Born Without Magic… So What?

Then the man finally reached them.

After taking a long breath, he looked at both of them and said,

"Are you ready to go?"

"And I’m sorry for being late."

"I had something important to do."

"That’s why I couldn’t come on time."

"Let’s go."

"And remember..."

"Follow me."

"Until we reach the underground entrance, keep some distance from me."

"I’ll walk in front."

"You just follow behind."

"Because it’s illegal to go there."

"Many of the Lord’s soldiers are here disguised as normal people."

"If we walk together, they might become suspicious and follow us."

"So just follow me."

After that, they walked for a few minutes.

Soon, they reached an ordinary-looking house.

The man knocked on the door.

From inside, the door slowly opened.

He entered the house first.

Arya and Miyuki followed him inside.

There were many people inside the house.

They checked both of them.

They inspected their bags and their bodies.

Instead of touching them, they used a magic item to scan their bodies and check whether they were hiding any weapons.

After confirming everything was clear, they allowed them to pass.

Then the three of them entered another room.

Inside, it looked like a completely normal room.

After all three entered...

The door behind them closed.

Arya didn’t react at all.

Then...

The wall in front of them slowly began to move.

It slid to one side.

A hidden staircase appeared, leading downward.

The three of them walked down the stairs.

Soon they reached an underground tunnel.

Before entering, the man handed both Arya and Miyuki a pass.

"Wear this."

"It’s needed for outsiders."

"If you don’t have it, it’ll be dangerous for you."

Both of them quietly wore the passes.

Then they continued walking through the tunnel.

Many guards were standing at regular distances.

Each of them carried weapons and guarded the underground passage.

Magic lamps were fixed along both sides of the tunnel, lighting the entire path.

None of the guards stopped them because they were wearing the proper passes.

After walking for nearly an hour...

They finally reached another staircase leading upward.

When they climbed the stairs and opened the door...

They had finally arrived in the slum area.

The moment they stepped outside...

They saw the huge wall again.

But this time...

They were standing on the other side of it.

Arya looked back.

The underground entrance was hidden inside another ordinary house.

Only then did Arya understand why they couldn’t find the underground route before.

The entrance wasn’t outside.

It was hidden inside a normal house.

That was why it was so difficult to find.

Then, as they walked through the alley, they saw many people lying on the ground because they had taken drugs and other substances.

The houses were old and broken.

People were openly selling drugs in the streets without hiding anything.

Then the man who had brought Arya and Miyuki there stopped walking.

They had reached the center of that place.

The man looked at them and said,

"My work is done here."

"From here, you can go wherever you want."

"But remember..."

"Don’t cause any trouble with anyone."

"You already know the rules of this area."

"You’re only allowed to stay here for today."

"We’ll meet again this afternoon at this same spot."

"Okay?"

Arya nodded.

Then he gave half of the promised money to the man.

The man took it and left.

Arya and Miyuki continued walking forward.

Many gangsters were standing around.

They quietly watched the two of them.

But Arya didn’t care.

He simply kept walking.

After they reached the market area, many people were moving around.

Arya began searching for people.

He asked many people about those who had come from another kingdom.

Some people simply replied that they didn’t know anyone.

Some ignored him completely.

Others even tried to start a fight with them.

After searching for hours...

They finally met three people.

When Arya asked them...

They said they knew people from another kingdom.

They also claimed those people were staying with them.

They said they could take Arya and Miyuki there.

But they wanted some money first.

Arya finally agreed.

He gave them the money.

The moment those three saw the money in Arya’s hand...

Their faces lit up with excitement.

Then they told Arya and Miyuki to follow them.

Arya already knew...

In this place, he couldn’t trust anyone.

Anyone here could easily betray him.

He understood that very well.

But he still decided to follow them.

Because if they were telling the truth...

It could help him a lot.

And if they were lying...

Arya already had an idea prepared.

After they crossed many alleys, they finally reached a big house.

Those three men stopped and said,

"They’re inside this house."

"You can meet them."

Then they went inside the house with them.

When they reached the back side...

Bang!

The door suddenly closed behind them.

Inside, many people were already standing there.

All of them were holding swords and different weapons.

The three men immediately burst into laughter.

Arya knew...

They had been trapped.

Then everyone inside started laughing.

One man shouted,

"Bring the ropes."

"Tie them up."

Another man stepped forward and said,

"First, we’ll take everything from you."

"Then we’ll kill you."

He pointed at Miyuki and laughed.

"And we’ll keep this little girl with us... and have fun with her all night."

The others laughed loudly.

Arya and Miyuki didn’t say a single word.

One of the men looked at them and laughed.

"I think they’re scared."

"That’s why they can’t even say anything."

Arya calmly looked at them and asked,

"I only want to know one thing."

"Do you know people from another kingdom or not?"

Then one man came forward. A sword was in his hand. He stood right in front of Arya and smiled.

"You still don’t understand what we’re saying?"

"Look around."

"You’re trapped here."

"We just fooled you."

Then he slowly placed the sword against Arya’s neck.