201 Worth Thousands Of Gold (1/2)

As the broken edge of the bottle moved closer and closer to the girl, the sound of footsteps could be heard.

*Tap* *Tap* *Tap*

Right when it about to pierce her, the footsteps stopped, and a yellow flash appeared and it happened it before any of them could see it.

John was holding on to the boy's hand as he carried the girl on his shoulder.

”What?” The boy asked as he hastily looked around

He had no idea what had just happened. He saw a yellow light and felt something pull him back. When he came to it, there was a person standing in front of him.

On top of that, that person now held on to his friend on his shoulders. He couldn't believe it.

”Hey little guy, need some help?” John asked as smiled at him while crouching down.

John's face was covered with a mask, so the boy couldn't see it, but it didn't matter. For a boy who had always been ignored when he asked his help from anyone other than the ones who knew him, he didn't know how to react to John's words.

”W-What's... when did... Who...?” Asked the girl

She seemed just as confused, but she suddenly quieted down once she heard her friend start to talk

Tears poured out of his eyes as he clenched his chest and asked the words

”Please... Help... Us...” He asked as he bowed

Hearing this, John gave the boy a headpat before walking towards the man.

”Hm...? How did you...? A mask...?” The man asked as he looked over at his hand.

He now held on to air.

He was surprised for a moment, but didn't look afraid.

”Interesting...” He muttered

He was able to see John's movement but wasn't able to react.

Once John stood right in front of him, without trying anything funny, the man asked.

”Hey, hey, listen to me for a second. That kid is worth thousands of gold coins. People are looking for him all over the continent.” Said the man

Hearing this, John turned towards the kid. He looked nothing more than an ordinary boy and his magic power wasn't anything that big.

”Interested, right? How about it? We split the rewards between me and you sixty to fort-”

John interrupted the man as he pulled out a coin from his dimensional ring and asked

”Heads or tails?”

”Huh?”

John let out a sigh and repeated it

”Heads or tails?” He asked once more

”What is heads... Or Tails...? Are you messing with me, kid?” The man asked looking slightly angered now

”Alright, since you're taking too long to decide, I'll pick heads.” Said John before throwing the coin into the air.

As it continued to spin, it suddenly dropped down forming a small crack on the ground. The coin showed no signs of being dented as John picked it up.

”Looks like I win.” Said John as he showed it to the man