#2. One day, I found myself transmigrated into a web novel! And there are two villains.
After riding in the carriage for about ten minutes, we arrived at the train station.
Only then could I stop the carriage and greet the male leads.
“Huff, huff… Hello. Ah, my heart is pounding.”
“Lady Viviana, what happened?”
“Your reaction seems a bit extreme just for anger towards Aurora. What happened, Lady Viviana?”
To Simone and Raffaelo’s questions, I responded with a bitter smile. How on earth should I explain this….
“It’s just that some crazy person was chasing me.”
“Aurora? Aurora is in the capital?”
“Sir Phyro, ‘crazy person’ is not a synonym for Aurora.”
“I think it could be used as one.”
After exchanging some pointless conversation with Arkhangelo, my pounding heart seemed to calm down a bit. Whew, I really thought I was going to die.
“Let’s get out of the capital quickly. I don’t want to stay here any longer. And we need to catch Aurora as soon as possible.”
I’ll think about Princess Eva later.
While searching for Aurora, I can stop by the Mage Tower to investigate her identity….
Simone, looking at me rushing, asked in a puzzled voice.
“But Lady Viviana, didn’t you bring a maid? Or even an automaton?”
“Oh, I originally planned to bring one…. Things got a bit complicated. But it won’t be a big problem. I’m quite capable on my own.”
Being a 21st-century modern person, having a maid would be more awkward for me anyway.
Nodding as if he understood, Raffaelo spoke up.
“Then let’s buy the train tickets.”
The train station was crowded with people buying tickets and waiting for the train.
“We’ll take the train to Trevelora, where Aurora is.”
“Oh….”
Hearing Raffaelo say that, my eyes wavered. Right, I need to tell them that.
“It seems like you might not know, but I have something to tell you.”
“What is it?”
At Simone’s question, I took a deep breath and answered.
“I recently awakened as a spatial mage.”
“………!”
Everyone seemed surprised, but especially Ghieuspe…. Wait, how can I even detect the difference in silence? Alright, let’s just chalk it up to the allowances of being in a novel world.
“A spatial mage? That’s extremely rare.”
“Yes, it is. I only awakened recently, so I can’t use magic properly yet.”
“Still, it’s an impressive achievement. Congratulations on becoming a mage, Lady Viviana.”
“Thank you. So, don’t worry if we encounter any dangerous situations during our journey. I can protect myself.”
“Don’t worry, we’ll make sure there are no dangerous situations,”
“Hmph, I wouldn’t let danger come close enough to affect even the weakest among us,”
It’s was said by Raffaelo and Arkhangelo, which made me feel slightly touched. Arkhangelo said he would protect me….
“Wait. Now that you’re a spatial mage, you might be stronger than me, a mere singer. From now on, you protect me.”
“Y-yes….”
That feeling of being touched didn’t last long.
While we were having a casual conversation about my awakening as a spatial mage, something unbelievable happened.
It was…
“You seem to have talent.”
Ghieuspe spoke!
Raffaelo looked shocked and whistled. It seemed it had been a long time since Ghieuspe had spoken.
Anyway, Ghieuspe continued speaking, albeit in very short sentences.
“It’s difficult.”
“What he means is that it’s amazing you managed to succeed in such a difficult spatial magic, showing you have a talent for it.”
“Ha ha… thank you, Sir. Ascary….”
“I can help.”
“What he means is that to develop your talent, you’ll need to practice, and he’s offering his magical guidance if you need it.”
“Th-thank you.”
Despite being a dark attribute mage, Ghieuspe is a highly skilled mage from the Mage Tower. He could be helpful in my training.
I’m not sure how we’ll communicate given his speaking style, but let’s recall how I communicated with my students. How did I handle students who didn’t express themselves clearly?
– “Open your ears and close your mouth.”
Ah, I used to enforce rote learning, so I didn’t need to listen to the students!
I was only focused on improving their grades without caring why they were studying!
……Alright, let’s just keep this to myself.
By the way, I revealed that I was a spatial mage to say this.
“I used a tracking spell to locate Aurora.”
“You can do that? Then finding Aurora should be easy!”
