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Beast Tamer Who Got Kicked Out From the Hero’s Party Chapter 227 Part 1

CHAPTER 227: GOING SIGHTSEEING AND HEARING RUMORS AND…… PART 1

Since we had some time before the Promotion Exam would start, we decided to do some sightseeing in the royal capital first.

Compared to Horizon, the royal capital was a completely different place, and it wouldn’t be an over-exaggeration to say that those two places were worlds apart.

The size of the capital city was on a whole different scale, and the vibrancy and glamor of it was also in a whole different league……

Of course, Horizon was also a good city, but the royal capital was so prosperous that in comparison Horizon looked almost bleak and disinteresting.

I mean, it was only expected from the city that was the center of the entire Central Continent. It had a reputation to maintain.

「Unyaah~! Rein, this is simply amazing, nya! I have never seen a city this big before!」

「Hey, Kanade! Could you maybe tone down your excitement a little bit? And don’t look around and run around so much! People are going to think that we are some sort of country bumpkins at this rate!」

「But come to think of it, wouldn’t that actually be true? We do come from the countryside, after all.」

「Umu, I agree. After all, the city of Horizon is located deep in the countryside, no matter how you look at it. So when you try to compare it to the city as amazing as the royal capital, it’s no surprise that it seems small and rural.」

「Hey now, stop it, you two.」

I know that they did not mean anything bad by it, but if someone from Horizon was to hear Sora and Luna’s words just now, they would surely end up being deeply upset about that.

So I guess it was on me to at least scold them to some extent.

「Horizon has…… a whole lot of…… good points to it…… right?」

「Yes, that’s true. The city itself is filled with good and honest people, the food there is positively delicious, and…… what else……? Oh, I guess there is also Gantz-san, that old man who forged a new body for me.」

Nina and Tina had come to Horizon’s defense almost right away.

Hearing their words, Kanade immediately tried to justify her own words just now.

「H-Hey, it’s not like I was trying to badmouth Horizon or belittle its importance, okay? Nyaah, you know, I am really fond of that place, too! But all I wanted to say here, is that when compared to Horizon, the royal capital is even more amazing!」

「I think it’s a little bit weird to compare the advantages and disadvantages of two cities that are so fundamentally different from one another. So I would say that both Horizon and the royal capital have their strong points, as well as weak points.」

「Yes, that’s right! This! This is exactly what I was trying to say here!」

Well I guess that if someone wanted to know my opinion on that subject, I would have to say that I am more of a Horizon guy?

The shine and glamor of the royal capital was not all that bad in and out of itself, but it was not the kind of thing that was just speaking to me on a spiritual level.
　
When it comes to me, I personally prefer the more peaceful and quiet atmosphere, just like the one that Horizon had to itself.

「Say, say, Rein? Where would you like to go now?」

「When it comes to me, I would like to go and see an art museum if they have one here.」

「Nya? What was that, Tanya? You want to visit an art museum? …… Nyahahahaha! Good one! That was a good joke!」

「Would you like to say that again, but this time directly to my face, huh!?」

「Nya, nyah!」

Just like that, Tanya started to chase after Kanade, while Kanade was running away as fast as she could.

Honestly, both of them seemed to be in very good spirits.

「…… Huh?」

All of a sudden Luna, who was walking right next to me, stopped in her tracks and started to stare into distance.

Then her nose started to twitch, as she was sniffing intensely.

「This nice smell…… Rein! This way! Now!」

「H-Hey! Luna, wiat!」

Luna started to move once again, but this time around pulling my hand so that I could follow her.
Everyone else followed, wondering what was going on.

Of course, everyone else followed right after us, wondering what was actually going on here.

The place that we arrived at after a short distance was a lone food stall.

There, a hot griddle was being used to grill sandwiches.

「Ooohhh!! This smell is simply divine! Rein, what is this place?」

「It looks like a stall that sells grilled sandwiches.」

「Grilled sandwiches? What’s that?」

「You don’t know about grilled sandwiches? That’s honestly quite unexpected.」

Since Luna was such a good cook, I thought that she knew about the grilled sandwiches. Or that she at least heard the name before.

「Yes, I mean, I may be a fairly good cook, but unfortunately I have little to no idea when it comes to human world cooking. Because…… you know…… because of how the Spirit Tribe severed their ties to the human world long ago.」

「Ah, I see. So that’s what you meant, huh? Well, basically this is just a regular sandwich, but this one was also put on top of a grill. That’s the gist of it. You can put various other ingredients there, like ham and cheese, and after a moment it’s going to be both melted and crispy, making for quite a delicious combination.」

「「「「「*DROOOLLL*」」」」」

Upon hearing my explanation about the grilled sandwiches, the girls looked as if they were about to start drooling all over the place.

「Since we are already here, would you like to give it a taste?」

I asked with a wry smile on my face, and everyone nodded their heads in agreement without a moment of delay.

I then proceeded to order grilled sandwiches for seven people total.

As far as their ingredients would go, they were relatively simple: cheese and ham.

Initially one might have thought that a sandwich consisting of two ingredients might not be nearly enough, but since the sandwich was using multiple slices of both ham and cheese, each portion was really generous and was quite filling.

「Here you go. But you’d better be careful when you eat, as they are quite hot.」

After paying and receiving the sandwiches, I started to hand them to everyone.

「Let’s eat, I say!」

Luna said so and then took a huge bite out of her sandwich. And then……

Next, everyone crunched and ate their grilled sandwiches as well.

Incidentally enough, Tina was now able to also eat food while she was possessing the doll.

It was apparently one of the extra functions that Gantz-san added to her new body.

I don’t know what kind of technology he used to make that happen, but it surely must have been some really advanced one.