One of the guards opened the carriage door, and Albert-san goes in, and then i followed him. The carriage's exterior looks expensive, it is a white carriage with a red and gold design wave design. Even the interior looks so expensive and nice.
(Father!)
A girl's voice? Who? Ah, the one from earlier who wants to step out from the carriage but stopped by albert-san. She has a long Blue hair, and a golden eyes, and she is wearing a simple red dress.
Is that Albert-san daughter? Albert san sat besides her daughter, and i sat on the opposite seat in front of them.
When the leader guard signals the driver to depart, the carriage moves, and the girl introduces herself.
(Ano, I am Athena Von Hartnon, Thankyou very much for saving the guards earlier.)
She thanked me and then bows lightly. wait, is that okay? I didn't even bow to them, but she bows to me even though she is the daughter of high ranking noble. This people are really nice, i just hope that all the nobles in this country is the same.
(No, it's nothing, i just did what everyone would normally do.)
Athena just smiled, and stared at me, but i just ognored her.
It's been a few minutes, and she is still staring at me. Did she find my clothes strange? I'm wearing a black hoodie and a navy blue pants, it must have been her first time seeing this clothes.
Oh, right, my question about the big boar from earlier, i asked albert-san earlier why there is a big boar on the road.
(So, albert-san, why are you attacked by big boars earlier?)
(Honestly we also didn't know the reason. This past few weeks, strong monster who should be staying inside the forest are starting to show up outside the forest.)
(Have you not sent someone to investigate?)
(Ofcourse we send people to investigate the forest, but they can't enter it deeper. The part of the forest where the small monsters should be found has become the nest for stronger monster, and the place where those strong monster gather was also taken over by even more stronger monster. That's why the investigation won't advance.)
(Doesn't that mean that there is a very strong monster on the deepest part of the forest, forcing those monster to move out?)
(That was also what we think at first, but when we tried to use the monster detector, there's no monster in the deepest part of the forest.)
Monster detector? What's that? Maybe a magic tool?
(Monster Detector? What's that?)
(You didn't know? All city and towns have one. anyway, A monster detector is a magic circle that can detect a monsters aura around it. In the book, it is said that the monster's aura is muddy red. Normally, it's detection range is only a few meters, but the ones that the towns and city uses was boosted by a magic stone. The bigger the magic stone, the wider the detection range.)
Eh? Isn't that perception magic? If they only know that the monster's aura is muddy red, then does that mean they don't know about the perception magic? It must be better to just stay silent about it.
(Back to the topic, you used the monster detector, but you didn't detect any monster in the deepest part of the forest? Is that even possible? Even the small monster wants to go deeper if they just have the strength. Why would the strong ones want to leave?)
(I don't know, and no one knows.)
That would be a big problem, no matter how many times you kill all the monster in the forest, they would just respawn again and again, so it's better to just leave them alone on the place where they respawn.
But now, the problem is they are starting to go out from the forest, if that continues, the carriages will be attacked, the peddlers will be forced to hire strong adventurers, and they will have no choice but to increase the price of the product.
(If i remember correctly, you are going to another town right? Why the duke himself would travel from capital to another town in this dangerous times?)
(At first, we used the monster detectors of the capital to search for the monsters in the forest, but we got no reactions from the center, so we thought it is broken, and for the meantime, we borrowed the monster detector of the town of Ralles. But you know how importante the monster detectors right? If a town doesn't have this, they can't prepare if the town would be attacked. That's why mez the Duke, would personally deliver this very important magic tool.)
I see, that makes sense. Monster detector is a very important thing for a town. Borrowing it means exposing a town to danger. So the duke himself would personally go there and show them that they care about the town's safety.
I leaned on my seat, and looks outside the window, i also use perception magic from time to time so that i can remember the way to the town.
At first i was hesistant to use perception magic because they might wonder why i am using a large scale magic, but when i decided that i will do it, they didn't feel it. Perception magic is a scattered thin magic, but it looks like it's very thin for them to notice it.
