Chapter 5 Chapter 5 Gazala, the city of business

Returning to Dabora's car and shaking again—maybe I got used to it, and I was able to sit firmly next to Ki Kima—and started to head towards the grassland.Watson raises questions about food and dangerous animals.Ky Kima made an introduction enthusiastically. After walking for a while, a wide and luxuriant forest appeared in front of him, which looked a hundred times larger than the oasis we passed by before.The tower-shaped buildings outcropping in the forest have gabled roofs. "That's the town of Gasala." Ki Kima pointed out. "This is a city of business surrounded by trees on the grasslands. Our darubba shop, sailboat merchants, or star readers traveling between towns, etc., all kinds of people gather here. It is a happy, lively place. Extraordinary town."

Although the air is dry, the grassland is as hot as midsummer.Wataru wiped off the sweat from his brow, squinted his eyes under the scorching sun, and looked at the town of Gasara.On the left side of the forest surrounding the town, there are some small, shining things coming out in an endless stream on the Dalu Baba, heading towards the left side of the grassland. "what is that?" Ki Kima looks out into the distance in the wind. "Oh, they are probably the Schudinger Knights. They are the knights who defend the national security of the United Nations. It's a big move-the shining armor is their armor. Look at where they are going. They are going to the Desert of No Return to fight the screw-headed wolf. Bar."

"That... the place called 'Desert of No Return', not far from here?" "Well. If it's Dubbo, it's a full day's walk to reach the rocky canyon at the entrance of the desert." "Why is it called 'Desert of No Return'?" "In short, the desert is very large, and it is surrounded by rocks and mountains. You can't even see what it looks like from the outside. Therefore, there is no map inside, and it is the lair of screw-headed wolves. Lost people never return, so there is no return. 'Let's say it." Recalling the scene when he was attacked by screwhead wolves, he felt a chill run down his spine.

"If the screwhead wolves are not hunted down, will they come out of the desert? Will they come out to attack people?" "Occasionally. These guys can eat anything and never feel full. Therefore, when they have the opportunity, they will cross the rocky mountains and attack the caravans passing by the Desert of No Return." After Ji Gema finished explaining, he let out a "huh" and asked, "Wan, do you know screw-headed wolves?" "Oh, I just know a little bit." Gen replied briefly, not wanting to look back, "I've heard of it." "Really. I just heard about it. It is said that it is a stinky beast."

Dubbo turned left, and the town gate appeared ahead. Between the thick brick pillars, there is a heavy wooden door closed.On the top of the pillar sat a man with something like a straw hat on his head.Ki Kima raised his hand and made a gesture, and the other party also raised his hand and shouted something to the inside of the gate. Dubbo approached the gate slowly and stopped in front of it.At this moment, the door creaked and began to open outwards.Gen found that Dabo was very clever, and it stopped just enough to avoid being touched by the open door. "I'm Ki Kima from Sakawa Village!" Ki Kima signed up loudly, and at the same time took out a sign with long tassels from the waistband of her skirt, and held it up to the gatekeepers on the pillars.

"I'm delivering Meyer and Mai Maisi to Boshila. The goods are delivered by the Makad Chamber of Commerce in Boao. Please see the business license." A person walked out of the gate, quickly inspecting the goods.The clothes he wore had a hole in the middle of the linen cloth and was put on from the top, and tied around the waist with a belt.The trousers are very short, like long trousers cut to the knee.Bare feet without socks, wearing straw sandals. "Come on!" With a long shout, Dabo took a step towards the gate.There are many log houses along the road.Ki Kima looked around, bent down and whispered to Gen:

"Wen, I forgot to say one important thing, please listen carefully." Listen carefully. "As soon as I saw you, I asked, were you a refugee from the North—remember?" "Oh." He did ask that. "The unified empire in the north has become the world of the Anka tribe. It should have been safe and sound. However, in the past ten years, the Anka tribe refugees have become popular. They resigned themselves to the fate of self-made sailboats to cross the sea, so most of them died in accidents. , failed to flood in in large numbers. However, some of them spent a lot of money to sneak in on the ships of sailboat merchants."

These seem to have been heard. "It seems that in the unified empire in the north, civil strife is taking place among the Anka tribe. So the refugees fled. It is through the mouths of these refugees that I have a general understanding of the situation in the north. But on the other hand, the belief in the old gods brought by the refugees is gradually spread out." In addition to denying the goddess, there is another feature of the old god belief. "In the belief of the old gods, travelers were relegated to being evil." People who believe in the old gods call the travelers who pass through the "Yaoyumen" and visit the "fantasy world" from the present world "Zaza Yake".

"It is said that in the old Anka proverb, this means 'false god', 'one who deceives God'." In order to deceive the old gods, the goddess dressed herself up as the old gods. When disguising, she made several imitations of the Anka tribe as a practice.In other words, it is a test product.After using them up, the goddess threw these imitations into the "chaos abyss" at the end of the fantasy world, but one of them survived and fled from the fantasy world to the real world. "They say that the travelers who come to the fantasy world are the descendants of this person."

