บท 42: Side Chapter 2 Sinbad's Journey p2

[Sinbdad Pov]

[Flashback]

A while back, after I finally got on to my ship to explore the seven seas with Baal with my side, In a few days, I, the great Sinbad who conquered the first dungeon, had become famished and stranded at sea. And it was all due to that damn princess that I forgot to prepare my supplies into the ship and all my belongings; the only thing left with me is my scimitar that contained Baal and some of the magic tools I had kept from Baal's advice along with a few booze that he had brought with him, in his pockets, just before he had entered the boat.

However, as the two days passed, a vast storm suddenly had surfaced in one of the nights without food and water. While Sinbad was sleeping at the time, in his boat, and due to Sinbad's deep sleep at the time along with severe hunger and drought along with being drunk to due drinking the last of his booze, as a substitute for water, which had caused Sinbad to be knockdown cold into the night, despite the constant warning that Baal who was alerted of the big storm, was telepathically giving of to Sinbad's Mindscape.

So due to Sinbad failing to wake up the storm, then as expected, quickly overtones the boat with the high waves and lightning clouds, booming. After seeing that his master was knocked out cold, Baal then sighed to himself at this, and despite having to use significant amounts of his magic, that Baal then used, to surround the ship, with a slight barrier, to at least protect Sinbad's boat from being destroyed in that storm.

And due to that event, naturally, despite Baal's barrier, the boat had still wandered of drastically from Sinbad's boat original destination, from northwards to the lands of Imuchakk, which had now instead had head downwards, eastwards due to the massive storms to the grounds of the recently famous prince Alibaba of Balbadd.

[Flashback End]

[Sinbad] "Huh, wait, what happened, here? Why did I already reach land by now? I thought that we were going to the lands of Imuchakk, Baal... wait, Baal are you there... hey Baal, don't joke around with me right now. Answer me, please."

As Sinbad murmured this as he stood up from his boat, he looked around the boat to see where all his items, such as the metal vessel saber and the magic tools he had obtained in the dungeons. After looking for a while, Sinbad let out a despairing voice as he saw that except this Sabre along with the three of the magic tools he had equipped before sleeping, everything else had disappeared from the Boat.

When Sinbad saw this, he let out tears as he kneeled on the ground like a man who got kicked in that area. As Sinbad was lamenting the great loss he had gotten, he then suddenly heard in his mind with telepathy.

[Baal]" For the love of Solomon, kid, can't you just shut after just waking up and stop being a baby over those magic tools? They aren't that important anyway since you still have the three best ones that I handpicked for you."

After Sinbad heard this, he was about to banter with Baal again instinctively. Still, after realizing that he had finally answered, he finally claimed down a bit since he finally saw nothing wrong with my metal vessel since he didn't talk to me when he usually would have answered back to me easily.

But we realized that he indeed had dropped those stuff; I realized that even if I complained to him, it would matter since they were already lost, but dammit, why did It have to lose them? I could have sold them, for more rias to get money for more booze any maybe... ehe, I can go to the brothels.

As I thought of those, I was suddenly berated by Baal telephonically in my mind for thinking such stuff despite being currently in an unknown situation, even though he tells me that he doesn't care about my relationships. After saying those, Baal had started to explain the events leading to this situation, from when Sinbad started to embarrassingly get drunk in the middle of the sea and getting knocked out cold due to his own hunger and sleepiness. The sudden strong storm happening in the sea back then, leaving Baal to use his own Magoi to protect Sinbad's boat so he would not die disappointedly in the sea.

[Baal]" So due to me overexerting myself on that barrier I used while not receiving your own magoi into your saber at the time. You can't call me out for a while, but by three days or so, I would probably recover, so you're on your own for this next few days, kid, and by the way, as we drifted to this shore, I saw a city near here so you can head their own your own to find out where we are now, so don't disturb me."

After I heard those words, I realized that the telepathy between us had ended and, my saber's glowing weird symbol started to fade, which was a sign that my metal vessel was inactive. After seeing that Baal had indeed sealed himself for a while, I finally decided to leave the shore; my boat had drifted and started to head in the direction Baal told me the city was located.