After a while, we can finally see a city, as expected, it is surrounded by walls similar to manga and anime.
When we arrive in front of the gate, the carriage stopped, and the leader guard from earlier speaked to the guard from the gate.
(We are the envvoy from the royal capital, and the person inside this carriage is the Duke Albert Von Hartnon)
(Yes. I welcome you to the town of Ralles. But before we open the gate, may i please see your guild card for confirmation?)
(Yes.)
The guards who was escorting albert-san take out a black cards, and the leader guard take out a silver card from their pocket and showed it to the guard, when the guard touched their cards, it became transparent like a glass, then the guard sticks it to a square magic tool that has a magic circle.
(Thankyou very much. Now may i please see the person inside the carriage.)
(Yes.)
The leader guard gets off from his horse and opened the carriage's door. Then the guard asks us for our guild card. Albert-san and Athena takes out a silver card from their pockets and showed it to the guard. Unlike the silver card of the leader guard, the letters written on the card of albert-san and athena is gold. When the guard reads the cards. He kneels in one knee to give respect to albert-san.
(Pardon me for my rudeness, Albert-sama. Thankyou very much for your cooperation.)
(Yeah, you may stand up now.)
The guard stands up and look at me. Ah right, i don't have a guild card.
(I'm sorry, but i don't have a guild card.)
((((Eh?))))
Albert-san, Athena, the leader guard, and the guard looks at me with a surprised expression.
Eh? Why? Is it strange if someone in this world has no guild card? Maybe everyone have their own.
(Kaito-dono, you have no guild card?)
(Well, yeah, is it strange if someone have no guild card?)
I thought only those who have a job and professions have a guild card.
(Well, yeah, everyone have a guild card since they were born. That is a proof that they are a citizen of a country, and a proof that a person is not a criminal when entering a city.)
(Then, what would happen if i don't have one?)
(For now, let's check your magic power, and see if you have been registered when you are a born, maybe your parents have your guild card and they don't give it to you.)
No, i really don't have one. For now, i get off from the carriage and entered the guard house. It's just a regular guard house that has a window facing the carriage, a table, and a chair for three people.
On top of the table are documents and a map. Then there's a square wood with a magic circle covered with a 1 inch thick glass.
(Please put your hands here and pour you magical power)
(Yeah)
I put my hands on top of the glass and poured my magical power. After a few seconds, the glass lights up, and the word "Unregistered" was written on it like a computer.
(You really don't have a guild card, are you from a secluded or an unknown village?)
No, not just an unknown village, but an unknown world.
(Well, something like that.)
God showed me a golden paper before, containing a rules that i should remember when i got here. No. 3. I should not tell anyone that i am from another world. And if i need to provide the place where i come from, he suggested to me the Voyaging island. I don't know what is that though, should i search for an information later?
(Anyway, it is better if you register later at any guild, you are with the duke so i can just ignore this. But the next time you enter a city without a guild card, you will surely be interrogated.)
Ehh?? Does that mean, if i didn't come across with the duke, and i come to the city, i will be interrogated? God must have seen this coming and purposely put me on that very far away place from the road so that i can practice my magic first.
(Yeah, i understand.)
I entered back the carriage, and then guard opened the gate and then the carriage move forward and we entered the town.
I don't have any experience on being interrogated even in my gaming days. That must be really scary. I should thank god when i meet him again.
When we entered the town, there are only a few people walking, there are many stalls lining up, but most of them is closed. I wonder why.
(That's because we borrowed the monster detector. People are anxious without it so they just stay in their house incase of emergency.)
Albert-san have guessed what's on my mind. I see. That magic tool is really important. Especially now that strong monsters are slowly going out from the forest.
As the carriage goes nearer from the center of the town, the houses and buildings are becoming more and more nicer. In manga and anime, the inner part is always the place where the nobles live, and the outer part is where the commoners live. It must be the same here too.
After a while, the carriage stopped in front of a mansion, ohhh, it's big!!! The leader guard get's off from his horse and opened the door.