Overtake The Astral: Searching for Good Life in Another World

Chapter 9: A Chance to Relax

The woman who stands in front of me stares at me.

Her sudden greeting startles me at first.

Partly because of my tiredness, I cannot reply to her properly.

"Eh? Uhh...."

The blue-haired woman approaches me with worried look.

"Are you okay?"

"!?"

I am surprised by that and take a step back but my back bumped into something.

I take a look behind and see a fully armored purple knight standing behind me.

... when did he get behind me!?

I am confused by the sudden turn of events.

The purple knight wears a helmet that completely cover his face. He looks at the blue-haired woman and start moving his hands.

Is that... fingerspelling...? It seems like language to communicate with the deaf from what I see.

The blue haired woman seems to understand what the purple knight is saying.

"That's right. First, I need to introduce myself."

After she says that, she looks at me again.

"My name is Sylphie Mariage, a travelling priest. And the knight behind you is my escort, Ekircshteria Pentagon."

Ekircshteria... Pentagon...? That name sounds... familiar. While I am thinking about that name, Sylphie continues her talk.

"You looked really tired so I came here to check on you. Are you... a traveller?"

At least my disguise is working. Noble is the least thing she can think of when she looks at my appearance.

"Uhh.. yes.."

"Where are you going?"

Sylphie keeps interrogating me. I'll be honest and see the situation for now.

"I'm going to Liasr Town."

"Oh! Then we're going to the same place! If you're okay with it, how about we go there together?"

"!... i- is it okay?"

Slyphie nods at my question before she talk again.

"To be honest, I find a bit worrying that a child like you wandering here alone. There is not that many monster in this area, but it's still not safe to be here alone. It's okay to take her in right, Kir-san?"

That purple knight that is referred as "Kir-san" just nods his head in response.

This is... a bit suspicious... I don't think it's a good idea to get into stranger's carriage.

"Sorry, but I-"

*guu~~~~*

Suddenly, a sound of stomach growling can be heard.

That is from my stomach. Damn it, eating only fruits for two days is not enough to satiate my hunger.

"... *smile* we have snacks inside the carriage."

Uwaaaaaa... that is so embarassing...! And Sylphie's consideration makes it even worse!!!

Looks like my condition is worse than expected. Must be because I wasted some energy in fighting those bandits.

Either I get into suspicious carriage or I get attacked by another monster outside or fainted out of tiredness...

In the end, I choose the first option.