Chapter-6[Back Ride-1]

I sat in the carriage, which was by all means more comfortable than all the places I had ever sat on in this life.

The interior was kept to the simple but the materials were of top-notch quality. And there was this sweet aroma of the sandalwood that came from the carriage.

It seemed like some kind of magic, I guess [Preservation] Magic was used to keep the aroma remain in the wood.

I was sitting beside Little Lady while the maid, whose name I got to know from Little Lady's mouth was Evangeline, was sitting in front of us.

Soon, the carriage started and drove from the place.

The driving method used by Sebastian was smooth, and it was hard to feel even a little shock.

Suddenly, Little Lady grabbed my hand made me look out of the window.

"Kyle! That is Blacksmith John Uncle's shop!!" Little Lady excitedly pointed out of the window towards a shop made of wood, and a metal sign hung on top of it.

'John Forgery'

I smiled seeing that shop. It was one of the shops that I frequently visited while playing the game and clearing the Dungeon arc, from the Dungeon that was on the outskirts of Ardrith.

The Dungeon here was one of the dungeons that were considered on the middle level.

Haa...the scent of the heated metal could be felt right here.

"Yes, Young Lady, that shop is good," I answered with a smile.

I don't want to appear rude, especially under the piercing gaze of Evangeline.

But, why is she glaring at me like that?

And the name Evangeline is suspicious... there was only a single character with that name in the whole game, and that character is scary too. But Evangeline looked nothing like that...wait, now that I peeked at her face and looked carefully, her facial expression was quite similar to that character, but that character was an Elf, or more like, a corrupted Elf. She was the second strongest enemy that was needed to be defeated to clear that stage.

Evangeline, The World Tree Destroyer, The Ancient Sage. She owned way too many titles to be counted but her past was also never discussed. She was just an enemy that was needed to be faced.

The game focused more on the past of the Main Characters, and way too much, but not much about the villains, like why would they do things like that or any other stuff.

I mentally shook my head. I will know more after some time, but her glare was making me feel awkward.

Can't she stop that, for god's sake...

I turned my head and decided to focus my attention on the little ball of energy that was continuously trying to show me different places.

"See! That is the shop where Father took me usually to buy clothes!" Little Lady excitedly pointed at the shop with some furry clothes hanging outside.

I nodded and smiled, "Yes, All of those clothes look beautiful, Young Lady."

Little Lady nodded like a woodpecker. It looked too cute! I want to pat her but I controlled myself. Right now, I am in no position or power to do that.

I wonder, what was the reason for her to be shown like a machine in the game, even though a machine but her thoughts were focusing on reality, not the power of bullsh*t love or something like that.

This whole territory was everything but small. There are many branches of shops opened throughout the Ardrith as this was a Dungeon Oriented Capital. Many Adventures and Dungeon Explorers traveled here to try their luck in the dungeon to acquire some treasure and increase their strength. The dungeon followed the leveling system.

The net worth income of Ardrith was more than the whole Avarice Dukedom, this was how much the Dungeon affected the economy but it also increased the corruptness too.

Wait...right now, Duke should be sane right?

As the Duchess died when Little Lady was 14 years old...huh, I guess that changed her mentality.

Well, the reason for Duchess's death was also not mentioned except that it was an illness, another thing to look into.

I want Little Lady to live a happy life while also growing her mentality and health, so Duchess needs to live.

Suddenly, Little Lady stopped looking out and sat on her seat calmly, but I detected sadness in her eyes.

What happened?

I glanced outside and saw commoners bowing towards the carriage, but anger rose in me.

Their eyes showed disgust!

Goddamn it! She was just a child! How could they even think of showing disgust?!

Little Lady turned towards me and showed a smile, but I saw it, she looked sad, even now.

"What are looking at?" Little Lady asked me, but there was no enthusiasm from before in her voice.

But at the same time, it looked like she didn't want to talk about that.

So, I shook my head, "Nothing, Young Lady. Just getting fascinated by how the people are bowing." and answered.

I can't tell her that I was angry. It was going to hurt her feelings and nothing else.

And, she was none other than Lilliana D. Avarice, someone who was known for her intelligence. And I already observed that thing too. She was taking care of my feelings and at the same time, she was showing me other things to make sure that I don't feel left out, like a country kid entering in the talk of the city kids.

Little Lady nodded and asked curiously, "How did you live before?"

A troubled smile appeared on my face, should I tell her that I killed other kids to eat?

"Young Miss, you are forgetting the lessons that you were taught before." Evangeline reminded Little Lady.

It seemed like she saw my expression and not only her, but Little Lady saw that too as an apologetic look appeared on her face.

"Right, so how about you ask something?" Little Lady asked as she changed the topic directly with a smile on her face, a fake smile.

It seemed like she was taught about what to ask and what not to.

But she seemed not happy with that.

Well, there was nothing bad with satisfying her curiosity a little, so I smiled and answered, "Young Lady, I have to fight for the food while staying in the slums, there was nothing else in the slums except fighting."

It was the truth, but not the whole which means there was nothing wrong with what I had answered.

And, I guess the Duke would definitely search about me if he was the same as what was mentioned in the game before he lost his senses, then there is no point in hiding.

Little Lady showed a sad smile hearing me, it was hard for me to see a kid like her acting like that. Even though I never had any kid in my last life as we both were never ready for that big responsibility, but we had adopted kids before. And all of those kids were happy going and behaved like kids. But Little Lady was different. She was a born noble, someone, with a lot of responsibilities over her shoulders. And she had way too many as she was the Duke's daughter.

I smiled to calm her mood and spoke in a sweet tone, "Don't worry, Young Lady, I am fine now, and you are helping me too. This means a lot."

A smile appeared on Little Lady's face as she turned her body towards me and caught my hands, and started lifting them up and down with a smile on her face.

"Yes! You are my friend!" Little Lady spoke excitedly with her enthusiasm back now...but am I her friend now?