Chapter 1403: Looking For Ruby

Chapter 1403: Looking For Ruby



Ruby.

One of the Heroes chosen by the gods, an unfortunate girl that had gone through a lot on her

own.

I couldn't completely get all the details about her life though, just from asking folks living around her neighborhood.

If anything, they were being wary, thinking I was some sort of debt collector or a creep... it was a bit embarrassing.

However, from what I learned, she was living alone in her smithy, constantly working, and trying to make a living like this.

She was in great debt with some really dangerous people, and she has been accumulating that debt for two years now since the time she started living alone.

Some said she escaped from her abusive father, others say she doesn't have a family, but they either pitied her or laughed at her misfortune.

It seems nobody even knows she has a god blessing, it should be something pretty obvious, her aura or...

Wait, I remember now, she had no such aura...

Unlike the Auras that Aquarina, Lara, and Luck release, she didn't really have any aura of her own. It was as if it was suppressed.

Did her divinity got sealed somehow?

No, it wasn't a seal, I would have been able to tell with my eyes.

It was more like... she was suppressing her own powers.

Why? With that she could clearly improve her life.

Was it all for pride? Maybe she hated the gods and didn't want to use the blessing of blacksmithing they granted to her?

I'm just... full of questions, but none are going to be answered like this anyways.

Oh well, we'll find out once we find her.

With Celica and Celeste, we passed through several markets, managing to buy a lot of the materials we needed.

"It's true, today they really restocked everything and brought even more things from outside!" said Celica, watching the big market, there were many people other than dwarves around, selling their wares from distant lands.

"Yes, this is the end of the month market as they call it," said Celeste. "It's the time of the month where they restock materials and a lot of merchants come from the large airships. A lot of smaller ones selling rare, but few items too. Good thing we secured everything for our test."

"Yeah!" I sighed in relief. "Also I got enough materials to evolve my familiars, so I'm happy!"

I managed to find the demon monster materials here, luckily, a band of adventurers were selling their stuff, they looked a bit desperate for money, apparently they had lost a friend in the battle and most of their equipment was destroyed.

I felt really bad, so I gifted them a lot of potions and leftover elixirs from my alchemy practices, alongside saying them triple the amount for their products.

"We'll sell you as a whore somewhere else, so you pay your debt!"

"No! Fuck off! You disgusting creeps!"

Ruby was being assaulted by several men, while being dragged away, she wasn't going without a fight though, swinging her hammer around and firing fireballs, but the men were much stronger, conjuring magic auras to protect themselves and strengthen their physique.

"That's enough!"

One of the largest of them roared, an Anima man with the ears of a white fox.

"You're either coming now, or you're paying your debt with your life, you damn brat."

He unsheathed a black sword from his sheath, which overflowed with dark spirit energy.

His stance... it changed into one of a knight?!

What the hell kind of people is this!

SLASH!

A single attack reached Ruby, as she swung her hammer against it, only for her hammer to be

sliced apart.

"Aahh! M-My hammer!"

She fell to her knees, looking at the man as he pointed his blade at him.

"Next time it'll be you who's cut off."

Her face, which was once proud and selfish, was now full of despair...

"Sorry but I can't stand this."

I ran towards her.

"Huh? Who are you-"

"{Yggdragon Aura}"

RUMBLE!

"ROOOAARR!"

A giant two-headed dragon surged from my aura, swinging its claws.

CLAAASH!

And they were all sent flying except Ruby.Nôv(el)B\\jnn