14 Team Assembled (2/2)
Luccio became serious after he had heard Melissa ”Affirmative my lady.”
Melissa nods again ”Good. i expect nothing less from you.” she stops for a second ”And welcomes to the team.”
”Thank you, Lady Dreyfuss. I definitely will not disappoint you.” Luccio thanked Melissa once again.
Melissa began wandering her eyes around the room to look at each team member ”I'm gonna allow you getting know each other, but for now, we gotta go back to business and can't be delayed anymore.” and she beckons them.
The members start to nod in agreement and prepare to leave. Arno who looked extremely bored also began to prepare.
Melissa then looks at both Reizen and Felice who already standing side by side since earlier.
”Commander Reizen and Lady Felice, it is time for us to leave. I thank you both for the hospitality and support.” she thanked both of them while bowing.
Since the team is completely assembled now. She really wants to get into action immediately.
Reizen and Felice moreover know with Melissa stubborn and determined personality, there is no way for them to delay her any longer. They can merely support her and allow her to leave.
”It is alright Lady Melissa, it's my pleasure to receive you in my house. Since you already decide subsequently i won't delay you no more. I pray for you and the team safety.” Felice sincerely encourages Melissa.
”That's right. Since this is also a mission that sanctioned by the Kaiser himself. It is my honor to provide you with my supports. By the way, are you leaving straight to the border?.” Reizen asked Melissa.
”Yes, but we must go to the agencies local branch first to procure our supplies and discussing our strategy, then we will leave the city after that. Is there something wrong, Commander?” Melissa instantly replies him, but she's rather confused.
Reizen shakes his head ”No no. but...it's like this. There is a cavalry squadron in the city south gate, they also prepares to leave for the border and will depart in 1 hour. Since i already imposed a no-fly zone covering the entire southern border this morning. Then you cannot use a Wyvern. Thus, you can be attached to that squadron, and they will escort you to the border.”
Melissa was disturbed because of Reizen's word. Originally the team will fly with Wyvern again provide by the legion to get to the border. But now it becomes problematic as Reizen already imposed a no-fly zone in the border. Since the area around the border is now rather chaotic because of Demon Beasts roaming around. If the team use land route then they will have an encounter with the beasts. It will be inconvenient and troublesome as it is unwise to be unnecessarily distracted before the team barely entering the Deadlands.
Fortunately, Reizen provides another solution to that. The team can just tag along with the cavalry squadron as those cavalries that would handle the Beasts.
”I see.... since it's like that, very well, we will take your offer. Much appreciated, Commander.”
”No problem. listen, young lady. Astoria military will unconditionally support you in this endeavor. Every legion in the border already informed about your mission, so feel free to implore them if there is something you need and good luck in the mission.” Reizen assures Melissa that the military will provide her their ultimate support.
Thus, Melissa and her team thanking and saying goodbye towards Felice and Reizen. At long last, all of them start leaving the City Lord Mansion and heading to SAD Esnoz branch which located near the city south gate.
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Meanwhile, inside the inn several hundred meters from the City Lord Mansion.
A man garbed in unimpressive light brown cloak filled with patches concealing his entire body is walking upstairs towards the 2nd floor.
People inside the inn who saw him, know this man doesn't want his identity to be known. Since there is a lot of people like him and they were uninterested barging in someone else matters, then they didn't mind much about him. Therefore, the man proceeds scaling the stairs uninterrupted.
He finally arrives in front of the room near the inn hallway corners.
At that point he knocks the room's door gently several times before the door is opened from inside.
Inside the room, there are three other people that dressing with a cloak similar like the man, which also covers their body too, these people appearance is shrouded by their dress and can't be identified.
One of the people who stand near the window looking outside began to rotate his body.
”Any news?” the man near the window asking his colleague.
”Yes, they are leaving the mansion.” the man who just entered answering.
”Hmmm.... we will follow them now.” a person who sits on top of the bed nod and spoke. From the person high pitch tone, it appears this person is a female.
”Is it alright, milady? This place is crawled by soldiers, and those people are surely still being monitored by them right?” the man who just entered is replying again worriedly.
”It's fine... we just want to chat with them instead of looking for trouble.” the female on top of bed chuckled.
”Then if it's like that, what are we waiting for?” this time, which spoke, is the man sitting near the room small table.
”Well let's go, don't waste any more time.” the man in the window began walking towards the door and the other 2 men also following him.
”Wait!” the female rising her voice little bit as she restraint her comrades. Then she began to smile as she is looking silly at the three men.
”What is it, lady? Something wrong?” one of the men asked, the other 2 also confused.
”We can go out like this right? i mean, just look at our dress, we simply looked suspicious in these cloaks, hahaha.” the female began laughing heartily at her colleagues.
”Ah!” ”Hehe.” ”Ehem.” the three men suddenly realized that they were in fact rather looked suspicious because of their enshrouded dress.
Thus, all of them began to remove the cloaks and reveal their white silverish armors while the female revealed her magnificent white unblemished robe.
After that, the 4 start to leaving the room one by one and eventually left the inn.