"All right, everyone, let's go!" The Merchant Marlon said
We all went into his cart, inside his cart, where there are items, and I don't know what's inside it. Maybe it's valuable?
"So Zar, why did you accept this quest?" Lina asked, "And surely, you're a noble, right? With an outfit like that."
"Me? I don't know if I could be called a noble or a commoner, I just want to go back to Valeria." I replied
"Oh, really? How did you get here then?" Lina, the elf girl, asked
"I've been in an accident, and as I woke up, I'm already in the Elven forest."
We were talking while on the road, but then 20 goblins appeared on us.
"Goblins!" Marlon shouted
I jumped out immediately, I moved fast SLASH SLASH, and I used one of my skills, Shadow Dash.
A killed it one by one, but in they're perspective, it is done in an instant, and my sword is very sharp. I don't know who crafted this, but the Goddess gave this to me.
"Woah!!" Everyone exclaimed
"Phew, that should do it, let's go!" I said
As I said that everyone's jaw dropped, I don't know why, I went in again in the cart.
"Let's go!!" I looked at them, and they stared at me. "What?"
"Z-Zar, what is your rank?" Lina asked
"Oh, I'm A-Rank, I'm supposed to be S-Rank, but the receptionist said that it's too early for me to receive S-Rank," I said it casually as if it's normal.
"WHAATT!!" They exclaimed
"What do you mean by new? How?" Eliona asked
"There is a test, right? I just punched the Guild master and he knocked out, and that's how I get A-Rank so easily, right?"
"W-WHAATTT!!"
"What do you mean, easy? The guild master is S-Rank, and he is the professor in the Elven Kingdom!" Lina said
"Ohh, really?" I said
We continued chatting about our lives and other stuff.
Then we encounter a carriage surrounded by bandits.
"HEHEHE!" The bandits laughed
"KYAA!!" A scream of a girl can be heard
"What was that?" I said
Then I jumped off the cart
"Zar, wait!"
I ran and used my skill Shadow Dash Technique 2x. This skill can make you dash so fast as long as there is a current shadow in the way, so you could move as fast as you can.
Shadow Skill Technique, I'm the only one who has this technique. Before I made a journal on how to do Shadow Technique but nobody had accomplished this technique yet, because you must have the aptitude of Darkness and Light. If those two are combined, you can move as fast as the speed of light.
This skill is very powerful if you also use this. The time will feel like it moves very slowly. I slashed the bandits one by one; there are 10 of them surrounding a girl.
Then, they all backed down one by one, and drops of blood splattered.
"KYAA!!" The girl shouted
And I don't think this girl is ordinary, she is wearing a strange, Blue glittering gown, and she has Silver hair too, also an elf.
"Are you okay, milady?" I handed my hand
"Woahh... Y-Yes, I'm okay." She took my hand, and I know she is flustered
"T-Thank you for saving me, no saving us."
"You're welcome, it's not a big deal anyway." I said then continue "Anyways, I will go now, bye!"
"Wait!" She shouted, calling me out.
"Yes?" I asked
"Are you free today? Can you accompany us?"
"Oh... About that, I have my friends over there, and they are coming now, then maybe we could all go together."
"O-Okay, we'll wait."
I never knew I dashed that far, they took only 5 minutes to get here.
"Hey Zar! Why did you run!?" Aria said.
"Oh, I heard a scream and they are surrounded by bandits, and I encountered this girl... right... here."
I slowly said that because they suddenly bowed down.
"Hey, why did you all bow down?"
"Dude, it's the Duchess' daughter, Ella von Archia," Aria said
"W-WHAT!? Sorry, milady." I bowed down.
"N-No, no, it's okay, this is not an official meeting, and you are also my savior, no need to be formal." She said
"Okay, milady."
"By the way, what is your name?" She asked me
"My name is Zar."
"Hello Zar, My name is Ella, you probably know that, you can just call me Ella, no formality needed."
"Okay, everyone!" I said, "Let's accompany her!"
"Okay!" They exclaimed
We all went together, then night came and we all camped out. I prepared the camp itself, I didn't sleep, and I took the job as a lookout.
Then the day came...
"Good morning, everyone!!" I exclaimed
"What is it? Zar." Aria said
"Nothing, just good morning greetings."
As they all woke up and there was a nearby river, so we all planned to go take a shower.
"Let's go to the river!" Aria was always cheerful
"Let's go!" I said.
We arrived at the nearby river, and I took off my clothes and my body was revealed, and I'm half naked, just wearing a small pants.
"Woah," Lina said, "Zar has a nice body."
"T-Thank you," I said, flustered.
And Lady Ella is staring at me.
"Lady Ella, is there a problem?" I asked
"N-No, no, there is no problem."
"Do you want to jump in the river? I can dry you out with my Wind spell."
"What? I thought you were a swordsman?"
"I'm also a mage."
"Okay, I'll go."
Then Lady Ella jumped into the river. We all had fun, but that fun did not last long as a giant eel appeared.
"Everyone, go out!" Lina screamed. "Zar, get out! You're no ma-"
I used my lightning skill, Static Slash!!! And a powerful lightning struck as I slashed the giant eel
"Phew, that was easy!"
"Let's cook this bad boy!" I said
And they all went silent again.
"What was that? You are not supposed to fight it!" Lady Ella said.
"Unless you have an aptitude for lightning!" Lina said, "Sir Var, do you have an aptitude for Lightning?"
"Yes, I have, I have all aptitude, darkness, light, lightning, water, fire, earth, and wind!"
