I'M A Villains In My Second Life
Chapter 142's

Duke Leonard waved his hand as he watched from a distance a cloaked man come out through the gate, the person he waved his hand to look at him waved his hand back and spurred his horse towards where Duke Leonard and the others were.

“Greetings Mr. Leonard, greetings Prince Edward and Aelfric.” Greet her with a friendly smile on her face.

“Zeyden?”call Edward to see Zeyden now joining them and then look towards Duke Leonard.

“I asked him to join the expedition together with us, in order to make it easier for us to quickly return later with his teleportation magic.” Duke Leonard tells them why Zeyden can come with them.

“Have you never been to the east forest?” aelfric asked Zeyden.

“Ah, have never been there because it is restricted barrier.”

“We will be leaving soon,” Edward tells everyone to get ready soon before making their way to the eastern forest, “don't get left behind.” Edward spoke and emphasized his words to Aelfric. Aelfric just snorted Edward who always pressured him.

The four of them then embarked on a journey towards the eastern forest where the elves were located, with the intention of asking for help to treat Leathina.

It had been almost a full day they traveled, the four of them stopped at a river which happened to be not far from the edge of the road they passed.

It was getting darker that they delayed the trip and they took a short break before resuming their journey for tomorrow.

“We will rest here for a while.” Duke Leonard then jumped down from his horse and tied it to a tree branch.

“Duke aren't we still able to travel in the next few hours, why should we rest now?” ask Duke Leonard.

“The weather is not good, you should stop here before entering the forest. We will continue tomorrow.” Duke Leonard said firmly.

After hearing the explanation from Duke Leonard finally Edward according, as well as Zeyden and Aelfric they betiga obeyed the words of Duke Leonard and immediately came down from their respective horses.

Duke Leonard and Zeyden arranged for their place to rest while Edward and Aelfric went around to check the surroundings while looking for firewood to use as a heater.

After almost half an hour of touring, Edward and Aelfric returned with firewood with them.

“Oh, you've arrived!” zeyden exclaimed as he saw Aelfric and Edward had returned.

“Me and Duke have caught some fish for our dinner, come and stack the wood and I will light a fire to cook the fish.” Said Zeyden while cleaning up the fish he had caught with duke Leonard in the river and he would soon cook for their dinner.

Edward and Aelfric, obey Zeyden. The two of them immediately put the wood they were carrying on the ground and began to suckle it. After that Zeyden used his ability to light a fire.

The four of them were now sitting in a circle in front of the fire they had made, waiting for the fish that Zeyden had burned to mature.

“Alefric, show me the map to the eastern forest you've drawn.” Edward then broke the silence between the three of them.

Aelfric said, without saying much he took his bag and began looking for a map made after it immediately gave the paper scroll he had drawn the map to his hometown.

“This.” Aelfric gave Edward a roll of his paper.

Edward immediately received the paper scroll Aelric had given him and immediately opened it to study their path towards the eastern forest, after observing for a while Edward's brows furrowed and his hands began to roll the map back.

“This is what you call a map?!” edward exclaimed as he slapped the paper he had rolled onto Aelfric's shoulder, which was not far from him.

“Why? my picture is good kok.” Aelfric defended himself then seized the scroll of the map that Edward had struck him, “See!” he said while showing the picture to Duke Leonard and Zeyden.

Zeyden gawked after looking at the map drawn by Aelfric while Duke Leonard seriously tried to make sense of the map Aelfric showed him.

“You also don't understand?!” Aelfric asked Duke Leonard and Zeyden who did not respond to him.

“See this,” Aelfric pointed at the picture and began to explain the meaning of the map, “This great door is the royal gate that we passed this morning then this long line is the road that we now pass, this is the road that we now pass, then this picture of the mountain we will later pass some mountains, and this picture of concave is the valley later also we will pass through the valley.” Aelfric explained his map with spirit.

“The picture of a child is much better than your scribble.” Edward's chirps commented on Aelfric's drawing and managed to anger Aelfric and throw his own cork into the fire.

“Also where did you learn to draw like that and do you really know the way home to your own home.” Edward chirps again while helping Zeyden reverse the fish that have begun to burn.

