Colin and Ale exchanged a glance.
They both moved closer without a word.
As they drew nearer, they could make out what the drunk man was shouting: "Oh, look who it is, Hawkeley's redhead! Heh, I finally get to see that stupid, ridiculous hair. Everyone knows the Barbarian Race of the North has red hair, just like you.
A thousand years ago, every noble soul in the Ancient Empire had black hair, just like me. Look at that vulgar, red mane of hers… Absolutely absurd, hahaha."
Colin glanced at Sela, who was standing before the man, her face flushed red, but not daring to retort.
The man wasn't entirely wrong.
Most citizens of the Ancient Empire had black hair, while the Barbarian Race to the northwest mostly had red or black hair. So, this so-called "hair color discrimination" did exist in this world. It was just that, compared to the more acute issue of race, the matter of hair color was less conspicuous.
