"Yes…" Eric nodded with a conflicted expression before looking carefully around us. "And we are not the only ones…"
"What?"
Now…I was even more confused.
The situation was getting out of hand.
Milleia's Event was hard already and I didn't want anything else hindering that.
"We are not the only ones?" Milleia tilted her head.
"Yes…" Eric said as he grabbed his left arm—which was charred black…
Soone managed to injure Eric that much?
"A-Are you okay?" Milleia asked worriedly.
"I'm fine." Eric waved his hand. "I just want to get the Golden Grass and get out of this forest."
"Why do you want the Golden Grass," I asked him. I was really curious why the hell he was looking for that. I wasn't even aware of that even if I played the ga. I couldn't even guess his reason.
"I don't need to tell you that," Eric closed the conversation.
Tch.
"As for …I am looking the Golden Grass for my fami-"
"Your mother?" Eric cut off Milleia.
"O-Oh! Yes…my mother is seriously sick and only the Golden Grass can save her…" Milleia said in a sad tone.
Wait.
How did Eric know that it was for Milleia's mother?
"How did you know it was for her mother?" I asked what was on my mind.
"Hm?" Eric was caught off guard by my question but he still replied. "I know when it cos to family."
That's not an answer!
This guy!
Don't tell that he is really the reincarnated one who sent that letter?
He doesn't recognize with that mask so maybe I could get so answer out of him?
"Who are the others? Who is looking for the Golden Grass except you and us?" I asked him.
"..." Eric clenched his fists at my question.
Did I wake up with a terrible mory of him getting beaten up?
"Who are the others?" I stepped forward and asked again in a more strong tone.
"S-Sir Nyrel…"
Eric stared at and clicked his tongue. "Knights of the Arvatra Empire."
"!"
I was dumbfounded at his answer.
"The Arvatra Empire…?" Milleia was confused. "They are our allies so why did they attack us?"
Indeed, we were allied with them. We did fight them in the previous Holy War but after that peace was ford between the rulers of the Celesta Kingdom and the Arvatra Empire.
I don't understand.
Why are they also looking for the Golden Grass?
Was there a scenario like that among the nurous in the Ga? I wasn't sure about that. I did Milleia's Event several tis but in none of them I t the Knights of the Arvatra Empire.
No, first, why the hell are they looking for the Golden Grass even though it is widely known as a re legend?
"Why did they attack you, Lord Eric?" Milleia asked.
I was also curious about that. They were from the Arvatra Empire and were in the territory of the Celesta Kingdom. They wouldn't be that stupid to attack without a reason soone from here? Even less Eric who was the son of the Duke Scarlett. I don't even want to imagine the reaction of that old man if he learned about that…
"They asked where I was going and I ignored them. Then they asked about the Golden Grass and I said that I didn't know but that guy attacked out of nowhere…"
"Did he know who you are?" I asked in my turn.
"Yeah…probably…" Eric's answer really surprised .
So they knew it was Eric and dared to attack him?
What the hell?
Wait.
Sothing was bothering .
Eric reached this far because he clearly had an idea about the emplacent of the Golden Grass?
I knew sowhat thanks to the Ga so I took the lead with Milleia behind …then Eric is really a reincarnator?
"Where are you going?" I frowned when I saw Eric walking away.
"Isn't that obvious?" Eric scoffed. "Finding the Golden Grass."
I rolled my eyes at him. "What? You have a map inside your brain?"
"And you? You got there because you both had an idea, right?" Eric retorted.
He was really getting on my nerves.
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'No one can take the lead over .'
[What about Layla in the race?]
'I wasn't giving my all.'
I could have won if I had taken this race seriously—maybe.
"We only know…that it is deep inside the forest, Lord Eric," Milleia slumped her shoulders. She wasn't showing it but I could tell that she was really nervous and anxious as ti passed. Her mother was dying and she only had it for a few days.
"You don't know?" Eric's tongue slipped inadvertently.
Huh?
Don't tell …
I stepped and approached him. "You…you know where we can find the Golden Grass…?"
