Vol 1 Chapter 3 (2/2)
“I have to go back to the city, what about you?”
“I think I’ll wait here for my companions”
“My house is on Mayor Street, if there’s anything you’d like to discuss, you knohere to findmore of you…anyway, I wish you the best of luck”
Genie saw through his words, she though they had a hidden“Why? Is there so you want to tell me?”
Genie was being frank
“Yes, you’re alelcome”
“However, you’re a knight now, and you don’t even have a wife, I feel sorry for you”
In an instant, Barb’s face became very stiff, then he smiled
“Well, you could always take that spot”
Barb laughed, then he said his goodbyes and left the bar3 – Aard encounter“Why are you here……”
Louie and Ila appeared in the bar wearing their casual clothes, however, when he stood in front of the three women, Louie couldn’t believe his eyes
All of them had the same look on their face, they didn’t welcome this chance encounter
“You! You shouldn’t be here!”
Genie said with displeasure
Indeed, Louie visits this place regularly, the alley of Joy Street But today he took Ila with him, it wasn’t very convenient for her to be in this place
“Are these your companions?”
Ila said to Louie
Louie nodded his head, he looked very troubled
“Yeah, but they don’t seem to want me as their partner anymore”
Ila listened to Louie’s words, she sighed, then looked at the three girls
“Each of thedom of Sand and Dust”
A haredom of Sand and Dust refers an elite selection of woenerally used as the Kings personal concubinesLouie wanted to supress the screa he held within hiht that they were torturous demons
If Louie said what he really wanted to say, the bar would most likely be turned into a bloodbath
“We have soo”
Louie whispered in Ila’s ear
“Why? This is nothing o somewhere else”
Ila quickly replied, then Genie immediately pulled a chair to their table
“Good evening”
Ila greeted them politely, then everyone looked at Genie(This is hell……)
Louie felt himself fall into a deep sleep
But since he was in a bar, he realized he could eat and drink
(This is going to be boring)
Louie walked unsteadily, he sat down on the seat between Ila and Merrill
Everyone then began to introduce themselves, meanwhile Louie ordered some food and drink
The ate
Louie did his best to avert the gaze of the three wo at all three of the women
Genie had a look of displeasure on her face, they all continued to silently eat and drink, Melissa looked like she could endure the silence
The only exception was Merrill, she had been looking for opportunities to speak, but the atlum Thus, she didn’t utter a word“These girls seem very quiet”
Ila observed the time, with a look of satisfaction on her face, she turned to Louie and said:
Louie didn’t answer, he didn’t’ want to be cursed by Genie for breaking the silenceIla started to ask about their adventures
Genie sat in front of her, she found this a very good topic However, when she oblins, Louie could feel the blood surging in his body
“A large group of goblins ca his wand to bash the heads of the goblins, then…”
All the women then spoke in unison
“He broke his wand——”
“Yes”
Louie said
“And now he’s got to get some wood to make another one”
Ila explained this to the three women, she had a very happy look on her face
“His destination is the Tartious Forest, the demon forest”
“The Tartious Forest!”
The three women repeated
“There’s an old tree that grows somewhere deep in the forest”
“I doubt he’ll come back alive”
Genie mercilessly said
“It’s suicide”
Merrill said
“I’er headache is he does come back alive…”
Melissa said
Louie wanted to shout at them
”So, ah ”
Ila said, she put her hand into her purse, and started looking for so
She pulled out a couple of items and put them on the table
“A flute, wooden sticks, and some cloth?”
Louie said, as he looked at the items on the table
Everything Ila had were ical treasures, since that was her special field of study
“This cloth is a “forest fairy cape” If you wear it and chant the ical incantation, the cape will turn you invisible However, there’s no way for it to stop s out froainst animals”
Merrill looked the most interested out of the three women, she leaned from her chair and reached for the cape
Although Merrill and Louie were sitting right beside each other, such a move put her breasts in front of Louie’s face Upon closer inspection, her body wasn’t fully developed yet, so her body was petite, such an ie reminded Louie of the body of a fairy
“Next is the two sticks, when you are lost in the forest, just insert one end into the ground, and throw the other in the air, then it will show you what direction your companions are in”
Merrill looked at the sticks, and examined them closely
“I’ any marks on these sticks, what if I accidently walked in the opposite direction?”
“Ah, you have a keen sense of observation”
Ila then explained ould happen
“That’s where the probleet lost there’s a fifty percent chance that you’d head in the right direction……”
“We can’t use that thing”
Genie said with distain
“Cant’ you just paint some kind of marker on the sticks?”
“No I’ve tried, it eic if someone tries to tamper with it……”
“That’s enough!”
Louie said If Ila went on to explain all the ical treasures, then they would probably be here for a while
Moreover, Louie wanted to prevent any needless quarrels with the three women
“What is this flute?”
