Chapter 39 Early Problem
Larde sighed as he exited the room after his meeting with the guild masters of Pranvere Town and Sedes Sapia.
"It seems that new assignment, I have to choose the best soldier," he muttered.
Soon he arrived at his room which was only a few meters from the meeting room with the previous king.
Larde Von Lowe put down his greatsword that was always on his back. He also took off his official robe. The man approached the window in his room, then he looked out the window and let the full moonlight illuminate the room without any other light.
"Zehn, Zwolf, get out you guys"
Behind Larde Von Lowe suddenly there were two black shadows that formed into a human body.
"Yes Sir!" Zehn and Zwolf said at the same time.
Zehn and Zwolf are two of the members of the elite super squad, The Dunkelheit. This squad specializes in spying and stealth assassinations. They also never showed themselves in public. This army only obeyed the orders of Larde Von Lowe and the enthroned king.
"You have heard orders from His Majesty, haven't you? I hope I didn't do wrong to choose both of you. Take off your disguises and join the boy's new party. I've coordinated with Guild Master Sedes Sapia to prepare the identities for both of you.
Watch his movements, and report everything to me or to His Majesty. If he shows signs that are dangerous for this kingdom, you can immediately take him down. Move immediately!," said Larde Von Lowe.
After the order was issued the two men disappeared into the darkness again.
The next morning, at Eve's Tavern.
"Knock…"
"Master, are you awake?"
A maid knocked on Randolph's door. However, there has been no response from the owner of the room.
"Knock"
The door was knocked again.
"Yeah-yeah I'll get up, I'll be down in a minute"
The maid walked away from the door of the room as Randolph responded.
When Randolph was walking toward Bonar, he saw him talking to several people who looked foreign to Randolph.
"Hey Bonar, what's this?" Randolph asked.
When Bonar saw Randolph the man shook his head.
"Looks like you really got up late. You got a new quest from the kingdom, and they are your new party members," Bonar explained.
There, Randolph saw five people who were also staring at him.
Bonar introduced them one by one.
"They are Venus, a sorcerer with a C rank, Lin a cleric with a D rank. Gerard, a gladiator with a B rank, Maureen an Assassin and Durman as an Enchanter with a D rank."
Randolph greeted them one by one.
"I will be in the same group as the recipients of the honorable title of the king's quest. Introduce me, i'm Venus. I will have the biggest damage in this party," said a girl with a book hanging from her left waist. The protruding mound on the girl's body made Randolph unable to focus.
"Damn, that's huge. However, this girl looks young, could she possibly be same like my age?" Randolph muttered.
A man in his early twenties suddenly tapped Randolph on the shoulder, the man was seen carrying a polearm behind his back,
"I Hope we can work well together, my name is Gerard, I am the leader of this party"
The cleric named Lin looked very shy. He didn't seem to dare look Randolph in the eye as they got to know each other.
The assassin named Maureen doesn't fit her mysterious class, the girl looks very cheerful. While the last man, looked the most mature and oldest in the party, the man named Durman was very humble.
"Then what quest do we get, sir?" Durman asked Bonar.
Gerard cut Durman casually, even looking too casual.
"You can calm yourself down. As long as I'm here, we will pass all the quests easily," replied Gerard who looked dismissive.
"Shit, I got a really ridiculous party leader," Randolph muttered back.
Durman just smiled when Gerard said that. He turned his attention back to Bonar, The Quest Marker.
"In that case, okay. You've all gathered. Then, I will tell you about your next quest."
"Ding"
Notifications appeared on the faces of each of the six mercenaries.
"A Journey into The Kingdom of Galaskhan"
Some of them were seen snorting. Even including Lin who looked bashful.
Randolph asked his parties.
"Why are your expressions like that, is there something strange about the kingdom?"
"Looks like you haven't explored this continent too much, have you?" Maureen asked.
Randolph confirmed the question. He admits that he only ever ventured around the Alamove kingdom.
"Okay, if you really haven't heard of it at all, I'll explain a little," Durman said.
However, Gerard interrupted Durman's words once again.
"Hey…hey big guy, it's my job as the party leader to explain everything," said Gerard arrogantly.
Seeing this Bonar sighed.
"Kingdom of Galaskhan is a kingdom that is to the east of this kingdom. All of you must pass through the desert of De Eltna Clainte which is famous for its sandworm monsters. Most of the residents in the Kingdom of Galaskhan have a Barbarian class who has an innate character such as stubborn and not easy to give in. Therefore, the kingdom is now facing domestic problems. It's your job to quell and cool the civil war in the kingdom as envoys from the Alamove kingdom," Bonar explained at length.
Gerard feels hurt when Bonar takes on his role in explaining the situation in the kingdom. He was seen clenching his right fist as the fire of anger was rising in his heart.
"Details of the quest will appear when you have set foot in the Kingdom of Galaskhan," continued Bonar.
"All right then, we'll all be leaving in exactly two hours. We will gather at the city gates. We will take a horse-drawn carriage to the outer borders of the Alamove kingdom. From there, we will take a camel carriage which specializes in desert travel," Gerard explained, still clenching his right hand. His face was bright red.
The moment he finished explaining, he exited Eve Tavern's with slamming of the door, loudly.
"Leave him alone, he's just like that. He had never been a party leader, this was his first time. I hope you can understand it," said Venus, who showed a sad expression when Gerard had left.
Lin had looked at Gerard's body as he tried to get out of from Eve's Tavern.
"Why do I feel something terrible from this girl?," Randolph grumbled