"There are indeed differences in appearance between Northerners and Southerners, but there shouldn't be such a huge contrast between cities, right? Or, are you like the detective in the 'Hamilton Detective Stories,' who can deduce a person's origin based on the dryness of the mud on their shoes and the marks on their palms?"
Shard joked, while the man who initiated the conversation shook his head:
"No, no, I'm not a detective. I am Jon Branger, a professor of geology and folklore from Carsonrick Royal Mining Academy in Velindale, here with my students on a geological survey. As for deducing your origin, it's because the people of Green Lake City don't possess the same aura as you do."
"I am John Watson, a writer traveling the Old Continent. May I ask what kind of aura I possess?"
Shard raised an eyebrow and inquired, to which Professor Boulanger replied:
