Chapter 12: Tetsuya becomes the real merchant!
Brolu awakened after twelve hours of sleep.
He was exhausted and the slumber was inevitable for him! Once he slept for enough, Brolu blinked his eyes in a refreshed state, "Where am I?" He asked himself with slight wariness. As the place he was currently in didn't seem that hostile at all.
His bed was comfortable and the house's interior was tidy and clean. "Is this the merchant's house? I thought he was someone who lost himself here…" After some theories sprouted within his heart, Brolu decided to leave the bed.
He found his sword on the table, so with a reassured mind, the young knight slowly opened the doors to peek. "What? Isn't this… the bandit boss?" It was another boss, but speaking of the bosses reminded Brolu about his opponent.
The Game Rune System's quest clearly stated before to not kill his opponent but to beat. It was a weird rule considering the world's custom, but Brolu's trial was also to take care of the bandits in the area.
The killing was inevitable! "How weird… Is this the merchant's rune influence? It has to be." Brolu was still stupefied and his eyes couldn't blink at all.
Those eyes were looking around the bandit camp that didn't resemble bandit camp at all! The wooden houses looked fine and the surroundings were clear! One could imagine how thankful mother nature was after these bandits cleaned their area!
The young knight was amazed, to say the least. "The Game Rune is so influential! If that's the case, then I will be able to do the quest without any killing… Wow." It was so astonishing that Brolu decided to bet on the game rune that he was also influenced by. With his sword hidden in his sheath, the young knight slowly left the house.
"Oh, finally up?" The bandit boss from Tetsuya's side asked. He was looking friendly and overly happy. "You should get the quest soon! Just don't waste time and go gather some wood! Hehe!"
The bandit boss was the one who accomplished the quest flawlessly. It meant that he could get mistress for himself and have a lot of fun with her while gaining stats. Who would even think of gaining power through intercourse?
He never would think of such great power, but it was all real and at his disposal! By having fun with his two women, the bandit boss was growing up in strength even faster.
Oblivious to the bandit boss's mood, "I will do it then." Brolu answered and just left the happy bandit boss alone.
While others were a bit sulky, their mood wasn't that bad at all. A knight could tell that they were expectant of the future and began to enjoy the new life. Even their women, who were very bold and clear without any morals, began to look modest with an aura of the housewives!
Soon, Brolu found Tetsuya who was the craziest and weird! "Hello, merchant… Thank you for your help!" The ego sovereign was currently not alone. He had some bandits around him, but they were absorbed by the work from the quest.
And what was exactly their quest?
[Quest: Build the carriage for Tetsuya Merchant!]
"I don't need your thanks. But good to see you back." Tetsuya answered without taking his eyes off the carriage that still couldn't be called as such. His words caused some misunderstandings within Brolu's hearts as he felt like merchants truly would prefer something else other than empty words.
However, he was from a noble household that was long ago lost! His parents lived in the city using the runes for small restaurants! If not for the loyalty rune and the sword that was both passed by generations, Brolu's fate surely would be the same!
But his desire to get back the former prestige to his surname was astronomical! "In the future-" His speech got stopped by Tetsuya's hand going high.
As the future was far, far away… "The future would beg me to come. I need your help now… This game rune would make my journey far easier, but also yours, don't you think so?" There was already a plan within his mind.
His words caused Brolu to nod instantly as the game rune was astonishing! Its powers were limited to only four skills and one passive, but Brolu had a level window and stats that could be gained by doing the quests.
His level went up after dealing with the bandit boss Roman. "What's your plan with this carriage?" Brolu then probed into Tetsuya's plan!
But this merchant plan was not a one time plan, but rather a long life plan! Tetsuya just decided to build his merchant company, Tetsuya Kingdom, and go around the world in search of people similar to Brolu.
People whose lineage has fallen!
There were so many of those people and Tetsuya would get their loyalty far easier by lending his hand. It didn't mean that Tetsuya would give up on already established strongholds such as Mystic Academy, but those fallen were the priority.
"I will go around this area in search of the game rune." Tetsuya faintly answered.
"That's right. I also want to have its powers for myself!" Brolu also was eager to achieve this power for his future. He then smiled broadly. "This game rune will be useful in your deals, right?" His smile was so wide simply because Tetsuya would accompany him! And even if it was the other way around, Brolu was content with that.
His trial was to get rid of the bandits and if quests happened to be leaning more towards the purifying route, then he would be content with it nonetheless. This would mean that bandits would stop their bad deals anyway!
After two weeks passed, Tetsuya's carriage finally got completed. All shiny and strong, his first transport was all ready to go. "Mr. Tetsuya! What about… the horses?" The bandit boss Roman asked.
He was already purified like his group!
"Horses? Don't I have you here?" Tetsuya casually answered, then he laid himself down in the capacitive carriage. It was a carriage meant to carry many things and not people, but he invited Brolu in.
As the carriage shook and went forward, the young knight awkwardly said, "I don't think I feel comfortable knowing that others pull the carriage. I will help instead."
"Sure." Tetsuya answered, but there was 'but', "I have one question for you. Do you have a sister?" This question made Brolu widen his eyes!
"What do you need my sister… for?" He then spoke with a voice that demanded an answer. Of course, Tetsuya found it cute as Brolu turned out to be a good brother.
With a smile on his face, "Just answer first."
"I have an older sister…" Brolu's sister was far older than him and she was the one who imbued the desire to bring back the glory to their name!
As Tetsuya confirmed that the sister was older than him, his smile deepened, "I see."
Brolu felt like he could read the mind of this crazy merchant! "You shouldn't really ask my sister… out… I mean… She is strict and… Ugh…" The young knight lost this battle! He couldn't really convince this man, but no matter what he said, Tetsuya felt like he needed an escort of a good lady.
"All of them become cute once fallen."