Born Without Magic… So What?

A few days later...

Arya and Miyuki finally reached the area near the town.

From there, they could see the entire town from that high place.

The town was bigger than Butwal Town.

It was almost two times bigger than Butwal Town.

Around the town’s border stood a huge stone wall.

In front of it flowed a wide river.

There was a giant wooden gate.

The gate also worked as a bridge.

When they arrived that morning, many people and carriages were already waiting outside because the gate was still closed.

Arya’s carriage also joined the line.

Many other carriages were already standing in front of them.

Then...

A signal came from the guard tower.

The huge heavy wooden gate slowly moved downward.

After a few minutes...

The gate touched the ground.

The moment it landed, a loud sound echoed everywhere, and dust rose into the air.

A few moments later...

Another gate inside slowly opened.

Many guards came outside and stood in line.

Then they started checking everyone before allowing them to enter the town.

One carriage after another was inspected.

After nearly half an hour...

It was finally Arya’s carriage’s turn.

The guards checked his carriage.

Then they asked for his ID card.

Arya showed them the ID cards.

After checking them, they allowed Arya and Miyuki to enter the town.

Before Arya left the village, he had gone to the village office.

There was no one there.

He wanted to make ID cards.

But to create a village ID card, the village head’s approval was needed.

The village head was already dead.

So Arya sent a Shadow Monster to the mountain to search for the village head’s body.

The village head was dead.

His body had been cut into five pieces.

After the Shadow Monster entered his body, it joined all of his body parts together.

Then the Shadow Monster brought the body to the village office.

There was a magic item that scanned the village head’s face.

Luckily...

It still worked.

Because the village head’s face hadn’t been damaged.

Using it, Arya created two village ID cards.

One for himself.

And one for Miyuki.

But Arya knew...

These ID cards only worked inside this kingdom.

He still needed an Adventurer Guild Card.

Then they entered the town.

The town’s name was Sunlight Town.

When Arya and Miyuki entered the town, they moved forward because the Adventurer Guild was in the middle of the town.

As they rode the horse carriage through the town, they saw many large houses, hotels, shops, and restaurants.

After a few minutes, the carriage reached the market area.

It was very busy.

There were shops on both sides of the road, and many people were shopping there.

Many other carriages were also moving through the streets, while people walked from one shop to another.

After a few more minutes, the horse carriage finally passed through the busy market area.

Soon...

They reached the guild.

The guild building was huge.

Its name was Sunlight Guild, named after the town itself.

Arya and Miyuki parked the horse carriage at the side.

Then they entered the guild.

The moment they opened the door...

Many people were gathered inside.

Some were sitting around tables with their parties.

Others were standing in front of the notice board.

There were many receptionists standing behind the reception counter.

In front of the reception area, there was a line of adventurers.

There were four receptionists working there.

When Arya and Miyuki entered...

Everyone looked at them.

Not because they were from outside.

But because Arya was only thirteen years old, and Miyuki was only ten.

As they walked toward the reception area, one man laughed.

"Hey, are you two lost, kids?"

"This isn’t a place to play."

"Go back to your mom."

Everyone around him laughed.

But Arya and Miyuki didn’t care.

They quietly joined the line.

After a few minutes...

It was finally their turn.

A receptionist smiled at them.

"Hi."

"How can I help you?"

"My name is Emi."

"What are your names?"

Arya answered,

"My name is Haruto."

"And her name is Aisha."

"We’re here to become adventurers."

Emi looked surprised.

"But..."

"Only those who are sixteen years old or older can normally join."

"You’re still children."

"You can’t join yet."

Arya calmly replied,

"But we’re strong."

"We may be kids, but we still want to join the guild."

Emi smiled gently.

"If you really want to join..."

"Then you’ll have to take the entrance test first."

"And remember..."

"It won’t be easy."

"Many beginners fail the test and can’t become adventurers."

"So think about it one more time."

Without any hesitation...

Both of them answered together.

"We’re ready."

Then Emi smiled and said,

"If you want to take the test, just fill out these forms."

She handed both of them one form each.

Arya and Miyuki quietly filled out the forms.

After they finished, Emi took them back and checked them.

Then she said,

"Okay."

"But you can’t take the test today."

"Our Guild Master and the other examiners are out of town."

"So you’ll have to wait."

"They’ll return after three days."

"When they come back, you can take the test."

Arya nodded.

"Okay."

"Then we’ll stay here for three days."

After that, Arya and Miyuki left the guild.

When they stepped outside, Arya looked at the horse carriage.

Now they didn’t need it anymore.

It would only become a problem to park it everywhere.

So he decided to sell it.

A few hours later, they sold the carriage and received money for it.

Using that money, they went to a restaurant.

The upper floor also had rooms where people could stay.

It was like a small hotel.

They paid for the rooms and ate dinner first.

After finishing their meal, they went upstairs.

A young worker girl guided them to their rooms.

When they reached the first floor, she stopped outside their rooms.

This time, Arya didn’t take only one room.

He rented two rooms.

One for himself.

And another for Miyuki.

Both rooms were side by side.

The worker girl handed them the room keys.

Before leaving, she smiled and said,

"If you need anything, just tell me."

"I’ll bring it for you."

Then she smiled once more and left.

Before entering his room, Arya looked at Miyuki.

"Okay."

"Go and get some rest."

"Freshen up."

"We’ll meet again after two hours."

Miyuki nodded.

Then both of them entered their own rooms.

Then when Arya entered the room, he sat on the bed for a moment.

He remained silent.

Because he was thinking about something.

Then anger slowly appeared on his face.

He realized that what he had to do...

He wasn’t doing.

Instead, he had been doing something else.

He could search for people by himself and try to get clues.

But after meeting Miyuki, he realized something.

If he worked alone, he might be able to find them.

But he wouldn’t be able to defeat them.

Because they were far stronger than him.

And he wasn’t going to fight only one person.

There were thousands of them.

That was why he made a decision.

No matter how many years it took...

He would gain power.

He would gain knowledge about this world.

He would build an army.

And one day...

He would rule this world.

For that...

He could do anything.

From now on, his main goal was searching for the people who had killed his mother and father.

That goal would never change.

Because he still believed...

Someone from that day was still alive.

Someone knew the truth.

If he could find even the smallest clue...

It would help him a lot.

After making up his mind...

Arya stood up and walked outside.

He went downstairs to the bathroom.

Most hotels in this town didn’t have bathrooms inside the rooms.

Only nobles or rich people could afford rooms like that.

There were two public bathrooms.

One for women.

And one for men.

Arya entered the men’s bathroom and took a bath.

After finishing, he returned to his room.

Two hours later...

Both of them met downstairs in the restaurant area.

They sat at a table together.

Then they ordered some food.

While waiting for it, Arya looked at Miyuki.

"For now..."

"We can stay here like this."

"Now we’ll go around the town and search for clues."

After that, they finished their meal and went out of the restaurant.

Then they began searching everywhere.

They asked everyone about people who had come from another kingdom.

After searching for hours...

They still couldn’t find anything.

Then Arya said,

"Even if we keep searching for another week..."

"We still won’t find them."

"Because if they’re here..."

"They’ll never tell anyone that they’re from another kingdom."

"But while asking around..."

"I learned something else."

"There’s another way to enter this town."

"I think the people who came from another kingdom used that route."

"And if they’re really here..."

"They’ll most likely be in the east area of this town."

"Because many poor people live there."

"And that area is dangerous."

"There are many drug dealers and drunk people everywhere."

After talking for a few more minutes...

Both of them finally made their decision.

They would go to that area.

They knew it was a dangerous place.

But from this point on...

Their journey would become even more dangerous.