Chapter 420: Carpet Search

Breakfast the next morning was still rabbit.

It's not that they couldn't eat the roasted rabbit.

But he didn't want to finish it all at once.

"...To be honest, not only rabbits are here, but also Sichuan peppercorns are cheap." Erina looked at the Sichuan peppercorns that Nao picked out one by one and complained: "Is it because Sichuan peppercorns are abundant here, so people People who eat a lot of rabbit meat? Every dish has Sichuan peppercorns in it..."

"Yeah. It's possible. When I cut open the roasted rabbit's belly, the dense peppercorns stuck to the abdominal cavity. It looked really disgusting." Nao said with a smile and continued to pick out the oily bits. The peppercorns were piled together and wrapped in paper.

This is for use on future trips.

Although the rabbit oil is very valuable and can be used for seasoning when there is no oil or water, considering the need for long-term storage, the oil must still be wiped off.

Otherwise, it will inevitably deteriorate in the future.

"We also need to save this." Erina looked at her actions with a disappointed look on her face: "I don't like the numbing feeling of Sichuan peppercorns...and when eating, it will stick to my mouth from time to time! That feeling is so disgusting!”

"I think it's okay. It's just a little numb, and you can get used to it if your lips are numb! If it's very spicy, you really can't bear it."

"...I don't like either hemp or spicy. Fortunately, the hemp taste is not strong enough, otherwise it would be difficult to swallow." Erina looked at the pile of rabbit bones and felt responsible again: "In the past, I didn't like eating them. I won’t eat the food at all...but now there is absolutely no room for such waste..."

"Yes. This shows that as long as the situation is bad enough, even the picky eater will change." Nao sharpened the knife and asked Erina with a smile: "When you go back, Erina-chan, you will definitely not be so Are you picky?"

"If I say yes, will you chop me with a knife?"

"No way."

"Then of course I will continue to adhere to my usual high standards! When I have no choice, and when I can choose casually, it would be strange if the requirements do not change, right?" Erina said with a serious face, without thinking.

"As expected of Erina-chan...Ah, let's not talk about this! Let's pack up and get ready to go! Are all the charms that may be used ready?"

"As long as it's against a single target, you won't even need a coma charm... Of course, that's an exception if the opponent is very powerful."

As Erina said this, she took out a thick pile of charms, held them in her hand, fanned them out, and checked them over.

"Well...but just in case, I still wrote some more charms...but the new charms are not written with a brush, so the effect will be compromised."

"After all, it's troublesome to carry a writing brush with you..." Nao nodded, looked at the talismans, and couldn't help but give another reminder: "By the way, should I put the coma talisman in a separate place? I picked up the wrong talisman at the critical moment. That’s bad.”

"I can sense what each talisman is. So even if you don't look at the talisman and reach into the pocket with the talisman, you won't get the wrong one - basically!"

"Hey~ why is it basic?"

"...Because there are errors in spell perception. The more spells you have in your pocket, the more complex the types, and the more you write without a brush, the easier it is to make mistakes in your perception. So when you are not pressed for time, it is better to take them out and choose with the naked eye. .”

"That's it." Nishida Nao nodded, walked towards the window with a smile, and looked outside where there was some noise: "Oh... Erina-chan, it seems we can't come back here today."

"Why? Are the guards here?" She suddenly became nervous: "They have already surrounded us, right?"

"That's not true...but they did start searching here."

Nao stood sideways by the nailed-down window and looked out through the cracks in the boards.

"It looks like they were searching door to door. Fortunately, we found it, otherwise in about ten minutes, they would have found us... Quickly pack up the things you need to bring, and let's leave quietly from here, right? I'm afraid tonight You have to find somewhere else to live.”

"...It seems that we can no longer find a shabby house to live in." Erina said this with a very anxious expression: "How about living in the sewers? Aren't tramps and thieves often hiding there? It's also a good place. It’s ours.”

"In there...there are indeed some places that are not so dirty, and you can live there for a few days. But that place is very dangerous? As you said, there are all kinds of religions. If you meet someone who secretly reports us, it will be troublesome. La."

Nao said this with a smile and reminded her like this.

"And... the wanted order didn't say that we must be brought back intact. As long as we are alive. What if they sneak attack while we are sleeping and break our hands and feet... Hey, Erina-chan, are you willing to do this? ?”

"Although this problem can be solved by taking turns to keep vigil, it is really troublesome. It is not good to have a complete rest." Erina fell into twitching, and once again turned her expectant eyes to Nao: "Where are you going to stay tonight... Do you have Any good ideas?"

Nao: "Yes. From the looks of it, they were forced by the lord to be in a hurry, so they had to search from house to house despite the residents' supercilious looks and complaints. They also seemed to find this very troublesome, and there was a lot of trouble. It feels like it will be over with just a casual search.”

Erina: "Well, you don't want to say, let's hide out for a day, and then come back and continue living after the search is over, right? Will it be so easy to deceive them?"

Nao: "Of course it won't be that easy. I didn't even think about doing that."

Nao; "The best way is actually to eliminate all evidence that we have been here and make them suspect that we have left the city. The defense will be more relaxed. But it seems difficult for us to do this...rabbit bones and so on It’s all easy to deal with, but the ashes left by the fire and this big wine barrel are difficult to deal with.”

Erina: "Um, yeah...so what?"

Nao: "So let's just leave them alone."

Nao: "Just find a broken house that they have searched elsewhere, and then hide in quietly. It will be quieter than the past two days, and you can't light a fire. Don't be seen coming in or out. Otherwise, you may be reported. of."

Erina: "Well, it means that after they searched and found no one in the shabby house, will the guards consider it safe?"

Nao: "Yes. I probably won't come back to search again for a while. But just in case, we still have to take turns sleeping to prevent surprise inspections at night."

Erina: "Oh...Okay, let's do it!"

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