9 Departure (1/2)

The sun is just about to rise by the time Melissa is waking up, 2 hours of rest is enough for a Grand Mages like her to freshen her mind and readying for the mission.

She immediately began to change her dress to a purple Mages battle attire that matched her soft silky hair before organizing again everything she needs for the mission carefully.

Knock

Knock

There's a knocking sound from the door when she's in the middle of preparing.

”lady Melissa is it fine if i enter ?? i need your help about something my lady” it was Alfred voice coming from outside the room.

”it's fine, come on in” Melissa granted Alfred permission.

The door then opened and Alfred is entering inside.

Alfred is already prepared, as he's wearing a gray silverish plate armor while a golden colored longsword strap on his back, he exudes perfect knight images.

”i'm in the middle checking out my things again...so what do you need ?” Melissa turned around facing Alfred.

But she's frowning when looking at the young teenage man in front of her right now, as she feels there's something wrong with him.

'this boy aura is becoming more fiercer than yesterday...WHAT!!?? his strength... he's a Level 3 right now!!??, what's going on??” Melissa is surprised when she found Alfred already advance to Level 3 Super Warrior while he was just a Level 1 before.

She already senses it at night before, but she was too preoccupied with the team meetings and just now she's finally able to see it clearly.

”this lady Melissa, i need your help in sending this letter to ...ehem Lyanna before we depart, can it be done?” Alfred bashfully giving a small letter to Melissa.

Melissa starts to recover her mind a bit after she heard Alfred speaking.

”ah..i see, hehe...it's a love letter isn't it?” she chuckled before grabbing the letter from his hand.

Alfred's face turned into a red ”haha...ehhm.. it's just..because this is a dangerous mission, so i'd like to inform her and i hope the letter can reach her” he also stutters a little.

”heh...fine, i'll send it later then, you don't have to worry about it. little sister will receive the letter” thus, Melissa accepting Alfred's request.

”thank you very much lady Melissa..” Alfred feels gratitude towards Melissa as she always helping him recently.

Melissa expression starts to get serious ”don't mention it, by the way, where did the rest of the team ?? are they ready?”.

”yes.. all team members are in downstairs, they already prepare milady, and they waiting for you”.

”good, i'll go down in a minute, you go first...” Melissa ordering Alfred to go down first.

”yes lady, excuse me first” then Alfred turn around and head towards outside the room.

but before he's able to reach the door. ”Alfred wait!!...” Melissa voice making him stop and he turns back his body facing Melissa.

”is there something else lady??”.

”no it's just that...2 days ago you're only a Level 1 Super Warrior, but how come you advance to Level 3 now ?” asked Melissa with a suspicious tone.

”this!!..” Alfred flabbergasted as he forgot Melissa can sense his newly powered up aura, and because he already promises Arno to keep it quiet about his guidance, then he definitely cannot tell the exact story to Melissa.

But Alfred is a quick-witted man, so he already found some fake reason for answers after quickly racking his brain.

”it's like this lady Melissa, i also didn't understand it myself, but yesterday when i was resting in my room at the inn, i started getting some understanding from mas...sir Arno spar with instructor Sasha, and suddenly burst of mana just circulate violently inside my body before i'm able to break through 2 levels...” Alfred narrating his bullshit story with great confidence as he wants to make it convincing as much as possible.

But Melissa who listening squinted her eyes as she completely did not believe it at all, although she has heard about warriors or mages breakthrough to the next level after they seeing or witnessing something weird but they only advance 1 level, not 2 levels like Alfred.

So it's not possible for her to believe in Alfred stories.

Melissa thinking hard and holding her chin while still maintaining an inquiring look at Alfred.

'there is absolutely no way it happens like that, it must be because of Arno...Alfred seems always glancing at him yesterday like he wants to ask him about something...that's definitely because of him' Melissa already directing her suspicious to Arno.

She may look like she didn't see it but she's always paying attention to other people near her, that's why she somehow knew Alfred sometimes looking at Arno strangely yesterday.

'Alfred probably ask for advice or a guide from him, and he gives it...but it looks like Alfred didn't pay anything for it as he didn't have much money, to begin with, and Arno certainly didn't lack any... from Alfred nonsensical answer, maybe because Arno telling him to keep quiet about it, that's why Alfred decide to lie..hmmm..hehe' the more she thinks the happier she became, as she theorizes it was Arno who guides Alfred while able make him breaking through 2 levels, and he didn't ask for a payment, instead he even told Alfred to keep it secret.

In her mind the images of Arno became brighter, after they had a nice midnight talk she already felt that Arno is totally different from any other man she met before, and now she imagining Alfred came to Arno and asking for a guide, he even tells his tragic love story with Lyanna and that's why Arno decide to accept guiding him, her impression of Arno became increasing high to the sky, and she's extremely happy because of that.

Because this is also connected with her 'little sister' Princess Lyanna and Alfred happiness, as the stronger Alfred is, the better it is for the Princess, and Melissa really wants to help her unite with Alfred.

but of course, this is all just her fantasy, although, Arno in fact really helped Alfred his motives are hugely different from what Melissa imagined.

And once again Arno is greatly misunderstood.

Melissa silently fantasizing, before letting out a bright smile but she still didn't talk.

While Alfred is confused about why Melissa suddenly smiling.

But after a while, Melissa finally opening her mouth ”hehehe i see so it's like that huh...well i guess you really lucky then, but this is good, it's better for you to get stronger quickly, so work hard okay.” she replies while also smiling mysteriously, she also decided to play along with Alfred's lie and didn't say anything about she knew Arno guiding him.

”i will milady..and if there is nothing else, then please excuse me,” Alfred thought his nonsense is working, so he quickly tries to leave first.

”umm...you go down first..” Melissa nodding her head while watching Alfred exiting the room.

Thus, she gathers her mind and returns back focusing on organizing her gears, but she still can't stop herself from happily smiling.

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At the store main floor 15 minutes later, Arno standing near the front window while looking outside to the streets which already begin getting crowded by people activities.

For the journey, he didn't prepare anything special because he obviously didn't need much, besides everything essential to him is inside his own pocket dimension, but he doubted he will have moments to use it.

The only thing he brought is a beautiful red black colored single edge sword named [Levantine], and it is a Low Earth grade weapon or if using current time classification it will be a Low Legendary grade weapon, he placed it on his waist along with its scabbard.

It's the weakest and the lowest profile weapons he had.

He knew that a Legendary grade weapon is extremely valuable and rare in Greysia Realm, it's basically at the level of a national or protected treasure of kingdoms and famous families if they possess it, even a trivial Rare grade is worth great amount of wealth.

Only a powerful and famous individual who had Legendary grade weapons in their possession, such as the historical Jetsun Dagnar who possess a Legendary grade halberd called [Gaiserix] that he wield during the Devil Invasion, which is now becoming one of the Astoria Empire imperial treasure.

The reason why he brings the [Levantine] which still a bit of eye-catching, it's because the other weapons he have is higher than Legendary grade, and problems will come knocking if he revealed them outside, it's not that he's afraid but it's just too inconvenience as several of those weapons might is too extreme.