The Great Adventure In World Of Sword And Magic.
Chapter 16 - [ Apologies ]

...CHAPTER 16 - APOLOGY...

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"More. Who's the girl..?"

An unusual low voice came out from Lia's mouth.

"Uh, Lia?"

"..??"

Lia approached us heavily and frighteningly. The basket he was carrying he held firmly.

As if he wanted to finish us off. Beside me, Flam looked a little scared and hid behind me.

Yet..

"..!?"

Lia became increasingly upset for a reason. He looked at me with anger. I can imagine two horns appearing on his head.

"Lia, can you just calm down?" I stood up and approached him.

"I'm calm." His face was very upset when he said that.

You're not calm at all..

"Well.. You know, this girl is Flam, Crystal Flam. The merchant's son who lives next to my house, explained my neighbor," My words went to the side that let Flam be seen.

"Hmmm.."

He was still upset, Flam on the other hand looked nervous and returned behind me.

"Then.. Flam, the upset girl is Amelia, Amelia Urona. My friend."

"Hello.."

"Hgm."

It seems like their relationship is going to be difficult.

"Then why are you back, Lia?"

"...I'm requested.. Aunty brought this," he said, revealing the basket.

He looked agitated as he held out a basket filled with food to me, I think it was my mother's.

"From my mother?"

"Take it, I'll go."

Lia threw the basket at me and tried to leave.

"Lia, you can eat with me, as always."

"..."

He stopped, but walked again.

"Lia?"

Why her?

"Ren-kun's. Was Amelia-san always like that?"

"No, he's not usually like that. Only when she is upset or unhappy will Lia act like that" I explained.

"Is it because of me?" His face looked glum saying it.

"I don't know, but I think he's in a bad mood. Flam, you don't have to turn it around."

"Um, I'll go after him."

"Eh? Why?"

Without hearing me, Flam ran away leaving me alone.

He chased after Lia who was already far away.

"So.. Did I eat myself?" I stared at the basket in my hand.

"Mirr.."

"Haha... eat with a sheep?"

"Father!"

Senka came out of the shadow and hugged me.

"Senka! Let's eat together!"

"Yes!"

So we ate together.

"Hm? It's different."

"Myu?"

'What did Lia make it?' I thought I was chewing a sandwich.

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...《 POV Amelia Urona》...

I walked back to my house.

'Why me?!' Thought fretted.

I get upset every time I see her with another girl..

But.. With that girl, Ren..

Damnit.. What's wrong with me??

The man always. always does not see me as a girl..

Kuhh..kadah!?

"Mr.."

"...?" Someone called me, who is he?

I turned around and saw that annoying girl coming towards me.

Seeing her joking with Ren when I came. It made me not like it right away.

'This girl, what does she want??'

"You.." I said coldly.

"Uh, I'm sorry!"

He lowered his head apologizing.

"Eh, what?"

"I'm sorry! I seem to be making Amelia-san uncomfortable.."

"No, that.."

He spoke very politely, I was confused to respond.

"I won't try to bother Amelia-san with Ren-kun anymore."

"..Uh."

Why is it with her, she should have been able to get closer to Ren-kun instead of chasing after me. It bothers me.

"I'm sorry!"

"..."

She's this why the hell?? He apologized to me, but he didn't know what was wrong. Sucks.

"Why?"

"Huh-yes?"

"Why are you apologizing?"

His face looked puzzled and he started to say in a soft voice.

"Uh, I think Amelia-san misunderstood me with Ren-kun. So I apologize, if it bothers Amelia-san."

"..."

Why...why? I still don't like him.. He apologized to me just to keep me from getting upset, and he didn't seem to mean anything bad.

That face.. Damnit.

"..."

"..."

It becomes awkward, if no one speaks first.

"Forget it.."Say it with a sigh.

"Eh?"

I took a breath and turned my face away from him.

"You're new to this village, aren't you?" I said without seeing it.

"I-iiya, ah I'm Crystal Flam. Just call me Flam," he said, approaching beside me.

