Huge Holy 64

64 - And now, to the expo.

RAW

From this point on, it should be fairly straightforward.

Early in the morning, people from M Country gathered.
They are the one in the lead, next in line after them are E Kingdom. People from W Country such as Midia and I would be following them from the tail end.

The royal family of M Country is riding on a floating vehicle that uses a magic circle invented by E Kingdom.
I heard the sleepy voice of Kichou from there, but after that time, I never met her again.
From a distance, I was able to see the majestic kijin——the ruler of M Country, Nonaga, but I also didn't get a chance to interact with him until the very end.
That is just the way it is.

Even if monsters appear along the way, the kijin adventurers accompanying them will proactively defeat them, and Meisei will dispose of the corpses, so there's no room for me to intervene.
We were truly the goldfish poop.* (T/N: metaphor for ‘hanger-on’ or ‘person who tags along’)
However, in this situation, what kind of person would try to stand out instead?

While crossing the border, Midia and I were somehow allowed to enter the country, even though we were former inhabitants of A Empire, because we were helpers from W Country and E Kingdom.
The Herkovara wand was seen only as a curiosity, and was not particularly guarded against.
Some inspectors don't know its nature, and even those who know were laughing in the shadows since they probably thought I wouldn’t be able to use it as a wand.
There were various reactions, but the only one guarded against... concerned about the Herkovara wand was, the Knight Commander of E Kingdom, who offered to cooperate with me by activating the darkness element grimoire, Gavino.

On the way to the Expo, the elf whose appearance was near-elderly, Gavino, approached me about the matter of the Herkovara wand.

“The Herkovara wand... it seems you told my men that if they use it without permission, it's theft, so they’d deserve what they get.”

“Aah... yes, I did that. Of course, I will continue to pay attention to ensure that others don't recklessly put their hand on it.”

“What? Don't be so hard... As elves, we are interested in the wand’s fate.”

“Are you talking about how you are going to handle my wand after my death?”

Certainly, it's a troublesome wand――I never imagined a case like that.
What to do.
After my death... The government office of I Confederacy, or rather, the country itself must have several storage facilities for dangerous goods.
Someday, should I do the formalities for it?
I was thinking about it, but Gavino himself burst into laughter.

“That's not what I mean. ‘The life of a person who fortuitously finds a compatible wand would be based on the wand’ is what it said according to the origin of the tree language.”

But the Herkovara wand itself――I’m the only one who possesses it in this world.
Therefore, there is no tree language about Herkovara.
Does that mean a language might be put on it from now on? Based on my life. How Ironic.
seeing my unsatisfied look, Gavino says.

“You are quite an oddball aren’t you? Not only do you give up honorary citizenship, but you also have no desire for achievements.”

“No. I have a desire for it. Only achievements as an adventurer.”

“Things like, whatever solo activities you can’t do?”

“Even if it’s not solo, parties of less than four people aren’t allowed… I think it’s good that W Country doesn’t waver in its policies. But, as expected, I'm personally more suited to solo activities.”

“Didn’t you skillfully command the scene?”

“That can't be helped. Rather, it would be easier if I dealt with all the monsters myself.”

Gavino laughed broadly and closed the conversation by saying, “You say the most interesting things.”
After that, there has been no significant conversation with Gavino.
We arrived in I Confederacy.
After immigration procedure, the familiars will be tested several times in preparation for the expo.

On the day of the expo, Midia and I will not be there.
That’s obvious, what if we run into some A Empire guys? Leaving me aside, it's not surprising that a former A-rank and hero Midia’s face was known.

The guild in I Confederacy had no lodgings, so we had to secure our own.
For now, even though it's the day of the expo, Midia and I are looking for a property. The number of employees at the property listing shop is small, and I can see the impression on their faces that it is unusual for us to come today.

Midia also wants to share a house with me――I managed to not say ‘what a romcom-like thing’. I was thinking the same thing though, so I decided to rent a cheap apartment house.
Midia, who handles swords, is also trying to keep track of the blacksmith's workshop in charge of sword processing.
After covering most of the shops in the surrounding area, I finally registered with the guild.
Perhaps because of our achievements in W Country, both me and Midia started from C rank.

...But.
It was here that I learned for the first time that, apparently, the I Confederacy had a points system.
If your points fall below the specified number in the first and second half of the year, you will be demoted in rank. If you exceed it, you will be promoted in rank.
Apparently... Then, if I adjust it well, I won't have to go to A rank, won’t I?!

“Senpai. You’re making a bad face.”

Midia made a tsukkomi at me, but I asked back, “How about you, how are you going to go about this?”
She replied, “Sometimes I’ll form a party with senpai. Other than that, it’ll be the same as usual.”
At that rate, it seems like you'll be promoted to A rank in no time though...

At the end of the day...
After the expo was over, I made a final intervention with Giam.
This was the result of pushing things related to familiars on him, but the other side excitedly praised me, saying, “It was really popular, you know!”

Considering the fact that it uses grimoire, the results were apparently a great success.
In addition, they also advertised a recent outbreak of a high-ranking dungeon that they want investigated. Come here, they shrewdly said.

When the time comes to return home, Giam, reluctant to part, says.

“Thanks to you, W Country has changed a lot. Adventurers will gather because of the dungeon, and the number of magic circle researchers will surely increase. I hope you'll drop by W Country again sometime if you get the chance.”

“Yes, if I'm an adventurer, I might come here for quest-related things. When that time comes, please take care of me.”

Now then... I guess I should also prepare for some dungeon investigation, and look for some side jobs while I’m at it.

After parting with Giam, I finally cut ties with W Country completely.
Unfortunately, I will probably never go there again.
However... a while after I started to get used to life in I Confederacy, my eyes stopped at a newspaper article about an incident that happened in W Country.

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