Volume 5 Chapter 2 (1/2)

Volume 5 Chapter 2: City of Spirits

Translator: “Pink Tea” Editor: ”Ryunakama”

After leaving the City of Raging Sands and passing through a few post towns, we finally reached our destination.

The city adjacent to the hilly area which is filled with riches of nature.

「Ehm, Master, this is the City of Spirits, Velutina, right?」

When we entered the town Berzelia asked me with a spark in her eyes.

「Yes, that’s what’s written on the map… And what’s more important, that’s what was written on the signboard at the town gates. 『Warm Welcome from the City of Spirits!』.」

「Warm welcome, huh…… Which reminds me, it is pretty warm here. Even though the sunlight is not that strong, the air is nice and warm.」

Berzelia beside me, who was speaking excitedly, tilted her head. The one to reply was the carbuncle sitting on my shoulder, Daisy.

「That’s to be expected, Beze. This is the city famous for its hot springs. Some even call it the city of hot springs after all. There are hot springs all over the place. Look, over there, can you see steam rising?」

She said to Berzelia while pointing with a front paw in a certain direction.

「Ah, you are right. And there is also a smell of flowers coming from there.」

「A special trait of the local hot springs. The surrounding magic power of nature merges with them, creating this smell.」

「I see. But even with such strange hot springs, it didn’t get the name of Hot Spring City?」

「Well, that’s to be expected. There are many spirits and spirit-like folks living here. That’s where the name came from.」

Hearing these words Berzelia overlooked the surroundings and then nodded.

「Right…… There are many spirits around. Right, Master? There are some walking over there as well.」

「Yeah, you are right, that girl is a spirit.」

In the direction where Berzelia’s gaze pointed was a girl with small half-transparent wings on her head.

It’s a spirit. But she is not the only one.

「From what I saw on the main street, almost half are various spirits of some kind.」

Just as one might expect from the place called the City of Spirits, it was full of spirits.

「When we just entered the city I already saw that there are many of them, but they are really commonplace here. 」

「A couple of them were at the University of Magic, but it’s quite unusual to see them in any other town. It’s surprising to see so many of them.」

「It’s like the jewel on my chest, the parts made from the magic power stand out quite a lot, so you can instantly tell if you see a spirit on the street.」

Saying that she touched the jewel on her chest.

「Though there might be a difference in how well they can be seen depending on magic power. But having those wings increases the chances of being attacked by monsters or targeted by humans with ill intentions. So many spirits prefer to hide them with hoods……」

「That’s the same for Carbuncles. ……But since everyone makes no such attempts here, it must mean that this place is safe. Though it might be because of how many of them are here.」

「You are right, Beze. If they can feel at ease here, then it’s a good thing. But what’s more important, this is the place where we can repair the spear of my dear friend!」

I nodded with a wry smile.

「Haha, yes, it saves us a lot of trouble. This weapon is pretty high maintenance, but we finally reached the stage where just need to use water from『the Spring of Spirits』to finish the repairs.」

Back then when I was still a dragon knight, it was usually impossible to repair a weapon that was broken this badly.

……The sword and spear that I mainly use are ancient stuff that were given to me by the royal family along with The Helm of the Dragon Knight King……

They are completely different from the weapons used in this day and age even when it comes to the materials, so fixing them is not an easy task.

So it’s a real relief to know that we are just one step away from the finish.

「I’m really grateful to you, Daisy.」