Foods and Future Plans

Σ>―Noah Solomon→

[Day 30]

After waiting for a little I saw the female guard running to me.

"Thanks for waiting! Oh, I forgot I haven't still introduced myself to how embarrassing... I'm Lisa." she introduces herself as she bows down.

I wonder why she didn't tell her family name but based on her actions until now I guess she's a noble. She might not want to scare me with her status what a nice woman... All guards greet and bow down to her and the way she introduces herself is very noble like.

"I'm Artemis Zhaperius call me Art if you like to, then again nice to meet you." I bowed to her.

"Nice to meet you Artemis now shall we go?"

As we were walking around, many people kept gathering around us and taking glances at me especially the girls..... I heard them whispering.

"Hey look at that devilish handsome guy! And that beauty on his side wait isn't that lady Fol Einshelt?!" Fol Einshelt huh... hmmm why does that name sounds familiar?

"Who's that guy? Wait, doesn't he look someone super familiar?"

"Ahh! Doesn't he look a lot similar to the hero Noah! Is he the hero's relative? No nevermind that doesn't make any sense and It's been 8 months since the hero died anyway."

8 months?! That long?! But it's only been 30 days! Now I really need to go to that place for more information but for now I need something to cover my face I don't want to attract any unnecessary attention....

"Uhm... miss Lisa can we stop by at the shop before we go to the inn."

"Hmmm why?"

"I have something to buy." I sighed.

"Okay, I understand." She giggled

I entered a clothing shop to buy a cloak and went to a weapon shop to buy weapons. I used the money from the bandits I encountered on the way to Neveah and it's quite an infamous group too. Because of that, I have loads of money ready to spend any time. They even have enchanted weapons and expensive stuff, I stored all of them to my [Dimensional Pocket].

We finally arrived at the inn. The words written the sign is Couatl and it has a good looking structure made out of bricks with some partial wood. It's a large building even though it's not that well known, as expected from the richest kingdom in the world. As I went inside I saw an old friend of mine Aldea.

"Thank you very much, Lisa, for bringing me another customer hehe~" She is a beautiful young girl with spring green hair and brown eyes. Her two wavy tresses on the sides of her head are secured by ribbons. Her arms and legs are slim, slender without looking too unhealthy.

"You're welcome, this is Artemis he wants to stay here."

"How many days do you want to say Artemis?" Aldea asked as she secretly taking a quick peek at my face.

"How much to stay for 1 month?"

"Hmmm? 1 night is 2 silver so that will be... 62 silver coins."

I pretended to for searched for money in my pockets and used my [Dimensional Pocket] to take out exactly a bag of coins and handed it over to Aldea.

"Thank you! Here's your key to the 2nd-floor room 15." after she handed me the key my stomach rumbling loud enough to be heard by everyone.

"I guess your hungry hehehe~"

"Do you have any recommendations?"

"For the appetizer, I recommend you Cockatrice Devil's Egg, for the main course Mustard-stuffed Wyvern and Minotaur Salad with Fregola. Then for dessert Treant Apple Pie Bread and for the drinks ale."

"Sure I'll order them all, how about eating lunch with me Lisa, my treat consider it as my thanks for helping me."

"Um."

"Then I'll leave you lovebirds, I'll go get your foods."

"While we eat the appetizers why don't you tell me something about yourself Art? Like where do you live before? Why did you come here? What are your plans for the future?"

"I'm a nomad I really don't stay in a place for too long. I've come here because I want to experience what it's like living here. As for my plans for my future, I might try becoming an adventurer."

Future plans... I haven't really thought of that the only reason I'm here is to retrieve that and to search for information.

"Does it mean you will leave this place in the future?!"

"Maybe? I don't know we'll see."

Aldea returned with a bunch of delicious-looking foods.

"Thanks for waiting! Here's your order."

She places the food on our table.

*Gulp*

I couldn't refrain myself from swallowing my saliva. No matter how many times I came here and eat this delicacy I'll never get tired of it. I took a glance at Lisa its seems like she can't wait either to eat.

