章 109: Fear, Death, and Awe (III)
"My lady, I was wondering when you would come back and lead the Wondershop again? I have been saving your seat until now."
I thought over what she said and shook my head. "I don't think I have too. Honestly, you're doing a wonderful job in leading the shop yourself. If you have anyone you want to groom to take your place, just tell me. I would like to know who it is."
"You are too kind. Without you, our kind would've still been enslaved. My descendants will always be indebted to you."
Gently raising up my hand, I rested it upon her shoulder. "Siva, you really don't need to talk to me so formally. We're friends. Plus, this shop is partly yours, meaning we are both on equal grounds."
"I wouldn't dare." Siva shook her head.
I sighed. The mentality of some people really doesn't change. Same with my maids and butlers.
"Mom." A young girl around the age of eleven peeked out from behind Siva's back.
"You're daughter?��� I couldn't help but smile. I squatted down and stared eye-to-eye. This little child had the same eye color and facial features of Siva. Even her cute dog ears and tails flopped forward just like her.
"Yes." Siva noded. "My son has been helping me run the shop as well."
"You have a son?" It's my first time hearing this. "What's their name?"
"Her name is Rose, while my son's name is Bae."
"She has a pretty name." I couldn't help but rummage through my pocket and hand her a small tulip pin. This accessory was a simple magical accessory that I had made. It had a couple of unique features: the ability to detect lies was one of them, and the second was the ability to sense danger. "This is for you. It has special enchantments on it, so don't lose it."
Rose huddled over the little pin that I gave her and broke into a wide grin. "Thank you." Her eyes were twinkling at the gift that she received, and she clipped it on her hair. With a bashful face, she looked at me with a shy smile.
"My lady. Thank you." Siva replied with a gentle expression.
"How is Seth doing anyways? I heard many good reviews from clients with his White Dragon mercenary group," I got up.
"He has been picking up quite a lot of contracts lately, especially during summer seasons. After the fame of the Wonder Shop increased every year, his name was spreading far and wide. I wouldn't be surprised if he's outside working with the Adventurer's right now."
"I see. I'll go look for him."
"Is there anything I could do before you leave?"
"Nothing really, just get the shipment for the high red and blue potion ready. I'll take it over towards him right now."
Siva nodded. "I'll get it ready in five minutes." She left to quickly get the stocks of potions that I had asked for ready to be transported.
Rose was standing by herself in front of me, fidgeting from my stare. "Um…" She grabbed the edge of her dress.
"Yes?"
"Is it true that you're the Grand Magician Berry?"
"You can say something like that."
"Really?" Her eyes became wide. "Can you show me magic?"
"Well…" I felt embarrassed. I didn't have a good handle on my magical output, so it was something that I didn't really like to show off. "I'm not very good with my control."
Rose frowned, she put her hands to her hips and squinted. "Are you really the Grand Magician Berry?"
"..." I rummaged through my pocket and pulled out the lowest level magic stone, and inputted a quick code. Throwing it up in the air, I called out a word. "Activate."
A sparkle of light refracted outwards, covering the whole interior of the shop in light. Everyone present turned around to see what was going on. The light refracted and shimmered. Out before them, a holographic view of Earth was shown from my memories. The giant skyscrapers, the vast, beautiful lights that turned on during the nightlife, and even the beautiful untouched landscapes were shown.
Rose gasped in shock and awe, looking around in dazzlement. "Is this what our city looks like?"
I shook my head. "This is what our city will one day look like, but slightly different." My goal was leaning towards a more environmentally friendly city.
"This is so cool!" Rose jumped up and down.
The image slowly shifted into the mist and turned off.
"So, you are the Grand Magician Berry!" Rose squealed in delight and ran over towards me. She glomped on me with a wide grin, staring with awe. "Can you make me your disciple? Please!"
"Well…right now, I won't be able to take anyone in. We have a war on hand."
