Captain Seria

Western Gate of the Blue Rose Fortress City.

The gate was opened and 6 knights were guarding it.

There is also a small line of people waiting for their turn to enter.

Most of the people lining up were adventurers and the rest were some villagers from the Nameless Forest.

How did I recognize the villagers? Well, they are wearing unique clothing that can easily distinguish them from the people who live outside the forest.

I approached the line and joined.

Of Course, I didn't cut the line and obediently went to the back waiting for my turn.

A few minutes later.

"State your name, where you came from and your motives in visiting the city," Said one of the Knights.

The knight who was talking to me was a middle-aged man with a scar on his left eye and a stern face.

"I am John Wodwick Alver, From the Nameless Forest, I came here stacked up some supplies for my travels towards Orario," I said calmly.

The knight looks at me with a stern face that doesn't show his emotions.

This knight's poker face was solid, you can't read his emotions and thoughts from his face, however, that only applies to the people on his same level or weaker.

His poker face didn't work on me and I could read his thoughts and emotions clearly on his face, how did I read it you ask, well his poker face was good but not good enough to hide the millimeter changes on his face that tell his emotions and thoughts.

Right now the knight was thinking that I was suspicious.

Why did he think I was suspicious, well I said I was traveling and I didn't carry any luggage or supplies on top of all that I came from the Nameless Forest without carrying any weapons. Yep, that is suspicious, as heck, how could a normal person survive that?

So that's it, that is why he is suspicious.

Right now I don't carry anything on my body, all my supplies are in my store space.

Crap I forgot to take out some of my belongings from storage space, what a blunder.

I can't take it out here, it will only bring me some trouble.

"Is that so?"

"Yes sir" I reply, while smiling, however behind that smile. I was cursing myself.

Forgot that again what a crapy memory, this hobbit of mine on forgetting the things that weren't important is frustrating.

The Knight only looked at me with his stern face.

A few minutes later.

"I told you already I am a traveler," I said with a fed-up expression.

Right now I was in an interrogation room, sitting on an iron chair while my hands were tied in a rope.

In front of me, there is a man in his thirties with brown hair and an average-looking face, he wears a black shirt brown pants and black shoes, the most striking characteristic he has is the hairstyle that he is sporting, his hairstyle is a Mohawk that was shaped into three spikes.

I will just call him spiky-man.

"So you're a traveler, where is your luggage then?"

"I told so many times now sir, I don't have one."

The spike-man ignored me again and just wrote my statement on the thick low-quality paper that was poorly made.

"You came from the Nameless Forest?" Spiky-man inquires.

"Yes, I came from the forest."

"Where are your weapons then, is surely you didn't traverse the forest without any weapons right?" He said with a mocking gaze like he already caught me red-handed or something.

What is the point of this guy, is he trying to take out something, what is it then, is he trying that, the money under the table thing?

I tried my conjecture and gestures that I was willing to take out some money.

The spiky man smirked and said with a fake voice.

"Ah sorry it was our mistake, for taking you into our custody, we must interrogate people with unknown origins, you would not expect if those people were monsters in disguise."

My mouth twitched seeing the poor acting of spiky-man.

After blubbering some nonsense.

He was finally released.

The spiky man stretched out his hands like he was asking to give something.

"Yeah, I know."

I put my hands in my pocket like I was trying to get my money, but that was only a disguise, I didn't have any money there.

I opened my storage space there and grabbed some money there.

However, before I could take out some money in my storage space, the door of the interrogation room suddenly slammed open.

A beautiful girl in a red military outfit walks inside with a graceful step.

The girl has straight blue hair that stretches below her waist hiding her plump and well-shaped butt.

She has green eyes, long and blue eyelashes, white porcelain skin, and a curvaceous body.

When the spiky guy saw the beautiful military girl, his body stiffened, and his entire body was drenched in cold sweat.

Spiky Man saluted while saying, "Why are you here Captain, this is not a worthy place for your great stature such yourself to visit."

Wow, this guy went immediately to licking dog mode.

The beautiful girl that she called captain only looked at him coldly and said in her chilly yet beautiful voice, "You are dismissed, I will take it from here."

