Beginner's Adventure With Elder Elf Part 4

4

After patiently waiting for a long time, on the edge of the path that was the site of the battle against the slime monster yesterday. Aspa, Randa, and Elvy finally saw a horse-drawn carriage coming a few meters towards where they were.

Aspa with the knowledge of people from another world innocently gave a thumbs up from his right hand as a sign for the approaching coachman.

And instead of warning Aspa. Two other people—Randa and Elvy also joined in giving thumbs up because they thought it was fun.

“Oooooooiiiiii!”

“Come here!”

“Heyyyyyy!”

From a distance, the coachman—a young brown-haired man riding a muscular black horse—looked confused at the behavior of the three strange people in front of him. With caution, He prepared several throwing knives—his specialty weapons—for self-defense against the bandits.

“Brother!”

“Heeeeeyyy!"

A scary-faced man suddenly appeared beside the coachman's seat. The scary-faced man in foreign clothes pulled the coachman's shirt tightly.

“Bro, can you take us to the center of the adventurer city?”

Unknowingly, the coachman had almost stabbed his small knife into the strange man's forehead. However, after hearing the previous question, he immediately stopped his attack.

“H-Helio Kingdom, right?” asked the coachman.

The strange man nodded happily.

“I-It just so happens that this horse-drawn carriage is headed there. If you want to hitch a ride...”

“Ah, don’t worry. The elf over there will pay you later.” The strange man pointed at Elvy who looked confused because he was pointed at from a distance. After that, he said, “But you should lower the price, okay! Poor thing, she’s old, you know!”

It was truly a strange statement that the coachman had heard for the first time in his life.

Elf is called old?

“Oi! Randa! Grandma! This person will escort us!”

Two other people, Randa and Elvy, who were a Human and an Elf, also got into the back of the carriage which would later be pulled by the gallant horse.

“Let me introduce myself, my name is Aspa Pandawa.”

The strange man introduced himself before sitting next to the coachman.

“Toky. Call me Toky.”

The coachman—Toky also introduced himself.

They continued their journey to the center of the Helio City—Helio Kingdom.

5

“Wow, wow. You guys really defeated that old slime, huh? I’m really helped by your actions.”

Toky the coachman looked happy when Aspa, who was sitting next to him—both in the coachman's seat—told him what he had fought against yesterday..

According to Toky, the big slime at that time was a slime that had lived for thousands of years. There are many slimes that can survive that long. The reasoning is because of a lack of human attention towards slimes thinking that they are just ordinary weak creatures. Unknowingly, The slime that was left alive had absorbed so much of the mana around it that it expanded without limit.

For traders and delivery people like Toky, a slime that big would be very annoying and even very dangerous to the point of threatening their lives. The presence of these creatures can also complicate the distribution of goods and damage the price of the goods themselves.

“Why don’t you just ask the adventurers to help you clean up all those slimes?” Aspa asked.

Hearing the question, Toky sighed tiredly. “The young adventurers rejected it because they were disgusted by the slime. While the veterans felt that this quest was too lowly for them.”

“Eh!? That means this problem is almost the same as the witch problem, right?” asked Aspa while glancing behind him. He gave the question to Randa who was sitting in the back cart with Elvy.

Randa nodded, while Elvy replied.

"That's a common problem for every generation."

"Wow, a direct comment from the elders," said Aspa.

“Even so, we can't completely blame the adventurers, you know. There are other factors such as the limited number of adventurers and sometimes there are much bigger problems where all the adventurers have to step in.”

Toky makes a statement that is meant to defend the adventurers.

Considering how difficult and risky it is to be a hero, Toky's statement is reasonable enough to be accepted.

“You trust them, huh?” Aspa asked.

“They often help, though...”

The journey passed peacefully after that. Aspa and two other passengers slept soundly. Meanwhile, Toky remained focused on riding his horse calmly. Possibly because he was used to working for long hours, he didn't fall asleep easily like the others..

***

“Wake up everyone. We’ve arrived, you know.!”

The sentence 'we've arrived' quickly brought back Randa's consciousness, who from the start had been enthusiastic about coming to the place.

“Bro! Bro! Wake up Brother! We’re here!

Randa excitedly shook Aspa's body who was still sound asleep. The man who could no longer be called young slowly opened his eyes..

“Huuhh? What’s wrong?”

“W-We've arrived, bro!”

“Ohh... wake me up again when we get to the inn.”

“Don’t be like that, bro! Look at the stunning view after this!”

Ignoring Randa’s enthusiasm, Aspa’s eyes remained closed as if they were firmly attached.

Arrived...

“Ah!?”

When the city gates opened, the vastly different atmosphere and air made Aspa's eyes widen.

He could already feel it..

A strong wind blows from within.

After entering the gate, the sight that caught Aspa's eyes was a view of the city with various kinds of activity in it.

People of all races were walking in all directions. Busyness was everywhere, to the point that the city looked like it was filled with worker ants that were constantly swarming.

It was as if there was no pause in their movements. There was a group of people who had just come out of a building called a ‘guild’ and were preparing to work on a ‘quest’. Some were still preparing by shopping for various equipment and medicines for their next assignment, and some had just returned home with wounds all over their bodies.

Not only that. On the other hand, people who are not adventurers also seem busy with their respective jobs. Merchants, smiths, and the like seemed busy due to the constant influx of adventurers.

In the middle of the city where there is a fountain, there are several adventurers who are looking for additional members for their 'party' by writing 'Looking For Party', and usually there are additions such as ‘Looking For Party Healer’ or ‘Looking For Party Attacker’ based on what they need.

Honestly, in the case of finding party members it is very difficult. Not everyone will accept it unless it is a request from a big party or a veteran.

Aspa could even see a human skeleton still holding a wooden sign that said ‘Looking For Party’.

From a distance of the city, there is a very large building separated from other buildings. The atmosphere there seems very different because of the different shapes and structures of the buildings in the city.

It was... part of the Helio Kingdom. And the biggest building there is the castle of the Helio Kingdom.

“So this is... the city of adventurers?”

Aspa was stunned by it.

The sight of the busy city... somehow had touched his heart..

It's not like the city I live in. People walk by with empty eyes and no life. But here….

“They enjoyed it.”

6

After getting off the horse-drawn carriage and saying goodbye to Toky, they all immediately went to the place where the adventurers gathered. It is a place where adventurers register and work officially under the auspices of an institution. The said place is called a guild.

“You all come here quickly!”

The two beginners—Aspa and Randa—were still amazed with their eyes sparkling like little children. Meanwhile, those who are experienced like Elvy inevitably have to direct them.

“Remember, don't mess around in this place, okay?.”

Aspa and Randa saluted as a sign of their understanding.

“We’re going in now.”

The guild door opened, and that was the atmosphere they found.

A variety of adventurers and their groups were.

“Let me remind you once again, Randa... Aspa. That starting today... your life will not be the same as before. Even so, are you ready to face fate no matter how bad it is?”

Getting a serious question from the little Elf in front of them, both Aspa and Randa smiled with the same unanimous decision.

““We are ready!””