Borders of Harham WastelandsCapital of Greywulf DuchyBiledzir Castle***It was just before dawn. When the nightguards were in their most vulnerable state. After a night of standing guard on full alert, they were all tired.Einrich yawned, trying to keep himself awake.He was one of the many soldiers stationed in this castle, tasked with protecting Oedl from the invasion of nasty monsters. Most people from Oedl would call his job a thankless one but as a native of Biledzir, he was proud of his career. He had grown up hearing the stories of the famous winter wolf brigade protecting the walls so they could live safely. It was thanks to their sacrifice that he and his family could live happily. Now that he was one of them he couldn't be any happier.If it was any other part of Oedl they would call him an idiot. He was a rank 4 expert warrior, meaning he could easily become a sergeant in any other army but here he was just one of the many nameless soldiers. That was because the minimum
The discussion Katsuo had with Kalrune was insightful but at the end of the day, it was just that. He had no intention of getting involved with this so-called 'secret war', so for him, it might as well have been white background noise.Though at least he had learnt about the world's current state, which was a plus.For the rest of their journey, the party didn't encounter any more assassination attempts. There were a couple of times Katsuo felt like they were being watched but before he could locate the assailant the feeling would disappear. It was annoying. Katsuo didn't know who was secretly watching them but he didn't feel any danger so he was sure that whoever it was, they posed no threat to him.And this was the reason why it felt so annoying. If he were to give an analogy, Katsuo felt like there was a mosquito in his room while he was trying to sleep. When he turned on the lights it would disappear. If he turned off the lights, he would start hearing the buzz again.Thankfully,
In the blink of an eye, a week had passed and Katsuo finally managed to get into the city.He couldn't complain that it took him this long when it was his own decision to wait. If he had used the letter that was given to him by Aranel, he would have waited a day at most. Though the waiting itself was enjoyable."Even the air inside here feels different. You can smell the freedom." said Sven while taking a deep breath.Sven was the name of the man standing in front of Katsuo. During the week they spent in line together they had gotten much closer. He was from Horvaard, a nation that was known for its love of the sea. It was said that men of Horvaard were born with a yearning for the sea in their hearts so they were drawn to it. Of course, this meant that they had a strong navy. Though it was an open secret that the members of the 'navy' would spend their free time escorting sea merchants. However, the truth was that they were a bunch of pirates. The only sea merchants they escorted we
As she looked at the oncoming crowd, Gail frowned in annoyance. Just from their get-up, it was obvious that all of them were dirt poor.It was to be expected considering they didn't use the express entrance.However, Gail couldn't stop hoping that she might be able to find a-'Jackpot!'She would have shouted in joy if she hadn't stopped herself at the last minute.In front of her there were two idiots, one of them was almost twice her size and his body was covered in scars. From his ginger hair tied into a braid, Gail guessed that he must be a Horvaardian. She didn't want to mess with him as Horvaardians were known to be barbaric people but the real mark was the naive-looking boy standing next to him. He was barefooted and wearing a black fur shirt that was crudely made from wolf skin. He had jet-black hair which was slightly uncommon, probably a Buhrakian. His unkempt hair and dirty body screamed that he was a beggar. He was probably a poor sod that had offended his khan and had t
"Who would dare to do such a thing!? Don't worry Master Katsuo! I will get them for you!"When he turned back, Katsuo saw a face he wasn't expecting to see anymore. It was Kalrune."How? Why? Ahem! What are you doing here?"Katsuo wiped the beads of tears in his eyes and tried to regain some dignity."You know who these people are, lil bro?"Sven looked at the duo walking inside like they owned the place. It seemed like the guild members were used to it since they didn't pay any attention to their antics."Uhm, well, we can be considered... acquaintances?" Katsuo coughed to hide his embarrassment."You savage, how dare you casually call Master Katsuo your lil bro? Do you even know who you are talking to? He is an esteemed Voice of Nature, he doesn't have enough time to humour your antics. So, Master Katsuo, how about we go and talk somewhere in private? We have much to talk about." Kalrune spoke haughtily while rubbing his hands together.When he looked at him, Katsuo thought Kalrune
"...ugh-"Gail came to herself with a giant headache. She wanted to check out the wound but found that her hands were tied."What?"She forced her eyes open to see where she was, trying to remember what had happened. She had successfully escaped from the Drunen Cat goons and had been merrily going to her handler to get rid of the goods.Everything was fine up to that point but why couldn't she remember what happened afterwards?Had she been jumped?No, that wasn't possible. If anyone were to try to sneak up on her, she would have sensed it and run away.Then was she betrayed by Ruth?That wasn't possible either, Gail had done a lot of business with Ruth before so she definitely wouldn't have been betrayed over this score.Maybe she had messed with the wrong crowd?This couldn't be possible as well. At least recently there wasn't anyone of note that she had offended. It couldn't be those losers she stole from either, they didn't look like they had any connections in the city.Then how
[Name]: Gail Bladeblight[Age]: 17[Job]: Rogue[Rank]: 3[Title]: Black Cat, Cursed One[Background]: Last Survivor of Bladeblight[Strength]: 17[Agility]: 39[Willpower]: 33[Vitality]: 13[Charisma]: 14[Mana]: 39[Active Skills]: Backstab (lv.4), Flurry (lv.2), Pickpocket (lv.6), Defthands (lv.1)...[Passive Skills]: Ambidextrous (lv.4), Bladeblight Dual Wielding Style (Intermediate lv.2), Shadow's Beloved (Max), Rod of Misfortune (Max)---Katsuo once again looked at Gail's status window. Everything about it said that she should not be a threat to him. Katsuo was someone who could be considered as someone who took half a step into the master domain so it shouldn't be possible for someone who was not even an expert to injure him.Still, when she had thought he was a demon worshipper his instincts had screamed danger."Okay, we are not demon worshippers but you are aware that we could take your life anytime we want right? So it is quite curious how you are still so calm." Katsuo
Four figures were sitting in a roundtable with their bodyguards standing behind them."If everyone is ready, I will be starting this meeting as the appointed arbiter," said the pudgy fat man. He had a twirly moustache and a balding head. It was annoying how he kept wiping off his sweat with his handkerchief after every sentence."No objections," said the one that was sitting right of the fat man. He had big round glasses and a sharp chin, everything about him screamed that he was a bad guy and the fact that he was smiling in a smug manner didn't help his case either."You may start," said the elven maiden sitting across the fat man. She was wearing a veil that was hiding her face which gave her an ethereal and mysterious air."Well, there is no use postponing anymore I suppose," said the last participant. He was lying back on his chair in a laidback manner, confident that this meeting would go his way. However, only Katsuo knew how nervous he was.With this, the peace meeting between