She Professed Herself The Pupil Of The Wiseman

Chapter 127 - 87: Their New Trip (3)

Seeing how reliable and sturdy the golem looked, Mira said that. Hebi replied with a short but energetic 「My pleasure」 while nodding.

The wheels began rattling while a pleasant swaying spread through the wagon. Their land trip felt calm and easy in a different way than the air one was, Mira had only been thinking about speed when flying, but she realized that hearing that rhythmic rattling did not feel that bad either as she glanced at the scenery outside the window.

Their trip was uneventful until they reached the city of Sarut at around noon.

Hebi had looked up the address of the Union beforehand, so she carefully led the golem through the city. They were going through a rather well-known street, lined with shops, the street full of people and other carriages. As Mira looked out the window, she saw multiple other carriages being pulled by similar golems, which finally made Hebi's reasoning click in her head.

Most of the buildings in Sarut were made out of wood, while larger or more important ones were made of stone. It felt like she was going through the set of a western movie, seeing many buildings with elaborate designs replicating that style. The entire city was like that, maintaining a certain harmony of wood and stone that formed a peculiar scene.

While Mira was entranced by the scenery, they arrived at a two story stone building. The entrance looked like that of a palace, with the symbol that represented the Union throughout the continent carved in it.

「Well, I'll be going then.」

Arlon got ready to disembark the wagon since he had to go request permission to enter the Libra Fortress.

The paperwork took around five minutes to finish, and when Hebi saw that Arlon was back and everything was in order, she put the wagon in motion again.

After that they went to a large inn. It was known for having a really good stable and garage, which Hebi had re

All those factors combined defined a carriage's speed and reach, so they would be chosen depending on one's destination. Since the Libra Fortress was surrounded by rocky mountains, the group had to choose one fit for that terrain. The taxi Hebi found had two drivers, and was pulled by two golems that were even bigger than the one Hebi had used earlier.

After the group boarded the taxi, which also had a considerable speed on top of strength, and headed into the mountains, Hebi hesitantly kept turning to look at Mira. For some reason, ever since they had boarded the carriage she had barely spoken a word. Hebi was growingly uneasy, wondering if the carriage she had chosen was not of Mira's liking, or if her forcing her way there had Mira miffed.

(There were so many golems there, even some shikigamis… but why wasn't there a single summoning…)

Mira was resting her chin on the window frame, looking at the trees and plants becoming smaller and sparser as they went deeper into the mountains, lost in thought wondering if summoning had also become withered like the plants out there.

It did not take much longer for Arlon to notice something was happening between the two and spoke to them. Hebi's insecurities were quickly swept away as Mira explained that she was not displeased with her, but that as a summoner she felt saddened to not see a single summoner driving a carriage.

Meanwhile Arlon mentioned that summoners that could summon flying entities like Garuda would hold way more important duties, and stood at a higher point compared to a taxi carriage driver, which made Mira feel better for a while.

After that the group posed as a party of adventurers, ending their trip with no issues and arrived at the Libra Fortress.