Published: July 4, 2025
"That is an incredibly gigantic suspension bridge..."
"It could be because the river is wide, but is it built to accommodate any kind of ship? Amazing."
The giant bridge that spans the suburbs of the hanlin imperial capital could be seen from the river surface even from a considerable distance.
When it comes to the vicinity of the imperial capital, the southern river reportedly has a width of nearly two kilometers, and the bridge spanning it is unbelievably large.
After a while, the boat that the two were on approached beneath the bridge.
"It’s quite high from the river surface..."
"Yeah, it’s a bridge of tremendous scale."
"Abel, we should have a similar one in our kingdom for the sake of national pride..."
"No way!"
"Why not!"
"There isn't a river that big in our kingdom."
With Abel's very reasonable answer, Ryo couldn't argue back.
He decided to make another suggestion.
"Then how about this? Let's build a hundred-meter-tall statue of Abel!"
"...Huh?"
"Something that the citizens of the kingdom can look at and feel proud of!"
"I don’t want that..."
"Why not!"
"...It's too embarrassing."
Abel was not good at those kinds of things.
"In many countries, giant statues of great leaders are often built, right? I think it wouldn’t be out of place to have a statue of King Abel, the liberator and hero."
"I... don’t need that..."
"As a king, how can you not withstand such a little humiliation!"
"See! You yourself are calling it humiliation, Ryo!"
"Drat! I fell into Abel’s trap!"
"It was definitely on purpose..."
His majesty the king also seemed to have a lot on his plate.
The boat they were on entered a massive dock resembling a harbor.
It seemed there was a designated place for them to moor.
About ten soldiers who were riding with them disembarked first and walked off quickly.
As the two got off the boat, someone resembling an inspector approached them right away.
It seemed they were treated differently from the soldiers earlier.
"There’s a possibility that our wanted posters have been distributed without us knowing..."
"What if that's the case?"
"Of course..."
"Yeah, I don’t want to be a sacrifice!"
"They got the jump on us!"
"Please proceed with the disembarking process. May I see your identification?"
The inspector asked politely.
It didn’t seem like they were being considered dangerous individuals.
"Thank you for your help, inspector."
"Were you planning to use force?"
Ryo and Abel's uneasy conversation...
Both presented their adventurer cards.
Although they had revealed Lord Rondo’s identity earlier in Fenmu to avoid involving Andalusia in combat, they didn’t want to do that here.
After all, their primary goal in the imperial capital was to obtain the 'flying bracelet'.
Until then, they wanted to avoid any actions that would restrict their freedom of movement as much as possible...
"Yes, sixth rank adventurer Lord Abel and sixth rank adventurer Lord Ryo. I’ve confirmed that. Welcome to the imperial capital."
Said the inspector, smiling cheerfully.
The disembarkation process for the two seemed to be conducted as usual.
Ryo dramatically sighed in relief.
Abel looked at him with a side-eye.
Regardless, the two had set foot in the hanlin imperial capital.
"It’s currently ten in the morning. It’s still a bit early for lunch."
"Of course, we just had breakfast on the boat."
"It was something like grilled river fish, right? That was quite delicious in its own way."
"We're going to buy the bracelet before lunch!"
"As expected, Abel is incredibly eager."
Ryo shook his head slightly.
Abel went over to the earlier inspector and began asking something.
What he was asking was painfully obvious.
Where to obtain the bracelet.
Where the central factory in the imperial capital was located.
Just as Ryo thought this, Abel returned.
"I heard that it's being sold at a shop within the grounds of the imperial central factory."
"And you got the location too, right?"
"Of course. Let’s go!"
Saying that, Abel began to walk.
Due to the heavy foot traffic, they both dismounted and walked together.