Farewell, Mine Lineage

As I ran away, the monsters jumped on me in a sudden attack. I didn't have much time left and the flame was getting closer. If I kept fighting, the cave could collapse at any moment.

Hiroshi shouted loudly,

"Hey, kid! Stay where you are. I'll take care of those monsters!"

I thought Hiroshi was coming to me, so I warned him not to come.

"Hiroshi, don't come back! It's too dangerous for you to come back here!"

"Who said I was going to jump down there, kid?"

At that moment, Hiroshi threw the canister carrying the flammable liquid around his waist onto the monsters and fired into it twice. It was enough to make it blow up.

The liquid that got all over them made them burn and helped me escape. I immediately jumped towards them and saved myself.

I threw myself at the right time. After I jumped towards them, the gunpowder made its move and exploded. We flew towards the sky and we hit the ground. Although we fell to the ground, fortunately none of us was injured.

We were out again and saw Lezlie and the people of Mine Lineage. When we arrived, they shouted with happiness and ran towards us. "They're here! Our heroes!" they exclaimed. They were overjoyed and tried to show their gratitude. I was happy too and understood how my father felt about the situation. It was a really great feeling to be a hero. It was both relaxing and exciting.

The wise man approached us with a serious expression, then smiled and said, "I don't really know what to say. I appreciate all of you for saving us. We will never forget your help."

"No," I replied. "It was something that needed to be done. We couldn't just leave people in need."

"Thank you again," said the wise man, who wanted to check on the condition of his people, and walked away.

I turned to Babu and asked, "How far is your village from here?"

"It will take two days if we start here," he replied. "If they're still there. But are you sure you want to come with me?"

"We need food and supplies, and I think yours is the nearest village," I said.

Hiroshi said, "Then there's no point in wasting our time. Let's hit the road."

While we were talking, the wise man approached us again and said, "If you want, you can come with us to our Kingdom. It is quite close."

Lezlie replied, "We appreciate your offer, but we have to get going now. It seems we have a few more things to do in this kingdom. Thank you again for your kindness."

"Well then," the wise man said. "Good luck on your journey."

I walked away from there with happiness in my heart and a smile on my face.

After a while, while we were on the road, I asked Babu,

"Babu, your fighting style is really quite extraordinary. How can you fight like that despite your size?"

"I learned all my moves from my master, of course!" he replied.

"The move you made with your hat was really great," I said.

"Oh! You know, I discovered that move!" Babu exclaimed.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yeah. It was hard at first but with practice, everything got better," he explained.

"If your master trained you like this, he must be very strong," I said.

"Yes, he is. He used to be one of the best," Babu replied.

"The best ones?" I asked.

"From what I've heard, it's something that goes back to the history of our lineage, where only the best fighters, who were chosen, would try to protect our lineage and he was one of them," Babu explained.

"Does he come from a lineage?" I asked.

"He is a descendant of Cronus," Babu replied.

My uncle usually told me about lineages but I had never heard of that lineage before.

While we were talking, Hiroshi turned his head to us and said,

"I know that lineage. It's a pretty strong lineage in close combat. Using their energy in their bodies, they exhibit a nonstop fight. They will not forgive you when you engage in close combat with them and they are also a lineage that is very experienced in healing."

"And that is correct. I'm surprised that you already know so much about Cronus," Babu said.

"There used to be a few people who were descended from Cronus near our village. They were really interesting people," Hiroshi added.

I was getting more and more excited to meet them.

Babu smiled and said, "Yeah, they're pretty good people. Besides, they're the best at cooking. I haven't eaten the master's food in a long time. I hope it's still delicious."

"Babu, does your master live alone?" I asked.

"No, he lives with a small group of his descendants," Babu replied.

He then said, "Speaking of lineage, I saw you fighting very well back in the mines. Do you also come from a lineage?"

"I'm a witch," Lezlie said. "I lived with my mother for a long time among the witches. I only know explosion and shield spells for now, but in the future, I may learn some good spells."

"Interesting!" Babu exclaimed. "What about you Hiroshi?"

"I'm a Ruiet. I'm a normal human," Hiroshi replied.

"You're pretty strong for an ordinary person," Babu said. "And you never missed your shots, even under pressure."

"The same goes for you," Hiroshi said. "We saw a ton of monsters there, but you still fought in cold blood."

"But it was hard, to be honest," Babu admitted.

He turned to me and said, "So what about you, Ryuu?"

"I come from the Wolf Descendant," I said. "My uncle and the person who trained me, Ronk, told me this not long ago."

"Oh! Alpha Prime was also a wolf descendant!" Babu exclaimed. "I heard that lineage was legendary. And I also heard that there was no one left from that lineage."

"But that's impossible," Babu added. "Even if there are survivors, Miron goes after them and hunts them all down. I heard that he killed half his progeny with his own hands."

"That's why I started going out on this journey," I said. "I didn't think I could find people this quickly, but I did. Life is full of miracles and I want to show others this too. And even if Miron finds us, I'm not going to give up on my goal. No matter what happens."

"I see," Babu said. "I truly understand everything you say. But you have to keep in mind that this isn't an easy road. You are going to go through so many difficulties. You are going to run, fight, hide, sacrifice and do many more things while you succeed in this. And also if something bad happens and Miron finds you, he will never feel sorry for you."