Volume 2 Chapter 4 (1/2)

Volume 2 Chapter 4: Different Sensations of Different Cities

Is that the City of Water?」

The City of Water Sylvesta, facing the sea and rivers, had a very conspicuous monument of a giant anchor placed at the center of it.

I got off from Berzelia when it entered my sight.

Then, I put the transpiration bag on the ground, which I was wearing on my back, then called out.

「Heey, are you okay, Marion? We have arrived.」

「S-stopped…?　B-but, my, my head is… Spinning…」

A trembling voice came from the inside. For the time being, it seems that she is conscious.

「Marion, you can come out after you calm down. When you come out the City of Water will be right in front of you.」

After announcing that, I stretch.

It smells of a sea breeze.

Since the sea was visible from here it was natural, but that was a very different sensation from the City of Stars.

It really feels like we arrived to a city of a completely different nature.

And while I was thinking how nice it was that my first rather long distance journey as a carrier went so well—

「Phew… Yeah, my hands and legs are bursting after all」

I shook my stiffened limbs.

「As expected, lengthy travel is impossible with just one riding skill.」

When I was a dragon knight, I had several passive skills which allowed me to continuously ride Berzelia with her super speed.

However, now that I have become a carrier, I basically cling to her with the raw power of my attributes.

Thanks to the past transportation, various skills can now be used and the riding time has increased. However, there seems to be a limit, I thought, shaking my arms.

「Sorry, Master. If only I could adjust my movements better…」

Berzelia, who returned to her human form, said a bit dejected.

With her power being too large, she gained a lot of speed with one flutter of her wings.

For floating, magic can be used to rise slowly, but to move forward the use of wings becomes necessary. So in a way, that’s unavoidable—

「I still lack practice. When we take such things into account, I really lack growth after all.」

Berzelia, with a dark face, made a strained smile.

Usually very lively, she sometimes has such moments. It also happened in the days of the Great war with the Demon Lord.

And so, I patted her head with a bit of a nostalgic feeling.

「It’s okay, Berzelia. There are no complaints about your strength and speed. Besides, you no longer shake down everything you have on you like you did in the past, so you did grow. There is no need to be sad.」

Then, Berzelia rubbed her cheek on my hand and nodded.

「Yes… Thank you, Master. Then, this time, I’ll stop despairing at this!」

「Good, good, that’s the spirit.」

After confirming that Berzelia regained her energy I look at the transportation bag that I put on the ground. Some of Marion already peeked outside.

「T-The sea, it’s really right in front of us already—— It’s the City of Water… Just a moment ago we were on the other side of the mountains……」

Appearing somewhat amazed she looked at the sea.

「Didn’t I just say that we arrived?」

「N-no, it’s not like I was doubting you. It’s the feeling, that we instantly covered the distance that should have taken several days, has finally caught up with me, so I’m just excited, or rather, wondering if maybe those are hallucinations caused by excessive shaking… Yes, it hurts, so it’s not a dream.」

Marion kept muttering that while pinching her cheek. And she is a bit unsteady, is she actually fine?

After all, with this way of transportation, it may be safest to use restorative potion immediately after landing.

While thinking that, I waited for Marion to regain her strength—

「T-then, let’s go?」

「Yes. I’m looking forward to seeing the City of Water, Sylvestre!」

「Yup! I’m very excited thinking about what we might be able to taste there!」

And so we go into the City of Water.

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Immediately after entering the City of Water we went to the heart of the city. Because—

…Well, first of all, we had to complete the request we undertook at the City of Stars.

The request is the escort of Marion to this city and delivery of Dort’s package to a branch of the merchant’s guild of this city.

That’s why I went straight through the center of the city and came to the branch of the merchant’s guild.