You are nothing but an investment

"The language we are talking is an extraordinarily developed but complex language called Runes, capable of harnessing mana by itself, you can not learn how to interpret it, it is engraved in souls and only rare people can interpret it from birth. To speak it you just think about what to speak and words naturally flow out of your mouth. To read it just take a look at them and interpretation to come directly to your brain, and for how to write it, don't bother about it for now."

"You better be quiet and act like a mute in front of others, they can't understand you anyway, they speak in a much simpler, less complex, easily understood, and speakable language but the shit is that you don't know it."

I dusted myself and listened carefully to Mr. Klein who was stretching while giving the lecture.

"You will have to come with us, I have plans for you, and I am sure you don't have anything else to do. We have a long journey on the way and I am sure you will love it. I might even end up teaching you a few things for your survival in this world."

Somehow, my fate was decided even without my consultation and I can easily rebel against it, but, why would I when it is going in a direction I want.

"Klein!!!" A loud voice rang toward us from the tent in the distance coming from three silhouettes barely visible in the morning fog. However, this time Mr. Klein didn't show any reaction unlike the time when I shouted, was this discrimination?

Mr. Klein answered the question in my mind,

"Don't look at me like that. You shouted in runes that contain traces of mana in every small sound, that attracts beasts from miles away compared to normal sounds, we were lucky and unlucky as only a few common beasts came who easily get flustered when the leader is taken down, what messed up our luck was that ability type beasts got attracted and there are now lots of hidden intelligent beasts observing us now."

Lots of hidden intelligent beasts observing us, that sent a chill down my spine,

"Does that mean that they are waiting for an opportunity to attack us?"

Mr. Klein's silence confirmed it.

We slowly moved forward towards the initial base, however, Mr. Klein's company couldn't wait and was already in front of us.

A girl came forward and hugged him tightly while crying and saying something to him.

"Oh Klein, sniff… I al(#st thou*#Q($**#Q$#here a#Q%Iter beq3zio4qng dowqew*wi%^&h us beEWY!@#&se sniff… it was too trQI$IO&#Q(some tiEWQIUOtth us, sniff… I a%^% &^& ( ( &ck."

To girl's cuteness, Mr. Klein was only wearing an annoyed expression.

The girl said something in the same gibberish but some feelings could communicate like she was worried about separating from him. I guess, those birds were dangerous and, however, Mr. Klein seemed to be calm to deal with them, however, was careful about something else, like he wanted to avoid something else.

But, the thing I noticed was, that they seemed to be in a romantic relationship, but, she wasn't the same girl I saw in the tent before, the girl that I saw was standing a few meters away from us with a helpless smile towards me that said 'it can't be helped'.

Somehow, I could understand their relationship but it somewhat became even more confusing.

Life is going to heck-teck and difficult from now onwards.

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We gathered around in the same spot where the bonfire was previously.

I conveniently ignored the traces of blood on the 'tent' lady and on the ground where one of the beasts supposedly fell.

There are two long logs of wood thrown around, facing each other parallel, to be used as seating by us. Mr. Klein and I were sitting on each.

The atmosphere was kind of awkward, I was silently sipping on the boiled herb water offered in a porcelain mug by the 'tent' lady roaming around while Mr. Klein wearing a calm expression was sipping on the same herb water with a leg over another and the 'crying' lady stuck up to his unengaged arm enjoying his warmth.

He also had his signature golden sword embedded in gems beside him.

'Am I being fed dog food?' At least they haven't kissed or started fucking in front of me.

Mr. Klein threw away his half-drunk mug to the side and stared at me, "Do you know? Whenever we speak, Runes sound just like melodious music to people who can't interpret it. It sounds just like an opera but more universally liked."

And that was evident by the enjoying expression of the 'crybaby' lady listening to us.

"That is what makes it more necessary to learn languages other than runes for gifted people like us to come out of our minority circle and interact with others." The 'tent' lady came and sat near me, she knew runes too!

She is cool in every gesture unlike a certain mister here.

She is charming and really beautiful even by my standards, she wears an armor chest plate and leg guards over a red rubber-like full body suit, her hairs were also red in color but with hints of yellow like Mr. Klein but the striking difference was if Mr. Klein's hair were fiery crimson then this lady's hair was like the sunset in a red sky. I still ignored the blood.

"So, from now onwards you will start learning all the four chief languages prevalent in this world along with two ancient languages."

To this both Miss and I had surprised expressions, mine was due to a reason that why would someone work so hard for a kid he just met and her's was probably due to the surprise for how that lazy dead body suddenly decided to work hard.

But, any way I had a newfound respect for him.

"I don't know how to repay this generosity of yours, but, I will try my best to learn to the best of my abilities from you." I bowed my head to him, it was a common courtesy taught to me by the family, however, it was a true feeling of gratefulness by me.

However, Mr. Klein said with a shady smile that sent chills down my spine,

"Don't worry, you are nothing but an investment."

What are you planning to do with me?