Chapter 9 - Premonition

PART 1

Wooow! This little girl was into fashion, well it suits her that much!

Deymit! I'm getting petrified by her beauty, tsk! Kazee and Caiti were pretty too. Well, Kazee, Caiti, and this girl all had uniqueness in their beauty. I mean, even Caiti is very simple, she's pretty, and Kazee is apathetic, no offense Milady, hehehe

*CHUCKLES!*

Seriously, she's okay with any clothing, as long as it is wearable, then she'll put it on, and this one here is elegant and fashionable.

*CHK!*

Ohhhh!? That is... Well, she had a double-edged scarlet red broadsword behind her.

Its hilt is approximately 18 inches long, and from chapped, the blade is 45 inches long. The design is very unique!

The design of the pommel is a dark red rose with gold lining, and the hilt was the stem with varying colors. The rain guard is a gold round ball; it doesn't have a cross-guard.

The exciting part is the blade, after the hilt, is a one-sided cross-guard, unlike the other broadsword. This cross-guard was part of the blade; it has sharp edges and points. I think if you're handling it, that cross-guard blade is pointing to the right, and there's nothing on another side.

Then from the fuller up to the point of the blade. A golden-colored metal dragon was pounded except for the wings. Its wings are color red with a golden lining on edge.

The wings of the dragon are not wholly attached to the blade. The wing humorous is attached at the center of the sword. The left-wing get separated at the center of the blade then extends to the rain-guard. The right-wing is detached at sharp edges of cross-guard then spreads to the rain-guard, and the two wings get united; semi-circled around the hilt. It also had an emerald dragon's breath at the blade's center and extends to the point.

I don't understand how she wields that sword. The broadsword seems to weigh 5 pounds. With her thin and slim body, she'll be off-balance by just raising it from the ground.

Still, that is damn! SCARY! Yet beautiful! I mean, it's very artistic! Just like its user! Fufuu~

"We're sorry! Are you hurt at all?" Kazee asked her

Ohh, I'd just remember it, Kazee had a katana and hidden dagger beneath her robe too, but I've never seen any of them. And Eisenheim had a katana too, I was always watching him subjugating monsters outside the Garden. But never in my life, I saw him using it.

"..." But she was ignores

"Shall I do that for you?" I tried to get the reins, but she moves away from me

"N—No, I— got it."

"Hayst," Kazee sighs

Kazee and I move back to the left side of the carpet. She put her back against the wall, and I rest the right side of my spine at her left shoulder.

I stared at the girl for a while, and a weird necklace caught my gaze,

Waaaiii—NO! It's very different! A play bell choker?

According to Eisenheim, those thing suits the cute appearance of a girl perfectly. But this one is horrifying!

It is a half-width iron metal choker featuring a bow design with a working stainless steel bell. It has a silver color metal spike stud and collar rivet rocks. The metal choker is old and rusty, which leaves bruises on her neck.

"What is it?" Kazee caught my pinned gaze

"Those," I pointed out the girl's neck

Kazee move her mouth closer to my right ear and whispered,

"She's a slave."

"Slave?" She's a human! Why in the world she'd be a slave!?

"People who are bought and sold; they're treated and used like livestock for their whole lives. What a messed up world we live in"

"!"

Not fair! The girl somehow noticed our conversation. Because she pulled the ribbon and untie her hair. She tried to cover her nape. But the wind just keeps blowing it.

I stood up in an attempt to break it—

"!"

—or so it seems. Before I took my first step. Kazee has had a firm grip on my right arm

"WA—wait! What are you doing!?"

"I'm going to free her."

"You mustn't! You get it!"

"Huh?" I gave her an intense gaze

"Look around you!"

She removed her grip and made her usual pose. She leans back and folds her arms behind her head openly.

"!" I glanced around as she said

"T-t-t-this ca-ca—n't be!" I stuttered after witnessing it

"If you freed a slave, you'll be the replacement! And you'll pay for the slave you free."

"But they're just children."

There are eight children with the same choker as her. They were sending air to the big bulging muscle woman sitting at the middle rear of the flying carpet.

