A Journey Of A Delusional Witch
Chapter 25: Girls in the City

"Oh... If it wasn't Turbo and Nos, what would it be today?!"

The one who gave me his name was Malleus. He was a Locals who used to teach beginners in terms of forging. You could say he was the one who gave the forging Tutorial.

He had a burly body and one of his eyes was covered by a black cloth.

At first glance he looks like a creepy guy... Well, he does look like that. But actually he is a good person and easy to talk to.

"We're here just to thank you for teaching our new members to be good Forgers"

"Haha... No problem, no problem!"

With the coming of the Third Wave, the number of our Guild members also increased. Most of them chose the role of a fighter. However, not a few of them are choosing roles that are more relaxed and far from fighting.

Forging is one of them. And since forging is not commonplace in our world, one must teach them how to forge. That's why I asked Mr. Malleus to help.

"It's true that we would like to thank you for your service, just that the real reason the chairman came here was none other than to avoid a girl"

"Woi Nos!"

She is Nos, she has red hair that is neatly combed and wears glasses. Plus his clothes look like office suits, making him look like a businessman rather than an Adventurer.

Nos is my friend and deputy in the Iron Sword Guild.

Although the chairman is me, but the one who takes care of all the documents and other things is him. That's why I owe him so much.

"Hey Turbo, I can't believe you're a coward!"

"It's not that, it's just that this girl is quite dangerous"

"What's dangerous about a beautiful girl who likes you?"

"Nos, you just shut up!"

This happened when the second wave had just arrived.

While I was running a Quest together with the other Guild members, I accidentally met a girl in distress and helped her.

He has long black hair and dark eyes. She actually had a pretty face, it was just that she gave off an aura like a person lacking in spirit.

After I helped him, he then insisted on joining my Guild. Of course I accept it.

Little did I know that I would regret it one day.

Ever since he joined, he's always been trying to get close to me. At first I didn't really care about it, but the longer the approach felt more intimate and scary.

Until in the end he got a rare Occupation... Stalkers.

Also, I never said this to anyone. Somehow, he managed to find my true identity until he came to my front of my house without any notice!

The unluckiest thing was, at that time my parents were visiting.

"Wow, so there are people like that well!"

"Right, I don't even know what else to do"

"Oh chief, strengthen yourself. Especially this afternoon you will go with him to the birth of Miss Canary's child"

"Ohh... So you took her to such an important event! Doesn't that mean you like it!"

"What does this have to do?"

"You don't know yah?! If an unmarried man comes to an important event along with a girl, it means they are fiancee or lovers!"

"Hey, I just heard this!"

"Already, already... You two are coming. Also, our Guild is busy so you can't invite the other members to come with you"

"You know, sometimes I regret making you my representative"

"Haha...!!!"

The show will start in two days. The distance between the Drakon Kingdom and the Sanguine Kingdom was very far. If you go by horse, it will take at least half a month to get there. That's also if you don't calculate the rest time on the road or even if there are other events that hinder the trip.

Therefore I will go by using Wyvern which allows us to arrive within a day and a half.

When I said Wyvern, they were Mobs with a giant lizard-like shape with two hind legs and a pair of bat-like wings that replaced their front legs.

In total my Guild has three Wyverns that we bought at exorbitant prices. But thanks to that we were able to travel to many places in a short period of time.

The show will run for 3 days and 3 nights.

As long as it is, with him, will I be able to survive?

Cling clang

The store bell reads a sign a customer is coming. As I looked towards the door, I saw a familiar face.

"Miss Lif?!"

She was a woman with exotic skin and long hair until she reached her knees that were green in leaves. She was still wearing the same dress as when we last met.

His name was Lif, the servant of the Witch of the Ibis Forest, Lavender.

"Lif, you mean the one from the report?"

"What is this, is he your acquaintance?!"

Nos is my representative, so it's only natural that he knows what I know. Mr. Malleus seemed to know nothing.

"Good afternoon everyone, the reason I came here was to meet Mr. Malleus. Is he here?"

"Oh, it's me. What is it gonna take?!"

"I came here on the recommendation of Mother Furniture to buy "

The furniture? Wasn't he the Locals who handled all the woodworkers in this city? Has Miss Lif taken the [Woodworking] skill?

"Oh, Furniture yeah! You want to buy the beginner or advanced level ones?!"

"If possible, I want the most complete"

"Okay, wait here!"

After that Malleus went straight to the back leaving the three of us. Since there's a chance, I think it's a good time to ask.

