Professor Celia
It's been three days since I left Beltrant
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I've safely reached a neighboring kingdom
and arrived in Amande
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Not here... right?
As there were wanted posters
it was difficult to procure the
but they haven't reached this town yet
so please don't worry about me.
Amande is a bustling
Foodstuffs are plentiful
and it looks like I'll be able to acquire
I guess I'm a little too on edge.
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Welcome!
We have soup-style pasta!
One bowl for eight lesser coppers!
Did you say... pasta?
Huh? Son
Uh
Soup-style pasta! Lady Liselotte
invented something out of wheat called
Liselotte...
This is the finished dish.
Thanks for waiting!
Pasta...
It's the first time I've
And I heard the word "noodles
Looks good
And it really is good
Then
Thanks for the business!
It's delicious!
Right?
It's a nostalgic flavor.
Could it be that this Liselotte person
Not that it matters at this point.
Thinking about that stuff doesn't mean
When you're bigger
Really? You promised
I...
I want to see the place my
It was a promise I made with my mother.
Is that it?
You want to buy noodles?
Yes. I think they'll be good
Oh
In that case
There should be a long line to the
so I'm sure you'll recognize it right away.
Did you say... menjuu?
Yeah! It's another thing
It's yummy
Yeah!
Two meat menjuu and one cheese menjuu!
Thank you for waiting!
They're hot
Manjuu meat buns?
That feels nostalgic
Hello. Welcome to the Ricca merchant guild.
Thank you very much.
We hope you'll come again soon.
Sir?
We ask that you refrain from
You can check your things
Oh
Black hair?
If you would
Thank you for your cooperation.
I will be helping you today.
Come in.
Excuse me.
Thank you for waiting.
Fifteen kilos of dried pasta
I've also readied cooking
Have you? Thank you very much.
I added a large rucksack
Will you be all right carrying it home?
Please
Thank you.
I may not look it
Are you accustomed to drinking black tea?
Among my acquaintances is
As I drank it with her
In that case
This unique aroma and slight astringency...
Are these leaves from Lis?
And this teaware
In order to have the best possible
the environment for the negotiations
That's our merchant guild's motto!
Then... may we undertake the
Yes.
And so
Once I leave the Strahl region
but please don't worry.
No news of me is proof that I am doing well.
I'm off.
Haruto.
Take care.
Thank you for all your help.
That boy was a bit mysterious
I'm Lotte right now
So you are.
A child?
Hey
Poison?
A beast person?
I will...
kill you.
I have to neutralize the poison
I'm sorry. I can't let you kill me.
The poison didn't work?
She's fast!
Enchant Physical Ability!
She hadn't already enhanced her
But that movement...
How fast will she be after enhancing?
Why... Why is this person...
He's human. Why is he so fast?
She's too focused on the knife.
This is as far as it goes.
N-No... No!
I don't want to die!
H-Hey! Calm down!
H-Help me! Mom!
Mama!
I suppose I have no choice.
A Collar of Submission?
The magic in that book...
Dispell
If I imitate that
Hey
Latifa...
Latifa?
I'm Endo Suzune.
Are you still half-asleep?
Latifa...
What am I to you?
I am your esteemed older brother
Come on
I-I don't want—
It hurts! It hurts! It hurts! It hurts!
"Esteemed older brother." Say it!
E-Esteemed older brother...
Hey. Wake up.
Stop that. Your hands and legs are bound.
It seems you understand the situation.
If you don't want to die
If I don't fight
That depends on you.
Did you come here from Beltrant?
Then...
Do you know what this is?
A... collar?
It's... gone!
Why?
This collar was the reason
You won't be stricken with pain any more.
Since the collar is gone
Who gave you your orders?
You and I are the only
I-I don't know my master's name.
I've never been told
You don't even know the name of their house?
The name of the house?
B-But I do know the name of
He said it was Stewart!
Stewart... Is he a beast person
My older brother is human.
The human who trained me.
Human...
Then
It's that commoner who's responsible!
Fearing that the truth may come to light
Duke Huguenot decided to make me disappear.
everything seems consistent
Are there others besides
I don't know.
But I don't think so... probably.
Then
here is my final question.
All right.
Do you still intend to kill me?
I won't k-kill you!
Do as you like
I've left all your equipment
It means you're free to run away.
Since the collar that controlled you is gone
there's no need for you
But here in Strahl
there is nowhere safe for this girl.
If you leave this kingdom
there is a vast area known as the Wilderness.
Somewhere in that place
there is a land where beast people like
The Wilderness? East...
The direction I've been traveling.
Instead of staying here
looking for others of your kind there
Others of my kind. East. Wilderness.
I'll be going
Let me tell you this. The next time
Did you still have some
U-Um
I want to go with you.
You seem to have misunderstood.
I didn't release you from your enslavement
It's only that not killing you was
B-But... I don't know what I should do.
You know
Aren't you scared?
You don't feel... bad.
You believe I would think nothing
I-I'm sorry.
It's not like I'm angry.
You couldn't disobey your
But there's no guarantee that
In short
Then
I don't mind! So please...
Wh-Why did you bring that?
You hated having that collar on
I hate being alone like this more.
I'm scared.
Please...
All right. Do what you want.
Oh
Thank you very much!
Get rid of that collar.
Oh!
What's your name?
It's Latifa.
I see.
I'm Rio.
Nice to meet you
Yes
I-I'm sorry.
You don't need to apologize
Here.
I'm allowed to eat that?
Yes. No need to be polite.
It's delicious.
Yeah.
No one's going to steal it from you.
My meals... They said it was pet food...
We've just about reached the Wilderness.
It's not too hard for you?
I'm fine.
We've already crossed the border
It's a little early
I'm sorry.
Why are you apologizing?
Because I'm holding you back.
No
Haruto...
It's a letter from Rio!
I'm so glad he seems well.
Reaching Amande in three days...
Not receiving more news makes
I hope that
Wow! Spaghetti?
You know what this is?
Yes! It's spaghetti!
May I eat some?
S-Sure.
Thank you for... the food!
You've eaten pasta before?
Yes!
Oh
I see.
I thought you seemed accustomed to eating it.
There's more. Eat as much as you want.
Thank you!
Calling this pasta "spaghetti" means...
Could it be that this girl is also...
What's wrong?
I don't like this! Where am I?
I want to go home.
It's all right. It's not scary anymore.
Mom
I want to go home to Tokyo...
Tokyo?!
There really is no mistake.
Onii-san...
Rest easy. Sleep.
His hair is black.
He does look like him
Onii-chan...
Good morning. Did you sleep well?
Are you all right?
Yes
Oni Rio?
N-No
I was about to say "Onii-chan
Rio
What?
You d-don't want me to?
It's not that I mind
Mom
I want to go home to Tokyo...
A girl who was still so young
reincarnated from Earth to
She must have felt so alone.
If this will comfort her
Onii-chan!
What are we having for breakfast today?
What do you want to eat
I want omelets! With cheese in them!
Omelets
Say
You really can't see that big
The one you were talking about yesterday?
Latifa can't see it. That means...
Is it being blocked from people's
Onii-chan...
Are we really going in there?
We'll be fine.
Onii-chan
More than one scent.
Is it different from an animal's scent?
Yes.
Since it's faint
Yes
In that case
Our goal may be close by.
Really?
We'll finally be able to leave the forest!
Is she having another nightmare?
With this