chapter 6

- Do you carry everything? -

-Yes, mom-

-Food, spare clothes, your sword? -

-Of course mom-

That was the scene that was being repeated for half an hour. After all, today was the day when Paul would start his little trip to the capital.

-Quiet mom, I'll be fine and if something happens I have the confidence to be able to defend myself or to escape- Paul reassured his mother.

His mother looked at him a little sad before hugging him tightly and exclaiming - okay, just promise me that if you find something you can't handle you will escape immediately, you can also return to this place if you get bored of school, remember that we will always love you no matter If you graduate from school or not, this will always be your home no matter what you become in the future - said Erika between sobs.

Paul also hugged his mother tightly for a while before releasing her. Immediately Paul looked his mother straight in the eyes and said - I love you mom, I also love dad, I will always love them no matter how much time I spend or where I am- Paul said before walking away from a little and saying -now I will go, mom-.

Erika just gave her another little hug and said - ok, be careful -

Paul nodded and turned around as he slowly walked away from his house towards the exit of the city.

As Paul walked away slowly tears began to come from his eyes. After all, it is the first time that she is going to move away so much from her family and for so long, but she did not want to cry in front of her mother because she knew that it would only make her sadder and consequently he would start wanting to stay at home and not Go on your trip.

But that was not what Paul wanted, he wanted to travel and meet new places, he wanted to meet strong people and fight with them, he wanted to become the strongest and travel around the world.

Thinking about that, Paul filled his heart with resolve knowing that one day he would return as a very strong wizard who would make his parents proud.

With this in mind, Paul ran out in the direction of the outskirts of the city waiting and wishing for the adventure he would soon have.

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After leaving the city Paul took out a map and observed it.

-I will have to go first through the Lirilia city to reach the snowy forest, after crossing the forest I will reach the Gladiol village where I can go directly to the capital- Paul told himself as he watched the map.

After having a plan, Paul finally officially began his adventure.

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While Paul was walking he heard some sound of footsteps approaching him quickly from behind.

He quickly turned around and what he saw was something he didn't expect. What was approaching was not some wild animal or some other human, no, what approached him was Jack, the pet wolf he has been caring for years.

Jack for some reason has not changed his appearance, he still looks like a small puppy. But don't let that fool you, although its size did not grow, its strength did.

Paul has been training and fighting sometimes with him but no matter what, they always end their battles in a draw with both exhausted on the ground. Oddly enough, Jack's strength seems to grow every time Paul does.

Which by the way, Paul considers very unfair.

Leaving his thoughts, Paul crouches down to Jack's level and greets him - hello Jack, what are you doing here - Paul greeted and asked.

-Woof !! - Jack answered clearly while looking directly at Paul.

Paul nodded as if he understood and said -I see, so you want to come with me-

-Woof! - Jack barked as he nodded.

-I see no problem with you accompanying me but I don't know if they accept pets at school- Paul replied a little worried.

"Woof!" Jack barked confidently.

Paul nodded and said - it is true, if they do not accept pets you can always hide - Paul said without seeing any problem to the idea.

-well, is that the case you can accompany me- Paul said as he turned around and said -follow me-

-WOOF! - barked Jack excitedly before following Paul.

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After walking for a whole day and camping on the side of the road at night. Paul was walking quietly while eating half of a sandwich and the other half gave it to Jack.

While eating, Paul thought about how easy it had been on this trip. It's not that Paul expected big problems, it's just that he thought a beast or something like that would attack him on the road.

I was honestly starting to get bored and sincerely hoped something interesting would happen soon.

As if the universe were listening to their pleas, Paul heard some voices coming out of the trees that currently surrounded the road where Paul was currently walking.

"Big brother, what is that?" Asked the voice of a man.

-A boy? - Another male voice answered a little deeper.

-Of course, he is a moron child- this time the person who spoke had a female voice.

-I didn't mean a couple of idiots, I meant what's next to him - the first voice spoke again.

- Is that ... a wolf? - the woman replied.

-Yes, a wolf that is extremely rare to find in a place like this. They are usually in the deepest and most dangerous part of the forest so if we steal this and sell it we can get rich - I speak the first voice again.

