Chapter 215 - Always Prepared (1/2)
”Personal maid...? Me?” Lydia asked with a surprised expression
John misunderstood her question as her being offended so he quickly apologised
”Sorry, I guess that did sound a bit rude...”
”Huh? N-no, not at all, sorry, I was just taken aback for a moment... Did you really just say you want to employ me?” She asked once more
”Yes... Is there a problem with that?” John asked
”There isn't but... Won't that just make things harder for you?” Lydia asked with a worried look as she hung her head
She didn't want to cause John any more trouble, especially after everything that they had done. But once she hung her head, the thought quickly transitioned to her being afraid for her life as she saw just how far they were from the ground.
”Harder? Don't worry, if it's a fight they're looking for, I'll give it to them. And if they're stronger than me, then I'll just ask a few friends from school to help me.” Said John
”Friends? Wait a minute, you're still in school? Are you a teacher?” She asked
Hearing this, John gave her a nervous smile before saying
”W-Well, I guess you could say that... But I'm still on my 2nd year of education...”
”What? What sort of school is capable of creating such a being on only his 2nd year... Are the 3rd years monsters?” She asked
”Hahaha, no, I'm kind of a special case. But if you're still wondering what school it is, it's the Magic Academy in Xoleria.” Said John with a smile
”Xoleria... So you're from there...” She muttered with a slightly saddened tone
[Hm?]
”Is something wrong?” John asked
”No... Not all.”
John wanted to ask but knew it wasn't in his say, so he simply took her reply to heart and made sure to find out after.
[It could be related to why they're being chased. I haven't asked her yet, but I feel like this isn't something one would be able to freely talk about. Then again, I can't protect something if I don't know what I'm protecting.]
”We're here.” Said John as he suddenly stopped in the middle of an expensive area inside of the city.
There were mansions all around along with a few planet trees. The area was definitely a rich area just like the one in xoleria, but this one in particular seemed to be the biggest. There was a gate and some sort of transparent wall, which went all around it.
He could see a few social workers, guards and gardeners doing their job peacefully.
[At least commoners are allowed in here, unlike Halfaust]
One wouldn't be able to tell from looking at it from the ground, but the walls also stretched out to the sky, forming a dome which covered the entire mansion and it's property.
”Hm... I'd be able to break it, but I don't want to get in trouble for doing something like that, so let's just head through the entrance.”
John moved a moderate distance away from the mansion gate before he began to descend, when Lydia suddenly asked
”John, this is one of the properties owned by the duke, it would be a bit weird for us to enter with our current clothes.”
”Don't worry, I have a plan for that.”
Johns clothes were dirty, just simple clothes which unfortunately ended up, taking in too much of the dirt and mud underground. On top of that, John's hair also collected a bit of dirt, and his shoes weren't the most suitable for such an event.
However, John already knew all of this and he already had a plan in mind. Right as they landed, Lydia let go of his hands before she took in a deep breath and slowly let it out.
[She's rather quick to adapt, a second ago she was crying from ascending.]
John then noticed that her legs were still shaking, and she was struggling to stand up
[It's still progress.]