
First, let’s confirm how long it will take to reach Lazerica from here.
「Shanaria-san」
「What?」
「How long does it take from here to reach Lazerica?」
Judging from their appearance, neither Salva nor Shanaria doesn’t seem to come here riding Zuom. Meaning, I guess that Lazerica is not that far from here.
If it’s a distance that will take half a day, then it’s not impossible to return to the mansion by nightfall.
I have doubts whether I will be able to part ways since the other party is royalty as soon as we reach the city, but I can just leave forcefully and use Teleport. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
Oh well, I wish I could do it now, and I want to avoid having anything that might raise suspicion.
「It would take a whole day if we were to go straight there, but it would depend on the weather and the monsters we might encounter」
「Meaning?」
「It can take from half a day to three days or more」
「I see」
So we can’t even cut across through the shortest distance when we take sandstorms and monsters into consideration, huh….
But, this is good news. For you see, the shortest time it will take from here to Lazerica is around half a day.
In other words, I would be able to return to the mansion by nightfall if we don’t take any detours.
「Why do you ask such a thing? You should know that much if you were going to travel across the desert alone, right?」
Uhh, that’s true I guess. It’s natural to estimate that much if you’re going to travel across the desert alone.
My earlier question was too complacent in times of peace.
「This is my first time on the road to Lazerica after all」
「Al really has quite the courage for trying to push your way through the desert route alone」
Salva smiles while saying that when I tried to make such an excuse.
「Rather than courage, I think it’s closer to recklessness. If what you’re saying is true then I guess you really are strong」
……maybe, the Kingdom of Lazur is much more dangerous than I thought?
Thanks to using magic, I don’t get affected by the heat and I can travel instantly using Teleport, so I didn’t really feel it at all.
But, when I think about Salva and Shanaria’s comment, am I becoming someone who does quite a courageous thing?
As I was thinking of such things, the ground vibrated.
「Al, get down!」
「Un」
Although I was shaken by the sudden happening, I immediately retreated in response to Salva’s warning.
Then, the sand at the place where we were going to walk swelled up, and a huge plant came out of the ground with *dobaaa*. www.ihavesinnedtranslation.com
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