Chapter 46

Finally, it arrived. The day when I am able to leave this hell-like place. Or I could also say that it was the day the Ruach family kick both of us out of their territory. I did not feel sad or angry about it because it was what I always hope for from a long time ago.

Early in the morning, about a week after the Viscount ask me to meet him. I have been preparing to take more food with me. Of course, I ask Brother Winslow to prepare it for me. Only delicious food is my salvation to distract me from my bleak future.

Finally, I could meet with my mother again. Outside of the gate of this hell-like mansion, I was able to see her beautiful appearance. Her health seems to get better than the last time I meet her. For almost five years we are unable to meet with each other.

"My dear daughter, Renne. It's been a long time since I saw you and you have grown this big." My mother caressed my face gently and embraces me.

"I miss you, Mom. From now on, we will be able to stay together. But let's quickly leave this place." I hold her hand and take her to leave the mansion as far as possible.

Although I have a lot of stories that I wanted to tell her, we will have a lot of time to spend together. But the most important thing for us to do right now is to leave this hell-like territory and try our luck in the 'Labyrinth City' in the west.

We went to the nearby town but because we haven't dyed our hair, the people in this territory keep avoiding both of us. Sometimes I will hear some parents warn their children like:

"Don't go there! What will you do if you accidentally lose your blessing?"

Or something like:

"Avoid them and don't get close to them. You will have misfortunes if you touch them."

What a perfect example of bad parents' way of teaching. But I didn't care about it and quickly went to my destination. We quickly arrived at my destination, the Adventurer Guild.

"Mom, before we enter this place, please let me handle everything and don't say anything about what I will doing inside." I told her to let me handle it.

"I don't know what you are trying to do, but I will leave it to you because you seem to have your own plans." My mother nodded and looked at me as if I have changed a lot.

As we enter the Adventurer Guild, a lot of eyes direct their sharp gaze on both of us. I could feel my mother's anxiety when her grip got stronger.

Usually, Adventurer Guild is a neutral area that didn't get affected by country, race or religion. But I think that it was the universal written rules that no one will follow diligently and might change with the common local culture. It reminds me of the saying that 'Rules are due but people are living.' As I saw the guild receptionist looking at me with a disgusted gaze.

"Can I put a request for escorts that will help us to go to the border?" I ignored the receptionist's rude act as I am used to such reactions.

"Tsk, please wait for a moment. Do you have the money to pay for the request?" The receptionist click her tongue and rudely said.

"I only have this much." I pretend to take one silver coin from my pocket and put it on the receptionist's table.

My mom seems to want to say something but as I tighten my grip on her hand to remind her, she stops herself from asking and just looks at me with a suspicious and worried face.

Of course, I know that she might want to ask about the money. Before we leave the mansion, they give us one gold coin as a severance payment. Although it looks like they still have shreds of conscience, It was actually the money they give us to be the payment of our assassin.

I look around the adventurer in the guild lounge and I could see some adventurers looking at us with greedy eyes. It must be because of the reward that the Viscount promise them.

"I will wait for anyone who accepts my request at the town gate. I will pay the remaining payment after we arrived at our destination." I said in a loud voice to the adventurers in the guild lounge.

After I said it I took my mother to quickly leave the Adventurer Guild. We quickly went to the town gate and look for a good place to wait for the people who will accept our request.

We sit down under the tree to keep us from the blazing sun. As we sit under the tree and look around my surroundings. After I confirm that no one is looking at us, I took out some food and drinks from my spatial ring.

'It was really delicious!'

"So, what are you trying to do? Could you tell your mother, me now?" My mother said with a gentle smile that makes me didn't dare to lie to her.

"Mmm, about that..., actually I had a strange dream about the future after I have a high fever before the Viscount separate us. At that time I saw something terrible happen to both of us. As I was afraid of the future, I made a plan so I'm able to leave this place together with you. These five years might be hard for you. But everything will end after we successfully leave this place. From today onwards, we will be always together." I said and embrace her.

"This child, do you think that I didn't know about what you are doing and how they always give you a hard time as they always do some unreasonable things to make it difficult for you?" My mother said with a smile and caressing my head.

"Eh!? Oh right, it must be Brother Winslow who told you about it! Can you tell me about what Brother Winslow said about me?" I realize that only Brother Winslow often meets my mother.

"Huhu, this child. Do you know how worried he was whenever we talked about you? At first, he asked me for some tips to be able to understand your expression. And he also often praises you...Oops! Please keep it as our secret because I promised him to not tell you about it." My mother said with a playful expression as she smile like a child that trying to hide her prank.

"Hehe, I will keep it as our secret so could you tell me more about the detail?" I said with a grin.

"Oh my, oh my, this child. After such a long time we were unable to meet each other, how can you become like this? Tell your beloved mother, where do you learn to act like this from? Did you learn to do bad things because of those bad people teaching bad things to you?" My mother pretended to be angry at the people in that hell-like place.

"I never learn anything from them because I know there is nothing to learn from them. I could only do some self-study and secretly train myself to gain more skills to help us when we leave this place. Do you know how hard it is because I always had to pretend to be a foolish child in front of them? I'm glad they couldn't read my expression and exposed my lie." I said with a tired tone.

"It must be hard for you to do that for these five years. But will you miss them later after we leave this place? I know some people always help you like Mr. Winslow." My mother asks curiously.

"Don't worry about it. I have told Brother Winslow and Sister Ancelina about my plans and asked them if they want to leave this place too. I will really miss Brother Winslow, especially his delicious cooking." I answer her with a playful tone.

We smile at each other with playful expressions. But then I remembered something.

"Oh right, Mom! I want to ask if you know anything about the people from the 'Spirit Continent'? I have been looking for any information about it in the books but I never found it in the Ruach's mansion library." I asked her the question that I am curious about.

I have been always trying to figure out about Renneshia's background. It was something that had never been told in the game and there is close to nothing about the information about it.

"Are you curious about my race? The people on this continent had forgotten about our race. A lot of false information and stories about our race. A long long time ago, when our race still live on this continent, we are known as the 'Seer Race' and the other race always respect us. If the followers of the Chaos God never course that accident, our race might still live happily in this continent." My mom answers me with a storytelling-like tone.

"Hmm?! Why is it known as the 'Seer Race'?" I asked as I tilted my head.

"It was because of the ability that has been lost after we are become an outcast and had to leave this continent to prevent more bloodshed to happen. And it was an ability to able to see a glimpse of the future. There is also another special ability that only the leader of our race will obtain and it was the ability to hear the Goddess's voice. Because of that, our race was being hunted by the followers of the Chaos God." My mother told me with a serious face.

"I'm sorry Mom, but we need to continue this conversation later. They have arrived so we need to leave right now." I stop our conversation because a group of adventurers have arrived at the town gate.

'It was the time to meet the assassins that want to kill us.'