Section 18 Departure to a new horizon
Alicia sat bored on the barrel in front of the hotel, nibbling on the bread in her hand. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info Daron stood beside her, stroking Black Whirlwind's mane.
Early in the morning, Melissa and her parents met Alicia at the hotel's restaurant, who was having breakfast, and when they heard that she and Tallon's horse were still in the inn in a neighboring town, they immediately went out and called for a carriage, and offered to go to the town to collect it on their behalf. Alicia didn't want to trouble the family, but Melissa said that this was what she should do to her benefactor.
Who is who's benefactor, Alicia thought to herself, if it wasn't for the family who saved her, Talon doesn't know what would have happened now.
Because Melissa was resolute, Alicia didn't stop her. So she and her father got into a carriage and set out, and after the sun had crossed a quarter of an arc, they returned in two horses, one black and one brown.
Now, Alicia's team has expanded to four people. Because of the addition of the sage Kellloya, his disciple Melufa also became a companion. For the rest of the trip, they had to buy two more horses. Now, Alicia and Daron were in front of the inn, waiting for Kyeloa and Melufa, who had gone to pick up a horse from the horse dealer.
Soon, a dark cyan black-maned horse with a cyan robe appeared in Alicia's sight, followed by a white horse carrying a pink-haired girl, apparently Kelloa, Merusa, and their mounts. The white horse that Melus was riding kept a deliberate and subtle distance from Kelloa's green horse, quietly following behind, while Kelloa in front of him seemed to be a little out of harmony with the horses, and looked quite struggling.
"Are you alright?" asked Alicia worriedly as she reached the door of the hotel, with bread in her mouth.
"It's okay, it's just that I haven't ridden a horse for a long time, and I'm a little rusty. ”
At this moment, the eyes of Melova and Kyloa, who had followed, met in the air, and the former immediately looked away shyly. From lunchtime, as long as the eyes of the two intersected, Melus had been this reaction, and Daron felt very strange when he noticed it, and what made him even more puzzled was why this high-ranking magician had agreed to go with them overnight.
Kyeloa smiled bitterly in her heart, although she had already guessed Alicia's little tricks, but Melova did not know that in her eyes, she was just a wicked teacher who took away the virginity of a young girl......
"It seems necessary to have some time to talk to Lonnie...... Kelloa said in his heart, and he and Melua jumped off their horses and tied them to the stables next to the inn.
"What's their name?" asked Alicia, walking over to her.
"What?" asked Kyeloa
"Our horses have names, so hurry up and come up with one. ”
“...... No, you don't. Feeling that this kind of childish thing was not suitable for him, Kyeloa frowned and decisively refused.
"Don't do that, it's just a name, if you don't want to take it, leave it to me, right?" Alicia swallowed the last bite of bread, clapped her hands, dusted off the crumbs that stuck to it, and then put on a thoughtful look.
"Night Pony, Fantasy Elf, Banshee, Wow, that sounds good!" Alicia seemed to be pleased with her talent for naming names.
"......" Kylloa looked like he didn't want to pay attention to her, and concentrated on loading his mount with the saddle and other harness.
"Which is better for you?" let me think about it......" Alicia looked hesitant, as if she was swaying from side to side as if she were making an important choice.
After a few minutes of struggle, Alicia finally made up her mind:
“...... Well, it's decided, from now on, your name will be ......."
"Chase thunder. Kyeloa said lightly, then sighed, "It's called Thunder." ”
Forced into desperation, Kyeloa named her horse before Alicia could say it. Instead of asking Alicia to come up with some weird names with bad taste, she might as well come up with something of her own.
"Chasing thunder...... Is it the meaning of chasing thunder and lightning? Hmm~ It's not as nice as my name, but it's a good match for you, Kyeloa. Alicia said to Kyllloa, and turned her head back to the blue-maned horse.
"Chasing thunder~ Well, from today onwards, you will be called chasing thunder, you know?" said softly as Alicia stroked the horse's mane with her hand.
Chase Thunder replied, making a purring sound that made Alicia laugh.
"Hehe, good guy...... Melufa, what about you?" Alysia asked the sage's disciple again, smiling.
"I think...... Frost Moon ...... How's it going?" said Melufa, scratching her little pink head.
"You guy, it seems that you have been thinking about it for a long time!Frost Moon~Hmm!Good name!" Alicia nodded with satisfaction, and then came to the side of the white horse, "Frost Moon, my name is Alicia, I want to get along with your master in the future!"
"Mei Lufa, I've worked hard for you, and I'm going to follow this neurotic girl in the future. Daron finished feeding his horse and walked over to Melufa.
"It doesn't matter, as long as the teacher goes, I'll go. Meleva fiddled with her two index fingers and glanced at Kyeloa, her face flushed.
Seeing Melufa's strange reaction, Daron began to wonder if he had missed something.
"Now that we're all together, let's go~" Alicia said and jumped on her horse.