[30 minutes later]

"Gruggghhh"

Ah, Dammit, I'm so hungry; I've walked for half an hour now, I still haven't found the city Baal told me is, and I couldn't even find an animal in this damn forest for me to hunt and eat... The wait is that what I'm hearing is.

As I hear something as I was walking through the forest, I suddenly heard some similar noises. So despite my hunger, I quickly dashed towards that area where I heard the noises I heard before.

However, when I had arrived in that area, instead of people who I thought would probably traveling merchants, I then saw a caravan, seemingly being attacked by some bandits, to hand over those goods, and I also saw that even though the caravan's guard was holding them off, it still seems that in due time, the caravan guards would eventually be defeated by the bandits, so in seeing an opportunity to myself to get information as well as some food, maybe if I helped that caravan, I immediately ran to the situation and started to help fight off the bandits, while I activated my armband to transform my hands into lizard/Dragonoid claws, As I had conducted the swordsmanship technique that Baal had passed on to me, since I couldn't use my metal vessel yet, due to Baal's condition right now.

When the caravan guards suddenly saw me attacking the bandits, they instantly became wearing since they seemed to have thought that I was another enemy wanting to attack the caravan. Still, after I explained to them that I wanted to help them and continued attacking the bandits, although they still didn't fully trust me just yet, they seemed to agree not to attack me in this battle and coordinate with me as I attacked the bandits.

As I was sweeping away the bandits with my quick and powerful swordsmanship, The Bandits seems to have finally realized that they were gonna lose this battle, so after they attacked me from further and further distances, with their ranged bow bandits, using a magician bandit seemingly had used a magic tool. As I was about to attack them more, the magic tool realized a thick fog, which damped my vision so that I couldn't find them. And disappointing once the thick fog had disappeared, the bandits seemingly had already escaped, and I knew since they bandits that it would be challenging to locate them again.

So after I deactivated my armband, which turned my arms back into a human's again, I then saw that the Caravan guards had become thankful to me for saving their assess in this battle, and seeing that I said that it was nothing, and as one of the guards was about to tell me something a boy's voice suddenly came out from the caravan, saying. As I saw, the voice was coming from a man in his late twenties while having an obese body physique and being incredibly short.

At first, I had wanted to laugh at him. Still, since he seems to be the leader of this caravan, I decided to make my face stale and emotionless if I want my help to be rewarded by the fat guy if I insult him. As well as he seems to be a merchant, I know that most merchants out there would kill anyone, including their saviors, if they ask too much; that was a given. But even if they try to kill me, I doubt they could since I have Baal with me. But I don't want to get unfriendly with them since I still don't know where I am now with absolutely no money nor anything else, so I need someone to tell me where I am right now, as well at least giving me food since I'm dead hungry.

[???] "Guards is the battle here finally finished, thank god if I had been robbed this time, then the boss would have surely had my head... ahem I forgot, thank you mysterious adventurer for saving our caravan in the time of need, as thanks for my gratitude I hope you to tell me the reward you want for saving us, although it can not be too obsessive you do realize right.''

After hearing those words, I just bowed to him, even if I didn't want to since I knew this would probably please those types of merchants while saying respectively.

[Sinbad] "No need for those kind words, venerable caravan master, I am merely a humble traveler who had crash-landed near the shores here, due to the raging storms that had happened yesterday in the ocean between the Parthenia and the Aktia Kingdom, so if you may need venerable merchant, as the reward of this traveler, please let me know were the next city is, as well as a few dinars for a meal due to me losing my traveling expenses in the raging storm as well, leaving me with only my saber and clothes with me."

As I said those words, I saw that the fat man was pleased with it and seemingly being happy for being called venerable, and then after a while, he said.

[???]" Raise your head, traveler. I am very pleased with your words, and I do feel a bit of pity for your current situation, so in reward for helping my caravan, I shall let you accompany us towards the next city, the capital of this kingdom, Balbadd Capital, the center of Balbadd Kingdom, as well as giving you a few dinars, to get yourself a meal in the city. By the way, my name is the Budel a proud merchant of the Golden Mortana, the Merchant Group being lead by the Balbadd Prince Sahbmad Saluja "