Konjiki no Moji Tsukai
Chapter 8

In Ames he looked for an inn first of all. Luckily for him, not many adventurers dropped by here, so there were enough empty rooms, only one double room was booked.

A single room please.

Eh, ah, yes. Ex- Excuse me Are you an adventurer?

Yes?

I see.

?

Hiiro inclined his head as he somehow didnt feel welcomed. It was his first visit to this village, nor did he ever did something to them.

Yet, the inn keeper treated him anxiously. It bothered him, but for now, he reserved his room and went to look around the village.

But there he noticed something strange. For some reason, he felt gazes on him. And from all directions at that. It was an atmosphere like he was an uninvited guest.

Just like the inn keeper, they frowned at him. Maybe this village didnt welcome outsiders. Well, Hiiro was only going to stay for one night, so he didnt let it bother him.

Hey, Mister.

At that moment, someone called out to him. When he turned around, there stood a kid. It was a boy around the age of seven. He glared at him with eyes like looking at someone suspicious. Hiiro ignored him, since he didnt like that attitude.

Hey, dont ignore me!

The boy got angry. Why would he have to deal with a brat? Hiiro dropped his shoulders.

Whats up, shorty?

Dont call me shorty! Not when youre wearing some weird red robe yourself! Its intimidating!

Are you a bull or what?

Not like he wore the red robe to be intimidating. It simply wore it for protection purposes. Although he grew attached to it after wearing it all the time.

With his black school uniform underneath, it was a surreal combination, but Hiiro didnt care at all.

Mister, youre an adventurer, right? Why did you come to such an isolated place?

Isolated place?

Dont call it an isolated place!

You called it that.

Why was he so aggressive? Hiiro couldnt come up with an answer to that, so he ignored him and walked away as it was too troublesome after all.

H- Hey, wait!

Ignore, ignore.

I told you to wait!

Turn a blind eye.