Instead of being a passenger, this time I was the escort. It’s not for free, of course: I’ll be paid 3 silver for the trouble. All I needed to do was to ensure that this middle aged peddler and the cargo to arrive safely to their destination.
I could easily handle it if it’s just a thief or ordinary monsters. However, if it’s a leader-type monster, the peddler would have no choice but to escape and abandon the cargo.
At that point, the peddler began to laugh. That was quite dangerous, since the horses became surprised due to the sudden pull on their reins.
[Oi oi, that’s quite an exaggeration. Equal to a Holy Knight! I don’t mean badly, but you shouldn’t spout that out in the next town, even if it’s just a joke.]
[Because once we arrive at the next town, it will be the Holy Knights’ territory. Of course, if your blathering was heard by a Holy Knight, we’ll definitely get beheaded for being disrespectful]
Was this because this peddler had been travelling for years already? He easily let a Gallian girl hitch a ride on his carriage. While watching the two talk, I sent eye signal to the peddler so I would not interfere with the conversation. What’s the point of me escorting if it’s like this? However, it’s what the client wanted, regardless of what I felt.
Well, normally I would be scared shitless if I saw her being able to lift such a huge axe one-handed. This girl, she had the kind of aura that I couldn’t put my finger on, but she definitely knew her way around with the axe.
It’s like she was threatening without saying a word. However, if we could solve this peacefully without fighting, it would be alright, and the peddler seemed to be okay with it. Just a matter of adding more cargo onto the load, it’s that kind of situation.
The Gallian girl loaded her axe first into the the carriage.
Once the Gallian girl patted the axe, the carriage became balanced once more. Perhaps she did something that greatly reduced the axe’s weight.
[We meet again]
[My name is Myne. I thought it was about time to head to Gallia. Now, I haven’t heard your name yet. Tell me?] (TL Note: It could be translated “Mine”, but I and Xaga found it weird so we use Myne instead)
Even if I asked Greed, he won’t respond. He simply feigned sleeping.
[You’ll understand in the future. Because, Fate has borrowed something from me. I’ll stay with you until you return it to me]
From the lovely sleeping face, she didn’t seem like a girl who could fight.
Seeing that our conversation was over, the peddler finally called out.
The carriage proceed forward without meeting any monsters. It was too peaceful, making me think that something was bound to happen.
[Aah, we can see it now. The capital of the Holy Knights]