"Flam," I looked at him.

"Yes!"

This girl doesn't look dangerous.

He looks more submissive. Hm..

"No need to be stiff, you can talk casually with me. Like you were with him," I said cynically.

"Good-Good." He replied nervously, a gulp sound was heard from him.

Seeing her nervous, it seemed to make me understand about her.

He seems to be trying to find a friend. Friends in this village, I just saw him in the village.

So I'm sure he doesn't know anyone but Ren.

"..."

"..."

He seemed to be quietly walking beside me, I sighed and looked at him.

I guess.. That doesn't matter.

"I can take you around, if you want. Flam," I said firmly.

"Yes, a, I want to!"

The color on his skin was bright again, it was seen that he was no longer nervous.

"Then come with me" I said, turning left at the fork in the road.

"Yes, please help."

So I took him away. I guess I just need to see if he's a rival or not.

.........

In an empty house in the middle of the forest.

Because it was so quiet, many rodents and insects inhabited the house.

Crews! The sound of a twig being stepped on sounded not far from the house.

A group of three people came near the house.

They looked armed and dressed modestly.

However, their appearance being covered by a black coat made them seem not that simple.

"Guheh, Rilril's cooking isn't as good as usual.." Said a young woman with an unhappy face.

"If you don't like it, there's no need to eat it." The man mentioned seemed not to care much about the woman.

"Haha, let it go. So is this the place you're referring to, chief?"

The woman walked closer to the front man.

Then he answered only one word.

"Yes." Yeah."

The bald man who was big and dressed in all black clothes seemed to walk quietly and calmly, which was completely different from the two.

Then, they arrived right in front of the uninhabited house.

Creeeeaks

The sound of the door opening uncomfortably rang out.

The man opened the door and entered it, followed by the two men behind him.

"Woah, it's so dirty.." The woman looked agitated at the messy, unkempt room.

"You better be here, I want to be outside." The man called Rillil looked a bit dislikeful to stay in the house for too long and did not want to enter.

"Just shut up, follow me" said their leader firmly.

His cold gaze made the two unwillingly follow him.

"Okay, okay, chief.." Rillril said flatly.

"Pooch.."

The blonde-haired woman put on an unhappy face, which was different from the black-haired man who had voluntarily followed the chairman.

So they reached the end of the room with an iron door that looked never to be touched.

"Is it right here?" She said The woman wondered.

"Yes." Yeah." The chairman's brief reply.

The woman was rather curious and looked around.

Tuk Baak's!

The flower vase fell and made a rowdy sound, the woman stared at the item she accidentally grabbed.

"Can you shut up?" His purple eyes stared coldly at the two.

""..okay,"" the two men replied simultaneously.

The man looks uncomfortable with both, even though only the woman herself can not be silent.

The chief touched the rusty iron door and then a magic circle was formed on the door.

Magic runes were created and the circles and ancient letters in each of its tracks gave a magical atmosphere around them.

"Whoah! look at that Rilril, magic circle!"

"Can you calm down, Fanya?" Rillil's words pulled the Woman back from the Chairman.

"Hump!" Fanya puffed her cheeks unhappily at Rillil's treatment of her.

The chief pressed the magic circle with his mana which he flowed into the door and the blue light on the circle turned a dark red that looked intimidating once.

"Release Circle Magic."

The red light started to dim and followed by a door that turned into a jet-black iron door.

"That changed!"

"Haa..?"

The chief looked at him cynically.

Fanya became nervous and scared, while Rillil looked at her as if he was looking at an idiot.

Then he opened the door.

A large room was visible from there that could make anyone wonder how it was possible in the house that looked like a hut, there was a large room that should be in a large house or castle?

Then, they gulped at him.

"You have come." A cold, pressing voice sounded from behind that door.

What was behind the door, made the three nervously enter the room.

A faint smile emerged from the figure.

"I'm gonna give you guys a job?" Say the figure with a cold and heavy tone.

"Okay, Leader."

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...[ Continued ]...