8mi Chapter 251: Return
Chapter 251: Return
A journey that should last three weeks will last three days... Branden and Esmeralda sure were impressed. Still, Rain could be even faster if he were to travel alone. There was too much luggage, but it couldn't be helped.
In any case, when the following day came, Geio showed up, offering the chance to drive them back to their territory, but they refused since Rain could solve that. At the same time, Josar showed up and then took out his veil, and showed his face before offering a handshake.
Josar looked to be in his forties since he had some strains of gray hair. He also looked well-built. Rain had no idea what he could do in terms of magic, but he felt that he was a hybrid fighter. Regardless, he had short black hair brushed back, and it seemed neat enough to the point that it looked like he spent many hours doing that.
Still, what was truly surprising was the fact that he didn't look like someone who fought many times, which was weird since he was supposed to be the strongest of his tribe.
"Despite the past, I hope that we will be able to work with each other in the future," Josar said.
"Certainly," Branden said and then accepted the handshake.
In the next moment, Josar bowed a bit after looking at Esmeralda. Finally, he looked at Rain and stayed silent for a while.
"You saved a lot of people here, so we will try to help you avoid her in case you come to help again," Josar said.
"Even though you guys tried to make me marry her?" Rain asked.
Despite their weary appearance, they couldn't help but be grateful for their speedy arrival back home.
"Thanks to your hard work," Branden said when they landed on the garden of his house and while he was fixing his hair that was standing. "I will send a message with the reward for your mission as soon as possible. I guess we owe you a lot more since you protected us from a dragon."
"... I was a bit scared of you, since I heard a lot of things from you, but you are just like Branden described," Esmeralda said. "I hope that someday I can repay the favor."
"Did he say that I was astonishingly good-looking, humble, and brave?" Rain asked.
"Not quite," Esmeralda giggled. "Is there anything that we can do to repay you for all of your hard work?"
"A lot of mana potions will do the trick," Rain replied.
"Mana potions? It is quite shocking how strong you are and how much you still want to improve," Esmeralda said. "I will do something about that."
"Alrighty," Rain said. "I have to report home as well, but I will pass the message to the organization that we are back. Until next time."
Rain dashed from the house and then headed to the organization. A lot of people were surprised by his arrival since they only heard later about the mission, and they also didn't receive news about them for weeks. Still, they were relieved once they confirmed that Branden and Esmeralda were fine.
Upon arriving home, Rain was surprised to find his mother and sisters sleeping in the garden... they were fine, and that was great, but their sense of urgency was lacking a lot.