Ex-Machina on a Dimensional Travel

Just as he was about to begin his pitch, a female voice suddenly cut in, interrupting the conversation.

Upon hearing that familiar voice, the young man first gave Arash an apologetic smile before turning around.

Sure enough, it was Mashu, who had split off from the rest of them.

After touring the entire village and chatting with Bedivere a little longer about their previous topic, the purple-haired girl had begun searching for Fujimaru Ritsuka, who was with the children.

Fortunately, the village was not large to begin with, and since it was already late at night, the villagers had long since returned home to sleep.

Finding the young man was not hard.

However, when the girl found him, she discovered that an unfamiliar young man was standing beside him.

Mashu slowly walked over to the young man's side and looked at the latter with a puzzled expression.

"Good evening."

Though she had her doubts, she did not neglect proper manners.

Although saying "good evening" now was perhaps a little too late.

After greeting the stranger, the girl finally directed her question at her companion.

"May I ask who this is...?"

As she asked that, Mashu's gaze rested on the man before her.

While asking the young man, she also seemed to be asking the man himself.

Arash merely glanced at the girl's armor and did not dwell on it. Just as he had said before, since they were guests brought in by "Hassan," there was no need to doubt them.

"Good evening. You may call me Arash. And how should I address you?"

Arash did not mind having the conversation interrupted. After all, what they had been discussing had merely been idle chatter.

Moreover, his reason for approaching the young man had simply been to chat for a while.

Still,