"!" Milleia opened her eyes wide and looked at Eric expectantly.
Eric's mouth opened and closed before he sighed. "Yeah…I know." Then he glanced at Milleia and shrugged. "We can go there together, if you want."
"Of course, we are going there TOGETHER," I nodded and patted Eric's shoulders. "Thanks man."
"You are annoying…" Eric didn't seem pleased by my sudden act of friendliness.
Suddenly Milleia grasped Eric's hands. "T-Thanks! T-Thank you very much! Thank you very much, Lord Eric!!"
"Y-Yeah…" Eric averted his eyes.
As expected, even he couldn't resist Milleia's unique charm. She wasn't the Cover Heroine for nothing.
Thus we started to travel together. It was annoying to support Eric's presence but I ignored the annoyance for the sake of getting done Milleia's event.
Hmm.
I should speak to Eric alone.
I'm convinced he is a reincarnator and probably the one who sent that ssage in front of my room's door. That guy was living in the room right across mine! He sure has guts!
But then was he soone I knew? Since he knew my full na…
….
….
….
"It's here." Eric's voice rang.
After another hour of walking, we reached a small hill.
Yeah…it's this place…I saw it in the Ga.
The hill was grassless. Only sand and rubbles were covering it. Nothing like Golden Grass seed to be in our vision but it was normal.
"Lord Eric? Where are the Golden Grasses?" Milleia asked and unconsciously her fingernails pierced her palm.
Eric pointed at the summit of the hill. "Up there."
"Up there?"
"Yeah," I nodded instead of Eric and started climbing. "We should do it faster just in case, the guys who had beaten black and blue, 'Lord' Eric, heir of the Duke Scarlett, co back."
"Who are you anyway?" Eric followed after and seed to have lost patience with .
"It should be my question." I said and helped Milleia to climb.
"Thanks."
"You appeared suddenly and you are looking for the Golden Grass for so hidden reason," I said because I was honestly curious about his reason.
My mories about Eric were rather blurry as I prevented him from robbing any Heroines quickly so he didn't appear often in all my runs.
"..." Eric kept silent for a while before looking at Milleia again!
I hope you ain't trying to hit on her, Eric.
Milleia has Raphiel's bloodline and Jayden is an Apostle. Only they could beat the Final Boss.
"It's for my sister, Rubina." Eric finally said his reason but-
"..."
I stopped my steps at his words.
Rubina…
Rubina Scarlett.
Ruby?
That na…
I heard it before.
In the Third Ga.
She is…
"!"
A Sub-Heroine of the Third Ga!
I covered my masked mouth in realization.
How did I forget her…
I didn't see her since I barely played the Third Ga but I should have rembered her!
She is Eric Scarlett's younger sister and will beco a First Year student during the Third Year Ga.
No.
More importantly she is a Sub-Heroine of the Third Ga.
But why does Eric need the Golden Grass?
Is she sick?
But she appears in the Third Ga so she must not have anything serious, right?
The Golden Grass is used only for extrely incurably sickness…
"I-Is she alright?" Milleia asked, showing worry for Eric's sister.
Eric nodded seriously at Milleia. "I…I need the Golden Grass to save her…save her from that curse…and from her upcoming flight…"
Curse? Upcoming flight?
I don't understand a damn about his words.
I should really talk to him between reincarnators.
"I..hope you will be able to heal your sister, Lord Eric!" Milleia reassured Eric in her way.
Eric was surprised at first but then he smiled. "Thanks."
Yeah, he was definitely not the Eric, I have known from the Ga. He wouldn't speak to a commoner and even less about his family to a stranger. He even thanked her!
….
After reaching the summit, we could finally see below us sothing like a chasm.
"Follow ." Eric said and crouched down to slide down the slope.
"I will be behind. Go ahead." I said to Milleia.
"U-Um…" But Milleia kept shifting her gaze between the chasm and .
Ah.
In the ga, Jayden helped her, if I rember.
Without choices, I took a step forward and made sure to nail my foot on the rocky slope. Then I reached out my other hand to Milleia.
Milleia smiled brightly at . "Thanks!"
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