The moment Callius and Lirienne stepped onto the lands of Aurora City, they were both surprised.
Though, in the end, it didn't take too long for them to regain their composure.
Because Lirienne was a girl who dealt with a number of people none would have dealt, and Callius was Callius.
"Let's go. We got a lot to do."
Saying that, Callius signaled Lirienne, and she nodded in response while leaving the place.
'Now, we should first find a good place to stay.'
That was what was on his mind.
'Because we will stay there for a long amount of time. Let's check the places that are in the game first.'
Thinking that, Callius started walking while looking around, remembering the things he did in the game.
As for the Lirienne, things were slightly different.
'So, this is what the strongest human kingdom's capital looks like?'
In the end, even if she was a princess that didn't have much attention from the audience, she was still a princess.
'This is insane.'
And that was all she could say.
In the first place, there is a reason why the Empire is the strongest force on the continent.
It is not only reliant on the military but also reliant on the brain side.
'We have never had such things even in our palace.'
And, just like a curious child that has seen a new type of toy in her life, Lirienne, too, was watching everything.
Which put a smile on Callius' face.
'She looks like a country pumpkin.'
That was what he thought….
And just like that, Callius led the way, and Lirienne followed.
*****
"This is the place."
After walking around for a while, we finally reached a place where I wanted to be.
Now, because the game Chronicles of Aeris was an 'RPG' game, it had a ridiculous amount of elements that affected the world and the daily life of the player.
And one of them was house design.
Yes.
You could basically buy a house and design it according to your tastes in the game.
And for that, you had a lot of options.
You could put importance on location, or you could put importance on the facilities that your house had.
"Welcome to our Real Estate, sir, miss."
And now I was in front of a place that sold houses in this district.
A woman who had classic serious clothes all over her was looking at me with a smile.
Nodding my head in response, I started walking to the place the woman directed me.
"What kind of house are you looking for, sir?"
Because Lirienne was looking at the pictures displayed on the walls with a curious face, the woman understood that the responsible person would be me.
"I want a detached house."
"I see. If that is what you want, I can show you some suggestions; please come over."
And just like that, the woman started showing the houses in the catalog.
'Wow, to think even the houses would be the same as the one in the game. It seems the butterfly effect didn't change those details.'
Although I expected reality would be different from the game, in some cases, it seems it didn't differ.
'Then let's go with this one.'
"What is your decision?"
"This one seems okay."
Signaling the house the woman last shown me, I said.
"I see. That is a good decision."
The woman said while looking at me with her professional smile.
Though, inside her eyes, I could see a slight twitch.
'Nah, inside, you are just ridiculing me.'
Because the house I bough said to be cursed, and its price was going downhill.
"Is that so?"
I said nonchalantly.
"It is."
"Then, what about this lady over here? What does she think?"
Though she was happy that I bought that house, she also understood that I was loaded. Therefore, she tried to get me to buy another house that was a lot more expensive.
"What she thinks doesn't matter. I am the one paying."
Though in the end, a freeloader's opinion won't matter.
What did they say?
'Beggars can't be choosers.'
"….."
Hearing this, the woman had a slightly irritated expression on her face and threw a fast glance at Lirienne, who was looking around without knowing anything about this conversation.
"If that is the case, we can start the process right away. Let me take the documents first."
After saying that, the woman left and got the papers.
The following was a procedure that was pretty straightforward without much to say about it.
After that, we left the place and went to the house that I had bought.
Now coming, the reason why I bought this house, it was pretty simple.
The house I chose was something that has been bothering the estate for a while.
Because whenever the house was rented or sold, the people who were staying there were unable to sleep and got sick in the end.
And the reason for that was unknown.
At least at the beginning.
Now, since the game was an RPG, it had a lot of Easter Eggs that were for those geeks who liked details.
And one of them was this house that I was buying.
You can even say that was why I directly decided to buy a house even before I started exploring the city.
Because that was one of my goals.
Standing in front of the house that had a pretty good design and was well-kept, I thought.
'Such a dense amount of raw mana around.'
The reason why people that were staying in this house were unable to sleep was related to the mana.
In the game, after investigating a little bit about this house, the player would be able to learn the mana of this house.
Because of this raw amount of mana, people were basically getting mana poisoned, and their body functions were not working properly.
'Though, I will use that to my advantage.'
That was what I thought.
Because that was easily negatable by using mana breathing while sleeping, which would also increase the rate of a person's development as a mage.
Just like that, I stepped into the house that I knew I would be staying at for a while, with the future villainess trailing behind me.
"Now, it is time to grind."
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With this, volume two is officially started. Now, after a small arc for Lirienne to awaken, the academy will start.
Hope you enjoyed reading thus far.
