The Ultimate Sage Who Faked Incompetence and Was Disinherited Just Wants to Enjoy His New Life! - Episode 80: Port Town Suiren

Episode 80: Port Town Suiren

The name of the port town seems to be Suiren. 

The people of Suiren couldn’t hide their surprise as they watched people getting off the giant ship one after another, their mouths wide open.

Just like Pii-chan said, this could really be used as a method to invade other countries. 

If the space used for cargo was changed into space for people, wouldn’t it be able to carry twice the number of people?

This giant ship will surely be reported to the king of this country right away. 

And then, they’ll probably use it as a card to make trade negotiations with their own country more favorable.

Always thinking about profit like that—maybe that’s one of the reasons why “this planet” is trying to destroy us.

We decided to ask a local about the location of an inn. 

At this point, anywhere is fine as long as we can stay there. 

We had to secure a place to stay no matter what before all the inns filled up. 

Otherwise, we’d have to go back to our private room on the Eleonora.

“Akatsuki Inn, huh. Thanks for the information.”

“Let’s go right away.”

Once we successfully got directions, we headed straight for the inn. 

The inn we were told about looked just like the one we stayed at in the royal capital. 

It seems Nagomi Inn was actually modeled after the style of this country.

“Excuse me, do you have any rooms available?”

“Yes, we do. Would a four-person room be okay? We don’t have any single rooms.”

“Yes, that’s fine. We’ll take it.”

“By the way, did something happen? There are way more customers than usual today.”

Though she looked happy, the landlady also had a slightly puzzled expression. 

We told her we had come here on the giant ship. 

It must have been an unbelievable size. She didn’t believe us at all. 

But since we were able to secure a room, we didn’t mind.

“Um, you have a bath, right?”

“Of course. Each room has its own.”

“Yay!”

Bath-loving Fairy Lilia jumped up. 

Seeing that, the landlady also jumped up. 

Is this the first time she’s seen a Fairy? 

Or maybe Fairies don’t exist on this continent?

“Could it be… a Fairy?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“A real one?”

“She’s real.”

When I answered that, the landlady put her hands together and started mumbling some kind of prayer. 

Could it be that Fairies are beings to be revered? 

If that’s the case, then having such a sacred being with us might make us the center of attention.

Smiling awkwardly, I followed the landlady who said she’d show us to our room. 

As it was a four-person room, it was fairly spacious. 

It seems the futons were stored inside the closet. 

The landlady said to ask if we had any questions and then left.

“Things we don’t know… We don’t know about futons or closets. Also, this room doesn’t have beds.”

“There are no beds, but there’s tatami. If we lay out our sleeping bags on top of this, we can sleep just fine.”

“Let’s ask the landlady about it. Not knowing something isn’t a bad thing. What’s bad is not asking even though you don’t know.”

I think Elise is right. 

Once we take a break, we should ask about Fairies too. 

If it seems like it could become a big issue, we might have to ask Lilia to live in hiding like Pii-chan. 

Sorry, Lilia.

After checking the room, we found that the bath was a solid one. 

However, it didn’t have the wooden scent like the one at the Nagomi Inn.

“Isn’t this thing the replacement for a bed? Then this must be the closet.”

Jill had been opening every door in the room. He seemed to have found something. 

When I went closer, I saw a door made of paper sliding to the side.

“A door made of paper—that’s strange. Even just being a neighboring continent, the culture is this different.”

“Until now, crossing the sea was a life-threatening act. But maybe from now on, things will be different.”

After taking a short rest, we decided to go explore the port town. 

When we asked the landlady about the beds, it turned out that those things earlier really were the replacements for beds. 

The landlady was surprised to hear that futons didn’t exist on our continent. 

But just for this time, she kindly said she would lay out the futons for us while we were out of the room.

With that, we’ll be able to see how they’re used. 

Somehow, everything looks fresh and new.

