5 - The girl with long hair

The girl with long hair

It is not always good to be left out, especially when you are new in the group. But, honestly, Gabriel was happy to be sure he would survive another day.

Seriously, why the hell doesn't anyone sell a leather mesh around here?

The only thing he didn't know was that meshes, even being weak, were hard to find and expensive. It turns out like that because it is the worst, nobody buys, if nobody buys, nobody does, and so on.

He had to ask someone to show him a place, but no one knew some normal, even less cheaper.

After just over an hour, he gave up. And focused on the other part, selling the current armor. This, on the other hand, was quite easy. Anyone would buy, the armor was semi-new, so if he couldn't sell at the price he bought, he would lose very few coins.

The two knives together cost 4 silver coins, while the armor cost 5. He wanted to sell the armor for at least 4 coins. It would be great if he managed to sell for 5. In fact, he expects to sell for 5, but it is quite difficult, the fight with the goblins left it a little damaged. He kept telling himself that he would accept 4 or 5, but declined several people who offered 4.

Gabriel was about to give up on finding someone to buy it for 5 too, but decided to ask people if there was anyone before. It would be difficult since most traders would not want to lose to another. But after a while he finally found one.

- Hey, do you know any place that would accept this armor for five coins?

- This is difficult, but in fact, yes. Go up the slope at the end of the street and you will find a deposit, they will probably buy for five coins.

The overweight man replied.

Gabriel headed for the slope without thinking. It was still early, the clock on the city had said noon, but when Gabriel went up the slope it was a little dark.

Just, how the fuck did it get dark?

He was a little afraid. As if that weren't enough outside the city, he wasn't feeling safe in there either, at least not in that area. And it really shouldn't, besides the darkness that had no explanation, the streets were rotten, unlike the others that have only plants, this one person is lying on the ground every two corners. Gabriel always looked back, heard bottle noises all the time and was startled. And finally, the only thing that illuminates everything, the deposit.

For such a bad place, inside it was not at all similar. It's just armor, weapons, and even other materials. They are all stores in one.

- Hi? Umh, anyone there?

A man comes out of one of the corridors.

- Say, what do you want?

For a moment, Gabriel watched him, he looked like a bad guy. Then he replied:

- I wanted to sell this armor for five bucks, would you buy it?

- Five bucks, huh? It's a bit much, but I will accept it this time.

- Thank you very much, sir.

- Don't call me sir, call me Peter.

- Okay, Peter.

The only thing Gabriel wanted was to get out of there. He manages to disguise himself well, not showing expressions was something he was becoming specialized at these times. But staying there for much longer was a danger, you don't need to be aware of this practically new world for that.

Soon, when he took Peter's coins and gave his armor, he left the entire place as quickly as he could, always looking sideways suspiciously.

It was an afternoon when he left. Gabriel returned to the building where he was with his group for lunch, everyone should have returned between 12:00 and 12:30, so when he arrived everyone was behind the building, in the makeshift kitchen, they probably had already eaten.

- what's up, I was already worried, I thought you were lost.

Larissa spoke, while Gabriel leaned against the first place he saw to rest.

- Yeah, it was complicated, but I managed to sell the armor for 5 bucks.

- At least do you know how to do it, and did you buy the mesh?

Gabriel only replied, ignoring Laura's provocation.

- I couldn't find it in time, after eating and resting a little I'll look again. - he took a bread and started eating.

- I spoke too soon, even that you doesn't know how to do it.

- Man...

- But, leather mesh is really hard to find, and expensive. Right when I woke up and had to buy, I went after it, I thought it was cheap and easy to find. But it is not.

Miguel interrupted Gabriel, leaving Laura embarrassed and flushed.

- So, that's okay then.

She replied, lowering her head a little in shame.

- Anyway, it's not like you have anything else to do, you would have to stay home the rest of the day to improve your injuries, at least so you don't get bored.

- Nice point, but I wouldn't complain about doing nothing all day, I still have a lot to think about.

- So think while you walk, jeez, can't you?

- Oh, I don't know, I have to pay attention to the stores and prices, it's not very good.

- And how the hell do you expect to fight several monsters at the same time, and still stay in sync with us, if you can't even look for a store and think at the same time? - Laura meddled again

- Laura ... - Miguel tried to complain but before anything Larissa said:

- She has a point, Miguel, at the time of the battle it is a thousand times faster than that, he has to get it. In training he is against the coach, only. In real life, it's quite different, and he needs to know that. Come on, let's go outside the building and do some training.

They stayed outside, where the parking lot should be, but it is covered with tall grass. Gabriel took one last bite of his bread and what does Larissa intend to do, training on a full stomach? They can vomit and their movements will not be 100%, but even so, Gabriel, who did not even consider this, drew his dagger and started fighting Laura as an ally, against Miguel and Larissa.

They all had a dagger.

One is mine, the dagger from Miguel's mine too, while Laura had two daggers for emergencies, so, one stayed with her and another one with larissa

It will be good, dagger is my strong point.

As soon as it started, Larissa went over to Gabriel quickly, aiming for his throat, but Laura appeared to block

What? How? What is with that speed ...

- Let's go! What are you waiting for, an invitation?