Merrill said, as she picked up the little flute
“That’s called a Magical Flute”
“And it does what……?”
“It summons demons”
Ila smiled
“It will be more effective in the Tartious forest”
“Once you summon the demons, will they do whatever you say?”
Melissa asked
“Nope, if it was that powerful, it would have been locked aith all the other ical treasures”
“So, when should we use it?”
“I think you could use it when you want to practice martial arts……”
Ila said, as she nodded
“I love to practice martial arts, like me at them!”
Louie’s mood improved, he was ecstatic now
“Just ht”
After Ila had finished speaking, she moved her hair out of the way so she could drink
“Regardless of the matter, it could come in useful”
“I don’t think so”
Genie said, her face was full of disdain
When Ila heard that, she turned to Louie and said:
“Is that right? Looks like you’re still needing a stronger partner”
She deliberately didn’t look at Genie’s eyes, she was trying to provoke her
Of course, it worked
(Forgive me)
Louie wanted to shout from the bottom of his heart
“My special lasses and its last ability could come in useful”
Although Ila wasn’t wearing those glasses now, nor would she ever use the fourth ability due to it being lethal
“Hey, Ila, can we change the pace and continue to drink?”
Louie knew that if this continued, a bloodbath would ensue
“What? Don’t tell o somewhere else alone with me?”
Louie wanted to say so that would derail this provocative conversation, he didn’t want to tangle with Genie on a day like this
So Louie just smiled, he then forced Ila off her chair
Ila was very fit, but she started enthusiastically holding Louie’s arm
Louie pretended that nothing happened, he said his goodbyes then left, taking Ila away from the bar with him4 – A change of heart“Well, that wasn’t fun”After Louie had gone, it took a while before Merrill said anything
“Obviously”
“It was boring”
Melissa agreed with them
“The nerve of that woer companion! If I ever meet her on the road I’ll…”
Merrill ers across her throat
“It’s his fault that his wand broke, it’s not our responsibility to fix it”
“That wo to cause et a weird feeling from her”
Then, the three women cursed Ila’s nahed deeply
Now the three wo
“……Those two, they must think the Tartious forest poses no threat”
Merrill said to herself, as she finished her drink
“Even the hunters only go to the edge of the forest, they are afraid of going any deeper Anyway, I heard a rudoo there”
“But then again, he’s just not anymore ordinary person”
Genie said, then they all began to think about Louie
“Do you think he’s actually going?”
Merrill murmured
(No wonder the broker Shamsul payed special attention to him)
“What if he actually becomes a hero……”
Melissa staggered as she remembered the revelation from her God
The three wohed
“This is boring”
They all said at the same time
“Hey, ladies, looks like your all in a bad mood Why don’t you drink with us?”
Two drunken men said, as they approached them
At that er on them
“You’ve got to be kidding!”
Tables were overturned and glasses were sent into the air
The bar was turned into a battlefield
The next day——
Ila and Louie are walking down South Street
He stressed to Ila that he didn’t want to ith her, but she insisted
Of course, Ila brought her ical treasures with her
After walking for a while, they discover the three women in front of them
“Hey!”
Merrill greeted them
“What brings you here?”
Louie stood still for a host
“After you left, we got into a fight at the bar”
“A fight?”
“Yeah, it was just some riff-raff so we’re okay”
Although Merrill was a lovely little girl, Louie sensed so was off about her
“Actually, ere looking for you”
“For me?”
“Yeah, ant to go with you”
Louie never thought he’d hear those words
“If you two go alone, there’s no way you’d make it back alive”
“If soations to my faith”
Melissa said, looking to distant hills
“We were also looking for a certain troublesoician”
Genie said
(I never expected such kindness from them)
Then Louie thought that they would be asking for favours as compensation
However, he knew this was a good thing Because he has heard all kinds of stories about the Tartious forest, and none of theood, so more people in his party is better
But, there was a problem……
Louie looked to Ila, earing the lasses
“Isn’t this great?”
Ila san to talk
“Since they are willing to go with you, you won’t be needing icians Guild and prepare for you guys co back”
Ila put a bag on Louie’s back, then waved goodbye
“The material needed for the creation of a neand doesn’t necessarily have to be a big stick, twigs and branches can be used But still, ancient oak is the best thing to make a ith”
Ila then turned and left, Louie stared blankly as she walked away
“Don’t go!”
Genie then spoke with an impatient voice
“Let’s get there and back again, before we change our minds”
Merrill started laughing
Melissa didn’t speak, she didn’t even look Louie in the eyes
“Alright”
Louie replied, and then all of them followed Genie out of the city
With the warm sun on their back, they headed towards the Tartious forest