"Here, have some tea first. Your sweats show your tiredness," Marza said as she gives a tray of tea to Argos who sits at the ground with his team. They're brought by Marza in a tent where she stays. The tent is so small that it can only fit 5 people in it. The people share the same facilities like the bathroom so it's usual for it to be crowded.
Argos notices that the shakiness in her arms didn't disappear. It has been two days since they've met, but he sees a drastic change in her weight. More wrinkles appeared on her skin.
"Thanks for the treat, but is this alright?" Argos asked as he holds one of the plastic cups. The two took also theirs.
"Feel free young adventurers. I owe you more than that," she said. Suddenly, she grunts as she holds her chest with pain. The trio enters pani
Noon already passed as they got out of the tent. Argos leads the team towards where the vice chief is. Like the villagers, she stays in a tent but her place is separated from the villagers and is protected by some guards. They tried to pass but the guards blocked their way. "No official business until the crisis is over," one of the guards said. "Is the vice here? We're adventurers. We would like to hear more about these," Walter asked. "I said no official business," shouts the guard as they push the team back. "Just a word with her is fine! Please let us!" Walter shouted with struggle. Moments later, the woman inside the tent spoke. "Stop! Let them in." The guards gave them the way. As they go inside, they've seen a half-elf with red eyes. She turns around as they enter. Her appearance is gaunt and her tears are just recently swept out like she's hiding them. "I'd just thought that we won't need outside help, but I was wrong," she said.
"Sevy, can we talk in private?"Sevy agrees to walk out with Argos to the outskirts of the plateau. Argos first checks to see if there are people present around them. When he sees no one in the vicinity, he speaks."You're such a good liar, Sevy.""So you chose to save this village?""You're just thirteen. Why do you think like an adult?""Hello, I'm already fourteen. It's just normal for teens to decide things.""It's just a one-year error, but you're still a kid. By the way, you already know what to talk about right? Why didn't you say this to us first? While seeing you not worried at all, it felt strange.""By that time, I still don't trust you. I don't know what you've talked about with my grandma, but I'm sure her goal is different than mine. If I have one wish, I want him gone in this world!""So you want us to kill him?""Dispose of him by all m
"LETTER B, 14!!!"What Argos has seen is different from before. Tents are well-organized in a round shape, giving space in the middle. Each tent has a campfire in front of it while middle has its own big campfire where people are currently gathered now. When they first came to the site, the air is heavy with dead bodies scattered all over the place. Now…"LETTER G, 30!!!" Zeus screams with a speaker cone on his mouth, making his voice distorted but loud."BINGO!!!""WOAH!! LET'S SEE! GERARD, ISN'T IT! YOU'VE WON THE CURRENT ROUND! CONGRATULATIONS!!"*They're too loud. Even if it's organized, there's still much chaos. But comparing to what we've seen earlier, this is much better. You've done your job well, Zeus.*"WAIT!! ISN'T THAT… THE HERO OF THE VILLAGE IS BACK!!" Zeus shouts as he points to Argos."Hey you, how you're declaring me a hero. I just delivered some beasts," Argos shouts with his face appearing red.
“After you left, Holessa asked me to check and take care of some spots where the site could be in danger too. The higher levels of the mountains didn’t seem to be suspicious. There are no traces of anything that could cause a landslide or so… unless there’s an earthquake,” Walter explained.“What about the bottom?” Argos asked and Walter shows him an item that he puts out his inventory. Argos’s bulged eyes incredulously look at the thing in his hand.“How devil… a dynamite… whoever put that is more of a demon than us!” Argos growled as he clenches his fist.“They might be devils, but what they lack is horns,” Zeus joked. “If being an asshole is what they want, we can just step on them.”“Is that the only one? Did you check the whole area? We might be facing more than one traitor here,” Argos said as he fidgets his fingers.&ldq
“Aren’t you Gerard?” Argos asked as he tilts his head and narrows his eyes out of confusion.“That’s a one-fourth luck, maybe?” Walter said.Zeus stands up and puts out a paper from his pocket. That paper contains the script that Argos was written before. They decided to act like the worst evil beings but things turned out to be serious. Argos can smell the rage from Zeus’s grin. He tears out the paper into shreds as he growls repeatedly. Argos and Walter didn’t expected it, but Zeus lost to his emotions. He pulls up Gerard’s head from his hair and starts slapping his face repeatedly with full force.“HOW DARE YOU!! YOU DEVILISH FUCK!!”Walter stands over Gerard to separate them and left out Gerard’s right side where his shoulder bag is present. “Hey, stop it!” Walter said while restraining Zeus. “Why are you so angry about? I don’t get it.”&ldquo
At the same time, Argos went back to the site with the wolves, in a faraway land is a dark room with a long table surrounded by eight chairs at the center. Unlike the modern meeting rooms, every piece of unused furniture is left at the side covered with dust. Currently, the chairs are filled with eight people. A man just finished telling his plan on the preservation of the Phase Powder.“What do you say about the plan, Barthelemy?” A man with red wavy hair said as he licks his fingers.“That sucks, like your fingers,” a teenage girl with wide serious crimson eyes and a ponytail black hair sitting in front of him commented.“Would you just shut up, Iris Bourguignon? I’m not talking to you,” the man shouts out of temper.“It’s rare for you to intercept a discussion, Iris. This means you have seen some flaws. Do you mind saying your side as well?” The adult man with the blonde hair in the middle sai
“Holessa, never forget that we’re always with you. We will never forget you, even if we part ways,” a man said as he sobs and gives her a glowing green necklace. All of the people caught Holessa’s attention. They’re all wearing the same robe, a witch’s robe, different from what Holessa currently wears, a farmer’s leather clothing for exiled people. “It’s alright, father, mother. I’ll be back. I promise you,” Holessa said as she clasps her hands with his with tears falling out her eyes. “Always be safe, my daughter. We’ll be waiting for your return,” her mother said. Holessa hugs her tight like there’s no tomorrow. They don’t want to lose each other but she defied the law. Their separation is inevitable. “Les, let’s go. We’ll figure out something ourselves,” a woman with long lime hair said, and swept tears said. Like Holessa, their eyes appeared red too. “I still gasp the feeling that can’t be replaced for a tho
The Haslita Woods is the forest leftmost of the mountain where the evacuation site is. The sun-dappled leaves create flickering shadows on the ground together with the noon light. Moss winds around trunks as it caught dead leaves and pine needles. Beyond is the hidden hideout of the Octagon’s auxiliary unit, but Argos has no idea of any trademark, only the directions.Birds call as the insects hum. Together with the wind, Argos rustles through leaves as he sprints with the fullest of his energy. He left no time for doubt and enabled his greediness. Suddenly, he stops after noticing someone leaning behind a tree. The girl noticed it and came out.“Right decision. If I were you, I would stop right now,” the girl with black hair ponytail, and wide crimson eyes who wears light clothing said.“Just whose business are you trying to get in? ‘cause I’m in a hurry saving a friend,” Argos said with a raised brow.“The