Warning!

This is the Chapter without PR. You will have to wait a bit more for the PR.

Chapter 4 - Gathering food? -

We are walking along the road, on our way I could see strange animals and plants, Nele and Nari explained every one of them for me, I seen a lot of them and almost all of them have some specific use, from medical ones to the poisonous ones. Our main problem is the lack of food and water, I can go without water and food for much more time but the girls are clearly exhausted, after what they passed through I can’t blame them. But as my eyes can see there are no sources of water, I can hunt for food but water is not so easy to find.

[I understand that you are tired and going without food and water in this heat didn’t help, but for now we have to keep walking for a bit more. Tell me how far is the closest city or village.]

[The closest city is Void, four hours of walk along this road, Master.]

For the first time, is Nari who answered my question, here voice was insecure but warm and beautiful.

[Don’t call me Master, my name is… my name is Evil, call me Evil, Nele too.]

[If is what Master want then we will call you with your name, right? Nari?]

[Y-yes!]

I don’t have a name but I can’t go without one, when I thought about a name I remembered what was written in the room I waked up.

[Then let’s go.]

[Yes.]

[Yes.]

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On the road we encountered some adventurers, they watched us suspicion as my blades almost touched the ground but for them my blades are just hair. The adventurers watched at us with arrogantly but they continued to walk away, until I stopped them.

[Hey, wait a moment.]

This is a chance i can’t let slip away, Nele and Nari look at me wondering why i stopped them, but they understood and nodded at me. I started to talk.

[We were attacked by some monsters and lost most of our belongings, our water and food it them, could you be so gentle and sell some of yours to us?]

I don’t like to speak this way with pieces of shit like them, but lets try to be gentle this time, i don’t want to fight for something like this.

The adventurers halted their steps and turned toward us.

[I thought there aren’t monsters in this area, was it an abnormal?]

The man in heavy armour who seems in his late twenties spoke to me. I don’t know what a abnormal is but this is making my job easy easy.

[Yes. We barely escaped, i though i’ll never see my home again.]

[I understand, then i’ll sell some to you.]

While nodding he take out some kind of small container with water, and a bit of food wrapped in cloth. Then he turned toward me again.

[Then this is 10 silver?]

I don’t know the market price but this clearly too much for this small amount of food and water, before i could say anything, Nele spoke.

[How can you ask 10 silver for this? Are you joking? With that much money, one can buy food and water for 2 months.]

I was surprised by her tone of voice. All what they got through are making the girls grow much faster.

[What did you say?? How dare a mere Elf speak to me! I’ll kill y...]

[Aah, and there was me who tried so hard to let you live.]

The man was trying to unsheathe his sword, but I interrupted him, speaking while looking dejected looking down at the ground.

[Let me reformulate what i said before.]

In a flash I extended my blades, pointing with the tip at their face close enough for them to see how sharp they are, in the same moment I gracefully closed the distance between me and the man, grabbing him from his throat while my fangs penetrated his skin and flesh, I lifted him from the ground and he started kick and punch me, there was no need for me to dodge because his weak and desperate attacks were not worth bothering with.

[If you don’t want to die give us your water and food!]

They couldn’t move a muscle, as if petrified they could only nod. I released the one I lifted with my right hand and he fell on the ground stained with his own blood. Then I looked at him and I released bloodlust.

[What are you waiting?! Go and bring them!]

My voice was cold and full of bloodlust enough to make some of the adventurers fainted while some of them fell on their back watching me with expressions distorted with fear. The man who was at my feets unsheathed his sword, I readied one of my blades but i couldn’t use it. The man killed himself, he used his own sword to cut his throat. I didn’t think a bit of bloodthirst could have this effect on someone, the girls were watching not understanding what just happened, they were not affected by my bloodlust because I only used it against the adventurers.

I retracted my blades, certain that they have no will to fight.

[Did you hear me? Bring them to me!]

With trembling legs they stood up and gathered the food and water before me. There was a backpack with a week worth of food and water. But that was not enough to repay for the mistake their leader made.

[Hmm, if you want me to take them, give me 10 silver.]

Looking at me as if looking at the Devil, they placed the coins inside one of the backpack tasks, not a word left their mouths.

I lifted the backpack and placed it on my back together with the other, they are too heavy for the girls but for me they have no weight. I took the hands of the girls and started to walk inside the forest, leaving the adventurers without saying a word.

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The forest gave a sinister aura because only a bit of light could pass through the thick trees. I didn’t speak much with the girls because I had to think about a lot of stuff, but i wanted to change that after entering the town. Night fall and I chose to stop here for tonight, the city is really close but Nele said we won’t find a place to sleep at this hour.

[Let’s stop here for now, we need to rest and regain our energies.]

Of course I wasn’t tired or hungry, but the girls are. They need to rest and eat. After the girls nodded we walked a bit away from road and found a perfect spot to rest. Nele and Nari sat beside me and we started to eat. The girls ate while taking large bites, it was amusing to watch as they filled their mouths blushing slightly. They noticed my gaze and their faces became red as blood while slowing down their mounching. After eating I sat with the back on a tree and closed my eyes, Nele and Nari sat at my sides not wanting to leave me.

Tomorrow we have to find a place to stay at and I have to think what to do from now on.

While thinking about multiple things i let the darkness wrap my consciousness.