Chapter 253 – Assassination Family Raven 3 (7)

I woke up early in the morning and packed my bags to perform the quest.

The only luggage I had was money, an ID card, a bag containing extra clothes, and a dagger.

Rosette bothered to check my bag one more time, but there really was nothing to take.

I only brought a dagger because I thought it would look strange for an adventurer crossing the border to not carry anything.

I was a little disappointed that I didn’t bring poison this time, but now I don’t need it.

“Xian… Are you going?”

Rosette seemed to have noticed that I was gone and woke up, rubbing her eyes.

I found the disheveled golden hair quite attractive, but I had enough fun yesterday.

“Yes. It’s better to move early.”

“Return safely.”

At the same time, Rosette closed her eyes and slightly exposed her face.

Perhaps because the marriage stamp had not yet been stamped, I felt a slight determination that my wife’s position could not be taken away.

“I understand.”

I lightly kissed his red lips and left the room.

Even if it wasn’t early in the morning, he always left the quiet Raven family and set out on a path of revenge.

It was annoying to kill the random things that popped up every time I went on the path of revenge, but I thought this was a good change.

The iron door at the exit naturally opened as I approached and closed again as soon as I came out.

I entered a nearby restaurant with somewhat familiar steps.

A good breakfast was served right away without having to order it, and while I was eating it, I waited for the wizard to open the warp gate to appear.

“Sian.”

In a store with no customers, the store owner came up to me and said.

“What’s going on?”

“Is the Raven family slowly moving again?”

“It will start moving soon. The store will be crowded again.”

“I’m sure a lot of people who messed with the Raven family because they were quiet will get their heads kicked.”

“That will happen.”

“Well, it seems like there are very few people going out today. Shall we wake up the wizard? I don’t think Cyan will have to wait any longer.”

“It would be nice if you could do that.”

The restaurant owner cleaned up the plate I had finished eating and went out.

I followed along with my bag, and the wizard from the inn came running quickly carrying a bag containing a piece of rune.

“Sian, where are you going?”

“Sunbury.”

“It’s completely south this time. I understand.”

I found a piece of rune containing Sunbury’s coordinates in my bag and opened the warp gate.

I took a light step and arrived at Sunbury, at the southernmost tip of the Eurysian Empire.

*

Although Sunbury was located in the southernmost part, it was a crowded city because it could travel to and from other kingdoms.

Teib Village is also located at the eastern end, but since it is not a border village, there were few people.

If you arrive in the Empire, you can use the warp gate in the first village you visit to travel across the Empire.

I thought it would be a good idea to first go to the Adventurer’s Guild and look into the requests for going to Thembus, so I headed to the Adventurer’s Guild.

An adventurer’s guild that was easy to find because it was near the village square.

It was still early in the morning, so there weren’t that many adventurers, but the young receptionist was looking at me with a bright smile as I just came in.

I could just look at the assignment sheet posted on the wall, but I thought it would be better to ask directly right now, so I went straight to the receptionist.

“Welcome. I’m Jane, the receptionist at the Adventurer’s Guild.”

I answered with a bright smile.

“Xian, a silver-level adventurer. Mr. Jane, is there any escort mission to Thembus?”

I took out my adventurer ID card from my bag.

“I guess this is your first time at Sunbury, Xian? There are escort missions to Thembus almost every day. Of course, there are still.”

“Yes. I came to Sunbury for the first time because I had to go to Thembus.”

“I see. There are two places departing today. We jointly recruited escorts from both places, but they are full. How about tomorrow?”

“Why not today? I like it sooner.”

“Hmm. Then, I’ll add you as a reserve. If adventurers who are sick or in poor condition are left out at night, they will be able to go in right away. And I’ll put your name on the list of people who can go tomorrow, so if you don’t come before the application deadline in the afternoon, you won’t be left out. “

Receptionist Jane said with a slight wink.

I was grateful that she showed me a lot of convenience, so I took out 10 coopers from her wallet.

“Oh my. You don’t have to do this.”

As she did so, she immediately took it and put it in her pocket.

“Then can I just wait at the guild?”

“Yes. The person in charge of the escort will come and select additional people. Please wait in a comfortable place.”

So I sat at the table near the reception desk.

Since it was still morning and no one had arrived yet, perhaps because it was a quiet adventurer’s guild, Jane, who looked bored, left the reception desk and quietly sat down at the table I was sitting at.

“Mr. Xian, you were at the Silver level. Which mission was your most memorable?”

I don’t think there were any major difficulties after the assassination mission?

