Chapter 43 - 43 : C12 (1/2)

”No one you should know of, I'm but a mere traveler, more importantly, what is your price?”

Belic was really stunned and confused right now, for someone to take out such a weapon is not a mere 'traveler', the E-clips Company doesn't even have a single legendary weapon like this one, even though he saw one in the past, that didn't mean he had it

Although Robin is the head of the company, Belic, as her grandfather, can take decisions in her place if the situation is serious, after all, she is still young and she may do something reckless.

”Friend, please do not misunderstand, your offer is very good, in fact, we would very much like to accept it, but it's that......the method to cure the blindness is not easy.....”

Belic stopped speaking for a second before he resumed explaining

”Curing blindness is not the same as regrowing a limb or healing a serious injury......we indeed have a method to heal that little girl, however, it requires the world tree...you see the elven chief owes us a favor, we can use the world tree's extraordinary healing powers to heal her but such a big favor should be kept and we are not willing to use it on a stranger...please understand”

Belic didn't want to anger Arthur, much less disappoint him but he really couldn't use that favor for a stranger like Arthur, they barely knew each other and their relationship started badly, no matter how much money he proposes, it's still not enough.

The world tree can do many things besides healing, like blessings, increase stats, etcetera...and to use it just to cure blindness is laughable and isn't really worth it, however, it's true that Belic was drawn by the weapon he was currently holding, but after a couple of seconds of pondering, he reluctantly gave it back to its owner.

Arthur was truly depressed right now, no matter how much he had, it was still not enough, but at least he got a clue about the world tree.

He had already read about it when he was in Willsden town, it had immense power, it even fed the whole continent's ground so it can survive and without it, the land would crumble and most likely disappear.

He received the long axe from Belic and stored it, then he looked at the old man and asked

”Is there any other method? I'm willing to pay just for information”

He still didn't give up, after all, getting the world tree to cure Saly might be hard, so having other options may be helpful.

This time, it was Robin who replied, though she was in a daze because of the long axe, she regained her senses moments earlier and her view of Arthur dramatically changed.

”There is an elexir...it's called 'Rebirth Elixir”, it's very expensive but I'm sure you can buy it...the problem is....you cannot find it easily, usually it's only available on the black market and there is a high demand for it, so you have to be lucky to find one...however, if you announce that you will trade that axe for an elixir, I'm sure there may be people who will be interested....”

She felt perplexed, firstly because of his identity, she only knew very few people that had a weapon like that, and all of them were terrifying figures, secondly, she pondered about why?

Why would he be willing to even let go of a legendary weapon such as this just to cure a slave he never met, assuming he just met her of course, but that appeared to be the case and there is no way he is acting, I mean, what would he gain from doing that.

Arthur nodded towards her and stood from his chair while saying

”Well, thank you for your help, I won't be disturbing you any further, have a good night”

He could threaten her and Belic but he won't, he was not that kind of man, he was desperate to cure Saly, but he won't resort to such means, it's not like Robin was a bad person, she may be hot-headed but she's not cunning or evil.

Arthur didn't linger there any longer, he headed towards the sitting Lucy and Saly and took a seat right next to them, he took Saly from Lucy's lap and put her on his.

He enjoyed patting her head and enjoying the feeling of her fluffy and cute ears, they were just adorable, it's really a pity she can't see or else he would teach her some fighting techniques, not a serious training but just enough so she could defend herself if they ever separated, he didn't want her to be a slave ever again.

Nothing special happened, they passed the night eating the delicacies served there and relaxing there, other nobles chatted non-stop or danced, no one came to bother them, only a few glances here and there but nothing too serious.

They went back to their room late at night, Saly fell asleep in Arthur's arms, she completely ignored her surroundings and soundlessly slept.

She held Arthur's clothes tightly without letting go, it was a rather cute scene, Arthur and Lucy couldn't help but laugh, seeing her do that.

...

He gently put her on the bed and covered her with blankets then sat next to Lucy on a nearby sofa, they both leaned on each other and stayed silent until some time passed.

”So...is there a way?”

Arthur gazed at her alluring eyes, there was a tinge of hope and warmth in them, she wanted to cure Saly as she already considered her more than a friend.

”There is, 2 actually, the first is impossible, it requires the world tree and the other is by an Elixir.”

He then explained what Robin told him without missing a single detail, he and Lucy could be considered one person and he didn't and couldn't hide anything from her, they would both consult each other when making a decision and would never decide alone selfishly.

”Are we going to buy the elixir then...?”(Lucy)

”I still don't know, maybe there are other ways....when we reach the Itas continent, we'll try to seek the world tree's help first, if it's not willing then the elixir is the only option left.

Lucy only nodded at him then gave him a deep kiss.

....

Days passed slowly as the three of them would pass every day either having fun or sometimes going outside to breathe some fresh air, of course, no one had the guts to provoke or anger them.

One day, when Arthur and Lucy were leisurely sitting on a bench outside, Saly was between them humming and giggling, her behavior changed for the better and she became more cheerful as the days passed, she managed to barely forget about her master and his orders, and she now called Arthur and Lucy by their names without adding anything like 'Aunty' or 'Mister'.

Although at first, she said it a few times after both of them insisted, as time passed, she had gotten used to calling them like that.

It was like any other day, they were outside to enjoy the view, however, something unexpected happened.

The cool and calm weather changed and the blue sky turned black, it happened in a split second, Arthur and Lucy, who were enjoying their time, were both startled by this, however, that didn't mean they were afraid, they were merely stunned.

It only took Arthur a second to understand what actually happened

”Teleportation..”

They were no longer in the vast sea, they were in some kind of an isolated place, there was no sky, just a wooden roof and some lights here and there to provide vision, the other ships were not teleported.

Saly who was humming, heard Arthur but she still didn't understand

”Tel-teleportation?”

A term like this was confused as to why he would suddenly say that, she noticed the slight coldness but maybe it was some wind, she couldn't see the surroundings so how could she not what just happened.

”Little girl, don't worry, it's nothing, just stick with Lucy okay?”

As he said that, he looked at Lucy, only to see her nodding at him, she understood what he meant immediately, though they had enough strength to be called gods or monsters. One never knows when something unexpected may happen so he wanted her to watch Saly.

He observed his surroundings and noticed that it was indeed a place similar to a port, there were some small boats here and there but they were either destroyed or unfunctional, there were also a lot of black-clothed people.