“Um, are Fairies rare in this country?”

“They’re hardly ever seen. It’s said that if you ever get to see one, your wish will come true.”

Huh, this is the first time I’ve heard of that. 

When I looked at Lilia, for some reason she puffed out her chest and looked back at me. 

What does this mean? 

There’s no way such a legend actually exists.

“Is that true, Lilia?”

“Seems like it. Maybe one of my fellow Fairies secretly granted a wish for someone? You know, like returning something they had borrowed?”

That’s… *that thing*, right? 

The Fairy stole something for mischief and then secretly returned it to the owner, right? 

Isn’t that kinda wrong? 

The words came up to my throat, but I managed to swallow them. 

It’d be too sad to see Lilia looking down after being told the truth. 

I have to make sure the Fairy legend continues to seem real.

When I looked at Ardan and the others, maybe they noticed what I was thinking. Because all three of them gave me a nod. 

I’m grateful. 

I really am blessed with great companions.

It seems we can have dinner at the inn. 

That means there’s no need to look for a restaurant. 

Now we can explore the town without worry.

“There are quite a few things I’ve never seen before. If I bought everything, there’d be no end to it.”

“There are also lots of things I don’t even know what they’re used for. I’m excited to see what kinds of magic tools they have.”

“Maybe there are some shady magic tools you can only buy here.”

Talking about that, we walked through the town. 

Since it’s the first day, we decided to all move around together. 

While we were doing that, a good smell wafted over.

“Oh, there’s a food stall over there. There’s still time before dinner, so let’s grab a bite.”

“Yeah, let’s check it out. We can also ask about nearby towns while we’re at it.”

We headed in the direction Jill pointed. 

There was something like white bread sitting there. 

The difference from normal bread was that it was steaming—seemed hot.

“Welcome! You folks are dressed kind of strangely.”

“We came from the neighboring continent. What’s this?”

“Oh, you’ve got a good eye. This is a meat bun. That one’s a sweet bean bun. Both are tasty, give ‘em a try!”

Oh wow, this guy’s got a strong push. 

And it smells really good too. 

Since it’s called a meat bun, there must be meat inside. 

We ordered four meat buns.

When I split it in half, hot meat juice spilled out from inside.

“So hot!”

“Huff, huff, this is good! Ardan, make this next time.”

“I’ll do my best.”

It must’ve been really good. Because Ardan was eating the meat bun with a serious look on his face. 

That’s the face of someone determined to learn the recipe no matter what.

Watching Ardan from the side, I tore off a piece and fed it to Lilia.

“Hot! But delicious!”

“Lilia, are you finally waking up to the joys of eating?”

“Yeah. I feel like I missed out by not eating before. I should’ve tried all kinds of food.”

“Well, some stuff’s a miss though.”

“But that’s part of the fun too.”

I’m really glad we’re able to enjoy this together with Lilia. 

I think it was worth it to push a little and ask her to eat with us.

“I wonder what’s inside the sweet bean bun? The name has ‘bean paste’ in it, but what even is bean paste?”

“Good question.”

When we asked the vendor, he said the bean paste is made from red beans. 

What are red beans? 

It felt like the questions would go on forever. So I just said, “I see,” and ended the conversation.

“Looks like there are ingredients we don’t know too.”

“Yeah.”

Ardan, who had been listening, looked deep in thought. 

Seems like we’re going to be eating our way through every place we go.

“Hey old man, could you tell us about a coastal town near Suiren?”

“Let’s see… If you go east from here along the coast, there’s Mizuna, a town known for its fishing… But lately, it’s been kinda strange.”

“Strange?”

Jill asked back, the corners of his mouth already rising. 

Seems like he smelled some kind of incident. 

His adventurer bl00d must be boiling. 

Not just Jill—I was curious too. 

Could it be something related to the Water Spirit?

“They say something appears.”

“Appears?”

“Yeah. They say a Ghost shows up.”