Adventurer

His mother was very furious with this decision as she couldn't even bear the thought of her one and only child getting hurt. But his father knew, it would be a useful experience for August. He said yes only on one condition though, that August will not enter that high difficulty type dungeon which was dangerous enough to acquire its other name as ' unconquerable '.

With the fall of night, the next day came bearing the new shades of light - the day of departure. August, being dressed in a battle ready gear - cloak resistant to fire and other basic type spells, a bracelet with healing properties given by his mother, a straight, slender sword long enough to suit his stature, double edged with a pointy end, suitable for slicing, severing as well as for fencing.

His shoes, light and easy to move around. The gear of his besides having their own protective properties, protected by another layer of armour type spell. - with this August was ready to be off on his first journey as an adventurer.

' Do not take any unnecessary risks, listen to Red and Reneir, eat your meals properly, and most importantly - do not put your life in danger. ' With these words from mother, ' have fun ' from father and

' no matter what you do I'll always be stronger than you, take care ' from shelly - August began his journey with two experienced companions.

" Let's go to the adventurers guild first and get you registered as an adventurer " while moving on a horse back carriage Red told briefing him on their travel plans. After August being successfully registered as a rookie adventurer, using the guild's portal ( portal used to travel long distances in a short amount of time ) they reached the city closest to their destination.

From now on it was a long journey on foot due to the wilderness in between, crawling with beasts, being used to hunt during the day and nocturnal as well.

For monsters like that there weren't any limits when it comes to prey. Any living creature which resists to save himself was good enough for them even if it's one of their own.

Due to regular human movement there was a way, on which avoiding most of the danger to reach the destination was possible. The two experienced and the rookie continued their journey.

They weren't able to cover much of a distance on their first day resulting in placing their camp outside the forest for night. To their surprise, the young rookie wasn't holding them back, in fact keeping well with them.

After some time the sun was about to go down, leaving the sky and clouds coloured in various shades of red colour behind.

As expected from veterans, there wasn't any difficulty with setting up camp and bonfire. Sitting around the fire watching the water placed above it, boiling -

there was silence.

August, being younger, and also he didn't know much about them besides the stories his father told him - he wasn't very confident to start a conversation.

Red, unlike his usual self was silent thinking about the ways to keep the young boy out of the danger.

Watching both of them lost in their own thoughts Renier said breaking the ice

" So young lord Augustus "

Flustered listening to her speech August interrupting her said " please call me August " -

' dammit what am I doing? What is up with these people keep calling me young lord like i am some bigshot or something.. '

Looking at their surprising faces August in order to cover up the situation said

" I mean, we are fellow adventurers now, and I am also a newbie compared to you two... It will be more comfortable for me, if you just call me by my name. "

After giving each other a satisfied look, Red said

" Okay, works for us. So August can you tell us more about your combat abilities, it will be better for everyone to know about each other before entering the forest tomorrow. "

Judging from his somewhat hesitant expressions easing up the mood Red said

" I'll start first, so my ability is my brute strength, since I am not very good with magic, using a weapon fit for my use I can take care of any beast although there are limits as well. "

Further carrying the conversation the quiet girl said with a simple calm tone

" I can use magic up to an extent, and my agility and cunning movements make up for the rest. "

" Yes she's quite good with the daggers in close combat." Said the man praising his companion.

Watching them being friendly to him and their continuous efforts to lighten up the mood, August eased up a little on his nervousness, he said

" I can use magic but haven't had any real battle experience, so I don't know very well what I am capable of. Please tell me if I ever get in your way. "

Listening to August, humbling himself - both his companions gave him a satisfied smile as subconsciously they both agreed with his words. Not having a prior battle experience makes one nothing but prone to external dangers like monsters lurking in the wilderness.

But they weren't completely disappointed in the boy because of his humble nature as more people in the wilderness lost their lives because of overestimating themselves, being able to know one's limit was already a remarkable skill which the young boy seemed to possess.

" You don't have to worry, dangerous beasts live deep in the forest so it's unlikely that we will encounter them but if it turns out that way, you can just trust us to keep you safe. " Red said these words to provide the young boy a sense of security.

Replying to him the boy said

" thanks to both of you, I'll be in your care then "

The conversation continued between Red and August with a light hearted mood. Listening to his stories - mildly joking around, August seemed to be somewhat comfortable around them now. Though, the girl was silent most of the time. After dinner, the three of them were sleeping in a deep state early then they knew. Since they were camping outside the forest there wasn't any need to keep watch at night.

In the middle of the night August woke up by the strange rustling coming from outside. Coming outside he saw the hollow clear sky illuminated by the countless stars giving off the impression of an art on a canvas. Beneath them sitting, the girl watching the endless night sky.

August came - sat beside her admiring the art of nature as she said " can I ask you a question ? "

Feeling the cool breeze, without giving any more thought August said " yes, why not ? "

" Tell me August, why do you want to become an adventurer ? I am asking you because, I've met countless people along the way with different opinions about life. I was curious what could be your reason to put your life in danger like this ? So what is it that you want to achieve ? " Asked the girl looking at the stars.

" There isn't any grand ambition of mine that I want to achieve, it's just I thought I knew the worth of life but I was mistaken. I want to clear that doubt of mine. I want to experience my life, I want to do everything that excites me. As for adventuring, you can think of it as me wanting to experience something new " said August, watching the girl not satisfied by his answer as she wasn't even looking at him.

' what did I even expect, of course it's for childish excitement to see new things. I don't know why i assumed that he might have a good purpose for going on this journey with us. A child is just a child, we have to keep him safe.' with these thoughts, In that moment of silence she closed her eyes, smiled and said

" I hope this journey will be a great experience for you "

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