Regardless of how shaken Crusch and Wilhelm the Sword Demon, who stood nearby, were,
the conversation between Riviera and Shokuhou Misaki continued.
"You didn't plan to go find Dragon God Bolkeni and learn more about the situation?" Riviera asked again. "If it were you, you should be able to find it quite easily, right?"
"Why should I?" Shokuhou Misaki narrowed her eyes slightly, looking utterly languid. "Isn't it more interesting to uncover the truth bit by bit ourselves? Riviera, you haven't been one of us for very long, so you may not know this, but that 'Sir's' original self-introduction was Traveling Merchant."
Shokuhou Misaki emphasized the words "traveling merchant."
Indeed, this was the first time Riviera had heard such a thing.
Her attention was drawn in despite herself.
But Shokuhou Misaki did not continue. She merely smiled faintly and said:
"So, if you want to follow in that Sir's footsteps, you need to relax a little and properly enjoy the process. Opportunities like this don't come often for us."
"..." Riviera looked thoughtful.
Crusch and the others nearby could hardly conceal their astonishment.
That brief exchange had contained far too much information.
The two people who did not even take the Dragon God and the Witch of Envy seriously were actually showing tremendous admiration for a "Sir" whose name they seemed afraid even to utter.
Traveling Merchant?
Crusch and Wilhelm exchanged glances. Both of them were certain that throughout the history of the entire continent, no such Traveling Merchant had ever appeared.
It was very likely something that had happened before recorded history.
The continent at that time, and even the entire world, was a true unsolved mystery to them.
But one thing was certain.
It would certainly far exceed their imagination.
Even Emilia wore an astonished expression at this