10. Beyond fairy tales

The fairy tale world of the magicians is composed of several great witches, some of whom provide "magical" technical support for all life in this world, some of whom are the highest decision-makers, some who teach magicians who do not have "original" books and can only hold replicas of how to "borrow" the magic of others, and some of whom simply enter the top because of their strength.

This is what Luna had learned from Rosie before. I don't know whether it was intentional or not, Rosie forgot about herself. The Witch of the Fairy Forest, who constructs and guards the "Boundary", is no less than any witch does in Luna's opinion.

However, the "boundary" constructed by Teacher Rosie is not the kind of wall that can be seen and touched, and there is no "warning" effect in that case. From the current situation, this boundary is more like an invisible thing that exists at the junction of the two worlds of the magicians and the magicians, and it is normal to cross it even if you don't know it.

If you really want to distinguish something specific, I'm afraid it's the dense forest behind you. Because after walking through the dense forest, Luna has a faint glimpse of the rustic village.

Perhaps because of the location, there are no asphalt roads that can only be paved in big cities. There was even a bearded coachman whipping his lazy horse. After a little bit of effort, Luna and Alice finally got into the carriage that would wobbly even on flat ground.

And at this time, Alice's words can no longer be suppressed.

"Oh! that's it...... Now the outside world?" Alice, realizing that something was wrong, finally lowered the misleading speech to the level of a whisper at the last moment. Although she had to dress up too much, Alice still put the rabbit ear hair ornament on her head and the book she couldn't leave in the backpack she was carrying.

Ignoring the fact that Alice doesn't seem to have a little common sense about the magic industry, she would never be reminiscent of the magician now.

"Wow...... What is on the ground, it seems to have suddenly flattened. ”

"It's a road, a ground made of mud mixed with a lot of materials. Under Alice's curious and enthusiastic feelings, Luna, who was still nervous, relaxed a lot, "But remote areas still don't exist, huh...... Is it the first time you've seen it?"

"Ken, definitely. Alice's eyes widened, constantly imprinting these rare images in her mind, "Even Majette, the largest city in our world, is only paved with stone slabs, let alone anywhere else. ”

Is the asphalt road alone so exciting for Alice? I'm afraid that as the road gets closer to the edge of the city, Alice's movement will be even greater.

"Mmmmmm

This is the reaction of Alice who stepped on the "bus" for the first time when the carriage was delivered to the station, and if it wasn't for Luna covering Alice's mouth in time, I'm afraid she would have attracted more attention.

Dressed in a dress, the eldest lady who seems to be a little unworldly takes her maid out to play, although she still feels a little shy, but as long as the people around her have such thoughts about herself and Alice, nothing will happen. For this reason, it is still very necessary to strictly "supervise" Alice, and approaching the original residence in broad daylight may cause the alarm of uninvited guests, so before starting the action at night, you must find a way to stabilize Alice.

"That's what it is...... Your world?"

After shaking the bus for a long time, Alice, who was dazed and walked off the bus with Luna, quickly forgot about the discomfort caused by motion sickness because of everything around her. There were tall buildings that no towering tree could ever match, cars and pedestrians filled every corner of the place, and pedestrians dressed completely different from Alice hurriedly walked with their steps, and although they looked at Alice and Luna more or less out of curiosity, it was clear that the next schedule took precedence over talking to Alice.

"I've seen it before, but it's really ......" Alice's eyes flashed with a strange look, "really, so surprised." ”

That's right, this is probably the world that would surprise all magicians. Because it is not so much curiosity as it should be shock and shock, just as this chaotic society shows, its essence is absolutely the complete opposite of the quiet and peaceful fairy tale world of the magicians.

Naturally, the magicians who followed and integrated into this society would certainly not accept each other with the magicians, and it was inevitable that the relationship would become antagonistic.

"That's only part of it, but Lord Alice, how about we find a place to hide first?"

The attention given by the passers-by made Luna feel dangerous, after all, the magician was also human, and it would not be a problem to appear in this place. If......

"If the magician finds out, things get worse. ”

"Uh-huh, no problem?"

Alice's gaze moved away from the dress displayed in the window, and instead pointed to the distance, "There, it should be a bookstore." Let's go and stay there. ”

......

In Luna's eyes, Alice has always been a bubbly and active host. Although this is usually the case, it seems that at some point, Alice, who is so active, will also have a time when she really "calms down".

Of course, this is probably the reason why Alice chose to stay in the bookstore, it seems that in addition to eating, reading books can also calm Alice.

Gently pulling out the books that were not expensive from the shelves like treasures, Alice just sat on the bookshelf list and fell into complete concentration. The slight flutter of her eyelashes seemed to match the sound of her flipping the pages, and even Luna couldn't bear to disturb Alice, who was so quiet.

However, Alice's reason for reading books is more or less due to her status as a magician. Unlike magicians, their magic must be activated in the storybook they carry, which means that there is no magic without a story. Alice is so focused on books, maybe a magician can really read something from them?

“......”

After looking around for a while, Luna quietly took out Alice's Adventures in Wonderland, which was hidden in the corner, with the binding, text, and texture...... These were worse than the one Alice had in her hand, but for Luna, it wasn't what confused her.

Because the real confusion was already generated when I opened this fairy tale book that could be found in any bookstore.

"I don't feel it, do you?"

At some point, Alice closed the book she was holding and smiled brightly at Luna, who was frowning slightly.

"Don't be surprised, because it's just a normal 'book', huh?"

"What do you mean?"

"This kind of thing that is just printed on words meaninglessly should not be called a 'book' at all, and even I can't start a story from it. Alice deliberately lowered her voice, "The books carried by the magicians who hold the 'original' books are all 'engraved' by the ancestors of the family with the greatest strength, so they can only rely on the bond of blood to pass it on alone, and laymen can't exert their power to the maximum." Although there are 'replicas', they are also the result of the efforts of a certain witch, at least unlike what is in the bookstore. Phew, it turns out that I am still a little looking forward to it, it seems that I have thought too much. ”

Books were originally the most precious treasures, inherited by a small family of magicians. And although its replica can be used by outsiders, I am afraid that it cannot use magic to the extreme. There must be a fight around these "magic books", why Alice is here...... Maybe it's really complicated.

Wait, if so, before that......

"Then Lord Alice, why am I ......?"

"So I'm curious about why you can use my book so easily. Alice took Luna's hand, "And that's why you're here, and it's time to leave when the chats are over." ”