Although Paul was initially confused by the people who started talking suddenly, he quickly understood what they wanted when they heard the last thing one of the men said.

Thoughts about escaping quickly passed through Paul's head, but he doubted since this would be the first time he could measure his level with someone other than his father.

While these people spoke as if the person they are planning to steal was not in front of them, Paul reflected enough and prepared his sword to fight by ruling out any idea of escape that was still in his head.

After all, this would be the first interesting thing that happened during his trip and Paul was not willing to let it pass.

Jack seeing that Paul was preparing to fight, He also decided to do it and fight by his side.

While this was happening, people finally finished their conversation and left the forest showing their appearance.

On the left side was a muscular man, he had a bushy red beard, his bald head seemed to glow reflecting the sunlight and he held a great sword of des hands.

On the right side was a woman who had black hair that fell on her shoulders, wore a worn blue robe and in her hands, she held a cane that had a small blue stone embedded in it.

And in the center was the person who seemed to be the leader, he had red hair combed back, he wore a black leather armor that protected his body and in his hands, he held a pair of small swords.

After going out, the first to speak was the leader who said with a smile.- hello brat, I know you heard our conversation now, so save everyone's problems and give us the little wolf next to you -

-NEVER!! Don't think you can threaten me just because you have more people and you're older than me- Paul replied a little angry.

-You're just a brat and you think you can defeat us, how stupid- the muscular man spoke, hearing that, Paul clenched his teeth angry at being underestimated.

-No need to be so aggressive with the child- reassured the woman of the group before looking at Paul and say - Come on, we do not want to hurt you so just give us the wolf and we will leave-

Paul just kept quiet when he heard those words.

-It is obvious that the brat is stubborn so just go and use the force to bring the animal- command the group leader.

-Yes! - The muscular man answered without thinking too much.

Upon hearing this Paul quickly circulated his energy and attacked the muscular man at full speed. The speed Paul used surprised the muscular man, as he was confused for a second.

Said second was taken advantage of by Paul who attacked with his sword in the hope of ending it quickly.

But the muscular man could react fast enough to dodge the blow by earning only a small cut on the cheek.

-You have some small skill, but not enough- said the muscular man before moving his energy to his arms and quickly attacking with his sword.

Paul saw him coming and quickly dodged, moved behind the man and attacked the place where the heart is located, but the man finally managed to move to the side dodging the stab.

While the man moved to dodge he also counterattacked and moved his sword to cut Paul. Paul was able to predict this movement and blocked with his sword.

CLANG

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The swords produced sounds as they beat each other repeatedly. Although the fight seemed to be tied, if you watched closely, you could see that Paul was losing slowly, since obviously the man seemed to have more strength pushing him little by little.

After fighting for a few minutes the muscular man was getting irritated and ordered - now younger sister -

-YES!- The woman shouted before beginning to sing a spell on a strange tongue.

Paul a little confused by that, quickly walked away trying to dodge whatever the woman did.

But it was not fast enough since it quickly began to surround water that began to come out of nowhere. A short time later Paul was completely locked inside a water dome without being able to breathe.

Seeing this, the muscular man said - as I said earlier, you have a small skill, much more skill than I thought, but unfortunately for you, we are not in a 1vs1 fight - the man mocked a little.

Paul was a little desperate when he heard that, but everything changed when he saw something that made him smile.

The man, seeing his smile, got a little confused, but that confusion didn't last long since he heard a sore cry from a woman. Turning quickly, he saw that his sister was on the ground clutching the hand that was bleeding a lot.

Not far from her was a small wolf with a cane in his mouth and he looked mockingly at the woman on the floor.

When she felt so much pain and separated from her cane, the woman lost control of her magic, which allowed Paul to escape.

When Paul escaped, he quickly moved away from the man and returned to a fighting position, shortly afterward the Jack stood beside him with his cane still in his mouth.

Paul looked at the muscular man and the woman before smiling to say - you were right, this is not a battle 1vs1 -

Now after this Paul began to take this battle more seriously and quickly looked for the group leader, hoping not to make the same mistake of someone attacking him without realizing it.

-Are you looking for me? .....-