Ki Kima was extremely helpless, lowered his voice, and said: "I never heard of this kind of thing when I was a child. But it has been widely spread recently." It is said that when people who believe in the old gods see tourists, they will harm them.Because they firmly believe that the elimination of "Zaza Yak" is the will of the old gods, and it is an opportunity for the gods' soldiers to make meritorious deeds.For that, Ki Kima said, it's best to be careful. "Under normal circumstances, there is no need to worry. This is the case in other towns. However, because this town of Gasala is for business. All kinds of people gather here. The danger of encountering believers of old gods is higher than in other towns. Much higher. So, you'd better be careful not to be seen as a tourist at a glance."

Gen also replied in a low voice: "Oh, I see. I will be careful, thank you." Ki Kima straightened up and shouted, "Okay!" It was difficult for a while.He was completely relieved because of Daru Babache's help, and he forgot about the state he was in. Since I have no money, I don't know what to do after connecting.He said he was looking for gems, but he didn't even have a clue. Cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead.Ki Kima blinked and asked: "What's the matter, Wat? Am I asking the wrong question?" This amiable young man of the water tribe didn't realize that the traveler was a helpless and ignorant child!For the passengers of Lucky Star, Ki Kima is wholeheartedly helpful, but for this passenger, he didn't even think about asking for help!Although this is not difficult to understand. "I...that..." "Tired? It's true, we are used to it, but for you, it's still a tough journey. It seems that it's better to find a hotel to rest right away." Ki Kima continued his kind self-righteousness, " Sorry, I’m going to store Dabo in the Daru Baba field first. The so-called Daru Baba field is the hotel of Daruba Baba. The hotel where people live is not far away, and I will take you there.” Dubbo walked leisurely around town.The Darubaba field is like a parking lot in this world.People from the same Shui tribe as Ki Kima are washing or feeding the Darubaba on the "parking lot".They formed a circle in a corner, talked, laughed and smoked, and greeted Ki Kima warmly. After setting up Dabo, Ki Kima turned to Gen: "Then..." "Oh, why are you listless? If you are too tired, how about riding the neck again?" Gen endured his shame, and honestly told the truth: "I—I, have no money to pay for the hotel." Ki Kima murmured, "Oh?" "I don't have any money. I don't have a cent." Gen said in one breath, "Master Rao gave me a lunch box, but I have to solve the problems after that. But, I don't know what to do." Ki Kima blinked six times in a row.Although it was an extremely fast movement, Wataru kept staring at him, wanting to know his exact reaction, so he counted it clearly. "Wen," he said, "then I will pay the rent." "That can't be done! Just driving me here is enough, I can't trouble you anymore!" Ki Kima raised his big hand to comfort the bewildered Wataru. "Hehe, don't take it too seriously." He stuck out his long tongue in a "chucky" manner, and said with a smile, "Okay, I'll lend it to you first. It's too hot here, go to the hotel. Sit down and talk." The hotel in Gasala is a small wooden house in the mountains built with thick wood, and a long corridor leads to each room.The cheapest is the "big miscellaneous room", where many people share the same room. However, Ki Kima asked for a small single room, and after listening to him negotiating the price with the hotel owner, he learned that the currency unit of the fantasy world is "gum" . The owner of the hotel was a squirming, bearded Anka, and he looked at Ki Kima and Gen with straight eyes.Ki Kima didn't mind. He took Wat to the room, went out by himself, and immediately brought back two cup-like containers. "Hey, drink this." He handed the cup to Gen. "Although running on the grassland is very refreshing, but the reaction is very strong, so it is very tiring. Drinking this stuff at this time will be very effective." The drink in the glass is sweet with a hint of herbal flavor. "Thank you so much." Gen said.He sat down in the plain chair and breathed a sigh of relief. Ki Kima stuck out her long tongue again, as if a little embarrassed. "Oh, it's not worth mentioning. Did I say so? Because you're my lucky star." Heng smiled.Lucky Star, just for this reason, is very concerned about people who have never met before. Is there such a person in this world?People who are popular in this world are all the opposite, right? Suddenly, I recalled the time when I went to Jimbocho Bookstore Street with Uncle "Lu".There was such a young man who bumped into Gen. Instead of apologizing, he even stepped on the hand of Gen who