Chapter 487: The Heroes’ Hot Spring

"For the time being, let’s have the Hero-sama and the others enter inside and rest. They must be tired from the long journey."

The margrave instructs his subordinate, and the subordinate has the Heroes head to the back of the mansion. The Heroes entered inside the mansion bringing the women.

While looking at the Heroes’ backs the margrave sighs and asks the Heroes’ attendant.

"Are the Hero-sama and the others really strong? Looking at that I can’t believe it."

The attendant, to the question that has been repeated many times already,

"Everyone who has met the Hero-sama and the others asks the same question. It is not unreasonable to think so. I also thought so at first. Immediately after the Hero-sama and the others were summoned they were really weak, and especially Lord Tsukahara, despite being a Hero, was weak enough to lose even to the palace maids. However when taught by those of the knight order they grew in the blink of an eye. According to what the Hero-sama and the others say, Hero correction is applied. Also, there are times when the Hero-sama and the others suddenly become strong like an explosion, and at such times they say it is a state of "the switch entered." There are also times they say "awakened," but it seems to be when something changed inside the Hero-sama and the others."

"Haa... It’s full of things I don’t understand."

"That’s right. I have also been together with the Hero-sama and the others the whole time, but I am still only surprised."

"Is that so. Even accompanying the whole time it is so?"

"That’s right. As expected those who came from another world are different in everything."

"Understood. Then I was told to prepare maids who are bad-looking, but is that true. For the time being I am doing as said, but?"

"Yes, that is correct. If beautiful ones are gathered and the Hero-sama and the others take a liking, they might say they will take them as is. If that happens we have to prepare carriages, and also have to increase attendants, and it becomes hard for us so we are having it done that way."

"I see, is that so. Actually I was thinking of marrying one of my daughters to one of the Hero-sama and the others?"

"There are many who think that way."

"Right. However I stopped. I am not inclined to marry to one of the Hero-sama and the others."

"Many say that. They probably think they are unreliable. They think is it okay to entrust the succession to this person?"

The margrave while making a bitter smile at the attendant’s frank way of speaking,

"Well, that is correct."

Answered.

The margrave’s mansion after that became a bustling commotion. Because it became performing hospitality for the highest-class visitors who rarely visit.

The Heroes take meals in good manners, do not drink alcohol, and spend time without getting flustered. However even if the margrave or family members talk to them the conversation does not bounce and does not last long. Especially if the daughter talks to them, all three jerk and their expressions stiffen. They only blush their faces, and seem to be saying something in small voices among companions, but it cannot be heard. Since they talk with the maids without problem, when the margrave asks the Heroes’ attendant why they cannot talk with the daughter,

"The Hero-sama and the others seem unable to talk on equal terms with beautiful women of the same age. The feeling of embarrassment seems to come first, and they seem to be bad at talking."

Explains.

"What! Even though they can talk with those prostitutes, you say it’s impossible?"

To the surprised margrave,

"Yes, it seems to be a thing called amateur virgin. In short they only deal with professionals, prostitutes, and have gotten used to prostitutes, and when dealing with amateurs problems arise such as what to talk about, what attitude to take, and so on. Amateurs, for example even dealing with the maids there, if they think to talk their faces turn red, their chests pound, and they become short of breath, it seems."

"Hoh, that is quite a pitiful thing."

The margrave is dumbfounded or sympathizes, and started feeling it ridiculous. While thinking he cannot give his daughter to guys like this.

At that time, the margrave’s subordinate came.

"Lord Margrave, the thing called hot spring that the Hero-sama and the others were saying was found."

"Really!?"

The margrave who did not think it would be found this quickly was surprised. The Heroes’ attendant while surprised is grinning.

"Where is that?"

To the margrave’s question, the subordinate spreads a map and points,

"It seems to be around here. The hot spring means a thing where hot water is gushing from between cliffs, right?"

If he asks the attendant, the attendant nods.

"That place is a hidden place that even hunters rarely go, and it seems like going a pathless path. Even so it is said that if one goes there is an effect worthy of going. However various beasts and monsters seem to come out on the way, and it seems adjacent to danger. However I think there is no problem if it is the Hero-sama and the others."

When the subordinate states, the attendant claps his hands with a pon!,

"That is fine! That is truly killing two birds with one stone. Along with the Hero-sama and the others becoming stronger, the Hero-sama and the others can enjoy the hot spring, so I think they will gladly go. Let us propose immediately!"

Said while laughing.

The next morning, the Heroes immediately departed heading to the hot spring.

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When the attendant talked about the hot spring to the Heroes, they got excited and it was decided to depart immediately after taking a meal the next morning.

Before even advancing one hour, it became entering into the mountains. The knights judged that it was impossible to advance by carriage, and it became advancing on foot. Naturally, the women the Heroes brought made unwilling faces, but it became each of the Heroes carrying them on their backs and advancing. Then what about the luggage? When thinking that, the Heroes casually store them into the mana bag. In no time most of the carriage’s luggage was stored.

Then store it in the mana bag from the beginning, everyone accompanying thought, but Hero Tsukahara,

"If we take it easy from the beginning it’s no good."

One word. What is he saying, everyone thought but everyone stays silent. No matter what is said the Heroes do not have ears to listen anyway.

After entering the mountain path it was Sage Yunosuke Noshima’s solo stage. The trees ahead are burned away with fire magic, and the unevenness of the path and cliffs are leveled with earth magic. On rivers he crosses trees cut with wind magic as a bridge substitute. At rests midway he produces drinking water with water magic and supplies everyone, showing a performance that can be called all-purpose.

As expected everyone who accompanied received Noshima’s work with surprise. Normally, subordinates clear the grass and trees and advance while being troubled by insects. The footing is unstable, and they march while falling into holes or being attacked by leeches and horseflies.

As expected the carriage cannot be used, but compared to conventional it is advancing far more comfortably. Hero Kotaro Tsukahara, despite carrying a woman on his back, if he sees a beast approaches the beast like the wind and drops the head. And stores it in the mana bag. With that slender build why can he move this quickly, everyone was thinking. The hunters who were not informed of the Heroes were even more surprised. Making a path using such powerful magic casually. And hunting beasts. What on earth is going on?

"Hey, that hawk? Eagle? Falcon? Hasn’t it been flying above our heads the whole time since a while ago?"

Warrior Makoto Abe points at the bird flying above and says.

"Is that so? Is it the same bird the whole time? Isn’t it your imagination?"

"That’s right, don’t say something like it’s monitoring us. Using a bird like that to watch us? Maybe there’s a Tamer somewhere and using the bird?"