Dream Life Vol II Chapter 15.2: “Aurella Highway”

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 The road was completely submerged in water, with only a few patches of grass visible in the raised areas along the road.

 

 

 There is already no sign of the traveler coming from ahead, only a lightly dressed traveler passing from behind.

 

 Perhaps because I could feel Sharon’s body heat on my back, my soaked clothes felt warm.

 

 We took a break along the way, but Sharon was feeling much better, and her complexion had completely regained color.

 

 Sharon told me that she was already fine, but I told her, “We’re almost there. You may be uncomfortable, but please be patient,” and told her to ride the horse with me again.

 

 After four o’clock in the afternoon, thunderstorms began to echo through the area. There is a forest nearby, but there is a danger of lightning strikes on the road with few obstacles.

 

 

“Thunder is rumbling, what are we going to do?” (Zack)

 

 

 I ask Guy.

 

 

“There is still a long way to go, and there is nowhere to take shelter in this area. It would be safer to hurry on.” (Guy)

 

 

 It was true that we had more than 20 seconds between lightning and thunder. But the lightning was visible from the west, in the direction we were going.

 

 

(We were still five or six kilometers away, but wouldn’t the lightning strike occur near our destination? And the thunderclouds must have been moving pretty fast… However the risk of lightning strikes would be higher if we ran into the forest, and Guy was right, we’d have to hurry onward…) (Zack)

 

 

 A little after 5:30 PM, we arrived at our destination, Armathwaite. We had been concerned about lightning, but fortunately, the thunderclouds had moved away to the north, so we did not feel any danger.

 

 

 

 

 The city of Armathwaite is a fortified city.

 

 Because of the rain, there were few people at the east gate when we arrived, and we were able to quickly complete the city entry procedures.

 

 

 Armathwaite is an inn town with a population of about 5,000, but it used to be a front-line fortress of the Caelum Empire.

 

 Its perimeter is about one kilometer on each side, making it the size of a standard fortified city in the Caelum Empire.

 

 The walls are about 10 meters high and made of stone, with spires in some places, and from the outside, it really looks like a castle.

 

 We entered the city and immediately set out for the inn.

 

 We proceeded down the main street that runs east to west, but due to the heavy rain, there were almost no people on the street and the stores were closed.

 

 The gatekeeper told us that there was an inn a little north of the center of the city and that since the number of merchants arriving today was low, all the inns would be empty.

 

 It was around 6 p.m. when we found an inn in the rain.

 

 

 Once inside the inn, I finally felt at home and breathed a sigh of relief.

 

 While Guy was going through the formalities, I checked on Sharon.

 

 

“Are you feeling okay? If you feel chilly or feverish or anything out of the ordinary, I’ll fix you right up.” (Zack)

 

 

 She shakes her head, then says, “Thank you very much,” a little embarrassed, and bows her head flatly.

 

 I raised my hand lightly, “Don’t worry about it,” and spoke to Liddy beside me.

 

 

“At this rate, I don’t think we’ll be able to move after tomorrow. We still have time to spare, but I regret that we lost so much time in Pericritor.” (Zack)

 

“It’s only a hundred kilometers from here to Doctus. It’ll take about three days, there’s no need to be in a hurry. We’ve been wet for quite a long time, so we must make sure we don’t catch a cold.” (Liddy)

 

 

 I answered, “Don’t worry,” and laughed, “I can manage it with healing magic.”

 

 

“That’s right. Your healing magic is curiously effective, you know?” (Liddy)

 

 

 Ordinary healing magic does not work well against diseases. The Water Attribute healing magic can cure a common cold to some extent, but it is so ineffective that ordinary healers are said to be able to heal faster with herbs than with magic.

 

 In my case, perhaps because I understand the structure of the human body, or perhaps because I know a little about the causes of illness, my healing magic works better. In the case of a cold, if I use Water Magic to give the image of increasing immunity in the blood, and then use Wood Magic to suppress inflammation in the throat and lungs, the cold is cured in a relatively short period of time.

 

 Of course, even I myself find it strange that I can cure a cold with my own image, despite not being a healer.

 

 However, I have a hypothesis.

 

 Magic is empowered by giving the magic MP of the magician to the spirits. In my case, I believe that the image of boosting immunity may be directly administering the spirit’s power as magical power becoming a life-supporting power to the patient. In other words, by injecting the magical MP necessary to sustain life directly into the body like an intravenous drip, the patient’s physical condition improves.

 

 I myself have a strong resistance to illness and have never fallen asleep, so I don’t know, but I believe that MP may decrease as a result of illness.

 

 

“I’m tired and need to get changed soon, cold or no cold.” (Zack)

 

 

 Guy returned after completing the procedure.

 

 

“Looks like dinner will be ready soon. After all, there don’t seem to be many guests staying here.”

 

 

 After saying that, He handed us the key to our room and went out to take the horses to the stables.

 

 We went into our room and finally changed out of our wet clothes.

 

 

 

 

 The next day, July 13.

