I Surrendered My Sword for a New Life as a Mage: Volume 4 [Parts 1 to 9] by Shin Kouduki

Author:Shin Kouduki
Language: eng
Format: epub

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Long story short, the search for the stolen books was in vain. They went to three other stores that carried stolen goods, but not one had any of the books they were looking for.

Well, Hildegard had bought all of the books that each store had in stock, but they hadn’t gone through them yet, so there was still a small chance that they would discover one of the missing books when they checked their purchases later.

Right now, the two were in the farthest back of the back alleys, as would be expected given where they had just come from. However, the scenery didn’t actually look much different from what they’d seen in the streets of the capital.

That was because the construction of the capital was similar everywhere due to the two-story limitation on buildings. They couldn’t expand vertically, nor did they have enough room to build outward. Most of all, however, it was because the capital had been planned by a single person.

For those reasons, all of the buildings in the capital resembled each other, and the scenery was likewise uniform. Just lifting your head a little allowed you to see the rooftops and the vast sky overhead.

That was no different here, of course. Soma gazed out at the skyline and let out a breath.

“All right... What are we going to do now?”

“Well, now that we have failed to find any of the books, we have no choice but to give up for the time being.”

“Rather quick to give up, aren’t you?”

“I did not particularly expect to find them today. We do not know when they were stolen, after all; it is possible that someone bought them long ago, but it is equally possible that they have yet to be put up for sale.”

“Hmm, that’s certainly true.”

And if they’d waited until they figured out when precisely the theft had occurred, that in itself would have increased the chances that the books had already been purchased. That was why they’d had to move quickly.

That was also related to the reason that Hildegard had said “for the time being.” Depending on when the books had been stolen, there was a chance that they hadn’t been sold yet and the two could recover them later.

“Nevertheless, there is nothing more that I can do today,” Hildegard concluded. “I shall follow your lead going forward.”

“Why is that?”

“Well, you have been assisting me in my errand thus far; although you requested one of the books we are looking for as well, this is a part of my job. It follows that I, in turn, should accompany you in doing whatever you would like to do.”

“You certainly have a point.”

“Naturally. Having been involved in the construction of the capital, I am more familiar with it than you may imagine, so I can show you to wherever you would like to go. Might I suggest...looking for books on magic?”

“Quite the appealing offer.”

Soma really meant that. To be honest, he didn’t even know what was in the capital, let alone where things were.

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