He sitting in front of the hospital that is built from cichel stone. The architecture here is a mix of Victorian and medieval places. The place felt like someone putting the house at random and hoping it would fit together.
The building here was compact leaving only the main road and a few alleys left to travel between. John could see a wagon led by a horse traveling left and right passing by him.
The air is thick with light smoke. Evidently from the chimney of an industrial zone far in the distance.
Lmemore, the capital of the Eyre empire
Situated on land with an enormous river that flows through the city. The most developed region on this side of the world.
John couldn't help but glance at the big river that runs through the city. Lmemore has relied on the Ramos River for its survival. Shipping things over the land by sea. Seeing a ship pass by is a magical feeling. Its white sail flutters in the air while the wooden hull cuts through the water.
"Quite beautiful right?"
"Yeah," John agrees.
"It's the only thing that this city got right. Well, the food is pretty good too." The maid-servant rests her hand in front of a standing position. overlooking John who was leaning on the stone wall to get a better look for the ship.
"So, when are you gonna leave?"
"The lord hasn't dismissed me yet"
That's troublesome
John is pretty sure that in the original Reeva got dropped off into the streets with no money and a servant. The story is starting to shift. And that would be rather troublesome for John.
His greatest weapon that he has right now is the information about the future. The more he changes the less he know. And the higher the chance he would get killed.
But having a maid with him at this time would certainly help.
" What is your job?"
"To serve the young master."
"Name?"
"Hilda"
Looking at the ship passing by, John starts to think about his next move. This world is the world setting for [The Legend of Divine Twig]. Which is a rather straightforward power fantasy novel. The first act all plays out inside a wall of Lmemore.
And a huge chunk of it is in the Lmemore Royal Academy.
Where a wide range of pupils are housed at the Academy. The bulk of them are of noble descent, and the others are just regular folks with little to no power but got in because of their skill. But there's also a power user training program at the academy.
They're called Mystic.
Mixed in with normal students and have a different regime than them. The narrative would center around Klad and 4 students that he met there.
The narrative is still in its early stages, especially since Reeva was beaten up. Thus, it is likely that this main character will only be somewhat powerful. As long as he is in the academy, keeping an eye on him would be simple.
But, that would only be true if John was still in the academy. The academy punishes him severely for making a mess on school property, but the duke is the main cause of his expulsion.
Getting disowned from the house Antores is kind of a big problem. As a result, his family would not support him and cover his tuition, moreover, he lacks the mystic power to maintain his status as a mystic student.
Leaving him with just a hundred stac and a maidservant.
"What circles are you?"
"3rd"
The power of a mystic user is measured by the number of their circle. And 3 is definitely high for a maidservant. The Duke is not skimming out on protecting his son. But it would be miles better if he didn't almost murder him.
Back to the topic of moving forward, John creates a checklist for what he needs to do. It's roughly translated into gaining power and monitoring the MC.
In the original book, the way to fix his broken circle is to consume a high-tier potion. They didn't go into much detail about how or where to obtain it. Its first appearance is in the later chapter where Klad is off to a different continent.
He encounters a certain doctor when adventuring and obtains the potion that way.
The chance of John getting his hand on that is lower than getting hit by lighting. So he needs another way.
Another way is to form a Heretic circle. It's a way of branding every foundation of power that isn't in the form of a circle. The demon had a star for their foundation of power, so maybe he could get it for himself.
That runs the risk of getting torched to death by the Sun church that is prominent in Eyre. However, that's miles better than hoping that he would run into a doctor that he didn't even know the name of.
Or he could just do nothing and let the story play out. He's an extra anyway and the story would not be interrupted if he left the MC. However, he has this crippling feeling that something might go wrong.
The last chapter of the book is a blank page and the chapter before is Klad trying to hold up the world.
There might be a slight chance that he lose. That the world would end. But there's no need to think about that for now.
At the moment is the time to enjoy being in the world. John got up from watching the boat and walked toward a city. The maid follows right behind without saying a word. The sound of passersby stepping on the stone road made for a chaotic symphony that is oddly soothing to listen to.
After walking past dozens of buildings and viewing the passing people the silence broke between the maid and her master.
"Where are we going, master?"
"To enjoy some food"
The master answered with a smile on his face.