From No Body To Hero
Episode 31

{Bern, you have to eat! Your stomach is a mess because of which disturbance! Are you going to fight on an empty stomach!?}

Althea shouted at Bern telling him to eat. But Bern just ignored it. How could he eat in such a stressful situation? He could have eaten, yet it made him uneasy to see how the battle situation was there.

"As you can see, Sebasta is under attack. All we can do is hold on now. We were already in trouble because of the attack of the sea demon beast, now we have to fight the cloaked person with the demon skull emblem. So you should know why I can attack you now. You shouldn't have put a grudge on me."

Faura said that while looking intently at Bern. Bern smiled to see it.

"In this situation, I'm the guilty one. I tried to attract the person in question by wearing a black robe. So it's my fault."

Bern readily admitted his mistake. And that made Faura feel stupid for entering Bern's simple plan.

"But what does it have to do with attacking the city of Sebasta and the city of Narda? You know, we're starving for seafood because of this, but this has nothing to do with outbreaks of diseases that are depleting food sources."

Ailen said that while looking at Kleio who was thinking the same thing. Bern began to think of a few possibilities, but he just kept quiet.

They arrived in front of the palace which still looked fine.

"This is the palace of Sebasta. I'm Faura, the first princess of this city."

A male elf seen from the screen appeared in front of the door.

"Welcome to Sebasta city. I'm Felix, the first prince, and Faura, you're the crown princess."

Faura simply rolled her eyes not caring.

"As you can see, we water elves are in trouble, so can't welcome you fancy."

Elf race there are 6.5 of it are elimen such as fire, water, wind, earth and plant elves. While what remained were the elves who could not control the elimen making themselves into a forger and living with the dwarves on the iron elf call.

"Our king is in pain from demonic poison, so only I can greet you with a few guards."

Bern could see besides the water elves, there were many of them that looked like humans. But their differences are visible in their hands. Some look like octopus hands, some have fins.

"Dian."

Faura left them and went towards the blackish-blue haired man. He has pointy teeth and a handsome face. He's probably a killer whale.

"Is there any progress?"

Dian shook his head.

"Sea plants poisoned with demonic poison deprive us of food. If we don't find a food source, we have to be cannibalistic to survive."

Faura was bluffing her teeth hearing that. He then saw Felix.

"Do we need to ask for help from the other elven cities? We won't be able to survive this."

Felix shook his head.

"If the elf race were not materialistic, they would not come to help just like that. Also in this situation, it is better to reduce the source of food production."

Faura was bluffing her teeth dissatisfied. She was the crown princess, but her father was poisoned, her people died, her brother was also unable to fight, the queen had long since died after giving birth to her. Faura hit her head thinking of a way out.

Uen and Kleio began to talk about things and planned to investigate the fish that were poisoned while Ailen would investigate the wounds of the Sebasta citizens who fought. The chances of getting injured with demonic poison were extremely high. Zion will follow Ailen seeing if he can provide first aid with magic. Although it was a magical disturbance area, Zion could not stand still not doing apapon in that situation. Anton and Steven will follow the bodyguards on patrol.

The Calistia Group is of course divided into several groups to conduct investigations.

A man came out of the palace.

"Ah, why are you here?"

Bern's group was shocked to see that person. That guy is Lewis walking towards them with his right hand in his pocket looking cool.

"No, that's you. How did you get here?"

"Lewis!?"

Anton and Zion said that with shocked faces.

"I fell into the sea while on a delivery trip to the city of Narda. Then princess Faura saved me that time."

Bern walked up to Lewis and held his right hand in his pocket.

"What's going on?"

Lewis gasps when Bern finds out exactly what he's hiding.

"What if we go in first? It's not good to talk about it outside."

Lewis said it left others confused. Then Lewis shook his head.

"No, Bern, just you."

Bern nodded. If he didn't want to make others worry, Bern didn't stop him.

They all split up in their own room. Bern follows Lewis and tells Alastair to see his room with Althea. Also told Steven to look after him because Alastair is a demon.

In the room, the silence was long enough. Bern was just waiting for Lewis to tell him what happened.

Lewis finally pulled his hand out of his pocket. The index and middle fingers disappeared from his hands.

For an archer if both fingers are lost, it means that his future is already ruined.

"How did this happen?"

Bern asked gently not pushyly. He looked calm even after seeing Lewis' two fingers disappear. It made Lewis relieved Bern not to immediately panic and forced him to tell stories.