"Good day, Miss Lif"

"Good day, Mr. Turbo. It's a coincidence we always meet like this"

"Haha... Destiny is weird. Oh yeah, introduce. This is my deputy, Nos"

"Good day, my name is Nos. I am the Vice Headmaster of the Iron Sword Guild"

After that, we had a short conversation until Malleus came with an item named which is a complete package for woodworking equipment.

If I don't remember wrongly, the price is very expensive.

"The price is 100 Gold. It can't be less!"

Damn, it was more expensive compared to the price of 5 combat horses. My Guild alone only has one Workshop whose equipment is slowly equipped and takes a full 10 months and the joint money of each member to complete.

If we hadn't bought Wyvern or any other sudden need, we might have been able to complete it in less than a week.

"No problem"

And... Miss Lif paid for it cash. The Lavender Witch must be very rich.

"Oh, right. For reference, what if the price of the most complete forging equipment?"

"Hm?! Do you want to take the [Forging] skill as well!"

"It's not me, but there's a possibility that my Master will have a Forging"

Is the Lavender Witch about to add another subordinate? The last four are still carrying

questions and now they will increase?

Wait a minute, is the reason Miss Lif bought the wooden craft equipment for the new subordinates?

"That's it!"

After that Malleus explained that the price of forging equipment was the most expensive and had to be purchased one by one. Considering they need a forging furnace, I guess that's only natural.

"Also, if you want to buy it, you need my approval first!"

"Alright, if my Master wants to have a Forger, I will tell him this"

After that Miss Lif resigned. But before that...

"Please wait a minute"

"Yes, what's wrong?"

"I'm sorry if it's rude, but if I may know, what race were the four people Miss brought yesterday?"

Miss Lif seemed to think for a while before finally answering.

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid that Master won't allow this"

"Ah, no problem"

Well, at least I've been trying.

After that we watched Miss Lif leave the store and mingle with the crowd outside.

...

I didn't think I'd see him again. I don't know why every time I go to town, he's always there.

Given that he introduced himself as the Headmaster of a Guild, it was obvious that he was an important person. But I seem to underestimate him a little.

I bought what I needed. Now it's time to pick up Quin and go home.

Quin, he is the newest Servant Master.

Different from Percy, Zweite, and myself. Quin looks like a macho girl who doesn't talk much except in certain moments.

When I arrived at the largest woodworking workshop in the city, I found a scene that was much different from when I first came.

"Teacher, is this right?"

"Yes so. A little more puree and you're done"

"Ready teacher!"

I don't know since when he called this woman, Furniture. His teacher.

Furniture has long blonde hair in ponytails and blue eyes. His body is far more macho than Quin until he seems more like a man than a woman.

"Quin, are you done?"

"Oh, senior! Take it easy, we're done"

"Do you guys want to go home? It's a pity, but there's still so much I want to teach. Oh yeah, take this before you go"

He then handed Quin some recipes to make the item. Quin happily accepted it and thanked him.

"Thank you Master! I promise to train hard!"

Since there was nothing to buy anymore, we went straight home.

But, before that, something was troubling me.

"Quin, where did you get those clothes?"

"This? The teacher gave it to me as a gift"

Different from the previous one, where Quin was only wearing clothes that looked like me, now he was wearing a much different outfit.

Now Quin was wearing a rather loose leather outfit with brown leather pants and aprons.

Overall, his appearance was really similar to that of a woodworker.

Since he got it for free, Master wouldn't mind right? Honestly, I was just allowed to get dressed. I don't want to be forced to go for a walk without one more piece of clothing.

Wait a minute, since when did Quin become this excited?!

"The thief...!!!"

Good, now there was a man who covered his face with a cloth running straight towards us.

Just as he was about to pass us, Quin and I turned to the side to open the road... Or that's our intention.

"Agdhh!"

... how could this guy just stumble?

It didn't take long for the people around us to catch this guy. An old woman whose trade in theft ceaselessly thanked us.

"No need to thank you, we didn't do anything"

"Oh, you're too good. Although a little, please accept this as my gratitude"

The old woman gave me 10 Bronze. Seriously, we really didn't do anything.

Not wanting to linger any longer, we immediately went away and tried to get home as soon as possible.

...

"Welcome home"

What greeted us was Percy sitting on the porch. He no longer wore his black Armor and only wore his real clothes.

If I'm honest, I'm quite fond of the new Armor.

"We're home, where's Master?"

"Master is sleeping. But Master told Quin that he could build his workshop near the slave hut"

I see, that means the Master will not wake up for at least 1 or 2 days. Master was so, he could stay up all day and sleep all day.

"Build up? Is this time Master not going to make it himself?"

