Chapter 26 - On The Flower of Lightning (1)

There were several places where carriages gathered on the Luminus grounds. All were managed by large trading companies, famous for taking one anywhere on the continent if one paid. But when asked about Wyheim, the answers were all the same.

"We don't handle carriages going to Wyheim."

"..."

"It takes ages just to get in, the road is rough, and all the customers are rude. No matter how much money you offer, we don't want to go."

"...You're saying this to my face?"

"...Are you a mage?"

Given the situation, he couldn't return to Wyheim immediately. He had no choice but to stay here for one night and find some way to travel the next day. It was annoying, but there was no other option.

The fortunate thing was that he had some spare money on hand. Thanks to Ena, who had provided quite a lot. He had tried to refuse, thinking he wouldn't need to spend money, but that would have been a big mistake. He'd had enough experience with sleeping rough as a child and didn't want to repeat it.

Should I find a room first and then look around?

Acel thought this as he looked around the street...