It was already late at night when I returned to the "Colletia" tavern.

Although the store has only a few sparse customers, it remains open and does not close.

- "Welcome ......" The girl named Mira gave me a calm smile.

......After looking around the store for a week, I quietly bowed.

- "Hey, Alan, you guy, can you not walk away so casually!"

"Do you know what it's like to wait in vain, especially when Miss Charlotte is here? ”

Karan muffled his displeasure at a table not far away.

With a slight sigh, I walked over to them, pulled out a chair and sat down.

- "So, the harvest is?"

Karan asked slowly as he poured out a glass of white fruit wine and handed it to me.

Sure enough, he also cared about that girl.

Not only is the dress special, but even the behavior is inappropriate here.

After a bit of talking, I told them about my experience and feelings.

The warm and mellow liquid flows into the mouth, slightly dizzy and subtle comfort.

"Besides...... "I took out the small bag I got from the wagon."

"—this. ”

Kahlan took out a gold coin from his bag and examined it.

"It's ...... Did the kid give it to you?"

I didn't want to speak, I just nodded in agreement.

"Hey—it's really not from the lower districts......

"But what is this, to the noble girl of the upper class to give Ellen your engagement?" he said in a serious and thoughtful manner, as if in a sudden realization.

——“...... Don't tell me that yet. I waved my hand weakly to show my dissatisfaction. "I'm so tired that I haven't even been able to get dinner. ”

- "This gold coin ......" Charlotte seemed to remember something.

"Do you know this style of gold coin......" I was finally able to hear the valuable words, and my heart felt a little better.

"Well, my father used to collect this kind of gold coins before. She lowered her head and thought for a moment.

"This hexagonal gold coin is significantly different from the ordinary gold coins in circulation. ”

"It is not for simple market transactions, but in most cases it is used as a status symbol for the priesthood of the Church. ”

- "In other words, the person who holds this gold coin is related to the church?" I asked.

"I want to ...... That's how it should be. Charlotte lifted her pale blue pupils and looked at me quietly.

"The other party should be a person with a high status. Her words were very much in line with what I had felt before, and it made me even more convinced.

Although I can't be completely sure, I still vaguely realize it in my heart

- The identity of the woman in the carriage.

..............................

Finish the roast meat brought by Mira, and rest for a while. I walked out of "Colletia" with Charlotte and Karan.

The sky above me was a deep blue, and I couldn't help but worry about where I would live.

"There must be a hotel or something around here, right?" Karan muttered to himself.

"Who knows—" I confessed helplessly, looking out at the dimly lit alleys around me.

- Over there, I'm afraid it's a rat's habitat.

"Well, I know a place to rest......" Charlotte beside her said slightly.

“...... If you could," her voice was so low that it could only be heard around her.

- "Well, what kind of inn is that?" Karan asked, feeling emotional.

"No......," the girl whispered, looking down.

- "That... Where is the relief?" He thought for a moment, and then the question came to him.

"......" this time in exchange for only Charlotte's silence.

But his question is just as much as I want to ask.

If it's not a hotel, it's not a charitable organization somewhere......

- "—Eidelradon's Manor......"

As if she had made up her mind, the girl raised her eyes sharply and said.

After the words shocked "......", Kahlan showed a stunned expression.

I'm afraid I don't look much better now.

"Fruit... Sure enough—something strange............" seemed to be worried about my and Kahran's opinions, and she seemed a little nervous.

- "No......... It's not a problem...... though," Karan said thoughtfully.

- "But, if I'm not mistaken, it's in the upper echelons of Lingdu. ”

"Yes. The girl replied calmly.

- "The gate between the upper and lower levels is a place heavily guarded by the guards. I'm afraid it's not that much easy to get through.

What he said was not without reason.

The purpose of the establishment of the gate was precisely to isolate the upper and lower levels of the Gran Sauron Collar Capital.

Without a special pass, it is impossible for ordinary people to pass.

If you don't do it, you risk being killed.

Even if you master magic and magic, it would be too reckless to force a breakthrough.

However, the girl in front of her slowly spoke.

"It's fine. There was no wavering in her words.

.....................

After passing through the winding alleys of the lower district, we came to the avenue that led to the Sekisho.

The over-straightened road was rarely filled with oil lamps, which were shining brightly with precious light in all directions.

- In front of us are huge stone pillars and spiraling staircases, as well as magnificent fortress-like buildings.

The purpose couldn't be simpler.

If the power of the Holy Maiden's prayers wanes and monsters invade the walls of Glen Thollon, the gate can temporarily keep the calamity at bay in the lower levels.

On the one hand, it is to prevent monsters from invading upwards. On the other hand, it is to prevent the people of the lower districts from pouring into the upper districts and the royal city.

The people of the lower districts, who have nowhere to escape, are like bait to those nobles.

After the monsters poured into the lower districts and held countless bloody feasts with the helpless people, the upper districts could send out crusading armies to drive the monsters out in the open.

On the one hand, the loss of the royal city was minimized, and on the other hand, it refuted the so-called "inaction of the state".

It's a pretty good deal.

..............................

There are no pedestrians on the wide avenue.

I went to the gate with Karan and Charlotte.

Ever since I stepped onto this majestic avenue, I have a vague feeling of being stared at.

Now it seems that it is not my own speculation.

The person who sent out the gaze was none other than the heavily armored guards standing in front of the gate.

The exaggerated greatsword that those guys are equipped with is so much that even a shield can easily smash it.

Here, I can only hope that everything is going well.

"Stop——!" the soldiers in front shouted angrily.

"Unrelated civilians step aside, don't try to make useless struggles!"

However, our footsteps did not stop because of this.

"Tell you to stop, didn't you hear?!" a bald man who seemed to be the captain took two steps forward, revealing a wary gaze.

- "What to do next. Karan whispered confirmation of what was going to happen.

"In any case, don't act rashly. I tried to keep my composure.

As the distance got closer, the soldiers in front drew their blades.

"Looking for death...... " said the bald man with a look of disgust.

I subconsciously pressed my hand on the dagger at my waist.

If you are dealing with a group of heavily armored soldiers, you can only win with agile dodging and speed.

Physical hard-hitting can only be sent to death in vain.

If you chant magic here, you may destroy the gate in front of you. After that, I'm afraid we will really become enemies of the state.

Fighting an army of thousands of people, it's a fantasy.

My mind was in a mess.

"No problem. The clear voice around him was quite calm. Her figure appears light and agile in the breeze, giving a pure beauty.

Charlotte walked straight ahead, and I suddenly tried to grab her, but I lost the opportunity.

She was forced to stay two meters away from her, and if something happened, she relied on acceleration (Acceria) to deal with it.

In full view of everyone, she quietly walked to a place about a meter away from the man.

The air was as silent as a stalemate, and I subconsciously held my breath.

"My name is Charlotte Edellitz. Edelriz), who lives at Edelradon's Manor estate. If you want to pass through the customs office now, please let you go. ”

The girl pulled up the hem of her skirt and gracefully saluted the captain in charge of the Sekisho.