Not long after, Mansa turned his head and looked at a tree five meters away from them.
"It's no use hiding behind the tree...I can still see you."
Mansa was surprised to see a figure coming out from behind the tree. Cindy, who saw the small child, immediately approached him.
"What you doing here? Where the others?” Cindy reprimanded the child.
“You know him?” Mansa wanted to make sure that the two women they were helping knew the child.
"We know him," Cindy told Mansa the truth.
“Your name is Una, right? Are you an immigrant from another kingdom?” Erick is still very curious about Una, who is similar to Nia.
“I come from the village of Filn, and migrated to the city of Norf to become an adventurer,” Una told Erick.
"But, isn't Nia Aghture one of the people who disappeared?" Sara became curious about Erick's words.
“That's right, seeing Una caught a glimpse of Nia.”
They were surprised by a group of merchants, Cindy told them that she and Una were carrying out a request as bodyguards by the merchant.
Grit, the group of heroes, Una, Cindy, and the three small children rested in the village for three hours.
"This is payment for the two of you..." Grit handed a bag filled with coins as payment.
"Thank you, Mr. Grit," Una accepted it and was very happy.
"Okay...we have to continue our journey so that at the end of the afternoon we arrive at the city of Yuma."
Grit and his workers continued their journey without an escort because the route they were on was safe from threats.
"Then, we should also go back, thank you for letting us earlier." One of the children gave Cindy and the three of them immediately left.
“Hero, what is it? Why are you looking at those three children?” Erick was curious about Mansa, who suddenly seemed suspicious of the child.
“I just—“
"Is it true?!" Sara was surprised by the words of Cindy and Una, who accepted Nita and Sara's invitation to go to Norf city together.
Without wasting any time, they all agreed to go straight to the city of Norf. When they arrived at the city, the residents seemed to have been waiting for the arrival of the hero and his group.
“The plan to hinder them is progressing smoothly.”
"It's not in vain that when we got here we immediately informed them about this."
“I don't want to do it anymore…”
Vail, Rii, and Cini were very sweaty and also very tired, due to running non-stop from South Village to Norf City.
They did because Rii suspected, that the hero would immediately notice them if they used magic.
"It can't be helped... the hero is always watching us non-stop." Cini's voice was so heavy.
The doorbell sounds...
“Eli, we're back.” Una opened the guild door, but she didn't find Elia.
"She's not here..." With a heavy breath, Cini told Una.
“Why are you guys so tired?” Cindy wondered what made them so tired.
“We just defeated the monsters near the Laindorf River,” Rii told the two of them.
"Miss Cindy, do you know them?" Erick was curious.
"They are the people I talked about on the trip..." Cindy reminded and told Erick again.
“From the looks of it and from the stories you told, they seem tough.” Nita assesses Rii, Cini, and Vail from her perspective.
“We don't know what the friend said— ” Cini stopped talking, because the hero looked at him with the same gaze as before.
“Hero, don't stare at someone we just met like that,” Erick asked Mansa not to bother Cini, Rii, and Vail.
“I'm sorry, it's just…I feel like we've met before.”
"What do you say? We just met now.” Rii tried to remain as hidden as possible.
“Enough, hero...don't make a small problem a big one. Our goal here is just to stop by for a while." Nita intervened and reminded them of their purpose again.
"Your goal?"
“Our real goal—”
The sound of the doorbell rang again.
“Rii, Cini, Vail…I brought recovery potions--”
"Brother?!"
Elia was surprised to see Erick in this city, especially with his new friend. Thanks to that, Rii, Cini, and Vail felt like they had been helped by Elia for the second time.
“Long time no see, Elia.” Erick was happy to see that his younger brother was healthy.
“Elia, this person is your brother?” Cindy wanted to confirm this.
"Not by blood, I consider Erick an older brother because he was the oldest when we were in the same orphanage," Elia told Cindy that Erick and Elia were in the same orphanage.
"I thought you were the only child of the guild master..." Cini just realized this.