"Umm Captain," the Spiky man tried to say something but he was interrupted by the girl he called captain.

A powerful Magical pressure erupted from the beautiful Captain making the Spiky man fall to his knees from the intense pressure of her Mana released.

The spiky man was kneeling on the ground with a terrified face while baring the pressure.

On the sideline, I only watch without saying anything.

This girl's Mana control was superb she only targeted the spiky man excluding me from her Mana Pressure.

When she saw it was enough, she retracted her Mana and gestured to the spiky man to get out.

The spiky man who was relieved from the pressure immediately stood up and ran away without turning back.

When the spiky man left, the beautiful girl sighed and showed a tired smile for a moment before changing her expression to her business smile.

"Sorry about that, sometimes my subordinates are a bit passionate about their work." with a helpless expression.

"Apologies accepted," I reply, I didn't want to drag the conversation with this girl so I just responded with a short sentence.

I did this because my instinct was telling me that this girl was trouble or to be exact she was a trouble magnet, a creature that attracts all kinds of trouble and annoyance. I am not ready for that trouble yet so I will avoid her for now.

Awkward silence resonates in the room.

Feeling that awkward silence The Lady Captain coughs and enters her professionalism.

"I am Seria Vivy Cornelia, Captain of the 9th Division."

(Captain, Seria Vivy Cornelia image)

I only nodded and acted dumb so that the questioning would be a lot faster finish.

Captain Seria took the papers on the table which all contained my information.

"John Wodwick Alver, you came from the Nameless Forest?" Seria asked with interest while she was looking at me trying to find something on my body.

I ignored her gaze and replied, "Yes."

"How did you even survive there without any weapons?"

"Who said that I didn't have any weapon, my body is my weapon."

"Your body is your weapon, huh, it's been a while since someone practiced martial arts, nowadays most people use weapons and magic." Captain Seria put her hands on her chin thinking something, but soon she shook her head and continued.

"Oh well, next question, what is your purpose here, this paper says some stupid things so I need to ask this again." Captain Seria said while waving the paper.

I was curious about what Spiky Man wrote and wanted to ask, however, I held myself back to avoid some unnecessary things popping up on my face if I asked that.

A distant memory suddenly pops up inside my mind that makes me grimace just remembering it. In that memory, I was chased till the end of the universe by a beautiful female soldier with the rank of Admiral of a large space fleet, just because I asked some questions to satisfy my curiosity.

Like what they say curiosity killed the little soldiers.

No that's not it, curiosity killed that cat, not the little soldier, the little soldier had only been sucking dry to the last drop.

While I was thinking that inside my mind, I answered her questions.

"I was here to stock up some supplies for my journey to the City Of Orario."

Captain Seria nodded her head and wrote something on the paper afterward she gave me a wooden token that had weird symbols.

"What is this?" I ask.

"It's your gate passed, foreigners can't enter this city without it," She answered.

"Ok that's all, you can go now." Captain Seria said.

"Thank you, Captain Seria, I'll go first then."

I didn't turn my head and leave while waving my hands.

Captain Seria also waves her hands with a smile on her face.

When Seria felt that John already left, Seria's smile vanished and muttered with interest in her eyes.

Interestingly, He is weak but he has the temperament of a powerful being who stands on top of countless people.

After I was released cough, after my interview with Captain Seria.

I am now on the Main Street of the City exploring the wonders of their markets.

Main Street, was a large and wide street that divided the city into 4 parts, there were only four main streets and all started at the City Gates and ended at the center of the city where the huge plaza and a massive castle lay.

I am in the western Main Street where countless stoles and carts were set up on both sides of the street creating a wall of carts and stoles that sell a vast variety of products and were owned by countless merchants

The street was packed with people, going shop after shop buying what they needed and wanted.

Some were haggling the price trying to bring it down to the lowest possible, however, the merchants were tough to crack and didn't budge, making most of the haggler's field and only reluctantly buy products.

Not all fields though, a small number of hagglers were successful all credited to their wise use of words.

I walk for a while in this lively street until I stop at a certain tavern that caught my attention.

I gaze at the store and then read the name of the store a bit surprised.