We disembarked from the airship a short distance away and headed for the Magic City. There is a paved road that crosses the wilderness, and there are many people walking on it.
“Are they heading to the city too?”
“It seems like migration to the city is very popular. Majority of them are non-magicians.”
“Why?”
“It’s because the city claims to guarantee its citizens food and a place to live safely. From what I heard, they are claiming that magic has made it possible to mass-produce food.”
The magic that stimulates the growth of crops was also used in the Tower of the Great Sage in the past. However, it only allows crops to grow more than usual.
The area around the city is wilderness, there is no farmland, and from the looks of it, I don’t think they can secure enough produce to accommodate such large number of citizens.
“What business do we have in that city in the first place?”
Anje asks suspiciously.
“Maybe a base for a new adventure?”
Fana added.
“Hmm, about that…… I don’t know how to explain it.”
Meltera muttered and then she glanced at me.
I shake my head from side to side, telling her not to speak. It would be troublesome if she brought up the topic of my past life here, so I explained instead.
“To put it bluntly, Oneechan, there’s a stronghold of evil over there.”
““Stronghold of Evil!?””
Meltera telepathically communicates with me, sounding astonished.
『……Great Sage, it is too rough. I don’t think they’ll be convinced by that—』
“Oh? Then we have to beat the bad guys.”
“That’s right! Even if it wasn’t a request from the guild, I can’t just leave it alone!”
『—they were convinced……』
That’s because they’re both muscle-brain.
“I heard that the incident that happened in the Imperial Capital of the Arseral Empire this time is also the work of those bad guys. Fana-oneechan, Anje-oneechan, it seems that they are doing whatever they want, such as trying to destroy the sea and other elven villages during this time.”
“No, way! Despicable! I can’t forgive that!”
“Dangerous person!”
While having such conversations, we arrived at the castle gates.
I don’t want to be suspicious, so I had Fana hold me and Meltera is being held by Anje. The two of us acted like a normal baby.
“We want to immigrate here.”
“Three girls and two babies…… What a strange group….”
The man who seems to be an official in charge of checking those entering and exiting the city looks at us suspiciously.
“……Hmm, whatever. Go through the gate there.”
“Gate?”
There was a suspicious gate that emitted magical power. Apparently, it is a magic tool, and in order to move in to this city, one have to go through that gate.
『If we go through it, our biometric and magical information will be scanned. Similar devices are installed in various places in this city, and it seems that they are always kept under constant control.』
『That also means that our whereabouts will soon be revealed.』
If this information were to be stolen, it will be difficult to move freely around the city.
『In addition, this scan also serves as a form of selection. It seems that the grade of your residential area will change drastically depending on whether you have talent for magic or none. If you are judged to be particularly talented, you will be able to engage in magical research in that central tower. On the other hand, if you are judged to have no talent at all, you….…』
『What’s going to happen?』
『…… I’ll explain the details when I go inside.』
Meltera and I covered up our information. In this positioin, we should be able to cover up Fana’s and Anje’s as well.
“So all four of you are B-graded, and the last one is ….…”
B is not allowed to enter the tower, but it seems to be at a level where we can live in a reasonably good living quarters.
And that’s when I was stunned.
“Uh! I forgot Lill….…”
Lill, who was the last to walk through the gate alone, was the only one who couldn’t cover up her information. She now takes the form of a beastman beauty, but her true identity is the legendary demon, Fenrir.
It will be very troublesome if her information was scanned.
“Huh!? W-what is this magical power……? I’ve never seen anything like it before…. Uwah! U-unmeasurable!?”
Uh-oh, I messed up.
This is translated by Yume Neiji. Kindly read at yumeineijiworks.wordpress.com.
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