The light of the teleportation circle faded, and the three of them set foot in Sharia.
Hilde led the other two out of the Research Lab building. Thanks to her warning beforehand, both had dressed in fairly thick clothes to cope with the Northern Continent's cold climate.
Nina and Isolte held their foreheads, looking distinctly uncomfortable as they staggered and swayed, taking in their surroundings.
It was the first time either of them had used a teleportation circle. The sensation of being whisked away and then instantly landing again had left their stomachs churning and their heads spinning. They were not used to it at all.
Everyone had a first time, and feeling uncomfortable was perfectly normal.
Once they had done it enough times, the discomfort would disappear.
"Is this... Sharia?"
It was Isolte's first visit, and she looked curiously at the snow-covered surroundings and the constant stream of people moving through the university.
Nina, on the other hand, seemed relatively composed. She was from the Northern Continent, after all, and had already made a special trip to Ranoa Magic University once while searching for Hilde.
Hilde stepped forward. "Come on. At this time of day, Eris should be at the university."
Isolte looked around.
Compared with Ars City, Sharia's buildings were much shorter, and its streets were narrower too.
Everyone at the university wore strange uniforms, and people of all ages, from children under ten to the elderly, could be seen everywhere. Isolte also noticed that people greeted one another quite casually here, and their conversations sounded much more relaxed.
Isolte had visited schools established by the Asura Kingdom before.
The Asura Kingdom's schools were... how should she put it? It was not that commoners were forbidden from attending, but the relatively expensive tuition, the atmosphere in which only