Chapter 29: Aleshia Baits Lawrend (1/2)
”So that's what I have to get!”
Lawrend suddenly understood why he had not made any progress in the past. Turns out you need to use spells to be able to use magic.
”Do you know where we could get spells?”
Lawrend asked her. He was really desperate for one right now. He was eager to have a try with casting a spell.
”I don-… I know a place.”
Aleshia was about to say no, but she decided to change her words midway as she thought of something.
”Great! Is it along the way?”
Lawrend was full of excitement after knowing that he would get a spell soon. He would be able to cast the magic spells that he has always dreamed of.
”Yes. I'll drive the carriage there. Though, we will get delayed.”
Aleshia answered him as a small smile formed on her lips. She was very knowledgeable on something like this as an assassin, she has some sources on where to get a magic spell.
”No problem!”
Lawrend agreed candidly. There's no problem with being late for the arrival of the shipment as they were one of the first to receive the news. Even if they were late by a few days, they would be able to still participate in it.
”Alright.”
Aleshia drove the carriage and instead of going through their usual route, she drove to a different road in an intersection. Lawrend looked at the map in his hands and noted that they were going towards the very center of the Vanhan Plains. Instead of their original route going down south.
The night quickly approached and they arrived once more in another village. Instead of men waiting for travelers to come, there is an inn located inside this village. It makes one wonder why there is an inn inside a village in the center of the Vanhan Plains where traffic rarely comes.
Aleshia parked the carriage in a designated parking lot at the back of the inn before alighting the carriage. She then led Lawrend inside the inn.
A boss man greeted them when they entered the inn. He has a large belly and a sweaty body. He looked to have just done some heavy menial work.
”Ayo, Young Miss, what's going on?”
There was a pleasant surprise on the boss man's face when he saw her wearing a maid uniform and the luxurious clothes that Lawrend was wearing.
”My Young Master would like to have a stay tonight.”
Aleshia responded with a smile.
”I see, I see.”
The boss man touched his chin as he nodded in understanding. He was observing Lawrend very intently.
”Uh, is it just my imagination, but is your Young Master, uh… into slimes?”
There was a weird expression on the boss man's face as he whispered to Aleshia. He just saw a young man holding onto a slime. It was something that he has never seen before.
”...Unfortunately, yes… and also, Jade is not a king.”
Aleshia nodded her head with a dreary sigh before she whispered a secret password to the boss man's ears.
”You-!”