Everything was messed up.
Sun rays were falling on my eyes. I felt the warmth and opened them. I saw a young girl, about 15 or 18 years old.
Wait a moment, now that I see her… isn't she the girl who healed me with some crappy chanting?!
But if she's here, then whose lap am I sleeping on?
I turned my head around to see—
"Hellou… there. Rise and shine, my pile of gold," he said, wearing a smug expression.
I jumped from his lap and shouted, "You jer—"
"Sush now," he put his index finger on his lips and looked at me with pure bloodlust. I could feel the pressure. The other two people in the carriage were shivering under his gaze.
I also became silent. Well, I'm not a fool. I know when to understand a situation and act accordingly.
"Good boy." He smiled again. Although it was a gentle smile, it really felt like the devil himself was smiling.
"You slept like a baby on my lap the whole night, but you're throwing a tantrum the moment you wake up. Not fair, you know."
"….." I stayed silent as he suddenly started speaking in such a playful manner.
"Please behave from now on, as your fate is going to take a massive turn depending on how you play your cards. Haha."
After saying that, he shifted his gaze to the window.
I also looked outside. We were passing under a massive marble gate like that of the Taj Mahal. I was astonished by its size. Maybe it's bigger than any gate that ever existed in the 19th century, or even before that.
"Knock, knock." Two tall men, like British guards dressed in red with a lot of medals, came forward.
Anna and Simon looked at the Captain.
He let out a sigh and nonchalantly said, "Yeah, yeah. Tell them never, ever to do this again if they really don't want to see this whole town burn in agony."
"Ah, yes sir."
Anna quickly went out and explained it to the guards.
I saw it all from the window. The guards ran towards the gate at full speed. Then all of them came out and lined up around the gate while bowing their heads.
I looked at this Captain dude. He must be pretty powerful to make all those people tremble like that.
But I quickly took my eyes off him. Who knows what he might do next.
The carriage went through a narrow path, zigzagging through the corners, and stopped in front of a big gate. It wasn't as big as the previous one, but I guess it was bigger than my apartment gate.
A back alley and now this shady gate. Are they planning to sell me off?
This place seems like the backside of a big building. The whole alley is deserted, and all the buildings here don't seem to have many open windows. I don't have a good feeling about this. It's way too fishy.
But I'm too scared to ask. The moment I see a chance, I have to make a run for it.
I took a deep breath and looked at everything closely.
"You know, don't you think if I really needed you and didn't have the power to restrain you, I would have at least roped you? Since I didn't, it means I don't need to. Haha.
So no matter what you do, you can't escape me." After saying that, he messed my hair. I just endured it. I will definitely give it back tenfold when I get the chance.
Then this creepy captain dude walked forward.
Anna took my hand and said, "Come on, we should also follow him."
Simone looked at me with surprise for a moment. Well, I don't know why, though. Then we all three followed that devil. Agh, curses.
Anyway, I was kind of shocked that he went through the gate like a ghost. I looked at both of them, but their reaction didn't change. Maybe I didn't see it right, right? Then where did the dude go? Did he teleport or something?
Magic? No, no, no. But if I'm here and remember my previous life, that kind of proves... huh. While thinking, I didn't even realize when we had also gone through the gate.
WOW! OMG!
I think we are inside of a freaking castle!
Am I dreaming? Maybe the previous one was an illusion, or the present one. I can't decipher what is right and what is wrong.
Again, both of them seem normal, and they're not even explaining anything, just leading me from one place to another and following that jerk.
Also, this place is full of servants as they are handling all the work. Ah! Maybe I'm going to be a slave servant or something. Child labor is pretty normal in this kind of era. Then, after walking for a long time while also enjoying the views, we finally came in front of a big, fancy door full of jewels. By the way, two men were guarding the door with big spears. But by the looks of their attire, they seem to be from Egypt. A mix of British and Egypt, I guess.
A massive room with a long table in the middle and large chairs.
He looked back. As soon as he did that, Anna left my hand. He took my hand and dragged me to the main boss of the room—that's what I thought, as that man was presiding over the meeting, and this captain dude kind of seemed to be bowing his head in front of this boss guy.
"What's the meaning of this, Sire? How can the Shorosi Squad Captain, the 1st Knight Ronald Asmario, burst into the ongoing meeting like that?" With this one voice, everyone started murmuring.
The boss dude shifted his gaze and frowned, and everyone became silent.
Wow, what an aura-farming boss. I have to be on his good side if I want to pay back Ronald.
The boss guy again looked at Ronald. Ronald went by his side and whispered something in his ear.
Then the boss man stared at me while hearing him out.
God, Buddha, anyone, please don't let this be something bad, please.....