NPC Encounter - Extra

I swear on my life that I haven't seen a person this crazy.

As usual, I was on my way earning money by trading with the villagers. But as soon as I left Ever Green Village, I've met two people who called themselves adventurers. From my many years businessman's experience, their equipment looked like it does not provide much stats. Those are just for the outlook.

The equipment the female adventurer wearing looked like better while the equipment the male adventurer wearing looked like it is made for beggar. So I think the female adventurer must be the leader of the team.

The problem started after they went with us. At first, they asked us questions that nearly all people knew. At this point, I already think that they are not from here. They might be from a place far away and might not even be an adventurer. Then after I refused giving them a map, the male adventurer raised his guns and pointed towards me. How would I not know that this is an intimidation or even plunder. I am already having cold sweats while hiding inside the carriage. But then it is not what I thought it is. It was either intimidation or plunder. He just asked us why not attack him when he is intimidating us. He repeated the question over and over like a soulless robot. Me and the adventurers I hired were already scared of crazy people, because they do strange things that no one understood. Sometimes, they do strange things just for a strange goal that no one but themselves know. Some of them even use crazy method to achieve their goal. Usually, crazy people will just be sent to jail to prevent chaos. But clearly today is my unlucky day.

After that incident, I wanted to stay away from those two adventurers already. Although the female adventurer apologized for the male adventurer's behavior, but who knows what crazy people will do next time? So we let the horses ran faster. But those two adventurers like they knew we are about to ditch them and were keeping up the speed while staying at the back of the carriage. Not long later they charged up their speed and grabbed on the back of the carriage. Oh my god, I already doubt that they are zombies in human disguise already.

Knowing we can't run away from them, we lowered the speed again. But the crazy one started blasting questions.

unknown: "Why are you trying to run?"

unknown: "Are you scared?"

unknown: "What are you afraid of?"

unknown: "Why are you afraid?"

Ignore crazy people, don't answer them. That is the survival technique and common knowledge when encountering one. Didn't you see because we replied some of the questions the crazy person asked and the adventurers I hire almost got shot? There is one case that someone almost being punched to death by a crazy person in Debashakala.

But it seemed that this is not the end. After that, the crazy person pulled out his dagger and sliced the air around my neck. Although I tried to stay calm, but I couldn't stop myself from sweating and shaking.

unknown: "Oh? Looked like the guards you hired are not doing anything at all."

unknown: "You should hire me instead. These guards are not doing anything at all. What a disgrace to their job."

Hire this mad man? No way. I rather commit suicide than hiring this crazy person to protect myself. I won't even know how I die if I actually did it.

Fortunately, after we reached Always Green Village, these two adventurers leave us alone finally. Our lives are safe for now.