Rose frowned, turning into a scowl. "War….My dad is out there right now. Protecting mom and dad."
"Yes, your dad is doing a wonderful job."
"I know." Rose beamed. "He's the best dad ever!"
I couldn't help but smile at the cute girl before me. She really did remind me of Siva, the bright personality, and the cute adorable smile. My hands were itching to reach over and pinch her cheeks, but I stopped myself.
"Rose!" Siva called out towards her in a stern voice. "Don't bother Grand Magician Berry and come over here and eat your lunch."
"Yes, mom." Rose waddled over and sat on a small stool. Siva brought over a plate of food for her to eat away from the counter.
"I'm so sorry about that, my lady."
"No. No. It's alright. She's very adorable."
"Thank you. I have the package ready to be delivered. Please this way." Siva directed me towards the back where five large cargoes were strapped inside floating carriages forming a line. In total, they were five wagons strapped behind a horse. Each of the precious cargo was heavily guarded with the best White Dragon mercenary and high-level Adventurers.
I came to the front of the wagon, where I took a seat. Sitting next to me was a strapping young man with the same facial features as Siva, but more manly. His ears were not droopy but instead pointed upwards, twitching side-to-side listening for any possible danger.
"My son, Bae, will take you towards Seth."
Bae nodded, understanding what his mother wanted him to do.
"Thanks, Siva. You're a lifesaver."
"No, my lady. You are our life savior." She bowed, and the wagon pushed forward.
It was kind of strange to see a floating wagon without any wheels, but at the same time, it gave transportation a fluid ride towards where we needed to go. Honestly, I wished they made a floating car instead. That would be so much cooler. So far from the Adventurer's that came from Earth, none of them had any memories of their past life. It was close to a blank sheet, all they know is their name and their past skills that they had.
No technological information crossed over in their mind, making technological progress a bit slow for my taste. Even still, we were doing pretty well in advancing the world step-by-step.
"My mother explained to me that you're the actual city lord instead of Duke Jeremy."
"I wouldn't say I'm the city lord." I frowned. When did this strange rumor start? Was it Duke Jeremy himself that stated this? I don't remember telling him to say this to people. "I'm more of a financial backer."
"So it's something like you're the true power holder of this city, and Duke Jeremy is your puppet."
I couldn't help but sigh. My cheeks twitched at his words, and I leaned forward onto my hand. He made it sound terrible that I wasn't sure if I should refute that or not. "You know this is not some kind of dark plot, okay."
"I never said it was, but the way you're saying it makes me now wonder if it is."
I groaned. What the heck did I just dug myself into?
"Either way, it doesn't matter. You take care of my family very well, so I have nothing to say about how you run the city. Other than that, I have no complaints."
"I see." I thought over what he said. Bae was the type to be tied down heavily to his family's trust and loyalty. This made me paint a whole different picture of him that I couldn't help but smile.
"Why are you smiling?"
"Nothing really. Just thought you are very loyal to your family."
"Isn't that normal? Don't you?"
"Well, I don't really remember much about them, so it's hard to answer that question."
"Did they die?" Bae asked a bit worried that he offended me in some way.
"Well, my supposed mother did, and my father is supposedly alive. I found this information out a couple weeks ago, but the problem lies with my amnesia. I don't remember anything else."
"I'm sorry to hear that." His ears flopped towards the side. "I didn't mean anything bad…"
"I know. You can say I'm looking forward to what my memories are going to be like when I remember them. So don't worry. Instead, I am glad that I am alive another day."
Bae gave me a sweet smile. "Yes. It is a blessing that we are alive another day." He nodded his head in understanding.
We finally arrived at the black towering obsidian colored walls that were proudly, standing without a dent. Up ahead before, we were a large group of the city army and Adventurer's tangled together, helping out in the city defense.
"There is Seth." Bae pointed. He then shouted towards him, waving his hand side-to-side.
"Seth!"
Seth saw Bae and the wagon. He trotted up towards us.
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