"I don't know but, Cayden, Cayden, right? Have you already got influenced by Sylvis's nut head?" Lucas crack from laughing.
Did this moron call me nut head? I stood up and gave him a good punch in the gut that made him throws up all of the food that he ate. He started vomiting all over the place that the informant yelled at him. He cleaned his mess and ask a healer around the tavern to heal him. Suit him right for calling me a nut head. Cayden is also laughing in the corner and because of his laughter, other female adventurers are started blushing.
After a few minutes, Lucas came back while holding his stomach. He was in pain earlier but now he looks fine.
"I felt that my intestines are moving all over the place from the punch?" He commented.
"Suit you right for calling me a nut head." I answered.
"Ok… Ok… I apologize." He sat down to his chair once again. "Sorry for that figure of speech and that laugh earlier. What I was trying to say is that, both of you are hiding for being a C-class whereby the both of you are both S-ranks. That's what I am trying to say." Lucas explained.
"You should clarify your words." I demanded.
"Oh right, I forgot that you are the type of person who will assassinate someone whom you think is wrong and not justifying for it. I totally forgot. I wouldn't do it the next time." Lucas exaggerated.
"There will be no next time asshole."
"Ouch… that's painful you know. Well anyway, I was wondering, do you have any mission after this? I am going to enter an S-class mission and I was planning to recruit people. Since, both of you are S-ranks, I think we can make a good team. Three S-ranks is enough. If you are planning to stay here in this kingdom, I guess you need the reward for this one." Lucas offered.
"How much?" Cayden asked.
"Three platinum each." Lucas said.
I stopped for a while. "Count us in." I answered.
"Great that's good news." Lucas said.
That night he explained the mission and it is about defeating a quick-sand monster in the southern part of this kingdom, Taj. It is a property of a duke and the duke wanted to build a green house in that region. However, it is quite impossible since a quick-sand monster keeps on destroying the facilities.
After two days, which cost us six gold coins, we departed to kill that monster. We entered the dungeon and we quickly subjugated the monster. Lucas is right, with the power of three S-ranks adventurers, the mission will go smoothly.
During the subjugation, Lucas and Cayden are both fighting the monster while I was supporting them from behind. I am the one who is boosting their movements and healing their wounds. With my mana, obviously they will get healed instantly. I also used my thousand needles that petrifies the movements of that monster while Cayden and Lucas will deliver the final blow. After defeating the monster, we found another den in which the monster laid her hundreds of eggs. Lucas wanted to leave and gather more man power to do the finishes. He said that it will take some days before we kill those eggs. However, he also said that the eggs are going to hatch anytime now because of the heat. But I wouldn't leave unless my mission is neatly done. I used a high destructive spell to freeze and shatter every single egg in there. Living none of it to survive. After few minutes, the whole dungeon is cleared up.
"This team is awesome! We cleared the whole dungeon in less than a day. I have never thought that you, Silvy, have both destructive and healing mana. And you Cayden, my brother, I have never thought that you are so strong and also a mana user. I have never thought that both of you are super strong." Lucas was so happy.
"And you, I have never thought that you are this strong." Cayden said.
"Thanks." Lucas blushed a little. What is he, gay?
I healed their wounds and we head out of the dungeon. As soon we left the dungeon, there are other party who just arrived. I think they are about to also explore the dungeon.
"Do you need our help Lucas?" The guy on the horse asked.
"No need, we already cleared the whole dungeon. But thanks." Lucas said happily.
"Are you sure? Clearing the dungeon by only the three of you is impossible." He doubted.
"It is indeed impossible but not if the three of us are S-ranks." Lucas brag.
"S-ranks?"
The whole party looked at us and they seem wondering whether Lucas is telling the truth. Lucas is neither telling the truth or telling a lie because his statement is true but also wrong. We are identified as C-class adventurers but our ability can be par with the S-ranks.
We decided to rest outside the dungeon. And the team that just arrived joined us. Upon observing these people, I concluded that they are just carefree people. I somehow feels that they don't even bother themselves to be part of politics. The guy who was speaking earlier started to ask us questions. I think he is the leader.
"Who are you both? I have never seen you around? I'm Berto anyway." He offered his hand for a handshake. But I didn't give my hand.
"Don't mind her Berto, Silvy is just like that." Lucas interrupted. He then introduced us to them and they introduced themselves to us. I suddenly noticed that the females of their group keep on starring Cayden. But who cares, they can just stare all they want.
Lucas told them the whole story about our teaming up and how we meet each other. Lucas and my story are cleared but they wanted to know how does Cayden and I started to travel together. I haven't thought of a story yet and I couldn't tell them that Cayden was a slave that I happened to purchased. Lucas also wondered, how Cayden and I met.
"Silvy and I are just acquaintance and somehow, I should be around her so that she won't kill innocent bystander on the road." Cayden explained.
The whole party was left in silence and after a few seconds they burst in laughter. I glared at Cayden and hit him on his arm. But somehow, they bought that stupid story. Lucas started to make fun of me and told them that Cayden was indeed right. He even told to everyone that I tried to assassinate him the first time we met because I thought that he was teaching the children how to be weak. It was my mistake back them. But what is wrong for killing those people who are useless in the society?
That small camping gathering feels different. I was camping before when I was still in the army but that camping is different to this camp feeling. People are laughing and sharing stupid story. They are just being carefree in life. Are they not scared that what if some soldiers or some bandits hiding behind those bushes waiting for an ambush? If it happened, I am sure that they will die helplessly.
The next day, we traveled together and we went to report about the subjugation. The guild head gave the reward to Lucas and we indeed split up the money. I couldn't be happier that I can finally change the horseshoe of my horse. But obviously, I won't let it be change here or else I am going to be bankrupt again. Berto and his team mates also left for their mission. They thought that Lucas need some help but they were too late.
Lucas told me that we can finally change our rank since we already proven that we are par with the S-ranks. I didn't know that adventurer's ranks can be upgraded to any main guild house. There is one at Taj, it is actually not the same as the guild in Hana but they have this system that guilds work as one in terms in rank upgrading. Our guild cards turned into gold indicating that we are S-rank adventurers.
Lucas also offered to team up with him but I couldn't do that. I told Lucas that I don't want to travel in groups and no person can actually change my mind. Lucas seems so dissatisfied but it is risky if they find out our secret. However, Lucas said that we can still team up in time of emergency. It means that if we need his help, he will come to rescue us and if he needs our help, we are going to save him. This type of team actually famous among the S-ranks. Since, he doesn't have to travel with us I decided to accept it.
The guild representative said that we can send and receive some messages via team communicator request. She taught us the sacred spell that it cost one platinum each member. Although, I don't really need to team up but I guess we might need it in the future. We paid that amount and suddenly, it is embedded to my memory how to use that spell. It is actually working.
"Sir, what do you call your team?" the representative asked.
I don't really care about naming team so I let Lucas decide it. "Black Queen. You can register our team as Black Queen." He said.
We left that kingdom that very night since the heat during the day is unbearable. Lucas said that he will be heading to the next kingdom to meet people he knew and as for us we actually don't know where we are heading. Instead, I decided to look for a town nearby outside the kingdom of Taj to change our horses' horseshoes. In our way, we pass through the entourage of that bratty count's daughter and along with her is the entourage of I think her fiancé. Well, I guess ten days is too long for a bratty child like her to stay in a hot kingdom.