Yeaman Town

The next day after the fight between Heroes and Ruby Golem. Now, all the heroes levels are over 20 after yesterday fight. They managed to bring down the monster that defeated the strongest man, and this news already spread on Yeaman town.

Yeaman town is the biggest town inside Yocht kingdom. And they located the castle inside this town. And today, for one day the king let the heroes have fun on the town, it was the king way to let the heroes rest.

Arata and Yamato went to the town without any delay with some bodyguards. And Runa too went to the town to take breather. She was with Shizuku, taking a walk in the town. She was thinking of taking a breather. But, as expected of Heroes, they attracted so many attention even though the personal information about hero wasn't published, yet the attention still enough to make Runa puke.

"This is bad."

Runa said it on a corner as she covers her mouth with one of her hand. While Runa was having a hard time, Shizuku is leisurely waving her hand to the townspeople. The two are using high-quality clothes, Runa made the clothes with her projection skill. The clothes were made by high-quality silk she copied from the royal clothes.

At first, the king provided them some clothes. But all of them for sure will attract unneeded attention, the people will mistake them as a noble for sure if she wore it. So Runa made plain clothes and some sweater, they wore it because the temperature's cold.

The two somehow looked so stylish even though they're using plain clothes. Maybe it was because the style of the two is already good from the beginning.

"Why are you so bad with a crowd and attention?"

"... I don't know, it has always been like this ever since I was a child."

"That must be hard 'huh' Shizuku paused for a moment while looking around, "Still this place sure is lively, as expected of the biggest kingdom of Human country."

Hearing so, Runa also looked around. The surrounding was lively with people, the scenery of children playing with each other, housewives hanging out the clothes, and a group of people talking to each other.

"Is that so?"

Runa said it in pessimistically tone as she recovered herself, the statement made Shizuku look at Runa and ask,

"Why are you always so pessimistic?"

"Nothing is perfect, where light exists shadow also exist."

"What are you trying to say?"

"Just as I said, where light exists, shadow also exist. If the scenery before us right now is light, then the shadow must be somewhere else."

"I see."

Shizuku said it as she looked at the small alleyway though nothing is there she understood what Runa is trying to say.

"And to be honest, that Deu pope is way too suspicious."

"Suspicious? In what way?"

"Nah, just my hunch."

"... You shouldn't doubt others just with a hunch."

Shizuku said it to Runa as if she lectured her. The respond she got from Runa was "Okay, okay," while she shrugs her shoulder.

But for Runa hunch is not something she can ignore. That her dangerous alert is ringing from Deu is something serious for her. Because it also rang from the time she met Gaesper, this could be said that the Deu person is dangerous, maybe not in strength, in another vicious way.

The two keep walking next to each other with two bodyguards behind them. On the way, the two met a little girl looking around in confusion. Shizuku and Runa can see the little girl eyes are welling with tears. The kindhearted Shizuku couldn't ignore it and head to the girl.

The little girl had a straight blonde hair that reached her shoulder, her face is oval, with light blue eyes. The girl using yellow shirts and carrying a little bag.

"What's wrong?"

Shizuku squatted to equate the little girl eyes. And thanks to that, the little girls are not afraid of Shizuku.

"I.. got separated.. from my mom, uuu..."

"I see."

Shizuku pats the little girl head while smiling. Feeling the pat on her head, the little girl looked at Shizuku.

"Then let's go search for your mom with big sis."

"unn."

The little girl stopped sobbing as she nods, she faces Shizuku who's smiling. Shizuku smile eases the little girl feeling.

"My name is Shizuku. The big sis with scary eyes here is Haruna. What is your name?"

"Scary?" Runa whispered to herself when she heard what Shizuku said. Runa asked herself whether or not she really had a scary eye.

"Saqilla..."

"Saqilla right? Then, shall we search your mom?"

Shizuku stretches her hand while she said so, the little girl hesitated for a moment. But, not long after that, she grabs Shizuku hand and nodded her head. Shizuku stood up while holding the little girl's arm, the little girl walk between Shizuku and Runa.

"How did you got separated from your mom?"

"... When my mom shopping, I found a cat, so I followed it. And.."

"I see."

Shizuku asked Saqilla, she answered Shizuku with a sad face.

"Don't worry. Big sis will take you to your mom."

Hearing that, Saqilla looked upward to Shizuku face. The moment her eyes met Shizuku, the sad feeling's gone without traces. She turned a smile at Shizuku, and Saqilla unconsciously looks at Shizuku as a reliable big sister.

"Unnn!"

Saqilla nodded, but this time she nods with her eyes sparkling. Noticing this Runa also smile gently at the two.

"Saqilla, do you know where is your house?" Runa asked

"Nnn.... My house is the one that has so many flowers!!"

Saqilla said it with a happy expression on her face while looking at Runa.

"I see, does the flower planted on your gardens?"

"No, all the flowers are inside a pot. They're lined up in front of my house."

"I see, Saqilla house is a florist.. do you know what the store is called?"

"Hollyhock!"

Shizuku looked at Runa with utter amazement. Just with that, she can guess where Saqilla lives.

"How can you know her house is a florist?"

