Chapter 154 - Stop Forcing Linceo!

"If you went on the journey, I know for sure that when you return back home. You would be a fine man that could lead the town and protect it as well." Lord Framer said. 

Linceo went silent for a few minutes after listening to what his father just said to him. It seems that he might reconsider whether he wanted to join our journey or not. I don't know why but I hope that Linceo wouldn't consider joining in the journey to the Kingdom Of Vria. 

If Linceo ended up joining in, it will cause us some problems in our task of finding a demon and obtaining the demon heart. I know that Vicar realized it as well and the only thing we could do now was to hope that Linceo didn't want to go. 

Linceo then opens his mouth and this was the moment that we're waiting for. Which will it be, joining our journey or not. It will be answered right at this moment. 

"Father, if you really believe that I would be a different person after the journey. I guess I would join Vicar on his journey..." Linceo said that. 

With that being said, we both know that it would be hard for Vicar to do what he supposed to do in this journey to the Kingdom Of Vria.

Lord Framer look really happy with his son's response, he then said. "I'm glad that you decided to join in, I know that you would be a better man soon." 

Linceo then looks at Vicar as he asks him, "Vicar? You don't mind if I tag along with you... I might be a liability for you as you need to protect me all of the time." 

"I don't think you are a liability. Even if you a coward, you still can defend yourself right? You must be a skilled person with that magic sword of yours." Vicar said that as he expects that Linceo will be skilled in combat just as his father Lord Framer. 

Hearing that, Lord Framer laughs. "I'm sorry Vicar but my son couldn't defend himself... That's because he couldn't fight at all. Linceo has zero experience in a battle." Lord Framer said that. 

We didn't want to believe what Lord Framer said. "There's no way that he doesn't have zero experience, he had a magic sword on him... Only a skilled person would have that." Vicar said that as he pointed the magic sword at Linceo's left hip. 

Linceo then replied, "If you had the gold, anyone could buy a magical weapon."

I should have realized that sooner, Linceo was from a rich noble family. Of course, he could buy a magical sword. It wouldn't cost him that much as he probably had much gold left even after buying that expensive magical sword. 

"So you really didn't have any combat experience at all?" Vicar asks again to make sure if that really true as it's kinda hard to believe. 

Linceo nods his head in embarrassment as he said, "Yes... This sword is just to intimate the people that try to harm me, making them think that I'm a skillful sword user." 

Vicar then quickly disagree on letting Linceo joining in the journey with him when he now knows that Linceo doesn't have any experience in combat. That's means we need to look after him and make sure he was protected all of the time if we allow him to tag along. 

But doing that will make Vicar job even harder, Vicar couldn't expect to keep him safe as our objective was to get a demon heart. We need to fight a demon and with Linceo around while that happens, he would surely be in danger and there's a chance that he might get killed. 

"Lord Framer, with all due respect... I didn't think that Linceo should be joining me on this journey. The path to the Kingdom Of Vria is dangerous and with Linceo around, I don't think that I could manage to protect him all of the time." Vicar said that. 

"You're right Vicar, that is more the reason why I wanted him to go on this journey. For him to be able to learn to protect himself and gain some experience from it." Lord Framer said. 

Does Lord Framer doesn't care about his son safety at all, was he wanted his son to get killed. Is the experience was more worth it than Linceo life. I really don't know what on Lord Framer's mind when he thinks about this. 

"But Lord Framer, there's a reason why we wanted to go to the Kingdom Of Vria. It's a serious matter and it would be very dangerous." Vicar said that. 

"It's true that I didn't ask you about your reason why you wanted to go there... If you could explain why you wanted to travel to the Kingdom Of Vria and somehow tell me why it would be a dangerous one." Lord Framer said that. 

There's no way that we could reveal our true objective of why we wanted to go there. If Lord Framer knows about it, Vicar will sure be in trouble. Vicar needs to think of something quick and somehow need to make it believable too. 

Vicar then said, "We're trying to find some items that could only be obtained in that kingdom and the reason why we say it was dangerous is that the path we're taking will be at the Kingdom Of Kasneira." 

Hearing that, Linceo face was a little bit surprised as he said, "What! The Kingdom Of Kasneira is currently at war with the Empire... That's the path that you take is indeed a dangerous one."

"I didn't think that, I guess the only choice we had is to..." Lord Framer said. 

We really hope that Lord Framer will finally decide to not forcing Linceo to tag along with us on this journey. But it doesn't go as we hope for as Lord Framer said something that he thinks was the only solution to this problem we had right now. 

"I guess we need to hire some adventurers to accompany you guys then..." Lord Framer said that to Vicar. 

We're both shock hearing that and realize that it kinda goes against what Lord Framer actually wanted for his son. Hiring adventurers will make Linceo protected but that's mean that he would not be in danger and the experience would be ruin. 

"So what's the point? Linceo would never engage in real combat as long as there will be adventurers that looking after him." Vicar said that to Lord Framer. 

"I didn't realize that, I guess I had to think of another way then..." Lord Framer said that as he begins to think for another solution. 

Vicar couldn't stay patient as he suddenly said to Lord Framer, "Lord Framer, I didn't mean to disrespect you but I wanted to go on this journey alone and you shouldn't really force Linceo to come with me." 

Hearing that from Vicar, Lord Framer then replied. "I'm really sorry Vicar, I should know that you wanted to go on the journey alone. Again I apologize for it... I only did this because I thought that it would be a good experience for my son." Lord Framer said that. 

It seems that Lord Framer finally realized that we don't want anyone to tag along with us to the Kingdom of Vria. We also know that Lord Framer meant well and we should gladly accept his request but doing so will make it more difficult for Vicar to do the job. 

"I understand, maybe Linceo can join me our my next journey but I do think that he should learn some basic swordsmanship first before he could join us," Vicar said that to Lord Framer. 

"I will do that..." Lord Framer simply just said that to Vicar. 

With that our business here was done and we should head back or buy some supplies. Vicar then asks permission to leave the room as he said that he needed to buy some supplies but before he left, Lord Framer approach him and gave Vicar a small pouch of gold as he said that this would be the gold for our journey. 

Vicar expresses his gratitude towards Lord Framer as he takes the small pouch of gold. Vicar then leaves the room and headed outside the mansion. There's still time for us to secure ourselves a ship that could help us sail to the Kingdom Of Vria. 

Vicar then headed towards the docks, while we're on our way to the docks. Vicar counted how much gold does Lord Framer gave to him as he needed to calculate our budget for this journey. 

"How much gold does Lord Framer give you?" I said that as I was curious about the amount of gold in that small pouch. 

"Not much but I guess it's more than enough for the journey... It shouldn't be a problem." Vicar said that to me.