fell to the ground, and wanted to walk away as if nothing had happened.Although Uncle "Lu" was flushed with anger, he still looked puzzled. Mizuru once said that the fantasy world is a world formed by the imagination of people in this world.That being the case, if people in this world were like that young man, wouldn't these kind and beautiful people in the fantasy world also change? "You didn't go to the Tower of Destiny until you saw the goddess?" Ki Gema sat on the hard but clean bed, asked with her head slightly tilted. "Oh, yes. I want to put my -- oh, my fate and that of my family..." Ki Kima interrupted him: "Hey, please don't say it. We have all been taught that travelers from this world to the fantasy world are summoned by the goddess. Why the goddess summoned this traveler, we don't know, and we don't know. You can’t inquire. Because it’s God’s will. So why you came here, please don’t tell me the reason.” Gen nodded and agreed, "Okay." "As for you, you have to go alone." "Yes, that's right." "However, on the way to the Tower of Destiny, it doesn't matter if someone just walks with you? So, I can follow along." "Kee Kima!" "Even the goddess won't be angry, it's only halfway." Ki Kima said hurriedly, "Because you are still so young. The traveler my grandfather met back then was already a very good young man. That way You don’t have to worry if you go on the road alone. But you are still a child. For example, travel expenses, how do you earn it? It’s not good to throw a child out, absolutely not!” Ki Kima nodded in the affirmative again and again.There is warmth in the chest. "Of course I'm glad. But, Ki Kima, you have a job, don't you? It's not good for you to stop working for me." Ki Kima approached excitedly. "That's true. Let's do it, Gen. I'll deliver the goods now, and then I'll go back to Sakawa Village. I'll come after asking the elders for instructions. If I use the express Darubaba car, three or four days is enough to make a trip. .So, you can wait for me here in the meantime, okay?" "That—it's too much trouble for you!" "It's all right. I think the elder will be angry if he says goodbye to you when he knows I'm here. He'll say, Ki Kima, when did you become such a cold Aquaman?" Ki Kima scratched his head, "The elder is four hundred and twenty years old, and he is still strong and powerful. When I was young, I was often scolded and beaten for being mischievous, so I still have lingering fears to this day." Four hundred and twenty years old!I was dumbfounded.Water people really live a long life. "It's like this... Now that it's like this, I..." "Really, well, it's settled!" Ki Kima clapped her hands and stood up happily, "Oh, it's not too late. I'm leaving, and the rent has been paid for five days, so you don't have to worry about anything The hotel provides three meals. After recovering your energy, you might as well go for a stroll. This is a very popular town, you can get a feeling from it, and see where to go next. By the way, don’t forget the believers of the old gods .” "Oh." Gen can still only express his thanks, "Thank you", "Thank you very much", I really can't say enough thanks again and again. Watching the broad back of Ki Kima walking away quickly, I can feel his reliability and kindness.How old is he himself? He fell onto the bed and placed it in a "big" character.The white plastered walls and chic wooden ceiling seem to have been programmed in haste.Cool and comfortable, feel relaxed. For dinner, the round-faced Anka aunts brought bread, stews and fruits.The aunt didn't say a word, and she didn't look at Gen directly, but the food was so good that in less than a hundredth of a second, Wat put his indifferent attitude behind her.He slandered to death. After the sky is completely dark, from the small window of the room, you can see the sky full of stars.Repeatedly probe and reach out to catch the stars.Gen was happy and ran out of the hotel.Gasala at night is still colorful, the music is loud, and life is full of excitement.I took care to remember the hotel so as not to get lost, so I went for a walk and found a bright place to look up at the starry sky. Returning to the hotel with a mind full of stars, he was slammed from behind at the entrance.As soon as he turned his head, the stench came to his nostrils. "You're the kid who was with the water people during the day, right?" A skinny Anka man spat and said.He bent down and stretched out his hand to grab Gen's chest, but Gen pushed his hand away. "Why, do you want to resist, boy?" The man said harsh words, with bad breath.He wobbled.Only then did he realize that he was very drunk.The disgusting stench is the so-called "wine stink".Maybe the wine in the fantasy world is stronger than the wine in this world. "Followed by the water people? Hmph." The man glared at Gen