"Just a guess, the closest answer I find is a florist."

Out of curiosity, Shizuku asked Runa. Shizuku already resolved herself to walk around the town all day because she had no clue. But, Runa doesn't only found a clue, she found the answer.

"Let's ask, where is this Hollyhock store."

With Runa suggest, they ask people around and found out that the store is not that far. It was about 200m from where they are,

"We almost there Saqilla."

"Really?" she asked and responded with a nod by Shizuku "Yeayy," she shouted in happiness while raising both of her hands.

So they reached the store with Hollyhock banner. But, the store was a mess.

Inside the store, three men with a big body, black tight t-shirts and bald head are there. They're talking to someone inside... no, rather than talking, they're intimidating someone inside while circling him.

"What should we do, Shizuku-sama, Haruna-sama."

"You guys just stay there." Shizuku give the bodyguards order.

Saqilla looked at the store with both of her eyes opened wide. Next, she noticed a familiar voice for her, the voice was sound so frightened, so she looked at the source of the voices.

"Papa!"

Saqilla yelled and let go of Shizuku hand. She ran toward the three-men inside the store. She went inside the circle and tried to protect her father that was frightened by the three men.

"Don't bully papa!"

"What's with this child?"

"Sa-qilla?"

The men that was encircled opened her eyes and notice his little daughter in front of him. His little daughter are trying to protect him with her little body. Somehow determination can be seen inside his eyes when she looked at his little daughter. Then he glared at the three men,

"What's with those eyes?"

"You want a fight 'haaa?"

"Seems like you want to die so badly 'huh?"

The three big men try to intimidate Saqilla father even more by cracking their hands. But the determination on Saqilla father eyes remain. He hides Saqilla with his body and tried to protect her.

"Well then hope you go to heavens, PAPAAA!"

One man said so while swinging his hands to punch Saqila fathers. But,

Bammm!

The punch doesn't reach its target. Instead, the punch met a wall.

"Ouch!!!"

The man shrieks in pain while holding his reddened hand. When the men looked over beyond the wall, there was a girl.

"Big sis with a scary eye!"

It was Saqilla who said it with her eyes sparkling. As for Runa, hearing that just made her smile wryly at Saqilla. After Runa's done with her smile, she faces the men that almost punch Saqilla dad. The men had a bigger figure than the two, so he must be the boss of the gang.

"Can you get lost now? I don't want to use violence."

Hearing that veins could be seen on the biggest men forehead. But next, the vein disappeared and his face broke into a smile.

"I never knew you had such a beauty daughter, Arlo."

The men and his subordinates had a creepy smile on their faces. But, as always Runa wouldn't react to that kind of provoke.

"Quite cool there, and you can use magic..." He said it as she looked at Runa with his creepy face, "I want you."

"Arlo right? Please bring Saqilla inside."

Runa asked Arlo to bring Saqilla inside because it seemed like things won't be settled without violence. So Runa doesn't want Saqila to see any violence act.

Arlo nodded and do the things as Runa said.

"You think I'll let you?"

The subordinates of the big men are chasing Arlo and Saqilla toward another room. But he brakes himself in surprise when he looked at the door that's closed by the ground.

"Is that your doing?"

"Yes."

Being asked by the big men, Runa asked calmly with no change of expression. The men smiled and say,

"I see, I want you even more. That coolness, that awesome magic. What's more your body of course... HAHA! I can tell even through your clothes you have an awesome body!"

But Runa just stood there, with nothing changed on her face. She opened her mouth.

"Anything else to say?"

When Runa said so, her surrounding is already full with iron sand that's manipulated with electromagnetic. Witnessing this, the big men feel the danger and took a step back, but he recovered his posture.

"Fool! What can you do with dust?"

But then, the sand gathered and taking a form of a sword, the number of the sword is not just one. There was three, one on Runa hand, the two are flying on the air.

"Who's the fool now?"

Realizing the danger, the three men shriek while taking step back. They kneel asking forgiveness and explained the situation.

"Arlo have debt on our boss, if we don't bring it now, the boss will kill us!"

The big men said it with teary eyes that he looked so foolish. Runa sighed and try to talk with the big men.

"How much is the debt?"

"t-thirty gold coins."

Runa stretched her hand, and then a blue lightning sparkle appeared on his hand. When the sparkle gone, a pouch appeared out of nowhere, this made not just the man, even Shizuku surprised.

"Here."

Runa threw the pouch to the big men, receiving the pouch he looked at the content inside. It was golden coins.

"There are thirty gold coins inside."

"A..ah, thank you very much!"

After that, the three big man ran away while shrieking. Their face looked so lame that anyone wouldn't think the three were capable of intimidating someone.

"What's that just now?" Shizuku asked.

"My skill, it's called Projection."

"What kind of skill that's capable of making money out of nowhere? That's way too cheat-like ability."

"Why are you saying that now, after I copied your electro skill?"

"But this is way too unfair, just where did you gain that skill."

"Gacha machine."

Runa said it with her straight face, and monotone voice. This made Shizuku looked at Runa with a confused face.

"Uh, okay.. I won't ask anymore."

"That's good, let's explain the situation to Arlo and Saqilla."