It was the fifth day of exercising our wind magic and continuing our boat trip. As if to signal the end of our boat trip, we can now see a town with a sense of human life, not the sea or uninhabited islands.

　The town is lined with buildings with what appears to be tiled roofs, and at the shore and harbor we see many people dressed in loose, kimono-like clothing.

　It was as if I was watching a period drama.

It's like watching a period drama.

　My parents' house in my past life had a tiled roof too.

　I muttered deeply as I remembered the nostalgic scenery.

　Well, my parents' house was in the countryside, where there were more rice fields.

　I could see many fishing boats here and there in the sea, perhaps they were out fishing or on their way home.

　In a place near the harbor, we saw a Japanese boat pushing and pulling an oar.

　It would be nice to take a ride in such a thing and go sightseeing in the streets of Kagura while advancing on the calm river.

　But right now it's more land than river or sea.

　My motto is to make the most of every situation as much as possible and enjoy it, but as expected of a boat trip, I was not used to it and I missed land. I miss the unshakable ground so badly.

　I can't wait to get up to the dirt and take a break at the inn where Tory is showing me around.

　A tour of the streets of Kagura will be enough to start tomorrow.

'Oh!　This is the Kagura!　It's not at all like I've heard!　

'Something about the roof being plain but unified, unlike the Kingdom, isn't bad.

'Look at you, Aleusha. Most people's hair is black!　Wouldn't it make me look bad if I went to that place!

'What are you talking about, Ilya? Your pink hair would stand out in the kingdom, wouldn't it?

　Near me, the members of the Silver Wind are frolicking in the streets of Kagura.

　Come to think of it, this is the first time the members of Silver Wind have come to Kagura, too.

　They had never seen a Japanese style scenery before, but Kagura will be a completely different world to them. It must have been very new to them.

　However, I've been living in Japan in the present day, too, so this kind of historical drama is a completely different world to me.

　As my gaze slowly rotated from a downtown-like place filled with people, I saw a tenshukaku, a symbol of power and might.

　It was a long castle, stacked five stories high, much higher than the rest of the building, and it looked as if it was looking down on the downtown area.

　While I'm sure the Misfirito Castle is larger in size, the surrounding buildings are lower and give us the impression of being longer thanks to the magnificent stone walls that have been built up.

　Just like Tory said, there are probably generals, princesses and other high ranking people in this country inside that place.


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""The ground!"

　Me, Irvine, Mort and Rumba jumped out of the ship in a flash as we docked at the port of Kagla.

　We leapt high into the sky and landed on our feet as if we were enjoying the feel of the ground.

　Then I stretched out as hard as I could and relaxed my stiff muscles. Then I let out a slow breath.

'Ah, it's been a while since I've been on the ground, but I still feel like I'm shaking something.

I've been on the boat all my life. But in a bad situation, sometimes you have to live on the boat for months at a time, so this is much better.

　Irvine, who was stretched out next to me as well, answered it.

'Months at sea ... is that fun?'

　Roomba asks in hearty wonder at Irvine's words.

'Well it wasn't fun, but the money was good.

'Doing that helped me make a name for myself, but I don't want to do a long boat trip again.

　Irvine and Malt say with a somewhat distant look in their eyes.

　Well, sailing has more accidents than land, and there's a lot of things that nature can't help you with.

'All four of you are too excited,'

'That kind of Aleutha is fast down the ship too, you know?

　Alusha and Ilya came down from the ship next.

　As Ilya said, Aleusha may be missing the ground, but her steps are faster than usual.

　It's a good idea to be able to have a good idea of what you're looking for.

　In the meantime, since there's nothing we can do, we chat and exchange our thoughts on Kagura.

　Then a man comes from the harbor, accompanied by two men in heavy equipment.

　The men armed behind him were not in knightly armor like in the kingdom, but rather armor like you would see in the Warring States period. A long scabbard was pulled around their waists, and it either hit the armor or made a clattering noise as they ran.

　They are probably the 'swordsmen' that Tory had mentioned, who act like guards in the kingdom.