While Laura and Larissa were in a dispute of strength that seemed to have no end, Gabriel looked at Miguel, who was not as fast as Larissa, obviously, he is the tank after all, the normal thing is that he is slow. It was the mistake Gabriel made in thinking.

In the blink of an eye, Miguel tried to stab Gabriel in the belly, holding the dagger in both hands and going towards him, but at the last second Gabriel managed to hit his dagger with his own, dodging the side of Miguel's attack, which went straight.

He's trying to kill me, isn't he? I'm pretty sure it is.

Damn, I don't gain in strength or speed, what do I do?

Larissa and Laura walked away, and Larissa released:

- Come on. We are one of the weakest groups here, if you can't keep up with us, you're really screwed.

- And you really should talk to him while you fight with me? - Larissa replied, granting another attack

Miguel was a little removed from Gabriel, waiting for a breach, in fact, there were several. So Miguel was probably waiting for Gabriel to come up with a plan. But there was nothing to do, if he had neither strength nor speed, it was over. Experience is not his strong point either.

Something's wrong, I'm missing something. If not, they would have stopped that already when they saw that I am inferior in all aspects. I have a chance.

But nothing came to his mind, time passed, he was sweating, feeling pressured. Suddenly, everything started to spin, Gabriel got dizzy, every drop of sweat looked like he was falling together, and then, he vomited.

- Oh, man, this is disgusting, it almost caught my foot.

They all stopped the fight, and waited for him to finish vomiting a little apart.

- What a useless guy, after all, still throws up.

- What the hell do you want me to do? I just had lunch, my system does not digest food in 5 minutes ... - he said, then started to vomit some more, and eventually, stopping.

- Then, we will go hunting again, you rest a little, and go back to look for your mesh. You need it today, so maybe tomorrow you can hunt with us.

- Okay.

Larissa patted him on the back, and went to get her things in the room to go hunting.

I really need to improve, if I want to earn some respect around here, do they think I'm an ass? I've had a lot of "maybe" in my head, I want a certainty.

But he said nothing, with his thoughts a little strange and out of order, little by little, Gabriel was getting lost.

After a few minutes, he took courage and got up to fetch his mesh, but honestly, he had already gone to almost all places in the city and there was no mesh in any of those places, the only store he didn't ask about was the one on the dark street, and he wouldn't come back for anything.

He thought about going around again and seeing if he forgot or missed a store, and that was the rest of the day. Gabriel couldn't stand to see the same stores anymore, he went around the city about three times, at least it helped him not to get lost anymore... and to know every food spot there. Not that he has money for it.

It was getting dark and no mesh, Gabriel finally gave up, frustrated with his failure. After all, if he can't find a fabric to buy, how can he fight? How useless. Maybe Laura was right.

When he was returning to the college-dormitory, he saw a girl. She had long hair, it even reached her butt, she was small, but not so much, and she was wearing shorts and a white shirt, dirty, with a short sleeve.

I think I've seen her before ... that ass, for sure.

On second thought, this college is really the same one I saw it in the first time.

She looked both ways, and ran to the right side of the building.

I definitely shouldn't be doing that, should I? I should not.

Gabriel followed, with light steps, so she wouldn't notice.

The long-haired girl was walking in through another window now, a different one the first time.

why is she coming in through the window?

As the girl entered the school, Gabriel came out from behind the bush that was silently, and when he took a step to go back and enter the front, the girl, who had already practically entered, was missing only one leg, she fell back.

- Get her! - a head coming out of the window spoke.

Suddenly two people appeared. One on each side of the "corridor", something like an alley, on the side of the building. Still there, in the school, there was a small space that connected the beginning and the end and was closed by the heap of bushes on one side, and the building on the other. In addition to having one person on each side, there was the window.

The girl with the long hair looked at Gabriel, and without thinking much, she advanced on him, giving him a first-rounder.

- Hey, hey, I'm not with these people, I was just around here. - Gabriel tried to explain himself, realizing that she thought he was with the people around.

Woah.

This is exciting.

But I already have enough complications.

Let go of me, girl with long hair.

The two girls around were going to find the two in the middle running, while the one at the window was trying to get out.

The girl with the long hair kicked the girl on the window, which fell back with a squeak.

- hooh.

Then, the girl with the big hair continued:

- This is revenge, bitch. - then quickly turned to Gabriel and said - You, run!

She took Gabriel's hand, and headed for the bushes.

The two scratched themselves a lot. But even when they reached the other side, they couldn't stop, easily the girls would get there, even without going into the bushes.

Then, out of breath and still running, Gabriel looked to the side and said:

- So ... what's your ... name?

The girl looked at him back, and released his hand, ignoring him for the moment.

At the same moment, in front of both, two roads appeared, one forwards and one to the right, they made a quick stop, and the girl then said:

- Lucky, two streets.

She nodded and went to the right, and he followed. Before she even entered the street, she stopped.

- What are you doing here? There are two streets, we are being chased, it is obvious that you have to go on the other street!

- Uh... but...

She looked back again, there was no more time.

She took his hand again, gave a tug as she started to run, and quickly let go, saying:

- Forget it. Run.

So, they had to run, run for more than 30 minutes.

Finally stopped, they leaned against some sidewalk to sit. The two of them still panting, when Gabriel looked at her and started talking:

- So, first of all, who are you?