KENS Chapter 12
Chapter 12 Hero and the City of Magicians
As we walked leisurely on the highway, the outer walls of the magic city finally became visible.
Finally feeling relaxed, the girl walking behind me exhaled deeply.
[Finally, we’re here eh?]
“Don’t say it like that. She’s also trying her best.”
The travellers coming from the Magic city looked at me dubiously as I talked to myself. But soon their gazes would turn towards Miss Francesca walking behind me.
“Are you fine?”(traveller)
“Eh, yes, I’m fine. Thank you for worrying about me.”(fran)
I doubt they were acquaintances yet they were worrying for her.
It took 10 days to get here. Sleeping outdoors at nights and walking all the time during the day. We did get to stop at inns twice during the journey but the fatigue won’t disappear just by sleeping on a comfy bed once.
Her stamina should be at her limits already.
She’s still walking somehow but her legs are slow.
While talking with the passing by travellers, she’d take a rest by stopping her legs.
[You could have at least carried her luggage for her.]
Don’t say that. I lightly struck Ermenhilde inside my pocket.
If she’s an adventurer, she’ll have to learn to handle her own things.
After the travellers went away, Miss Francesca also began to walk again.
“Just a little bit more. Stay strong.”(renji)
“Yes.”
Saying that, I also began to walk.
This girl is also very patient. During the 10 days we walked from that village to the Magic City, she didn’t complain even once.
Her pace started getting slower and slower day by day but she didn’t say anything like ‘take my luggage’ or ‘let’s take a rest’ even once.
At times her smile seemed to get clouded and sometimes distorted due to pain but that only made her look more favourable.
“Was the journey hard?”(renji)
Lining alongside her who was walking shakily, I asked.
Maybe she didn’t expect me talk to her, she looked at me with a hazy expression.
Her that stuck to her forehead due to sweat only made her look strangely erotic.
Am I also tired from the long journey? I shrugged my shoulders.
“This is the first time ever you’ve walked this much, right?”(renji)
“Yes. It is the first time.”(fran)
But for some reason, she laughed happily.
Understanding her reason somewhat, I also became slightly happy.
Journeying with an objective. Completing that objective. You start to feel the connection between people. You start to greet random travellers, adventurers while walking.
That’s something which has faded away in the modern world that’s why I love travelling in this different world which makes me feel like that.
Maybe, Miss Francesca also began to like journeying for the same reason.
Thinking that, I also became happy.
I guess, I’m also still young.
[You sure are getting along……..]
“Is that so?”(renji)
It seems Ermenhilde-san’s mood isn’t very good for some reason.
It’s probably sulking because I’m talking to Miss Francesca.
Since it happens sometimes, I decided to leave it be. If I was alone with no one around it’d be fine but this is the highway near the Magic City and Miss Francesca was right beside me.
There were a lot of people around.
If I talked happily to a medal here, I’ll only be seen as a retard.
No, I might be treated as some dangerous individual as well.
“Well, as long as you gained some good memories, it’s fine.”(Renji)
“Yes!”(fran)
She looked at me with a wide smile this time.
That expression is really not fair. For a beauty like her to look at me with that kind of smile, I really think she’s too defenceless.
It’s not an expression you show to a man you started travelling recently. There’ll definitely be misunderstandings.
Getting a bit embarrassed, I shifted my gaze towards the Magic City in front of me.
Magic City Oufan.
As it name suggests, it’s a city filled with magicians who pursue magic, magic items and other similar techniques.
It’s one of the 4 major cities on the Imnesia continent.
Surrounded by huge walls, one would have to pass through one of the 4 gates under constant surveillance by soldiers in order to get in and out of the city.
To the east from here is the Royal Capital and further east of that is the Tactics City.
To the north of the Royal Capital is the Commercial Sciences City and to the south is the Steelworks City.
The Imnesia continent was made by the Roayl Capital in the centre, the 4 major cities in each direction and further branching countless villages.
Around the Commercial Sciences City, not just villages, but several well developed towns are also located.
I haven’t gone that side much though so I’m not very clear about it.
“I had always admired what is called as a ‘journey’.”(fran)
“It’s pretty common among nobles.”(renji)
[That’s true. Nobles wanting to be adventurers are filled with so much admiration and aspirations that it gets troublesome.]
I was not going to say that much though. I ended up smiling wryly.
We crossed many noble adventurers but they were all pe