The coachman quickly interjected, thinking that Grace would refuse.
“I’ll only charge you the basic fare! Oh, please help me. I haven’t had any customers lately.”
“…Well, then…”
Grace finally nodded her head. After all, the sun was already at its zenith, and she knew that there were people watching over her even if she couldn’t see them.
As the coachman opened the carriage door, he asked Grace, “By the way, why are you going to the Gate Management Office? Are you going on a trip?”
He looked down at Grace’s empty hands. She didn’t have any luggage to suggest that she was going on a trip.
“…My husband has business related to that place…”
“I see! All right!”
Grace didn’t say anything else and just nodded her head. It seemed like any further conversation would be awkward.
Grace sat alone in the carriage, lost in her own thoughts until they arrived at their destination.
‘Benjamin gets criticized for this.’
In truth, her husband had no connection to the invention or research of the Gate. He simply invested money and provided high-quality magic stones for the Gate. However, among those associated with the Gate, the most famous was Benjamin Felton.
As a nobleman who was known for his integrity and had support from the common people and minor nobles, journalists didn’t miss the opportunity to criticize him.
‘So he confesses to Aria about his suffering and receives comfort from her.’
Thinking about it, it wasn’t particularly strange that he fell in love with her. Of course, he had already been attracted to Aria before that.
‘If I fix this, will Benjamin not love Aria deeply anymore?’
The process of repairing the damage caused by the Gate’s malfunction revolves around Benjamin, Aria, and Sylvester, which leads to the story about West.
‘I forgot about this even though it was such a big event.’
However, even if Benjamin didn’t receive comfort from Aria, he would have fallen in love with her. No, he already had feelings for her.
Grace thought she wouldn’t think about Benjamin anymore, but still remembered how Benjamin smiled at Aria and gave her a gift box.
“….”
Smack!
Grace slapped her cheeks hard with her own hands.
‘Get a grip.’
What was she even doing? Trying to cling to something that’s already over. Benjamin was always just “generally” affectionate towards everyone.
‘I can’t forget that.’
As Grace was lost in thought, the carriage soon arrived in front of the Gate Management Office.
She paid the driver and got off the carriage. The entrance was crowded with people.
“Ugh…”
As she saw the crowded people, she felt suffocated again.
‘Not again.’
Grace really hated crowded places. It was one of the many things she had in common with her past life.
She held her breath and stepped into the Gate Management Office. The sound of people bustling around could be heard.
Grace looked around. She was a stranger to magic and the gate, but before the accident, she used to feel strange currents flowing from her surroundings.
‘Because accidents that happen suddenly are not accidents, but more like terrorism.’
Or at least the cause should be directly specified.
Most of the unknown accidents were treated as accidents because there was a culprit, but they were not caught.
It might be Grace’s arbitrary judgment, but being careful with people wouldn’t hurt.
‘It’s fortunate that the incident hasn’t happened yet.’
Anyway, Grace couldn’t know the cause. She knew her limits. There was only one thing she had to do now.
She had to make Benjamin investigate the state of the gate thoroughly and induce him to prevent a “gate disaster” from happening.
To calm her queasy stomach, Grace leaned against a pillar in the corner.
‘Magic motion sickness.’
There are two types of magic motion sickness. One is caused by using a magical tool with a specific magical formula that doesn’t match, and the other is caused by distorted magical formula flowing out.
To be precise, there are three types, but only two are known to the general public.
‘I don’t know if the gate disaster is really caused by a distorted magical formula. But to check the formula, I have to check the entire magical tool, so I can eventually find the cause.’
Grace nodded her head and decided to choose the fastest way. It was simple.
She just had to walk slowly through the crowd and take deep breaths outside.
At that moment, the tension would rise, and the knight who was hiding and escorting her would see it.
All of Grace’s actions were being recorded, and they had not yet been reported to Benjamin.
The condition for reporting to him was when a problem occurred with Grace.
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