Click-clack, click-clack...
"Marquis Pompey's Territory...?"
Umeilu looked up in confusion at the label on the map, tilting her head as she looked at Moss.
"Hyah!"
At the front of the carriage, Moss flicked the reins and gave a soft shout.
She turned to look behind the carriage. After glancing at the city silhouette gradually fading into the distance, she smiled and turned to Umeilu.
"Didn't you notice? The main city of Marquis Pompey's Territory isn't far from Refield Territory."
"The main city?"
Umeilu murmured, lowering her head to look at the map in her hands.
A finger reached over and lightly pointed to a mark on the map.
"Here... the eastern side of Marquis Pompey's Territory."
"From Hill City, we only need to pass through these two cities, Xiris and Asiala..."
Moss leaned over the carriage partition and began explaining to Umeilu.
She slowly moved her finger, leaving a blue trail of Magic Power across the map.
Main City: Ponsgal
Moss withdrew her hand and turned around, lazily leaning against the partition as she gazed at the sky.
"If we're in a hurry, it should take about half a month to get there..."
"But we aren't in a hurry, so it should take us longer."
"It's a major city. As the main city of a marquisate, it should be able to exchange this card."
Moss raised her hand, and a black card appeared in it as if by magic.
She waved the card at Umeilu and smiled.
"Recognize it? A Gold Deposit Card."
"Mm. It was explained in the Adventurer's Guide Sister gave me..."
Umeilu nodded, recalling the contents of the book Moss had given her earlier.
Then she lowered her head to look at the map again, falling silent as if she were thinking about something.
"Did you notice?"