and chattered endlessly, "If you get together with that kind of people, you will immediately have scales on your body and your tongue will grow, understand?" Gen stood up without saying a word, turned his back, ignoring the insulting words towards Ki Kema.Now the man yelled: "You little brat, I'm kind enough to give you advice, how dare you ignore it?" Gen was furious because his fist was pulled. "Don't worry about it, the water people are much better than you!" The man raised his fist.At this time, something flew out of the hotel and hit the man's face with a "slap", it was a rag. He yelled: "Stop!" The indifferent aunt stared at the man with her hands on her hips, "You drunkard! If you don't go back to your room, I'll kick you out!" The drunk immediately quieted down, squeezed past Gen, and went back to the hotel.He actually lives next door to Gen. "thank you." Wataru bowed his head in thanks to the aunt.The aunt did not speak, picked up the rag, and threw it into the wooden barrel filled with sewage.He is cleaning. Gen had an idea: "Auntie." The aunt was scrubbing the rags with her thick arms. "Actually, I'm looking for a job to pay for my travels. Can I do some chores in the hotel like cleaning?" The aunt cast a wicked sidelong glance.Throw down a sentence: "Let such a small child go on the road alone, what is it like to be a parent?" Then, she lifted the barrel and left without looking back.He returned to the room dejectedly.Maybe it was because of what the aunt said, just before he fell asleep, his mother's face flashed in front of his eyes.By the way, the Mirror of Truth—I need to find it quickly and tell Mom that I'm safe. no dream.Sleep comfortably, securely and warmly.However, the ending was brutal. "Get up! Get up, you bastard! I'll tell you to get up!" Gen blinked his eyes in fright.The unshaven store owner grabbed Wataru by the neck and shook it.It was already bright, and the room was full of sunlight, shining brightly. "Huh? What? What's wrong with me?" "What me, me!" The owner of the bearded shop yelled at Gen and dragged him out of bed, "Are you pretending to be confused! Don't look sleepy, you can't fool me, you murderer!" murderer?Gen woke up as if being poured with cold water. "Murderer? What's the matter? Has anyone died?" He looked down at his hands.For a moment, he was stunned.Hands full of blood.Not only the hands, but even the underwear were stained with blood, as if they had been smeared.What is going on?What happened? "How? Do you know it's useless to be stupid?" shouted the owner of the bearded shop. "You slit the throat of the tenant next door and killed him. The blood is indisputable evidence. You killed him and stole Money, isn't it? Tell me, where is the money? Where is the murder weapon?" Without further ado, he was tied up firmly and thrown in front of the hotel.A large group of good-natured people had already gathered on the street, and when they saw Gen's appearance, they all expressed surprise in unison.Here, I was surprised to see the faces of cats, dogs, bears, lions, etc. on the faces of good people, but now I can't take care of them. "It's such a small child." "Because the Anka people are precocious." "I heard that this is the third one? Hehe, it's scary." The crowd watched from afar, talking a lot.They looked sullen and shuddered like they were looking at something abominable. I didn't kill anyone.Of course there was no stealing.What "third person"?What are you talking about? "Hey, let's go!" The owner of the bearded shop kicked Gen's ass and pulled the rope, "Send it to the police station!" Being led by him, he staggered forward and turned right from the road in front of the hotel.The owner of the bearded shop looked indignant and proud. Instead of loudly declaring that he had caught the child murderer who had been troubling Gasala, many people looked out from the doors and windows of the building.Among the spectators, some followed along.The child clapped his hands and yelled, "Catch the thief and murderer! Catch the thief and murderer!" Gen was frightened and angry, coupled with ignorance, he was speechless for a while, but amidst the children's clamor, he suddenly yelled: "I didn't do anything! I must have made a mistake!" He tried his best to call for help to the onlookers.But they just laughed, they just stepped back and pointed. "This kid, you still want to get away with it!" The owner of the bearded shop flew up and kicked Gen to the ground.Gen rubbed his face against the ground, and dirt got into his mouth.The fool crunched and felt uncomfortable. At this time, a warm hand stretched out and helped Genu up.This hand is covered with dense, snow-white hair in a cream-brown pattern. Looking up, in front of him was the face of a white and brown tiger-striped cat, with big gray eyes staring at