Ally

I once again arrive in front of the Cave of Wind. While I can summon ten kilos of pure irons without going back to the Cave of Wind, a soldier is coming with me to this cave. Tsai picks the soldier to come with me to help me transport the goods and also to protect me from any enemy that I encounter.

Because of this, I need to go to Cave of Wind and 'take out' my stash of pure iron. While this is a game universe, there is no inventory system in here. So I cannot just show the other about my ability just yet, maybe in the future when they already know me better.

"Come on. We must hurry up."

"Yes, sir!"

We walk inside the cave and fight our way up to the 'location' of my iron. After fifteen minutes of walking, we arrive in front of the secret place where I find the Pale Gate Rune, and I see the old man still standing there with his usual smile.

"Excuse me."

I walk toward the empty chest near the old man and put all the iron I can take from my Pocket Dimension before closing the chest and picking it up.

"Here. The iron is inside this chest. Let's get out of here."

I walk toward the old man before saying.

"Can you teleport us to the entrance of the cave?"

"With pleasure."

Suddenly all of us arrive in front of the Cave of Wind.

"What?"

Yeah, I know what you guys feel. I was also confused with that old man's job of teleporting people outside the Cave of Wind.

"Come on. We need to deliver this iron. The faster we finish this delivery, the better."

~The Next Day~

I open up my eyes and see that I'm inside the North Window castle. I decide not to go back to my pocket dimension when the people inside the castle already prepare some room for me. While it was not as comfortable as the bed inside my pocket dimension or in the Sea Dragon Castle, it is comfortable enough for me to sleep without a problem.

After stretching, I walk out of the castle and go to the Dunan Lake near the North Window castle to take a bath. This is the other thing I don't really like in this universe. There is no indoor plumbing like the one people have in the modern era.

As for me, North Window is located near the lake of Dunan. Lake Dunan is the second biggest lake in the northern continent of the Suikoden universe. The lake is so big that it is filled with monsters. Lucky for me, the monster only appeared in the middle of the lake. It should be safe to swim, fish, or take a bath on the lakeside.

When I arrive at my destination, I begin to ward off the area with a simple privacy ward that makes the people near here ignore this place.

I take out a bar of soap and shampoo from my pocket dimension and begin to clean my body.

~15 minutes later~

With my body feeling refreshed, I walk to the North Window. When I see the guard, I greet them one by one before continuing my walk. You know, I don't really realize it, but the people around here keep calling me the title of 'Sir.'

There are only a few people called with the title of 'Sir' in this place. Viktor, Flik, Tsai, and Freed. Viktor and Flik are the famous mercenaries that fight for Muse, and their feats in the war have been heard throughout the world. Tsai is a famous blacksmith and has a famous nickname of 'Tsai the Divine Spear.' He got the title because not only is he a famous blacksmith that creates a high-quality weapon, especially spear, he is also a master of spear arts, and I intended to learn from him. Freed Yamamato, or Freed Y, as the other called him, is the right hand of the former South Window mayor, Granmeyer. It is his right to be called with the title of 'Sir' as he can be considered a Noble if he is from my homeworld.

I will try to ask the soldier why they call me sir even though I already say that they can call me by my name.

Anyway, I arrive inside my room and begin to lie down on the bed. Seeing there is nothing I can do, I take out a Nintendo Switch from my pocket dimension and begin to play some game to past time.

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Viktor looks at the gate of the North Window city that supposedly is gone.

"Flik. Is it just me or the North Window get fixed without us knowing?"

"No, it was not just you, Viktor. I can also see the North Window has been fixed. The wall is smooth without any crack, and there is a gate that can be closed and open up from the inside."

True to Flik's word, the wall that surrounds the North Window has been fixed. There is no crack or hole on the wall. There is also a gate that prevents an enemy from walking inside the city without permission.

Yesterday, North Window's people needed to seal up the path with Rock and Wood to prevent any monster from charging inside the city. However, the people can rest easy with this gate as the monster cannot sneak, run, or walk inside the city without alerting the guard.

Viktor and Flik just got back from their mission to recruit as many men as they can. Viktor goes south, near the wall that separates South Window and Badland. He goes there to check if the mercenary rumored to have their base is still available to be recruited. However, when he and his party arrived at that place, it was empty, leaving only a few mercenaries.

When he asks, they say that Highland has hired the mercenary. They did not give him any more information. Seeing he will not get anything from the mercenary base's caretaker, Viktor decides to go to the Flik location.

He met with Flik after walking to the northwest for half a day. Viktor met Flik leading a caravan consisting of fifty soldiers from Muse and a hundred or so civilians coming from Muse and the village around it.

Viktor and Flik are a little bit disappointed. They thought that the rumor of a hundred or so people running away from the Highland is the soldier from Muse, but the truth is not even half of it is the soldier.

But they decide to take all of them to the North Window. While it will increase the ration consumption, they need all the help they can.

"Welcome back, Sir Viktor, Sir Flik."

"It is good to be back. How do you guys repair all the walls and put back the gate this fast?"

"Ah! It was the work of Sir Isaac. When you and Sir Flik recruit all men you could, Sir Isaac decides to repair the wall and the gate using his magic."

"Really?"

"Yes! He also helped Sir Tsai create as many spears as they could."

"They make a spear?"

"Yes. Some of the civilians use the boat to smuggle some iron from Coronet Town to our north. Sir Isaac helps Sir Tsai control the heat while Sir Tsai creates the spear."

"I see."

As both Viktor and Flik walk inside the city, they see many people either skinning some fish they get from the Dunan Lake or skinning some animal they hunt.

After showing the new people where they can sleep, Viktor and Flik walk toward the castle, but when they arrive in front of the castle, they see Isaac have some friendly spar with Tsai.

When Isaac and Tsai see both Viktor and Flik, they stop their spar and greet them.

"Welcome back, Viktor Flik. How is your journey?"