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."

shoulders

like the aesthetics of the place caused

Smallsnake,

what to

"...H, huh?"

flustered at my words. With a small

babysitter that you

was instantly

of papers from his dimensional space

you need me

I waved my

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

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

deserved a little

Squinting, Smallsnake skeptically asked.

really handle

Now, I've already taken the

you say

I looked

not having breakfast, gonna tour

the pub,

head before heading out. Watching Leopold leave, I

"Ava?"

and me,

with

did I

appeared

idea of having breakfast with

looked towards the back of the

just me

"..."

Angelica jumped out of

voice echoed inside of my

back in

"..."

door of the car

"Bunch of traitors."

muttered underneath my

"Welcome."

first person to greet me

four-year-old children who were looking

"Good morning."

I greeted back.

the back of the shop where different goods could be seen on

to buy anything, or would you like

"Breakfast please."

"Alright."

on the joystick of the wheelchair, he soon brought me towards a small table where I sat down. Taking out a pen, and a small piece of paper, he

"What would you like."

pondering for a couple of seconds, I quickly skimmed through the

about an omelet with ham and

ham and cheese? What about to

"Orange juice please."

"Anything else?"

"No thank you."

of the shop. "Hein, someone is here. Quickly prepare

"Father, what's going on?"

curly brown hair and hazel eyes. He had a sturdy

his hands on the black apron on him, the youth

is going

his father handed him a small piece

a customer. Here's the

I'll go straight to the

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

and cheese, and

out from the kitchen, Hein arrived before me

"Thank you."

I took out a fork and quickly dug onto the omelet before me. As

"Delicious."

"...Thank you."

responded by the side. Throwing him a

"Please have a seat."

"...H, huh?"

aback, Hein

you were the first customer in a

won't bite, just wanted to talk to you about

again, I pointed at the seat in front of me. Looking into my eyes, Hein eventually

"...Okay."

"Good."

he sat down, he introduce

My name is Hein. Hein Hein

"Mhm, I know."

omelet I nonchalantly nodded my

"You know?"

eyes instantly became sharp. A wisp of his aura instantly made its way towards

of the omelet before I leisurely

of a way to heal

"..."

the atmosphere became quiet. Then,

"What!"

store was empty, no one was present to witness

father who hurriedly came out from the back

"Hein, is everything okay?"

lowered his head

okay father, don't worry and go

"You sure?"

don't worry

Hein once again reassured.

you say

his father eventually relented and headed back to the back of the

could no longer see his father's figure, Hein shot a glare towards my

some sick joke that you are trying to

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