"Cal... Are you done packing?"
"Yes, sis... Just wait a bit."
The long-awaited day has finally arrived. I am now getting ready and organizing the necessary items for our journey.
The distance from our home or family area to the border area where our father is located is about a 3-day journey.
"Hey... You're taking too long, Cal. Oh, by the way, happy birthday, Cal."
"Oh!? Is this for me?"
"Yes, this sword is a birthday gift for you, Cal."
"Thank you, sis. You're the best!"
"Ugh... You're exaggerating, Cal."
Hmm... At first glance, this is an Elite-ranked sword commonly used by knights.
It's pretty good for a beginner rather than using a training sword or a sword with a normal rating.
"Um... Sis? Is there something wrong?"
"Ugh... You do know that it's our birthday, right? So..."
'Oh damn! I forgot to prepare a gift for Caitlin's birthday.'
I was too busy thinking about what steps to take next that I forgot about something that was right beside me.
"What are you thinking, sis? I am your birthday gift!"
"That's not it...!"
"I know, I know... I also have another gift for you, but I'll give it to you when we arrive at dad's place."
"Okay, then..."
Luckily, my innate Sly Eyes ability and what I have learned from my previous world were very useful in situations like this.
'Phew... For now, I managed to trick her. But I have to find a suitable gift for Caitlin soon.'
After talking with Caitlin, we started our journey towards our father's location.
Honestly, I didn't know the reason for going to visit our father in such a dangerous place.
But I still joined because I wanted to get to know this world more directly and try out some of my other abilities, especially my fighting skills.
"Um... Sis, isn't our territory a Count territory? Shouldn't I see a lot of people along the way?"
Caitlin's father or my current father is a Count named Cain Erhard. We are a noble family located in the far north of the Avalon Kingdom. The name of our region is Grafburg which also borders of the demon territory.
"Well, you wouldn't know since you're always at home."
"Sorry, haha..."
"As you know, our territory is adjacent to the demon territory. So, people prefer not to live in this place."
"But I still saw some people along the way, and they also didn't seem to like us."
"Well... there are quite a few of them"
Then one day of travel has already passed without me seeing many people or locals.
Furthermore, in general, if I encounter locals, they would normally greet the owner of their territory.
But during this journey, they even looked at us with cynical and unfriendly eyes.After seeing me continuing to be curious about their situation, Caitlin continued her previous conversation.
"They are people who are forced to live in this place because there is no other place or they are the families of people who work for our family."
"Oh..."
"And the reason they seem to hate us is because our father appears to be an irresponsible lord who prefers to focus on driving out demons at the border."
"Then, in the future, I will replace our father and become a good lord for the territory and its people."
"You're such a good little brother, Cal."
"Thanks sis haha..."
And so our journey continued until a certain point...
****
"So... The person inside the train from that group is our target."
"If I may ask, sir, who is our actual target?"
A group of mysterious people in strange clothing are spying on the train that Callius and Caitlin are riding on.
they were people who wore dark robes and were seen wielding swords.
From the number of them, there are about 50 people.
"I don't know who that is. But, we have been paid to kidnap a girl who is on that train."
"Okay then, sir. By the way, what are we going to do with the rest of them?"
"Kill them all without leaving anyone behind."
After that, they moved again to follow Callius' group.
"Counting down to three, we will detonate the explosives and stop their movement. 3...2...1..."
*Kaboom
Callius' group was hit by the explosion and their movement came to a stop.
"It's time to finish the task."
"Protect young master's and young miss' carriages!"
The group of mysterious people immediately attacked.
They were greeted by the knights protecting Callious' carriage.
Quite a fierce fight ensued. Unfortunately due to the lack of knights and too many enemies. The knights were killed by the mysterious group.
After the knights were killed, the mysterious group immediately approached their targeted carriage.
"Hey, you, find that girl."
"Okay, sir."
The group of mysterious people approached Callius' train.
"Huh? A little boy? I thought the person in the train was a little girl?"
"No, he is not our target. Our target is the girl behind him."
Beside the train door, a small and innocent-looking man appeared and approached the group of mysterious people.
"Um... Can you help me, sir? Our train had an accident and my sister lost consciousness inside."
"Sorry, little boy, this is not your fault. You were just in the wrong place at the wrong time."
One of the men from the group of mysterious people approached the little boy.
One step.
Two steps.
Three steps.
And just as the man was about to take the fourth step.
"Oops!"
The little boy suddenly fell and avoided the sword strike from the man.
"What, what is it, sir? Are you planning to kill me?"
"Did you dodge it?"
As a result, the facial expression of the mysterious man who tried to kill the little boy looked surprised and angry.
It seems he is thinking about how to interpret the actions of the little boy.
"What are you doing, sir? Are you planning to kill me?"
Hearing the words of the little boy , the mysterious man also became confused and rage at the same time.
"Huh... Kid. What the hell are you doing?"
"But sir, all I know is that dying hurts. I don't like pain."
"This time I swear I'll cut you down properly."
The man again approached the little boy to kill him but something strange happen after that.