Chapter 31: Shocking, A Decent Demon Lord? (1/2)
The trip back to the castle went by fast, and I was surprised that I could keep up with Mex on the way back. The man ran incredibly fast, but I was somehow able to barely keep up.
We only slowed down when we reached the place where we first stopped to talk, and Mex had tried to test me. After slowing down, I was able to walk comfortably with him, so I decided to grill him a bit.
”You said that I couldn't hold my breath long enough. Does that mean that you think I will be able to rescue someone in a single breath of air?” I asked, trying not to sound incredulous, but failing.
Mex didn't answer me at first, but I could tell that he was thinking about something, so I left him be. There was no point in trying to badger him for the information, and after a short moment, he began to speak.
”When you go to meet with Jessabell, there will be something at the center of the Maze that will help you. The item you will be looking for will be the Cloak of Manta Ray, and there will be some other items in there as well, but they are all just barely above the rarity of common! It is really just a place I put things that don't have a purpose for,” Mex explained as we walked through the dark forest that moved to create a path for us.
”So is Jessabell one of those things that didn't have a purpose?” I asked curiously.
”No, well, maybe. Minostien's are an uncommon breed of Minotaur, and their milk is highly sought after, but Jessabell will not let anyone near her. So, Yes, I suppose you're right, but I don't think of her that way. If you can find a way to tame her and can milk her, then I will reward you greatly,” Mex explained as the road to the Keep slowly started to become visible through the trees.
The moon was bright tonight, and when the two of us stepped out of the forest, we were both bathed in silver moonlight. I could see the bridge and Keep that was done the road away as we started to walk back.
”So tomorrow, when I am done with training, and I bring the girls back, I am supposed to go deal with Jessabell?” I asked, but Mex shook his head.
”No, you need to go take care of the Mantiken first,” Mex told me.
”What about the Sahuagin women? Are we just going to leave them to the Barracuda women?” I asked, but the Mex stopped and rounded on me, and he looked mad.
”You can only do what you can do! Or you can not listen to what I say and go and DIE! I thought that you would be understanding by now that I am trying to help these people! I know that they are down there, and there is nothing that either of us can do, so I don't need a constant reminder that there is nothing we can do!” Mex thundered at me, causing me to take a step back.