Chapter 79: Gauntlet (1/2)

The two most beautiful girls in the academy of Zone 7 came together with their deities. It made the people inside the barracks go hyper. They were staring at them like staring at two exquisitely made figurines.

Yman reluctantly asked, ”Uhm, Miss Almina, why is she here?” he beckoned with his chin towards the girl beside her.

Never did he expect that Almina would arrive together with the blonde.”S-Sorry, but it's a long story. C-Can we bring her with us, Y-Yman?” Almina said bashfully while staring at him with sorry eyes.

'So cute!' the people around them shouted in their minds when they saw her begging eyes. Ultima was no exception.

As per his habit, he scratched his face before opening his mouth. ”Uh, hmm, Erm...” Yman was a little hesitant. But when he took a glance at the girl with Almina, he was being skewered by her piercing gaze. Like that of a predator staring at her prey.

He gulped.

Then he noticed her mouth twitched and said, ”What? You are unwilling? I didn't come here because of you. So please don't fantasize over me,” she said coldly while raising a brow at him when she noticed his gaze over her.

He frowned. |What is this girl talking about? Grr, she got on my nerves. On the contrary, having her in the party is a big addition of strength and this is what I really need right now. With Miss Almina's help, I could fully use this girl's ability. Maybe, probably, I hope so.| Yman thought.

”M-Maena?! What are you talking about 'fantasize over you?' in any case, d-don't say bad things to him, eh, eh, sorry about her behavior, Y-Yman. B-But she's not bad -- actually,” Almina was flustered.

Yman was surprised to see Almina like this. The people around them were whispering of how cute Almina's reaction was when she was flustered. Some of them secretly took a picture of her and made it as their Cyber Screen wallpaper.

A sigh departed from his mouth when he nodded in defeat and said, ”Hah, well, the more the merrier I guess. As long as she doesn't do any unnecessary things.”

”Hmph!” Maena snorted to him before she asked, ”So, what mission are we getting?” Maena asked.

Yman looked at her with a grin and thought, |Hehe. Let's see how this sophisticated beauty's reaction after seeing the gross mission.|

”Hehe, asking someone with the nickname of Rat Slayer,” he said with a smug.

Maena's countenance turned grim and uttered, ”Gross,” then he glanced at Almina with doubt.

Almina looked away from Maena while a bead of sweat appeared on her smooth jade-like skin.

Yman introduced Ultima to the others then they ordered some coffee.

After warming their stomach, without wasting time, they immediately left the barracks.

Vortex and the others left hanging their mouths down to the floor. Never did they imagine that Rat Slayer was known by those two beauties.

”Did Rat Slayer actually an awesome person?” Vortex asked himself.

”Did you see how friendly Miss Almina was while talking with him? I even heard that she's a stoic beauty. She was even showing a flustered face in talking to that guy,” a man beside Vortex said.

”Damn it, I should have been friendly with Mr. Rat Slayer Sir from the start!” Vortex exclaimed.

”Yeah me too!” His friend seconded.

”I will send a friend request to him in the Facepalm.com account.” Vortex uttered.

”I will too! I also wanted to get close to the two beauties!”

”Damn, that Ultima bastard was so lucky to go on a mission together with two beauties!” Vortex finally howled.

Thankfully, Almina was a party leader, if not, making a party like this together with other trainees that were not part of mercenary would never be allowed.

But since Almina was a party leader of her own team, she had the right to issue a party mission together with other trainees.

Yman and the rest went first to the smithing shop. He needed to get the items he ordered from the other day.

”Look, who we have here,” said Mister Sar Smith.

”Mister Smith, I'm here for the item I ordered,” Yman directly states his intention without pleasantries like usual.

”What—” Ultima was surprised that Yman was casually conversing with Mister Smith.

”Why Sir Ultima?” Almina asked in puzzlement when he noticed a surprised expression on the junior's face.

”Uh, it's nothing,” Ultima was flustered being questioned by beauty, and that beauty was no other than the most popular Almina Amulet.

Seeing the two beauties staring at him with doubt, he quickly opened his mouth, ”In truth, this wasn't the first time that I came here. However, whenever I came here, Mister Smith wouldn't bother conversing with me.”

”Maybe he just doesn't like talking with you,” Maena butt in.

”No, actually not only at me but the others also. None of the customers who came here was able to converse with him as casual as Yman. There were even some thatafraid to come here.”

”Maybe they didn't like the equipment that was being sold here,” Maena flatly stated.

”That can't be true,” Ultima disagrees.

”Mister Smith was a popular smith. He was getting offered by the empire and other kingdoms to work for them. But weirdly he always flatly declined to their offers,” Ultima explained.

”Really, then what's the reason, Sir Ultima?” Almina asked curiously.

”What — we didn't know as of yet,” Ultima said in a can't be helped expression.