Wataru. "It's all right?" said the cat.Her pink nose was flanked by a silvery beard, but her voice was definitely a girl's.Action too.The girls in the current class are exactly the same. "Hey, ignore him! This kid is a murderer!" The owner of the bearded shop yelled again, and roughly pulled Gen up.The cat girl backed away in fear.However, Wataru still looked at her face. Although it is a cat face, it is beautiful.She was standing and walking, wearing a jumpsuit with a short hem.Is it... cat family?She was as scared as Gen, and she was about to cry.The cat girl stepped back, out of the crowd of onlookers, but kept her eyes on Heng.He hugged his body with his arms, and his slender, graceful tail flashed behind him, wrapping around his body from top to bottom.At this time, the corner of her mouth squirmed slightly, and she said something.From Wat's point of view, she said "I'm sorry"... "Look ahead, let's go!" Gen was hit hard and passed out. Upon regaining consciousness, he found himself in a room in a wooden building that was smaller and more solid than a hotel room.He was tied with ropes to a thick wooden post, handcuffed and fettered. There was a burning pain in the cheek.Jaw hurts, butt hurts, one eye seems swollen. "Hey, you're awake." A woman's voice came from behind.A foot in a red boot reached under Wat's jaw, lifting Wat's face. "How about it? Do you know that those who do evil will inevitably end up?" This is an Anka woman, her shiny black hair is cut very short, with a cigarette in the corner of her mouth, she looks at Henglimu.Tall and in great shape.The skin was exposed outside the shiny black leather vest and lederhosen, with spiked and protruding elbow pads and red cooked leather wristbands. "Why are you in a daze?" the woman said, laughing loudly, and retracted her feet.She walked to the front of Heng, and a dark, soft, slender thing followed behind her, as if about to lick the heel of a boot.what is it then?After a closer look, I realized that it was the front end of a black leather whip.She held the whip in her right hand, and dragged the end of the whip to the ground as she paced. "It's our first time meeting, kid." The woman said with a cigarette in her mouth, "My name is Katz, and I'm the head of this police station. Cough, you probably know it without telling me. You know that I, 'Brancis Kaci', is here Here, why don’t you come to Jiasara to play wild? Your courage is really incredible!” A man laughs in the back of the room.This person has the face of a tiger, with eyes on the bridge of the nose. "I didn't do anything." Even though it hurt to open his mouth, Gen still managed to say it, "I didn't do any murder or theft." Katz smiled indifferently, and said to the tiger-faced man, "Hey, Torun, did you hear that?" The tiger-faced man stood up and walked to a place where he could see him clearly.He was wearing a Ki Kimar-style leather skirt with a big leather holster slung across his shoulders.He is carrying a sword. "Son, it's for your own good to plead guilty honestly." The tiger-faced man said, "The neighbor in your hotel was not only killed by singing voice, but also had his money stolen. It doesn't matter if you were worried about being pestered by him yesterday, or if you are short of travel expenses." It’s okay, we’ve checked it out. The shop owner and his wife have testified.” Was it the drunk who was killed?Gen was scared again.The harshness of reality is in front of us. "You're right. I've been looking for a job, and I've been harassed by that drunk and got angry. But I didn't kill anyone at all. Why do you doubt me?" "Aren't you covered in blood?" Katz said, aiming and throwing the cigarette butt like a dart.The cigarette butt fell into the bucket in the corner, making a "hissing" sound. "But I can't imagine it at all!" Gen shook his body and said with all his strength.The handcuffs and fetters rang out, "I just arrived in Gasala yesterday..." "A month ago..." Katz ignored Gen and started talking. "A peddler was killed in a hotel with his throat cut, and his money was stolen. Then ten days ago, in another hotel..." "I didn't do it! Be it a month ago or ten days ago, I haven't come to this fantasy world yet! Because I'm a 'traveler' from this world!" Hearing Gen's yell, Katz and the tiger-faced man looked at each other, and bent over with a smile at the same time. "What did he say! He's still a 'passenger'!" "I'm not lying! My sword—there will be a sword of the brave in the hotel. Please investigate, please ask Master Rao!" "Instructor Rao? Who is he? A star reader? Unfortunately, we 'Highland Guardians' don't associate with star readers." I was stunned.Don't these people know Mr. Teacher?Could it be that the gatekeeper of the imperial door—Master Tutor, is a hermit in the fantasy world, and his existence is unknown? "Well, you