"Open the gates…! Baron Atreus Vermillion has arrived…!"
The tall steel gates to the town of Thornvale opened after the knight guarding the gate called out to his men.
"Hey look, Baron Atreus Vermillion is here…!"
From the sound of the carriage I was riding in, I could hear footsteps approaching.
I looked out the window and saw many people staring at me with mixed expressions.
Some were stunned.
Some were mocking.
Some were laughing at me.
"A child so young wants to challenge Baroness Cecile…? How ridiculous…!"
"He seems young, about the same age as Baroness Cecile…but is he really a pure magic user who is forbidden…? Shouldn't they have been wiped out by King Victor…?"
"I'm sure he'll lose, and his head will be hung in the town square…!"
Well, most of the chatter from the Thornvale residents I heard was insults and jeers.
It seemed Baroness Cecile was doing a good job of framing me as a villain.
"Baron Atreus… these people still seem to hate pure magic users…"
