Chapter 298 - Crusaders (1/2)
”Now what to do…”
”Mercury?”
”Oh I just spotted the person that I used to travel with, we split up after a disagreement…”
Julia frowned slightly before she asked
”What disagreement?”
”She didn't believe my story, I don't really blame her though… That's why I am slightly concerned at how hagged she looks”
”Ah… Well then go after her, I'll be here waiting for your return, though your beer won't, don't worry I'll drink it for you~”
Mercury sighed before he gave Julia a quick kiss then he stood up and walked out onto the street and looked in the direction that Molly had walked, then he tapped the ground with his cane a few times
'What does her footsteps sound like again..? Oh right, light like a service worker'
Mercury nodded and walked down the street with slightly hurried steps, after turning once he saw her back and called out
”Molly”
Molly looked around for the one that had called out to her but when she saw Mercury she
widened her eyes slightly before she made a very particular face
'Ah… The infamous 'resting birch face'... How is this an important memory?'
As Mercury contemplated the meaning of 'unnecessary memories' Molly spoke out in a snappy tone
”What?”
Mercury looked at her for a moment before he sighed and shook his head as he asked
”Nothing I just saw you, wanted to know how you were doing”
”Well I am fine, no thanks to you”
Mercury tapped his cane a few times before he spoke
”Your right fibular has cracks on it”
”My what?”
”Your… Lower leg bone, been in a fight?”
”That's none of your business!”
Molly's outburst caught the attention of a few bystanders that looked over, Mercury sighed again before he spoke
”I would recommend resting for a few days before you make it worse… Well then take care”
Mercury turned around and walked away, after he turned the corner Molly muttered
”How did he even know that..?”
Mercury returned to the restaurant and sat down next to Julia that asked
”How did it go?”
”Fine, well she's injured slightly but… Yeah anyway, left me any of that beer?”
”Already ordered you another glass~”
”Thanks, dear”
Mercury woke up the next day, he stretched his arm out but he didn't feel Julia beside him, so he opened his eyes and looked around, soon he found a note on the bed stand and tried to read it before he facepalmed
”Oh right… I can't read”
Mercury sighed before he decided to get dressed, then he drank some water from the jug on the nightstand and sat back down on the bed before he began massaging his injured leg, then he simply waited for a bit before he started to get worried and grabbed his cane as he stood up and walked out of the inn room, then once he was out on the street he tapped his cane into the ground a few times sending out pules of… Some sort of energy which he believed to be mana and soon a map formed in his head as the energy spread out and resonated with the people walking on the streets showing him a still image of the people around him, the ones close to him he could see their bone structure while the ones further away he could only see their outline, still it served to find Julia as he had memorized her bone structure, outline, and footstep pattern
'She's on the next street over… Talking to someone...'
Mercury walked over while refreshing the pings a few times just to be sure before he walked over and stood right behind her and spoke out
”Boo”
Julia didn't jump like he had hoped she simply turned her head a showed him a smile before she turned back to the person she was speaking with
”---And for the last time, don't call me that, I don't work there anymore”
”Yes judicator Julia”
Mercury looked at the person she was speaking to, it was a person from the temple, she bowed to Julia before she turned around and walked back into the temple, Mercury asked
”I am guessing you don't want me to ask?”
”...Yeah, don't worry though I'll tell you about it sometime”
”Sure, then let's get something to eat?”