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A carriage made a loud creaking sound as it drove over the pavement. A large lizard like creature was pulling the cart.
Before his eyes were houses built from red bricks, the streets right out of Europe from the middle ages.
There were no cars, bikes, power lines, or telecommunication cables.
He looked around the street, watching people pass by.
'There are mostly human inhabitants, but there were also a few people with animal ears. I have yet to spot something resembling an elf or a dwarf though, but maybe they reside elsewhere.'
They got into the city relatively 'easily' although he could tell a lot of people were looking his way. They were probably suspicious of a new face.
Now that he looked around, there wasn't really anyone with a darker skin tone, so he knew he must have been standing out to some degree.
Anyway, he was satisfied with how he looked and the clothes that were provided to him with this body. The goddess did a good job with that. It would be a disaster if he were to appear in this world naked. Now that would have been a Hell of a difficulty.
He is also glad that he was able to reincarnate into this fantasy world.
Right now, he also found himself a new companion, and he can't wait for his adventures to begin. To gain riches, search for excitement, and to make a harem. Everything will be great.
But.
But...
But!
"But still! Hu Tao...What the hell was that about? You said you had a plan to get us in! Why were the guards acting as if you were an international criminal!?" Walking by his side was Hu Tao, cluelessly sucking on a lollipop she found in her bag.
"Eh? What is what?"
Yomite grit his teeth.
'She is acting as if nothing had happened just a few moments ago...just how much of a bad reputation does she have for the guards to freak out that much?'
All this time, they have been following a person that called himself the Cavalry Captain. If it weren't for him, they might have not even been able to get to the city in the first place. He told them he would introduce them to a higher-up that might help them with what they need.
"What are you waiting for? Let's go, brother. Fufu."
Yomite glanced at the figure of his new acquaintance and followed him.
'Haah, it would be nice if nothing bad happened for the rest of the day.'
***
Five minutes earlier...
As the duo of exotic-looking individuals got closer towards the main gate of Mondstadt, two Knights have crossed their path.
"Who goes there!? Halt!" The Knights aimed their swords towards the two unknown people, "Don't move any further! Show us proof of identification, or else we won't let you through!"
"Sounds tough. What do we do?"
"Do you have a Mondstadt identification card by any chance, Yomite?"
"Nope. Are we in trouble?"
Naturally, the exotic-looking duo was Yomite and Hu Tao. Yomite had already guessed this, but the moment they got near, they immediately met with the first obstacle. The Guards.
Considering he wanted to find a place where he can stay for a longer period of time, attacking the guards or provoking them in any kind of way wasn't the smartest decision.
"I see, well, leave it to me then! This shall repay my earlier debt of trying to behea— I mean...Exorcise you with a smile on my face~!"
"Hey...I heard that...Did you really have to put it that way? In any case, if you have a solution to get us into the city, then please, be my guest." Yomite folded his hands and patiently observed her.
Hu Tao waltzed towards the guards with a creepy smirk, "Well then, gentlemen, My name is Hu Tao, and I am the 77th Director of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor~! I am here with the official business proposition for the adventurer's guild! As you can see, I and my assistant wish to enter the city of Mondstadt~!"
'Assistant? Excuse me?' Yomite just rolled his eyes and sighed. As long as it got them in.
The Knights immediately fidgeted when they heard the name of the infamous funeral parlor. They met each other's gaze and whispered, "Wa-Wangsheng...Fu-Funeral Parlor!!? Oi... isn't she the crazy individual we should be avoiding at all cost!?"
"Y-Yes, the Adventurer Guild states that no one should get too close to her...but...she said she had official business with the Guild...W-What do we do?" Both of them were trembling, afraid that they will get cursed by the crazy individual.
"Sh-Should we call the Acting Grand Master?"
"No no, she is the busiest person of Mondstadt. We shouldn't bother her with pointless things..."
The Knights were in a dilemma.
They heard all kinds of things about her. There were rumors that she buries people with a creepy smirk on her face, unfazed of the death.
They looked at her face and could indeed see the deadly smirk. It felt as if she was looking at them, or marking them as future potential corpses she can have fun with.
There were also rumors that she offers coffin discounts to people that are completely healthy and young, while saying, 'Your time will come one day anyway, so why not order a coffin beforehand? It comes with a discount of 50%~!"
They heard all kinds of crazy and creepy stories about her.
The Knights looked at her 'assistant' that had a dark aura around him. His gaze was as cold as if he was used to killing people and then burying them without a hint of sympathy. A trained mercenary that will do anything for the money!
"W-We can't let them enter!"
Yomite's mouth was slightly agape as he could clearly hear the guards whispering.
