"Is this good for us?" The thin man asked his friend who was digging for something in the cave.
"Yes, it is. We get some Motheric Ore, and we will be rich." the big fat man said.
"I know, but it is a forbidden cave to explore and mine. There's a notice board showing." The thin man said in warning.
"What are you so afraid of? Hurry, scoop it up and left here quickly!" the fat man said and immediately shoveled the beautiful rainbow-colored mineral that had been dug out from the cave wall into a large brown cloth bag.
They filled two large bags of Motheric Ore and slowly walked to the exit of this cave, preventing the monsters from hearing their movements because if they woke up, there might be big trouble. But the big fat man saw a glimmer of light coming from the corner of a small room inside the cave.
"Hey, let's go out, that's enough!" the thin man warned.
"What? Just one more piece. I think it must be very expensive." The fat man didn't listen to his friend's protest. Instead, he picked up a rock digger and immediately went towards that shining spot.
Clang! Clang!
"We're definitely rich, this is Pathamithas Ore. It would sell for 10,000 gold coins, Lol." The fat man laughed with satisfaction and immediately stretched out his hand and picked up the pure white ore.
A shout came from inside the cave wall where he was mining the ore. There was a large hand that squeezed his hand so tightly that it almost shattered it to be broken.
"Ah! Help me!" The fat man cried out in pain.
Scorching!
The sound of the magic staff shooting a ball of fire into the large hand, causing the entire hand to burn, causing the fat man to be immediately released.
"Hurry up! Let's escape from here." the fat man said as he hurriedly stuffed the clear white ore into a bag. They quickly ran towards the exit in front of the forbidden cave entrance.
The sound of the cave wall breaking until there was a large hole. It appeared a terrifying one-eyed red orc wielding a large iron-spiked hammer and many bats, hundreds of other Gargoyles were chasing the two thieves without stopping.
"We hurriedly fled into the city and when people met these monsters, we immediately found a way to escape. Let these monsters run toward the city instead." the fat man said.
"Yes, I agree. Good idea." the thin man responded immediately.
"Wait for us." Mariel said as she chased after the children who were enjoying looking at the countless children's toys in the toy store.
"I have never been in a store like this before. I want them all." Charlie said with a sparkle in his eyes as he was interested in the toy cars that came in many designs and colors.
"Do you interest in something?" Beatrix asked the group of girls who were looking at various animal dolls.
"I want this doll." the smallest girl who named is Maya said, as she picked up a cute blue water dragon doll.
"Ok. I'll buy it for you. Other people can pick up one each." Beatrix said.
"Where is your doll? Mia." Mania asked as Mia stood silently behind her friends, showing no signs of picking up any doll.
"I would like to have a book with pictures with many types of animals." Mia said, turning to look at the children's bookstore across from the toy store.
"Then let's go there and choose one. I'll buy it for you." Mania said, extending her hand to Mia.
"Thank you, sis." Mia responded with a smile. Then they told the others and immediately walked to the bookstore together.
Mariel asks Helen's permission to take all 10 children into town and buy them toys as a present. Helen allowed them to come and took care of the children because she was worried that they would get lost. The three of them assuredly promised her.
Charlie and the other boys picked up a toy car with joyful expressions on their faces, and a group of girls picked a doll as the first gift of their lives. As for Mariel, Beatrix collected 9 items and paid 10 gold coins in total costs.
In front of the large city entrance, the two guards saw a fat man and a thin man running for their lives towards the gate. There were 100 monsters chasing after them angrily.
"Hey, what happened? How did those monsters get here?" the guard asked.
"Help us. They're following us!" The fat man shouted in fear.
The two guards tried to shoot ice magic to block the monsters, but it had no effect.
The one-eyed orc, which was over 2 meters and 50 centimeters tall, was resistant to most types of magic and thus was not harmed at all. Then, it swung a large iron hammer at the two guards, sending their bodies flying in different ways.
The One-Eyed Orc summoned his hammer back to his hand and hit the two thieves with vengeance. Gargoyles and bats began to fly in and attack the people in the city until they were all in chaos.
Scream!
The sound of people screaming in extreme shock. Meanwhile, many people started using elemental magics to fight against the bats and gargoyles that were flying in the sky. Many people were injured by Gargoyle's wind magic attacks. As for bats, they fly and snatch at people, causing wounds from their fangs to bite people's bodies.
Scorching!!!
A man shot water magic at the orc's eyes, causing it to become angrier than before it ran around and indiscriminately injuring people. Things were scattered throughout the area; many shops were all in disarray. No one was able to stop this huge orc. The two thieves took advantage of the chaos and hid under a table of the shop in the market and watched as the people fought against these monsters.
Mariel heard people shouting and became suspicious, so she hurried outside to look, with Charlie following her to look at the market. Suddenly, in front of the two of them, the gigantic feet of a one-eyed orc who was in an extremely frenzied state came upon them.
"Be careful!" Mariel said as she quickly hugged Charlie and jumped into the toy store.
"You all immediately rushed back to the house now. We must help the people to fight these monsters." Beatrix hurriedly ordered the children. Meanwhile, Mania had Mia come back, joined Charlie and others and then the children ran to their home by using the door behind the toy store.
"Let's hurry and go straight to the market. This Giant Orc has gone mad!" Mariel commanded, rushing to lead the two friends.
Scorching! Scorching!
While chasing after the giant orc heading towards the center of the market, Beatrix helped the villagers by shooting fire and water magic at several gargoyles and bats until their bodies were reduced to dust.
The One-Eyed Orc began to destroy the shops in the market, causing things to be scattered all over the place. Merchants fired their spells at the One-Eyed Orc, but they were unable to do any harm to it.
