After about a week of being rocked in a carriage with a lot of anxiety, thanks to Amako's foreknowledge, they arrived safely at Luqvis without any trouble. No, I was attacked by monsters, but according to Wealthy, the encounter rate is completely different.
Well, there was the fact that the race-strong Bulllin was with him, but Amako's magic was still too useful.
Seeing the gate of Luxvis, which I had arrived at just like that, I looked out of the carriage window and looked out of the big gate.
"It's beautiful......
The gate of the Lingle Kingdom was an old-fashioned and robust gate, but this one is a gorgeous gate with a black color and colorful decorations. If you look at the place where it is engraved like a magic circle, it may not be just a gate. It's possible that it's shoddy, but .......
"It feels like a school."
"It's completely different from what we were doing."
"That's right."
He nodded at Kazuki's words, who also looked at the castle gate from the window.
Right now, I'm talking to Mr. Welsey, who got off first, and the guards are talking to the guards at the gate so that they can let me through, but I have to be careful when I get in. After all, we're carrying a sign that says Ringle Kingdom, and we can't afford to smear mud.
"Senior, please be careful, you should never get into a fight, right?"
"Uh...... I'm a disciplined former student council president, so I don't act like a demon like that...... Don't you trust me that much?"
"It's because I'm a former student council president."
If you are a senior with a strong sense of justice, if you see a student who is being persecuted, you may jump in.
That kind of belief is admirable.
"Amako is going to wear the cloak I gave you earlier, and don't move her tail as much as possible."
"It's okay, I'm used to it."
Amako wears a deep white cloak of the same shade as me. She is not supposed to go to the castle, but to wait in the carriage with Mr. Alc and the others. This is because it is safer to be with Mr. Alc than with us who cannot let go of our hands on important missions.
Welsey, Kazuki, Senpai, and I are on our way.
"I've got permission, then I'm going to join Luxvis!"
As soon as the cheerful voice of Mr. Welsey is heard from outside, the carriage starts running again. At the same time, a huge gate rises upward, revealing the inside of the city.
Standing buildings.
They vary in size, large, medium, and small, but all of them are white and exude a clean air like a school. I don't know what it is, but it's not a building like the world I was in, but it's built like a Western building.
The overall impression is similar to the layout of the city of Lingle Kingdom, and the road is built between the buildings around a straight open boulevard.
They are opening stores like the Ringle Kingdom. However, the people who do the business are children of the same age who wear robes like uniforms. Most of the people walking on the street are dressed in the same way.
There were only a few adults, and it looked quite a strange sight.
"This is ...... magical city."
To be honest, I didn't think it was such a place where children were given so much freedom. I used to think that schools were based on a certain set of rules, just like in the original world, but the way things are here may be closer to college than high school.
"You can't drive a horse-drawn carriage around the city, so it's a walk from here."
"Oh, yes...... What about Burlin?"
"A Blue Grizzly will take you to the stables with your horses, because his presence will attract too much attention."
I'm glad I didn't have to take him to the city and scare him carelessly. With relief, we follow Welsey's instructions and get out of the carriage. What about luggage...... For now, it is safe to load it in a horse-drawn carriage. It seems that there is no need to worry about it being stolen because the knight will keep a lookout.
"Anyway......
Don't feel the disgust of stares.
Even though it is still near the inside of the gate, children who seem to be students are already gathering in a strange way. They are all wearing dark robes...... Or rather, I can't find any other clothes. I feel out of place in a white uniform......
「...... Hmm?"
"What's the matter, Usato......?"
"No, it's a little ......."
Among them was a boy who was glaring at me. The robe worn by the boy who is glaring at us with eyes as if he is avenging his parents is somehow stained with soot.
However, even if I am glared at with that level of eyesight, it is a daily occurrence for me. I wasn't particularly scared of this, I parried his gaze, and when I made eye contact, my body trembled and I ran away.
"Kazuki, maybe me...... Do you have bad eyes?"
When I asked Kazuki about it, he was stunned and then said, "I've become scared, or rather, I've become dignified."
I thought I was in the furthest place from dignity, but I was a little happy when none other than Kazuki told me so.
"It's dignified, you know, I can't believe I'm being told that...... I'm impressed......
