The young Don and the blonded maid found an outpost in the middle of the forbidden district. Already know from the beginning that there was a hidden place within the place, Hermes couldn't help but be amazed, witnessing the well-fortified base. It was rigid and muddy, loopholes in the surface and surrounded by several wrecked houses. Within every sector had high security and patrolled by wild dogs sniffing each area. Every guard wore a black suit, carrying rifles in their shoulders and pistols in their waist.
“What’s going on here?” Hermes took a peek and noticed the familiar emblem hanging in the vicinity of each corner of the area. The symbol of the rival family of the Archnemesis for a century and controlled the eastern part of the island with six villages as their territorial power. "My hunch was right. That is Verdugo family's emblem."
The young blonde maid noticed his eyes grinning in excitement.
“Oi, oi, Stump G. He’s right, after all.” Hermes murmured. “Shit, this is bad. This is not supposed to happen yet." he covered his face by his palm and murmured. "One of the plots of the story got messed up!” He clicked his tongue and held his fist to refrain himself.
“Mr. Aljen, I think we should get away from this area. It is too risky to stay in this kind of place.” Zairena requested, pulling his sleeves to get his attention.
Hermes took her offer to withdraw from the place before the enemies found them. When they stood up and took a step, a familiar two little voice of rapidly resisting their way to escape from the shoulders of the man. Zairena’s eyes opened wide and pity at what her siblings whilst Hermes clicked his tongue in anger.
“W-w-we’re too late,” she covered her face and kneeled in despair. “Forgive me mother, father. I fail you.”
“Damn it, we almost reach the mansion but the worse thing I couldn’t imagine to appear in my eyes. Damn it, Stump G. Are you screwing with me right now?” he murmured, cracking his fingers to lessen his temper.
“What should we do, Mr. Aljen? What should we do?” She grabbed his clothes and wheeled him.
“Stop, stop, stop, Ms. Zairena. I’m going to puke if you don’t stop that!”
After she released, Hermes started to think for a good plan to save the children and escape safely against the enemies foothold. He knew he had no strength and power like Justin and other mages living in this world, the only thing he could use right now was his knowledge from his original world. But thinking about the situation, the game and real life was kinda different to be previse. He conspicuously strategized the place but he needed someone who had a caliber to survey the area without being track by the enemies. Looking at Zairena, she had a power and knowledge of using magic, but she would evolve into a powerful mage in next three years. The only thing he was afraid for, she was not yet the person she should be right now. This time she was the daughter of Chief Zamor and an ordinary citizen in the village.
His face became frustrated and desperately opted to save the kids. But this kind of event must be initially happened before the Massacre of the Elven Fry quest wherein the Archnemesis mercenaries attacked the villagers and took the women and children to their turf, leaving some districts of the village into an isolated place in order to give example for the people who wanted to revolt against the family. These examples was one of the reason why the villagers started to arm themselves and asked for the assistance of the protagonist, Arata Kingsman, who also just wandered together with his crew with a reward of the hidden treasure hidden underground within the village.
“Damn it, we need more people. We need someone to powerful enough to save them. Damn it. This is frustrating demand.” He murmured, biting his thumb. He then stood up and put his right hand under his chin, thinking for possible route to finish this quest. “This is the quest that Stump G requested, right? Damn, that fool.”
“Mr. Aljen, what should we do?” Her pitiful eyes made his heart to weaken. What kind of emotion was he felt right now. Whenever he saw her in this kind of state, he was willing to lend her a hand. He had no idea why but his body and mind were moving outside his expectation.
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“Listen up, Ms. Zairena. We can save them both. I need your help.”
Her face turned serious and nodded. “Are you sure? Do you have a plan to save my siblings?”
He clicked his tongue and bite his thumb, he replied. “I have no slight idea yet. But I need your help. I need information about the place they are holding off. Do you have anything in mind to share?” he asked.
“Yes, ” she nodded thrice. “I have an idea about that place.”
Hermes was surprised and glad about the good news. She had an intel in the place.
“Now, tell me. How many guards are there? Which area was rarely patrolled by the morons? I need that intel right now.”
“Seventeen guards. Four squads are patrolling the place inside and outside their perimeter. They have also a radio communicator located in the center peak of that place.” She pointed the two storey building. “They are armed with rifles and they have also three mages residing the four corner of this site.” She drew the panel and mapped the base of the bandits using the stick that she tore from the branch of a tree near her. “Here in this one.” She encircled it. “There is a small tunnel located in the river. It is the area where the liquid released from the wash department I’ve worked exit the dump and wasted water.”
“Woah, you son of a bitch. You have a lot of intel about this place. How did you know all of this? This is out of my expectation.”
“Before I worked to my master, I became a part time maid in this place. I was given a privilege to work independently in that place with my friends.”
“What the heck? If you’ve work for them then you can easily get through to their patrol guards?”
She tilted her head and confused. “What do you mean?”
“For crying out loud, you so naive! We can use your employment to get inside their base without hostility.”
She tapped her right arm over her left palm, “I got it. You want me to go inside the place and use my affiliation as a previous maid in this place. And ask them to release them from this place. That should work. Wait here, I will go and ask them to let my siblings to -” she was stopped by Hermes and turned her in front of him.
“Idiot, that would lead them to become hostile to you. Do you have any idea what would happen if you do that. We don’t know yet why they are mobilizing some troops towards your village and take your siblings in this place. Unknown gunfight exchanged in that direction. “He pointed the west where the District 4 located. ”We need to act cautiously and study first the current situation before we do something. Do you understand what I’m trying to tell to you?”
Her mood changed from cheerfulness to sadness. Hermes got a point and she knew that.
“Then what do you want to do then. I don’t know what to do.”
“That’s why you need to listen to me first.”
“Alright, what is your plan then?”
Hermes grabbed her hand and moved towards the bushes where they leave. He then pointed out the west back near the river.
“Do you see that tunnel?”
“Yes.”
“We will wait for the night and use that tunnel to get inside.”
Hermes got excited when he mentioned it. He recalled the Metal Gear Solid game he directed in his previous world. Sneaking around in the hostiled area, killing/tranquilizing the enemies by using a pistol and used a CQC skills to defeat the enemy if ever got encountered. This kind of situation he dreamed of had became true yet there was a slight problem. He was in a body of a 15 year old Hermes Archnemesis and had a weak stats in his original setting. Can he even act and broke the plot setting of this world? Will he succeed to save the children by acting against the plot of this world where the protagonist, Arata Kingsman, should take the first initiative? But according to Stump G, he must act and saved everyone in order for his wish to come true: To live a normal life without triggering his death flag.
“Mr. Aljen, but will we succeed?”
“I don’t know yet. But if we don’t try, we won’t know yet.”
“Okay, I will follow your plan.”
In one clap, he said to her, “I’m a mad merchant of the Southern Desert. I will assure you that we will succeed in this quest - I mean in this plan. Operation Elven Fry will commence.” he said, punching his chest in dignity. “My name is He- Aljen Mura will finish this even it will cost my life and move against the law of Mafioso game!”
Although curious about what he said earlier, his speech gave her a enthusiasm and hope. The hope of saving her twins from the hands of the enemies.