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Volume 10 Chapter 290

The Hero and the Human Kingdom

「Tet, are you sure this is the way?」
「Yeah!」
Akari followed Tet’s guidance, walking through the forest.
Following the goddess’s instructions, she decided to first visit the nearby human kingdom.
There were no maintained roads, making the journey quite challenging for an ordinary girl. However, thanks to the various skills granted by the goddess, it was not difficult for Akari at all.
After walking for a while, they emerged from the forest.
Before Akari and Tet’s eyes spread a vast grassland with a clear view.
Further ahead, a large city came into view, surrounded by high walls.
It was the very image of a city in another world that Akari had seen in anime and manga from her original world.
「Amazing…… It really feels like another world!」
Although in Akari’s original world, there were countries with similar cities dating back to the Middle Ages, for her, who had never traveled abroad, the city in front of her had enough appearance to make her recognize that this was indeed another world.
「Come to think of it, I don’t have any ID……」
Akari had secretly read the light novels her brother used to read.
In those light novels, there were scenes where the protagonist reincarnated into another world and was stopped by guards when trying to enter a nearby town.
「The guards—-」
Akari squinted and looked at the gate set in part of the wall surrounding the city.
「……They’re there. Of course」
Although it was not within the range normally visible to ordinary humans, Akari could clearly see the expressions of the guards and even the patterns on the equipment they wore.
Unconsciously, she was using the skill .
With this , anything related to eyes was possible.
Seeing distant places with .
Reading the thoughts of others with .
Seeing beyond obstacles with .
Seeing a little into the future with .
Seeing past events with .
Skills like momentarily stopping time with were also available.
By the way, Akari’s was an upgraded version of the skill held by the Holy Knight Shin, which didn’t require her to shorten her lifespan to stop time.
Furthermore, it also contained sub-skills such as , which brings those who see her eyes under her control, and , which forcibly induces a state of『Fear』.
If it weren’t for a certain Sage in this world, Akari would have had the power to control this world with just .
「What should we do, Tet?」
There were many ways to go about it, such as brainwashing the guards with the skill or stopping time and sneaking into the city during that time, but since she didn’t fully understand her own skills, Akari was pondering how to enter the city.
「You’ll be fine, Akari. You have the skills given by the goddess」
Tet urged Akari to keep going.
「But I don’t know how to use my skills……」
「Akari, if you want to do something… …you just have to wish for it」
Indeed, she’s already using clairvoyance unconsciously.
「And even if it doesn’t work out, Tet will figure something out. Trust in Tet!」
「Y-yeah. Got it…… Let’s go then」
Although she lacked confidence in her own skills, since Tet, who was a god, said she would manage somehow, Akari started walking towards the city.
「Huh? Miss, all alone?」
One of the guards noticed Akari, who had approached the gate, and called out to her.
「Y-yes. I’m alone」
Akari had never seen soldiers carrying swords in her original world.
Although she didn’t feel fear thanks to her skill, she was a little anxious.
She tightened her grip on Tet.
「I want to enter here!」
「Alright. Go ahead」
「…….Huh?」
When Akari looked straight into the guard’s eyes and conveyed her desire to enter the city, she was allowed to do so without any trouble.
In general cities and towns in this country, identification was not required. However, this was the royal capital, and normally, even residents needed something to prove their identity for entry and exit.
But Akari was able to pass without any checks.
This was because had been activated unconsciously.
「If you have any trouble while staying in the royal capital, feel free to rely on me anytime」
「I- I understand. Thank you very much!」
While the guard was kind to Akari because of the skill , she mistakenly thought it was due to the guard’s kindness.
「Um… … Can I ask you something right away?」
「What is it? Ask me anything. By the way, I have a wife, so 『Will you go out with me?』is not okay」
Saying that, the guard laughed heartily.
「N-no! That’s not it! I want to make an identification card. Could you tell me how?」
「An identification card, huh…… If you’re going to live in this royal capital, you’ll get a resident registration card. However, if you want to live here anew, you’ll need to pass an examination—Miss, where are your parents?」
「T-they’re not here……」
When Akari was reincarnated into this world, the goddess created a physical body for her in this world. Unlike Haruto, who was reincarnated into the body of the third son of a noble family, she didn’t have parents here.
「In that case, it’s going to be tough」
「Is there anything else besides a resident registration card? Like…… a guild card?」
In the light novels Akari had read, there were stories where a guild card served as identification.
「Of course, a guild card can also be used as identification for entry and exit from the royal capital… …Miss, how old are you?」
「I turned fifteen this year」
What Akari answered was her age in her original world. She didn’t know her actual age now, but since her body hadn’t changed much even after reincarnation, she answered like that.
「I see. In that case, you can register with the guild. Oh, trying to lie about your age is pointless, you know? The guild has magical tools to see through falsehoods」
「Is that so?」
「Well. Once you clear that, registering with the guild is easy. If I were you, Miss, I’d register with a crafts guild」
「Crafts…… Are there other guilds, like adventurers’ guild?」
「There are. But if you’re going to register, it’s better to register with a crafts guild. There are many rough characters in the adventurers’ guild」
「I see. Thank you very much for telling me!」
「Yeah. I’m here every other day, so if you need anything, just call out to me」
「Okay. If anything happens, I’ll approach a guard!」
Saying so, Akari waved to the guards and passed through the gate.
「Oh, Miss, I forgot to tell you」
As Akari passed through the gate, the guard called out to her.
「Welcome to Aplistos!」