Aelfric snorted in annoyance then folded his hands in front of his chest and only focused on looking at the flames burning in his face.

“Don't tell me you really don't remember the way home?” taya Zeyden teases Aelfric.

Aelfric's face grew groggy not responding to Zeyden who also teased him.

“You really don't know your way home?” Edward asked seriously when he saw Aelfric who would usually reply to all the words of people who annoyed him now just silent do not respond.

“Iya I don't know the way back to the east forest. Are you two satisfied now!” aelfric snarled.

“How can I know the way there while I was brought here by being kidnapped and put in a wooden box by criminals.” He said while holding back tears until his eyes looked teary.

“You should have said from the beginning that you don't know if you really don't know, why when I told you to draw it you said yes.” Said Edward who was now coldly staring at Aelfric. “You can kill people pretently like that, you better tell me the truth why you should lie.” His words again advised Aelfric.

“I-it, it's because I don't like to be underestimated by you.” Shouted Aelfric while glazing his slightly watery eyes.

“actually how old are you?” Zeyden asked who was anxious to see Aelfric's more child-like behavior.

“You stop, let Aelfric alone you two bother him too much.” Duke Leonard then broke up and they tried to revive the susan.

"So where do you get the inspiration to draw the map if you don't know the way? I've been there once and the map you've drawn isn't entirely wrong." Duke Leonard asked Aelfric.

"That I heard it from the people who brought me here, when in the wooden box several times they said they would pass through the bay or the mountain."

"So, oh, the fish is edible." Zeyden tried to divert the conversation when he saw that the fish they were burning had matured in the fireplace.

At the same time that the fish they were burning had finally matured, they immediately picked it up and started eating it. Until they calm down, they only focus on their food.

Duke Leonard faintly heard the sound of a foot approaching them Edward and Zeyden saw then they both nodded in understanding and were immediately alert in their respective positions.

“Tak”

Duke Leonard threw the wood at the end of which was still visible embers of fire towards Edward and nimbly Edward dodged then the wood thrown by Duke darted backward.

“Argkh!” The scream of someone who seemed to be hit by Duke Leonard's throw.

Edward and Duke Leonard immediately pulled out his sword from the scabbard then immediately went to the origin of the sound he had heard earlier to check.

“Aw, aw,” his screams as Edward caught him and dragged him towards the fireplace.

“Hei! Why do you carelessly catch people.”

“That's because I want to check who's having these nights lighting a fire on the edge of a forest like this.” He defended himself.

“Aw, Aw, Aw, Release, this hurts!” His screams as Edward strengthened his grip.

“You who?” Ask Duke Leonard.

“Jawab!” edward threatened.

“A-ku, I live around here. I came to fetch water in the river but accidentally saw the fire that you guys made so I came to see who knows there are ignorant people who deliberately lit the fire and left it just like that.”

“Where is your home?” ask Zeyden the originator.

“Disana?” He pointed towards the forest.

“You ..” his words stopped when he saw Duke Leonard whom he could now see clearly because of the blaze.

“You look like the woman who once saved us, she also had blue eyes like that.”

“Who?” duke Leonard asked

“You know, a beautiful woman whose hair is red and skilled in using swords. His name is Lea if it's not wrong he's been staying at.. Aw, Aw you're clutching me too hard my hand can be broken.” He shouted and rebelled against Edward.

“Where do you know him?” ask Zeyden to investigate.

“It was an accidental meeting, at that time we wanted to rob him, but instead we were battered,’ he replied timidly because given his crushing defeat when he first met with Leathina.

“But she was kind enough to say  ... Aw!” why are you beating me up again” asked Edward with emotion.

He saw Edward glaring at him making his guts shrink, understanding Edward's reaction because as he remembered Leathina did not want her healing ability known by many people.

“I mean he saved us,” he said again repeating his words, and it was already night so we laughed him stay at our place.”

“Who are you?”

“My name is Damian, we used to be bandits who plundered adventurers passing by in the forest path. But now it is no longer, believe me now our work is not bandits anymore.” Damian tried to convince the four people who were now looking at him suspiciously.

“Lea, uh I mean Miss Leathina taught us how to make money without having to rob again.”

