Ch4 - Escort

[Mmmmmm...]

I think I kind of get how girls feel when they are being stared at. To be exact, I am forced to understand given the situation I am currently in.

I am standing about three metres away from a group of hunters. Even when we are about three metres apart, I can totally feel their stares. I can't even ignore it since there are about a hundred pairs of eyes on me. I pulled up my hoodie and looked away to try and avoid as much eye contact as possible. I really wanted to run away.

[Sorry for the wait Kalia-chan.]

Thomas-san apologized as he ran towards me.

[Oh, it's alright. I didn't wait that long.]

I replied with a wry smile.

[Where is Rufus-san?]

[He is right over there speaking with the captain.]

He said that and pointed towards two person talking not far from us. Standing beside Rufus-san is a man that looks like he is still in his teens. He have long blonde hair, a face that is pretty and he is also quite muscular. He is a live example of what people will call a bishounen.

He noticed me looking at them and waved at me with a smile on his face. He must definitely be a player (not games but women) given how naturally he just waved and smiled at me. This is the type of people I will not like to deal with. After waving, he started walking towards me with Rufus-san. Looks like I can't escape interacting with this pretty boy.

[Greetings. My name is Regio, the captain of this group of hunters.]

Regio-san greeted me as he bowed like a gentleman.

[Greetings, Regio-san. I am Kalia.]

I panicked for a moment when I saw how elegant his bow was, but shortly I pulled myself together and bowed back while introducing myself.

[Well then Kalia-san, I would personally like to escort such a beautiful girl like you to the capital myself. However, due to some circumstances I am not able to do so. Truly regrettable. My team must investigate what happened to the dragon so I will leave the escorting to Rufus and Thomas.]

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The flirting is here! At least he didn't abandon his duties to escort me. He is more responsible than I thought.

[It's alright Regio-san. I will not like to trouble you when you are so busy.]

[Alright, farewell then. If we meet again in the future, I will gladly treat you to dinner.]

I gave a wry smile and waved goodbye to him as he walked back to the group of hunters. It was a short exchange.

[Shall we get going?]

Rufus-san asked.

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[So, Ojou-chan, what are your plans when you reach Distodia?]

Rufus-san asked me while we are on our way there, walking through the woods.

[I will deal with it when the time comes but I definitely need to find a place to stay and a place to eat.]

[If that's the case, I can recommend you to an inn. The inn is cheap and serve good food too.] (Rufus)

[Yes. And the innkeeper there is nice too.] (Thomas)

[Really? Thanks!]

Come to think of it, I will need money to get a place to stay and eat. The money in the game was placed in the items panel however, it is gone together with the player's interface. After realizing it, I checked my pouch to see whether there is money. I found a small bag of coins in my pouch. I took out a piece of coin and returned the rest back into the pouch.

[Hey, Thomas-san, how much is this coin worth?]

I asked Thomas-san, thinking that the currency used in the game should be usable here as well. The coin that I brought out is a gold coin with a dragon emblem carved on it.

[Whoa Kalia-chan! That is a gold coin isn't it? That one coin can last you for a year!]

According to Thomas, one gold coin equals to one hundred silver coins and one silver coin equals to one hundred copper coins. In order to have a place to stay and eat for a day will cost around twenty copper coins. Wouldn't that mean that I'm rich since I got a bag of gold coins? Judging by the size of the bag, I will say that there are about thirty gold coins in it, which means… I can slack and do nothing for about thirty years! This definitely need some consideration. If I have my entire asset I bet I can live my life in luxury without working since I had billions of gold when DHO was still a game. I wonder where they went.

[I see. Then here, you two can have this as payment for guiding me to the capital.]

I said to Thomas while holding onto a gold coin. When I did that, both Thomas-san and Rufus-san got into a state of shock.

(Is she some rich noble's daughter or something?) < Thoughts of Rufus and Thomas

[Nonono! We can't accept this ojou-chan. It's too much just for guiding you.]

[That's right Kalia-chan.]

[Eh? But I will feel bad about not repaying you two. Is there anything I can do?]

[It's alright Kalia-chan. We are proud hunters after all. It is our duty to help people in need.]

[Ehhh... If you say so.]

Looks like there is nothing I can do to make them accept the gold coin. I mean what kind of adult will accept money from kids. (a.n. You are too young to know how big the world is little girl… I will take it, lol.)

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[Uwaaaa~]

I leaked out a sound of admiration when we reached Distodia. Indeed it looks like the Distodia in the game but it is very different. This Distodia looks more developed and it's more lively. It's like a completely different place from the one I know.

[Beautiful right? Welcome to Distodia.]

Both Rufus-san and Thomas-san bowed as they welcome me.