We started our journey at noon. There are 6 guards in total. One is rank 5 (i learn from the agency) ,2 rank 4 and three is rank 3.
Rank 5 one is Riding in horse in front of our carriage . I look at him looking at his armor i think he choose knight as a profession. 2 guard is talking with the coachman .
Looking at the security i am quite satisfied with the golden delivery agency.
And from 3 adventurer, 2 men and other one is a girl who is wearing healing mage robe. I have to say she is quite cute.
I am sitting with the adventurer men. Suddenly the man beside me looked at me-
"Hello my name is Lux. This is my teammate William ."
He looks around 25 or so .
"Hello I am Ron, "I shook my hand with him.
"Hey you eye color is quite unique, its make you handsome .But don't be proud I am more handsome than you."
He talked quite jokingly. He is a funny guy .He is more narcissist than me .
"Where do you come from?"
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Sigh he is a chatter box . I learned from him that, He is a rank 3 adventurer. The man William is a rank 4 knight he took the mission of the priest girl, to escort her in the Rubail duchy. He meets them today. Lux is returning his home, His village is near the Rubail duchy.
My head become hurt.
He tried to hook up with the merchant and William . But those two are grumpy. And the mysterious person give a
''Don't come near me " type vibe -
That's why he only talked with me.
My head started to hurt, so i took a nap. When i woke up the carriage is already stopped. Guard are unpacking and preparing to make a camp.
"Hey Ron come here,"
Lux is calling me i left the carriage i saw that Lux and wiliam are helping guards to build the camp. Other guards are preparing to cook.
One of then caught some hen and bird. They are preparing some meat soup and hot pot.
I also started to help them, 5 tent is aready built.
The mysterious man built his own tent, Lux ad William will share one.
I also started to build my tent i have already prepared everything.
At night the guard give us food ,though we already have our own food.
Lux is trying talking with everyone in a short time he made friend with 2 guard. I am quite envious. Some people have the ability to make friend quite easily.
He also introduce me with them. At night we slept at our own tent. Guard keep looking after the goods in turns.
In the morning we woke up. Eat some bread and started the journey.
same routine happening every day.
I also talk with the priest girl she is going to the duchy to meet with a merchant. She is a 3 star mage she has a shop in the Ziac town , She is also hoping to open a business in the Rubail duchy.
I hope this journey ends this peacefully .
I think i have made a jinx. In fifth day we encounter a small bandit group. We are passing by a small village , they attacked, Though it didn't endanger my life but the 2 guards injured lightly , one fourth rank died . Because there were two late 4 stage bandit sneak attack on the guard.
First time i saw that people killing each other for fortune, I am quite shaken. I remember the cruelty of the world. They put the guard deed body in the goods carriage and buried bandit in the jungle.
Lux become depressed , Due to the died guard was one of his friend.
I console hi, Our journey for next few days become quite peaceful.
It's the night of 11 nth days of my journey.
We are eating the food with guards. Lux, William and a guard is talking each other. The guards took out the weapon. My body also become alert.
Suddenly 10 or so bandit attack the Guards. Two of them 4 late stage attack the Head guard.
But suddenly i a voice made the atmosphere quite tense
"Slash...."
"drip..drip.."
I saw that a long sword priced through the heart from back of Lux. Red blood is flowing through his wound. Lux with a disbelief eyes looking at the William who is holding the sword with a smug.
"why?''
"Why , why you say .I am quite annoyed by your non stop chattering and you all have to die to keep something secret."
Then William took out sword and the body of the Lux fall in the ground. He is already dead.
Without caring William started to fight with the nearby guards.
My mind stopped working .I just looked at the lifeless body. seeing the cruelty of the people, Lux's dead hit me hard.
Do life of naive and cheerful people have no value. He didn't do any wrong. Though we know each other bot for a long time , We become quite close. He always make the people around him happy.
I am also a naive man will i also die like Lux. All kind of negative emotions come to my mind.
Then i come to senses a give myself a slap.
"No lux died because he wasn't strong enough, I have to become strong. He wasn't careful enough, he let his guard down easily. I have to become more careful around people."