“But there’s a problem.”
My face turned serious as I looked at the guys.
“The last time I checked Aurora’s location, she wasn’t within a 5000 km radius.”
“…What?”
“You know, beyond 5000 km…”
“That means she’s left the continent entirely.”
Simone said with a look of disbelief.
“I never thought Aurora would leave the continent, no matter what.”
“Right, I can’t believe it either.”
“Are you sure? Couldn’t you have made a mistake?”
“Phyro, my magic doesn’t make mistakes. Aurora was definitely beyond 5000 km.”
A tense atmosphere settled between us.
Even though we had posted an ad to lure Aurora to Trevelora, it was unlikely she could come if she was outside the continent.
Although I am a spatial magician, I can’t use teleportation magic like in fantasy movies.
Spatial magic to transport a person requires an absurd amount of magic power, and I’ve tried it alone at home but, of course, failed. Moreover, the risk of failure is also extremely high.
Therefore, even though I am a spatial magician, I cannot catch Aurora if she is beyond 5000 km….
At that moment, Ghieuspe’s eyes changed, and he spoke.
“Current location.”
“Pardon?”
“He means, can you calculate Aurora’s current location?”
“Oh, yes, I can. But your way of speaking is hard to understand. It’s almost like communicating with an animal. I’m sure you would fail all the language comprehension tests. Not that I’m saying you should change the way you speak.”
“As expected, you’re Aurora’s friend.”
“Excuse me?”
“Never mind.”
I took out a bag from the carriage and rummaged inside. Soon, I found a small pouch containing Aurora’s hair.
“What’s that?”
“Aurora’s hair.”
“…What?”
“It got caught on my clothes when we fought a long time ago.”
“Wow, you really are Aurora’s friend.”
“What are you talking about?”
I placed a piece of paper and a pen on the floor of the carriage and started calculating the coordinates.
And when I used magic again…
“Huh?”
Surprisingly, Aurora was now showing as being nearby!
I was so shocked that I stared blankly at the glowing magic circle.
“This can’t be. She was definitely beyond 5000 km.”
Now, Aurora’s location seemed quite close!
She was outside the continent just a few days ago. How could she have moved so quickly?
As I looked puzzled, Ghieuspe spoke concisely.
“Airship.”
“Airship… Ah!”
Yes, there’s no way she could have moved so quickly by land or sea. The only way is to fly.
Although airships are not yet commercially available in this world, they do exist. With this speed, it can only be assumed that Aurora used one.
“But how could Aurora use an airship? From what I know, airships are highly restricted and not just anyone can use them.”
“Viviana is right. Airships are managed by the Magic Tower, and only people of high status or those affiliated with the tower can use them.”
That’s right. The Magic Tower in this world isn’t just a group of magicians but the source of magical engineering.
Therefore, tools made using magical engineering are also mainly managed by the Magic Tower.
When I looked at Ghieuspe for an explanation, he nodded briefly.
“But she stole it.”
“Stole what… Ah!”
Now that I think about it, Ghieuspe had mentioned this before at Viviana’s mansion!
“…Aurora also stole documents about the weaknesses of the Magic Tower that I had.”
Because she had Ghieuspe’s documents, she was able to use the airship! She must have blackmailed the person in charge at the Magic Tower!
I felt like I had been hit on the head. I was dumbfounded.
No matter how I think about it, Aurora seems too good at escaping.
At this point, I’m curious about how Aurora ended up so different from the original story. Did she experience some life-changing event?
“Where is Aurora now, Viviana?”
“She’s in a village not far from here, but I don’t know its name.”
“It’s the Berlena area.”
Raffaelo, who had checked my magic, spoke.
“I’ve been there before. You can also get there by train.”
“Then let’s head to Berlena!”
I shouted enthusiastically.
Princess Eva is important, but I need to get my money back from Aurora to escape further from Princess Eva!
From the moment we found out Aurora’s location, the priority was to capture Aurora.
Raffaelo bought five train tickets at the ticket office.
“We’re lucky. The train leaves in twenty minutes.”
“That’s a relief!”
After handing out the tickets to everyone, a sudden silence fell.
