The world of <Brave & Blade> is divided into several āregionsā.
Each āregionā usually has one large city as its center, as was the case with Frelia or Niebuhr, with one or two towns or villages and several dungeons located far from the city.
The problem is that the distances between each āregionā are so great that it takes time to move from one town to another.
Although B&B has a time limit of 2 years, it takes at least a week to get to another region.
One factor that can dramatically shorten this time is the warp function of the 4th DLCās <Special Safe House>, but unfortunately, this isnāt available for us yet.
As expected, the 10 billion wen needed to buy that house isnāt ready yet at this stage, and even just buying that doesnāt mean it could help us go anywhere we want.
Thereās only one warp location that would be open upon purchase.
Other than that, you have to get there by yourself once to turn on the houseās warp function.
(Though I say that, this matter really isnāt just something I can ignore.)
If āsomeoneā who had conquered a ruin in Niebuhr sets out on a journey, their first destination will be one of the two choices: here in Frelia or the Royal Capital.
And if the choice is between those two, itās more likely that theyāll go to the Royal Capital.
The Royal Capital is naturally the city that represents its āregionā, and its location is in the middle of the continent.
In that sense, <Bright City>, the Royal Capital, is the very center of this world.
Naturally, there are many useful facilities and dungeons there, so I had hoped to visit there someday.
I guess I should consider this a good opportunity to do that.
If the swordsman who conquered the ruins left Niebuhr 5 days ago, we donāt have much time to spare.
I wanted to leave as soon as possible, but I couldnāt just leave on a momentās notice.
It would take about 10 days to travel between Frelia and Bring City by carriage.
There were many things that needed to be done, such as canceling our lodgings and other work for the Guild.
On that day, before I could go on that trip, I had to scramble around the town.
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And so, it was mid-afternoon.
The expedition to the antsā nest had brought related work to a standstill, which was rather beneficial in my case.
After somehow managing to coordinate the Guildās affairs, I arrived at the training grounds to find Radd and the others waiting for me, in a state that clearly looked different than usual.
Radd was almost crushed by a big bag on his back, Nuku was holding a lot of books and his glasses were shining brightly for some reason, while Mana was checking a book titled āTravelerās Guideā covered with sticky notes, nodding her head for some reason.
The only one who was acting as usual was Prana, who was still wearing the same light clothes she usually wears.
[ā¦ā¦So, whatās that about?]
I asked, Radd snorted and answered.
[Food! We had a hard time on the way back from the antsā nest because we werenāt prepared for it! Thatās why, I made sure we were prepared!]
[Ahhā¦ā¦]
Back in the Ant Queen Subjugation quest, Radd and the others charged in unprepared for the long journey, so they had some trouble on the return carriage.
I had no particular problem because I had been buying supplies, which Iām not sure when they could be of use, and putting them in my inventory, a habit I have had back in the game, but theyāve reflected on that incident huh.
Inventory is very convenient, but it has the drawback that you can āonly put in items that existed as items in the gameā.
If you prepared only food that wasnāt considered as an item, youād end up with that much baggage huh.
Moving my gaze to the side, the nearby Nuku spoke, looking a little embarrassed.
[Umm, I also had a lot of free time on the carriage, so I was hoping to have some books to read along the way.]
I thought the number of books he got was unusual, but I guess thatās just how much he read on a 10-day carriage trip huh.
Meanwhile, Mana, who was holding the āTravelerās Guideā book in her arms, looked at me.
[I- Iāve never been on a real trip before, so just to make sure I wonāt trouble everyoneā¦ā¦!]
Having bought such a thing with everyone in mind, I thought she was admirable.
Itās justā¦ā¦
[Ahh. Well, sorry.]
Feeling somewhat apologetic, I scratched my head.
[āāāāāRather than using a carriage, I was planning to have us walk to the Royal Capital.]
[ā¦ā¦Eh?]
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[ā¦ā¦Alright. Here we are.]
After getting everyoneās bags cleared up a bit, we left the Guild, heading for the <Royal Capital, Bright City>.
Naturally, our first destinationā¦ā¦ wasnāt Freliaās gate.
[Eh? This place isā¦ā¦]
Just before the antsā raid, the Guild had purchased this abandoned house.
[H- Hey, Old man! I thought we were going to the Royal Capital!? If youāve still got other things to doā¦ā¦]
I stopped the bewildered Radd, who was about to rant again, with my hand.
[Hey, why do you think I held this house for?]
[Eh?]
In front of Raddās blank stare, I entered the abandoned house and pushed open the large lid on the floor.
The lid shifted dramatically, revealing a hole leading underground.
As for what this place is, everyone probably doesnāt need me to explain anymore.
[D- Donāt tell meā¦ā¦]
As Raddās face scrunched up in a frown, I nodded.
[Exactly. Our journey starts here. Weāll use this antsā nest to get to the Royal Capital.]