23 The Crown Prince (1/2)
”If you say so,” said Vaul, waving his hand like it no longer mattered. ”There have been some issues with the mine lately. Nothing too serious has happened but some people have gone missing.”
Rydel squinted as he pondered the issue. ”How convenient, we were planning to grind there since I've got this kid as bait. Anything strange about the disappearances?”
Vaul shook his head saying, ”Not sure, but you might be able to ask around. Three parties have gone missing, which is normal but not all at once. Only two survivors made it out alive in the past week while the rest of the party never made it back.”
”Who are the survivors and where can we find them?” asked Jack.
Jack's sudden question caught Vaul off guard, but Rydel lifted his hand and said, ”Don't be fooled by the kid's appearance Vaul. Trust me, he might have more experience than the two of us combined.”
That shook Vaul to his core; no one ever got such high praise from Rydel. ”Okay… You'll have to check the taverns and inns for a pair of clerics, one male, and one female. They go by Drad and Slivia.”
”Thanks, anything else we should check out while we're here?” asked Rydel.
”Sort of, it's not too important though. You should know that the valiant crown prince has arrived and is staying next door,” said Vaul, rolling his eyes and poking fun at the royal family. ”He's here to level up and unlock his next subclass with help from the mine.”
”Hmm, that complicates things,” sighed Jack. ”What level is the crown prince currently?”
”He just reached lv. 9 yesterday, the celebration kept me up all last night,” groaned Vaul in displeasure. ”My guess is he'll take a break for a few days before heading back in to reach lv. 10 and choose a new subclass.”
”Looks like you've got competition, kid. Who do you think will win, you or the crowned brat?” joked Rydel.
”Is there anything to question?” Jack didn't bother to compare himself with a spoiled royal; he didn't even bother asking about the prince's name.
Rydel laughed and put his arm around Jack. ”Good, that's the way it should be. Let's go get Bowser registered and prepare to enter the dungeon in three days. That's how long the medic gave you right?”
Jack nodded and stated, ”I'll be ready by then, and with everything I've got going for me I'll level up way faster than that fancy pants prince. Besides, we all know the fastest way to level in a mine is with good bait, and you've got the best bait right here.”
They all chuckled at Jack's straightforward confidence. Vaul smiled and asked, ”Kid, what level are you exactly? I can't tell for some reason.”
”What do you mean?” asked Rydel.
”It's because of this,” Jack flicked the ”Privacy Screen” pierced on his left ear. ”Rydel probably didn't notice a difference because of his eagle eye ability.”
Both of the men were shocked that the little piercing had such an effect. Vaul grew more curious and asked, ”What kind of treasure is that? And what does the other one do?”
”These are both soul-piercing from ancient Kartonia and the other one is only useful to me, you wouldn't understand even if I told you.”
”What? Soul piercings!?” they yelled in unison.
”Yup, and I know where you can find two more, they're a set even,” commented Jack.
”Seriously? Why didn't you tell me this sooner?” Rydel was mad with envy.
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”Because they'd be nice to have, but that particular set is more useful for someone tanky like Zariff,” answered Jack.
Rydel was bummed and a little confused by the term ”tanky.” He sighed and let it go, trusting Jack's judgment.
Vaul didn't know what to feel or say. A low leveled adventurer he had just met spoke about something so epic and rare like soul piercings like there were only accessories.