Magan to Dangan o Tsukatte Isekai o Buchinuku!

would bring me to a town.
So could I tag along with you until we reach a town? I’ll guard you on the way of course.」

Rather than going to the town by himself, Athal figured that he would be able to avoid a lot of trouble by going to the town with the daughter of an influential noble.

「Th, that would help us greatly as well! We should definitely go together!」

Unable to worry about being courteous or polite in the situation due to the risk of missing the opportunity, Ashna immediately accepted Athal’s proposal.
Seeing her, the coachman hurriedly began nodding his head as well.

「Well then, that’s it for the negotiations.」

Athal was glad to be able to find companions to travel with on his way to the town.

「Gill, shall we bring him home to meet with father?」

「Agreed.」

As the two spoke about future developments, Athal was excited to be going to a town in this world. 

「Well then, I’ll head up on top of the carriage, so give me a shout if you need anything.」

Athal smoothly got up on top of the carriage’s canopy, surprising Ashna and Gill as before they embarked on their journey to the town her parents lived.

It was a peaceful trip without any monsters approaching the carriage… or so Ashna thought. 

Actually though, Athal brought down any monsters that tried to attack the carriage before they could even approach.
Although it decreased the power, he attacked with his silencing ability on, leaving the two below unaware of anything happening.
Athal was glad to earn some BP while riding on top of a vehicle.

「Athal-sama! We’ve arrived at my hometown! 」

Seeing the town, she was relieved from the bottom of her heart, and it seemed her tension was raised to the max.

「So this is the town…」

Athal dismounted the canopy and looked up at the town.
It was surrounded by walls, giving it the feel of a fortress city.

「Are you surprised? This is the biggest city in the area, and it’s governed by my father.」

They had mentioned during the trip that her father was the feudal lord of the town.
However, Athal did not expect it to be such a large city, and could only admire its walls and massive gate.
It might have been good luck that he saved the daughter of the lord of such a large city.

「Ashna-sama, welcome back!」

A guard near the gate called out to Ashna inside the carriage with a smiling face.

「Yes, I’ve returned.」

Ashna answered with a smile on her face, but the guard’s expression became dubious as soon as he noticed that there was something strange with the top of the carriage.

「… Is something wrong?」

Looking closely there was an unidentified man, and the carriage was dirty with scratches here and there.
Seeing that, the guard concluded that something must have occurred.
Sensing the oddity with that guard, another guard came over.

「Various things happened, and it wasn’t a particularly smooth trip for us.
Monsters attacked the carriage midway, but thanks to the assistance of Athal-sama over there we managed to get through it and arrive safely.」

When Ashna introduced Athal, the man sitting in a weird spot who they thought was suspicious, as the man who had saved them, the guard’s face became meek.

「We thank you for rescuing Ashna-sama from that dangerous situation.」

「Thank you very much.」

Then the other guard lowered his head as well.
From that, it was apparent that she was adored as the daughter of the lord.

「I guess… You really are the daughter of this town’s lord.
Seeing this really drives that in.」

Athal voiced his thoughts in a serious tone as he recalled the situation of when they had first met.
When he recalled the first conversation he had had with Ashna and Gill, a bitter smile floated to his face.

Escorted by the guards, the three of them headed towards the lord’s house.
This time, Athal wasn’t on the canopy of the carriage, but riding inside it normally.

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