“The guild master is the one who nurtured and gave new names to the two of us.” Erick further told them all not to misunderstand.
“Elia, what is guild master here?” Erick wanted to greet his adoptive father.
"The guild master in his room," Elia told Erick.
“I almost forgot…”
“Elia, they are my new friends. Mr hero is called Mansa from another world. Then these two women are Nita and Sara, they are adventurers and they are both sisters."
After Erick introduced them to Elia. He also introduced Elia to Nita, Sara, and Mansa.
"Ha-ha-ha..."
In the middle of the conversation, a familiar voice began to be heard from Erick's ears from the stairs.
“Long time no see, guild master…or do I need to call you father?” Erick was very happy to see his adoptive father, who was still healthy even though he was so old.
“You still haven't changed from last time, Erick.”
“Guild master, he is hero Mansa.”
“Hero, he is the guild master of this city called Eblo. And he is my adoptive father.”
Erick introduced the two of them to each other, Eblo
“Regarding the hero's arrival, we guild masters already know about it. But it was unexpected that the person who became a hero was still so young, and the same age as Elia.” Eblo or Guild master praises the hero.
“I welcome you all, come up to my room…we will have a drink together.” Eblo invites the hero and his group to enjoy wine together.
“You can come too…”
"We're glad you invited us, but we don't drink wine..."
Not only Vail but also Cini and Rii refused Eblo's invitation to drink. The others went with Eblo to his room to discuss the past and turned their meeting into a father-and-son reunion.
"It's a shame, the three of them don't want to come..." Erick, who was already drunk, started to say what was on his mind.
"Even though wine is the best drink."
"Haa...he was already drunk, even though he only had one sip." Elia regrets her older brother who gets drunk easily.
"Cindy...Una, why do you only drink juice?" Sara was so curious.
“Vail asked us not to consume wine, he said it was for health,” Cindy told Sara.
"How could wine be destructive? If it was destructive, wine would have been banned a long time ago..." Erick, who was so drunk, responded to Cindy's words.
"Do you know the reason?" Nita was curious about Cindy's words.
"Vail said that wine contains ethanol or something he calls alcohol..." Cindy told Nita.
"What is alcohol?" Eblo was curious about the name which sounded foreign to his ears.
“If I'm not mistaken, Rii said. Alcohol is an organic chemical compound that has hydro, I forgot—"
“Hydroxyl or minus OH is attached to a carbon atom, and can be found in intoxicating drinks.”
They were impressed that Mansa knew this, and Eblo praised the hero's intelligence.
“The three of them said that to you?” Mansa wanted to confirm what he already suspected.
Mansa looked at Una, he realized. If Una could be the Nia Aghture that Erick told him about.
Mansa goes out looking for Vail, Rii, and Cini to ask them for clarity...
“For now, think of a way to avoid his suspicion.” Vail proposed a suggestion to Rii and Cini.
"Like--"
“It turns out I was right…”
They are surprised the hero was behind and caught them.
“What do you want a hero?” Rii tries to negotiate.
“Why are you hiding instead of helping?” Mansa says all his annoyance, and restrains himself from getting angry.
“What makes you so sure? We are called people?” Cini tried to make sure.
"Cindy and Una were the ones who said this, prohibiting you from drinking alcohol," Mansa tells him.
"People from this world don't know what alcohol is and its explanation, but Una and Cindy know that and that's from you."
"Then, is it true...Una is Nia Aghture?"
Mansa let out everything in his head, and his last words asked them for clarity to tell whether Nia was still alive, and whether it was Una.
Cini said that if what he said was true, Una was indeed Nia Aghture...
“What kind of people are you? As a result of your actions, thousands of lives are lost every day. Villages and farms, and other things were destroyed by the demon army."
"Are you only thinking about your interests and safety?!"
Mansa is disappointed and angry with the three of them, who do not have a sense of responsibility towards the world.
They were just left behind, because for now Mansa was disgusted by the three of them.
