Demon King: Another World
Treacheries
I returned from the quest and reported to the guild.
"I finished my quest today. Can I get my present?"
"Yes of course, this is your gift."
I took my gift and then I was called by a voice I knew, and when I turned her head she said,
"Hey rookie, we meet again, how's your second quest going?"
That person was Kugi from Party Grace whom I had previously met.
"Yahh, everything's good anyway.."
I said to Kugi.
He smiled kindly and said, "Hey rookie, how about you join my party?"
Eh? Is that true? he's recruiting members?
"Eh...? Are you sure you're recruiting without asking Leon?"
I said to him who was smiling.
"Yes! Actually, he was planning to recruit you last night?"
His words which then changed his originally smiling expression into a confused expression and as if asking himself.
Hmm actually this is a little profitable for me in finding money anyway.... Well whatever it is I'd better take it..
"All right, I'll take it!"
I said with spirit.
After that incident, I officially became a temporary member of Grace's party, and we often took quests together, over time I became close to an archer in the party. She was named Saisa, She was an easy person to open up with other people, usually we spent all night to complete the quest and then go back to our respective places, he said, here I am only as a temporary member because I have a slightly different goal than them, The purpose of their party is to reach the highest rank of Rank S and become the strongest in this city. Well.. I'm not gonna say what the hell... Long story short, we went through quests together for months and finally our party reached rank A, we were, here we decided to take a more difficult quest than before rather we could be even stronger and add to our party's advantage.
"Hm.... Quest.." -...."
Kugi looked carefully.
"The quest is boring everything...."
Said Saisa who yawned while looking for a quest that she found interesting. Before that, I saw Leon pulling a piece of paper and then said to all of us.
"Hey! friend, I found an interesting quest, here 'The village investigation' looks like it's gonna be interesting."
"Eh... Isn't that boring...?"
Said Kugi complaining.
"Mhmm, it looks interesting."
The quiet Zifa said with her delicate and thin tone.
"All right! We'll take this!"
With a spirit Leon ran towards the receptions and registered the quest.
"Hm... All right, hopefully given some fluency!"
Said the female receptionist staff to us who were leaving.
During the trip we met some monsters like Giant ant, Wild Boar, Orc, and goblins. But all of that can be easily solved by us. Before that, Leon said that he could make any potion. Hm... I thought the healer could only heal, it turned out that he could also do alchemy.
"Hm.. Day two, since it's getting dark, let's spend the night here."
Said Kugi who then made a fire, while Leon made 2 tents. We brought enough supplies for this trip so we didn't have to hunt. For the trip itself we need 2 days 1 night to get to the village by walking because no traders will go towards the village, and the location is not too far away. The village itself is called Latonya village. A small village not far from the city.
"okay! Everything's in order!"
Said Leon who finished making the tent.
"The fire is ready! Let's eat!"
Kugi. We all gathered around the fire of the Superior to warm ourselves from the cold air at that moment. Ah... It makes me feel a little nostalgic. When it's all over. I proposed to stay awake because I couldn't sleep. While lamenting the still burning bonfire, It was silent with some sounds of wind hitting the trees. Accompanied by the sound of night bugs that sounded as if they were communicating.
"Ah... Satou.. You can't sleep?"
Said Saisa who walked over here looking around who then sat next to me.
"Shouldn't I say that to you?"
"Ahaha... Well, I'm not sleepy myself... Satou... You know why I joined?"
"..."
"Yep, I'm actually the weakest on the team. I was a little unable to accept the fact that I myself was weak, I kept trying my best but everything was in vain... I don't know what to do when this weak me becomes a part of them..."
She immediately said in a slightly strange tone while clutching her knees as if she was hugging him.
"Actually you are not weak, it is precisely me who is weak, my real purpose is to search for a magic. Magic that I know myself doesn't know."
"Eh? A sorcery? Is there something you want to say?"
"So, I don't understand..."
I actually just want to find a skill information anyway... Let's make it look like we're in need of some magic..
"From what I heard from some adventurers around, there was an item of a book that could answer all those questions... But I don't know where the dungeon is, Dad... Even if I say that, you can't be there, right?"
He said with a small laugh.
