After they walked a decent distance away, Tracy said, "Spill."
"What?" Luke asked.
"I mean it. What's the deal with you two?" she asked.
"I don't know what you mean. We're both heroes, if that's what you're asking," he said.
"That's not what I'm talking about," Tracy said as she stopped in front of him, making him also stop in his tracks. "There seemed to be something between you two. Were the two of you perhaps lovers?"
Luke stared blankly at her. What was going on in her mind for her to draw that conclusion? Nothing in their conversation indicated that they had that kind of relationship. All they did was greet each other briefly, share what amounted to be small talk, and then say their goodbyes. She was grasping at straws to jump to the conclusion that they used to date.
Fortunately, everything afterwards was easy to deal with. With the big components of the invasion dead, the duo didn't have much to do and watched the demons rampage a bit. That wasn't to say that there weren't other intelligent demons involved in the attack, but Luke was certain that they wouldn't be picking a fight with them anytime soon. Also, they weren't going to completely abandon the people.Despite what Luke had told the demons, his goal wasn't to wipe out the whole town. One reason would be that it would draw too much unwanted attention to them if everyone died. The angels would wonder why they didn't try harder to save people, especially Luke and Tracy, who were in the town when it was happening. They would suspect that the duo couldn't be trusted and watch them relentlessly.Another reason was the special quest about sowing discord in a town to the point where the people would turn against each other. While he had already earned points for accomplishing this task, he didn't
Luke felt like someone was talking bad about him behind his back, but he ignored it. They could talk bad about him as much as they wanted as long as they didn't actively get in his way. Returning to what he was doing, he studied the demon corpses in front of him. He really wanted to redeem them for points, but there was one thing stopping him. Technically, it was two, but they were both connected.He sighed as he vaguely listened to the people showering him with thanks for saving them. It was natural that they would throw themselves at him after he saved them from being killed by the demons, but it was annoying to deal with. As long as they stood in his way, he couldn't collect the corpses. Even though it wasn't unusual for the demons' corpses to be taken and used, it would undoubtedly shock them to see the corpses disappear into thin air.They might get silly thoughts into their heads, like he was pretending to kill the demons and was actually saving them. It was a big jump, but he w
The party had decent stats, so there wasn't any real need to collect the elixir for them to drink, but there was one important reason to not leave it behind. Someone else might stumble upon it and try to use it for themselves. While the natives couldn't see their own stats, they could still get stronger by drinking it. Luke would rather not have to deal with a stronger enemy.Of course, there was another reason. Even if his party didn't need it, it was still a valuable item. He could use it as a bargaining chip for something just as valuable or strengthen one of his people who weren't in the party, like Tracy. Even though he didn't know what her stats were, he could guess that she wasn't on the same level as him and the others.[Can you tell me more about how you got your hands on the elixir?]Luke didn't see a problem with that and recalled the event t
Now that he had collected the elixir, he was pretty much done with the town. He still needed to find a cart for them to use, but he was certain he would be able to get one as he left the town. All he needed to do was wait for Tracy to show up with what she found in the mayor's house. She should have had plenty of time to get the valuables. The only place she needed to look was the basement.As soon as he thought that, he realized he hadn't told her to only look in the basement. He had only told her where the mayor's house was. To be fair, she had run off as soon as she could, so it wasn't completely his fault he wasn't able to tell her. Unfortunately, that meant he didn't know how long it would take her to finish searching.[What will you do now?]"I'll make my way out. There's no point in sitting around and waiting for her to finish. She knows where to meet after our business is finished," he said.That was something they had discussed in case they couldn't find each other in the tow
Tracy grumbled as she struggled with her loot. Unlike Luke, she didn't have an easy way to transport the large items in her possession, so she was stuck dragging them with her. The worst offender was the sword she had found. Why would the mayor keep a claymore in his basement? It was frankly ridiculous, and she had been panting up the steps trying to get it to the ground floor.The gold was also quite heavy. She wasn't certain what happened to the mayor, but she guessed he had been killed before he could make it back to his house. It didn't make sense for him to leave so much behind, or maybe he actually valued his life more than his greed. Well, it was his loss and her gain. The claymore was worthless to her, and she would gladly hand it over to Luke.However, the gold was definitely going to be hers. It was the least he owed her for going through the trouble of searching the place all on her own. As for the other items, she would have to see them. Some of them looked useful, but oth
Luke sighed as Grace asked, "Is something wrong?""No, it's nothing," he said as he smiled at her. "Just as long as a certain someone doesn't run off on her own without any protection."Grace flinched at his words and avoided looking at him directly. It seemed that his words had a strong effect on her, which was good. Then he turned his attention to the rest of the party, who were waiting for them to reach them. He also noticed a certain weapon in Theodore's position. Luke felt his eyebrow twitching at the sight of the claymore at Theodore's waist.That was the weapon he had used last time in his previous life before he got a better one. It seemed that Tracy was able to find it like he had hoped, but Theodore had taken it from her. He would have to have a talk with the man so he could reclaim the sword. There was no reason for Theodore to use it when he
"That's if that's what the rest of the party wants," Luke said, making it clear they didn't have to agree to let her stay.Unfortunately, no one else seemed to mind her presence, not even Theodore, as Bobby shrugged his shoulders and said, "Sure. Why not? I don't see a problem with her sticking around."Chris nodded his head. "It'll be great to have another hero in our group, just as long as she doesn't cause trouble.""I won't do anything to disrupt the party's harmony," Violet promised.Bobby narrowed his eyes and leaned his head forward as he asked, "Actually, what is your class?""I'm an assassin," she said.This caused everyone who didn't know her class to perk up, and Bobby said, "That's great. We don't have an assassin in our party. It'll be nice not to have to play that role."Chris also looked relieved to have an assassin join them, which surprised Luke. In the previous life, they never had an assassin in their party, and the duo never complained about that fact. They had tak
"So how are we going to do this? Are we going to help them rebuild or bring them to the next town?" Chris asked.Luke wasn't sure what he had been expecting, but it certainly wasn't this. It seemed like they had forgotten all about asking where Violet had come from. Well, that was for the best. It would bring up too many awkward questions that couldn't be answered. However, he knew it would eventually be brought up later, so he needed to prepare for that."Wouldn't it be better to help them rebuild?" asked Grace.Theodore scoffed. "You expect us to do manual labor after the stunt they pulled."Grace looked hurt by his words, but she didn't dare speak out. After all, he had been the one most affected by what happened, even though the party had received the same treatment. It made sense that he was unwilling to help them out after what happened. The only reason he was helping was because of the quest. Otherwise, Luke was certain he would walk away."I agree. Trying to rebuild the town i