388 - Nobles of the Tower 3

388 - Nobles of the Tower 3

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The black naga's lower body slithered through the tall grass of the prairie, as nimble and swift as a fish cutting through water. Manaashi, the black naga, charged faster than a person, even outpacing most horses.

I wondered why this creature, who should have been muscle training with the Temple Knights in the purified marsh, was racing across the prairie. As I pondered this, two more people chasing after Manaashi came into view.

One was 5★ 'Lucky One' Lukius, his curly long hair fluttering as he ran, mouthing "fuck, fuck" over and over. The other was 5★ 'Radiant' McDonagh Martin, a countryside boy who had joined the knights.

...What kind of combination was this?

An adventurer from the Empire, a knight from a rural fief, and a different species who had been bound to the tower but saved by the Goddess. Three people with absolutely nothing in common were sprinting towards us.

"Hey, hero!"

"Huh? When did Manaashi learn to speak so fluently?"

"Maybe he picked it up while mingling with the brothers at the temple?"

Manaashi opened his mouth clearly without the typical hissing sounds or choppy words of the naga species. It seemed he hadn't just done muscle training, but had also received social education.

Whether due to the muscle training's effectiveness or inherent racial differences, Manaashi approached calmly while the two 5★ warriors on either side were panting heavily.

To run from the edge of the prairie's horizon at a speed rivaling centaurs and still be fine - he must have trained his stamina quite thoroughly.

Was there no cliché about enemies-turned-allies becoming ridiculously weak?

As I was thinking this, McDonagh and Lukius arrived in the safe zone following Manaashi.

"Manaashi? We thought you'd be with the temple brothers. What brings you here?"

"Ah. How could I remain idle after hearing such a dreadful story, having been saved by the Goddess?"

"Dreadful story?"

Irene, who had more or less been incorporated into the temple faction, was the first to speak up. She asked why Manaashi, who should have been helping the Temple Knights deal with undead in the polluted marsh and scouting the pilgrimage path created in the marsh, was here.

In response, Manaashi let out a hissing breath - apparently his habits weren't fully corrected even if his language was - and began to explain. From the story, it seemed he was taking the fake safe zones very seriously.

"A space created by the Demon King's power, where evil seeds cannot set foot, is clearly a blessing from the Goddess. Therefore, this vile scheme to mock it and sow distrust must be crushed as soon as possible!"

"Ah, so that's how they're interpreting it."

-Manaashi's pissed off lmao

-What's he on about? The safe zone is the Goddess's what now?

-The tower's the Demon King's but monsters can't enter safe zones so it must be from the Goddess

-Oy oy, don't get too heated. You'll lose your gains

We understood that the three had gathered and received a request to investigate the safe zones. But why had they hastily followed us? The fact that they came this far accurately meant they must have asked around about which direction the hero's party went, right?

Lukius scratched the back of his head sheepishly in response.

"Well, this might sound a bit strange, but... it was my intuition."

"Intuition?"

"Yes. I just had this overwhelming feeling that we should join up with you, hero."

At his words, the expressions of our group changed subtly.

Tailing us and abruptly joining up after receiving a request was practically the same as violating the unwritten rules of adventurers.

We had no connection besides exchanging a few words when he sold us information. Yet to follow us in the tower and join us while we were resting in a safe zone - honestly, if his companions weren't Manaashi and McDonagh but other mercenaries, we might have thought they were bandits and smashed their heads in.

...Should we consider it lucky that his life is saved thanks to his companions?

"Hey, we should accept this, right? I mean, he's the Lucky One. Isn't that saying he's the LUCK god-tier character recognized by BB Games? If we take him along, we might find some clues about the ogres or something."

-lol Is putting a luck totem in the baggage slot for real?

-It's the golden rule to always grab LUK in RPGs if it's there lol

-Forget the rest, but how can we ditch Manaashiafter he came all this way lololol

-Seeing McDonagh suddenly makes me crave a hamburger. How is a person's name hamburger-like lolololol

-A muscle freak naga, a hamburger knight, and a luck totem? This party composition is fucked up for real lololol

Of course, there was one person who showed a uniquely different reaction - Han Se-ah.

While the others were suspicious of the mercenary they'd only met twice, Han Se-ah knew well that Lukius's title was 'Lucky One'.

It wasn't like we were accepting him as a regular party member. Using an NPC with god-tier luck as a temporary companion - wasn't this quite familiar to any gamer playing an RPG? Plus, it seemed her resolve had weakened a bit since we hadn't encountered a single ogre on our way to the 53rd floor.

"I think it's fine."

"If Hanna says so..."

"...And if Lukius discovers something, it counts as our party finding it, right? Fuck yeah, bring on the mission."

And so, due to someone's trivial desire, we gained three temporary companions.

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