Leaving for Galdur

A week has passed since I finished the S rank job. In this week, I didn't do anything. I just lazed around, playing with Eden and Tiana and doing some experiments. I did not skip on Aldo's training. Alyssa has gotten used to seeing me so she doesn't run away from me.

But Hazel, Aura and Fay have been rather busy.

"You are an S rank. And we are your party members. So we have to be at least closer to your rank." (Aura)

Hazel and Fay nodded to this and they have been speed running through the jobs in order to raise their rank.

I did go to the castle to talk to the king. He said that it is fine to travel around as long as it's in this country. He gave me a scroll and a royal seal. If I show this at the gates, I won't be charged and would be treated as a royal guest.

That saves me a lot of time and effort. Money was not my concern. Because I got paid for my S rank job. It was a big sack of coins. The guild master was considerate enough to give me some changes.

I was paid more than one hundred gold coins. But that's the total sum. He did give me silver and copper coins as well. I asked Fay if it was okay to get so much money for practically doing nothing.

"It's the least you can get. Normally, S rank jobs have more rewards. This is your first job. So you are being paid the least amount." (Fay)

So I was paid the least possible amount for doing this job. But this sure is a lot. Well, I don't spend much anyway.

Currently I am on Earth. Why? I felt like it. I am in the gymnasium with Trevor and general Louis. He is hooked on training. I used the data I have to show him some basic exercises.

Now he is a total gym bro. Didn't think he would become a physical fitness enthusiast.

I am leisurely cycling. Trevor is doing weighted chin-ups. He is increasing his base endurance and strength. So the enhancements can augment his strength further.

General Louis on the other hand is training his reaction speed. His movements have become sharper. He is getting used to this a little too fast.

I did show him some fighting demonstrations as well.

"It seems that our fighting techniques are a lot cruder than yours." (Louis)

"We have been doing this for far longer than you. So we are naturally better at it."

"Still, is that really a sport?" (Louis)

"Yes. It is. We stopped fighting physically a while ago. Before the world war, we had a lot of different physical sports. Like this one we are watching. It's called tae kwon do."

What I was showing him was an old footage of a tae kwon do match from the Olympics. He got hooked on.

So yeah, you can say that I am giving him different types of combat knowledge.

"I need to be faster for those sharp moves." (Louis)

Since then, he has been training his reaction speed. It has improved a bit. But his knightly habits are harder to forget.

Well, I am just cycling for the fun of it. I took a look at the counter. It says that I am going at a speed of 42 km/h. I have already cycled for 300 kilometers. That's impressive. But I didn't even feel it.

My human body is not so human anymore. Suddenly, a portal opens in front of me. Trevor notices it as well.

Through the portal, Gwen comes along with the entourage of the king.

"Gwen, it's fancy seeing you come here."

"Well, his majesty wanted to have a talk with you. And he was searching for General Louis but couldn't find him. So I told him that he was with you and brought them here." (Gwen)

I see. Well, I stop cycling and stand up. My feet aren't hurting but the constant cycling motion is a little hard to let go.

"Welcome, your majesty. This is Earth or Gaia which you wanted to conquer."

I spread my arms wide and say with a loud voice. I guess I want it to be dramatic.

The king looks at me like he has a lot of questions. His entourage is curiously looking around. General Louis has noticed the new presence so he is coming our way.

"Your majesty, why are you here all of a sudden?" (Louis)

"Louis, I was searching for you. But you were nowhere to be found. So I asked Gwen if she knew of your location and she kindly brought me here." (King)

"I was just trying to increase my reaction speed. It's nothing special. So, what did you need me for?" (Louis)

"It's about that matter." (King)

General Louis went ahhh…like he remembered. He took the king and moved away from us. The entourage followed them leaving only me, Trevor and Gwen behind.

"Trevor, you are training. I thought you only were training your sword." (Gwen)

"I realized something after seeing Clive. I need to have the physical strength to completely handle a sword. So I am training my strength." (Trevor)

"Then continue. If you cool off, you wouldn't be able to restart right away." (Gwen)

Trevor started doing his weighted chin-ups again. By the way, he is lighter than me. He weighs only 65 kilograms. He has tied 50 kilograms to his body and doing chin-ups like that.

"I heard that you were leaving for Galdur?" (Gwen)

"Yeah. I have already taken care of all the miscellaneous stuff in the capital. Ms. Pablo suggested Galdur to me for my next destination. So I thought why not do it."

"As always, you are a free spirit." (Gwen)

"Want to come with us?"

She thinks for a moment. But she declined in the end.

"His majesty is going to give us new jobs at the castle. Since we all have nowhere to go, he decided to employ us. I have to be with Trevor for that." (Gwen)

"I didn't know that. I guess, Jupiter's influence has lessened a bit."

"Yeah. Since you kinda broke them out of their blind devotion, they have been acting normal. I hope your trip goes well." (Gwen)

"I wished you could have joined us as well. But you still can once everything is over."

"I will. I see that their discussion is done so I will take them back." (Gwen)

And Gwen leaves with the king and his entourage in tow. We finished our gym session and went back to Jupiter. When I got home, I saw that everyone was smiling.

"What happened?"

"Master, we all got promoted to A rank." (Hazel)

Hazel showed me her A rank plate. So, Aura and Fay have also been promoted to A rank. I think we can all leave for Galdur without any worries.

"By the way, how will we travel?"

"I can arrange for a carriage. But I think your car is better." (Fay)

"Wouldn't that be conspicuous?"

A car in this world would stick out like a sore thumb.

"Well, we can call it a prototype carriage. Since we have a lot of people coming with us, a big car would be preferable." (Fay)

Then I will make a car next time. With this, our capital stay has come to an end for now. Next up is trip to Galdur. I have checked the map. We have to take the road next to the Yves lake. It's north of the capital.

I hope nothing happens. I mean, the annoying people. I hope no one annoys us.