Chapter 40: Training Program

The more time he spent thinking, the more he calmed down. He silently picked up the empty bullet shells and put them in his pocket.'At this point in time, there is only one guy who fits the criteria. I could either go with him, or I could pick Clara... though, that'll be for personal reasons. I need someone who can go head to head with Clark, so Clara is out of the question. I don't wish to put her in danger.'

As he got back to the bed in the small room, he frowned, 'No, I can't pick him. He's too evil and he'll just get worse. I need someone with potential not someone who's already strong.'

He fell back onto the bed and stared at the ceiling as he thought more, trying to pick the perfect person for his goals, someone who had the potential to go head to head with the protagonist of the novel.

Time quickly passed as he was lost in thought and before he could realise it, he fell asleep.

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He woke up a few hours later and looked out the window to see that it was night time.

"It's dark already... oh well, if I'm lucky enough... I should be able to find him in the slums. Hopefully, he hasn't been taken away by the slave traders." he muttered as looked away from the window and walked out of the room.

He then went straight to the inn where his workplace was, and found a young girl sleeping at the counter while similar looking boy was sitting on one of the chairs. Before he could speak, the guy got up and greeted him.

"Hello, you must be Keith Zenister right?"

Hearing him, Keith nodded.

"Great, I wanted to inform the head detective first but anyone is fine. The headquarters has sent out orders for your entire team to attend the training program. Of course, everyone excluding Edward.

You must head to the main church that's located at the capital of Baroma Kingdom and once you're there, someone will guide you as long as you show them the Church's official ring."

"Hmm... that's a bit too sudden but I understand. Will I receive any money for the travel?"

The teenager nodded and immediately took out a cotton pouch from his pocket, "Here's a bunch of braks and Zens. You can leave as early as you can, but you must reach the church in two months from now."

Keith then talked to him a little more and fished for some information before leaving. He had no plans to stay for too long, but he had some preparations to do. The first thing he did was to head back home and since it wasn't too late, he saw both Adam and Rebecca awake in the living room.

He went straight to the topic without wasting time and once he was done explaining everything, Adam got up from his chair, "Wait here, I'll bring something for you. The training program for me was extremely hard and I've heard that the Chuches take things even more seriously."

"I've heard of it..." Keith replied as he recalled the training camp arc from the novel. Clark was a part of the War Church for a while during and after the war, and due to this, Keith had a lot of information regarding training camps.

He then talked a bit with his sister and made sure to make light of the hardness of the training camps. Though, from the look on her face, he could tell that she didn't really trust his words.

Adam walked back to the living room a few minutes later with a briefcase and gave it to Keith, "Filled with bullets and um some bottles of whisky. When are you leaving by the way?"

"Now. I'll pack my stuff and just leave before all the cart drivers go back home." he said and rushed to his room. He tossed out half of his old clothes and replaced them with his new uniforms instead.

Once that was done, he really did not have anything else to do so he grabbed the suitcase that was filled with his clothes and the briefcase he received from Adam before leaving the room.

After saying his farewells to the couple, he left the house and went straight to the Auberg district's main road where most of the carriages would normally be stationed. Unlike the first time when he hired a mule carriage, this time he went for a horse carriage as it was faster.

"To the River Market."

"That'll be 16 Braks sir." the guy said and Keith immediately gave him a 1 Zen note.

The guy thanked him in response and gave back 4 braks before getting onto the carriage, ready to start the journey. Keith put the money in his leather pouch and got in before opening his briefcase.

Inside, he saw three bottles of whiskey and the rest of the space was taken by bullets. He silently counted them and was quite happy by the end of it.

'90 bullets... I don't think I'll use these many, but having them is better than not having them.' he thought to himself before closing the briefcase. He then recalled the information regarding the River Market from the old Keith's memories as this place wasn't mentioned in the novel.

'It's got a way better market compared to Auberg district, but I'll simply use the river port to hire a boat. This way, I'll be able to travel much faster compared to using any carriage.'

His goal was simple. It was to head to the Morose Kingdom and meet his target. He also planned to help him out financially before continuing to Baroma Kingdom.

Keith stretched his body and leaned back against the seat before letting his body relax. Time passed by and he safely switched to a boat before continuing on his journey while not encountering any danger.

That was until he stopped in front of a mud hut in a village that was at the outskirts of Morose Kingdom. Fearful screams escaped out of the hut and just one second after Keith heard the sounds, there was a loud bang like something was banged against the wall.

And then, there was silence.