‘Bagimana?” aelfirc asked curiously because he had never held onto money while out of the eastern forest, all this time he had relied only on the help of Leathina or Edward who gave him enough shelter and food for him.

“It was we cut down wood and change it to be sold in the city.”

Edward finally released his grip, he found no lie from what Damian said.

“Ah, finally,” muttered Damian was relieved when Edward let go he then stretched his stiff body because of Edward.

“Then excuse me sir, I will return to my place.” Say polite and immediately leave because they do not want to linger dealing with people who think they are strange and look dangerous.

Damian walked back to the direction of the arrival, he walked towards the river and crossed it with large stones lined up to the other side.

After walking in half his journey Damian turned back his brows furrowed withstanding his annoyance as the four people who were not as excited as he met continued to follow him even to cross the river.

“Gentlemen are there still any misunderstandings that we still need to resolve?” he asked in confusion as they continued to follow him. The one being asked is silent.

Damian then ignored him and went back to walking but for the umpteenth time they still followed where he went made him more emotional.

“Why are you still following me?” he asked with a slightly raised intonation but still within polite limits because Damian knew that the four people in front of him were no ordinary people.

“We want to stay where Leathina used to live!” Said Ailfric who finally spoke first.

“No, can't. Our village is closed. The place that Miss Leathina used to live in was not here because we had just moved in and just made a new settlement so dangerous for us to bring outsiders into our territory,” Damian did not allow them to come with him. “In addition Miss Leathina is our savior, so do not carry her name just any,” Damian said again commemorating the four.

“Why?” aelfric asked not to accept the rejection from Damina, “As long as you know yes, this guy lives at home with Leathina, he said,” Aelfric appoints Duke Leonard while the appointed one nods his head assenting “And these two people are Leathina's close friends, Leathina,” He said again while pointing at Edward and Zeyden and they also reacted the same as Duke Leonard, “And I ...,” He said again sabil pointed at himself but did not finish his words because he thought first, “And I .., I am a person who will probably be special to Leathina, he said,” His arrogant speech tells Damian and uploads himself compared to others.

“Huffttt!” Damian let out a long sigh and scratched his non-itchy head, “Alright, if you are indeed the people closest to Miss Lea means there is no choice for me except to accept you to our settlement.” Damian finally resigned because they were all too stubborn to be left alone. “But, remember I brought you guys because you're Miss Lea's friends so don't embarrass her name everywhere.” Damian threatened the four people who now insisted on coming with him.

The four of them nodded slowly at the same time then followed Damian back to walk in front of them.

They were actually not very interested in what kind of settlement Damian lived in, either, what made them want to see Damian's residence was that they were curious about what kind of place Leathina lived in and how the people there treated Leathina. They wonder what kind of person Leathina really is, the four of them want to get to know Leathina better in their own way.

After a while of walking they could all finally see some lighting at one point in front of them.

“There I stay.” Damian pointed to the settlement which is now only a few meters in front of them, seen the settlement is still in the construction stage and there are only a few small huts that still seem to look very newly established.

“Damian who are the people you brought it.” Someone suddenly shouted at Damian as Damian walked closer to the settlement.

“Don't it been emphasized that until the construction period has not been completed no one is allowed to bring new people here.” Shouts of others gathered at one point and blocked Damian's path.

“I can't possibly bring just anyone here.” Damian tried to calm down the people who were now urging him.

“Still no, yes no. Dangerous to us!”

“They're close friends Miss Lea,” Damian immediately introduced the people he brought before he got a tantrum.

“Oh, friends Miss Lea means guest of honor also right.” Hearing Leathina's name mentioned the people who had been on black suddenly changed and returned to calm.

Damian sighed and stroked his chest softly feeling relieved that people were not urging him anymore.

“Hoi Out! miss Leathina's friends are coming!”

“You should also welcome him immediately.” People call out to others.

And without waiting for long everyone immediately came out and greeted their presence kindly.

“Leathina, actually what have you done in a short time outside to make this former bandit association so respectful of you?”

Duke Leonard, Edward and even Zeyden were surprised to see the newly met people look so respectful towards Leathina, leading the three to again question what kind of person Leathina really is.

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