　Probably not swords in that scabbard, but swords.

'You're from the Triera Trading Company, aren't you?　I was told the earliest we could expect to arrive was tomorrow.

Well, thanks to the good weather, we arrived early. We have a wizard in the house.

'I was told it was tomorrow, including that...'

　By the way, since the language is basically the same in this world, conversation is usually possible no matter where you go. It is said that this is the result of people who used to live in the center of the world moving to seek the richer continent.

　However, it seems that we have to be careful because there are languages and accents that are common only on that continent. It seems that there is not much of a language barrier, which is a big help.

　While Toriela and Kagura people proceed with the procedures and discussions of entering the port, we look at the swordsman standing silently with interest.

'He's dressed very differently than a knight, isn't he? It's just like Triela told me.

Hey, why don't you show me that sword?　It's a specialty of Kagura's, isn't it?

No, no!　Do not touch the armour without permission. A sword is a swordsman's life. It's not something you should show off so easily.

　Irvine and Malt approached the swordsman's men in a curious manner, annoying him.

　They were like poor quality tourists.

　No, from their point of view, such as it is. Maybe they are armed with a heavy armor to prevent such things, but it has backfired spectacularly.

　In spite of all this, we were allowed to enter the country after we identified ourselves at the checkpoint.

　We would have liked to go sightseeing right away, but we were exhausted from the long boat ride, so we headed for the inn first.

　However, it's no fun to look at the city of Kagura from a carriage, so I decided to head there on my own at least as a form of resistance. Fortunately, the inn that Tori had booked was relatively close to the port, so there was no problem.

　We move on, taking a rare look at the landscape of Kagura, which is very different from the kingdom.

　Most of the people in the area are dressed in kimono, and their hair is black, like Sarra's. Occasionally we see brownish hair color as well, but it's quite black pigmented.

　Did the people who moved to the continent of Kagura in the past have only black hair?

　His face is less chiseled than that of the kingdom people.

　I think it's a safe face to look at, as there are not many people with a strong face like Lumumba.

It's a good thing that you're not the only one who can do this.

　But the people of Kagura looked at us as if they were observing us in the same way we were observing them.

　That would be the case if there was a foreigner with blonde, pink, indigo, or brown hair color in a group of black hair.

　A lot of curious looks were directed at Ilya, especially as brightly colored hair was rare in Kagura.

''Well, it can't be helped. From the other side, our hair color would be unusual. Looks like we won't be lost here.''

　Unlike the timid Illya, the bullish Aleusha is aloof.

　Certainly, as Aleusha says, it seems that you won't get lost in Kagura. Even if we couldn't find the other person, it would be easy to find them by asking people.

　As I was walking down the busy street with that thought in mind, a fragrant scent of soy sauce drifted out.

''It's soy sauce!

　When I turned around, I found a shop selling various condiments.

　At the front of the store, there was a large black pot with a dense aroma of soy sauce in the air.

　I was the first to head there and sniff the jar.

　The old man, the owner of the store, was taken aback by my desperate look, but it was nothing to worry about.

　The soy sauce I've been longing for!　With this, you can expand your culinary horizons even further. Not only would you be able to recreate dishes from your previous life, but you would also be able to make dishes that only existed in this world more delicious.

The speed of this thing jumped out at you, didn't it?　There are a lot of people coming and going around here in the downtown area, so it would be dangerous if a child ran out of the house.

Hey, hey, let's do the shopping tomorrow. I'd rather spend the day at the inn.

　Tory and Irvine run up underneath me as they say this.

　I had agreed with Irvine's opinion earlier, but I reacted to the soy sauce in front of me.

'Soy sauce doesn't run away, right?　Besides, even ryokan serve dishes with soy sauce.

　Tory said so, and I moved away from the soy sauce pot.

　It's a good idea to go out and buy some soy sauce after a good night's rest at the inn.

　Besides, we can't use coins in this kingdom, so we have to exchange them.

　I told myself that, but later I found yakitori at the stall and I had to stick around again.

　No, I don't think I can't do anything about the grilled chicken. The smell is violent.