The Adventures of Clara

Clara and Darton, Dangerous Situation

A soft voice came from one of the tree branches.

“Halo, dik Clara. We meet again.”

A woman in reception uniform was sitting sweetly while hugging her beloved doll. This scene was extremely incompatible with the current tense atmosphere. Especially when surrounded by big men and sangar.

Especially since when was he there?

Clara and even Rhino were unaware of it as well.

This woman, what's her name again? Ah, yes, Anna. She works as a receptionist for the Adventurers Alliance.

Why is he here?

Could it be that they were the secret support that the mayor deployed?

Anna leaped down gracefully then walked up to Clara.

“One pleasure to see you again. But unfortunately this place is not suitable for girl chat,” said Anna, giggling.

What the hell is funny? Clara doesn't know.

Anna clapped her hands then the five adventurers immediately retreated and made a defensive formation.

The bandits had several casualties. The adventurers were not in good condition either.

Anna turned her gaze towards the big man in black armor.

“Estarosa, if you want to give up this time I will buy a lot of A5.” quality meat

“What kind of negotiation is that!” Clara's dumbfounded.

“Hem. Can also.”

“Delivered again!” Rhino was similarly surprised.

They were amazed at how easy the negotiations were to go given the estimated losses of the larger bandits.

“Estarosa. Estaro. Estaro. The name sounds familiar.” Clara continued to mutter Estarosa's name like she was casting a spell.

Finally, a memory entered his head.

The fallen hero, Estarosa. Fight the monster hordes alone. The man with one of the highest fugitive scores. The alliance leader had also previously warned them about this man.

It was unexpected that they would be so unlucky to face him.

“I don't mind giving up. But, nak.” Estarosa's eyes looked at Clara. “That tool, give it to me.”

“Serach! What woy tools! Love the context." cried Clara in the heart.

“Oh, my goodness. So it's hidden there.” Anna also looked at the poor girl.

“Eh, tool, what tool is ya~?” clara said, confused.

Clara almost cried because of Estarosa's frightening gaze and Anna's lustful gaze.

After all they were talking about what tools, anyway?

"That tool. Give the grandfathers."

"... Uh! That thing is max ... Um ... Shit."

Yep.

With this Clara could not pretend not to know anymore. Your mouth your day. Clara's mouth seems to have to be put in a cage.

Formerly. When Clara wanted to return to the inn during an incident in Denia City, the girl had met a strange grandfather who was dying. After—forced— cured her, Clara was given a necklace as a gift.

How could a girl as smart as Clara be unsuspecting. Since then he focused on researching the necklace—that's why he became a bit quiet—day night without stopping until it finally came to fruition.

With the various clues he gathered and the current direction of the conversation, Clara finally understood. It is a tool that has been looking for all parties.

The jackpot!

If sold, the price will be very expensive.

The good news is, after remodeling the necklace into pieces, Clara little understood how it worked.

The bad news is, Clara doesn't know how to reassemble it.

In short, the device is broken.

“Give me and I'll let you go. But if not, I think you can guess it.”

“Server!” clara in her heart.

“Eh. But I also want that tool.” Anna said spoiledly.

“Don't be more troublesome that guy!” the innocent girl in my heart.

Rhino looked at Clara with question marks.

“I also want-“

Before the man finished his sentence Clara had already hit him first.

The girl broke away from the Rhino sling and looked around with a poker face.

“The tool is the same Clara. But ya~ is broken, tee~hee!”

If he spoke like that, he would have had time.

After doing various considerations finally Clara decided to confess a little.

“The tool does happen to be in Clara. But ya~ Clara left it in Denia City.”

“Do not lie,” hardik Estarosa.

The man pulled out a compass-like device. Looks like the tip of the needle pointed right at Clara. The girl tried to move but the compass needle kept following her.

A consciousness finally hit him.

Clara immediately threw out her left earring all the way. Finally the compass needle turned away from him.

One of the jewels on the necklace that the mysterious grandfather gave him looked so beautiful that Clara made him earrings rather than wasted. Who would have thought that the jewel was a tracking device.

If Clara had not acted so greedily perhaps today her journey would have been smooth. How stupid of him.

Whatever. Rice is already porridge. There's no point in regretting it now.

“That's him?” ask Estarosa.

“Ya~. That's the tool.”

“Haa. Don't fool me, son.”

“Nih people want what the hell!” grouse Clara in heart.

As Clara frantically thought of a solution, suddenly a giggling sound echoed through the forest. Anna laughed so much that tears came out.

When this sweet girl almost cried thinking of a solution and she laughed instead?

The receptionist looked at Clara in amusement, then looked at Estarosa and said, “Well. If you don't want to back off on your own then I'll force you to back off.”