 

 We woke up before dawn as usual but could hear the sound of rain pounding on the wooden window.

 

 Apparently, yesterday’s rain was still coming down.

 

 

 As usual, I headed for the backyard, but although the rain had eased somewhat since yesterday, it was not enough to make it possible to leave.

 

 

(We’re stuck here today, aren’t we? Well, I pushed myself too hard yesterday, so I might as well take a break?) (Zack)

 

 

 I do some swinging in the rain.

 

 The Lockhart family never misses their morning and evening workouts, even in the rain.

 

 Since leather long pants are troublesome to clean when wet, I change into cloth ones and go outside. They soon become heavy and sloppy in the rain, but since it is summer rain, they do not feel cold.

 

 Because of the slippery footing and hand, I swing my bare feet more carefully than usual.

 

 A number of guests look at us curiously from the dining room window. They must think we are strange people.

 

 As expected, it was too dangerous to have a mock battle in the rain, so Guy and I were doing our own practice. Sharon wanted to join us, but Guy stopped her, considering how tired she was yesterday.

 

 

 We changed out of our wet clothes and went to get breakfast.

 

 On the way, Guy asked the innkeeper about today’s weather, and he predicted that it would continue to rain for the rest of the day.

 

 Over breakfast, the four of us discussed our plans for the day.

 

 

“Let’s postpone today’s departure. The rain since yesterday has probably left the roads in a worse state.” (Guy)

 

 

 Liddy and I nodded in agreement with Guy’s opinion.

 

 I asked the three of them for their opinions on what we should do.

 

 

“Yes, that’s right. We can’t go sightseeing in the city in this rain, and the stores will be closed. We could rent the guild’s training grounds and train there, or we could take the day off.” (Guy)

 

“That’s right. Ordinary students would probably stay in the inn and study, but you guys don’t have to… I plan on relaxing in the inn.” (Liddy)

 

 

 Liddy seemed to be planning to spend the day at the inn.

 

 Liddy doesn’t like to do much physical activity. She eats a good amount of food, but shows no signs of gaining weight. The elves I saw on the streets of Pericritor were all slim, so perhaps it is a racial trait.

 

 

 Guy replied, “I’m going to go exercise,” and Sharon nodded.

 

 After breakfast, we put on our cloaks and headed out into the rainy city.

 

 By the way, Liddy and I magically dried the wet cloak and clothes. This warm-air magic was designed to exterminate pests, but it is also useful for drying clothes.

 

 

 The Adventurers’ Guild of Armathwaite was located near the center of town, alongside the Mercenaries’ Guild.

 

 The training grounds were just behind the guild, and several mercenaries and adventurers were already hard at work. We, too, entered the hot and humid training ground, sweating through our first real training in a long time.

 

 

 Meanwhile, the sight of a mercenary caught my attention.

 

 He was a man in his mid-thirties, nearly two meters tall, with a large two-handed sword in his hands. Beside him was a male elf who seemed to be his companion, and the two occasionally engaged in mock battles.

 

 Despite his huge size, the man’s movements were sharp and precise. My grandfather’s sword speed was fast, but the sword the man swung was by far faster than that, so much so that even from more than ten meters away, the sound of the wind could be heard.

 

 The elf beside him seemed aloof, but the saber in his hand seemed to be as skilled as my grandfather’s.

 

 I couldn’t help but mutter to myself, “Those two are amazing.”

 

 Guy must have had the same impression as I did, because he said, “The world is a big place, isn’t it? I didn’t think there was anyone other than the former lord who could use it so well,” he said in admiration.

 

 

(I heard that the west of Doctus is a dangerous area, so they hire top-notch mercenaries. Maybe he is one of those mercenaries. Even so, he must already be a renowned swordsman. …If I had a little more skill, I would have gone to ask him to teach me, but with my current skill, I’m not even qualified to ask him to teach me.) (Zack)

 

 

 Other than us, some people were talking to them as they seem to have noticed them.

 

 They probably thought we were bothering them, and left the training area after about 30 minutes.

 

 

“I would have liked to have observed longer… But I’m sure they were well-known mercenaries.” (Zack)

 

 

 In the end, I never found out their names, but they left a strong impression on me.

 

 

 We finished training before noon and returned to the lodge. We spent the rest of the day training.

 

 

 

 

 The rain continued to fall the next day, and after two more days, on the night of July 16, it finally stopped.

 

 

(The terrain is very close to a basin, surrounded by mountains, and far from a warm sea. I don’t think this terrain would allow for long rains, but either the map is lousy or there are factors different from Earth’s. …Either way, we can leave tomorrow. If we proceed leisurely, we can reach Doctus on the fourth day, the day before the deadline, the 20th.) (Zack)

 

 

 The next day, July 17.

 

 Blue skies opened up in the morning, and I basked in the sun’s rays for the first time in five days.

 

 

 The roads were muddy that day, and it was difficult to say that everything went smoothly, but the weather recovered completely the next day, and we were able to enter the academic city of Doctus on July 19, the day after the next day.

 

 

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