Ch 183: It’s her life and her decisions

Ch 183: It’s her life and her decisions

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'All I want is to get Delia away from this place so nothing happens to her. But she wants to be here. I know I brought her here, and... at the end of the day, she felt happy for saving other people's lives...'

That's why it's so hard to agree with her being here when I just want to protect her.

"...Take care of yourself."

'I may regret this, but... even if it's hard for me to accept it... It's her life and her decisions.'

"I'm more worried about you. I have an escape route and bodyguards, but what about you? What can you tell me that will make me feel safe?" Delia said, looking me in the eyes.

'Ah, she is feeling the same worries I feel for her.'

Emir: "..."

"You don't know how to respond, do you?"

In response, I shook my head.

"But I do know."

Emir: "?????"

"Don't think I haven't noticed what you do"

Emir: "!!!!"

Even though I knew it would draw a lot of attention to add so many status points to a single attribute, I couldn't help but do it.

'Hmm... Anyway, until she asks the question outright, I won't say anything!'

And so, her serious look disappeared, returning to her usual expression.

"Take care of yourself too!" she said with a smile.

"Yes, I will" I couldn't help but smile too.

Only then were we able to say goodbye.

'- Delia.'

'- Mm?'

'- That man is heading to his other woman.'

'- Mn, I know.'

Saint Delia's Spear: "..."

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After changing my appearance to that of the Emir that you can find anywhere, I left the forest and headed to Alessia's.

She, along with the three annoying beauties, are resting from the repeated military formations; by their expressions and manner of speaking, they must not be aware of the situation yet.

"Hm? Emir? What are you doing here?"

'Hmm. I like strangers being around, because Alessia calls me by name. I like it when she calls me master, but it is also nice to have some novelty'

"I knew you'd come back, Golden Archer... Or should I call you Emir to remember old times?" Cael said with a smile.

'That's my biggest mistake. Although I came to this place with my appearance completely hidden, I didn't think of hiding my name. But well, nowadays my two identities contradict themselves... No matter if he knows my name, it will be impossible for Commander Cael and anyone else to be sure about my real identity. And even if he discovers me, if I want to leave, no one can stop me.'

"Should you really say that to someone who was about to grab his bags and run?"

"I have a good eye, you know, and I'm very good at reading people."

With a smile, Commander Cael burns the documents on the table with his ring and then walks to my side.

"Follow me. You'll be in the military division of archers, and you'll be entitled to unlimited use of different types of arrows. But we both know those things are sh*t compared to yours. Anyway, they'll serve you well so you don't lose mana," he said, lifting his shoulders and lightly tapping my shoulder.

I followed the commander for about 5 minutes until I arrived in front of a carriage packed with boxes in the back.

"All these boxes are filled with potions!" I said it loudly.

"Be thankful, dammit. If I hadn't signed the paperwork for them, these potions wouldn't be in front of you" Cael snorted.

"Do I really have to thank you just for wiggling your fingers!"

"Hey! keep the shenanigans to yourself."

The boxes on the right hold MP potions, and the ones on the left Energy potions. The latter are minor in comparison. Apparently, he is taking it for granted that I possess more energy than mana.

To keep up appearances, I flashed my storage ring when storing them. But in reality, I kept them in my inventory.

"Just how much did you spend on that storage ring? There were almost 100 potions in there, you know? Haa, not for nothing you have Gold as part of your last name."

'Golden Archer is just a nickname that I thought of in a hurry...'

"Here... there are the arrows" The commander threw me a ring and said, "Take care of it. You have to return it if you come out alive"

'Hey, no way I'm giving it back while I'm dead.'

'- Why is my stress bar going up? Should I abuse this guy more just in case?'

'Ugh, I better stop criticizing him in my mind. My instincts are warning of danger.'

After equipping the storage ring, I checked its contents. I was surprised when I discovered that it contained approximately 500 arrows ranging in size from the smallest to nearly my own height.

'With this, my artillery of arrows is unlimited! I can shoot infinitely!'

''Well, I've done my job. Now you must go to Armand Teninse. He is the general of the military division of archers. Tell him that I am sending you, and he will grant you a suitable position." Cael walked away from the place, saying, "I hate these damn days. I will have so much work because of The Shitters guild. I will be sure to beat the shit out of their guild master if I see him... No, wait. What if he really smells as bad as the rumors say?"

Somewhere along the line, his farewell turned into a speech to blow off steam.

I stopped listening to him halfway through and headed over to Armand Teninse's.

"Now!!! shoot!!!!"

*Swish* *Fwoosh* *Swosh*

It wasn't hard to find him; the military division of archers is quite close to the place where the carriage with the potions was. Everything hints that Commander Cael held our meeting at that place with that purpose in mind.

[Armand Teninse] [Magic Archer Lvl 20]

Armand is a man with brown hair tied in a ponytail and green eyes. He is a bit handsome but has several points of femininity in his appearance. He must be aware of this, as he wears dark clothes adorned with mythical beasts.

As soon as they broke military formation, I approached him.

"General Armand, I am the Golden Archer. I was sent by Commander Cael."

"Ah... You're that man they praise so much for his archery. Hahaha, I see, I see..." He said it with a villainous look.

Emir: "..."