"Your opponent is me!" Mariel shouted to the One-Eyed Orc and tightly gripped the Dragon Slayer Sword in both hands, preparing to attack it from the back.
Smash!
The sound of the Dragon Slayer Sword slamming into the One-Eyed Orc's back with full force, dragging a long path. Green blood spurted out like a burst pipe. The one-eyed orc howled in pain and quickly turned around and slammed the spiked iron hammer at Mariel.
Mariel hurriedly used her Dragon Slayer Sword to defend the full power of Orc attack until her body flew and hit a store, causing fruits and vegetables to scatter on the ground.
The One-Eyed Orc hurriedly walked over to Mariel who was still trying to stand up again. A spiked iron hammer came crashing down, targeting Mariel's head.
"Mariel!" Beatrix and Mania both shouted in shock.
The sound of two types of metal colliding with each other with full force caused a loud noise that reverberated throughout the market. Dust swirled and spread until it was almost impossible to see what was happening in front of them.
A male student stood in front of Mariel, holding a large sword and shield in both hands, blocking the attacks of the One-Eyed Orc's spiked iron hammer. He had short dark brown hair, and his eyes were as angry as Mariel's.
"You're ok, are you?" A male student's asked Mariel.
"Yes, I am. Thank you." Mariel responded, standing up again with the Dragon Slayer sword in her hand.
"Good, then let's fight to it together." the male student said.
"Ok!" Mariel responded with a smile.
After that, the two of them combined offense and defense together in a surprisingly perfect combination. The man defended the One-Eyed Orc' attack and countered it the physical attack. As for Mariel, she moved around the one-eyed orc and slammed her sword into several moves, causing it to barely be able to defend itself.
The One-Eyed Orc began to rampage harder than before because it couldn't attack the two of them. The spiked iron hammer swung erratically, destroying many shops. Mariel and the male student struggled to dodge this attack. The others tried to support from behind instead. Beatrix fires attacks at the remaining gargoyles and bats, while Mania heals Mariel and the male student without interruption from monsters.
"Who is that man? He seems to get along well with Mariel, like they've known each other for a long time." Beatrix asked, feeling curious.
"Their attack and defense were perfect." Mania said.
Mariel realized the abilities of this male student. Understanding the methods of attacking and defending between the sword and shield was perfect and made her think of Segal. Normally, if they hadn't practiced together often before, there would be no way of knowing how the other person would move, how to attack, or how to retreat and attack back. Mariel turned to look into the eyes of the male student who nodded back as well, making her seem to know immediately what the next plan.
Mariel smiled as she felt a sense of amusement that hadn't happened in a long time since fighting together with Segal. The scars all over the one-eyed orc's body showed that it nearly lost to them.
Scorching! Scorching! Scorching!
The One-Eyed Orc was unable to stand any longer due to the wounds on its body and the blood that hadn't stopped flowing out. The consciousness began to fade, and the strength began to disappear.
Mariel caught that The One-Eyed Orc were weakening and immediately sent a signal to the other, preparing to use their ultimate attack.
"Let's finish this!" Mariel shouted, accelerating the physical sword power to its maximum until the Dragon Slayer Sword glowed white all over the area.
"Let's do it!" the male student said as he slammed all of his power into the middle of the One-Eyed Octopus' chest at first.
Mariel slammed her sword into the One-Eyed Octopus's chest with all her might, causing it to stumble back. Then it fell to the ground and fainted.
Loud applause echoed everywhere. People praised the four students for defeating this One-Eyed Orc.
"Thank you very much, all of you." Groups of people came over to shake hands and congratulate them.
"Let's escape quickly!" the fat man said at a moment when the others didn't notice.
While the two thieves were preparing to escape, they were trapped inside by some sort of magical barrier, unable to move any further.
"Do you think you can escape from me?" Elizabeth said angrily.
"We have repented. We don't want the ores anymore; you can take them. Please let us go." The fat man tried to negotiate.
"The ore has to be returned to the cave. Let the judges decide on your punishment. Take them away!" Elizabeth ordered the newly arrived group of armored soldiers to put the two men in prisoner suits and got them into the car to leave here.
"Miss Elizabeth!" Mariel walked over to greet her.
"You guys did a great job, adding Room 1 and Room 2 with 100 points each!" Elizabeth said with a smile.
"Thank you very much." All four students bowed in thanks.
"I have to take these two bags of minerals to the government, so they can prepare to return them to the cave again. And this orc must be returned to its location too." Elizabeth said, immediately consulting with the people who ruled the state.
"You are truly amazing. Your name is Mariel, right?" the male student admired, holding out his hand in front of Mariel.
"Yes, what is your name?" Mariel asked.
"My name is Yujin. Nice to meet you." the male student said.
"Nice to meet you too, Yujin." Mariel replied, shaking the other's hand.
When they touched hands, both sides seemed to be in a trance for a moment. What exactly is this familiar sensation? Mariel felt as if she had known this person for a long time.
"Well. I must go to meet my other friends. See you later." Yujin said goodbye to Mariel and friends before hurriedly walking away.
"Is something wrong, Mariel? Your act is strange." Beatrix asked.
"Do you like him?" Mania teased.
"Are you crazy? I don't like any man. But it seems like I've known him somewhere before, but I can't remember." Mariel said.
"Prince Charming!" Beatrix said.
"Two of you will be good family." Mania said in a good mood.
"I don't talk to you anymore. Let's hurry and meet the children at Ms. Helen's house. I'm so hungry right now." Mariel said, rushing ahead of the two friends.
"Wait for us!" the other two friends said, rushing after Mariel to Helen's house.