Chapter 17: Hasta La Vista
The village street emitted a strange warmth and homesick feeling to the group.
They never really visit villages like this besides going on missions or genocide.
Children ran around happily, people gossiping at the corner of a small general goods store with all smiles, playfully scolding the children.
Vexely had a proper trade route with Visteria, the capital city, so it was filled with merchants.
One of those merchants pulled his two weak-looking female horses carrying goods way beyond their capabilities, struggling to breathe, and moving stumbingly, which earned the frowns of many young people.
Johan and Kirin's eyes narrowed through the black hood covering their faces, Johan quietly patted the horses healing them, while a stare from Kirin made the merchant almost piss himself.
Both Johan and Sebastian wore black robes over their eye-catching outfits. While Kirin didn't bother with it, her outfit was the most eyecatching—but no one dared make eye contact with her.
Sebastian walked like an average old man, guided by his children.
Their eyes were instantly drawn to the majestic-looking dark tree with black wood, that looked like it was burned to a crisp on how black it was, weirdly enough, leaves still hung from it, their colour normal, green.
It was at the center of the village, but due to its size, it was still visible to them a few kilometers away.
"Fish! Fish! Fish! Salted Fish, made specially with my original spices!! You wouldn't want to miss this boss. Just for the fair price of ten copper coins," a black haired young boy started shouting towards the group, enthusiastically waving his hand.