The Author's POV

Chapter 289

Ever since leaving my parents, two days have passed.

Late into the night, with a full moon hanging in the sky, I pressed onto the gas pedal of a large black eight-passenger SUV.

Having made all the necessary preparations, and pretty much spending every single penny I had, it was now time for me to leave.

Slowly the car sped into the night.

As I was driving, turning my head, and looking at Ryan whose eyes were glued onto his tablet, I asked.

"Ryan, is there a signal coming from my chip?"

"No, nothing yet."

Ryan replied.

His eyes never left the tablet in his hands.

"Alright."

Turning my attention back towards the road, I sighed in relief.

I still had time. This was good.

Good because I still had one thing to do before leaving the human domain, and that was recruit one last guy.

Hein Kraaijenschot.

My meat shield.

If there was a time to recruit him, it was now. The journey I was about to embark on was the perfect chance to create synergy amongst the group members. Not just combat, but outside of that scope as well.

As such, I had to take a little detour to Ironia City, the place where Hein lived.

"Haaa, since did I become a driver?"

Glancing behind me and seeing everyone busy either sleeping or messing with their phones, I sighed and drove the car towards Ironia City.

With the full moon hanging in the sky, the drive was a rather pleasant one.

*

After half a day of non-stop driving, I was beginning to become tired.

Fortunately, when the color of the sky finally changed and the sun fully emerged from the horizon, the outline of a large city filled with liveliness finally appeared at the edge of my vision.

Under the scorching sunlight from the sun, the distant outline of the city slowly started to enlarge.

Glancing behind me, I woke the others up.

"Wake up, we're almost here."

Before long, we arrived at the outskirts of the city.

Although there was no outer wall around the city, the city was heavily protected as guards could be seen patrolling everywhere.

Ironia City was seated on the western region of the human domain.

The spacious large roads that led to and from it caused it to become a place one must pass through in order to head to Dromeda city, one of the four great cities. Also the place I needed to go in order to leave the human border.

The position that it occupied was quite fortunate. If any incident occurred, with Dromeda city next to them, reinforcements could come at any time. That aside, Ironia city was also home to a few platinum graded guilds, so the place was fairly safe.

Woken up by me, Leopold yawned and stretched his arms.

"Huaaam, where are we going now?"

"Let's stop for breakfast."

I suggested.

Unfortunately, my suggestions were met with dead-pan eyes as nobody apart from Leopold seemed even remotely interested in the idea of having breakfast.

Taking a look outside of the window, Leopold asked.

"You know any interesting places?"

[Turn right in 100m, after that turn left.]

"Mhm, got just the right place."

With a calm smile on my face, I steered the wheel of the car slightly and followed the GPS device's instructions.

Not long after, pressing onto the breaks of the car, I stopped in front of an old shop with a large sign that said 'Tarquoise Hall'

"This should be it..."

Stepping out of the car and covering my face with my hand to block the sunlight, I glanced at the old shop in the distance. Turning around, I asked.

"Do you guys wanna come in with me to eat breakfast, or are you guys gonna tour the city by yourselves?"

"Tour!"

Ryan excitedly shouted.

"...You're not hungry?"

"No."

Ryan shook his head.

Raising my brow, I looked towards the others.

"What about you guys?"

"Um, no."

"No. I've suddenly lost my appetite."

Ava and Leopold respectively shook their heads.

"Alright, suit yourselves."

my shoulders at

aesthetics of the place caused

at Smallsnake,

know what to

"...H, huh?"

at my words. With a small smirk on my

babysitter

was instantly

from his dimensional space he waved them

need

hand, I waved my hand

give me the contract and go with them. I'll take

of Hein's contract, but seeing how tired Smallsnake was, I decided to let him have a tour of

a

Squinting, Smallsnake skeptically asked.

really handle

taken the contract,

if you say

looked

about you? Since you're not

I'm gonna go hit the pub, call me

out. Watching Leopold leave, I looked

"Ava?"

gaze between Smallsnake and me,

tour with Ryan

never before did

bitter smile appeared on

detested the idea of having breakfast with

I looked towards the back of

guess it's just

"..."

out of the car and disappeared into the

echoed inside of

back

"..."

the car and

"Bunch of traitors."

underneath my

"Welcome."

first person to greet me was an old man in a

two four-year-old children who were

"Good morning."

I greeted back.

the old man pointed towards the back of the shop where different goods could be seen on

here to buy anything, or would

"Breakfast please."

"Alright."

his hand on the joystick of the wheelchair, he soon brought me towards

"What would you like."

in front of me, and pondering for a

how about an omelet

cheese? What about

"Orange juice please."

"Anything else?"

"No thank you."

man shouted towards the back of the shop.

"Father, what's going on?"

of the shop was a youth with curly brown hair and hazel eyes. He had a sturdy build that seemed to

on him,

is going on

at me, his father handed him a small

have a customer. Here's

a consumer. Alright, I'll go straight to the

of the kitchen where he started preparing my breakfast. Bidding goodbye to me, Hein's father went towards the back of the shop

with ham and cheese,

out from the kitchen, Hein arrived before me with the

"Thank you."

As soon as I took a

"Delicious."

"...Thank you."

responded by the side. Throwing him a glance, I pointed at the

"Please have a seat."

"...H, huh?"

aback, Hein became slightly

sorry...It's just that you were the first customer in a while

wanted

me. Looking into

"...Okay."

"Good."

down, he

you. My name is Hein. Hein

"Mhm, I know."

of the omelet I nonchalantly nodded my

"You know?"

eyes instantly became sharp. A wisp of his aura

took another bite of the omelet before I leisurely

a way to heal

"..."

said those words, the atmosphere became quiet. Then, Hein suddenly stood up and smacked the table with both

"What!"

empty, no one was present to

father who hurriedly came out from the back of

"Hein, is everything okay?"

his mistake, Hein lowered his

father, don't

"You sure?"

don't worry about

Hein once again reassured.

you

father eventually relented and headed back

figure, Hein

lying, are you? This is not some sick joke that you are trying to pull on me because

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