Amako next to me said, "......... I'm really scared when I'm scared," but I can't hear it at all.
As we were trembling with emotion, Mr. Wealthy stood in front of us and pointed to the other side of the boulevard. Beyond the point, you can see the largest and most conspicuous building in the city.
"The destination is not far from here, and the knights are to wait here. We're going to hand over the letter, and you can follow me."
"Okay, then, Amako.
"I'm not particularly worried, but be careful."
It's okay to be worried...... No, it's none other than Amako's words, and in a way, it's the most trustworthy, so maybe it's her own encouragement.
While saying this to myself, I bowed to the knights who saw me off, and we started walking down the main street with Mr. Welsey in the lead.
"Our armor is durable and cheap! Buy it here! Karguna Armory Shop!"
"The quality of dried meat is second to none!
"Sell me anything, and in some cases, even barter!!"
There are so many different shops.
I'm sure it's going to be a lot of work for a child to manage, but I can't help but cry out in admiration when I see a child younger than me calling in.
"Children who don't have money to spend freely are working outside of class, and although it is the adult merchants who are in charge, it is the many students who live here who work as their hands and feet."
"Wow, it looks like a part-time job."
It's interesting. Working alongside your studies is very similar to our world.
Slowing down a little so that Welsey wouldn't let her go, she looked around at the scenery of Luxvise.
I really don't want to think that there is discrimination or anything like that in such a lively city. When I see people on the street, or rather, children of the same age, laughing and looking at the stalls, I think, "Isn't there such a thing in this country?"
"What do you think, seniors...... What?"
What are Kazuki and Senpai's impressions of this place so far?
I'm going to ask you a few questions...... What's that?
"Kazuki, Welsey...... What about your seniors?"
"What? Senior? ...... Huh?"
"If it's Inukami-sama, it's next door...... Isn't it!?"
「...... Can't he be a little jittery!?"
"As expected, it's a magical city!
It had been ten minutes since I started walking, but I was no longer there, and when I looked behind me with my cheeks twitching, I heard a small crowd and a familiar voice. I couldn't see it, but I could sense it.
He silently turns his back on Kazuki and Wealthy, who are also twitching their cheeks, and turns towards the seniors who are attracting attention.
She is raising her voice with unusually high tension, and unfortunately she is a beautiful girl.
It's a pity. That has changed my image of seniors for the worse.
"I'm sorry, that's my companion!
He weaves his way through the robed people gathered like a wild horse and proceeds to his seniors. The senior's clothes were custom-made equipment from the Ringle Kingdom, and it was inevitable that he would be the center of attention if he entered a group of black-robed people, and he sighed as he swept through the waves of people who had gathered so much that he could not see in front of him.
You're really, really enjoying this world too much. It's a level that makes you pull out because it's too unskilled in the original world. I think I'm pretty good too, but I'm not as good as my seniors.
"After that, ...... a little."
Finally, I made it to a place where I could see my seniors. At the end of her line of sight, her eyes are shining, and she is holding up some kind of armor and looking around as if licking it......... Haven't you forgotten the purpose of coming to this country?
I caught sight of her frolicking like a child, and quickened her pace slightly...... However, as if that didn't work, he suddenly bumped into one of the bastards who cut in front.
"Wow."
"Oh, I'm sorry!"
Perhaps it was a bad hit, but I hesitantly reached out to the opponent who had fallen like a butt cake, feeling awkward inside...... But I gasped when I saw her piercing eyes looking up at me.
Beast-stained piercing eyes similar to Amako. He wears a robe over his head like a hood, so you can only see his face, but that's what it's like to wear a cloak on a sunny day like this. I thought I wouldn't see you yet, but this is the situation, let's pretend we don't notice here.
...... I don't want to get into trouble at this stage. It's not funny that you get kicked out for causing problems before you hand over a letter.
「...... Are you okay?"
When he holds out the hand that has stopped for the time being, the person who has fallen takes the hand that is offered to him, even though his eyes are round. Then, looking at my whole body, I slowly stood up after biting my mouth for a moment.
"He's a rare person."
"No...... Rare is a rare person, no, he ...... a rare person."
I'm from another world. From the perspective of people in this world, he is a very rare person. Standing up, he dusted off his robe, glanced at my face, and waved his hand to my side as if not to worry.
