[Tomorrow]
Their journey continued, at their far left there were many trees, at the right some mountains, the sky was clear and the sun was shining over the green land, the birds are singing, the flowers are blooming… A perfect day, what could ever ruin such a day?
You wanna know? Your Dear Author will tell you then!
It's that damn Medusa that was standing with closed eyes in front of Marco!
Like the normal Medusa heard from the mythology of the Greece, she had snake hairs, she was wearing a black dress and purple striped socks and gloves.
The snakes on her head were biting air and going everywhere, and Marco told her.
Marco: Jesus, woman at least calm down your snakes, they could hurt someone.
Medusa: Ahhh… Please forgive me! They have a mind of their own so I can't really control them…
Marco: Whatever, I suggest you to use the ponytail style, they would have less chance to injure someone if they are put backward.
Medusa: Yeah! I could do that! Why didn't I thought about it before!? Thank you sir!
Then the Medusa walked away, trying to put in check her snakes, while Marco watched from away as Alice followed him once again.
Some minutes later they could see Grangold castle from their position.
Marco: Hmm, I expected more… I heard that this place should be technologically advanced… 'And there should be guardian…'
Alice: Hmm, I wonder what they eat there. I can't wait!
Before they could make even a step, a huge monster blocked the path.
Marco: What the fuck!? How did I even not see her?!
The monster that blocked their way was a golem around 3 or 4 floors tall, like the treant that Marco defeated, the golem had a woman's appearance, she was made of hard stones and her body was covered in orange runes that were glowing.
Golem Girl: WARNING. NO AUTHORITY TO PASS. RETURN.
Alice: Hmm… I don't recognize this monster. But unlike the other one at the Forest of the Spirits, she has the smell of magic.
Marco: Whatever… How can I get the authority to enter??
Marco yelled to the Golem Girl, but it looks like his words entered one ear and came out from the other, and she said.
Golem Girl: INTRUDER REMAINS, BEGIN REMOVAL.
Marco: Well, my mom didn't raise a little bitch, I will fight! ...And the best method to do it…
Marco let out an evil smirk, and suddenly the ground around him started to raise and accumulate with him in the middle, Marco was rising in the sky while the dirt was creating an humanoid body around the size of the Golem Girl, Marco was at the neck of the giant he created.
Then stone came out from the ground, and formed the armor of the titan, covering his arms, legs, chest, neck, even face, it looked like a rip-off of the Armored Titan in Attack on Titans.
Alice was amazed from the thing that Marco was doing, but that thing consumed a great deal of energy of Marco and Gnome.
The Golem Girl was walking towards Marco's Titan, and threw a punch at his chest, but the Golem Girl's hand cracked a bit.
Unlike the Golem Girl, Marco's Titan was really agile and grabbed the Golem's arm before putting a foot on her side and used the other arm to break the Golem's arm.
The stone arm fell in the ground, but the Golem couldn't do anything before Marco's Titan threw a punch on her face, making her fly around 50 meters away before she started to roll in the ground.
Golem Girl: ANALYZING THREAT… DANGEROUS.
The Golem Girl was slowly standing up while Marco's Titan was walking towards her, the Golem bent her body forward and stood up without supporting herself with her only arm, Marco was only a dozen of meters away.
And with an agility never seen, the Golem threw a punch as if she was a professional boxer directly on the Titan's cheek, making the Titan tilt his head a bit…
Unexpectedly, the Titan was unfazed from the attack and threw a similar punch to the Golem Girl, who, unlike Marco's Titan, flew 30 meters in the sky, before crashing in the ground with more than half of her head missing, and the runes on her body stopped glowing, she stopped working.
Marco's Titan stood unmoving before it crumbled in pieces, and Marco fell down on the dirt, completely tired, strangely, Alice didn't came, but instead of her, soldiers flooded out from the castle gate. Marco was too tired to defend himself, but was smiling instead of worrying about it.
Captain: Arrest him.
Soldiers: Yes!
They were carrying Marco to the castle, but his smile never ceased to exist.
Marco: I'm human…
Soldiers: You will say that in front of the law, monster.
Marco: 'Whatever, being a titan for a short time was worth being arrested…'
[Later]
Marco recovered his energy in the prison, and then the Captain came in with a bitter smile.
Captain: Sorry about that. Really…
Then he explained that he sent a message with a pigeon to Illias Village, trying to confirm his identity, which proved them that Marco was human.
Captain: Besides, I've never heard of a monster taking the form of a boy. Please accept my heartfelt apologies.
Marco: It's alright, just fix that damn Golem so it will not attack strangers, not everyone would just run away from her.
Captain: I'll inform the magic engineer…
Finally clearing the misunderstanding, Marco left from the jail with the Captain.
Captain: Now then, would you please have an audience with the King?
Marco: With the King…? 'Ah, yeah… That failure…'
Captain: Yes, recently he has taken a fancy to listening to stories of travelers. I'm sure a strong man like you would have quite the interesting tales to share with him.
Marco: Well, I could relax a bit, unless I need to stay too long there…
Captain: Ah, no. no, it won't take long. Just talk with him for a long as the golem is being repaired…
Marco: ...You know you can't make me guilty about it?
Captain: *Sigh* At least I tried…
Marco: Meh, don't worry, I will do it anyways, but I don't have much time.
*Ding*
*Special Quest: Tell a story to the King of Grangold.*
Captain: Alright, follow me to the castle!
Then the Captain guided Marco through the town, Marco looked around and seen many monsters freely walking around, but there were only 3 types of monsters:
Ant Girls, that were treated like servants from everyone.
Mud Golem Girls, that were working in the streets, cleaning, repairing, and everything else.
Automata Girls, that were near shops and inns serving clients with either food or sex.
This scene was already making Marco sick, using monsters to do even the most simple thing? Fucking lazy mens… Technically only the Ant Girls were really living beings, while the rest were created.
He may be an asshole sometimes, but he has his own bottom line, and this city clearly gone past it. But he decided to act during the "Event" that will come within 2 days, and was taken in the castle.
[SPECIAL QUESTS]
1st. Kick Gabriel's ass
2nd. Achieve coexistence between Monsters and Humans
3rd. Kill Illias
4th. Return to Lucifina's grave
5th. Visit every places in Illias Continent, Sentora and Hellgondo
6th. Turn back to Sabasa Kingdom
7th. Tell a story to the King of Grangold