"Morning, you two..." Nita and her sister went downstairs to eat.
"Morning, Nita, Sarah."
"Did you sleep comfortably last night?" Una was so worried, because he was the one who offered to sleep in the same inn as her.
“So comfortable, I didn't realize was sleeping so soundly.” Sara expressed her satisfaction.
“You guys, can you not embarrass me?” Erick complained about Sara being outspoken.
"How— " Una stopped talking, because she saw Mansa sitting thinking about something.
"What happened to the hero?" Cindy and the others were so curious.
"I don't know the reason myself either..." Erick, who had seen the hero, seemed to be contemplating himself since last night and didn't know the reason.
"Are the three of them still not awake?" Sara was so curious.
"Impossible, expecting the three of them to wake up this early," Una tells them that they never wake up early.
After Una said that, Rii, Vail, and Cini went downstairs and seemed to want to leave. Una asks where they are going, Vail tells her that they have already taken Ronet's request to help.
On the other hand...in a Union. All the kings gathered got the message that King Ligt was asking for help in large numbers.
“We can't send troops in large numbers, the last defense has already lost many fighters.” One of the kings among kings rejected this. “I agree with king Mitlen.” He agreed with Mitlen's words. “For me, this is a sacrifice that must be made….” “Cluster King, what do you mean by sacrificing the Vorz kingdom's Territory?” one of the other kings was also curious. “I'll say it openly, I don't like the king of the Vorz kingdom after his predecessor.” King Cluster hates king Ligt, because he is still so young and considered naïve. "Aren't you the same ? King Aries, king Nollant, king Cortase, king Mand.” King Cluster tries to guess the dislike of all the kings in the Union. "What's the benefit?" King Mand was very interested in Cluster's words. “The competition for imperial positions, where everyone initially took sides and asked King Ligt to become emperor will be wiped out.” King Cluster showed his hands, and clenched them into fists as he said annihilation. “If you mind, you can se
The three of them, accept the invitation to join Mansa's party. "Then, when are we going?" Cini was curious. "We will set off in the morning," Mansa tells them. “Mansa, can you come with us? We have something to show you." They taking Mansa into the forest, after feeling quite far from the settlement. Vail and Cini set up a barrier. Mansa saw Rii open a very mysterious circle. “How did you guys catch the demon king!” Mansa's surprise, the demon king came out of a black hole that Rii created. “To think we meet again, hero.” The demon king was so arrogant. “Then, have you changed your mind? Regarding my--” The demon king stopped what he was saying and looked up at a direction in the sky. "Why are you silent and looking that way?" Mansa is curious about Neii's actions. "I feel a new awakening from that direction," The demon king said what he felt. "Awakening!?" Mansa is shocked to hear that. "Do you want to ask him something, Mansa?" Cini offers Mansa to get information. “Why
Time and everyone returned to normal, no one knew what happened apart from Ligt and Vail. The next day, after king Ligt felt his doubts had disappeared over the conversation he had with Vail. All residents of Gerna are asked to gather… “Why am I not confident right now?” King Ligt was awkward and didn't know what he would do in front of his people's eyes. “King Ligt, Vail told me. And I will help you, let's make this world peaceful.” Mansa offers his help, because he also wants a peaceful world without inter-racial conflict. Everyone wondered why they had been asked to gather, but the noise they had caused slowly quieted down with the arrival of their king. “I know you're all asking what happened…” “Please all of you listen to these words and statements.” Everyone was so confused by Ligt's words, which they knew. Their masked king will forcefully employ the human race. “Do you still accept me as your king? Are you still willing to be with a king who betrayed you?" King Ligt's
