41 Entering Bryarmont Town 2 (1/2)

The guards continued to stare at the silhouette of their little miss which was going out of their sight, bit by bit, with wide open eyes.

Just as she was about to disappear from their vision entirely, they came back to their senses and were about to apprehend this man-Tera duo who were causing mayhem in the Town not even a few seconds after entering it.

As for the matter of them being vouched by the little miss and then being ignored…it could be settled later.

However, just before they did so, they heard an irritated voice which made them stand to attention due to the horrors of the memories that it reminded them of.

”All right, fine, I do know him! I'll handle it! Go back to your duties!”

With a firm nod, the two guards turned around, and if one looked closely, they would notice that their backs were quivering with fear.

Indeed, the little miss was known for finding out very…innovative methods of taking out her frustration on the town guards if any irked her.

Once, there had been a guard who used to be all high and mighty, with many expectations from himself and the world. At that time, all the guards had used to take up 'little miss duty', where they would be charged to 'handle' her and make sure that she wouldn't get hurt when the Town Mayor had reached his limit with her antics.

All of them did so diligently, without raising their voice, because even though the little miss was prone to tantrums, she was a really adorable kid who didn't mean anyone harm.

However…this guy went and took it upon himself to 'educate' her regarding the world with a high and mighty voice, as he saw it as his duty.

The result…was that he was given a very peculiar task.

The little miss had said that she had heard from her mentor that the song of a Spike-Furred Grizzly Bear was the most beautiful if it was captured by a gallant man. This didn't make sense, but that man had taken her word for it as the mentor was a 2-star Ascender who was held in very high esteem throughout the town.

He was asked to capture one so that she could hear it, and 'find out more about the world'.

The sad truth that the man hadn't known was that grizzly bears, even before the apocalypse, were some of the species with the most active 'drive'.

That was even more so with a Spike-Furred Grizzly Bear, which was known to take a liking to any man who tried to imprison it.

Thus, although powerful, very few would choose this Tera to be a companion.

So…in the end, the man had had to beg the Town Mayor for help as the Grizzly Bear would track him whenever he left the Town because of the time he had tried to catch it, and then failed before being chased for hours on end.

That was also a traumatic experience that he would never forget.

Hence, no one wanted to draw the ire of the little miss who could be very vicious if she wished.

Seeing them pretend as if they had seen nothing, Anissa nodded to herself and frowned deeply before walking back to the store where Aaron and Woof were just going to be finished with all the candy in the store.

Indeed, ALL of it.

Even she was shocked when she came on the scene. It was like a tornado had torn through it, gobbling away all the candy that would typically be enough to feed at least 20 people, if they were having a meal that consisted only of this one extremely sugary delicacy.

As for the husky and the human, they were lying on the ground with sugar covering their mouths, which they were licking idly while the latter smiled with a very, very satisfied expression on his face.

As for the husky, its eyes were closed and drool was pooling onto the pavement beside it as if it wanted even more.

She didn't even know what to say…as she was too busy wondering how this was even possible.

Just what kind of appetite was necessary to accomplish such a heavenly task?!

Of course, the shopkeeper wasn't as stunned as her. Instead, he was worried that he would have no money to buy the next stock.

Noting this, Anissa walked over and quickly gave him a small, square token that had a beautiful pattern of a golden snake coiled around a heap of gold coins carved on one side of it.

On the other, the number '100' could be seen.

The moment the shopkeeper saw it, his eyes lit up, but he hesitated, as it was much more than the cost of the candy and the shop, combined.

However, he accepted it gladly when he heard the little miss speak in a low tone.

”The rest is for you to keep this secret.”

Thankfully, no other shops had opened yet for the day, so Anissa felt just a bit better when she saw the shopkeeper accept the money and walk away, smiling.