A few days later. I had finished all the processing and visited the north gate accompanied by Esther.
âOh Toru, long time no see. Are you leaving?â (Guard)
âYes.â (Toru)
âWell, youâre still young, I guess itâs good to see the world.â (Guard)
The gatekeeper nodded while crossing his arms. He was the kind gatekeeper who had told me about the time Esther was in a tight spot. He seemed to be in charge of the north gate now.
âCome back again, okay?â (Guard)
âDefinitely, I promise.â (Toru)
I received my new C-rank adventurerâs card and left the gate.
This was goodbye to Finlis for a while. Toru turned around and looked at the castle walls.
It was then that I saw, a girl with a staff as tall as she was appeared from behind the gate.
âToru. Iâm going with you too.â (Lily)
It was Lily who called out. She was carrying a backpack on her back, which looked very heavy.
âWhere are you going?â (Toru)
âNorth. Iâll go with you.â (Lily)
âWill the shop be okay?â (Toru)
She ran a magic bookstore in Finlis. The bookstore had been closed since it was destroyed in a previous fire.
âNgh, that was a regret from the past. Iâve gotten over it. Iâm okay now.â (Lily)
âI see.â (Toru)
âAnd I donât have a home.â (Lily)
âCertainly.â (Toru)
When the devil descended the other day, our house was reduced to rubble. New houses were not in supply and were not immediately available.
ââŠThen why are you going with me?â (Toru)
âFood and fun.â (Lily)
âOh, I see.â (Toru)
My shoulders drooped at the innocent smile that aims for me to be her chef.
âToruâŠâ (Esther)
âAh, Iâm sorry Esther.â (Toru)
âNo, itâs fine. Lily is a strong magician and considering the dangers along our journey from now on, thereâs no reason to refuse her.â (Esther)
âGlad to hear.â (Lily)
âItâs just⊠(I wanted us to travel alone).â (Esther)
Esther mumbled in a whisper, but the latter half was almost inaudible. I was about to ask her to repeat her words.
âLord Toru! Please wait!â (Luka)
That was the last voice he wanted to hear right now. The sound of heavy footsteps echoed from the north gate.
Even without turning around, I could tell.
Itâs Luka. Luka is here!
âEveryone, run!â (Toru)
I rushed off to the north. If I was caught here, I could see an unfavorable future.
âLord Toru, Iâm going too!â (Luka)
âNo, Ms. Luka, you were under house arrest, werenât you?â (Esther)
âOnly in the kingdom of Yuster! If you go to the north, my power will be of great help to you.â (Luka)
âWellâŠâŠâ (Esther)
Thinking of it for some time, I thought it made sense.
Luka is a C-rank adventurer and a powerful person who has earned a title. With her, our journey would be a lot safer.
âNow, letâs set out on a journey together to confront the evils of the world and bring down the hammer of justice!â (Luka)
âNo, itâs not such an ostentatious journey, okay!?â (Toru)
âToru? Iâm sure they like you a lot.â (Esther)
Estherâs eyes gradually get darker and darker.
âIâm sure youâll be much safer with Ms. Luka around, right?â (Esther)
âBelieve in me Lord Toru!â (Luka)
âLuka, shut up. Heâs, my chef.â (Lily)
âI was the first one to party with Toru!â (Esther)
The three of them battled their gazes. In the midst of this, I slowly erase my presence and try to escape slowly.
(Ahh⊠the sky is so blue, but why are the clouds on the journey so suspiciousâŠ) (Toru)
Just as I was escaping from reality, I was grabbed on both shoulders and waist, all forcefully.
I turned around in fear. When I turned around, all three of them opened their mouths at the same time.
âWhere are you going, Toru?â (Esther)
âLord Toru, you canât escape justice, you know?â (Luka)
âMy food, you will never escape.â (Lily)
No matter how I tried, I could not escape from this situation. I raised my hands in surrender.
I donât know what kind of journey awaits us in the future.
But Iâm sure tomorrow will be better than today, and the day after tomorrow will be better than tomorrow.
Itâs different from when I transferred to Eargard. My new journey began in this lively atmosphere.
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