The Ultimate Internet Power

Three Things

Three days passed since Frey and Daru left Frizz Town. Right now, they are riding horses. Before leaving Frizz Town, Frey bought one Horse to Daru. Frey does not know that Daru is able to run at a speed exceeding that of a horse. Daru did not intentionally tell him, because horses are a fairly expensive commodity and Daru could not miss the opportunity to get a free horse.

Although expensive, Frey uses the identity of the right hand of the Royal family to get something for free. Although it can only be used to buy something important such as Vehicles, Weapons, and others.

"We rest under that tree" Frey told Daru.

"Well," said Daru.

They both rested under a large tree.

"You said you didn't have a king, what do you mean?" ask Frey. He was still wary of Daru, he was already not as polite as before.

"Yes .. because I am not bound to any Kingdom. I was born and lived in the Arc Forest," Daru replied as he took out a cigarette and lit it. He could not say that he was an otherworldly being, nor could he say that he was a member of one of the Kingdoms. He doesn't want to cause a problem.

"It's just right that you don't have a sense of nationalism . I noticed at recess you always suck smoke out of it. What exactly are you sucking on?" Ask Frey astonishment. He had never seen someone suck up enough pungent smoke like Daru.

"It's cigarettes. You want? You'll feel it." Daru thrust one cigarette towards Frey.

Frey was a little curious about the thing called cigarettes. But he was also a little worried, if only it was a dangerous object. But curiosity finally overcame his worries. He received one cigarette and tried to imitate Daru by slipping the cigarette on his reddened lips.

Daru swiftly lit his matches and directed them to the cigarette sticks on Frey's lips.

Shit, I didn't notice before, she was really pretty, Daru thought. Frey can indeed be categorized as a woman who is quite attractive to most men. A smooth face without any blemishes, slightly narrow but bright eyes, long and fine black hair, small and red lips, a small nose that is not too pugnacious, his height was also not too short, his curves were swerving, making him a walking magnet for men.

When Frey smokes that cigarette, she starts to feel what Daru is feeling. A sensation that made him calm, as if this world did not have any problems. Daru who saw it was only astonished and said, "Most people who try cigarettes for the first time will feel short for a moment, but you're ordinary, your lungs are too strong."

"Ah, really? It's something very calming. Where'd you buy that? How much? And the device you used to light the fire, I never saw it, what was it?" ask Frey.

"Oh, this is my personal item, no one sells it all over the Isla continent because I made it myself. And this is called a match, it can make a small fire to light something," Daru replied with a little spice of lies.

"Make a few bars and many will buy them even if you sell them for one silver coin per stick" Frey said.

"Huh? That expensive? I'll think about it. hehehe." Daru had a brilliant idea and a terrible smile. It made Frey who saw him feel that Daru was going crazy.

One pack of cigarettes costs twenty thousand rupiahs, meaning two silver coins. One pack has 16. I will be rich soon hahahaha!

After taking a short rest, the two of them resumed their journey. They rest about four hours at a time and at night. At night, they will sleep in the open, without tents or blankets covering their bodies. After Frey found out about the cigarette, Frey began to relax his vigilance and eventually they were both familiar.

Along the way, Frey tells his life story to Daru, starting from the condition of his parents who were in debt and now a slave, starting from the condition of his parents, about his experience as an adventurer and becoming one of the top-ranked adventurers in the Kingdom of Resia, until when he was asked directly by King Vanir to find his daughter.

"Wait ..., you said you were one of the top-ranked adventurers, then why can't you pay your parents' debts and release them?" ask Daru.

"Top-ranked adventurers can only accept difficult missions that not all adventurers can do, and such types of missions are quite difficult to obtain. After all, my parents' debt was not about money, originally a noble framed my parents to sign a contract letter stating that if I was 18 years old, I would be the mistress of that noble. But after I grew up and the nobleman took the promise, my parents insisted on refusing to hand me over to him. So the nobleman took both my parents as slaves. Hahh .. I can't do anything ...."

"Can't it really be solved with money?" ask Daru again.

"It can, but the number that the noble wants is very high. He asked for 100,000 gold coins, and the reward of the difficult mission I told you about was about 100 gold coins, and it was not certain to exist every month. It's absolutely impossible to free both my parents."

"I saw that you were close enough to the King that he assigned you to find his daughter. Did you say nothing to the King?"

"The nobleman was the younger brother of King Vanir. Hahh.I can only pay little by little hoping that someday my parents can be free." Frey's face became lethargic and his sad expression seemed very clear.

Daru just kept quiet and didn't respond to her anymore. Frey's family problems are too complicated. But, if Daru can help Frey, then Frey will owe a considerable debt to Daru. Making a top-ranked adventurer indebted. Daru has a brilliant idea again.

A few days passed and they finally reached Moon City. Not delaying any more time, Frey took Daru to the Royal Palace of Resia. The palace looks very magnificent, wrapped in gold in several parts, adding to its splendor. When they entered the Palace area, Frey was left to walk freely without any reprimand at all. Because King Vanir had already told everyone in the Palace that Frey was someone important and he had the right to enter the palace freely.

