The mining city of Novan is also known as the Dwarven capital.
It is a small city with a population of about 1,000, but about 60% of its population are Dwarves.
Dwarves are a stocky race with a general image of being craftsmen with dexterous hands that do not match their appearance.
On the other hand, they are also known to be excellent miners due to their robustness and willingness to do simple tasks.
Most of the dwarves living in Novan are also miners, and we often saw them pushing carts in the streets, covered with dirt.
The urban structure of Norvan is also quite unique.
About 300 buildings are clustered or scattered from the hillside to the foot of the Norvania Mine, and many roads full of slopes and stairs connect them irregularly.
For this reason, moving around the city requires repeated ascents and descents, and my personal impression is that it is very hard.
However, the dwarves who are the main inhabitants of this city do not seem to be particularly bothered by this structure due to their robustness.
Besides...
'Huh ......, you guys seem to be ...... quite relaxed .......'
This is a great way to make sure that you don't have to worry about your own safety.
I had already climbed a number of stairs and slopes, my breath was coming in blatant gasps, and my knees were starting to laugh from a long time ago.
But on the other hand, I saw Satsuki and Miy walking up the stairs with ease, and Cyril, who seemed to be somewhat more relaxed than me, if not as relaxed as them.
I'm proud to say that I'm still physically stronger than most of the wizards at the magic academy who are more like researchers, but it's also true that I'm not a specialist in physical exercise.
I'm not sure if I'm as good as her, but I can use my aura and I'm light-weight, and I've had some training as a warrior.
'Oh, so Will has a weakness too. I'm a little surprised.
Satsuki, who turned around a dozen steps ahead of me, looked down at me and said so.
'Oh, of course. ....... What do you think I am? ......'
'Uh, ...... a perfect superhuman?'
'No, of course not. Apart from being able to use magic, I'm an ordinary guy. ......'
'And you're smart too. Can't you use that magic to do something about it?' ......
'I can. ....... And I regret that I should have done so. In the event that you've got a lot of time, you may want to take a look at the following: ...... but you can already see the destination in front of you, so why not use it now? ......'
I looked up and saw my destination, Mayor Novan's mansion, a dozen steps up from Satsuki's position.
I had come this far, thinking that I was almost there and would be fine, but it seemed that my remaining strength and my estimate of the distance to my destination were slightly off.
'Hmm. You don't use magic because it's a waste of mana?
'Oh, ....... I'll catch up with you in a while, so Satsuki and the others can go ahead.'