
The sun has risen in this city. The new day has begun, most of the citizens have been up from earlier and are preparing to do the work they used to do.
That's how Audrey and her two friends got up in their rooms, got ready and went to breakfast.
The three of them had breakfast in the same place as dinner last night, still in this inn. The three had breakfast quietly in a corner near the 1st floor window of the inn. Unlike dinner yesterday, at breakfast like this the atmosphere is not too crowded, because most of the visitors have gone to do their own activities.
After finishing breakfast they left the inn, to do things they rarely do every day especially for Audrey herself.
They walked the streets around the city and headed for the nearby guild branch. Unlike yesterday afternoon, the atmosphere in the current city of Anggresia was quite different. Indeed, as usual many people pass and fly here although not as much as in the capital, but here the atmosphere is quite beautiful. Moreover, many flower gardens along the way and orchid plants are scattered on each wall of the building, as the name of the city itself.
Arriving at the guild, they saw the shape of the building itself was almost the same as the one in the capital, where they signed up to be adventurers, it's just that on the outer wall overgrown with orchid plants there is also a garden full of flowers.
The three of them stopped by the guild instead to take on missions as they would only be in this city for a day, but only to report and greet some people they met at the inn yesterday (even if there is one). After a little business in the guild was done they continued to walk around, enjoying 1 free day in this city.
They continued to walk until they reached a park, as usual the park was decorated with flowers and fountains like in most cities.
Here it is quite comfortable because the weather is not too hot, many people relax, pass by and the traders who sell around it.
Bruck…
As the three of them walked by accident Audrey was hit by a child and they both fell. Soon Eliana reached out to a child who had fallen in front of her.
"Are you okay ?"
"Well, I'm sorry I was in such a hurry." The boy replied, he looked a little tired, not long after his stomach rang because it seemed he had not eaten from yesterday.
Moreover, his clothes look shabby and slightly torn, his hair is long and his body is a little dull. He also carried a basket that appeared to be empty this time.
"Here you eat. You look hungry." Eliana quickly took the food that was still warm from her storage magic, the food that was taken in the form of rice and chicken as a side dish.
"I'm sorry, but in this case I need something more raw" replied the child with a sad face.
"Oh yes... What if this is ?" Eliana was holding 2 pieces of fresh chicken meat that had been skinned, it seemed that it had just been taken from her storage magic. He thought maybe he needed something raw to cook himself.
The child was shocked, his mouth open and unable to say anything else however…
"I don't mean anything more raw…"
Crackpot…
"Is this what you mean ?" Audrey holds a living hen, no one knows where the chicken was taken from but thought to have been taken from her storage magic. Because Audrey's storage magic is dynamic type and with the flow of time in it may be filled with living things.
Of course the boy was surprised because at first he only saw chicken rice, after that chicken meat, and now live chicken ?
"Not.but I mean money…"
"He's the only one I have." The child's face darkened, she was sad and tears flowed down her cheeks.
The three of them looked at each other a little confused. Then they took him to the park. They all sat at a garden table under a tree, trying to calm the child down.
"At least eat this, we will help as much as we can, so please tell us your problem." Eliana persuaded.
After a while the child stopped crying a little, ate the food that Eliana had given him and told his true story.
The boy's name is Rio and he has a little sister named Anna, they both live in a small house in the slums of their parents.
Every day they work odd jobs or scavenging in order to survive, lucky they do not have any problems with other poor people in the slums, in fact they were all being nice because everyone who was there was basically the same fate. They were all poor, but they were not slaves to be bought.
In this kingdom slavery is illegal, those who are caught will be punished but it does not deter sellers and slave buyers who transact illegally.
Even so, among their adversities there is something that prevents them from developing in a better direction, and it comes from a small group of criminals who are nesting in this city. Although they are few in number and it is thought that they are not very strong, they are very difficult to catch, even the guard soldiers could not catch any of their members since a few years ago, he said, and that was the problem Rio faced this time.
His sister was kidnapped by a group of thugs a few days ago, and he had to collect 100 gold coins to redeem his sister and if not immediately repaid in the next few days, his sister would be sold as a slave.
100 Gold coins was a large sum even for the B-ranked adventurer himself and If he was caught reporting to the guard soldiers, the criminals threatened to kill his sister directly.
After telling that Rio went back to grieving, thinking about his sister's current state, while he himself was feeling the delicacy of eating.
"Hemm.100 gold coins yes.
Rio was of course sad, but that was a natural thing, being able to hear the story was already quite good. There was no way that a stranger would suddenly give that kind of money to someone they had just met first.
"Rio... do you know any information about their whereabouts ?"
"One is okay." Audrey asked.
"Yes I know, besides if they ask for a ransom then someone is assigned to take the money."
"Hehehehe... It seems that with the plan it can work.. Kan Audrey ?" Hendry.
"Yes.he."
"Re.... The plan ???"
Hendry and Audrey looked at Eliana at the same time, and she was quite confused as to what would happen to her after this.
Slowly a light of hope began to emerge from Rio's eyes, seeing the three people he had just met were willing to do something dangerous like this. The four of them discussed the plan carefully and prepared to execute this quite brilliant plan.