It seems we are getting close to reaching the Saint continent.
This ship is incredibly slow. If it weren't for Kugssa's abilities, we could have flown to the continent...
I would have arrived much sooner.
This journey took about six months...
It's too slow.
"Apologies for bothering you, sir, but may I ask about which duchy this the little sorceress over there belongs to?"
Huh?
"Are you her tutor, or am I mistaken?"
Judging by his cloths, he must be the captain of this ship...
Does he thinks Kugssa is a noble sorceress?
Even from a duchy...
"Are you saying I'm just her tutor?"
Oh, the look on his face clearly says, "I'm dead!"
How amusing.
"Ahem... you're right. I am Master Tell, and I am the instructor of the princess Kugssa from the Duchy of Arya on the Dark Continent.
We are currently on an educational journey."
I think he noticed Kugssa's power and saw me teaching her on the ship's deck.
I paid no mind whether anyone noticed or not, my only concern was cleaning up afterward.
But...
This might be a good idea, especially since I plan to make Kugssa a magical knight.
"Oh, good! I am the captain of this ship, and my name is Jack, sir. And you would be...?"
"Telodios! Remember it well. I am an imperial tutor, and my role is to guide the 'heir' of our kingdom."
Look how his behavior changed after hearing the words "imperial" and "kingdom"...tsk
After we arrived at the International Port in the southernmost part of the Saint Continent...
I decided to settle in the city of the port, known as frost City...
It seems like a fitting name...
as it's cold here all the time...
Perhaps it's due to an ancient natural catastrophe...
or...
No, I'm just overthinking things.
The Frost City has breathtaking beauty, surrounded by white mountains, with the cold and glistening sea to the south...
They didn't choose the location of the International Port randomly.
We entered the city to explore it a bit.
I can tell it's self-sufficient.
Streets are organized, and the markets are full of people..
There is no poverty or famine here at all.
As I wandered around with Kugssa, Because she was still a child, she was fascinated by the atmosphere and even forced me to buy many things.
Of course, they were all for me...
Whenever I wanted to buy something for her, she would constantly refuse.
Good thing I can store them in my own space.
"Master Tell, what's this black thing?"
"Hmm... It's an independent space I created when I was bored. It's useful and..."
"No, not that. I meant the thing that person is selling. I feel something strange about it."
If I say that I can sense mana, I won't say that I am attracted to it but can manipulate it.
But Kugssa is different from me!
Kugssa can be attracted to anything with powerful mana, and she is blessed from mana. not like me; she's loved by Mana and can use it with ease.
So, if she's attracted to that black thing...
It means one thing only...
That black thing has a mana stranger than mine!
The mana I possess is a mixture of human mana, dryad mana, dragon mana, and holy mana.
That's why I can break the restrictions of this world and became a half-virtue.
That's what I discovered during my time in the Deadly Poison Valley.
But a mana stranger than mine...
"Kugssa, does the feeling that thing gives off feel stranger than my mana?"
"Master Tell, your mana is powerful, strange, and overwhelming, but that black thing...am..it has a strange and gentle feeling at the same time. I can't understand it!"
I see...
I need to obtain it to understand what's inside.
We approached the merchant's shop...
and I found that the thing was just an ordinary black stone.
But my sense doesn't lie...
It's not an ordinary black stone!
"You... How much are these earrings?"
"Welcome, sir. Those earrings are just two silver coins. I think they'll suit your little sweetheart... Are you a kidnapper, sir?"
Oh f*ck, I forgot to buy new clothes for her.
"She's my student, you rascal! Give me the clothes while you're inside."
Nothing works with them except firmness.
Kugssa tried a few clothes and chose a white outfit. When I asked her why...
She said that slaves aren't allowed to have many clothes...
and they shouldn't have any at all.
I must break this slave mentality...
I want to see what she can achieve without any restrictions!