Chapter 36: Chapter 36: The Royal Capital

Year 397 of the Holy Calendar - Outskirts of the Royal Capital

Roasting a hare I found on the way here, I visually prepare myself for my intrusion into the settlement far ahead.

"I am really far from home" Alastor

This place was supposed to be months away from my home.

"The Royal Capital"

The most important city on the continent.

Home of the Royal Palace and the Principal Building of Isekai Holy Church.

With a population of more than 100,000 and an age equivalent to the Touya Holy Calendar...

"Agh!" Alastor

Pain assaults my head as if correcting me.

"..."

It is only the Holy Calendar now...

Well, back to what is in front of me.

"I heard about them, but these really are big walls"

I have never seen such a large structure in my life, these walls cover the entire expanse of the largest city and are over 40 meters high.

"And the number of people above it is also something impressive"

There is a guard for every five meters approximately, they alone are more than enough to fill my home village.

"...why do they only use bows and arrows?"

Fire Guns might be expensive, but this place was supposed to be the first place where they were implemented.

They were supposed to cover more territory and need less training, then why did they stop...

"Ggh!" Alastor

My head again.

"..."

Fire Guns were never invented...

"...Okay, how should I get in?"

I can see a gate leading into the city and a long line of people, horses, and carriages waiting to get in.

"It seems that it is needed some silver coins fee and a criminal test with an artifact orb to enter"

I do have some coins from my fight with the old adventurer, but the artifact is the problem.

"Being Systemless is surely going to interfere with it"

[What do you say Ifrit, should I wait for the night and sneak in quietly?

I speak to the snake under my new dark green cloak.

{...}

But she is still sleeping.

[Even without speaking, your answer would be obvious]

I finish eating and start running towards the wall.

...

"?" Guard A

The guards above see me approaching them.

"!" Guard B

"Sorry" Alastor

They see me jumping over them.

"Stop!" Guard C

And they scream behind me.

"I wasn't playing inside that dungeon" Alastor

Easily avoiding the walls, I keep running deeper into the city.

...

......

"DELICIOUS FOOD FOR YOU!" Seller A

"RARE WEAPONS AT THE BEST PRICE!" Seller B

"COME! COME! THE BEST CLOTHES IN THE KINGDOM ARE HERE!" Seller C

"...Here is good" Alastor

I slow down in a street bazaar filled with wooden stalls.

"Clothes, I could use some"

I am still wearing only the scale pants under this cloak.

"Welcome, How can this humble seller help a great adventurer like you?" Saleswoman

She saw my speed and reached that conclusion, good for me.

"Good day"

I talk to her without looking into her eyes to avoid triggering the system.

"Could I ask you for some rubber shoes?" Alastor

I used to have a pair, they were comfortable.

"Ug"

Seriously head?

"Ruber shoes? I'm sorry, but this humble stall doesn't deal with brand name products" Saleswoman

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This too?

"I do have some good quality leather shoes" Saleswoman

She guesses my foot size at sight and passes me one of her products.

"Only one gold coin a pair" Saleswoman

It seems a little bit costly but this is the capital, I can't expect everything to have the same price as other places.

"I will take them" Alastor

I proceed to cover my feet.

"And also a shirt" Alastor

"That will be 50 silver" Saleswoman

Half the price of the previous one.

I pay her with the money on the Backpack on my back and turn around.

"Thanks for your patronage" Saleswoman

I put the shirt on while running at high speed through the Royal Capital.

......

...

As I scan the streets, I realize that it would be very dark here at night.

"Where are the Street lights?"

Ah.

"They also don't exist"

This time my head hurt less than before.

"I see..."

Each time that I rediscover something, the pain is reduced for the next one.

"Most of the streets on this side are empty, maybe there is some event going on?"

An opportunity to remember something else!

"Hup"

I jump to the roof of one of the tallest buildings close by.

"let's see"

Looking around from an upper position I discover a suspicious place.

"There"

In that street, there is a crowd gathered.

"Hup, Hup"

I jump onto a few rooftops before stopping at one closer to the event.

"It is... a parade"

"LONG LIVE THE POPE!!" Crowd

"LONG LIVE TO THE INVINCIBLE SAINT!!" Crowd

"SHOW US THE PATH TO SURVIVE IN THIS WORLD!!" Crowd

In a golden carriage being pushed by slave beastkins, there was him.

"I who wear the protection of God, I assure you all a life of peace" Ruciel

The Isekai Pope, the strongest man alive after the hero Touya.

...Now he may be the strongest.

"..."

Do they really not care about the exhausted slaves that are pushing the carriage?

"A LIVE OF PEACE!!" Crowd

Slaves are a common thing in this world...

"LONG LIVE THE POPE!!" Crowd

My head might have stopped hurting when uncovering old memories, but I don't like what they mean at all.

"..."

I can tell the reason for my incoherent memories even without Ifrit explaining it to me.

"It is the system" Alastor

It is playing with our memories, with our identities...

"How long has it been like this... How many times have our memories been manipulated?"

My inner mana starts boiling.

"How long have the people of Gaia been dancing in circles to glorify someone?"

It can't be a coincidence, all these inconsistencies point to one person.

"The Isekai Hero, every altered memory has him as the center of a great innovation"

The scar on my chest shines.

"The system and that weird being, I will make both of them answer for this!"

The anger lowers my caution and the light on my chest that goes through my clothes gives away my position.

"!!!" Ruciel

"!" Alastor

Causing our eyes to meet.

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