"Hm... That's interesting information, but let's finish this quest first, I'll probably go to that dungeon if I have time..."
"Eh? So really want to go there...? Aw... I shouldn't have said it..."
He feels guilty.
My words calmed Saisa who did not seem to advise me to leave. Well, there's no harm in getting that information. At least I should visit him.
After that incident, the dawn came shining, some of the party members began to wake up and prepare to continue their journey, until finally we reached the Toranya village. Small villages with a majority of the population working as farmers with barter activities to support their economy. It is primitive enough to carry out economic activities through barter.
We were met by the village chief and started the investigation by walking through the forest, In the midst of the investigation, we found that there was an ogre village near the village of Toranya, which is a village of Toranya, perhaps the reason for the many attacks from other monsters is the ogre village, another monster who is afraid of ogres chooses to dodge but instead meets the Toranya village. Finally, our decision was to choose 2 people to report back to the guild and the one who reported the situation was Leon and Kugi. The rest of Saisa, me and Zifa settled in the village to guard against the oncoming monster attacks.
After waiting for a few days, Leon and Kugi who returned from the guild said that the guild decided to finish off the ogre village. We all then went and finished them off without remaining including knocking down the building from the ogre village. After the demolition we gathered some evidence of extermination, and returned to his Toranya village to make sure that we were done with the investigation of the cause of the monster's arrival. For the future monsters will not attack the Village as often as before.
After returning from the guild, I separated from the party, they were planning on taking another quest again and would likely return home a little late, whereas I myself decided to wander around the forest in search of a dungeon, but when I looked for it even until the sun was about to set, I did not find any presence from the dungeon.
"Well... Actually where is that dungeon.."
I complained to myself and walked back towards the city to eat while resting. But on my way back, I saw a fire smoke still burning.
"Hm? Looks like someone's staying here overnight, it's good to join them for a meal..."
I murmured while speaking. Because it was dark and cold I decided that and walked towards the bonfire. Around not far from the campfire, some people were lying limp around.
They asleep? There was no way they would fall asleep while the sun had just sunk. Uh... I'm hungry so should I stop or... Akh! I'll check it out.
My decision was correct and I checked, some of them were dead and on my panel it was written.
[status :
Name: Kugi
Level 35
Race : Human
Job: heavy warrior
Title: The ones who heal the friends with non-healers jobs. ]
[status :
Name: Saisa
Level 36
Race : Human
Job : Archer
Title: Eagle's eye. ]
[status :
Name: Zifa
Level 48
Race: Dark elves
Job : Witch
Title: Wise girl, Dark Chanting.]
Eh? Die off? Ha's? This... The dream..?
The shocked me froze and could not say for a moment.
Since I was in disbelief, I checked their state back and checked her pulse.
".....Ng"
With a small voice like someone asking for help from another direction.
Zifa!?
I immediately used some anti-poison potions and potion heal that I brought because I bought them.
"Uh..."
I helped Zifa sit down and drink it, After a while the potion started working, Zifa who had been fully conscious cried with her small voice.
At first glance I saw they seemed to be eating and the food contained poison? Grace's party was completely slaughtered by the poison... Not for Zifa who turned out to be strong enough to withstand the poison spreading in her body. I waited a while for Zifa to stop crying and then asked what happened.
He says that Leon betrayed and killed all of Grace's party with poison. Previously Zifa had seen Leon sprinkle a strange potion, because of the suspicion that Zifa cast a magic spell to improve her body and it made her last longer than her friends.
"...."
He fell silent without hope and continued to stare at his already stiff friend.
"I can't do anything because I've been poisoned... I'm sorry..."
After staying for a while. I finally decided to take him to the guild and report so that the two of them were buried properly. From that betrayal, Zifa then took the initiative to look for him in the house together, but when we both checked, the house was empty and there was nothing left.
"Leon..."
Zifa who already had no meaning in living by resigned fell bent.
"..."
This has nothing to do with me, but let's calm Zifa down a little...
"Hey, let's ask the gatekeeper, they'll know where Leon's going."
"...Right too, maybe they know..."
As if my words had no effect on him.
Finally I waited for him to give up and I took him to the same inn as me to eat and rest.
Continues....