'A crazy person? That might fit her to some degree, she did try to behead me the moment we met, but I wonder why she is so infamous.'
He looked at her and knew that she probably heard them whispering as well, but wondered why she didn't react. Maybe it was an everyday thing for her?
As the Guards were discussing, a pair of hands touched both of their shoulders.
"Now now~ What's the commotion?"
The Knights shook for a bit before they recognize who it was.
"C-Cavalry Captain! It's a pleasure to meet you!"
"Wh-What brings you around here, sir?"
They had a lot of respect for the Cavalry Captain, Kaeya. He became a Knight of Favonius at such a young age and then immediately promoted to a Cavalry Captain.
His talent and strength were immeasurable, and yet, he never acted high and mighty or arrogant. He also had a strong Vision, that was so cold, his enemies begged for a quick death.
He was always a carefree person enough to bring his subordinates peace of mind, although, on the battlefield, his methods of 'Interrogation' were always questionable.
"There was an assignment given to me by the Acting Grand Master, but it was too boring, so I dipped, and now I finally found something interesting to do." He glanced at the newcomers, and the moment he saw Yomite, he raised his eyebrows. Both of them met gaze and stared at each other without saying anything.
The Knights tensed up and felt their blood boil. Something was about to go down. It seemed like their Captain was about to draw his sword at any moment now.
"Oh, Yomite! Is that your brother~? You look really similar~!"
The one to break this awkward atmosphere was Hu tao.
"""Huh?"""
No one expected anything like that.
"...My brother? How did you even come up with something like that..." Yomite was really confused about this girl. He had honestly no idea what to think about her.
"Well...you know... Your skin color is really similar! So maybe I thought you were lost long siblings or something. After all, this is the second time I ever saw someone with a darker skin tone that wasn't a monster, and I have traveled to a lot of countries~" She replied cheerily.
"Just because of my skin color?" Yomite snorted, 'Ah, yes, my bad, I forgot...She is an idiot.'
Kaeya burst out laughing, "Yes, brother, come on in. Make yourself at home! I don't mind having another brother!" He turned to the Knights of Favonius and said, "Please let them in. I will vouch for them. If anything were to happen, I will bear the responsibility."
"Seriously?"
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The mysterious Kaeya, the Cavalry Captain. His look was exotic, just as Yomite's. He was a tall young man of lean build with dark skin and while this was already enough to give him the exotic and foreign look, his diamond-shaped pupils and long navy blue hair was the finisher. He had a long ponytail that reached his waist. He also wore an eyepatch over his right eye.
Yomite wondered if he lost his eye or if it was just a chuuni accessory.
'I guess I will have to ask him later.'
His clothes were form-fitting, consisting of a white fur cloak over a white jacket that exposed his chiseled chest, a navy shirt, and slim navy pants. He donned a cape resembling a single wing over his left shoulder. If anything, this person was much more exotic looking and wore more exotic clothes than Yomite did.
Yomite also noticed that he possessed the godly source of power, the Vision, which was hanging around his left thigh. His Vision looked different in both design and color from the Vision that Hu Tao had.
His Vision was blue, with two feathers, while Hu Tao's Vision was red like crimson flames, and the design wasn't even remotely similar to the one he had.
'He is really strong.' Yomite wondered to himself as he observed him from head to toes.
The way he carried himself was especially something you can only learn how to do by continuous training.
But his attitude was what actually kind of disturbed Yomite the most.
'He let us in without a care in the world, called me his little brother, and now is leading us to the commander of this city...Something is fishy here. But the good thing is that we made it into the city despite the fuss at the gate.' He unconsciously looked at the carefree Hu Tao who was still licking away at her candy.
He observed the city an noticed that the city was indeed bustling with liveliness. The people looked pretty happy. That was a good sign. If the citizens are happy, then there is less chance of meeting an oppressive higher-up that might drive him away because he had no identification.
Well, altogether, he was lucky he wasn't thrown into a world where there was an ongoing war or something, but he knew that peace would eventually go away and the war might happen one day, as Hu Tao told him there were plenty of other small 'countries' like this one, that have desires to expand their territories, and as known from the history of mankind, there were always wars due to some stupid reasons to start a conflict.
For example, he remembered that in the past, he read about a war that started because a couple of fishermen started throwing Cod fishes at each other. The name was The Cod Fish War. It was about a territorial dispute of fishing.
So if one day, a war broke out, which side would he be fighting for? Or would he just lay low somewhere until it all ends?
'Nah... it's pointless to think about stuff like that now. In any case, my old world was a bizarre place for sure.'
As they stepped inside the city, he felt as if he was on a market. All around him were shops of all kinds. From a shop that looked like it was selling flowers, to an outside blacksmith, to something that resembled a scam, selling some kind of protective 'Divine Artifacts Charms'.