"I was just pushed, so I'm not hurt."
"Good, I really want to apologize, but I'm in a hurry right now, so ......."
I guess I should apologize, but now I have to go back to Welsey and Kazuki with my senpai, who is playing like a child in front of me.
I apologized again and said, "I'm sorry," and ...... to my seniors.
"Wait."
The right arm is grabbed with the momentum of an onomatopoeic sound, and it is pulled in as much as possible.
When I turned around, I saw the person in my cloak whose eyes were sharper than ever, who had pulled his face into my arm and sniffed it. There was no nasty meaning, or rather, I felt something like anger or murderous intent so much that I couldn't have such an impression.
"You smell like a stranger."
「...... What are you talking about?"
Due to the convenience of the trip, it cannot be said that the men have not wiped their bodies since yesterday.
...... Maybe he's grabbing my arm...... No, it's her from the voice. The "smell" she is referring to is different. If there is, it is--
"Don't be foolish...... Why do you smell like someone I know?"
「...... Hmm? Maybe you're the one Amako said you used to be good to--"
The moment he said that, his right arm was clenched like a vise. What a power, I wouldn't say it's better than Rose, but it's moderate. At least not in the power of people.
He pulls him out of this place, but he can't leave this place, so he tries to resist it, and after making a confused voice, he begins to exude a sword-swallowing feeling.
"Whew! ...... It doesn't work, ...... After all, Amako is already ...... And now it's me......!"
"Wait, there's something terribly wrong, let's calm down?"
"Can you calm down...... Whew."
It's kind of weird misunderstood. Specifically, I'm a ridiculous beast to the person in front of me.
At some point, I could see her in front of me as if to squeeze her left arm, which was fitted with a gauntread, from the cloak she was wearing. The bastards around me must have noticed it, and when they saw the guntread, they made a whimpering cry and walked away.
Hey, help me, students.
"Slavers or bandits? Or are they the famous Ringle tough-faced thugs?"
I'm sorry, the last one is probably my colleague.
That's a different person.
"Hey, really calm down...... Yes, we're friends!!"
"It's a convenient word for a friend or a human being...... Whew."
"Uh, yes......."
Before he could finish saying the voice of restraint, the air around him gathered around his fist as his arms tightened up. Invisible ...... However, you can hear a unique wind noise from your fists, so you can notice it even if you don't like it.
This is bad, and I try to shake off my right arm that was grabbed to escape, but the hand that is held like a vise can be moved, but it does not leave. Even though he is superior in arm strength, what is this person's grip strength is too strong?
"Huh!!"
A steel-encased fist is released from his abdomen. In the midst of the fist being unleashed, the cloak comes off her head, revealing her true face and the ears growing on her head.
Her brownish hair is tied back and her ears are pointed.
I felt a little unreasonable about her anger on her neat face that still retained her youth, but I caught the outstretched fist with my free hand.
"Mmmmm."
The fist hits and the impact pierces the palm.
A month ago, I would have fainted in agony for a few seconds, but ....... Now that he has endured that hellish sandbag training, he is still not powerful enough to faint in agony with this level of blowing.
He thought so for a moment, but a few moments after the fist hit him, something like a blade flew out of the fist as if it were released, and he slashed the hand that caught the fist.
"Where!?"
Fresh blood splatters from the palm...... However, it immediately closes the wound with healing magic. It felt like it had been cut with a sharp knife, but the speed of healing magic was faster than a shallow cut to the skin.
"What...... Catch...... No, cured?! Isn't it human...... Isn't it!?"
"It's human!?"
It's really rude!! I'm still human! The real monster is an unreasonable demon lord named Rose!
Perhaps he thought it was eerie that I was standing upright without changing my complexion while holding my fist, but my expression colored with anger exuded a little fear, and I let go of my gripped right arm and stepped back and raised my fist as if to look at me.
"............, it's too conspicuous here......"
Perhaps noticing the gaze that gathered on her, she had an expression that looked like she had bitten off a bitter worm.
He put the hood back on, glared at me, said to me, "I remember your face," and ran off into a back alley.
「...... Do you want to chase it?"
If I want to catch up, I'm confident that I can catch up quickly. But it's not very good for me, who is entrusted with the important task of handing over letters.