The woman took them to her house, where Rii, Cini, and Vail saw a twelve-year-old child lying seriously ill. "Hold on, my child..." the woman held her child's hand. "How is Rii? Do you know the disease?” Cini wants to know because Rii has finished analyzing the child using him magic. "This child has leprosy or Leprosy..." Rii informed. “Can you cure it, Rii?” Vail was so worried that the child would not be saved. "It's easy for me, it's just...this disease can be contagious." “I will purify her.” Vail understood what Rii meant. "Then I will anticipate in this house." Cini understood what Rii said. The three of them performed purification or cleansing after Vail finished casting recovery magic. The woman saw a small circle on her child's forehead. The child's breathing began to become regular, as did the wounds on his body. Everything recovered so quickly. "How can I repay your kindness?" The woman wanted to return the favor of saving her son. "There's no need to think about
Providing proof of completion for each request made is mandatory to avoid forgery. The guild gives a badge, to request maker give the person who will receive the request as a sign of service, or that the request has been completed. And adventurers are required to show the badge given by the request maker, the badge is only valid for requests outside of exterminating wild animals or monsters. Because they can carry the teeth, eyes, or hearts of the creatures they kill. "I heard that Rii, Vail, and Cini were given a house by the king in that kingdom." Sara brought up the letter the guild received three days ago. "I'm also confused myself, the three of them can only complain every time they finish carrying out requests to exterminate monsters." Una only brought up the complaints she heard from the three of them. The sound of the guild doorbell opening, someone who came from nowhere called Elia's name. "Is there anything I can help?" Elia answered the man's words. "My name is Riki,
Una saw that her hands and feet initially had a few lacerations, which had now disappeared when she drank the potion. "The wounds I've gotten, all healed..." Una was amazed to see that, there was a potion that could heal quickly. "What is it?" Una looked at Vail as if he was talking to someone. “Can you all drink it?” Vail asked everyone to quickly drink the potion. “Vail, is there any problem?” Mansa wants to know the meaning of Vail's words. "The soldiers led by Mr. Delgram are in a desperate situation, and the demon army is heading towards this city," Vail told Mansa. Hearing that, Mansa immediately rushed to where Delgram was. Erick, Nita, and Sara, who were Mansa's group, immediately drank it and ran after Mansa. All the adventurers drank it, and immediately ran to the front lines… "Look! Look how cute they all are…” The demon king mocked the adventurers who ran to join the hero. “They are very annoying.” “Everyone run!” Elia shouted, saw the demon king throw a fireball
Knock. Knock. Knock. “It seems like the two of them have arrived…” “Come in.” After getting permission from the king, Cini and Rii came in and joined the talks, and told Mansa the steps he had taken. “I didn't think it would be that difficult fighting two demon kings.” King Ligt was so impressed with Rii and Cini. “Before leaving, the hero left his words of gratitude. Because you have given the potion.” Rii told Mansa's words to King Ligt. "Then king, what about the revenge plan?" Vail said so openly without the slightest hesitation, King Ligt was surprised that Vail spoke so casually. "For now, I will focus on the problems within my kingdom first, after all the problems have been resolved. Only the day will come for my revenge for their betrayal." After King Ligt declared the day of retribution for his betrayal, the window glass was cracked. "If you need help, we will help." Rii offered King Ligt his help, if the king wanted it. “I will save your help for the time.” King Ligt
The sound of the door was heard. "I'm home, mother..." “Uh, Vail? Where is Zein?" Julian didn't see Zein come back with Vail. "Isn't Zein with the two of them?" Vail told his adoptive mother to remind her that Zein was with Rii and Cini. “How you Vail, didn't say you would be at the royal palace after finishing things.” Cini scolds Vail for acting relaxed. "I'll be back, Mother," Vail, who realized this, immediately rushed to the palace to pick up Zein. "Zein is a stranger to the palace, how can he be accepted inside?" Vail said this in his heart. “Vail!” Hearing Rii's voice, he immediately stopped and looked behind. Rii and Cini succeeded in following their adoptive mother's request to help Vail look for Zein. They arrived in front of the palace, but they saw that the palace security was very tight. "Mr. Rabe..." the soldier came, and whispered something to Rabe who held the position of head soldier in place of Nor. "Go back to your place," Rabe ordered the soldier to retur