Luminous ' That was a wise decision.'
Usman ' Thanks. Give my rewards.'
Ding!
You have gained 10 sp!
Usman ' Hmn, I have 25 sp now.'
Then, Firuza came to me.
Firuza " Dear lord! I was really scared. But to think, you will give such a costly item for others. I am really impress." She said smiling.
Usman" You are welcome. Now, considering we have dealt with the enemies. It's about time we call for help." I said.
Firuza" Yeah. But won't it take long like this." She asked.
Usman" No. I am going out from the nearest manhole. I will contact Voclain and I will return with help to get them back." I said looking towards the women.
Firuza" Alright! Then, I will stay here and protect them." She said with confidence.
I nodded and moved towards the nearest manhole. I went out and moved to Voclain's mansion. There, I contacted him through his maid. Who came with his guards, learning about what happened down there. Till sunset, everything was solved in a way. Out of five only three women went back with their husbands. Remaining two were taken to the temple for help.
Usman ' Is the life go... entity is dead, too.'
Luminous ' Yes, only the entity known as evil God remains.'
Usman ' What... happened..?'
Luminous ' You will know eventually.'
I sighed. Right now, I was in my tavern room.
Ding!
Congratulations! You are leveled up!
You are a Cr 4 now!
Usman powers
Projection: 41 arrows / 20 pairs of swords
10 pairs of awakened byakuya and Kanshou
5 low power Cadelborg 2
2 high power Cadelborg 2
1 Rho aias
Mana enhancement
All purpose map
Usman ' So, I guess we will move out soon. But I am going to have a tour of this place tomorrow.'
Next day, when I was sight seeing in the town.
Firuza " Usman? "
I looked behind and saw both Firuza and Voclain's maid with some stuff. They came to me when I stopped seeing them.
Usman " You are doing grocery?" I asked.
Maid" Yes! Can I ask, what you are doing?" She asked curiously.
Usman" Just some sightseeing. We will depart after tomorrow." I said shrugging.
Firuza" Wait! So, SOON! What about army and..."
Usman" Ssshhh! " I quite her.
I looked around.
Usman" What army? Besides you should not talk in open." I said looking around again.
Usman ' Even I can't see, there is a spy in the map.'
Firuza " I know what you think! But you don't have to worry because the whole town is part of rebellion." She said with a proud look.
Maid" Even I am on side of her lady but your advice is practical. One should be wary of spies." She said nodding.
Firuza" In Eternal Lament?! For real?" She said with a wry smile.
Voclain" There's always a possibility." He said coming towards us.
Firuza" I guess, you are done with your meeting." She said with understanding.
Usman" About what happened yesterday or about the future rebellion?" I inquired.
Voclain" How about we talk about it somewhere? Have you eaten any of our delicacies?" He asked.
Usman" For time being, I am just sightseeing." I said shaking my head.
Voclain" Then, allow me to be your tour guide?" He offered.
Maid" But master..."
Voclain" I am okay. Besides I was going on my usual round." He said reassuring her.
Maid" Then, I will accompany you." She said coming towards him.
Firuza" I want to come too. It's been a while." She said excitedly.
Voclain" Well. Do you mind?" He asked me.
Usman " Nah, I am good." I said.
After a tour of the town, we were sitting in his study.
Voclain " We have talked about both topics in our meeting today." He said drinking tea.
Firuza" So, you are moving the army?" She asked.
Voclain" In a short time, yes. But for now, we are in debt to you and Crimson Warrior for what you have done." He said.
Usman" Crimson... Warrior?" I asked.
Voclain " Hmm, yes. Isn't that your alias?" He asked.
Usman" No." I denied.
Then, he looked towards Firuza. I looked at her with raised brow.
Firuza " Well....people in White Willow were calling you that. So....I thought it was an alias." She said scratching her head?
Voclain" Then. Will you tell us your real alias if you don't mind?" He asked putting his cup down.
Usman" I don't have an alias." I denied.
Firuza " REALLY?! EVEN THOUGH YOU ARE SO STRONG!" She said surprised.
Usman" I was weaker than others when I came here." I said.
Voclain" Considering your first Cr and southern standards for strength, it's true." He said with understanding look.
Maid" Will you mind if we call you that?" She asked me.
Firuza" It IS a fitting name." She said.
Voclain " Besides a mercenary usually has more than three alias." He said reassuring.
Usman" Haaahhh! In that case, I don't mind." I said with a sigh.
Maid" Thank you, Crimson Warrior!" She said bowing.
Voclain" So, what's your plan next?" He asked.
Usman " I am going to make my certified documents tomorrow." I said.
Voclain" YOU ARE LEAVING?!" He asked surprised.
Firuza" Shouldn't we go with army?" She asked.
Maid" Yes, Crimson Warrior! That would be better." She assured me.
Usman" I have a plan." I said looking at them.
Firuza" What is it?" She asked.
Usman " I will tell when we leave." I said standing up.
Firuza sighed and Voclain nodded. Then, I went to my room and slept after dinner.
Next day, I went to the regent office.
Usman ' I guess in a town, they have a personal building.'
I went in and Firuza, Voclain and his maid were there with a guy in thirties.
Firuza " I came here before you for mine." She said showing me her documents.
Usman ' She's still Cr 1.'
Luminous ' She still need exp.'
Voclain " Well if you please." He said gesturing towards Merlin plate.
Firuza " But I still think you should just make a normal one this once. Even I didn't leveled up." She said.
I went to plate and put my hands on it.
Status!
Firuza " DEAR LORD! ARE YOU SERIOUS?!!" She said shocked.
Voclain" Remarkable! A Cr 4!" He said excitedly.
Maid" AMAZING!" She said admiringly.
Firuza " So, we are moving tomorrow." She said realising the obvious.
Usman" Yes!" I said with determination.
Next day, we were standing outside the Eternal Lament.
Voclain " Well, best of luck to you two. We will be coming shortly." He said determinedly.
Firuza" We will stop her." She said determinedly.
Usman" We shall try to keep losses at minimum." I said.
Maid" Please be careful." She said bowing.
We nodded and moved to our probably final destination in north. The witch's domain!