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Chapter 37 - In the capital

The kingdom that the game took place in was known as the Abel Kingdom.

It was the biggest kingdom on the continent, as well as the leader of the human alliance.

This was the capital of that kingdom, Bristol City.

From a distance, it already looked like a magnificent city.

It was even more breathtaking when we entered the city.

As expected of the capital city of the strongest kingdom on the continent. There was a reason why they were the main area of the game and the leader of the kingdom alliance across the continent.

The amount of people walking around wasn't comparable to a modern city from my past life, but there were certainly more people that I've seen since coming to this world.

The towns and villages that we passed by along the way just seemed too rural compared to this.

At the same time, this place was filled with many magnificent buildings that seemed like they were hard to build in a medieval society like this.

The only way to build something like this was with large amounts of money and time.

Only a powerful kingdom that had the resources gathered from around the continent would be able to create a city like this.

The most impressive place of them all was the castle that was right in the center of the city. This was a castle that would deserve every right to be known as the symbol of this Abel Kingdom.

The second most impressive building in this city was the church that was on the side of the city. 

This wasn't a building that was as tall as the castle in the center of the city, but it was a building that was tall in its own right. It was a building that didn't really lose out to the castle in terms of opulence, but it wasn't as tall as the castle.

Of course this was deliberately done since the church wasn't in power here, it was the royal family.

As the castle was the symbol of the royal family's fame, it wasn't as if the church could overshadow them by building a building that was taller than the royal castle.

That was why there was this power dynamic.

Once we arrived in the city, Amy turned to ask me, "Sir Hero, where do you plan on visiting first?"

Though she asked this as if I had a choice, it was clear by the look in her eyes that there was only a single choice for me. 

I couldn't help feeling a trace of bitterness inside when I saw her looking at me like this, but I still said, "Since I have the holy sword, I think that it's only right that I visit the church first to confirm this. After that, we can follow the bishop to see the king."

Amy gave a nod of approval when she heard this, but there was also a strange look that was in her eyes that I didn't recognize. However, what I could tell was that this look seemed like it was closely related to me.

It seemed like it was very much aimed at me, though I couldn't tell exactly what she wanted from me.

The only thing that I knew was that this sent a chill down my spine seeing her look at me like this.

After confirming that I wanted to go to the church first, Amy quickly gave the order to the carriage driver to head there.

While this was happening, I took the time to admire the scene of the capital around me.

It was one thing to see it on screen in a game, it was a completely different experience seeing it with my own two eyes now that I was in the game. Of course I would take the time to properly take all of this in.

With the way that we were moving through the city, it really felt like the beginning of a hero's journey.

This city was also a perfect representation of the things that a RPG city would have.

There were blacksmiths, alchemists, jewellers, magic shops, and even an adventurer's guild.

It had all the staples of a normal RPG game.

While I was taking the sights in, Amy suddenly asked, "Sir Hero, what are you looking at?"

I turned around and casually said, "It's my first time in a big city like this. I've lived my life in the middle of nowhere as a regular villager, but I always wanted to make it big which was why I had been training with my wooden sword the entire time. It was only because of the hero ceremony that my parents saved up enough money to buy me this sword and allowed me to head out. But still, I'm a small villager at heart and it's overwhelming to be in a big city like this."

Even I had to pat myself on the back for this convincing villager backstory.

However, I felt that the expression on Amy's face was a bit strange when she heard this.

It was as if…there was something that she wanted from me.

She let me finish telling my story before saying, "Since it's your first time in the city, we should walk around together when the time comes. I've been here quite a few times before, so I know all the best spots."

There was a smile on her face, but it didn't seem to completely reach her eyes.

The way that she was looking at me was as if she was aiming at something.

In the end, I just said with a nod, "Alright, I'll leave it to you."

This time, the smile finally reached her eyes as she said, "Sir Hero, leave it to me."

When she made it this clear, it was hard to pretend like I didn't know what she wanted.

In my mind, I had already accepted her since it wasn't as if a hero couldn't have a harem.

It was just that Amy was a bit too intense when it came to this.

She almost seemed to come off as a Menhara…

"Did she have this personality in the game?" I couldn't help asking myself.

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