Chapter 101

This is the Labyrinth City in the West territory of the Empire. The most popular place in the East where different races and countries are able to interact peacefully without being afraid of being discriminated by others. The city where the adventurers are able to easily gain fame. And currently a city with a lot of new things developed in almost all fields.

In the last two years, most new adventurers come to this city to gain more experience. The city getting more crowded as more people came to this city especially because of the people that tried to join the five great guilds in this city. Anyone who tries to make fame or wants to make a profit or a connection in this city easily because there are a lot of people who suddenly become famous.

In the last few years, the Labyrinth City has been known as The City of Dream and Hope. Where anyone can get their dreams and hopes easily. Of course, it will only come true if they do their best to get it. 

In this city where all kinds of people come with different races and values, there is one place where they have to act friendly to everyone and known as a 'safety zone'. It was a normal restaurant where people could come and eat in there. But no one dares to make any trouble in that place because they don't want to make the whole city resentful. The most popular place in the whole of Labyrinth City is the Red Dawn restaurant. 

The city guard always tells the new people who come to this city to be aware of what they are doing to the people from the Red Dawn restaurant. Because there are a lot of reckless young adventurers and mercenaries that try to make trouble in Red Dawn restaurant but they are all being traumatized by the loyal customers who are mostly high-ranked people in this city.

That was what the group of two young men and a young lady heard from the city guard at the gate of the city. The three of them looks like an adventurer apprentice who came to this city to gain experience. From their outfits, people were able to see that their group members were made up of one knight, one mage and one priest. It was an unusual member with an unbalanced job as they seemed to lack power if they wanted to try to go to the Labyrinth.

"Finally we are able to arrive at the famous Labyrinth City! What do you want to do now? If possible, I want to look at the 'Green Sea' merchant store. I heard that they sell the books that I have been looking for." The young lady in a mage outfit said.

"I was interested in the apprenticeship programs in this city adventurer guild. I hear that the training was much more advanced than the other place. What about you?" The young man in a knight outfit answered before he looked at the last person in their group.

"I need to let him know about our arrival first and get a place to stay. I'm sorry for the inconvenience but we also need to find someone to help us with our stay in this city. After I make a report, I will help you with what you want to do." The young man with a priest outfit said and rented a carriage.

As they went to their destination with the carriage, they saw a carriage with an emblem passing through from the side and going to the East side of the city. It was strange because that carriage shut tightly its curtain and even had magic surrounding the carriage. But the most surprising thing is how some people who saw that carriage will look at it with dazed looks.

"Huh! Isn't that was the 'Green Sea' merchant emblem?!" The young lady in a mage outfit feels surprised by the emblem.

"Leo, do you know something more about the information about that merchant group?" The young man in a priest outfit asks with an interesting tone.

"It was rare for you to be interested in something, Ed! Have you found something suspicious about that carriage?" The young man in a knight outfit asked while looking at the rare expression from his friend, that he calls 'Ed' with a teasing smile.

"Ah! Do you feel suspicious because of the magic that surrounds that carriage? It was just a sound barrier to make others unable to hear their conversations and shield magic to protect the people in the carriage. I think it might be the important person from the 'Green Sea' merchant company... Could it be Sir Nero is in that carriage!?!" The young lady that they call 'Leo' excitedly said.

"No. It might be just my imagination. It's not something important. By the way, who is that Sir Nero that you said? Is he someone famous?" The young man they call 'Ed' asks with a curious expression while touching his left chest.

"Currently, most women in the Central territory and the West territory want to meet him. No one knew about his appearance or what kind of person he was as the only information was that he was a genius man who worked together with the 'Green Sea' merchant company. But I got some secret information about his whereabouts and he was currently working in this city after paying the information guild to look for him. And I think the person in that carriage might know about him if he was not that person." The young lady they call 'Leo' said with a serious expression.

"So, what did that person called Nero do to make him that famous?" The young man with the knight outfit asks with a curious expression.

"You might not be able to understand because you are a muscle head, Rain. He was a genius writer who made a lot of masterpieces in the last two years. His story is giving a lot of people inspiration but even they trying to replicate his story, no one is able to beat the original story as Sir Nero was always able to create an interesting plot for his story and make his fans want to keep reading hid story as if being addicted by it." The young lady they call 'Leo' said with a pitiful expression as she looked at the young man they call 'Rain' before explaining with an excited expression.

"What a mysterious person. Should I ask the person whom we will meet later to look about his identity? I am also interested in his identity as a genius. I'm also quite curious with his appearance. Oh right, can I read the book that he writes?" The young man they call 'Ed' said and asked her.

"T-That's...I-I did not bring i-it with me...I-I leave it in my home." The young lady they call 'Leo' said with her eyes trembling and panicking as if she were trying to hide something.

"Then I will go with you when you want to buy it in the 'Green Sea' merchant store. Think of it as the payment for asking that person to look into that 'Sir Nero' information. I think it was quite good offer, right?" The young man they call 'Ed' said.

"No, no, no. You can't do that! I will never take you with me to buy it! I-I will feel embarrassed if you come with me!" The young lady they call 'Leo' refuses panicky.

"What do you mean by that?! Hey Leo, what kind of book is that? How could we make you feel embarrassed if we go with you to buy it?" The young man they call 'Ed' said with a suspicious gaze.

"I won't tell you! Argh! It was too embarrassing for me to talk about it!" The young lady they call 'Leo' said as her face turned bright red and she tried to hide her face from both of them.

"Hmm, I also became interested with that book because it make you to act like this. Should I also follow both of you to buy it?" The young man they call 'Rain' said as he nodded his head.

"Wow, he was a real genius to be able to make Rain feel interested with a book! Such a talented person is hidden in this city...I think I will have a great time as we trained ourselves in this city." The young man they call 'Ed' said with a smile on his face.

"But, Ed...What actually made you interested in that carriage? You should be not looking at it because of the magic that surrounds it. Well, it might be unusual in this city but it didn't mean that it was shocking enough to get your attention." The young man they call 'Rain' said while looking at the young man they call 'Ed'.

"Ah, it was nothing. I think it was just a coincidence. Right, it was just my imagination. I might be just feeling excited because I can finally try to become an adventurer." The young man they call 'Ed' said while keep looking in the direction of the carriage that had long gone from his sight while touching his left chest as if he was trying to feel his heartbeat.

"If you don't want to tell us, then I won't ask you about it. But please remember that we will always do what we can to help you iv you need it." The young man they call 'Rain' said with a serious face.

"While I don't know what you are thinking, but I will help you as your friend if you need it. Except for buying that book together. But I will help you to find Sir Nero." The young lady they call 'Leo' said.

As they went to their destination, they continue to talking about different things. But no one is able to guess if they will be able to meet with 'Sir Nero' or not in the future.