“Ahhh!”
My heart pounded with fear.
This guy definitely wants to keep me under surveillance!
Simone’s expression was unreadable as usual, but I was sure he intended to keep an eye on me with the sinister intent of the mastermind.
Without a word, he effortlessly picked me up and ran down the stairs.
Anyway, we dashed down the stairs like mad, and soon we saw Aurora getting on a motorcycle in the distance.
Despite her voluminous white dress, Aurora easily hopped onto the motorcycle.
The motorcycle was also invented by Princess Eva, and there were rental stations all over Trevelora. It was an impressive feat of technology.
“We have to follow her!”
Raffaelo threw his purse at the rental station in a hurry.
Following Raffaelo, Ghieuspe also got on a motorcycle, which left me flustered.
Even though I had a driver’s license in my previous world, I didn’t know how to handle the motorcycles in this world!
While I was hesitating, Simone turned to me.
“Excuse me.”
“Ah!”
In an instant, my body lifted, and before I knew it, I was on the same motorcycle as Simone.
I was on the verge of tears, but there was no other choice.
“Are you planning to cause a motorcycle accident midway and intentionally kill me?”
“What on earth are you thinking?”
“Or are you planning to kidnap me and take me to the Magic Tower?”
“I’m not that much of a scumbag…”
“How dare you try to leave me behind!”
At that moment, I heard Arkhangelo’s angry voice. All our gazes turned to the back.
Arkhangelo, looking disheveled as if he had been in a fight with other vocalists, was standing there.
“Anyway, it’s not like I trust you guys!”
Despite his grumbling, Arkhangelo also got on another motorcycle. He seemed to realize it wasn’t the time to voice his complaints.
Now, we started chasing Aurora on our motorcycles.
But there was something really strange.
‘How is she riding so well?’
Aurora was a noble lady who had lived a relatively smooth life compared to the other male leads. In other words, she had no experience of being chased in her life.
“Why is Aurora riding so well?”
“I have no idea! It must be her first time riding a motorcycle too!”
Aurora, despite being chased by the male leads, was expertly maneuvering the motorcycle without being caught.
“What on earth did she do during that time!”
Raffaelo shouted, but Aurora remained focused on her riding.
After a long chase, Aurora abruptly stopped her motorcycle in front of the forest.
Raffaelo, running beside her, shouted in surprise.
“Aurora! That’s beyond the border!”
“Outside the border?”
“Yes, if you go beyond that forest, it’s the Cassan Empire!”
Fortunately, according to Seraphina’s original memories, the Cassan Empire was allied with the Boleno Kingdom.
Just as the Cassan Empire’s citizens frequently traveled to the Boleno Kingdom, crossing over to the Cassan Empire from the Boleno Kingdom wasn’t an issue.
However, for some reason, Aurora was waiting for us right before the border of the Cassan Empire, not running any further.
“Aurora!”
When we called out her name loudly, Aurora turned to us with a bright smile.
“Hey, Raffaelo, long time no see! You don’t look happy.”
“Are you kidding? It’s because of you!”
Despite Raffaelo’s fierce glare, Aurora remained calm.
“Aurora, you have nowhere left to run! Surely you won’t cross the border!”
“Hmm, how about we have a little chat as you wish?”
Aurora smiled cheerfully and looked at us one by one.
“Ghieuspe, how have you been?”
“………..”
“Oh, not well because of me, I guess. I haven’t been doing great either. It was tough traveling across the continent!”
“………….”
“Hey, stop looking at me with such contempt!”
After playfully shouting at Ghieuspe, Aurora’s gaze shifted to Arkhangelo.
“Arkhangelo, you’re just the same! You still look bad-tempered.”
“Is that something to say?”
“How was my singing today? I really tried hard.”
“Didn’t I tell you! That’s an insult to vocal music!”
“Should I sing it again? The geranium blooming in summer-.”
“Oh, shut up!”
When Arkhangelo snapped in irritation, she laughed heartily as if finding it very amusing.
Finally, Aurora’s gaze turned to me and Simone.
“Simone, even after such a long journey, your face is still neat and handsome. I really respect that.”
“Lady Aurora, if you acknowledge my efforts, it would be best if you return with us now.”
“Hmm, well! Ah! Seraphina!”
Aurora’s face lit up brighter than ever upon noticing me.
“Hey! I really missed you! I never thought you’d chase me all the way here! Are you in your right mind now?”
“Are you crazy? You ran off with my money!”
“But you invested in it, didn’t you?”
“Why would a noble lady with no lack of money resort to such a scam!”
I yelled with fury.
“Easy money never lasts long. It doesn’t even feel like money you earned with your own hard work. There’s an old saying, ‘No fruit without labor’—nothing wrong with that!”*
* Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
“Haha, it’s a change in perspective. Seraphina, let go of that old-fashioned mindset.”
Aurora looked at me with clear, bright eyes.
“There are no restrictions based on gender or age when it comes to doing something. You know, it’s that kind of era now. You shouldn’t discriminate against people based on gender or age. Everyone, regardless of age or gender, can do what they want! In fact, I think the caste system is a bit strange too, but people find me odd for thinking that.”
As expected of Aurora, she possesses a forward-thinking mindset fitting the original heroine.
“Gender and age don’t matter when it comes to doing something! Don’t you think so?”
“Of course, that’s the right thing… No, you shouldn’t scam people! It’s not about gender or age, it’s just that scamming is wrong!”
“Tsk, that’s why I don’t like sharp-witted people.”
Seeing that I was completely caught up in Aurora’s words, Simone couldn’t help but intervene.
“Lady Aurora, so what have you been doing all this time?”
“Yeah! What have you been up to that you were 5,000 km away and then went off the radar?”
“Wow, Seraphina, have you finally become a mage? Congratulations! I thought you seemed a bit different. I’m really happy for you!”
After applauding, Aurora suddenly turned serious.
“Yes, Seraphina, I think I’ve made an amazing discovery too. I was like a frog in a well all this time. Actually, the world we know isn’t all there is.”
“What?”
“I went to the eastern continent, where magical engineering isn’t developed. It was an incredible place. Maybe magical engineering isn’t the only answer.”
“You went all the way to the eastern continent?”
“Is that why you’re so good at riding motorcycles?”
Simone and Raffaelo exclaimed in surprise.
Meanwhile, I was left speechless by Aurora’s words.
“What do you mean, magical engineering isn’t the only answer?”
“This world can’t be explained by mathematics alone.”