'I have never seen an outdoors smithy before. I used to spend a lot of time in a smithy back on Earth. My father's friend owned a smithy, so we attended it regularly. Seeing one that is maintained outdoors, and looks like it's a self improvisation brings a lot of joy to me.'
The smithy was run by a burly middle-aged man with a beard, together with what looked to be his disciple.
The forge was also pretty well done for an improvisation.
"I told ya to pre-heat it! Pre-heat it! Do ya know what that means, ya Bampot!"
"Bu-But master! I wanted to quickly finish it so that I can start making another sword!"
"Jobby! Tis' trash! Yer reapin' what ya sow. I won't allow ya to go play by yooehrself! Yer better finish tis' thin' before the sun lays low! Awa' n bile your head!"
"Y-Yes, master!"
They gathered quite the crowd of people who were laughing at the boy's misfortune. It was an everyday sight, and it was simply too funny and satisfying to listen to the amazing and bountiful dictionary of his master. It felt like a comedy skit.
Yomite also couldn't help but smile at the sight. He remembered being the same, inexperienced child, but you learn along the way and from your mistakes.
'Good luck, kiddo.'
As he looked further to his left, there was a large building with a sign that read 'Adventurer's guild'.
Yomite was pleasantly surprised he could read, which could either mean his body was modified by the goddess to the point that he can perform speech, read and write in their language, or this world's language was the same as back on Earth.
He noticed there was a black-haired beauty behind a counter, which was also outdoors for whatever reason. Usually, in isekai stories or in a fantasy setting, the adventurers guild is a rowdy place full of people that would try to pick a fight with you. There would always be a cute lady behind a counter, but the counter and the board with quests were usually located inside of the guild and not outside, so this a breath of fresh air.
The woman behind the counter looked diligent and didn't move a single inch since the past minute. The professionalism of this person was definitely showing.
'It's almost scary, she isn't even blinking. Is she a human?'
As he was looking around, Kaeya stopped and waited for him to feast his eyes upon the city. Yomite noticed this and got moving.
"Do you like it here?"
"Oh yeah, it's really peaceful."
"Of course! Knights like me are the reason why! Your older brother is simply an outrageously amazing person." Kaeya chuckled in amusement as he said this.
"...So...how should I address you? Is Kaeya enough?"
Kaeya smiled and gave him a wink, "Kaeya is fine, but you can also call me older brother! I always wanted to have a younger sibling, you see, my older sibling is rather...grumpy you could say. He is so cold to me, but it's fun to tease him, that's for sure."
"An older sibling? I see that you have your hands full."
"Well, we aren't really related as I was adopted into his family, but I regard him as such."
"I see. I never had a sibling, so I can't really tell how it feels like to have one, but it has to be fun to some degree. Also a bit annoying."
"Well, it's a shame that you couldn't experience the greatness of having a brother to bul—I mean, have fun with! Teasing him is one of the funniest things. But don't worry, now you have me, so come on...call me brother, older brother, big brother, Aniki, anything your heart desires~!"
There was a reason why Kaeya was this excited. The trigger was the words that Hu Tao spoke of before. Having another brother sounded interesting and fun to him.
Being able to tease two brothers at once is better than one!
Moreover, he did look like he came from the same place as him. So his hidden motive might have had to do something with it.
"Ehm...I think I will stick with Kaeya for now..." Yomite was a bit uncomfortable calling a stranger brother. At least for now.
"Is that so? What a shame, little brother. I know you will change your mind soon enough! Well then, follow me. We are almost there."
They turned right and followed a short path, quickly arriving in front of something that resembled a pub.
"Eh...this doesn't look like the place..." No matter how much he looked, this was a pub. It didn't look like the Headquarters of a fortress at all.
"Don't mind don't mind! Come on in!"
Yomite's face twisted into a troubled look at Kaeya's words.
Maybe he was overthinking it, maybe this pub was a hidden place where the strongest of individuals from the city gathered in like a secret room or something. That was a standard plot for a lot of novels.
He decided to go in after all, 'Wait...where is Hu Tao?' He turned around but she was gone.
"Kaeya, where did Hu Tao wander off? How did we lose her? Was she kidnapped?"
"Hu Tao? Oh, you mean the little girl? She said she had something to discuss with the Guild about her coffin discounts. She will be back shortly. If I remember, I saw her before. She came here like two years ago I think, and raised a ruckus about selling coffins to healthy people. She is a lively one for sure!"
Yomite facepalmed himself, 'Jeez, so she was serious when she was talking about the discount stuff? She is so small I didn't even notice she had disappeared...'
Unwillingly, he followed Kaeya inside the pub...
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