204-198 Detour

After I got out of the Adventurer's Guild, I made sure there were no people around me, circulated my magic power at high speed in my body, and then ran quickly to the gate.

It's a good thing I ran at a pretty fast speed due to my increased level and physical strength, but there were still soldiers at the gate, and a lot of knights waiting for it.

''That's right~. Even if I didn't do anything bad, I'm sure they wouldn't let me through.''

I thought about beating him down and advancing here, but I didn't want to use it because that was going to be exactly what they wanted, but I decided to ask them to help me with the power of the wind dragon.

''I succeeded with Magre just now, but now I have to visualize it from the time it flies to the time it lands... focus, focus...''

I entered a side alley and used my presence and magic to find a place where there were no soldiers.

Then it seems that there are no soldiers placed on the outer wall, and that seemed to be the target.

Well, if I was told to fly with all my might, I might actually be able to fly, but as expected, I don't feel like playing a gamble here, and if the altitude is low, there's a chance of being found, so I decided to fly through the sky.

''Wind Dragon, become a wing that flies freely through the sky.

A sensation of wind arose, and as I kicked up the earth and flew, my body gained more and more altitude, and in no time, I flew ten, twenty, or even higher than that.

I looked down at the Holy City as it was and was about to leave, when I found that on top of the outer wall, which was probably empty, several knights were hiding in black robes.

''Is this a magic tool to block out signs and magic power?　That was a close one.

They never noticed me, as if they had been looking at the gate the whole time.

Well, no one would think that I was flying in the sky.

I succeeded in escaping the holy city while standing on the very highest ground.

Then, after advancing about a hundred meters, I returned to the earth.

As expected, my magic power consumption was getting too much, so I thought it was best to conserve my magic power for the future.

Then I continued to run for a little while, activating my physical strengthening.

When I got some distance from the Holy City, I took out the key to the hidden stables from the magic bag. I decided to ask Forenoire to come out.

When I turned the key, Forenoire immediately came out.

'I know it's going to be hard with only moonlight, but can you ask Melatoni to come out?

Brrrrrrrr.

Thank you.

He gave her a quick pat on the neck and then straddled Forenoire's back.

'Alright, let's go.'

"Burrrrrrr.

Forenoir was not afraid of the dark and began to gallop across the land with great energy.　

Originally, he had thought of waking Nadia and Lydia up and moving with three horses, but since the stables didn't house any horses other than Forenoir, the two of them didn't get up until morning.

But apparently that decision was not wrong.

Forenoir was kicking the earth faster than ever before and had less up and down motion, so it felt as if he was flying through the air.

It was enough that if a comparable horse tried to run alongside him, he would surely be crushed.

He was going on a little bit of heeling, thinking that he was a really reliable partner.

Of course, it's hard to have him run all the time, no matter how good of a spirit-possessed horse Forenoire is, and he'll sweat if he runs, so I proceeded with hydration and cleansing magic while being vigilant about my surroundings, so as not to lower Forenoire's strength and motivation.

As the moon was setting and the area was gradually getting brighter, the sky in the east was gradually turning a pale red.

'It's beautiful. Come to think of it, I haven't been able to look at the sky lately.''

As I muttered this, Forenoire, who had been running happily, gradually stalled and began to walk slowly, looking at the sky.

''You really do understand my language, don't you? I envy the Pope for being able to talk to Forenoire.''

"...burrrrr.

Oh, sorry. Oh, it's already in that village. It didn't take you half as long as usual, did it?　That's great, buddy.

As I stroked Forenoire apologetically, I could see the village in the distance.

'They're still asleep at this time of night, and we don't need to stop by this time, do we?

That was when I decided to go through this village this time.

At the same time the key to the hermit's coffin pops out of the magic bag, the key turns by itself in the air and a door appears and opens.

'Ooh, so this is how it works. I can't believe you can put it in a magic bag, but when the person inside wakes up, it pops out.''

As I was surprised by this, Nadia and Lydia came out, looking a little lazy.

''Good morning, Luciel-sama,''

'Good morning. What's up with you two looking so sluggish?

It was Lydia who answered.

''It seems like that dark spirit-sama's magic was so powerful, it's a little weird.

Yeah. That makes sense.

The dark spirit didn't say it was hard to get magic on the two of them either, but they were showing such a gesture that it was a good point.

I dismounted and cast a high heel and purification spell on Forenoire before casting only a purification spell on the two of them.

''How's that?''

Their complexion appears to have recovered........

'I'm feeling much better.

It's always ready to go.

"Burrrrrrr.

They both seemed to be fully recovered and smiled and thanked him for his help.

In addition, he seemed to be saying that Forenoire was also feeling better in terms of strength and mood, which was a bit funny.

'If you two are awake, I don't blame you. Forenoire, may I have the carriage pulled?

Brrrr.

I replied, but the harmonious mood from earlier had changed and I looked away gloomily.

It was Lydia who panicked here.

''As for letting the Spirit of Light-sama pull the carriage.......yes, how about buying a horse in that village?''

That's true. With a carriage, you don't want to be stuck in a carriage in an emergency.

Seeing my sister like that, Nadia's words pointing out the dangers of traveling in a carriage made me change my mind as well.

''Brrrrrrrrrrrr...''

You know better from the forenoon.

I thought I heard such a vision, but I'll leave it at that.

'Well, it's no use. "Well," he said, "why don't you go and rest in the hermit's stables for now, and I may have you running again soon. I may have her running again soon, so get some sleep.

Forenoire showed no resistance, nodding and agreeing to join the hermit's stables.

'I'll see you later then,'

Forenoire didn't reply, but wagged his tail and walked inside.

'Well, let's head to the village. Do you two remember that village?

Is that the village you stopped at before you left for the Holy City?

Oh, that reminds me of something I've seen before.

Both of them answer confidently, but they talk about the village, reflecting on how reckless they were this time.

''As expected, I let them out from a distance and only came here once, so it's only natural that I wouldn't understand. Last time I came here without mentioning much, but since there was a demon tribe in that village over there, I'll ask if there's anything that could give me a clue about the matter of Duchy Blange as well.

Yes, sir.

When I told that to the two people who pretended not to care about their country of origin while thinking about the village chief and the villagers who fought and became demons in that village, they nodded awkwardly, and seemed somewhat relieved by their reply.

And so we were off to the village.