At lunch, the four of them had already had a discussion about the course of action for the future. After listening to Alicia and Darlon's propaganda tactics to promote fame, Kyeloa was noncommittal. Later, however, the sage put forward more strategic proposals for unification: first, to get in touch with the court chancellor Metzwalker as soon as possible. To do this, take a trip to the central metropolis, which has the autonomy of independence, where the biggest underground force in Galbadia is located: the Thieves' Guild! Second, in order for Alicia to make a name for herself, she must be recognized by Metzwalker and the Parliament, both of which are indispensable. Since in Galbadia, the parliament has the power to impeach the monarch, so if Alicia wants to regain the throne with the support of these two parties, she only needs to expose Yaga's crimes as the first witness and eyewitness in front of the civil and military officials. Thirdly, once Alicia starts to act, Yega will naturally take measures, so it is necessary to continue to increase the number of powerful companions, so Kyeloa suggests that Alicia go to the mercenary guild in Central City and choose like-minded partners.
After listening to Kylloya's detailed advice, Alicia was amazed at the time, and once again felt that it was a great thing to take him as a companion.
Therefore, when Alicia said departure at this time, she was referring to the central city of Dicarren.
"In the morning, I went out and bought a map. As he spoke, Daron took out a hand-drawn map of Galbadia, spread it on his chest and moved his fingers along a line on the map, "From Fermoran to Dicalren, you need to pass through the city of Tirtin, where we can hand over the task at hand by the way." ”
"Mission?" asked Alicia.
"The mission of the Necronomicon Mountain. Daron reminded with a smile.
"Ah!!!" Alicia only then realized that they still had a task of 20,000 gold coins in their hands and had not submitted it! Because a lot of things have happened recently, Alicia actually forgot about it.
"No, let's go back to the previous town first, hand over this task and then set off!" Alicia immediately looked at the huge reward, and she couldn't wait for a moment.
"Don't worry! this is a hundred-year mission, and ordinary adventurers' guild chapters can't fulfill it. This is the most advanced mission, and it must be submitted at the headquarters of the Adventurers' Guild, which is the city of Tirtin. Daron patiently explained.
"Then what are we waiting for, let's get on the horse, Merva, get on the horse!" Alicia immediately became more positive than anyone else when she encountered something related to money.
"Alicia, if you don't want us to starve to death on the way, you'd better spend some time at the bazaar to buy dry food. Seeing Alicia like this, Kylloa said something with a slight tone of reprimand.
"Oh...... Sorry, I didn't expect that. "Kyeloa, who usually has a fierce face, makes Alicia feel scared when she teaches people, so when she sees the pair of wrinkled sword eyebrows, she actually honestly admits her mistake.
There was a whistle, and Daron was surprised because it was the first time he had seen that Alicia could be so well-behaved. It seems that the addition of Kylloa is also a good thing for Darlon, because there is finally someone who can control Alicia.
"It doesn't matter. By the way, speaking of Tirtyn's City...... "Kyloya then said to Darron, "I've heard that there are some of the most skilled smiths of Garbadia, right?"
"Well, that's true. Because of the presence of the arena in Tirtingley, weapons and armor are especially good to sell there. ”
"Hmm~ I do have an idea, let's talk about it when I get there. Kylloa glanced at Alicia's waist, where in addition to Alicia's armor-piercing sword, there was also an unsheathed silver sword, which was originally a weapon belonging to the undead prince Shugna.
"The journey to Tirting was about three days, and Daron and I were responsible for buying the food. Alicia, take Melus and see what clothes are on sale in the town. "Kylloa made a reasonable distribution.
Then, when everyone had purchased the items they needed for the journey, they rode four horses out of town, and it is worth mentioning that Merus still carried the large backpack that was taller than herself, like a snail on a horse.
Outside the exit southeast of the town of Fermoran, Melissa and her parents stood long.
"We've been waiting for you here for a long time!" Melissa said with a sunny smile.
"I said, I can't find you in the town. Alicia said happily that she was leaving, and she couldn't help but say goodbye to this family.
After a few words of greetings to each other, everyone set off under the friendly gaze of a family of three. After Alicia walked away, looking at her back, Melissa felt a warm current welling up in her chest. As a rural girl with a turbulent life, the experience of these two days was very wonderful and fulfilling for her. Maybe she will never forget this experience for the rest of her life, she thought. For the blonde girl in front of her, there must be more magnificent adventures waiting for her, and there are many dangers in it. Thinking of this, Melissa couldn't help but run forward a few steps, then put her hands around her mouth, and shouted in the direction of Alicia:
"I wish you a safe journey, Your Royal Highness Princess!~~"
Alicia, who heard the voice, turned around and did not answer, but drew a beautiful smile on her face.
"Drive!"
Four horses carried their owners, and with the parade of weeds on the side of the road, they took a powerful step towards the new horizon.
(This concludes the Corpse King chapter, and Alicia has added two more magical companions in one fell swoop.) The next chapter is a wonderful arena chapter, and what kind of companions will Alicia receive to join?