"This is a beautiful city."
After walking for a while, Shirona discovered something like an entrance leading somewhere.
Unlike the entrance to Alto Mare's secret garden, it did not seem hidden. Alto Mare's garden had been concealed because it was a base essential to protecting the city itself, but cases like that were rare. I worried about a lot of people.
"Is this a garden?"
When I went through the entrance, I arrived in a garden with a fountain.
The quiet, bright garden was a very pleasant place.
"How beautiful."
"Oh, could you be...?"
When I looked toward the voice, I saw a blonde woman standing there. Her pink clothes and black tights gave her a gentle air.
"Could you be Champion Cynthia?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Wow! This is incredible! I've never met anyone so famous!"
A little excited, the woman corrected where she lived in a surprised voice.
"Sorry, I got carried away. I've seen you on TV before."
"Hehe, I'm glad you've seen me."
"Hehehe... oh, my introduction is overdue. I'm Alice."
"Ms. Alice. As you may know, I'm Cynthia."
Cynthia held out her hand, and Alice took it and shook it.
"I never expected Cynthia to come to Alamos Town."
"I'm also an archaeologist."
"The academic conference! The next archaeology conference is being held in the hall."
The woman who called herself Alice knew about the Soka Gakkai. Perhaps she was involved with the conference or its venue herself.
"Oh, you know about it?"
"Yes, I'm also a tour guide here, so I have a general idea of what events are happening in town."
"You're a guide, are you?"
Judging by her appearance, Alice was younger than Kaim, roughly student age. Even so, I felt admiration and sympathy for the fact that I was also a tour