Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

Chapter 131 Something might happen tonight

“Long time no see, Sergio. Are you older than me?”

“That’s my line, Wesley. Is the top of your head starting to thin, too?”

Sergio spoke in a playful tone, but Wesley was nonetheless delighted to have an old friend visiting.

However, this time he really felt very out of place, even a little annoyed. Wesley gave him a look that asked, "Why come at this time?", but Sergio didn't seem to notice at all.

Wesley deliberately sighed deeply, and then said, "...I'm sorry, I really don't have time to chat with you leisurely today."

"Don't worry. I have something serious to ask you, too."

Wesley thought about speaking quickly, but he was afraid that the topic would go off track, so he chose to remain silent and wait for Sergio's next words.

Sergio finally showed a serious expression, looked at Wesley steadily, and said, "I want to meet a wizard named Biz. You should know his whereabouts, right?"

Wesley sighed, as if to say, "As you can imagine, you're asking this."

"There is a small house in the woods near the palace. He lives there. I heard that he has prepared other places to live, but I don't know the details."

"…Is that so? That's all you know?"

Sergio didn't seem particularly disappointed, though. But Wesley still felt the need to speak up.

“I’m sorry, but you overestimate me. I’m just an organizer of the Adventurer’s Guild. I don’t manage the entire town.”

“Haha, I actually know that.”

“…I really hope you can make that clear.”

Wesley held his head, looking helpless, but in his heart he had already accepted it helplessly.

On the other hand, Sergio tightened his expression again and turned his gaze to the scenery outside the window.

“By the way, the sky is particularly gloomy today. Those dark clouds look really ominous.”

Wesley felt the same way. Although it was evening, the sky was filled with dark clouds, so the setting sun could not be seen at all. Only the darkness stood out.

If it had been pouring rain, it might have seemed natural, but not a drop of rain had fallen since this morning, and the strong winds added to the ominous atmosphere.

Wesley had a complicated expression on his face and his eyes returned to the table in front of him.

"Hmm. This could be a sign of something bad. The commotion in the palace hasn't died down yet... In fact, I've had a bad feeling since a while ago. Sergio, do you feel anything?"

Sergio was silent for a while and closed his eyes in response to Wesley's question. Soon after, he opened his eyes and said in a heavy voice, "Tomorrow... no, maybe starting from tonight, something might happen?"

Although Sergio said it was just a personal feeling, for some reason Wesley felt that this premonition might come true.

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"Really...why would I eat food that looks like a monster?"

In the corner of the hut, lit only by a lantern, Erwin grumbled as he chewed something.

They were restocking their food before the plan, and the other two, except for Biz, looked dissatisfied. However, they seemed to have succumbed to hunger and continued to eat the food in front of them.

Bizz prepared preserved food, mainly dried goods and pickled meats. However, the only thing that could be called a dish was the strong-flavored broth, and the rest were prepared dinners.

If it were adventurers like Xu Zhen, they would definitely eat it without complaint. Some people might even ask where these ingredients came from.

This meant that the preserved foods were actually quite delicious, but unfortunately for Erwin and Minerva, they were clearly not very palatable.

"You said you'd be generous for once, I thought there would be some luxurious food..."

"Can you eat quietly? The food is not very delicious to begin with, and it will be even harder to swallow now."

"I'm sorry, Lady Minerva."

Erwin immediately put on a fake smile, bowed deeply to apologize, and then stared at Biz with sharp eyes. His eyes seemed to say, this is all your fault.

But Biz didn't look at him, he just ate his soup silently, not taking him seriously at all. This angered Erwin even more.

"Hey, you! You are so brave to ignore my gaze!"

“Please don’t yell so suddenly. It almost choked me.”

"That's really, really rude."

Erwin put on a fake smile again and bowed repeatedly. He was filled with anger.

If he could, he really wanted to scold her loudly, but she was the princess of a country after all. If he really attacked her, he knew that it would mean his own demise.

He had to accept that this was a form of endurance. The main goal was revenge on Said. Only when this was achieved could his former glory be restored.

Erwin chewed the dried fruit fiercely with a hateful expression on his face.

"Ah. It's not delicious at all, but let's just treat it as a small matter. If we can achieve our goal tonight, this little bit of patience won't matter."

Minerva wiped the corners of her mouth with a napkin, with an empty plate in front of her. Hearing these words, Erwin pretended to smile and said loudly: "What a great awakening! I, Erwin, admire it very much!"

"Of course."

However, Minerva did not intentionally give a smile, but just replied faintly.

Minerva saw through Erwin's boasting from the beginning, for she had seen countless such people by now.

Minerva sighed inwardly, and Erwin showed an uneasy expression: "Um...did I do something to make you unhappy?"

"It's no big deal. But Lord Erwin is such a considerate person. The future of the MacRed family looks bright, that's great." Minerva said with a bright and gentle voice, and Erwin blushed and smiled happily.

"Thank you very much! I feel my future is brighter after receiving such an evaluation from Lady Minerva!"

There was a genuine laugh in the cabin. However, there was something a little weird about the atmosphere. Did Erwin notice it?

Erwin continued to smile with delight, but Minerva turned away with an expression of disdain.

(…This is the first time I’ve met a man who is so easy to deal with. He is so stingy. If I need to abandon him, I won’t feel any guilt. In a sense, this is also my luck. I found a good chess piece.)

Minerva smiled to herself, but Erwin, in front of her, smiled but murmured in his heart.

(Oh, this is dangerous. I almost got away with it thanks to my wit. As long as I praise this princess casually, she will smile automatically. It's so easy to deal with. It's so convenient. It seems that I have got a good chess piece without realizing it.)

Although he was thinking about these things in his mind, he never forgot to praise Minerva on the surface. In a sense, he was a very capable man.