can ask Ki Kima. He's at the Dalubaba shop of the Shui people. But now he's back in Sakawa village, and he'll be back in about three days." "Three days? Oh, it's a pity, he can't make it in time." Katz put the whip on his shoulders, shifted his weight to his left foot, and made a smart appearance. "Boy, you'll be hanged as soon as the gallows is up. Isn't that right, Torun?" "Oh, that's right." The tiger-faced man faced the table, held up a stack of documents, and said indifferently, "The gallows can be done in a day. What a coincidence, kid." "Of course, what's the point of calling carpenters from all over Gashala together? It's built in the square on the side, and you can see it clearly from the window of the detention center." "One day! It's so unreasonable!" Gen squeezed out such a sentence, "Investigation, evidence collection, you didn't do anything!" "It's not necessary. I read the testimony of the hotel owner and his wife, and the words of the blood-stained hands." "It may be the real criminal who smeared blood on me while I was asleep and wanted to blame me." It was a fleeting thought, but as soon as the words came out of his mouth, he felt that it was true.But Katz and Torun just laughed. "How can someone beat around the bush like this. You know, kid," Katz squatted down and looked at Gen, "From the first murder case, we can be roughly sure that it was done by a kid. Because all the victims In a locked room inside the house." "So is the drunk next door to me?" "That's right. If you don't need to unlock the door, you can enter and leave the room. There is no other way but to pass through the ceiling of the next room. The ceiling is narrow, and adults cannot do it. They will break through the ceiling." "Just because of this, the criminal is identified, isn't it random?" "So that's not all. You're covered in blood. Plus you were broke the night before." Katz stood up and stretched gracefully. "Cough, don't worry. The so-called hanging is actually not too uncomfortable." "Some people say it's very comfortable." The tiger-faced man said. "Don't be kidding!" Gen shouted, "I have the right to prove myself!" "Prove yourself? Hey, you can say difficult things." Katz turned his back to Gen. "First of all, it is the Shudinger Knights who manage the security of this country, right? It is absolutely impossible for you to judge me without authorization!" Katz turned quickly and deftly.In the next instant, her whip whizzed across Gen's scalp and lashed against the pillar. "No matter how crazy you are, you have to be sensible!" Facing the stunned Gen, Katz said: "You pretend to be a 'passenger', and you pretend to be ignorant of what you know. It is absolutely not allowed to underestimate our 'highland guards'!" Although his mouth was incomprehensible, Gen still tried his best to speak: "Ke, Ke, Shu, Shu, Schudinger Knights..." "Those people are new!" Katz said disdainfully.Her slender eyebrows frowned into hooks, "Before the emergence of some kind of coalition government, the security of this southern continent has always been maintained by our highland guards." The tiger-faced man went on to say: "And, kid, the Shudinger Knights have been focusing on fighting monsters recently. Now they have been stationed somewhere, and they don't even know when they will return." "Hmph! These guys are perfect for hunting screwhead wolves!" Katz finished speaking in a low voice, and ordered, "Torun, this kid is an eyesore, throw me into the detention center immediately!" The tiger-faced man stood up, untied the rope from the pillar, and led Wataru deep into the building.Although the pot on his back was removed, his thick arms and sharp claws were enough to intimidate Gen, and he never dared to think of slipping away. Torun sent Wataru to an uncomfortably cramped room in the detention center and locked the door.He holds a bracelet-like key ring.Only then did Gen realize that he was wearing the same red leather wristband as Katz. "Don't think about running away." Toren bared his teeth and sneered, "It's better to enjoy the few meals left in this world." He collapsed on the wooden bed in the detention center exhausted, not knowing what to do.Excessive shock and fear made him unable to shed tears.In this way, in a daze, from the opposite side of the large lattice window, the sound of carpenter's work began to be heard "clang clatter".Standing on tiptoe and peeking out the window, I saw a white wooden table being built in the middle of the small square next to the house, just as Kaji said. It's the gallows. It's like a western movie——Water just thought of this for a moment, and his knees were already trembling to the point where he couldn't stand up.Mom, what should I do?If things go on like this, they will really be hanged. Where is the sword of the brave?In