"WHAATT!" They all exclaimed in shock
"What? Even the hero has all the aptitude, too!"
"Yes, but only the hero... And you!"
"Never mind that, everyone! Let's go now!"
We all packed things up, I used my wind spell to dry the clothes we had, and then 2 weeks later, we finally arrived at the duchy.
"We're here!!" Lady Ella said, "Everyone, I want you to meet my mother!"
"What!" We all exclaimed
"Let's do that next time we have to confirm our quest first," I said
"Okay!" Lady Ella said, "Then goodbye, everyone! I had fun back there!"
"Bye!" We all said
We all went to the adventurers' guild branch to confirm the quest, and we all received 10 gold coins each. I don't know why the prize is big, maybe it's because the items are important?
I shrugged it off...
"Okay, everyone, I will go to an inn first and rest," Lina said, and then everyone said the same.
"Okay! Goodbye then, see you all later."
I have nothing else to do, so I just picked up another quest to get a rare herb called All Cure Herb. And this request is from a kid?
I went to the outskirts of the duchy to accompany the kid as the quest said, "Please help me find an All-Cure Herb."
I reached this small hut and I knocked on the door. KNOCK KNOCK
"Wait!" The voice of a little girl can be heard.
Then she opened the door. "Oh, hello there, mister, what do you want?"
"Oh, hello there, little girl. I picked this quest up. Why do you need this?" I asked
"Get in, mister." We both went inside. "It's for my mother, who has been sick since my father died."
"Sorry about that, can I check your mother? I'm a good physician."
The truth I can also heal any illness, no matter what it is.
"Sure, mister."
Then I checked her mother, and her mother is beautiful and still young. She is an elf, maybe her age is very high.
"My mom is beautiful, isn't she?"
"Yes, you're right." Then I continued, "Hello, ma'am." Her mother woke up and was weak
"No! Don't harm my daughter! Don't harass me! Why are you touching me!?"
"No, ma'am, I'm here to help. I'm an adventurer. I can help you cure your illness."
I perform my incantation @#^$#@%&*$@! All Heal!!
Then a powerful surge of light is enveloping her body, and I know this skill is powerful, it could also give her some mana too.
"There, done! Can you move?"
Then she stood up
"W-What? How?"
"So my quest is done, here, little girl, can you sign this paper?"
"Thank you, mister!" Then she hugged me tight then I saw her mother crying
"Ma'am, it's okay, you're alright now!" I hugged her tight.
Then we hugged for a few hours, she hugged me tight and just kept saying "Thank you so much."
Then a few hours later...
"Sorry for wasting your time, I will prepare some dinner, so please stay here."
Then she started cooking.
"Hey there, little girl, what is your name?" I asked
"My name is Lia."
"Wow, what a beautiful name."
"What is your name, mister?" She asked
"My name is Zar," I replied
"Zar?" Her mother suddenly answered, "As in... The misunderstood Demon God that... Was that killed by the hero?" She said
"Y-Yes, I think that's me. I thought everyone forgot about it since it's been 3 years and nobody is questioning my name." I said
"W-What!? I-I thought you were dead?"
"No, I'm not, the Goddess Marian took me up to heaven to heal me, and they think that I died?"
"Yes, your name is put down in the history if Valeria, said that The princess did not accept any marriage because she knew you were still alive." She said.
"Oh really? After I'm framed, and now she is looking for me?"
"Yes, but your brother has been executed by the king."
"Really? I was planning to go back there."
"Yeah, thank you, Demon God, for helping, and as the story said before that the Demon God just helps and blesses people because he adores the humans. Thank you for helping me."
"Don't worry, it's not a big deal anyway."
"Here, let's eat." She put down the food and it looked delicious. "By the way, my name is Liana."
"Yum, you cooked so good." I said, then I asked, "What happened to your husband?"
"Oh..." She said
"No never mind, you don't have to answer that if it hurts you that much."
"No it's okay, actually my husband and I are actually not married because he said we will marry after the war, there is a war between the Demon continent and all of us and my husband is there and he said he will propose to me after the war but then I heard a news that he died."
"Sorry, It's my fault." I said
"No, It's okay it's not." Then she started tearing up.
And I hugged her tight. Then she bring out a liquor and I was drunk then tomorrow came.
I suddenly woke up, naked.
"Your so good at it, Mister Zar." She said
"W-What do you mean?" I said then continue "What happened last night? I just drunk some liquor then... No!!"
Then I got up then her daughter appeared.
"Mom, why are you so loud last night? I couldn't sleep properly."
"I-It's nothing sweety."
"And why is mister Zar naked? And you too?"
"N-No it's nothing." I picked her up "It's just hot last night that I have to strip off."
"O-Okay!"
Then we all wore our clothes back again. And she prepared breakfast and we both eat awkwardly.
Then after I ate I left.
"Thank you! Miss Liana for the breakfast!"
Then she approached me.
"Let's do it again, M.I.S.T.E.R Zar."
"What?"
"No nothing."
"Okay, goodbye!"
"Goodbye, papa!" Lia screamed
"What!? Did I hear that wrong?"
Then I left and went back to the adventurers guild...
As I arrived there, I saw another urgent quest, Marlon again. It's going to the Draven Kingdom. I picked up the quest. And the party is them again.
"Did you all picked it up too?" I asked
"Yes, the reward is good anyways." Aria said.
"Okay, everyone let's meet up tomorrow morning."
To be continued...