Chapter 4 Attack (1/2)
”Hello, Mr. Carter.”
Rhode looked up, greeted the man in front of him and smiled.
”Thank you for your help.”
”No worries. It's not a problem.”
Carter had a strong and tall body with casually combed bright red hair. From his characteristics, he should be born in the northwest of Lygatto. A long and a short sword quietly hung on both sides of his waist, and his angular faces revealed his fortitude and scrutiny. From his appearance, clearly he wasn't some ordinary mercenary.
While Rhode observed the man in front him, Carter too quietly looked at him.
With Rhode's appearance, it was easy to conclude that he was some arrogant young noble. His thin physique, pale skin, girly face, and attire. No matter how one looked at him, the man still did not look like an adventurer. He was more of a rich second generation young master.
However, Carter believed that this young man was not as simple as he appeared to be because of the mysterious circle on his right hand. As a Cleric, Lize could detect a trace of magic from the mysterious circle which meant that he did not lie. But based on Carter's years of experience, it was rare to see someone directly embed magic in their own body. From this point, he suspected that this man wasn't someone simple.
Previously, from their brief conversation, Carter could feel that this young man was neither arrogant nor humble; his expression was very calm. Carter heard from Lize that even though he had just awakened from a coma in a mere ten minutes, he was able to grasp his current situation. Judging from this, he was sure that Rhode was far stronger than those arrogant young nobles.
”I heard that you came from the Eastern Plains.”
”Yes.”
Rhode nodded his head.
”So where were you going?”
”I'm just traveling around.”
Rhode shrugged his shoulders.
”I am an adventurer; adventuring freely is part of my life. Of course, please rest assured. I will not bring you any trouble.”
”That's good.”
Since Rhode was being honest, there was no need for him to ask more. They were currently on a mission; naturally, they did not want to add any more trouble. So after saying a few words like 'get a rest', he decided not to say anything anymore and left. After all, he was a leader of a mercenary group. There were a lot of things for him to do; he could not waste his time here.
After a while, Rhode became quite bored. However, it was still enjoyable when Lize brought food for him. Even though it was only ordinary bread and meat that Rhode had eaten countless times in the game, still, that was just 'fake' eating and was only for restoring HP and MP. Also, it was tasteless and could only fill the stomach. However, now he was personally experiencing how it actually tasted; it could be considered a good experience.
He had to admit, the taste really didn't live up to the item description...
”How do you feel? Does the wound still hurt?”
The blonde girl sitting beside Rhode had a worried and serious expression. Her eyes had a slightly worried look as her gaze fell on his shoulder. She just could not bear to look at it.
”It's alright now.”
Rhode said while moving his left hand. The pain from his sternum was not as bad as before. At first, it was even difficult for him to breathe, but now, it had become much better.
”That's good.”
Hearing Rhode's answer, Lize's nervous expression relaxed a lot.
”But you still have to rest. It will be a lot better after arriving at Deep Stone City. Maybe you can recover faster there.”
The girl said earnestly. Although the person lying in front of her was no more than a stranger that she just met, looking at her expression, it was apparent that she did not care about those things.
”Thank you.”
”You're welcome. It's what I'm supposed to do.”
Then, she stood up. Her blonde, fluffy hair followed along with her movements. It swayed left and right, giving others a playful and lively feeling.
”Then...”