Chapter 655: 513 looks so familiar
Outside the Nameless Forest, near the main road leading to the southern center.
In this secluded corner, there was a cave that seemed to be inhabited by wild beasts.
The cave was neither too large nor too small, probably big enough to house a rather large bear. If one could drive away the beast residing there, it would indeed make a decent place to settle.
Altoria and Alberon had taken their rest here with the rest of the Chaldean staff, which Reiger had been informed by Alberon using a "Message" spell just minutes ago.
Thus, after Matthew finally accepted the current situation and no longer looked confused, Reiger wasted no more time. With the girl, a servant, he used a transportation spell and transported them straight here in one go.
"Swoosh!"
Amidst the faint sound of tearing through the air, Reiger and Matthew appeared side by side in front of the cave.
"We’re here."
Reiger released his hand from the girl’s soft shoulder, letting her know.
"Eh?"
Matthew, however, had not yet processed the situation, standing there blankly, blinking her eyes.
She only felt a blur before her eyes, and then the scenery in her view completely changed, without understanding what had happened.
Reiger did not mind Matthew’s confusion and walked towards the cave.
"Wait, wait!"
Matthew quickly came to her senses and hurriedly followed.
As they approached the cave, about ten meters away, they suddenly felt as though they had passed through an invisible barrier.
"What is this...?"
Matthew instantly stopped, looking around in confusion.
Seeing this, Reiger explained,
"This must be a magical barrier set by my companion nearby."
Of course, Reiger meant Altoria.
As a magician, no matter how biased her expertise, setting up one or two magical barriers to deal with external threats was still manageable.
"This must just be a warning barrier, right?"
Such a thought crossed Reiger’s mind.
Primarily because that inept fairy magician could not set up a sophisticated barrier, managing to create one with a warning effect was already quite impressive.
As Reiger thought so, a resentful voice reached his ears.
"...I always feel like you’re saying something mean, like slandering me as an inept fairy magician or something."
Saying this, a fairy girl slowly walked out of the cave.
"Well, given the rush, being able to set up a useful barrier is quite good already."
The Fairy King, with beautiful wings, appeared behind the fairy girl, walking out of the cave and waving cheerfully at Reiger.
In contrast, Altoria looked nothing but resentful.
That made Reiger chuckle, and also made Matthew, who was looking around, turn her gaze forward, curiously watching the two persons ahead.
Reiger then led Matthew forward to join the two of them.
"No mishaps, I hope?"
Reiger asked casually.
"No, " Altoria, looking quite cross, still truthfully answered Reiger’s question, "Though every now and then, moles and magical beasts pass by here, they haven’t spotted us because we hide in the cave, and Alberon also sprinkled some strange powder on us."
Hearing this, Reiger raised an eyebrow and looked towards Alberon.
"What do you mean by strange powder? " Alberon, clearly exasperated, replied, "It’s actually a magical item that eliminates odors, okay? That thing is quite expensive here! I went to great lengths to buy it from the fashion capital, Gloster!"
"Is that so?" Reiger nodded in understanding, yet with a cold tone, he commented, "You didn’t borrow money to buy it, did you?"
Immediately, Alberon fell silent and turned his head away, indicating he did not want to speak with Reiger, but his demeanor appeared quite guilty.
"No way? You borrowed money to buy such a thing? " Altoria looked at Alberon in astonishment and said, "Don’t tell me the reason you owe so many people money is because of buying strange items like this?"
Fairies didn’t need to eat, so there were no food expenses.
Alberon also had his own territory, his own domain, and a place to live, so there was no need for accommodation expenses.
Moreover, since Alberon was essentially a servant who could spiritualize his body, turning into a ghost-like form to conceal his figure, counteract fatigue, and replace sleep, he didn’t need to worry about survival, achieving zero consumption and zero expenditure. By these calculations, there was really almost no need for him to end up borrowing money to make ends meet.
In such circumstances, yet Alberon had successively accumulated countless debts across various cities in the Fairy Country Britannia, which indeed made one suspect where all his money was going.
At that moment, Reiger and Altoria both intently looked at him with deep, probing gazes.
"Hey, what’s with that look? " Alberon immediately bristled, raising his voice, "Do I look like the kind of person who frivolously wastes money, borrows from others for luxuries and entertainment, accruing huge debts?"
Reiger and Altoria simultaneously sized up Alberon and then unanimously nodded, silently giving their answer.
"That’s slander! " Alberon immediately protested, righteously declaring, "Indeed, in ’A Midsummer Night’s Dream,’ the Fairy King Alberon is a capricious and childish figure, but take a look at me, do I seem like that kind of irresponsible person?"