So, I decided to talk about the memories of Yu Xian, who had the most experience fighting monsters, in a slightly refined manner.

“I remember the first time I hunted a monster. I heard there were five goblins gathered together, so I went there and there were twice as many.”

“Wow. That was a little harsh.”

“It may seem like twice as many, but anyway, they attacked me with excitement and beat me up until I was about to die.”

The first time I fought a monster during a midterm exam, I remembered fighting while wearing armor and getting hit.

After hearing that, Jane covered her mouth with her hand and smiled.

“Hehe. Usually, when something like that happens, people give up on being adventurers.”

“Well, next time I was more prepared and killed them all.”

“That’s amazing. When I ask other adventurers, they don’t say anything embarrassing.”

“He probably didn’t want to show his shortcomings to the pretty receptionist. He must have felt strong and cool about looking good.”

“Pretty. Hmm. Well, I’m the youngest of the receptionists at Sunbury.”

Said a smiling Jane, running her hands through her braided brown hair.

Are you the youngest person to start working this early in the morning? Considering that, I said I would be there until closing time in the evening, so it seems like the working hours are long.

“What monsters frequently appear on the road from Sunbury to Thembus?”

“There are the most orcs here. I know they’ve been subjugated a few times, but after about three months, they start pouring in again. I don’t know where they come from.”

“Is that so? Orcs can’t let down their guard.”

“Mr. Xian, have you ever hunted orcs? Ah, if you are at the silver level, yes.”

“Yes. It was my first time meeting him, so I prepared more than I did with the goblin.”

“I guess the memory of being defeated by the goblin was of great help to you, Mr. Xian?”

“I think so. Thanks to that, I decided not to let down any enemy’s guard.”

“Hmm. I want to talk more, but I guess people are starting to come. Let’s talk again later when I get a chance.”

Jane winked at me, got up and headed to the reception desk.

Adventurers who had eaten breakfast began to flock to the adventurer’s guild, and the receptionist, who was among the adventurers, quickly slipped out of the crowd, entered the reception desk, and began to work.

As I was sitting in the lively adventurer’s guild, a man with a long scar on his face walked through his line and headed straight for Jane.

“Thembus escort mission reserve member No. 1 Xian? Who is this again? And No. 2 Kashin. Is he there?”

“Xian is here.”

“Great. Is the seat still empty today? Huh?”

Unlike me, a man named Kashin seemed to know the person in charge of the escort and came up to me and bumped his fist.

And when the guard in charge saw me standing up, he looked me up and down and asked.

“Xian, are you a silver-level adventurer?”

“Okay.”

“Well, those drunk bastards on this sweet mission are idiots. Let’s go.”

He made a disapproving look at my short answer, then shook his head and went outside with Kashin.

I followed the two people and arrived at the entrance of the country where many carriages and adventurers were gathered.

And among the people who appeared to be merchants, a person with a wad of paper motioned to us.

“Here is the contract. Read it and sign.”

“Yes. Yes.”

Kashin signed right away without reading it, and I quickly glanced at it.

The escort mission itself only cost 2 silver, but an allowance was given depending on the monsters slain.

Still, seeing that it was limited to a maximum of 5 silver, I thought the allowance was too low.

Should I be satisfied with basic food provided while staying outside for about two days?

After confirming that much, I also signed.

If they say they won’t give you such a small allowance, there is a way to get it.

Cassim was chatting and flirting with adventurers she already knew, and I, alone, was standing in line.

It’s not that difficult to get out of the empire, so the immigration officer in front quickly checked our documents, and we were able to get out.

I escaped from the Yurisian Empire by following a slow-moving procession of wagons.

The south was made up of dense forests, and the humidity was slightly high, so I felt a little hot.

However, if you wear thin clothes, it seems like you will be a target for bugs, but fortunately, I have a lot of mana, so I was less sensitive to temperature changes.

“Hey. Is this your first time seeing me?”

I turned around slightly when I heard a woman’s voice calling me.

For a woman with red hair, she was a fairly large female adventurer.

He was wearing a long sword at his waist, and judging by the leather on the handle, it seemed like he had quite a bit of experience in combat.

“This is Xian.”

“I am Seche. Is this your first mission to and from the Thembus Kingdom?”

“Yes, that’s right.”

“Don’t be alone and hang out with other people. You won’t have to fight monsters within a day’s distance from the border of the Yurisian Empire. They don’t come out often these days…”

“Then can I hang out with Mr. Seche?”

“Huh? Well… Okay. I’ll speak to you as an experienced senior.”

It seems like it was easy to find someone to talk to.