Leon Greyrat: The Second Son - Mushoku Tensei OC

Chapter 32 - Basilisk

— Leon Greyrat —

It had been a few months since setting off from Rikarisu, and the Fangs of the Red Wolf, known more commonly as the Red Wolves, were now a B-ranked party.

As for our progress towards the Central Continent, we were about a third of our way down the Demon Continent, and as we had been constantly travelling for so long, we decided to take a little break at the city of Zentoria, a large trading hub that separated the 'south' from the 'north' of the Demon Continent.

With towering grey city walls and rocky streets, it painted quite the dreary picture, but with the bustling population, it was still a lively place despite the depressing scenery.

But then again, most of the Demon Continent was like that, at least the urban centres, that is

Man, I really missed Asura... the green plains, the distant mountains, the food... especially the food.

Oh, and the people too.

I wasn't racist by any means, but it was getting quite annoying to constantly get stared at wherever we went simply for being the only humans around.

"Leon. Where are we staying today?" Ruijerd asked from the side.

"Hmm... we can probably treat ourselves to a B-rank inn if we haggle a good deal," I responded. "I don't want to go exterminating bugs before bed, after all."

The hospitality of the Demon Continent was... less than adequate, and below the C-rank accommodations, even using our tent was better in most aspects.

"I see," he nodded. "And what are the other three doing?"

"Girl stuff," I said. "Don't ask more than that."

"Got it."

When Eris demanded to go get some supplies on her own, I was initially hesitant as she had a history of getting into trouble, especially since she had picked up more of the Demon God tongue, but when I pressed for an answer, she remained evasive.

Thinking back, I really should have left it at that, but I just had to ask if it was 'that' time of the month and got a touki-enhanced punch as a result.

Needless to say, I took it gracefully, as I knew I deserved it.

As for Norn and Aisha joining her?

Well, I could only guess that they wanted to have some girl time together, and I trusted Eris enough to watch over them.

And if they ended up in trouble... well, Aisha knew to fire off a signal with magic if she needed to, plus we had Ruijerd's jewel.

As Ruijerd and I continued wandering the street, I eventually felt a tug at my belt, and a moment later, noticed that my coin purse had been snatched away.

"Haa... Ruijerd, let's follow them," I said, turning into an alley.

"Of course... but why didn't you stop them?" Ruijerd asked.

I shook my head. "Don't you know? Thieves aren't treated well in these parts."

Plus, from how small the person was, they were likely a kid, so I had a feeling Ruijerd would agree with my decision.

In a merchant driven city like this one, where valuables were what everyone depended on to live, thievery was nearly akin to murder, and thus punished severely, and even a kid wouldn't be spared.

But still... that was all my spending money, so I couldn't exactly let this go.

I guess I'd buy them a meal if they needed it.