It had been two days since Kyssee started following Alex. They would camp together despite Alex's insistence for her to leave. She stubbornly stayed put, saying that Alex needed someone to watch his back. Alex couldn't believe she was this annoying to him, but despite his own inner demons, he was still a gentleman. He offered Kyssee his only sleeping bag while he slept while leaning up against a tree.
They slept fairly peacefully, and the next morning they decided to head to the closest village. Lafen Village. It was a small village that relied on its vegetation production. They had trade with the nearby towns in the southern part of the Empire. Alex and Kyssee arrived in town, Alex wearing his mask covering his face while Kyssee just walked side by side with him.
"So...what are we doing here?" Kyssee asked.
"Taking a job." Alex stated.
"What kinda job?" Kyssee continued her questioning.
"Whatever's available." Alex said.
"Is this how this normally goes?" Kyssee asked.
Alex then sighed. "Do you normally ask this many questions?
"Call me curious." Kyssee said while smiling.
"You know I heard curiosity and cats aren't a great mix." Alex said, making Kyssee laugh.
"So you can joke." Kyssee said, smiling.
Alex sighed again. "Let's just get going."
First got something to eat before heading right to the mercenary guild.
"Welcome, how may I be of assistance today?" the guild receptionist said.
"What B-rank quests do you have?" Alex asked.
"First, may I see your guild license?" the receptionist asked.
"Here."
Alex handed her his license, and it read, "Ghost, B rank."
The receptionist handed Alex back his license. "Welcome to Laffen Village. There are only a few B-ranked quests here since it's a small village, but you're welcome to take a look. And how about the young miss here?"
"She's with me." Alex said.
"Understood." the receptionist replied.
Alex looked at the guild board, and there were only three B-ranked quests listed on various pieces of paper. There was a bandit quest, a bodyguard quest for some big wig merchant, and lastly, a monster extermination quest. There is apparently a monster hounding the trading caravans coming into the village.
"We'll take this one." Alex said as he handed the piece of paper to the receptionist.
"Understood. I should inform you this monster has already killed two C-Rank adventures who were on a bodyguard escort mission." The receptionist said with concern in her voice.
"It's fine." Alex said.
"Alright, good luck out there!" The receptionist said.
Alex and Kyssee walked out of the building.
"So are you going to kill that monster?" Kyssee asked.
Alex looked at her in the eyes "Yes, but first. You need a weapon."
"I get my own weapon? Awesome!" Kyssee said with excitement.
"C'mon."
Alex and Kyssee walked into a blacksmith shop where a man with a long black beard was waiting.
"Hey there. What can I get ya?"
"She needs a weapon." Alex said plainly.
"Well, what kind would you like, little lady?" the blacksmith asked.
"I'm pretty good with a bow. Got any?" Kyssee asked.
"Hm...we have two. One is your basic bow, cheap but can still do the job. The other one is more expensive but well worth it. It's enchanted with fire magic, meaning any arrows you release will light it's target on fire." The blacksmith explained.
"We'll take the enchanted bow." Alex said.
"You sure? Like I said, it's more expen-"
"Not a problem." Alex said as he threw a bag of gold coins on the table.
"Well damn...alright then." The blacksmith said as he was pocketing the gold. "Bow's all yours."
"Good. And by the way, fair warning. If this thing turns out to be a piece of shit, I'm coming back here." Alex said, turning his masked face towards the blacksmith.
"H-Hey no worries. My name is attached to that; I'm not going to ruin my reputation. Besides with this many coins. I'm always gonna try and get a big spender to come back." The blacksmith explained.
"Good." Alex said before the two walked out, but not before Kyssee thanked the Blacksmith.
"So we heading out now?" Kyssee asked.
"Yes, anything else you need?" Alex asked Kyssee, who thought for a moment.
"Nope! Let's go kill a monster!"
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