The plain and unnoticed me is no more
1991 · Altemi inspection trip
The next morning, Sin and I rode behind Weiss and flew towards Artemis at the western end of the continent as the sun rose.
Originally, when traveling by road, it is a long journey that takes more than a month to organize and hire escorts and guides.
We set out with a "a little" level of ease.
When I went around the village begging for rain before, the journey to the far west village took only an hour. Weiss said he could fly from there to Artemis in a few minutes.
What a carriage it takes less time to travel from the edge of King's Landing to the edge.
And I didn't know what the situation was like with Artemis, so I chose an easy-to-move, traveler-like costume.
I only worried about clothes that were uncomfortable even if they were seen by people, and I didn't try to enjoy cosplay on this occasion.
Sin wore the "traveler's clothes" as it was.
That said, I'm still about to make it, so this time it's just a finished jacket. Put on a black long vest over your personal clothes up to your knees and wrap a thick red belt around your waist to lower your bag and sword. And wearing a grey cloak will complete the simple traveler's clothes.
This time, wigs don't appear because of the importance of ease of movement.
I chose clothes with a slightly different design than Thin. Place a light blue long vest on a green shirt and fasten the belt. The hem of the light brown trousers is pushed into the long boot and feathered with a dark blue hooded cape.
The little bag on the belt holds a small obsidian pendant top given by the girl who named the princess that day.
I'm kind of nervous.
"In the meantime, I think Artemis is in a terrible state, so let's just prepare our minds."
Yeah, yeah.
Born and raised in King's Landing, I have never been exposed to a large-scale natural disaster.
It was the same in the previous life. The natural disasters that occur in Japan every year occurred to avoid the town I lived in, and I watched the floods and typhoons that occurred in the neighboring town over the TV screen.
In a world without heavy machinery or dumps, how much manpower do we need to remove destroyed houses and fallen trees? Is it really possible to rebuild now that citizens have migrated to other countries?
(Lana, beyond the mountain you can see ahead is Artemis)
"Eh, have you arrived yet? Have you been faster than when you left the village before?
(At that time, Lana was scared, so I was relieved. If you are serious, you can move faster than you are now.)
"That's right... Oh, Weiss. Could you circle over Artemis before we get off the ground? I want to see the whole thing."
Yes, sir.
Weiss flew in the sky at an incredible speed and arrived in Artemis just a few minutes after his departure.
On the way, I should have passed over the village in the rain begging ceremony, but I didn't have time to look back at Singh and his memories.
Having approached his destination and slowed down, Weiss began to slowly spin over Artemis.
Looking down interestingly, we narrowed our eyes with dazzle.
The light of the sun is reflected on the surface of the water and shines.
I thought it would be muddy if there was water left, but it was actually very transparent, and the buildings and cobblestone roads on the bottom of the water were so beautiful and surprising that they could be seen clearly.
Buildings built on flats are immersed in water and are unlikely to be used, but houses built on mountain slopes and small hills remain intact.
There is an axe on the platform, and you can see that there is a lot of firewood under the house, and people live there.
"What, you haven't pulled the water yet... But people seem to live there."
"Yeah, and the castle seems to be safe thanks to the high ground. The ground floor is flooded, but it looks like it's going in."
Slowly spinning over the sky, Sin notices something.
"Hey, is something wrong?
"What happened?
"You went to the bottom of the water in a disaster, didn't you? Something about heavy rain or flooding of rivers."
"Yes, but the water is beautiful because the mud has settled for decades."
"No, not just about the water. Look elsewhere."
Even though I was told to look closely, there is nothing particularly strange about the water except that it is beautiful. The rest is much wider than I thought.
I thought of the ruins that sank in the dam until I came here, but in fact, the beautiful city that people lived in until yesterday remained.
The rock walls just a few meters away from the castle contain a splendid waterfall, and the castle, built on the back of the mountain, appears to be undamaged except for the flooding of the first floor.
"Ah! Well, the building isn't broken! If there were a river flood or a mudslide, it wouldn't be strange if the fallen trees and sand crushed the house, but there were no broken houses or fallen trees. And even if the dirt and sand flowed in, the bottom of the water would be beautiful."
"Oh, it's like I'm slowly accumulating water. If a lot of water had poured in, the wooden shed would have been broken and washed away, but it would still be there."
"It's true!
Many of the buildings are two-story houses, with garden trees and flowers remaining as if they had stopped time.
It was clearly different from what I saw in my previous life after the disaster.
And I kept looking at the ground, and I found another strange place. There is no temple anywhere.
I expected a building like the Great Temple of the King's City, but the only big building is the castle.
"Owner, I know the general situation, let's get out of here for now."
"What if someone finds out?
"Well then... why don't you tell me honestly that you came to see Artemis? If you want, you can tell me that Grandma was born here. There will be as many of them as you want."
"That's true. Weiss, if there's any place in the mountain that you might be able to get off, get off."
Yes, sir.
We got down a narrow mountain road without a private house nearby.