The Strongest Onmyoji and the Shikigami With AI are Unparalleled in Another World ~ A Second Life Properly Enjoyed Using Artificial Intelligence ~-Chapter 194 - I Don’t Think I’ll Be Able to Sleep

When we entered the inn, the dimly lit interior immediately gave off the atmosphere of that kind of establishment.

Walking straight to the reception desk, I saw a bearded man sitting there.

“Welcome...”

The man scrutinized us, eyeing us up and down.

“I’d like to rent a room.”

“Do you even know what kind of place this is? This ain’t somewhere you bring a kid.”

“A kid? She’s my wife.”

At that, the man gave Leanne a suspicious look.

“...Your wife?”

“Yeah. Believe it or not, she’s 25, older than me.”

I wasn’t lying.

“For real...? Well, whatever. Just don’t go wandering around with a wife that looks like that at a time like this.”

“A time like this? Did something happen? My wife wanted to see the ocean, so I took her, but then suddenly there were more soldiers around, so we rushed in here.”

“Ah... so that’s why. It’s a crackdown. Those damn resistance idiots screwed up... seriously.”

So, we really were found out...

“Tch! What a pain.”

“Don’t be too hard on them. They had their own plans, I’m sure.”

The resistance seemed to have a relatively good reputation. Probably because of the taxes...

“In that case, we definitely can’t go back outside. Let us stay the night.”

“Fine. That’ll be five silver coins.”

Hearing that, I pulled some silver coins from my pouch and placed them on the counter.

They were properly exchanged silver coins that I had Merell handle.

“Alright, here you go. Room 202.”

The man took the silver and handed me a key in return.

Taking the key, I headed up the stairs near the reception desk, searching for Room 202.

As I walked down the hall, muffled voices and those kinds of sounds could be faintly heard from various rooms.

As I was thinking, “This is noisy,” while looking for the room, I finally found Room 202 and entered.

The room was simple and small, but the bed was large.

I sat on the bed while still holding Leanne.

“Yuuma-sama, I’ve used soundproofing magic, so it’s fine to speak normally.”

It seems Leanne can do such things.

“I see…”

I took a charm from my pocket and threw it on the floor.

Then, AI-chan appeared.

“Phew… for now, I can finally catch my breath.”

AI-chan, who had appeared, literally took a breath.

“Yeah. What about the ones tracking us?”

“There’s no one.”

I guess that’s a relief for now?

“Leanne, you should go back to the room. I’ll keep watch here.”

“Keep watch?”

“In this situation, that innkeeper might think I’m part of the resistance. If that happens, it could be troublesome if I’m sold out to the army. I’ll keep watch here tonight.”

Since it’s a customer-based business and the innkeeper seemed to be somewhat sympathetic to the resistance, I think it’ll be fine, but I can’t trust him completely.

“In that case, I’ll stay with you. I can use my teleportation to escape if necessary.”

That might be a good idea.

“Leanne, go back once, explain things to them, and then disband them.”

“Understood. I’ll do that right away.”

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Leanne nodded and disappeared immediately.

“AI-chan, you keep scanning the area. Be especially cautious if that innkeeper makes a move.”

“Understood. Will you be resting, Master?”

“No…”

I took a charm from my pocket and threw it.

Then, a small bee appeared.

“Recon?”

“Yeah. I can’t go too far, but I’ll check out the surroundings.”

In reality, I’d prefer Crow-chan, but Crow-chan doesn’t do well at night.

Well, the bee isn’t ideal either, but since it’s not pitch black, it should manage.

“Understood. I’ll keep watch over the area.”

“I’m counting on you.”

AI-chan nodded, and I linked my sight with the bee, then opened the window.

The bee flew out of the window, descended to the street, and started moving forward while flying.

This area really looked like a red-light district, with no hustle and bustle like the royal capital, but I could see a few drunken men walking with women who seemed like prostitutes.

Continuing along the street, I saw a spot that was unusually bright, so I headed in that direction.

It turned out to be a square where many people had gathered.

The people gathered there could be divided into two types.

Soldiers and the people surrounded by them.

And the people surrounded by the soldiers were all tied with ropes.

Without a doubt, these were resistance members who had been caught.

However, from what I could see, I didn’t spot Merell among the resistance members.

Although I couldn’t hear anything through the bee’s link, I could see the bound resistance members shouting something.

Then, a muscular man carrying an axe emerged from among the soldiers.

As the surrounding soldiers saluted and cleared a path, it was clear that the man held a higher rank.

The man approached the bound resistance members, grabbed one by the hair, and pulled him out.

Then, he threw the man as if tossing him, raised his axe, and immediately swung it down, severing the man’s head. Though there was no sound, the soldiers seemed to grow more energized.

“Tch… What a barbarian.”

As I muttered insults, the axe-wielding man signaled with his finger, splitting the remaining resistance members into two groups.

Then, the axe-wielding man, along with about ten soldiers, took one group and left for somewhere else.

“What’s the division for?”

I couldn’t see any particular bias.

As I wondered, a tragedy occurred for the remaining resistance members.

I figured there was no need to watch any further, so I instructed the bee to return.

“It’s awful… The men are executed, the women are…”

It seemed AI-chan was watching too.

“That’s why they get driven out of the continent. There’s no order.”

They mentioned persecution, and it’s a two-way street, but still.

I stood up, went to the window, returned the bee to the charm, and closed the window.

Then, Leanne returned.

“I’m back.”

“How are the others?”

“They’re going to sleep. They said they’ll wait again in the morning.”

Well, either way, they’d come to the room.

“Got it. You can sleep too.”

“You and the little fox are awake, right? I’ll stay up.”

Since Leanne said that, I picked her up and took her to the bed to lay her down.

“Just sleep. I’ll wake you up if something happens.”

“Y-Yes… You can wake me anytime!”

Leanne said that and pulled the blanket over herself.

“Did the noise from the other rooms affect you, you rutting loli…”

Well, she had been blushing the whole time.