"Shall we start eating?"

"Um!!"

"Thanks for the food." We both said in unison.

The aroma of the meat is tickling my nose I couldn't help but take a deep sniff at the tantalizing meat aroma that had permeated around the inn and take a big bite.

"Mmmm!"

Ahhh this familiar taste how long is it since I last ate a proper clean delicious food?

"I told you It's delicious isn't it?"

"Yeah."

Though I already knew the taste obviously I wouldn't tell her that.

Then I drank the ale.

"Ahhh nothing beats a classic ale."

"Hey, Lisa..."

"Yeah?"

"Can I ask you to recommend me to the Adventurer's Guild? You said you will help me find a job."

"What's with the sudden request? This request of yours is quite hard to do. I just can't recommend someone without knowing their strength and potential."

"What if I tell you I know how to control 5 elements and their levels are almost to the max?"

"You only can control 5 elements it still not enou- Ehhh!? D-did you just said you can control 5 elements! Come here let's go outside!" She took my hand and hurrying me to finish the food. It seems like she doesn't believe me.

"Okay but let's finish the food first."

After wolfing down the food and paid for it we immediately went to the forest.

"There are goblins over there do it now!" She pointed at the army of goblins sprinting towards us.

I used my earth magic creating a gigantic 4 walls of stones trapping them inside. I then flooded it with water making the goblins struggle to swim. I cast a raging fire under the goblins making the water boil burning their skins. I used lightning magic to the goblins while simultaneously using light magic healing them making them suffer to be only be healed up again repeatedly. After a minute I decided to kill them.

"You're telling the truth! But you're seriously terrifying for torturing them like that... Are you an S?"

"What? No! Now, are you going to help me? Now that I prove it to you?"

"Of course! There's no way I'm letting someone talented as you go to waste after seeing that. Your only a level 150 Paladin but that degree of control can only be seen in B- or A- Adventurers and up."

'There's no doubt! He is really the one I'm looking for!"

She suddenly took out a paper, feather, and ink. Then quickly wrote a letter then gave it to me.

"Thank you, Lisa I will repay you in the future."

"Then you will have to treat me when you passed the test."

After that, we said goodbye to each other and I've returned to the inn and gone up to my room. I entered room 15 it's a big room it has a door which I'm assuming for the bathroom, 2 windows, a bed, chairs, and a table.

I lay down in the bed, after talking with Lisa made me think about my future plans. At first, I'm here to retrieve my items but how do I do that? All of my old items are in the treasury room of the castle I can't sneak in with my current self. And I also need to earn money and search for information regarding what happened in the last 8 months.

If I ever happen run to Sofia I don't know what I'll do. Do I trust her and tell her everything? But she might be a backstabber like Zell or it might just me being paranoid. I've known Sofia for a very long time and I don't think she will do that to me but it was the same with Zell and he backstab me.

And Zell if I meet him... I don't know if I can keep myself calm and hold myself from ripping his head open.

Don't get me wrong I still love Sofia very much but I'm too afraid... too afraid to trust anyone. Every time someone would talk to me those memories of Zell betraying me keep replaying in my mind. I might have become crazy because sometimes I heard this voice telling me not to trust everyone, that they will eventually leave me alone when they're done with me. That everything happened until now is just a facade and will betray me in the end. I'm becoming more insane every day thinking that Zell right now is well and alive enjoying his life to the fullest and it's driving me crazy. The darkness is slowly swallowing me to the deepest part of the endless abyss of hate and anger.

Even though I told Adamas and everyone about what happened to me. Until now I still haven't trusted them not one bit. I might be their master but what if they aren't in my control anymore? or someone took control of them? Besides I don't even know about them that much. In the future when I became strong enough I won't need any of them it means I don't need to trust anyone...

Now I now how Nylbiarynth felt when he was betrayed... I don't think I can handle another betrayal. I need power for that to happen I need to recover my old strength. For now, I'll only trust myself and use that girl Lisa to get me inside the castle.