Chapter 137: Misunderstood (1/2)

”Experts from the academy?” Shocked, Tiafel exclaimed.

”Did you say… Jura of Gorthalion family? And Nicholas Senrod?” Taflas chided.

”Aren't they members of the student council?” Tiafel asked.

”They were supposed to have come from respectable families. I never thought they could do such things. How low.” Aegor chimed.

”Yeah…” Ember replied with knitted brows.

”.....”

However, one person remained silent. Cinder shot him a strong look.

”Crimson what are we going to do?” Aren't we going to follow after them?” She asked with an anxious face. She didn't know much about them. Well, a shut-in. What would you expect?

Everyone expressed their discontent and disagreement with those people's actions. Crimson glanced at her. He could feel her irritation.

”!!”

Unexpectedly, his scouting Bird [Fire Doll] picked some shadows below. Several people rushed towards the western part, they would arrive any minute from now to where they currently are. Yman narrowed his eyes.

If he wasn't wrong, they were participants from the southern part. Looks like they decided to come to the western part to find some allies.

He glanced at the people around him. Each of them was having anxious faces.

(Sigh.)

He let out a sigh, and thought, 'looks like everyone misunderstood everything about their mission.'

”No. I stay a little longer,” he replied calmly, no tinge of irritation or discontent.

”Eeeeh?!”

”Why?!”

They asked. There was a tinge of disagreement from their voices, especially from the leftover participants.

”Our quest is not to cross the barrier in first-place. Our quest is to cross it before the time limit. What's the need for a hurry?”

Everyone fell silent and thought he was right.

”But Crimson…” Cinder tried to say something. What those people did irritates her. But she stopped when she noticed that he was firm with his words. Although he was silent, his face was saying, 'if you want to go, then you can go, but I stay.'

'This guy!'

She pursed her mouth. Even in this irritating situation, he's still able to think calmly like he didn't care about it.

Everyone was waiting for the continuation of her words. ”...okay.” Cinder resigned and agreed to him while dropping her shoulders.

”.....”

”If that's what Crimson wants, then there's nothing we can do. Of course, I stay too, we can't even cross that broken bridge without him,” added by Aegor.

Ember, Tiafel, and Taflas also agreed to Aegor. Only this mysterious guy could summon those flying dolls of him. Without those, they have only one choice, to go to the other part of the wall and try to join forces with the others.

Just thinking of joining hands with the other Experts urged Ember to vomit. He would rather go with this mysterious person than those great noble experts. And his sister was weirdly sticking on this guy.

'Did these two in a kind of relationship?' Ember doubted.

Nonetheless, he was right. Their quest was just simple. To collect points and to cross the last border. No need to sweat about it.

Seeing that everyone agreed to him, he walked towards the wall which Cinder, Ember, and the others followed after him.

However, before they could walk a couple of steps, ”wait, Mr. Crimson, sir…” someone among the leftover participants suddenly called out.

He glanced at the person with a sudden glint in his eyes, ”yes?” He replied.

”Uh… er, I think we should follow after those guys,” said the person wearing a tawny robe and an elfen hat of the same color. He was an Encan with long tortilla hair. That was tied at the back. The guy had narrowed eyes and exuded a demeanor of a friendly person buddy.

However, Yman's stare towards the guy wasn't that friendly one.

”Why do you think so?” He asked again.

”You see, I heard that the empress will give additional rewards to those who achieve first place!” He said while raising his hands at both sides.

It piqued the other's interest and created some whispers from his surroundings.

”Wow, is that true, Mr. Mus?”

”Yes, yes!”

Said the person named Mus.

”In that case, isn't that great!” Someone shouted.

”Of course it is, just think if the empress rewards us with some treasures from the palace treasury. For certain many high-ranking Artefacts were stored in that place. Or some high ranking Magical Herbs that can faster our breakthrough. Not just that, some legendary equipment might be stored there too. Or perhaps we will receive some gold.”

This made a certain someone to drool.

Cinder was having a bright smile while drooling. After all, the main reason she joined this competition was to buy the new version of Newtendo! If only her family did not freeze her allowance, it's easy for her to acquire one. But because of being the young miss of the renowned family, she could not slack off with her training. Also, she was the successor to her mother's technique. So they punished her for mulling inside her room all day while playing games. And not serious with her study at the academy.

They glanced at the person beside them.