Time passed quickly. In the blink of an eye, nearly half a month had gone by.
This was a quiet, peaceful frontier town on the edge of the continent.
The sun was setting, and its lazy rays spilled over the town, lighting up the table at a little roadside restaurant where a troublesome little girl and a fully armed, dashing Knight Aspirant sat. The light also made the beautiful, holy gold-and-red armor worn by the female knight shine even more brilliantly.
That's right!
They were none other than Annie and Elena!
They had actually arrived here yesterday. As soon as they did, they discovered that there were several Yoma in the town, and that they had eaten people. This had cast an ominous shadow over what had once been a peaceful frontier town.
Neither Annie nor Elena was willing to stand by and do nothing about that, especially after learning that the townspeople still hadn't gathered enough money or made up their minds to send a mission request to the "Organization." For now, they were too distracted to run their businesses and weren't particularly willing to welcome outsiders.
So!
With Annie's approval and instructions, Elena cautiously made her move and quickly tracked down the Yoma. Then, in full view of everyone, she dragged them out and killed them with ease. Naturally, the two traveling master and servant, who hadn't asked for any payment, received the warmest welcome and hospitality the townsfolk could offer.
The mayor had originally planned to pay Annie and Elena a reward, but Annie, who had never been short of money, refused outright.
However, she did rather unsubtly remind him that, compared to money, she might like good food even more—that is, tasty things to eat and drink.
And a little thing like that was, of course,