"No, Master said 'He's got [Wood Magic] right? That means he can do it himself' Oh, Master also said that you can help"

"Alright, Quin, let's build your workshop"

"okay! Besides, I also want to quickly make something"

After saying goodbye to Percy, we immediately headed for the slave hut. As the name suggests, this place was the place where the Master slaves except the little one lived.

It was near the river not far from the Master's house.

It is small enough to accommodate four people. That's why the little guy lives in the same room as me.

My room is on the first floor close to the kitchen. While the room for the other Master Servants was in the basement close to the holding room.

It didn't take long for us to see a hut fused with a tree. Of course, after all Master made it straight from the tree.

Right in front of the door of the hut, there was a pair of women who were not wearing a piece of clothing.

They both have blonde hair. One was long, while the other was short-haired. Their skin is quite clean because it is always washed in the river.

They were both the oldest Master slaves.

They used to be in charge of taking care of the garden in place of the (Stone Golem) that Master made.

When they saw us, they immediately paid their respects. Ignoring them, we headed to the place in question.

There were Zweite and the twins.

"Sister Lif, the foundation is ready!" "Sister Lif, the foundation is ready!"

I see well, it seems that they helped with how to prepare the foundation for his Workshop. After thanking them both, we started working.

Together with Quin and Zweite, we built a Workshop capable of making Master proud.

...

"Done!" "Done!"

In the end, we finished this workshop.

In total there are three rooms.

The biggest is the work space. This place is filled with a wide variety of equipment that comes from being too numerous to mention one by one.

The second is storage. Although Master has gained a lot but it would be nice if we did not rely too much on him. But I think two pieces are enough.

The last one is the bedroom. Even though we don't need sleep, we still need a place to store our personal belongings. Even if we tried to sleep though, it was just an act to pass the time.

Right, about the exterior of this Workshop.

From the outside it looks like a small house made of vines and a roof made of fresh leaves. Since this Workshop was entirely made of living plants, the leaves on the roof would never wither and would always be green.

I think Master will definitely be satisfied when he sees this.

"Sister Lif"

While we were admiring our hard work, someone called out to me from behind. He is the little one. A child who becomes a slave of the Master.

He has brown hair and eyes. She was less than 10 years old, her skin looking pale from lack of sunlight. But his body is still healthy because I often feed him regularly.

"What's wrong?"

"There are flowers growing around the house"

A flower? Other than medicinal materials there are no other plants growing around here. Just as I was about to ask what flower she meant, Percy ran hurriedly towards us.

"Lif, there's a flower growing on the terrace!"

Hearing Percy and the little one say the same thing, we all headed to the Master's house.

Even before reaching home, I could already see something unusual.

The Master House which was dominated by brown and green colors, now began to be colored by a bluish purple color.

By the time we finally arrived, I saw what flowers they both meant.

It was a purple colored flower that shared the same name as the Master I served.

But, just in case...

"Quin, please [Appraisal] this flower"

"No problem"

(Lavender) ★★★

«Aromatheraphy : Medium» «Mana Recovery : Small»

A flower that grew from the remnants of Mana released by the Witch of the Ibis Forest, Lavender unconsciously.

It has a calming effect on the body and soul and is able to restore whichever one breathes its aroma even if only a little.

Hearing this I can only be stunned.

I never thought that Master could have this kind of influence. Not only me, the others have the same expression.

"Is the Master still asleep?"

"At the time I saw these flowers just grow up, I immediately reported to Master. But he's still asleep. That's why I immediately looked for Lif to ask for an opinion"

"So, what should we do?"

Even if you guys say that though, there is nothing I can do but wait for Master to wake up from his sleep.

Whooo....

Suddenly the entire forest seemed to dance to the wind. I could also feel the Mana that was around us spinning like a whirlpool surrounding the Master's house.

Nah! Now it feels like a very powerful whirlpool of storms!

"Yyaaaaaa....!!!"

I could hear screams from inside the house. Not just one, but the screams came from two women. I know this voice well enough. They were from the other 2 Master slaves. Based on the current time, they should now be feeding the prisoners in the basement.

Whooooo....! Whooooo....!

Glaza and the other Owls tried to fly away before they were finally swallowed into the whirlpool of the storm and their voices could no longer be heard.

This is bad, if it continues like this we will also be swallowed by that vortex!

"Better we stay away..."

I haven't finished my words yet, suddenly my consciousness fades. One by one we fell on the ground.

Even the little ones are unconscious.

With great difficulty I tried to reach him. I don't know what's really going on, but at least I have to protect this kid!

Although he was only a slave, but he was still a child. He who is still innocent and knows nothing should be able to grow up without needing to feel much suffering.

With great difficulty I managed to reach him. I hugged her and tried to protect her.

Whatever happens, I will protect this child!