The fighting is happening I can see that situation is not good. Should I help or just run away. The old merchant is also started fighting What surprise me most was that he is fighting with the bandits with ease.
All people are fighting except me. though the bandit doesn't have many rank 4 and also their skill and technique are not par with guards but they have numbers.
But suddenly i saw that a bandit is approaching the priest girl, she is trying to heal a guard that is injured. Masked man also defending them from front against a rank 3 , she is likely a rank 2. A dagger user with the most amazing fighting ability.
Seeing that bandit is slashing towards the priest girl my mind started to work very first, I took out my sword.
Teleport..
Next second I appear behind the bandit ,I ruthlessly slash the sword towards the bandits neck.
slick..
Thud...
Aaaaa.....
His head separated from the body and fell beside the girl. Who seeing a head appear suddenly give a surprise cry loudly.
Though they didn't see me kill the bandit. After hearing sudden loud cry all people look at the girl.
This time skill people like the mask man and the head guard give a surprise blow. The guard head kills one of the bandit immediately.
In a moment the bandits fell in to disadvantage.
Seeing blood and the headless man that i killed for the first time. My stomach started to churn I fell on my knee and started to vomit
After clearing up my stomach. I sit by the side of tree.
Other side the fight come to an end. Head guard helped the other guards to clean the battlefield.
Yes William that betrayer died by the old merchant hands. I am not almighty who can kill rank 4 while i haven't even reached rank 2 yet.
"Here"
Then the priest girl give me some water, Seeing her sincerity and I took the water. Though i didn't drink it.( i just got a trauma of betrayal)
She gives me a deep vow.
"Thanks for saving my life."
"no, it's okay"
She sit beside me for some time.
In the mean time all the bodies of bandit is buried. I walked towards the head guard.
"Its is possible to deliver Lux's dead body to his village."
The bodies are buried in the road because they don't know the address. But I think all of the people here knows the address of Lux due to his non stop mouth.
After pondering for some time he agree with me.
We leave for our journey .
On our way we stopped at Lux's village. It's big compare to nikola village. There is a brother and an old mother in Lux family. His father died five years ago.
I personally give some money to his mother who is heartbroken by his sons dead.
We stay their village for one night,
At night..
I should bath myself. Though you can clean yourself by magic but who don't want a cold refreshing bath.
After some inquiry I found pond back of the inn and i walk towards it. I took out my shirt and jump in the pond.
"Agh..so comfortable"
While Ron was bathing . In the room of the inn a mask man is looking at him quite attentively..
"Young miss,,"
The mask man looked back at the man who called her. If Ron was present here he will be surprised by these two people One is the masked man and other is the old merchant that killed the William.
"Uncle Eran , Do you feel any presence in the dark beside bandits ?''
"No, Young miss. I think they didn't realize that this priest girl is so important in your merchantry plan."
"No i think father intervene , But how can my fool big sister realize that this little priest is so import in my plan. she is the inventor Of a rare potion that will heal the severe arm.
She is the one that will make my merchantry guild well known in the business world."
"I think you first talk with the young master Rubail about opening the Merchant guild in The duchy," He advised politely.
"I will think about it,
What ever ,,,,tell me did you see how did the boy kill the bandit."
The merchant ponder for some time,
"I think he use a body movement or short distance teleport."
The masked women amused by his answer.
' so, a rare skill or may be a skill crystal. should i capture him to interrogate or not?
No i should finish this problem first then look for him and judge if he is worth the investment.'
Then the merchant said goodbye.
The masked woman close the door and uncover her fairy like face with black hair, brown eyes and thin moist leaps.
Then she took off her cloths but there is no one to look at this aethereal enchanting body.
In her room a wooden tub is placed with hot water, she took a dip in the hot water.
"How can he bath in the open , with out caring anything." while thinking of Ron handsome some and toned body her face become red, She dive her head in the water.
gluu...
gluu....
In the morning,,
After taking bath in the pond, I have a good night sleep. We finish our breakfast in the inn,
We then start our journey. Guard told me that it will take only 2 days to reach the Rubail city.
I am looking forward to it.