She Professed Herself The Pupil of The Wisemen

V1 ch4

The night sky was filled with countless shining stars . It was the same old sky you would see inside the game . As for the livelihood in the city, the sight would surely catch you by surprise and make you gasp in astonishment .

Mira finally arrived at her destination, the City of Silver Horn . While waving and thanking the gatekeeper for his work, she entered the city and for an instant stood there motionless, perplexed by the changes it went through . But in the end, that was something she could understand .

The walls surrounding Silver Horn had grown considerably bigger and, if Mira’s memories didn’t fail her, the town itself was easily over three times its old size . She could only confirm that it was the right city when she saw the sky-high towers sitting at the heart of this metropolis . Those buildings, known as the symbol of Silver Horn, were the Nine Silver Linked Towers .

“Of course, thirty years could change any city . ”

Mira muttered, as if trying her hardest to convince herself .

She began walking towards the far away entrance to the towers, sounding a bit displeased while trying to go through the main street, filled with citizens coming back from their work . Her child-like figure, illuminated by the moon and the flickering light of street lamps, stuck out in the crowd, catching everyone’s attention . The person herself didn’t notice, but many were captivated by her alluring beauty . Others, worried about a little girl walking there so late at night, tried calling out to her . A wide variety of reactions to Mira’s appearance accompanied her .

Something like that happening was probably inevitable . Her figure, created with the ideal female image in mind, had the power to take anyone’s breath away . Of course, even the creator himself would fall for her allure . Or, more precisely, there was once a being known as Kagami that would fall for her allure .  Surely, Graia and his knights deserve praise for holding out and not getting charmed by her .

———–

At the end of the main street, a wall of about four meters and a huge gate blocked Mira’s path . Behind them, illuminated by the moonlight, stood the imposing figures of the Silver Linked Towers . Buildings so tall one would have problems trying to look up at their top . To enter their premises, the only option was to go through the gate . However, to stop outsiders from getting in, some kind of special certification was required .

To unrelated people, a pass could be issued by the towers’ administrative department, only valid for a limited amount of uses . For the tower researchers, a  『Silver Key』 was provided, allowing them entrance . Finally, engraved with nine towers on it, a 『Master Key』 was given to each one of the towers’ highest ranking individuals, the Nine Elders .

Because of that gate, there was no need for any kind of guard so the place in front of the towers was mostly deserted . Naturally, as one of the elders, Mira wouldn’t have any problem entering the place… or so she thought .

When Mira stepped forward in front of the gate, just as she had done so many times before, she instantly noticed something was amiss . Previously, they would open automatically whenever she approached the entrance, but now the gates didn’t even move an inch . Mira then tried getting closer, but when it looked like she was about to bump into them, the girl quickly backed off .

“What is the meaning of this?”

While looking up at the gates, Mira restlessly moved in front of them . Jumping, hopping, going back and forth, over and over again . However, as if it were some kind of boring kid that wouldn’t react to anything funny, the gate looked down on her . Closed .