Chapter 497 - Central 1 (2/2)

Haru shook his head and said, ”No, I'm from East and this is my first time coming here.”

”You seem to be rich that you can give that guard that amount of money,” Ieyasu said clearly with a hint of envy.

”Ieyasu!” Sayo was mad at her friend.

”Rich? No, I have gotten the money from a bandit group,” Haru said.

”Bandit?!” They were surprised when they heard it. They didn't see a weapon on his body and from his appearance, they thought that Haru was the son of a noble.

”What is your weapon?” Ieyasu asked curiously.

Sayo didn't say anything, but she was also a bit curious.

”Here,” Haru said and took out his gun from out of nowhere.

”........”

Ieyasu and Sayo, who had been trained martial arts from their childhood time, knew that Haru should have powerful gunmanship from the way he handled his gun. They could see the gun wasn't cheap and wondered about Haru's identity more.

Haru made his gun disappear from his hand and asked, ”You're also not from the capital, right? What are you doing here?”

Ieyasu seemed to be spirited when Haru asked that question. ”We're going to become big in the capital and send out money to our village!”

”Become big?” Haru raised his eyebrow.

”It means to become rich,” Sayo said and felt a bit embarrassed by her friend's stupidity.

'Rich, huh?' Haru knew that the richest people in this place were the government's position and a noble rather than a businessman.

”That's right! We're going to join the army! Then become a general who can lead a thousand people!” Ieyasu said with a longing expression.

Haru could see a naivety on Ieyasu's expression, but he didn't think much of it. His quest was to conquer this kingdom, and Ieyasu's dream was small compared to his quest. He smiled and patted his shoulder. ”Good luck.”

”Yes,” Ieyasu said with a smile.

”What about you? What are you doing here, Haru?” Sayo asked curiously.

”Me?” Haru looked at the castle of the king from afar and knew that place was his target. ”I'm not sure for now. I'll make my decision after I have looked around.”

”Then, do you want to go with us?” Sayo asked.

”Yeah, come with us,” Ieyasu said.

”I can see that you're more reliable than this guy,” Sayo said with a sigh while looking at Ieyasu.

”What do you mean by that, Sayo!” Ieyasu was mad.

Haru looked at Sayo who had a hopeful expression on her face and suddenly also felt worried. 'This girl is cute, and if....' He closed his eyes for a while and made his decision. ”Good, let's go together.”

Sayo was happy when she heard it.

”Alright! We're friends now, Haru!” Ieyasu said with a smile.

”Let's go and check the town while we're at it,” Haru said.

Ieyasu and Sayo agreed with Haru's decision and checked the town beforehand.