7 『Walls』 (1/2)

Jack and the three members of the honor guard followed the two girls back to the village. Decidedly remaining invisible during the short trek, as little girl designated as Nemu by the other named Enri, kept looking over her shoulder.

The Village which to Jack's surprise was much closer than he thought it would be, seemed to be just as Teetle had described. It was on the very edge of the Forest, which he learned from listening to little tidbits conversations, was called the Great Forest of Tob.

However before they could leave the safety of cover from beneath the woodlands trees, Jack raised his right hand, bringing his followers to an immediate halt.

”There is no wall around this Village...” He muttered quietly to himself. As he knew that a wall would be necessary for a place far outside society's protection, he was rather skeptical of getting closer to the village.

This place was completely unguarded by the Kingdom. He saw no guards, soldiers or even Knights. Just peasants moving about their daily routines. As his eyes traced back over towards the back of Nemu's head, he raised a brow. Seeing how cheery she was being with her sister. It felt like this place would be one to protect and he hated this feeling.

Why? Because when one believes they should protect something, it makes its prone to be in danger.

Big brown or black eyes drew people in, made them want to protect them. Big blue eyes, made one stand back in awe. While Green eyes were entrancing and sometimes considerably rare, small black eyes were intimidating and capable of turning a person into an outcast.

Of course, the feeling didn't just come from eyes alone. It was that pseudo-innocence that child exhibited, how she had haphazardly referred to him as Dragon-san.

She hadn't even been all that much afraid of him, which amused him.

Someone who seemed so weak, so small and nimble was able to remain standing before him.

Jack's amethyst eyes were abnormal for a human, while violet eyes alone were also considerably rare, they could easily enchant others with just their beauty.

Just as the two girls were reaching the perimeter of the Village, Nemu glanced back one more time whilst holding her sisters hand. Her eyes widened, her mouth fallen agape, Jack had become visible by the edge of the forest, a smug look on his face.

He had made her look like a fool. Like a child who had an over reactive imagination, all in front of her sister just moments ago.

”Are you sure you should be showing yourself, Jack-sama?” Alfred asked with a brow raised, the three Guards remaining invisible as they watched on.

Jack nodded slightly as he watched the girl tug on her older sister from a distance. He turned away from the Village, his back to the peasantry as he began to walk away.

”Haha… What is it now, Nemu?” Enri turned her head to look down at her little sister, a smile across her lips as she felt the little tugs.

Wordlessly, Nemu who was jumping up and down slightly, pointed towards the forest.

Enri blinked several times and looked at the edge of the woodlands, just in time to see the back of a man's head. White hair, dark skin and monotone clothes with a strange sheen to them. Her lips parted, she didn't panic, but she was of course curious of who the individual was... But at the moment she was about to raise her voice to get his attention Jack vanished, as if he had never been.

”See! See I told you!” Nemu full of mirth laughed out loud, her little white boots pounding the grass beneath her feet, her lips refusing to stop grinning.

Enri giggled at her little sister and nodded, ”I believe you, haha, lets go see mom and dad, okay?”

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Sometime later Jack would be reentering the City through the Eastern Entrance, which while he had yet to be camouflaged and altered to hide it better. Of course however, it hardly needed to be hidden.

He just wanted to be meticulous and the last thing he needed was an army being able to fit through the mouth of the hole. Letting out a soft enthusiastic sigh, despite his previous feelings, the world outside was relatively peaceful at first glance. He was just hoping the thorough glance wasn't going to prove the first horribly wrong.

As he looked upon the Waste City, he was quick to notice that the trash and material polluting the city was being cleaned up. The Honor Guard, and the spawned beings, were all collecting the material and recycling it through the Exchange Box into golden coins within the Castle.

A small smile remained shallowly printed across his lips. It wasn't a true smile, but it was at least pleasant to look at.

Their invisibility had since worn off by the time they made it to the front steps leading towards the castle's plaza. A massive, flat, empty area which could be used as a market place should this place become largely inhabited.

An idea coming across his mind almost immediately.

Why didn't he offer peasants from that Frontier Village a place to stay rather than out there? While it would take some time to garner trust between them, he was sure it'd work. It was definitely a greater idea than to risk being attacked by waves of monsters, right? Though thinking about it, he didn't see a single monster outside during his short walk.

Jack placing his thumb on his chin as his index finger rested curled beneath it, he let out a thoughtful hum.

The ideas to sift through were immense, complex. Yet he knew he had to evaluate the territory he was currently in. It didn't seem contested, that was good. No wars in the area would mean he could profit from gaining information and using it to his advantage.