this world, the first thing to do on such occasions is to search the residence and collect the items carried by the suspect, but in this place, correct procedures cannot be expected.Maybe it was snatched up by the hotel owner.The proprietress may be cutting bread and vegetables with the sword of the brave at this moment. If you die in the illusion world, what will this physical body become?Will it return to the present world? The rhythmic sound of jingle jingle continued.Among them were mixed with high-spirited voices, which seemed to be particularly energetic.In comparison, the detention center was too quiet.When he knew that the gallows was built, he was left alone, so that he would not even have a chance to defend himself. The iron bars on the windows and doors were as thick as a wrist, so shaking and knocking on them was useless, it just hurt your hands in vain. Anyway, I can cry.However, no matter how much you cried, no one came to take a look. As the sun went down, a big Anka man dressed like Torun the tiger-faced man brought supper and blankets.Gen almost rushed over to talk to him, but the big man remained expressionless and silently stuffed the things he had brought into the delivery port under the iron gate, and then left. "I was wronged!" Only shouts echoed hollowly. Watery soup and hard bread.He couldn't bear his appetite at all, so he could only hug his knees, and fell asleep crying. During his fitful sleep, he had a strange dream.As soon as the mother appeared, for some reason, Omatsu Kaori also appeared.She, like Heng, stayed behind the iron bars.Moist big eyes stared at Wataru.Gen in the dream woke up and realized that Kaori Yuanli was also imprisoned.There is no doubt that she was utterly wounded and imprisoned within herself by the horrific brutality.Unlike Heng, her Lao Yu has no shackles.However, there is no door. —How can I get you out of here? Asking such a question, Kaori in her dream lowered her eyes silently and shook her head. ——Your father and brother are worried about you. Kaori raised her face and muttered something.can not hear.Oh?What did you say?Say it out loud.louder - louder - "Who do you want louder!" Woke up from the dream with a fright.Just now he curled up and fell asleep under the blanket.Katz was standing beside him at this moment, with his hands on his hips, looking down at him with a hideous face. "Haha, I finally woke up." She said in a rude tone, "You like to sleep late. I have called you a few times since just now. Your voice is going to be hoarse. Are you always being scolded by your mother at home?" Stand up timidly.May I ask, since the gallows has been built, should we take him there?I can't hear the sound of "clang clatter". Katz tilted the corner of his mouth and let out a "hum!" in his nostrils. "Free you, child. Get out of here." This made people suspect that they heard it wrong, and they didn't react immediately. "I said release you! Stop dawdling. I hate slow children and sissy men the most." Gen looked up at Katz's face blankly, and said the first words that came to mind: "why?" Katz's mouth crooked even more. "What's the reason!? The suspicion has been clarified!" "That's why I asked, what's going on?" "What a rambunctious boy. Why do you want to know so much? Don't you want to leave here? That's okay, lock you up again." Wataru squeezed past her and sprinted through the open door into the hallway.Katz "crunched" his scalp like a man, then walked out of the corridor and kicked the door behind him. "Last night, while you were here, another similar case happened in another hotel." She said angrily, "Although the victim was seriously injured this time, he did not die. So we found witnesses. It is said that two partners The little man who committed the crime, these two snickered proudly, and talked about the fact that you were arrested by mistake. They said that the blood on your hands was done on purpose, and they wanted to blame you. We were all fooled , is really hateful!" "I said I was wronged, didn't you listen carefully?" Katz glared fiercely at Gen, and led him into a room—similar to the one where he was bound in the first place.Gen took a closer look this time, this kind of room was very similar to a police station in a western movie. "Go back to your hotel," Katz said stiffly. "Dad said he had your stuff. He said he'd buy you dinner as an apology for hitting and kicking you. If you're not satisfied, you can beat him. But don't overdo it, or you'll have to come here again, enough is enough." Gen was about to go out when Katz stopped him: "Hey, are you really a 'Traveler'?" Gen turned around. "The little sword you brought, the hotel father said that it would be too hot to handle. He said it must have been bestowed by the goddess, so he ran over to report in fright." Ahh, Jian is safe