"All right, let's leave it at that. I should be going too."
Leading the little horse behind him, the middle-aged merchant slowly walked away from the scene.
Mire turned back to look at the forest he had passed through earlier, then at the road the merchant had come from.
This road had clearly seen more foot traffic. The plants on both sides had been trimmed, showing signs of human maintenance. That meant he really was close to civilization now.
He took the initiative to spend ten Points to contact Reina.
"How are things on your end?"
"I'm in an area of East Talin ruled by other races. The Dusk faith has only just emerged here. There aren't even any Dusk Maidens. I think I picked the wrong place."
"Our locations definitely can't be too far apart. At least, that's what the map says."
Dusk's controlled territory occupied only a small part of the world, and they were quite close to each other. Still, when it came to a region ruled by other races, he really was curious.
Mire: "What do those other races look like?"
Reina: "Picture."
"Huh?"
They were unlike the beastmen he had imagined. Instead, they were tall creatures supported by three legs.
Reina: "I don't know what they are either. They call themselves three-legged demi-humans and are allied with the nearby humans. Not long ago, they even sent troops together and killed a wandering Knight of Destiny."
Mire: "All right."
He had heard another unfamiliar term.
What the hell was a Knight of Destiny?
Putting that aside for now, he decided to head to Reina's territory and take a look. Continuing to chat with Reina was too costly. Ten Points per sentence—after a few dozen lines, the monster he had killed earlier would have been for