...... I'm not going to follow up here, but I'll report back to Amako later. He said he knew him, so I asked him to clear up any misunderstandings. At worst, you just have to force yourself to suppress it and persuade them.
"Am I a good news for Amako anyway?"
I even said that he was a good person.
...... I didn't like it. For some reason, he shakes off the blood on his hands while receiving a rude gaze as if he is looking at a monster, and walks up to his senior, who is still excited, and calls out.
Wow, this person didn't notice at all, Kazuki and the others wouldn't have seen it, but I wanted this person who was nearby to notice it.
"Senpai"
"Well, Usato-kun, look at this. I didn't expect it to be so exquisitely crafted."
"Senpai"
"Well, I've been allowed to use a sword, but I've also tried using a bow............ Wow, I get it, I'm going...... So please don't look at me expressionlessly......"
Seeing this, the senior voiced frightened, put the armor in his hand back in its original place, and followed me as I walked to Welsey and Kazuki without a word.
Fortunately, the commotion earlier seemed to be hidden in the crowd, and neither Welsey nor Kazuki saw the exchange between me and the girl who seemed to be a beastman. I'm going to give you a letter, so I'm glad you know that you've been harmed by a student here, because it's a bad thing.
"I've brought you......
"Inukami-sama...... You ...... aware that you have a bit of a serious task to do."
"No, I'm sorry, I couldn't hold it back."
"Don't bother us too much...... Even if he was the chairman...... Usato, are you okay?"
"It's okay, I'm a little tired...... I didn't have anything to do but bring my seniors with me."
While watching the exchange between Gabin and Inugami-senpai, who is shocked by Kazuki's stunned face, we walk forward again.
I got into trouble early on when I came to Luxvis, so let's not say anything extra next time.
After about ten minutes of walking again, we finally reached our destination, in front of a large white building. The more you look at it, the bigger the building, but it doesn't feel like a castle like the Lingle Kingdom, but a building that looks like a luxurious school building.
"This is the place...... Really?"
"Yes, this is the center of Luxvis, the reason why it is a magic city--the magic academy Luxvis."
This is the first place to hand over the letter. To be honest, it was a place that exceeded my expectations, so I felt like I was going to get on my feet.
The suspicious gaze of the students who can be seen here and there is also painful. You can hear people saying, "What the hell are you guys?" or "There's a sober guy." ...... Yeah...... It's too plausible to refute .......
"Can you let me in?"
"Yes, when I came here, I asked the guards to tell me ......."
"Do you mean you're coming to pick me up......?"
I don't know how he will be treated, and there is no possibility that he will be treated badly, but he is an emissary from a neighboring country for the time being. If you don't say that you are generous and respond moderately...
"It's a good outfit, it's the one you're wearing."
"Wow!?"
I was surprised by the voice that whispered in my ear. I don't know what it means to be horrible, but I jump out of the place with a creepiness that I have never experienced.
Did Inugami-senpai run to the violent act again? No, it was a different voice. When I turned to the direction of the voice, there was a gray-haired boy with a gentle smile on his face, slightly shorter than me.
"Oh no...... I'm sorry to surprise you. Are you sure you are a messenger from the Lingle Kingdom?"
"Oh, yes, definitely. Then you'll ......."
"Yes, my name is Halfa and I received a guide from the school principal."
He tossed his black robe and bowed reverently...... Halfa ...... Mrs? I thought he was a boy, but he has an androgynous face, and he's tall enough to be shorter than me. Moreover, it is difficult to distinguish from the robe that covers the body.
...... No, it's more puzzling that I didn't notice it getting close to my ear at all. No matter how many people are around me, I am not buoyant enough to relax in the land where I am coming for the first time.
At least it's not just a guide, .......
「...... Usato-kun...... If he's a boy, he's a man's daughter."
"Senior, I'm about to lose my composure right now, please shut up for a while."
"Harsh at any time!?"
I need this person to understand the meaning of the word "to be a little quieter...... Whew.
I followed Halfa who walked ahead and started guiding me into the school. Inside is a plaza where the sun shines, and school buildings are lined up around the square.
There, the students of the robes spend their time reading, talking, and practicing magic. With me...... The school pattern that probably came to mind for Inugami-senpai was spread out in his field of vision.
