130 Chapter 5

William looked at map in his hand, then at the village in front of him.

Unlike what he has expected, the place looked as backward as it could be, houses made up of mud with grass roof, the place was surrounded by a simple wooden fence, the fence seemed to be more for decoration then for actual defense.

While William was staring at the backward village, a crowd gathered at the front of the village.

It was none other than the villagers, seeing a suspicious person like William standing in front of their village, they gathered together with vigilant expression on their faces.

For a moment a deadlock formed between the two parties as neither made a move, the villagers were feeling hesitant even though they had the advantage in numbers while William was wondering how long it will take him to reach the next town located in the map.

*Crack*

Then suddenly a little girl hesitantly appeared from behind William, with slow footsteps she walked towards the villagers, seeing her familiar face some of the villagers exclaimed.

Just then a couple ran up from within the villagers.

Seeing their appearance, the little girl's speed suddenly increased, spreading out her hands she ran upto them.

"My child!"

The woman quickly pulled her in a deep hug and started crying followed by the man who seemed to be the father.

Seeing the scene the nearby villagers quickly approached and surrounded the family of three.

After they calmed down, an old man who called himself the village chief warmly invited William inside, which he didn't decline.

Although looking at the situation of the village, it didn't seem like he would be able to acquire a horse, but getting the basic knowledge about the area shouldn't be a problem.

What took place afterwards was a warm welcome by the villagers, although the village without a doubt looked poor but the heart of the people living here was rich, with an encouraging smile they held a big feast.

Calling it a feast might be an overstatement, more like they brought various type of fruits and cooked vegetables for William to show their gratitude which he accepted without a second thought.

What happened next stunned the villagers, they literally saw William 'devour' the food in front of their very eyes, many of them burst out laughing after seeing him wolfing down on the food like a starved animal while others wondered where all of it was going because of William's small body.

While everyone was watching William, a sudden commotion at the gate of the village caught their attention.

*Neigh*

With a loud cry a menacing looking man fearlessly entered the village riding his horse, holding a giant saber in his hand.

"I-its G-Gambit!"

"R-run away! save your lives!"

"H-Hieek"

Within seconds the peace of the village was overturned, just hearing the name 'Gambit' was enough for them to run away like a flock of sheeps.

"Tsk"

Gambit clicked his tongue as he gleefully looked at the fear stuck faces of the villagers, looking at the chaos around him the terrible feeling from last night finally eased a little.

The corners of his mouth curled up to form a vicious smile while his tightly gripped the saber in his right hand but just before Gambit was about to do something, his gaze landed on a certain individual.

The size of the village wasn't large to begin with.

It anything it was quite small, it was only because of the large crowd before that he inadvertently ignored the person sitting within hindsight.

But now that the crowd has thinned a lot he could see it clearly.

*Munch*

A dirtied black coat covered in blood and a body frame which was not even half his size.

*Crunch*

With a skinny hand the person picked up the fruit in front of him and bit down on it without a care in the world.

"You----"

Gambit's pointed at William with his shaking finger as a million thoughts ran through his mind.

W-wasn't this the ghost from last night?

A ghost which can walk in broad daylight?

A ghost which eats fruits instead of humans?

A ghost which actually looks like a beggar?

F*ck.

What a good ghost!!!

There was nothing to think about.

He has been cheated by a beggar!.

"B*stard!"

With bloodshot eyes Gambit controlled his horse and ran straight towards William.

He would kill this thief if it was the last thing he did!.

*Neigh*

As if finally hearing the commotion, William turned his eyes away from the food and looked towards the rushing Gambit.

"Die!"

Gambit shouted in pure rage as he swung his saber with all his might.

Blinded by his rage he was unable to see the pair of dangerously calm eyes staring at his every movement.

Although Gambit didn't notice it, someone else did.

In the instant William was about to raise his hand the horse Gambit was riding upon felt a feeling of extreme fear.

As if being looked down upon by a natural predator the image of William rapidly enlarged inside the horse's mind looking as terrifying as a giant staring down from above.

Using all of his strength the horse stopped his sudden charge, caught off guard Gambit was sent flying through the air unable to understand what the hell just happened.

*Crash*

Gambit heavily crashed into the mud wall of the village creating a small hole in it.

Even until he lost consciousness Gambit was unable to understand what the heck just happened.

On the other hand William slowly caressed the shaking horse which stopped in front of his as if to calm it down.

But his touch seem to have the opposite effect as the horse started shaking even more violently then before.

Grabbing the rein of the newly acquired acquired ride, William looked at the roughly made mad in his hand for a moment before turning his gaze towards the wall Gambit crashed in.

"A ride and a tour guide delivered right at my doorsteps what a lucky day."

William's eyes light up as he pulled off the thick rope from the horse's back and made his way towards the unconscious Gambit.

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[Deep inside a forest.]

A large group of 20 hunters could be seen skillfully traversing the terrain.

With bow and arrow as their main weapon they quickly hunted any beast which came in their path, skinned it and moved on.

Although they were skilled, this large group of hunters were filled with a sense of mystery.

Especially due to the fact that all the members were woman.

The person who seemed to be the leader of the group suddenly raised her hand to signal them to stop, then she crouched down on the ground and picked up a blood coloured magic crystal.

"What is it Rethusa?"

A sweet voice called out to her making Rethusa quickly turn towards the person who walked out from within the group.

Her green eyes curiously looked at Rethusa while her blue hair moved around with the wind, she was was a goddess who presided over chastity and that was why her familia consisted of only woman.

And her divine name was none other than Artemis.

"Goddess take a look at this.", With a respectable look on her face the red haired Rethusa carefully handed the magic crystal to her Goddess.

Artemis took the blood red crystal from Rethusa's hand and carefully brought it close to her eyes before frowning.