49 Distrus

Morning comes at Lerwick. Volya comes out from the inn with full determination. He takes a deep breath and starts to walk towards Reginald's mansion.

Today he walks there alone as Romain, Gracia, and Helena has a plan with other adventurers that morning. Besides that, he is also on alert to see whether Reginald already breaks his promise or not.

He looks around swiftly and didn't see anyone following him, and with that he says,

"At least he still keeps his promise,"

Volya then starts to walk through the plaza and have a little chat with some of the merchants. At least he knows that there is a battle between Wraitus with some bandits near Azalea again. Not only that, but he also heard a rumour about another Kingdom preparing a war conquest against a small tribe.

He takes those pieces of information on his notes and then continues to walk. He then notices a group of villagers are gathering at the middle of the plaza and at the middle of it he sees a woman with long blonde hair is singing there with her guitar.

Volya then mumbles,

"Wait... When did I see her before?"

But put that question aside and continued to walk to Reginald's mansion. When he approaches the intersection, he notices a man walking towards the same destination as him.

So, he runs towards him and shouts,

"Hey! Markos!"

Markos looks behind him and notices Volya is running towards him. He then stops until Volya in front of him and greets him,

"Morning, Volya"

"Morning, Markos" replied Volya

"You looks more energetic than ever,"

"Ahahahaha... We need that energy for today," said Volya

Both of them laugh together and start to walk to Reginald's mansion. When they are walking, Markos says,

"Lord Reginald didn't send his knight again..."

"Which is good~," said Volya with a smile

"Yet, I'm a bit suspicious about something,"

"Is it about the report that he was gone in the afternoon yesterday?"

Markos looks at Volya and nods at him. Volya then says,

"It seems he is indeed planning on something..."

"So, it's not only us, huh..." replied Markos

"Yup,"

Markos looks at the front and he could see Reginald's mansion at the end of the road. He then asks Volya,

"Then, what will we do today?"

"Hmmm... That's a hard question..." answered Volya

"Even you could hit the stumps, huh..."

Volya only shrugs when he hears Markos' comment on him. Markos then continues,

"At least we still not get any clearance to check Dominik's body and their fighting place,"

"If that's the case... We will do the usual one," replied Volya

"Ah... Only patrolling and protecting him,"

"Yes,"

"Even if he gives a task that is out of any reason?"

"Yes... We can't do anything about it,"

Markos only sighs at him and then heard Volya continues,

"And I will ask the other to get any information subtly,"

"Are you sure to not tell them about our plan?" asked Markos suddenly

"It's better we keep working as usual for a while and they know nothing for a while. And after that let Helena do the job of telling them everything,"

Markos closes his eyes for a moment and then tries to remember what happened yesterday. Even though it already happened yesterday, he still feels the pressure from their meeting with the King of Ostonorid and King of Haegia.

Volya looks at Markos for a moment and teases him,

"Are you still afraid of what happened yesterday?"

"Of course, I am!" said Markos

"Ahahahahaha... Even I still feels it until now,"

"Huh?"

Markos looks at Volya with disbelief and then asks him,

"All of your action back then is only an act?!"

"No..."

"Huh?"

"It's not an act... But when I remember my action again at night, I contemplate myself that time..."

"Heee..."

"I immediately notice that my action is indeed impolite. Even if I know one wrong move we will be annihilated there..."

"..."

"But, when I think about it again now... The thrill is something, hehe hehe..."

"Haaaah... You are indeed a strange and interesting person, Volya."

"Is it?"

"But, please be careful when you are talking,"

"I know... I will read the situation first and also read the eye and the face first..."

"Huh?"

Volya looks at Markos with a smile and says,

"My father taught me how to read someone else by looking at their eyes and their facial expression. I even could know whether they tried to do something at us with a lie by observing their face,"

"Wow... That's a very nice skill to have," said Markos with an awe

"Isn't it? And that's the main reason I know that he is testing us..."

Markos smiles at Volya and thinks that this man will have a great future. With his current skill and possibly a new skill that he gained in his life as an adventurer, of course, Volya could become a legend.

They continue to walk until they almost reach their destination. That's when someone is bumping into Markos.

Markos immediately shouts and looks at the direction of the person that bumping with him,

"Hey! Where are you going?"

Volya looks at the direction and he notices a small magic circle on Markos' cloth. Before the magic circle is vanishing into thin air, he immediately reads the main component of the magic circle, the word around it and the residual mana from the magic circle.

From there, his face becomes a bit sour. Markos that didn't notice it, immediately says,

"What with that guys..."

"Markos..."

"Huh? What is it?"

"Let's continue to walk..."

"A... Alright..."

Markos then starts to walk again. But, this time he notices Volya is making a sign at him. A sign to come closer at him and a sign that something is planted on him.

Volya looks around and then walks a bit closer. Volya then creates a small white magic circle and then pushes his finger to Markos without anyone noticing.

Markos looks at Volya and tries to ask him, but Volya gives him a sign to wait for a moment. Volya then checks himself and notices the same residual mana from the magic circle on Markos' body.

He creates the same magic circle and touches himself. After that, he says,

"We are being followed..."

"Huh? But I..."

"I think it's someone else... or something else..."

"..."

Volya then continues to walk and explains what he sees before. Markos looks at Volya and asks him,

"Did you think that someone did the same to the other?"

"I believe so," replied Volya as he noticed they are near the mansion

As they arrived in front of the gate, Markos looks at the mansion and then says,

"Just as I thought, this will never be a smooth sail for all of us,"