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Just how far does it spread out I wonder. I did think about circling around the walls with my broom, but it didn't feel like I would get back before the day darkened, so I gave up.
What's more, the gate was just before me, so there was no need to intentionally fly around it.
I advanced forward for a short time while enjoying the scenery, and then I descended from my broom.
The gate guard came out and silently bowed.
"Hello and welcome, Witch-sama. Excuse me, but may I hear your name?"
This was the usual inspection for entering the country.
"It's Elaina."
"How long will you be staying?"
"I think I'll leave within three days."
"And your Witch's Name?"
"The Witch of Ashes."
"......Witch of Ashes?" The gate guard stared at me.
"Huh? What is it?" I think he became puzzled.
"Ah, no. It's nothing. Excuse me."
The gate guard, who had fixed his appearance, withdrew from my front.
It seems the questions ended with that. I payed one silver as a fee for entering the country and passed through the gate.
"Welcome to the Royal Kingdom of Celestellia."
While receiving such words behind my back.
Part 2
I was put on guard because of its formal name, but the district before my eyes was overflowing with liveliness.
Royal Kingdom of Celestellia is still quite a strange name.
People were coming and going on the ground patterned like interwoven bricks. Happy-looking married couple with child in hands. Children chasing each other. The elderly having a stroll. Just about everyone was immersed in daily life.
I walked.
The tall buildings were lined up on each side of the road and ropes were going between them. Clothes hanging from the rope were sunbathing. It seems they were drying their laundry.
As I took a deep breath I felt a sweet fragrance. There was a vase by one of the windows. The beautiful flowers of various colors could be seen to be shining.
A lovely town was spreading before me, seeming to make me lose my sense of time.
As I walked aimlessly around the district, there appeared one quite imposing building. On that building which was so big that made me think whether it was a Royal Palace, a clock tower was standing. It seemed that the site was quite large, and as it was obstructed by iron fences, I wasn't even able to draw near it.
I looked at the clock tower while strolling along the fence.
Then, I discovered the entrance.
‘Royal Magic Academy’
That's what was written on the gate, so it must be such a place.
So such institution also exists....... there was nothing as kind as this in my country.
I'm quite envious for the kids of this country.
......I'm slightly interested about the interior.
Would it be fine to enter?
Should I just go in?
Let's go in.
I set my foot on its grounds.
"Hey, you. What do you think you are doing?"
Then after walking only a little, I was stopped.
My shoulders got firmly caught.
"Only authorized people can enter here. It is fine to look from the outside, but let's not go into the premises, okay?"
Turning around, there was a robust man standing there. He had swelling muscles and wore a tight suit. It appears he is a gatekeeper.
After dropping his sight to my chest, his attitude underwent a complete change.
"Pardon me. So you are a Witch...... please forgive my impolite speech."
"It's okay."
I shook of his hands and started advancing towards the school once more──
"I'm sorry, but I'd rather you don't go inside."
I was stopped.
"Ah, so it's no use after all?"
"No use."
"Even for a Witch?"
"The order was to unconditionally keep outsiders from entering."
"Whose order was that?"
"It was the order of the noble Witch-sama who manages this academy."
"I'm told that it is in order to not let the knowledge about the ways of teaching leak out outside, because she can't bear the act of being imitated by foreign countries."
"Then, would it be fine if you just closed the gate?"
"We can't have that either. The noble Witch-sama is supposed to arrive at this school anytime now."
Reluctantly, I left.
Bad luck.
It's too early to search for an inn right now.
I continued to loiter around the country.
This country is enjoyable just by walking.
Looking up, there were brooms flying above every house. And they didn't seem to only be flying, but the men sitting on brooms were dropping something down while flying above the houses in zig-zag.
I realized that they were newspaper delivery men after I saw a person coming out onto a balcony and opening up a newspaper there.
As I walked down the main street, I arrived at a street with stalls.
Fruit stores, greengrocers, butchers, and so on were crowding the both sides of the road.
There also appeared to be the bakery-san. There was a "Freshly Baked" signboard on it. There's no lie greater than this. Because it was all crusty.
"Excuse me, bread please."
The granny with good spirit smiled gently.
"It's one copper."
I took out a copper coin from my purse and handed it over to her.
The granny grabbed one loaf and shoved it into the bag. ......Did you grab it with bare hands?
"Here you go. Thank you for buying."
"Yeah......thank you."
After accepting the bread, I strolled the stall street while biting into it. The bread that was clearly not freshly made was hard as a rock.
While walking with bread in hand, I got out of the street stall district.
Then, the figure of a Magician appeared once more. A man with large luggage tied to the broom was talking with the shopkeeper of a cafe.
"I want to deliver this to Amana-san's house on the western district. Transport it with caution, okay? Because it contains an important lunch in it."
"All righty!"
"Will it really......?"
The man gave the grimacing shopkeeper a backward glance and slowly rose up, then flew off to somewhere.
I see, so he's doing delivery by using broom.
It appears that the Magician population of this country is quite high.
I also understand the reason of there being an academy that taught Magic.
Not only delivering things like luggage and newspapers, there were also Magicians who transported people. They were flying in the sky while fastened in the luggage carrier of the broom. ──That said, it appears that transporting people alone was impossible, so they were working in pairs. It seems that one side was manag...
There were Magicians not just in the sky but also on the ground.
On the shoulder of the main street, there were those who entertained people by demonstrating Magic.
People who moved puppets with Magic and did drama plays.
People who offered excitement by singing while livening up the place with Magic (by producing things like snow).
Every Magician was lively.
By the way, there's something that has been on my mind.
I do think that it's a good thing that these Magicians were living full of smiles, but isn't that difficult?
So I decided to ask.
Asking about something you don't know is the most efficient path, right?
"Excuse me―"
I found a square of the district by chance.
I called out to the Magician woman (she didn't wear robe nor had brooch, so I figure she is a Mage) who was sitting on the bench and was reading a book.
"Hm? What is it?"
The woman looked at me with a gentle expression.