[ It"s already been a week and we still haven"t found a single clue about that guy! ] Alicia angrily raised her voice as she walked the narrow street together with the red-haired, tall guy, Caiden.[ Well, at least we now know where he lives... ] Caiden replied to the angry-faced Alicia.
A few days ago, they have met with a certain famous merchant who told them where Vlad Alucard lives. He also mentioned that he was the person who sold him his residence, and he also added that just about a few days ago, he had sold him slaves to work in his residence.
[ The only thing we need now is a plan to meet with him. ]
[ I know...! But I want to make this as fast as possible! You heard what the messenger from the capital had said, right? No priests or mages from the capital were able to treat Arthur! And they"re considered the greatest! How can that be!? ]
Hearing her angry complaints, Caiden only stared at her, not saying a single word. Caiden and Alice have been in the same party for about a year now, they can understand each other to some extent. And Caiden knows that he shouldn"t reply to her words yet.
[ Haah... Shouldn"t he be punished for what he did to Arthur!? He almost killed him...! But now, the king and the council are requesting us to find a way for them to meet with this guy as if he was a hero or something instead! And our work as soldiers is already hard enough we also now have to deal with this stuff? ] she released with a sigh.
[ Of course. It was said in the letter that the king and the council will try to convince that guy to cure Arthur, and they also mentioned that if they can, they will do everything to convince him to join our ranks. He might either become a big part of the kingdom, or a threat that needs to be destroyed... At this rate, I wouldn"t even be surprised if they offer him one of the princesses... ] knowing that she at least calmed down a little, Caiden finally said what was in his mind.
[ I get what you"re trying to say... But still, I just can"t accept it... He"s a very dangerous guy. ]
[ It"s the truth... He"s clearly more powerful than us... He might even be stronger than Hana... And she"s the hero. Of course, the kingdom will do everything they can to try and tie him down on this country... Personally, I would like that. I know that you"re driven by your anger towards him, but consider that he"s human too; he might be the complete opposite of what you think of him. Maybe just what his face looks like, he"s a good guy. ]
[ Even if I hate him... I do hope that he turns out that way... ] she muttered to Caiden with a low voice.
With that, their conversation ends and silence took over as they continued to walk in the narrow street.
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Soon, they finally arrived at a place with a much larger road where a lot of people can be seen walking and doing their things.
[ Anyway, we"re here... ] Caiden said, gazing his eyes in front of the large and tall structure in front of them.
[ Yes... ]
Where they have finally arrived at - was the guild.
Shiro and Caiden have been visiting the guild since the day they have stayed in the city.
On the surface, the reason why they"re on the guild was to subjugate hard tasks that were hard and none were brave enough to take. But that was not their real intention at all -
Even though both of them are keeping it from each other, the real reason they"re constantly visiting the guild was because of how they have seen Vlad was a lot stronger than the two of them. They were inspired by how powerful he was.
While Caiden had found someone that was a lot stronger than him, he wanted to get more powerful to at least get close enough that he will be able to defeat him. Alicia, on the other hand, felt weak after she had seen how powerful Vlad was, and so she wanted to increase her power so that the next time he sees Vlad, she will not feel fear again.
Both of them has their own new reasons why they wanted to become more powerful than they are in the past.
And so, with dedication and commitment to improving themselves, both Caiden and Alicia had opened and entered inside the large doors at the same time.
( ( ...!!! ) )
Entering the room, a bright light had pierced their eyes.
[ Thi-This is...! ]
Covering their eyes with their arms, both of them exclaimed in surprise.
The two of them already know where the light is coming from. But inside their minds, they were not able to believe it.
Going into this guild for the very first time, they have used the same orb to see how strong they were compared to each other. Their glows were bright, yes, they were bright, especially the glow that came from Hana.
Yet -
The light that shone inside the guild doesn"t even come close to any of theirs.
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...
...
Soon later, the light slowly dimmed. And at the end, the edge of the guild, there stood the figure of the person that was inside their heads for the entire week.
The person they are afraid of, but at the same time, admires -
The person was...
He was Vlad Alucard.