Babel, Vol. 1: A Girl Embarks on a Journey of Words by Kuji Furumiya and Haruyuki Morisawa

Author:Kuji Furumiya and Haruyuki Morisawa [Kuji Furumiya and Haruyuki Morisawa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Yen On
Published: 2024-06-18T00:00:00+00:00

Her head wasn’t lowered for long before the young mage who’d been traveling with her let out a sigh.

“I’m sorry. I was in the wrong. You can look up now.”

“Erik…”

“I really lost it there for a moment. I apologize for troubling you. It’s usually the other way around.”

“Don’t worry about it! I do my best in my own way, so you’re welcome to lean on me whenever you need to.”

“I know. Thank you.”

Shizuku beamed, relieved that the atmosphere between them had returned to normal. Erik answered her with his own smile, then faced Tarkis.

“Do you get it now? She’s not coming with you.”

The mercenary shrugged. Shizuku remembered he had a longsword attached at his waist and bit her lip nervously. Mea, who was on her shoulder, picked up on her master’s anxiety and let out a quiet chirp.

Surprisingly, Tarkis laughed. “Fine. But if you ever change your mind, let me know. Like they say, there’s a time and place for everything. You never know when you’ll need a guy like me on your side.”

He casually waved to Shizuku, then took hold of his horse’s reins. In moments, he was galloping away, vanishing down the road.

Shizuku waited with bated breath as she watched his horse. Once Tarkis was entirely out of sight, she felt a profound relief wash over her.

“I’m glad he’s gone,” she said.

“I know. Still, he’s heading the same way as we are. We might run into him again.”

“I sure hope not…,” Shizuku replied lethargically, which brought an awkward grin to Erik’s face.

She felt like his smile looked more bittersweet than usual, but perhaps she was imagining things. Not only was he four years older than her, but he’d also grown up in a different world and walked a different path. She obviously couldn’t know everything about him. Regardless, she was grateful that he’d agreed to make this journey with her.

Shizuku hummed. “I wonder if they’ll demolish that tower properly.”

“They might just keep it off-limits for a little while. Tearing it down will be costly.”

“Wait… Wasn’t it connected to some sort of religion? There might be similar ones all over the place.”

“I can’t deny that’s a possibility, but it was built over a century ago. Who knows what’s become of its possible siblings?”

Shizuku was relieved that she and Erik were back to chatting as they usually did.

Twelve days later, they reached Candela’s castle city.

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