章節 10: 10. Help
[ Name - Amalia Stebbat
Level - 14
Age - 24
Race - Human
- what if they refused? We must somehow convince them. ]
The woman dropped her hood, revealing her shy brown eyes and blue hair dropping down to her shoulder. She was more stunning than Jamia and it appears she was powerful as well.
"I am Amalia a mage and he is Scott the leader of our party." she introduced "We are here to find a tomb but as you can see before we embark on the trip we must repair our weapons and armor or else things will be problematic, can you help us to convince the smith to take a look at our wares?"
She spoke to the Old man and the only thing I did was to listen to their conversation. She was lovely.
The old man showed a prideful expression. "What do you think, Noah should we help this needy fellow?"
The women looked at me with hopeful eyes. Fuck why he had to ask me this out of a sudden. The glint flashed in the old man's eyes as if saying muahahaha it's your turn to shine, be the man, and help this woman.
"yes, why not," I said then glanced at the old man. What the heck am I supposed to say here?
"done, my grandson, agreed to help that means you will not go empty-handed" The old man showed a wicked laugh.
The veins popped on Smith's forehead. "You clown how dare you? I am not your servant"
"Don't be like that, look at him, he is young and vigorous. If he helped this pretty lady who knows maybe she will fall for him"
"..."
I was speechless.
Those two seriously had to shout at each other while speaking of me, and why this old man brought something like that out of nowhere. It's embarrassing!
The woman coughed but said nothing and merely showed a gentle smile.
"Young lady, isn't he a handsome man?"
-_-. this old man!
"Oh my yes he is handsome, indeed" she laughed.
I rubbed my forehead hard. I need to drag this man out of here or else he will set my marriage right here and now.
"See you're ruining his future" He shouted at Smith, and he replied shouting back at him.
"Take this clown with you or I will smash his nose with my hand"
"yes yes..." I dragged the fuming old man with me to the inn while he continued to fight with Smith.
In the end, Smith agreed to help Adventures thanks to the old man and me but he told them he would work on their equipment when he was done with mine.
They did not appear as in a hurry and that was why they chose to lengthen their stay at the inn.
When I returned I saw a recruitment notice on board at the inn. The same party was looking for extra members who could help to hunt and gather herbs for their important expedition that they were planning to take tomorrow before the main quest
but what caught my attention was the three bandits were also joining their party.
At this point, it was clear to me what they were planning to do. They wanted to murder the adventurers and loot them.
I went into my room and decided to take a nap. I was tired not physically but mentally. I wanted to deal with them and make sure I completely wiped out the possibility of future encounters with them. It's crystal clear that they would cause trouble for me. I better disposed of them but the question was how? It was not like I could single-handedly take care of them. I was not even sure if I could handle them one-on-one.
What if I stirred trouble with adventurers? They would surely beat them. They have nearly level 14 mages and others as well, they also have numbers at their disposal. Yes, this plan will be enough for them, all I have to do is create an enmity between them.
Ha! I am a genius.
They were sitting in a circle taking their usual spot when I made my way to them. Amalia greeted me with a smile but the guy named Scott was not there just the huge dude and red hair girl.
"so this is a boy who helped us" The bald guy laughed and then chugged down the ale. "I, the axe master Rex want to offer you my sincere thank you, and if you would like one mug of ale"
"no, I am fine," I smiled taking a seat among them.
"your loss but innkeeper I will take another one" he shouted again.
The red hair girl rolled her eyes. "you shouldn't drink this much Rex, I'm not going to carry your heavy ass to your room"
"I am Rena by the way," she said again, I nodded and introduced myself.
[ Name - Rena Hitmyre
Level - 9
Age -22
Race - Human
- this village dork why is he even here? ]
Wow, she's ugly just like her opinions. I ignored her focusing more on the Axe master.
[ Name - Rex
Level - 18
Age - 41
Race - Human
- this fellow looks promising, maybe we could push him to join our expedition. ]
There we go! I thought inside my mind. 'maybe this is my chance to join them and create a conflict among them'
"Noah, right?" Said, Rex slowly. "can you fight?"
"I am a newbie but yes I know how to wield a sword," I said politely.
Amalia raised her brow slightly at my response but said nothing.
"We do need some support but that does not mean we should employ anybody who will become a dead weight" Rena looked at me with a smirk. "Trust me Noah or whatever your name is, This might prove your last journey"
I remained silent for a while as Rex started arguing with Rena.
This girl was looking down on me. I admit I was weak but being dead weight was impossible. I am fucking deathless.
Let's assume the worst, what will happen if I die then I will have to start over again with a different approach but backing out without testing my first and most practical plan would be sheer foolishness.
I have to walk this path first before even choosing another one.
"Rex, don't force him," Said Amalia softly then took my hand in hers. "you do not have to put yourself in a fierce crisis-"
"I can do it" I interrupted her.
She paused calmly, retracting her hand.
"See, that's spirit, don't worry boy I will protect you" Rex laughed.
"You fool, are you that eager to die, then so be it" Rena stormed off.
We watched her leave as Rex shook his head.
"She's a pain in the ass sometimes but a young lad how about I offer you a drink?"
"..."
"No thanks Rex, I have something to do, please excuse me" I walked outside.
It's done but how was I going to convince the old man? I cannot possibly tell him even if I die I will come back, right?
I still need his permission because according to this so-called world, I am not an adult yet. It was not like fourteen-year-olds could not join parties... they could but not without their guardian's permission.
Later at noon, I sat at the corner table with an old man. He was staring at me and I was waiting to get scolded.
Amalia had a talk with him regarding my joining. She proceeded ahead and talked with him without even informing me, first. What the heck, women?
"You want to join the adventurers?" the Old man spoke, he seemed calm by his tone but his facial expressions told me he was holding back.
I silently nodded my head. He took a sip of his ale and then waved his hand to someone.
Amalia came and sat with us. "sorry for the late" she gave a gentle smile.
She wore yellow attire that did not suit the current environmental conditions. It was thin and revealed the skin around her neck and hands. Her hair was wet as if she had taken a bath recently and rushed here in a hurry.
My eyes landed on her bosom.
They were bigger than Jamia's and had a small leaf tattoo that peeked out of her cleavage.
"You don't have to worry, Mr. Gaershift. I will take care of him" she responded politely then turned to me. "all he has to do is gather some herbs for us. The journey will be peaceful."
I remained silent. I know I had to start it from somewhere and maybe she indeed helped me in this regard. I just wanted to shout one thing and that was...
'I do not want peace. I want problems.'
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