#4. We fought three to one and won! By the way, I was one of the three.
The long journey on the motorcycle finally ended when we arrived at a village on the outskirts of the Cassan Empire.
“Why did we come to the Cassan Empire? Shouldn’t we be heading to the Magic Tower?”
“No, the Magic Tower isn’t far from here. Technically, it’s surrounded by the territory of the Cassan Empire.”
“What? Then….”
“The location of the Magic Tower itself is within the Boleno Kingdom. Several hundred years ago, during a territorial dispute, the land was divided that way, and to protect our territory, we built the Magic Tower there.”
“Oh, I see.”
So, unless we take an airship, we have to pass through the Cassan Empire to get to the Magic Tower.
Passing through this peripheral village, ‘Saint Vignon,’ is the shortest route.
The overall atmosphere of Saint Vignon was quite different from that of the Boleno Kingdom.
Since the last city we were in, Trevelora, was a wealthy city, the appearance of the old buildings on the outskirts of Cassan stood out more.
And above all, the Cassan Empire seemed less advanced in magical engineering compared to the Boleno Kingdom.
People were using carriages and horses, which would be considered outdated in Boleno.
Well, the Boleno Kingdom’s technological advancement was greatly accelerated thanks to the genius Princess Eva of the century.
Nevertheless, the leisurely and warm atmosphere, with only the village residents around and no tourists, felt somehow pleasant.
“Where do we go to reach the Magic Tower?”
“I’m not sure either. I’ll ask for directions.”
Upon arriving at the center of the village, we got off the motorcycle and looked around.
Ghieuspe rummaged through his bag and took out a small necklace with a pearl attached to it.
“If you wear this, you can understand.”
“Understand? Oh, you mean we can understand the language of the Cassan Empire?”
“And you can speak it too.”
“Wow, so it translates our language into Cassan’s!”
When I exclaimed like that, Raffaelo looked at me with amazement.
“Seraphina, now you can perfectly understand Ghieuspe. It took me years to understand what he was saying.”
“Wow, that’s amazing. I feel like a fairy-tale princess who can talk to animals in the forest.”
“You still treat Ghieuspe like an animal….”
While I was happy about understanding Ghieuspe, he looked at me incredulously and handed each of us a necklace.
“Don’t lose it.”
“Oh, it must be valuable. Don’t worry, I’ll be careful!”
Next to me, Simone, who was cheerfully responding, looked at the necklace around his neck with a subtle expression and muttered.
“With just one of these necklaces, I think we could buy a mansion in the capital. Is that right?”
“……..….”
Seeing Ghieuspe’s silence, my face turned pale. His silence meant yes!
“Why do you have so many of such expensive items….”
“I have money.”
Upon hearing that, I looked at Ghieuspe with admiration.
“As expected, being as outstanding a mage as Ghieuspe means earning a lot of money! I need to work hard to become an excellent mage too!”
“That’s not the case.”
“What? Then why?”
“Oh, it’s just because he’s the only son of the Duke of Ascary, so he has a lot of money.”
“I understand. Reality is indeed harsh.”
Haha, no matter how much money one earns, they can’t surpass someone born into wealth!
In my previous life, I earned quite a lot of money as a top math instructor. As a result, I managed to move into a luxury apartment with a view of the Han River.
However, most of my neighbors weren’t self-made but had simply inherited their wealth from their parents.
“I have seven houses, but the taxes are too high.”
“Yes, yes. I only have five, but it’s still too hard these days.”
“…..…….”
Listening to that conversation, I almost started a proletarian revolution.
“Excuse me, can I ask you something?”
At that moment, Raffaelo noticed a man passing by and approached him.
“Do you know the way to the Magic Tower Territory?”
“Magic Tower Territory?”
“Yes, we came from Boleno, so we’re not familiar with the way.”
“From Boleno?!”
The man’s face suddenly showed surprise.
“Yes, that’s right.”
“I came from the Boleno Kingdom a few days ago! I actually have something to ask you!”
“Yes, please go ahead.”
With Raffaelo’s permission to ask first, the man narrowed his eyes and asked.
“Do you know what’s happening inside the capital?”
“Something unusual? I know the capital is under control….”
“I saw something happening just beyond the control!”
The man exclaimed with excitement.
The peculiar thing was that despite our appearances clearly indicating we were high-ranking nobles, the man couldn’t contain his excitement.
It seemed like something very unusual had happened.
‘If something happened in the capital, could it be Princess Eva?’
The thought that crossed my mind suddenly made me very anxious.
“I’m a merchant, and I was on my way to deliver goods to the capital via Berlena.”
Berlena was the place where we had eradicated the bandits. It’s also the area adjacent to the capital.
“But suddenly, they said the capital was under control. It was a shocking situation for me, and I thought I had to deliver the goods somehow, so I looked for another way into the capital.”
“Yes, and then?”
The merchant’s face was now flushed with excitement.
“Just as I found a path not guarded by soldiers, I saw a man running towards me from inside the capital!”
“Yes.”
“He shouted, ‘Help me! Automaton is attacking humans… uh, uh!’”
“The man ran towards me, asking for help. But soon, a soldier automaton appeared from somewhere and subdued him. The automaton restrained the man and dragged him away.”
“What….”
Listening to the conversation, our faces turned serious.
“Automaton attacking humans is strictly forbidden….”
Although Princess Eva had placed soldier automatons in the capital for emergencies, they rarely operated. They mostly took care of minor tasks within the army.
“That’s why it’s strange. What on earth is happening inside the capital?”
It was indeed a peculiar story.
An automaton subduing someone trying to escape the capital.
“What could it be? Could the automaton be malfunctioning?”
“It’s suspicious that the man was trying to escape.”
“Hmph, it must be just a malfunction. It’s not the first time something like this has happened.”
Raffaelo and Ghieuspe were seriously speculating. Arkhangelo, on the other hand, appeared indifferent, as if it were a given.
But I couldn’t help biting my lips.
Because I seemed to understand why such strange things were happening.
It must be Princess Eva using the automatons to control the people inside the capital!
– She can’t leave the capital.
As the original Seraphina Viviana wrote to me, even though I escaped, Princess Eva didn’t chase me outside the capital.
So, she’s probably trying to control the inside of the capital according to her will instead.
But what exactly is she doing inside the capital?
I couldn’t even begin to guess.
It might be that she has revealed her hidden identity in the capital city.
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