"Ugh......"
It's just the daily life of a magic academy as you can imagine.
It's fantastic, it's full of life...... It's full of youth, uncle or me.
"They seem to be interested."
Mr. Halfa walked in front of us and called out to us. His voice doesn't sound as sticky as it did when he whispered in my ear.
"It's something we're not used to, so I'm sorry if I didn't do it."
"No, it's not unreasonable, it's rather welcome. I'm sure they're proud to be interested in people like you."
Halfa's casual words.
Senpai's eyes narrowed slightly at these words, and Kazuki and Welsey rolled their eyes in surprise.
I wasn't that surprised.
Because it's Kazuki with my seniors.
"Tell us about us?"
"No, but I knew from the way he was dressed and the flow of his magic that he wasn't alone...... And besides--"
He turned around and turned to me, pointing his fingers at my body.
...... I wondered if there was something behind me, and when I looked back, there was no one.
...... I? No, the only thing that draws attention to me is that I have a little more magic than normal, and I have a single type of lineage magic that is a subtle healing spell that is not an advantage for a wizard.
If I had to say anything, it would be this uniform, which is proof that I am a member of the rescue team.
"The Ringle Kingdom's Life Saving Team, a heretical healing wizard in a white uniform, the second of them."
"Oh, do you know me?...... Or rather, heresy......
Heresy...... Probably so.
I can heal my wounds, but there is a big gap in how I use them...... No, Rose's healing magic is a crazy way to break her body, heal it, break it, heal it, and repeat it. Through that repetition, I am who I am today.
Well, I'll admit that this isn't normal.
However, I didn't think that it really had been transmitted to other countries. In fact, from what I've heard, I ...... that the rumors related to healing magic are unbelievable.
"Actually, I didn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes...... That's what the majority of people think. But...... Although there is a difference in the amount of magic power compared to the other two, there is no coarseness in the magic power to make up for it, and the magic power is distributed throughout the body in a surprisingly natural way. It's not something that can be done by any small feat."
"Can you do [Demon Vision]?"
He said as he pointed to his own eyes, nodding at Welsey's words.
What is the magic vision?
"Demon Eye is a type of magic eye, a rare type of lineage magic like Usato-sama that can see living beings and magical power flowing in the atmosphere."
"So you know what we......re doing?"
He is adept at seeing the flow of magical power...... But if you're the same type of lineage magic as me, that's the only thing you can do, right? ............ It's too early to draw conclusions. I feel like I shouldn't trust this person normally.
「...... Alright, let's hurry up for a moment. I can't afford to be late because I'm being asked by the principal to guide me."
He glanced at Senpai, Kazuki, and me in that order, and then smiled slightly and started walking in the lead again.
The pace is somewhat light, though...... After all, I can't shake my anxiety.
"Usato-kun"
A senior who taps his shoulder with his finger and turns to face him.
While keeping a close eye on Halfa walking in front of him, he turns his attention to the senior next to him.
"He's wearing a cat hat, I don't like it."
"Is it homophobia...... It makes sense."
"I'm not wearing it now!"
When I returned it with a joke, I got a rather shocking answer...... Eh, actually, senior, did you mean that you used to wear a cat ......?
No...... If you think about it, we talk so casually now, but in the previous world, I had never talked to my seniors or met them face-to-face.
At that time, he was a real and really tall flower...... But now it's such a friendly and unfortunate feeling.
"Well, I think I like this one better."
"Well, did you say something, Usato-kun?"
"It's nothing, just look forward."
Before I knew it, the students were out of sight, and only the sound of our footsteps echoed in the hallway.
Just as I was thinking that it was as big as the castle of the Lingle Kingdom, Halfa's leg, which was walking in the lead, stopped.
"This is the principal's office."
When he said that, he turned to the door, slapped it with his hand, and then said succinctly, "Headmaster, I've taken you." After a few seconds, he replied, "Go ahead," and Halfa opened the door with a smile on his face. The principal's office is exposed.
When I stepped in, the first thing I saw was the dazzling gold.
As if to betraying my expectation of an aging figure, the woman sitting comfortably in the chair smiled at us as if she were welcoming a friend of ten years.
"Welcome to Luxvis, I welcome you."
―――That's what I said.