When I moved west from King's Landing I just kept on moving.

　You may think that's all there is to it, but it can't be helped.

　Because what I do is to look into the distance and inscribe an image in my brain to shift. That's all I do.

　There is no such thing as a lively conversation or encounter with someone, like when I go to Kagura or King's Landing.

　I just repeat the transition so that no one will suspect me.

　There is a limit to the distance a person can normally see, so they use their magic power to enhance their eyesight more and look farther away.

　Roughly, they can see as far as two or three kilometers away.

　However, if there's nothing around it, it's hard to visualize the images necessary for transference, so I need to find a place that's easy to visualize. That's why it's not possible to shift over three kilometers at a time.

　After transferring to the street, I look far away to find the next place to transfer to.

　There's not much to impress on the wide streets, so it's hard to shift, but I still have no choice but to look for it.

　As I gazed into the distance, I saw a snow-covered cart abandoned two kilometers away.

　Maybe it was snowing while transporting something, or maybe its wheels were broken.

　I don't know why, but it's a good landmark.

　With the scene by the cart burned into my mind, I activated the transition.

　Then I came to the snow-covered cart, and I saw that I was by the snow-covered cart.

　Okay, I'm about two kilometers away from transition. When you have such an obvious object, it's easier to make the transition the next time you come around.

　Having successfully transferred, I look into the distance to find the next transfer point again.

　Then I see what looks like a house in the distance.

　There seems to be a small village in that area. When there is a village like that, it's easy for us to transfer.

　I make a transition near the entrance of the village.

　When my vision changes in an instant, I see the entrance to the village made of simple wood in front of me.

'.........Rurik Village?

　I looked at the sign, and it said so.

　I didn't know there was a village like this far west of the royal capital.

''Whoa!　When did you get here?

　As I stared at the sign, a man with a spear right beside me shouted.

''Whoa, you scared me!

　I wasn't expecting to see anyone at the entrance to the village, so I was surprised when someone shouted right beside me.

I'm the one who was surprised. When did you get to the front of the village?

Well, you know, just a normal walk?

On foot?　Whoa, whoa, whoa, whoa. There's only one road here.　There's no way I, as a guard, could approach you without noticing, is there?

But I'm actually here.

　There's no way I can say that I've come in transition.......so I falsely claim that I only came on foot.

　As long as I'm in front of you, this man has no choice but to admit it.

　When I tell him that in a firm manner, the man bites his teeth in frustration.

''That's true but you don't look like you, do you?　At least he's not a child of this village. Where the hell did you get it from?

　But the emotions the man held went from doubt to suspicion.

　Come to think of it, it did. In a small community, the connections between residents are very deep.

　If I didn't see an unfamiliar face in the village of Coriat, I would recognize it immediately.

　If this was a child from a neighboring village or hamlet who showed up often or had an adult to accompany them, they wouldn't be suspicious, but I wasn't in either of those categories.

　It's sad that a seven-year-old boy just wandered in and was treated as a suspicious person, but compared to his previous life, there's a threat of demons and the difference in security in the region, so it can't be helped.

　However, it's a hassle to reveal my identity because I don't have a choice.

　You can show your coat of arms and prove you're a nobleman, but if that's how they contact you, it's useless.

　As a result, what I have to do is--

'Ah!　There's something in there!

Hmm?　Where is it?

　I shout out and point, and the man removes me from view. At that moment, I transition to the side of a tree in the distance.

　As soon as I transition, I hide behind a tree and sneak a peek at the entrance to the village.

　I see in the distance that the man on guard is in a hurry and looking for me. I'm sorry, but no matter how hard I try to find him, I'm not there. I've already transitioned and moved away.

''Maybe it's best not to stop by a small village like that carelessly.

　I'm not an adult and I don't have an adult to chaperone me, so it seems to stand out.

　If I really want to transition as a landmark, I'll transition to a place away from people.

　I made up my mind to do so and moved on to the next place.



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　It was a while before we passed a number of large towns and small settlements, repeating the transition over and over again. The snow that had accumulated was gone, and the whole area was a wilderness.

　The temperature had risen far and away, and there was a clinging heat in the air.

　I was wearing winter clothes, and I was immediately sweating profusely.

'Ouch!'

　Maybe it was because of the instantaneous movement in the transition, but we found ourselves plunging into this kind of weather.

　It's going to be about the temperature before summer.

　I couldn't resist taking off my clothes and changing into the short sleeves I took out of the sub-space, as I was sweating.

　Then I put the fuzzy winter clothes into the sub-space.

''Ha, cool....''

　The breeze was nice and smooth on my skin. It's been a long time since I've worn short sleeves.

　I've been transitioning over and over again to an easy to understand change, but as expected, this is a new experience for me.

　I'm sure we're getting close to the Lazur Kingdom. Even before entering the wilderness, the plants and trees are no longer in plain sight.

　I try to avoid encounters with demons and people as much as possible, so I haven't had a typical journey, but the change in scenery is enjoyable.

　Memorizing unexplored areas like this is like mapping out a map in my brain.

　As I'm the type of person who maps out detailed maps in open-world RPGs, I like this kind of unassuming work a lot.

　Now that I've reached a warm place, I've achieved my goal of coming to a winter shelter.

　But it's no fun to be in the wilderness where there's no winter resort.

　If it is a winter resort, we should find an attractive place where we can relax.

　Besides, I would like to see the desert and wonder what kind of country Rasul Kingdom is.

Our next goal is to find a place where we can have a comfortable slow life and not compromise on finding a good winter retreat.

　It's a hassle, but don't spare yourself a comfortable life. Once you go, you can always go in transition. You only have to be patient once.

　In order to move on to the next step, I check the magic power in my body.

　I've repeated the transference more than a hundred times, but it doesn't seem to be consuming too much.

　To measure the remaining amount of magic power by experience, it's probably not too much of a stretch to transfer to the village of Coriat.

　However, I'm still mentally fatigued, perhaps because I've been transferred many times before to get here.

　I might still be able to hold on magically, but I have a feeling my energy won't be able to keep up. I guess the tension has been broken by coming to the cold region.

　We don't have to do it all in one day, and we'll end up here.

　When we get to the easily recognizable landmarks, we pull back to the village of Koliat.

　The obvious landmark in sight is a huge rocky mountain in the distance ahead.


　It is as dense as Ayers Rock in prehistoric Australia and has a gently sloping surface. It looks like it's several hundred meters high.

　That would be easy to impress, and since it's quite high, it's not very popular.

　Plus, it would be easy to see far enough to make the next transition.

　I used the shield as a foothold and ascended to the far sky above, I looked at the top part of the rocky mountain with my eyes.

　With that scene clearly burned into my mind, I activated the transition, and in an instant, I had reached the top of the rocky mountain.

''Oh, the desert!''

　Aside from the excellent view from the top, what really impressed me was the desert area I could see in the distance.

　Not a single tree or plant grew in the distance. There is nothing but brown sand, and you can see the horizon.

　It's probably the land of the Rasul Kingdom from that area. The boundary between the desert and the wilderness was clear enough to know that.

　At the foot of the rocky mountain, a lake spreads out and houses are spread out around it.

　Probably, people would make elaborate preparations over there and set foot in the desert, which is a harsh environment.

　Yeah, if we were able to make it to the front door of the Rasul Kingdom, it's a good day's work.

Okay, let's go home.

　After sitting and resting for a while at the top of the rocky mountain, I returned to the plains of the village of Koliat in transition.

　Then the scene in front of me quickly changed from a desert to a snowy landscape.

'It's cold!'

　I shuddered at the difference in temperature, as I was wearing short sleeves.