After a few minutes of dragging the demon girl with me, we stopped inside the isolated back alley.
I sat in front of her and got a good look at her appearance.
A demon? This is my very first time seeing one. Given that demons are just fictional entities back on Earth.
I think she's about 10 years old.
She's wearing a white dress stained with footprints of the person who probably hurt her, even her bruises were fresh, but without it, she looked like she was well taken care of.
"I'm Casimir Kismet, what's your name?"
She connected both of her hands and looked down. "Misha... Andhera."
"I see, we need to get out of this place as soon as possible, this place is no longer safe for you." I stood up and proceeded to walk, but she immediately grabbed my hand.
"Big brother Yohan. He's waiting for me."
"Your big brother? Is he a demon too?"
"No, he's my master, he's the kindest human I have ever met... and his kind mother... and father... all of them are kind to me."
Now that she mentioned it, something is dangling on her neck. A metal collar. Probably, she's a slave. A well-treated one to be exact.
"I see, let's just talk about that once I finally got you out of this kingdom. Do you know where the nearest exit from here is?"
She nodded.
"Good, first we need to get something we can use to hide those horns. But before that."
I patted her head and used my healing magic on her. Her bruises immediately healed and to my surprise, even her broken horn regenerated back.
Wow, I can do shit like this?
Maybe she felt that all of her injuries healed that she looked up at me. "Thanks... Mister, uhm, Casimir."
"Let's go."
The first thing I did was to buy 2 robes with hoods for the both of us and used them to hide our faces and her horns as we traveled towards the nearest exit of the kingdom.
The real difficulty occurred when we finally reached the gate.
Based on Misha, in order to bring a slave outside the gate, you need to show the key of the slave's collar, but going back to her owner to get the key while with her is far riskier than sneaking through the guards because I don't know if the knights are already searching for us and climbing up to the wall is not a viable option due to the countless guards scattered around the kingdom wall.
A violent approach is the worst option in this situation, I don't know what's coming after me if I make a flashy uproar.
Upon reaching the crowded gate, one of the knights immediately walked toward us, but the sudden sounds coming behind us immediately took their attention.
One of the wheels of the carriage behind us collapsed and the fruits and vegetables inside fell to the road at the same time, one of the horses in front of us escaped and unexpectedly ran towards the outer gate.
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The knight who's about to approach us immediately joined the owner of the carriage to pick up the scattered fruit and vegetables.
"Thank you, kind sir."
"I don't mind." Said the knight who's supposed to be checking us.
I touched the shivering shoulder of Misha in front of me. "Let's go," I said as a go signal.
My newly acquired Wind and Electricity magic came in handy, by creating a sharp blade with Wind magic, I destroyed the wheel of the carriage and pushed the fruits using my Wind magic, I managed to shift the knight's attention and as a precaution, I released the horse in front of us and sneakily used my Electricity magic to make it flee.
I unleashed a huge sigh of relief the moment we reached the outer gate.
I quickly took her inside the nearest forest and searched for a safe place for her to hide.
The hardest part is finally done, that scared me big time.
I guided her behind the tree and patted her head. "Now, I just need to take care of something."
She looked at me with confusion in her eyes.
"We need to get rid of that thing on your neck."
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(Third person)
Inside the capital of the kingdom of Inizio. At one of the market stalls next to the park.
The sweet ice shopkeeper named Yohan was looking at the knights currently patrolling through the place.
"I wonder where is Misha? It's already afternoon and we haven't had lunch yet, maybe mom is dressing her up again and doesn't want to let her go. It can't be helped then." A gentle smile emerged from his face.
A knight approached him. "Hey, did you happen to see a young man with black hair wearing a black suit and a demon girl with gray hair walking around here? The demon girl has a broken horn."
"A demon girl?" He quickly shook his head. "No- wait did you say gray hair?"
However, the knight didn't answer his question and just walked out. "Thanks for your cooperation."
He just watched the knight walk away until it completely disappeared from his sight.
"Misha." He immediately moved and was about to close the shop.
"Yo, are you the ice cream- no... sweet ice vendor named Yohan?"
Yohan stopped and faced the person in front of the shop wearing a brown hooded robe covering his body and a large portion of his face.
"Yes, I am, is there anything I can do... Mister?"
"Casimir." He handed a white envelope and slid it towards him.
Yohan picked up the letter envelope. "What is this?"
"Maybe you already have an idea, the knights are already out to hunt Misha."
Yohan's eyes immediately widened. "Do you mean?"
Casimir looked around behind him and walked forward. "I have no time to explain everything, all you need to know is that she's in the middle of huge trouble and I'm trying to save her, and maybe even take her somewhere safe. This place is no longer safe for me anyway."
Yohan paused for a second and nodded. "I see." He immediately moved and grabbed a wooden box beneath the counter and took out something. "Take this. And please take care of her... she's like a real little sister to me and a good daughter to my parents."
He handed down a golden key.
Casimir grabbed the key and proceeded to move out. "I know, she already told me."
"Wait."
Casimir stopped. "Why?"
"If you're looking for a safe place to go, travel northwest from here, you will find the lawless town of Agrona. It's not particularly safe, but that place is still safer for both of you than the other human kingdoms. Please... be safe."
Without turning back, Casimir nodded and continued to walk away.
"Thanks, Mister Casimir."
A few minutes after Casimir disappeared, a certain person stood in front of his shop while expressing a great irritation on his face.
Captain Miguel put his hand at the counter of the shop.
"Anything I can do for you, Captain Miguel?"
"I'm looking for someone, did you happen to see a guy wearing a brown hooded robe walking around here? One of the knights told me he went this way."
Yohan narrowed his eyes while thinking of something. "I saw one, but I'm not sure if it was really him."
An ominous smile emerged on Captain Miguel's face. "Where did he go?"
"I just saw him walking by, I think he went that way," Yohan said while pointing in the opposite direction where Casimir went.
Captain Miguel immediately walked back while nodding his head. "I see."
And ran towards the direction Yohan pointed.
On the other hand, Yohan just watched them walk in the wrong direction.
"I hope you have already found the hero you're always talking about, Misha." Yohan smiled. "He seems like a very kind person."
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Jack of all trades, master of none
Fire Magic
Healing Magic
Mana Concealment
Mana Perception
Water Magic
Wind Magic
Electricity Magic
Ice Magic
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