Ehrenburg
First, I had to prepare before going to Ehrenburg.
It was quite a distance.
At least two weeks by carriage.
Therefore, it was important to prepare as much as possible and leave quickly.
“First of all…”
I thought it would be better to take a reasonable amount of money.
If I took too much, I wouldn't be able to use it all, and I wouldn't be able to receive more anyway.
So, I deposited half of the money I had in the Adventurers' Guild bank and put the rest in my subspace pouch.
Come to think of it, I've been moving around a lot lately.
“...This is annoying.”
I wasn't originally the type to wander around.
As I formed relationships with different people, I had more to protect.
I even got a decent house.
Therefore, in order to protect it, I needed to grow stronger.
Of course, I'm strong now.
But there were always stronger people out there.
There were so many strong people that came to mind.
‘…I have to catch the Dark magician and the Necromancer quickly.’
If I left them alone, they would definitely cause trouble.
But they were both high-level experts.
Therefore, if I pursued them carelessly, there was a possibility that I would be attacked in reverse.
Necromancers and Dark magicians were truly powerful beings if they were prepared.
That’s why I wasn't chasing them.
‘If only I had the wand…’
If I had the wand, it would have been fine.
Of course, the wand I had now was good, but if I used the wand made from the heart to track them, I would be able to subdue them easily even if I was attacked in reverse.
By the way, it feels like I'm leaving as soon as I came back.
Wouldn't Griffin and Basil be a little upset?
‘Or not?’
They didn't seem to care much in the first place.
Neither of them were the type to care about people.
With that in mind, I went back home.
I thought it would be good to get some rest before leaving.
So I headed home.
*
As I slept and woke up, dawn had already broken.
The weather seemed fine too.
I thought it was time to leave.
“Hmm.”
The thought of going to Ehrenburg made my head spin.
It would take a very long time if I didn't use magic and only used the carriage.
‘…But it's a bit much not to use the carriage.’
As things stand, it would be better to use magic while riding the carriage.
I could cast magic on the horse to help it run.
I could heal any injuries.
With that in mind, I stopped by Amelia's grocery store to pick up the strangely packaged heart and arrived at the carriage.
I went to the man who was dozing off and spoke.
“Excuse me, are you going to Ehrenburg by any chance?”
Not many people went to Ehrenburg because it was so far.
That's why I had to go around asking like this.
It was a bit annoying.
When I asked—
“Hmm? I’m not going there. It’s too far. You have to go through Koruntum if you’re going.”
“I’ll give you more money, so can’t you please go?”
It was standard to transfer at Koruntum, but I didn't want to do that.
It was extremely difficult to find a carriage.
There might not be a carriage if I was unlucky.
Koruntum was full of adventurers.
It was better to ride one carriage from the beginning.
“How much more will you give me?”
“I’ll give you 10 gold if you go as fast as you can.”
I said this because I had to get there as quickly as possible.
I didn't usually spend this much money, but I had to pay this much so that the coachman wouldn't have any other thoughts.
I heard somewhere that some coachmen sometimes colluded with bandits.
Of course, it was a very small minority.
I didn't want to experience anything annoying, so I paid 10 gold on the spot.
It was a little unfortunate… but it was worth it to arrive quickly.
“Then wait a minute. I'll be back after I get ready.”
“Yes.”
How dare he talk down to me when he just met me?
But I wasn't really angry.
That's life for adventurers.
So I just stood there and waited.
And after a while.
The coachman appeared, holding a lot of food in his hands.
“Then let’s go.”
It usually took a long time to prepare, but now he seemed to be getting ready quickly because I asked him to go fast.
He was talking down to me, but I thought he was a sincere person.
I got into the carriage.
Click-clack- Click-clack-
The horse started running fast.
“Giddy up!”
The carriage passed through the gate easily.
But this speed was not enough.
[Haste]
I cast a spell to speed up the horse.
The coachman was suddenly bewildered.
“Wh-what’s going on?! Why is it so fast?”
“I made it faster, so don’t worry and keep going.”
“...You’re a wizard?”
“Yes.”
As soon as he knew I was a wizard, the coachman stopped talking.
But there was a time when even the silent coachman spoke.
“The horses are exhausted. We need to take a break.”
“Just a moment.”
I approach the horse and use magic.
[Lightning Bolt]
I use Lightning Bolt to check all the structures of the body and restore all the fatigued muscles.
Then—
Neigh-!
The horses regained their strength immediately.
They started running again.
At this rate, I thought we'd be there in ten days.
As I was thinking about that, we kept running.
“I’m sleepy now, let’s sleep a little and go.”
The coachman was still talking down to me.
He was a very gutsy person.
He wouldn’t have reacted like that if he had seen me use healing magic earlier.
I shook my head, thinking he was amazing in many ways.
“I’ll cast recovery magic on you in the back. Let’s take a break every two days.”
“...What?”
“Come on, I paid you. And it’s okay to sleep every two days. I’ll even cast recovery magic on you.”
I made a deal with him to sleep every other day because the coachman might do something strange if he didn't sleep for three days.
I guess you could say it was a very generous act on my part for a coachman.
“Cr-crazy…”
The coachman muttered those words and started driving the horse again.
Click-clack- Click-clack-
How long had we been riding the carriage?
“I can’t go any further. I’m too sleepy.”
The coachman gave up.
Well, he had driven for half a day.
It was like he had been up all night.
So I said,
“Well… let’s do that.”
I still needed a coachman, so I couldn’t let him run away here.
I heard that sometimes coachmen run away because of excessive schedules.
Thinking about that, I started doing other things personally.
For example—
[Dark Spear]
Hitting the goblin in the distance with magic.
It was very helpful for the ecosystem.
Goblins were not very helpful to the ecosystem.
Of course, high-ranking monsters often ate goblins.
Woong-
A spear of darkness created in the air pierces the body of a goblin walking down the road.
I had to practice magic whenever I had time like this.
No matter how well I transmute magic, it was useless if I couldn't hit the target.
“...There are too many goblins.”
The reason I was killing goblins as a pastime was because their population had grown too large lately.
I don't know why there were so many.
Goblins were said to be fertile, but not this fertile.
I didn't want to go through the trouble of subjugating them, so I set up a magic circle around me and fell asleep.
*
“Hey, let’s get going.”
“...Hmm.”
I put the still sleepy coachman in the carriage and gave him a little electric shock.
This was the best way to wake someone up.
Zap-
“Gah…!!”
The coachman let out a short scream and turned to me.
“What?”
“N-nothing…”
It was obvious that he was scared of me, but how could he say such a thing?
I thought it was a little funny and checked the scenery around me.
The scenery was beautiful.
I wished I could take a break here.
But there was no time for that, so we continued on to Ehrenburg.
Click-clack- Click-clack-
We traveled for another week.
The only food we ate during that time was jerky.
I wasn't picky about food, but I had been eating the same thing over and over again, so I was starting to crave something else.
‘I hope we get there soon.’
As I was thinking that it would be nice to arrive quickly, I closed my eyes for a moment.
And after a while.
I opened my eyes again because I couldn't sleep.
And what I saw was a magnificent wall.
“...Wow.”
I felt something different.
It felt like something ordinary craftsmen couldn't do.
I thought it was definitely amazing.
Even someone like me, who was a layman in this area, thought it was amazing, so what would someone who was knowledgeable in this area think?
As I was looking at the wall, we arrived at the long line.
‘…I hope nothing strange happens here.’
I just came here to make a wand.
I hoped nothing would happen.
Really.
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