"I was thinking of becoming stronger, and taking a job to become a hitman. The salary is expensive and can make me gain a lot of experience as well. My job is to find information about dragon eggs."

Bern gasped at hearing that. Dragons are very powerful creatures in that world and are only recognized as legend because they are never seen again.

"The dragon's eggs are said to be in the city of Narda. But some say it protected the elves, so the city closest to Narda was Sebasta, I think that's what makes Satan's organization want to cripple these two cities and look for the egg's whereabouts."

Bern held his chin and looked at Lewis's hand.

"And since you know this, you're being pursued?"

Lewis nodded at the statement.

"They wanted to throw me into the sea when they saw that I was dying, but the last time the witch seemed to have a grudge with me and cut off both my fingers. I was thrown into the sea and saved by Princess Faura who was looking for information."

Lewis remembers trying to kill the witch for making Bern suffer several times and even poisoning her. His last attack was an attack he did not believe he did. Storm-heavy arrows, where only a sniper could do it. But the dream of being strong was shattered because the witch cut off two fingers of an archer.

Lewis really looks desperate.

"I'm sure, you have good skills because he wants to cut your finger. You did something good by surviving."

Bern said that and stroked Lewis' head. Lewis' tears began to flow considering how he could lose his future so easily.

"Don't be sad, there will surely be good that comes to the one who endures. Maybe we'll find powers like healing spirits in the future."

Bern wiped away Lewis' tears while continuing to try to calm him down. Lewis felt that he was being persuaded by his parents to see how Bern calmed him down. But it wasn't wrong, Bern really calmed him down as if Lewis was his son. Well, even though he never had one in his old world.

"And Bern, can you keep this a secret?"

Bern calmly nodded. Bern leaves Lewis' room and goes to his room to see Steven standing at the door.

"You look like a bodyguard."

Steven smiled as he lifted his nose.

"What happened to Lewis?"

Steven asked and Bern shook his head.

"It seems like I'm the only one who misunderstood. Nothing happened."

Steven just scratched the back of his head because he knew something was wrong. But if Bern keeps his mouth shut, it means Lewis himself doesn't want that to be revealed.

"You stay a little longer, I'll go to Calistia's room."

Steven nodded and stood obediently, until Anton came up with the biscuits.

Bern just smiled and went to Calistia's room.

Tuk, tuk.

He's knocking.

"Lake in."

The words Calistia and Bern entered without rebuttal. Calistia sat on the sofa and at the table there was tea and cake that had been prepared for Bern.

But this time, Bern seemed to not see the cake at all and sat down casually without touching those two things. That left Calistia confused.

"I would not eat if I liked it. You know that we have to know when to hold back."

Calistia simply snorted in disbelief hearing it. Bern just can't stop when he's started.

"I got some information from Lewis, but I want something for pay."

Bern said that while crossing his legs as if he didn't need any payment at all. It slightly hurt Calistia's self-esteem with her attitude.

"And what is it?"

Bern smiled making Calistia feel like she was about to be robbed.

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"Thank you for today's conversation."

Bern bowed respectfully and left. Calistia simply smiled as she scratched the back of her head.

'He didn't touch the cake until the end, huh.'

Bern drinks a little tea, but he doesn't eat cake.

'But what would he do with what he asked for? I thought I'd be robbed. What a strange child.'

Calistia entered her room.

"Van."

Appears a woman in the common black clothes of a murderer.

"I told you my name was Vanny, not Van."

Calistia ignored him and sat down on the sofa.

"You go with the boy. I asked him what he would do with what he asked."

Vanny bowed respectfully and instantly disappeared. As an assassin, Vanny is very won with a slim and small body makes it very agile and easy to eliminate its existence.

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{Bern, when will you sleep and eat?}

Althea said that in a worried tone seeing how stubborn Bern was on his own health.

["Sister, what if you take a short break? It's so late."]

Alastair also tried to make him relax. But Bern insisted while continuing to turn the pages of the book.

Titis, dripping.

Bern's nose spewed blood making Alastair and Althea panic. Even if he was a healing spirit, there was a limit to where he could heal someone. If the person was too tired, what could he do? He can only heal, not make a person not tired.

"I'm fine."

Bern said that and continued to flip the page while holding his nose in a tissue.

'This is fine, for me who has lost everything, this is nothing.'

Bern never backed down after making a decision.

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