Frey leads Daru to a room not far from the throne room. When Daru entered the room, King Vanir sat on a chair behind a table with a few stacks of paper in front of him. There were also five men in armour complete with a spear that they carried in their right hand.

"Your Majesty!" Frey knelt down and greeted.

"Mr Vanir." Daru just stood up and nodded his head towards King Vanir.

"Don't act disrespectfully in front of Your Majesty! Get on your knees or you'll be executed on the spot!" One of the guards shouted and pointed his spear towards Daru. The four guards followed him as well.

Daru simply kept silent and grabbed one of the spears right under the spear's eyes. And ...,

Crackling

"I don't like anyone pointing a gun at me." Daru broke the spear with just one hand.

"How dare!" One of the guards tried to attack Daru. Suddenly ...,

"Stop!!" King Vanir who had observed the situation gave orders.

"You dare to go against my words?" King Vanir glared at the guards who were about to attack Daru.

"No, Your Majesty." The guard pulled his spear followed by another guard.

King Vanir's attention led to Daru and to Frey who remained on his knees.

"I ordered you to the Border and you came back with a young man, who is he, Frey?" ask King Vanir.

"He was the one who saved me first and he said that he knew where Princess Rennesia was" Frey replied.

King Vanir was surprised and saw Daru once more. Daru only nodded once signaling what Frey said was true.

"You two sit down." King Vanir got up from his chair and led Daru and Frey to a circular arrangement of couches and in the middle was a fairly short table.

Daru and Frey sat next to each other while King Vanir sat across from them.

"Young man, tell me where my daughter is" said King Vanir.

"Mr Vanir, I will speak if there are only three of us in this room" Daru said as he glanced at the five guards.

"Your Majesty, please don't listen to him, he might be interrupting His Majesty!" shouted one of the guards.

"Miss Frey here will guarantee your safety, Mr. Vanir." Daru smiled

Ah, pretending to be serious is exhausting, Daru said inwardly.

"good. You five are out." King Vanir gave orders to his guards.

"But ...." One of the guards refused.

"Now!" The shouting of King Vanir scared the five guards and flocked out of the room.

"Then I start. There are three things that I will say, first, I do this is not free" said Daru accompanied by King Vanir who nodded in agreement. "Second, there are too many traitors, spies, and so on in this palace." King Vanir just stared at Daru as if in disbelief. "And the third, the abuser is bloodhand." King Vanir was shocked and his face paled after listening to the last words Daru said.

"B-bloodhand? Are you sure?" King Vanir made sure while hoping that what Daru said was a lie.

"I'm absolutely sure of what I'm saying." Daru said as he glanced at one corner of the room and smiled.

Suuut tap

Daru threw the spear eye from earlier he held into one corner. King Vanir was surprised by what Daru did. While Frey took his sword up and drew it towards Daru.

"Miss Frey, I've said that I hate people pointing guns at me" Daru said, staring at Frey.

"What have you done?!" scream Frey.

Daru only pointed at one corner in the room. Frey's eyes followed the direction Daru pointed to and found a person dressed in all black wearing a mask lying with a spear-eye sticking out of his head.

"Mr Vanir, what I said is true right? There are too many traitors or spies in this palace" Daru told King Vanir.

King Vanir was only speechless to see the mysterious man's corpse. "That's why you couldn't find Miss Rennesia all this time." Daru added.

Frey is surprised by Daru's ability to detect the presence of someone using stealth magic. Demon magic itself is a high-level magic that allows its users to be invisible. Merely, the stealth magic could not suppress the sound. When the five guards left the room, Daru heard the breathing of the four people in the room. That's why he found out that there's a spy in this room.

Frey drew his sword and sat down. He was ashamed of having drawn his sword towards Daru. King Vanir also sat back down and said, "Then what are your plans, Young Man?"

"Three things, First, for my payment, I will ask for three things, I will say them when I bring Miss Rennesia back. And take it easy, the three things I will ask for, will not be beyond Mr. Vanir's ability" Daru said.

"I will do whatever comes from my daughter's return" replied King Vanir.

"Secondly, due to too many traitors and spies in the palace, I cannot hand Miss Rennesia's rescue to the Palace's side. I'm afraid that if you send a lot of people to rescue Miss Rennesia, the Bloodhand side will find out and move out immediately. Therefore, let me and Miss Frey do it."

"Please!" King Vanir lowered his head. He thought what Daru said did make sense.

"Third, the culprit is bloodhand. So .., I can't guarantee Miss Rennesia's condition is fine. But, I can guarantee that Miss Rennesia is still alive." Daru's words were like a bolt of lightning that led to King Vanir. Makes his face worse.

"Please save my daughter! As long as he's alive I promise I'll do anything for you." Now King Vanir bowed before Daru. There was no longer a king who looked like King Vanir.

"Don't bow down at me. I must have brought your daughter back."