He sounds very confident. Could he be so strong? Even if he was that strong, fighting a living legend like Estarosa would definitely not be easy. Or maybe he has a plan? Or maybe a secret weapon?

Who knows.

The second round has certainly begun.

And here Clara is caught between the fight of these two monstrous monsters.

......"...."......

An old man ran through the depths of the forest. His stature is short but full of muscles. He wore leather armor and a short sword as his weapon. This man was none other than Mayor Darton.

Following behind him were two aides and also a bodyguard of a certain merchant, the Rhino.

This morning Pedro had already reported their destination along the route he was about to cross. Nagara Waterfall, that place is also their destination.

Why are they in such a hurry you say?

The reason because Rhino who was supposed to leave with Pedro's group instead went to the north gate in confusion.

If the real Rhino is here, then who's with Pedro's group?

It doesn't take a genius to know the answer. Obviously that guy is Blackjack.

But this also happens the opposite.

It is possible that this Rhino is a fake and that with Pedro's group is the real one.

The problem is, the planner and the greatest detective in the empire are absent and his whereabouts are unknown.

So the only way to uncover the truth is to bring the two Rhinos together.

Darton couldn't wait for Pedro's group to return because if the Rhino was a fake then they would be in serious danger.

So he decided to leave first and ordered his deputy to prepare an army.

But if it turns out the Rhino with him is a fake ....

This is a gamble.

"We'll be there any minute."

"Sorry, Elaine. You should be on your honeymoon right now."

"What's wrong. This includes job risks."

Darton could already hear the sound of a waterfall in the distance.

"Who's there!"

But as expected, the journey is not smooth. Darton felt the presence of two people blocking their path.

Both of them felt no longer need to hide finally appeared.

They were slim but over two meters tall. The two looked almost identical, the difference was only the color of the armor and the shape of the helmet they were wearing. And again, behind the helmets that should have shown faces, there was literally nothing there. There is only darkness like a black hole.

“Kavach Tribe. You guys shouldn't be here,” furious Darton.

They are not humans but one of the demi-humans, the Kavach tribe. Among humans they are more known as a tribe of living armor that is famous for its combat capabilities.

Every one of them was born as natural warriors with the weakest at least on par with advanced martial abilities.

An iron-like voice rubbing against each other came from one of the Kavach warriors. “Mati. Creatures. Dirty. Disgust. Dead.”

He continued to curse endlessly like a broken radio. However, the two of them were still standing quietly in their place.

Darton and the others prepared the horses.

Air tensing.

“Mati. Godforsaken. You folks. MAAAAATIII!”

The creature seemed to have suddenly disappeared from its original place, but for a veteran like Darton knew that the creature was in fact moving very fast, traveling a distance of tens of meters in the blink of an eye then swinging his spear at the same speed.

The body of Mayor Darton was split into two.

Well, it's just an illusionary body.

The real Darton was right behind the illusion of swinging his short sword. His attack was strong enough to deliver injuries but not deep enough.

Both are fighting fairly well. Kavach fighters excel in raw strength. But that power was meaningless because Darton was always hiding behind the illusion.

Not that Darton won a landslide. As a living armor, the entire body of the Kavach Tribe members is entirely made of metal. The harder their bodies are, the higher their position in the tribe will be.

Darton's opponent this time might be the captain of a unit considering Darton's attack can only give a light scratch.

"Guardian City!"

Suddenly the tendrils rose up from the ground tightly blocking his movement.

Kavach fighters did not take advantage of this opportunity and instead chose to retreat as far as possible.

Darton's hunch became unpleasant.

“It's a trap.”

The Mayor immediately realized the existence of ripples of mana in the air.

“Celaka. Elaine!”

Even without warning Darton's aide had already cast his spell. A pale white protective dome surrounded them.

Then,

a beam of white light obscured the view as if enveloping the entire world. Soon the thunderous roar of thunder finally followed, deafening them.

This is a level five magic, Thunderbolt.

The protective dome simply could not survive and was almost smashed to pieces. Darton immediately strengthened it with his artifact. The dome is re-updated perhaps even further strengthened than before.

The thunderbolt magic did not last more than three seconds, but to its recipient this felt like it lasted forever.

Within three seconds the topography of the surrounding area had changed a lot. The trees were charred in flames; a sizable crater formed around the protective dome.

Inside the dome, everyone was able to survive unharmed from the magic attack just now.

“Finally you show yourself, Hymne Blackjack,” furious Darton, spewing out a mouthful of blood.

There's a hole in the Mayor's chest. He was injured but not because of magic, but rather because of the sneak attack of Blackjack.

It seems like Darton has already lost his gamble. The Rhino with him turned out to be a fake. But this actually released a heavy burden on his heart because Pedro's group should not be in danger. Might as well.