and sound, great. "Travelers in this world are called by the goddess. Don't get in the way." said Katz, walking to the table and playing with the whip hanging from the back of the chair. "I'm sorry. Seeing the goddess, please tell us that we are reflecting, especially the hotel's father." "Understood." "However, don't be angry. After dinner, leave Gasara as soon as possible. Although your suspicion has been clarified, but the prisoner has not been caught, you will be involved in trouble if you stay here." Gen walked outside silently.The sun is dazzling, and the sky is as clean as blue.When he came to the hotel, the owner of the bearded shop rushed out, nodded and bowed in apology, and led him to the kitchen inside.The aunt is also there, filling the table with delicious dishes that I can't finish eating for a long time.When Gen was eating, the owner of the bearded shop brought a sword wrapped tightly in a thick cloth. “对不起，小家伙。”店老板瑟缩着庞大的身躯说道，“你看，这是你的剑，请验收吧！没有任何损伤。曾想用它去切曼陀尔肉，但马上就放弃了。” 亘把剑收在腰间。大胡子店老板在亘对面坐下来，伸手去抓带骨头的烤肉，被大婶“啪”地打了一下。 “说来也真是了不得啊。”大胡子店老板缩回手说道，“像小家伙你这么小小年纪，经独自从现世过来，看来过要御扉没有年龄限制吧。” “大叔没去过现世吗？” 大胡子店老板很是恐慌：“绝不可能！上天保佑，上天保佑。” “也不认识去过的人吗？” “不认识，不认识。现世不是我们幻界居民涉足的地方。这是女神不容许的，而且我们过去那边，就要变成亡灵。” “亡灵，是幽灵吗？” “没错，那边可能会有好多可怕的事情。” “就是嘛，就是嘛。” “会发生很恐怖的事情，像什么抢劫杀人案之类的。” “噢，是这样。真吓人。加萨拉现在发生的事，我都觉得可怕极了，还抓不到犯人的话，我们的生意可就完了。” “不过，据说昨晚就是有人受伤而已吧。” “是呀，猫族女子后背被严重砍伤，剥光衣服。”大胡子店老板说道，“一个女孩子，单独住那种便宜旅店，也是不行的呀。” “女孩子？猫族？” “噢噢，没错。是个白色毛发的美丽女孩，真可怜。” 亘心中一动。他不吃了，站起身来。 “谢谢款待，我吃好了。” “是吗？哎呀，真是不好意思。要出发的话，格尼你做饭盒。” “不，我还待在这儿。” 大胡子店老板慌了：“咦？卡茨跟你说过得离开吧？” “她说了，不过我在等人。大叔，昨晚受伤的女孩子，现在在哪里？” “在镇上的诊所吧。” 亘问过怎么走，便离开旅馆。加萨拉镇令人感觉十分忙碌，达鲁巴巴车来来往往。 诊所是座山中小屋般的小建筑物，挤满患者。胖墩墩像头大獒犬似的医生，和像垂耳小猎狗似的护士，身穿白衣，忙碌得团团转。亘说了一下近况，护士指给他里头的小病房。他敲了门，但没有回音，他轻轻推开门，只见朴素的木床上，趴窝着一个背部完全被绷带包扎起来的人。长尾巴无精打采的耷拉着。 亘即使不看脸也知道了，这就是昨天他被大胡子店老板做头的途中，扶起倒下的他，并在他耳边说“对不起”的猫耳朵女孩子。在幻界，大概猫样的人叫做猫族吧。 “你好。”亘打一声招呼，女孩子一激灵，抬起脸，随即，伤口的痛楚使她哆嗦一下。 “你不能动。” 亘走近来，向床边弯下腰。猫耳朵女孩子的灰色大眼睛，颤抖似的看着亘。 “什、什么？”她喃喃自语般问道。 “我来探病。”亘也压低声音说话，“你昨天在路上扶起我了吧？谢谢！” 女孩子移开视线。 “你当时说'对不起'，对吧？” 女孩子害怕极了，眼珠子骨碌碌转着。尾巴也惊慌失措般摇摆。小房间里却并无他人。 亘心里又一动。 “对不起，打扰了。请多保重。” 亘说着，蹑足走出房间。 亘径直走进卡茨的办公室。她坐在椅子里，靠背悬着鞭子，正紧锁眉头地写着什么。 “怎么啦？让他还你剑了吧？” “是的。我想帮忙抓罪犯。” 卡茨两眼一瞪：“你说什么？” “让我帮忙侦查旅馆抢劫杀人案的犯人吧。我能帮你的忙。” "you can?" “对！”亘看着里面那张桌前的虎脸男子托伦和安卡族的大个子，“可以吧？我想证实自己的清白。” “昨天说过了吧。现在……” “可是，不抓到真正的犯人，还不能真正解除疑点。”亘露齿“嘻”地笑一笑，尽量显得毫不畏惧的样子，“托伦先生，麻烦你啦。着手侦查前，带我去发生前两宗案子的旅馆好吗？” 托伦变成了动物园的老虎脸，喃喃道：“小家伙，别自以为是。” 安卡族的大个子也开口了：“玩耍到此为止吧，小孩。” “我不是小家伙，也不是小孩。” “你！”卡茨踢开椅子站起来，顺手抓起靠背上的皮鞭。 “不要'你、你'的，我叫亘。”亘又露齿一笑，“不是想跟女神打交道吗？” 警备所的三人好一番推诿，简直就像亘和同学在推托卫生值日一样，最后用了类似锤子剪刀布的做法来决定。看来卡茨是输家，她把鞭子往腰间皮带一插，咬牙切齿地说： “那就走吧，亘先生！” 亘走访了两家旅馆，两家旅馆的老板、员工们都对卡茨毕恭毕敬。亘提出各种问题，最初他们都觉得莫名其妙，但当卡茨气鼓鼓地解释“这位亘先生，是我的临时助手”时，众人便都郑重其事了。 两家旅馆都和亘住的旅馆一样，使用蘭草编织的天花板。据说是通气性好，凉爽。上得天花顶上，那里头非常狭窄，的确如卡茨他们推想的那样，卡样子若非小孩子是无法通过的。 跑完那两家旅馆，亘和卡茨一起往大胡子店老板的旅馆走去。亘在那里大肆吹嘘一番，说已弄清楚犯案者了，去告诉旅店老板们吧。 卡茨简直是怒不可遏。 “臭小子，你究竟在说什么呀！” 在亘说话之前，大胡子店老板便插话进来：“哎哎，卡茨，你可不宜对旅客使用那种口吻哩。旅客可非同一般，因为他们是女神召唤来的呀。就算是孩子，他也知道我们不知道的事——肯定的！” 卡茨气得满脸通红，“可这小毛孩，昨天还在拘留所哭哭啼啼嘛！” 亘一副满不在乎的样子，说道：“大叔呀，那就拜托你啦。明天绝对会捉住罪犯。” “噢噢，明白啦。放心吧，一定告诉大家。” “还有，我今晚住在这里，因为挣些旅费，让我给大婶打下手帮忙好吗？如果有人为案件的事来问，任何人我都会马上跟他见面，所以，麻烦你啦！” 传言眨眼间传遍整个加萨拉镇。亘在旅馆洗碟子、擦地板、劈柴期间，访客络绎不绝。听说已经查清罪犯？你真厉害呀！你是“旅客”？噢，原来现在是要御扉开放时期。 顺便还请求亘面见女神时，帮忙说说这个那个的，亘忙得一塌糊涂。 还涌来一大群孩子。亘被押走时，在一旁拍掌欢呼“抓住杀人犯”的孩子也来了，此刻“不得了呀不得了”地赞不绝口。看来是那种易受影响的性格。亘明白连孩子也对旅客持敬畏之心，也知道他们害怕现世（大家说了和大胡子店老板一样的话，到那边去了的话，就会变成大胡子说的那样！）虽然脑子掠过一丝不安，基·基玛曾忠告；注意不要在加萨拉这样的大城镇被人知道自己是旅客，但被人吹捧着也不坏。嘿，不得已吧，已经暴露了。有点明星味儿吧？ 他察觉众人围着他时，圈子的外头，站着两个一伙的安卡族少年，一直远远地看着他。二人面有饥色，穿着粘满尘土的衣服，站相很难看。和亘视线相交时，要不瞪着眼，要不气呼呼地别过脸。 亘把二人的长相深深地刻在脑子里。他还注意到，二人的皮马甲里头，似乎藏着武器。 然后，等待夜幕降临。 亘在旅馆度过了一天，知道幻界也有类似现世的时间概念，也有时钟。不过，以亘的感觉，幻界一个小时似乎比现世一个小时略长。亘向大婶请教了如何看时钟，等到时钟指向深夜零时，他便前往诊所。 因为白天来时已观察过四周情况，所以从外面看，便可知猫族女孩子的窗户。隔着小巷子的对面，有一家酒馆，酒馆外面堆放着许多彩色木桶。亘躲在那里。 刚潜伏起来那一会，诊所仍亮着灯。等灯熄灭后，传来了猫头鹰似的鸟叫声。只有星辉闪烁。 酒馆的空木桶飘来浓烈的威士忌气味，呆得太长时间，可能醉倒也说不定。 诊所建筑物外的昏暗之中，有东西在动。亘平息静观。 是两个黑糊糊的小人影。二人像猴子般敏捷的跑过，悄无声息的打开了猫族女孩子病房的窗户，溜入房中。 亘嘴里快快的数了十下，然后蹑足冲到窗户下。 “——不是那么简单吧？” 听见说话声。年轻男子的声音。 “你也同样有罪的，而且如果我们的事情抖开了，你知道会怎么样吗？” “你跟那个小毛孩说了什么？我知道那家伙白天来过这里。” 亘听见猫族女孩子哭哭啼啼的声音：“我什么也没说。” "Liar!" “你的尾巴说你在撒谎哩。砍掉算啦？” 亘作了一下深呼吸，拔出勇者之剑，“嘎啦”一下打开窗户，跳进房内！ “住手——呃，哎哟哟……” 原想稳稳地，谁知到脚绊了窗框，摔在地上。亘摔到床边，那女孩子正被一少年按住，另一少年把小刀抵在她的尾巴中间。百人闪着凶光。 “早、早、早就知道，你们就是罪犯！” 亘亮出剑，挣扎着站起来。摔倒时碰了下颚，说话不利索。 “这家伙是谁？就、就是那个小毛孩！” 少年指着亘，以刀相向。 “我要干掉你！” 亘总算躲开了嚎叫着扑上来的少年。他脚下拌蒜动作不灵，衬衣下摆被揪住了，小刀再次刺来！好险！ "what?" 勇者之剑挡住了少年的刀子。持剑的手——不，似乎是剑自己动起来了，亘扑向手足无措的少年，骑在他身上。 “住手！你想她送命吗？” 亘随着叫声抬头一看，见猫族女孩子脖颈处抵着一把大号小刀，另一名少年把她扯起身，反剪她的双手。 “你再动一下，我就割断她的喉咙！” 就在亘一惊的瞬间，身下的少年一下把他向前掀翻，随即挥拳打来。 此时，一个黑而小的东西从窗外呼啸而至，卷住反剪猫族女孩持刀少年的手。这黑而小的东西又一发力，将少年扯离女孩子，撞向窗口。 “哇！”少年被扯飞起来，消失在窗外，就像体育课的跳马。 Everyone was stunned!这时，那黑而小的东西又从窗口飞进来，这次捐助了亘身旁的少年。 Ho!原来是鞭子！ 卡茨一手握鞭，一首按窗框，一跃落在床上。 “我是高地卫士，你们被捕了！” 卡茨凛然宣布，她纵身从床上跃到少年跟前，用皮鞭轻巧地来个三脚连环踢。少年“呜”地发出一声呻吟，动弹不得。 “窗外那个也昏过去啦。”卡茨露出雪白牙齿，笑笑道：“你们两个没事吧？咦，背上的伤裂开了！” 亘吃了一惊，望向女孩子。真的，她背部的绷带被血染红了。 “得叫诊所的医生来！” 卡茨刚说完，亘觉得天旋地转。 “怎么啦，亘？”卡茨呆着玩笑的口吻说道，“你救了这孩子啦。不过，你一个人很勉强嘛。幸好我一直盯着你的行动。” “是、吗？谢、谢。”亘说道，抓住木床支撑身体。 “你怎么啦？”猫族女孩问道。 “空……酒桶。”亘答道，“看来，我还是……醉了。”