Eledva told me to wait for her until the sun went down so she could come with me to where the stolen seal was.
In the meantime, I wandered through the slums in disguise, wearing my black mask and robe, moving quietly through the streets.
The sight inside Foolshope was worse as I remembered—filthy and dangerous.
Criminals, homeless and poor people were everywhere.
It looked exactly the same as I remembered it from four years in the future, when I first arrived here with the hero's party to track down the Lion Crawl and investigate the demonic cult tied to the duke of this land, to be precise Duke Gyffard .
As I wandered and tried to exit the district, my memories flashed back—
Back to when I had just joined the hero's party, a year before I came to this place.
After I finished two years of training with Alice, Isaac began recruiting powerful individuals to escort him on his quest to subjugate the Demon King.
Alongside him was Clara—the Saintess.
The kingdom also issued an order to scout powerful individuals with rare classes to assist the hero, Isaac.
At that time, Alice, who had received a rare class, 'Supreme Sorcerer' was invited and assigned under the king's command.
Alice was joyful to be part of the hero party.
Her personality didn't change much with me, but around strangers, she acted differently—
Calm, sincere, and kind.
That's what people saw when they met Alice.
Even Isaac was hooked the moment he saw her.
Her body had become more curvy, and her beauty was almost on the same level as Clara.
Other than that, she was also really skilled with her spells.
Because of her class, she had a huge mana pool that let her cast powerful spells without much effort.
As for me, I clung to her—because she was all I had at the time.
After I found out Sister Sofia was gone, the church burned down, and the kids were nowhere to be found.
I was lost and hopeless.
The only person left for me to be with was Alice.
Alice begged the hero and the king to let me join the journey under her care.
They agreed, but only because they thought I wouldn't last long.
Most people believed I'd die early on, once the danger got worse.
They looked into my background and found out about me, the cursed child or the forgotten race. So, people don't really cared much about me and Isaac knew it too.
After that, I was treated like nothing more than a bag carrier or a servant.
I did whatever they told me to do. All the grunt work, dirty jobs and the guild quests.
Thinking back, I was so powerless and weak.
But still, I was grateful that I was born as the forgotten race.
I couldn't explain it, but ever since I started training at the capital, I noticed something strange about my potential and strength, it seem like the more effort I put in my training, the stronger I became.
But without a rare class like the others, it was a long road. I received the Warrior class—an average class that many people easily got.
Still, I was blessed, not because of the class from the goddess, but because of the race I was born into—even if I didn't know anything about it.
I tried to look into the forgotten race, but there was almost no clues or articles, even stories related to the forgotten race in this kingdom.
I planned to learn more about my origin after I defeated the Demon King with the hero party.
But that plan turned out to be a disaster.
I was betrayed by the hero party…
And forced to work under the Demon King.
I let out a small sigh as I left Foolshope and blended into the crowd.
When I reached the center of town, I saw the large clock tower standing tall.It was still just 3 p.m, I still had a lot of time left.
I glanced around and noticed a large building near the clock tower, it was the adventurer guild.I thought to myself—maybe I should register as an adventurer and take on a few jobs to kill time.
Back in the village, we didn't have an adventurer guild, so this would be a good chance to register myself as one.
I made my way to the entrance while observing my surroundings.
There were a lot of adventurers inside and outside the building, adventurer from different races, equipped with all kinds of stylish and durable-looking gear and weapons.
Everyone was busy, going about their day.
I slowly stepped inside the adventurer guild.
The moment I set foot in, I could feel the stares.
People began glaring at me—some with curiosity, others with caution.
I was tall, with a well-built physique, hidden beneath a black robe and black mask.
No doubt I looked suspicious.
People whispered to their peers, trying to guess who I was.
I ignored them.
Without a word, I walked forward until I stopped in front of one of the receptionist girls.
She looked young—probably around my age.
Long red hair. A pretty face.
She looked startled when she saw me standing in front of her counter.
Then she forced a polite smile and greeted me.
"…Welcome to the Dragon Fang—Lindow's adventurer guild branch."
Her voice was stiff.
I glanced down at the tag on her desk. It read: "Trainee."
So she was new here.
She didn't recognize me but I remembered her face, and I knew exactly who she was.
She continued to speak, but I cut her off halfway.
"My name is E—."
"Ms. Evie, I'd like to register as an adventurer."
"Eh?!"
She flinched in surprise when I said her name—before she even had the chance to introduce herself.
Her curious eyes looked at me in surprise before she opened her mouth.
"I'm sorry… do I know you? How do you know my name?"
She asked curiously, a puzzled look on her face.
"Please, Ms. Evie. Just proceed with the registration,"
I replied calmly.
"I... see. Please fill out this form."
She handed me the form slowly, her expression a bit timid—almost like she was scared of me.
And honestly, I didn't blame her.
It's not normal for a stranger to know someone's name before they introduce themselves.
Only a stalker—or someone with bad intentions—would know something like that.
Evie definitely noticed. I saw the way her guard went up.
But when I looked at her now, she didn't seem like the Evie I remembered from four years later.
In the future, she becomes a senior receptionist at this very branch.
Her presence was sharp, and her tone was professional.
But she had a twisted habit—she enjoyed gossiping and stirring chaos in other people's lives.
I didn't know how many people she'd hurt before I met her.
But I was one of the victims.
She caused my downfall.
Especially my reputation, when I first arrived in this town.
And when I finally found out and confronted her—right before I left the town with the hero party, she casually told me the reason behind it all.
She just didn't want me to be near Alice… or the hero.
That's when I realized—This woman would do whatever she wanted, spreading false information about someone just because she was dissatisfied… or because things didn't go the way she liked.
But seeing her now, still young and unsure, made me rethink things.
What led her to become like that?