On the right side is a woman cutting pears and apples in pieces. Beside her is a little girl holding a large bowl; they also had that kind of necklace.

*ICKK!*

Aww! Kazee flicked my forehead, and she titters. Did she just make fun out of me!?

PART 2

-_-

"I'll get some rest..."

"and you? Be good!"

She pushed her chest upwards and crossed her arms. She glared at me with her very, very 'BEAUTIFUL!' 'SHIMMERING!' fiery eyes

*YIKES!*

"YES! MA'AM!"

Seeing that pose made me answer consciously. Hayst! Every time she does that arm crossing, I feel like my life is being taken away.

I sighed

I sat at the rear and wandered my gaze around the places that we passed by. I accidentally gazed upon the different cities far away from here.

WOW! They're tiny! My thumb is more prominent than those!

"Are you headed to the neighboring city too, boy?"

Oh? The woman who cut pears and apples earlier. She's resting here with her legs crossed, and the little girl was sitting on her lap. Was she her child?

"Sure am!"

^ᴗ^

I gladly answered her with a beaming face and smiling eyes. She turned her face away and cover the girl's nape; oh, She realized my glances.

"T-t-those.. are.."

"We were sold by my father-in-law because of our debt" That's just....absurd!

"A child's value is much greater than mine."

"Oh my! Taking such a journey alone?" She arbitrarily changed the topic

"I'm not alone! See?" I raised my Eisenheim with amusement

"...?" Oh I see! She's not convinced.

Hayst! She thinks that I am crazy. Eisenheim isn't popular in this world, huh?

-.-

"I'm with her" I pointed my index finger where Kazee is resting soundly

*THUD! THUD!*

*ROLLING! POP!*

Our gazes focused on where the sound came from

A pear was dropped unto the lady's vamp

PART 3

"Hey! Quit moving around so much kid, you're causing the dust to scatter."

I glanced at the center rear; it was that fat bulging, muscle woman! SCARY! Her fatty face is secreting oil, and she's drooling, eww! Because she keeps putting food on her mouth even, it's full.

Her mouth is getting overloaded! How would she munch that!? Her hooded eyes got thinner because of her fat.

"Ugh! This place is cramped, and the kids noisy. Aren't you going to do something about this, Driver?"

Gross! I feel nauseous! It was very unmannered! The children's tummy around her is growling in hunger, but she didn't even bother to look at it. Whenever they stop flapping that large leaf, she whipped them harshly.

"M—my de—epest apologies M-m-ma—ster!" The Driver said

This is unnerving! Kazee, would you forgive me? If I do something reckless?

"Damn straight!"

"Rest assured, I'll get you and your precious applejack to the destination safe and sound! Okay?"

"That alcohol is worth more than what you'd earn in your miserable little life."

While they're conversing. I silently snuck behind her, teeheee! I'll get some of those and give them to the girl

*GIGGLES!*

"TAKE YOUR PAWS OFF OF MY PYRUS!"

Opppps! AW! Unluckily, she caught me. Hayst! The children are staring at me with pensive faces.

I glanced at Kazee, and she's enjoying her sleep

Tsk!

"Hey! Those fruits are for the Boss only!" The Driver suddenly spoke loudly

"Let me have one," I said in a pitiful voice while trying to make beautiful eyes.

"Do you have money, Kid?" I tilted my head and gaze my eyes above while scratching my nose

"Nope, I don't" I smile wryly.

"Then no touching! She's got money, so she also got foods, got it?"

D*MN! SH*T! Selfish!

-.-

PART 4

I returned to the woman's place while whispering,

"Not fair!"

"You sure get it, don't ya, driver?" She grinned

I sat with my knees against my chest, my left arm hugging my lower leg. While I was drawing anything in the matt using my index finger

"Now, when you've got a cure for your poverty, we can start talking trades!"

*THUD! THUD!*

Huh? I don't get it! She throws an apple at the Driver. Why did she give her some food? I never saw any exchange of property happened. The Driver never gave her money.

So—Why is she receiving food!? She threw another one...

....and I sneak to catch it!

^_^

Got it!

*HEH! HEH!*

*SPARKLING EYES!*