Chapter 112 - More Problems (1/2)

In front of a huge iron gate, away from any busy part of Oukiwa, three carriages pulled up.

Oliver waited patiently for each of the people in the main carriage to get out. The old bodyguard of the Strogueher Family had his hands resting on the hilt of his sword, which was resting on the ground. When Oliver saw Ayumi, he straightened his spine and bowed his head.

”Is everyone inside?” The Matriarch asked.

”Everyone is waiting for you.” Oliver looked at all the people who came out of the carriage with his sharp gaze. Suddenly, he was startled by how many extraordinary people came out of the carriage.

Ayumi sighed and massaged her forehead with her right hand. ”All right... Well, I'll introduce the new members to you first. The First one is...”

”Luke, the half-beast. It would be impossible for me not to recognize the enormous talent of this boy.” The old knight completed the Matriarch's sentence.

'So, he also noticed it just by looking? That old man is a good one...' Alexis thought, clenching her eyes.

”It's a pleasure to see you again, sir.” Luke spoke, as he removed his hood.

”I'll never forget the humility you showed in choosing to take a lower salary than I did, even if it was for a position with many more risks.”

The half-wolf smiled and nodded. Although Luke still didn't understand why Oliver had chosen him over a Tournament of Legends Champion, he was very grateful to the old man.

Soon after, Ayumi introduced some others, ”This man's name is. This beautiful woman is called Martha and these other two men are called... Kenan and Kel, respectively.”

”It's a pleasure to meet you.” Oliver greeted.

”The pleasure is ours, sir.” The others replied firmly and respectfully.

Before Ayumi even introduced her, Alexis noticed Oliver's eyes stop on her. She promptly showed her charisma and nodded in respect to the veteran. ”I am Alexis Dmitry. It's a pleasure to meet you.”

”She is... a friend.” The Matriarch surprised the half-dragon. ”She also works for the Cardinal Church and is an S-Class, so technically she is your superior, Oliver. So treat her with respect...” Finally, the Elf gave a mischievous chuckle.

The two guards, who had never seen Ayumi behave any other way than the usual inflexible woman, almost fell in love with the beautiful Elf. A simple glance from the half-wolf, however, was enough for them to put it out of their minds.

But among all those present, Alexis was the one who was most surprised by the Matriarch's presentation, because she faithfully believed that Ayumi hated her. What the half-dragon didn't understand was that Ayumi had some time to think about the weekend that had passed and she realized that Alexis was only there to help and not to hinder her like the other times they meet after finishing college.

”And finally, I believe you must remember her well...this is Nathalia, my daughter.”

”Oh! It would be impossible for me to forget her. It's great to be able to see her again after so long.” Oliver said, tilting his head forward slightly out of respect for Nathalia.

”I remember you...you used to be my father's bodyguard or something?”

”Actually, I was a Clanmate of young Akai... I know he wasn't a good man, but he cared about you, Miss.”

”I know that.”

After all the introductions, Oliver was finally allowed to open the gate to the estate. When the huge gate was opened buzzing could be heard.

Suddenly, Luke was faced with two dozen white-haired Elves of all different ages, genders, and body types. They were all gathered to welcome the newest member of the family.

So, as soon as they saw that Nathalia's white hair was like their own, they breathed a sigh of relief, however, the girl's red eyes drew even more attention than her silver strands.