Born Without Magic… So What?

After walking for nearly half an hour, they finally reached the slum area.

It was much bigger than Arya had expected.

This area was also the most dangerous place in the town because most of the criminals lived here.

But if Sunlight Town was such a rich town...

Then why didn’t they remove this area from the town?

To know that history...

Let’s go back ten years.

Back then, this area wasn’t like the current one.

Before, many ordinary people lived here.

There were also many farms around the area.

But everything changed after the Lord’s third son returned here after finishing his studies in another kingdom.

The Lord didn’t know what had happened to him.

Because during his time there, he had become addicted to drugs and many other bad habits.

When he saw this area...

He thought it was the best place for his plan.

He asked his father to give this area to him.

The Lord agreed because he believed his son would build factories that would help the growth of Sunlight Town.

But instead...

He built drug factories.

He also imported drugs from other places.

He even created underground routes to secretly supply the drugs.

Later, when the Lord learned the truth, he tried to stop him.

The Lord closed all of the factories.

But after some time...

They reopened underground.

The Lord couldn’t give his own son the death penalty.

Because of that, he only kicked him out.

But his son never truly left.

Now...

He still lived in this area.

And he had become the main boss of the entire slum area.

Now the whole area was controlled by him.

Many people worked under him.

That was why it was no longer possible to remove the slum area.

Now, the Sunlight Town soldiers were not allowed to enter there.

The Lord of this town had tried many times to take the area back.

But after several battles between the Lord’s army and the slum people...

Many people were injured.

Many also died.

The people living there also supported the Lord’s third son.

Because of that, it became even harder to capture the place.

In the end...

The Lord finally stopped the war.

After that, he built a huge wall around the area to separate it.

But even now...

The slum people still entered the city through underground routes.

Because many nobles secretly supported him from behind.

That was why he became even stronger.

When Arya and Miyuki reached the place...

A huge wall stood before them.

Many soldiers were guarding the wall and the border.

Five years ago, the slum had been part of Sunlight Town.

But later...

It was removed from Sunlight Town and became a separate place.

The main gate was tightly closed.

Only people with the Lord’s permission could enter from there.

But there was another way...

Through the underground route.

Miyuki looked at Arya and said,

"If we go through the underground route, it’ll be dangerous."

"There are many people guarding that place."

"It’ll only create more problems for us."

"Why don’t we just fly over the wall?"

Arya shook his head.

"I know."

"You’re right."

"But there’s a problem."

Miyuki looked confused.

"What problem?"

Arya replied,

"If we fly over the wall while invisible..."

"They’ll still know our location."

"Because there are detection magic items that can detect invisible people."

"That’s why."

"If I go there alone first and then come back here to take you using Teleport..."

"It would be much easier."

"But that would create an even bigger problem for us."

"Because to enter the slum normally..."

"We need permission from the slum area."

"If we get that permission, we can move around freely."

"But if we go there directly..."

"They’ll think we’re from Sunlight Town."

"And they’ll believe we’re their enemies."

"Then searching for clues there will become much harder."

Then Arya and Miyuki decided to enter through the underground route.

But they didn’t know where the entrance was.

So they tried searching for it.

No matter how much they searched...

They couldn’t find it.

Because the entrance was well hidden.

After searching for a long time...

They learned that some people could take others there if they were paid.

Then both of them met a man who was a member of the slum area.

But before meeting him, Arya knew that if he went there in his real form, they wouldn’t take him seriously because they would think he was only a kid.

So before meeting the man, Arya changed his appearance into an eighteen-year-old young man.

Miyuki couldn’t change her appearance.

So they decided to act as brother and sister.

Since both of them had white hair, it didn’t look suspicious.

After that, they met the man.

He looked at them and asked,

"Why do you want to go there?"

"It’s a very dangerous place."

"And what’s your purpose for going there?"

Arya calmly replied,

"Hi."

"My name is Haruto."

"And she’s my sister, Miyuki."

"We both lost our parents."

"We’re from a remote area."

"After a monster attack, we got separated from them."

"We heard that some of the people who escaped with them are living there."

"We’re searching for them."

The man nodded slightly.

"If that’s the reason..."

"Then it’s possible."

"But it’ll cost you."

Arya replied,

"That’s fine."

"I can pay you."

"You just have to take us there."

The man nodded again.

"Okay."

"Then we’ll meet here tomorrow."

"Bring the money with you."

"And remember..."

"Before entering, they’ll check everything."

"So don’t bring anything suspicious."

"If you try to kill someone there..."

"They won’t hesitate to kill you."

"So stay alert."

"Tomorrow morning."

"Six o’clock."

"We’ll meet here."

"I’ll take you there."

After saying that, the man left.

A few minutes later...

Arya and Miyuki also returned to the place where they were staying.

Inside Arya’s room...

Miyuki was lying on the bed.

Arya was standing nearby.

Before returning there, Arya had already changed his appearance back to normal.

But he knew someone might follow them.

So he used Miyuki’s ring to create an illusion.

Anyone following them would still see Arya as the same eighteen-year-old young man.

After entering the room...

Arya and Miyuki waited quietly.

The person who had been following them finally left.

He had only come to check them.

Because everyone who wanted to enter the slum was investigated first.

Anyone could be one of the Lord’s people.

That was why they were always careful.

Inside the room...

Arya stood beside the window and quietly looked outside.

Then Arya said,

"Tomorrow, after we enter there, anything can happen to us."

"But don’t worry."

"We can handle them."

"But first..."

"Our main purpose is to find people from my village or from the nearby villages."

"If we find even a small clue..."

"It’ll help us a lot."

Then Arya gave the ring back to Miyuki.

"I don’t need this anymore."

"Take it."

Miyuki looked at him and asked,

"But when you took my ring before, I didn’t return to my real form."

"I still looked like a human."

Arya replied,

"When I created the illusion..."

"I also made you look like a human."

"That’s why other people still saw you as a human."

"Back on our first day here, I created invisible barriers."

"I made three of them."

"One outside..."

"And two inside."

"Because of those barriers, I’ll know if anyone enters them."

"I’ll also know if someone is secretly listening to us."

Miyuki nodded, then asked,

"If we find someone there..."

"What guarantee do we have that he or she will tell us the truth?"

Arya calmly replied,

"Don’t worry about that."

"I know how to make them tell the truth."

"For now..."

"Just get some rest."

"We’ll meet tomorrow morning at five."

"Okay?"

A few minutes later, Miyuki left the room and returned to her own room.

Arya stayed alone in his room.

The next morning...

Both of them got ready.

They left the room and went outside.

After walking for a few minutes...

Arya changed his appearance back into the eighteen-year-old form.

Then Arya and Miyuki reached the place where they had met that man.

But...

He wasn’t there yet.

Arya looked at the time shown by the System.

6:03 AM.

The man was still nowhere to be seen.

Miyuki looked at Arya.

"What if he doesn’t come?"

"What if he just lied to us?"

Arya calmly replied,

"Let’s wait here."

"For another half an hour."

They waited there for nearly an hour.

But the man still didn’t come.

Miyuki looked at Arya and said,

"I was right."

"He isn’t coming."

"He just lied to us."

Then Arya looked around.

He didn’t see anyone there besides the two of them.

Arya quietly said,

"I think you’re right."

"It’s been an hour."

"Let’s go."

Just as both of them turned around to leave...

A few footsteps suddenly echoed from behind them.

The man finally arrived there.

He was breathing heavily, as if he had rushed all the way there.