Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 270: Alexander, The Esteemed One

While the two of us enjoyed each other's presence, night eventually arrived, prompting us to separate our lips from each other as I adorned my cloak and prepared to teleport us into the city. Wrapping my arm around Lazuli's waist, I used [Heroes Gaze], allowing me to clearly see the inside of the city, and once I found a nice, quiet alley, I used [Mass Teleport] in conjunction; however, instead of us suddenly appearing within the city, we slammed against an ethereal dome that surrounded the city, preventing us from entering.

'W-What the fuck!?' Thought Alexander in pure confusion as he tightly held Lazuli while falling through the sky, gazing at the ethereal dome that receded.

Although confused, I quickly teleported us right back to the tree where we had previously stood.

"What happened?" Asked Lazuli in confusion as she glanced at Alexander, who furrowed his brows while rubbing his head.

"I-I don't know. Some kind of dome prevented us from entering the city... Maybe it was some spell that disrupts the space within the city? Making it impossible to enter?" Replied Alexander slowly as he narrowed his eyes at the city, attempting to find the ethereal dome, yet he never managed to find it again.

Whatever that dome was, I couldn't find it, which led me to believe it only appeared when someone attempted to enter using teleportation, causing me to click my tongue. I could probably cut through the dome using my swords, but if they only appeared when teleporting, that would be a next-to-impossible feat.

"Let's wait here for a little bit; I want to see if someone was alerted from that." Said Alexander lightly as he folded his arms while standing beside Lazuli, who nodded in agreement.

For the next ten or so minutes, we patiently watched the area where we had collided against the ethereal dome and one of the nearby entrances to the city, yet, in the end, I was worrying too much since nothing happened, not a soul had even walked remotely close to where we were stopped, let alone a guard or soldier.

Sighing in relief, I leaned against the tree and rubbed my head; entering the city just got a whole lot harder; if they can stop people from teleporting within, they can probably also stop any other ways I could think of, except for entering normally. However, the problem with entering normally was that I doubted I could just enter so easily without at least showing my face, which would clearly reveal I'm a human.

"Let us enter through the gate. I will handle your appearance." Said Lazuli calmly as she glanced at Alexander while leaping between branches, descending towards the ground.

Trusting Lazuli, I followed behind her as we promptly exited the forest and approached the entrance gate, where a short line of only a few people existed. Getting in line right beside Lazuli, I glanced at her, expecting her to do something, yet she completely ignored me, causing my face to twitch as I sighed to myself; however, before I knew it, our turn to enter had already arrived.

"ID's out! Have your ID's out!" Stated the guard loudly as he looked directly at Alexander, who flinched before quickly doing as told.

Handing the IDs to the guard, he merely gave them a passing glance before shoving them into my chest, causing me to remain silent as I handed Lazuli her card.

"T-That was fucking easy." Muttered Alexander with a slightly annoyed expression as he walked through the city streets while looking at Lazuli, who slowly nodded.

"Yes, the change in your appearance was pointless." Said Lazuli softly as she glanced at Alexander's face from underneath his hood, causing him to tilt his head.

"W-Well, anyways, now that we're in, we'll wait until morning before I go and meet the Royal family and whatnot; it'll seem much less suspicious." Said Alexander as he glanced at Lazuli, who silently nodded in agreement.