Unexpected Reincarnation

Chapter 9 Early Journey

Ugh!!!

My head hurts so much it feels like being hit by a blunt object hard and the world seems to spin because of it, my body also feels stiff from sleeping on the floor of a hard inn. To think that I would end up like this, made me feel a bit of regret. I should have tried drinking when I was old enough, this is a lesson for me.

Why is it so hard to wake up? Am I still drunk? Shouldn't be, it's possible that this is the after-effect of the hangover I've heard so often. Is there nothing I can do about this, how about using mana to neutralize it. Oh, I can't believe I managed to do that on the first try.

"Oh yeah, it feels like there's something important today, but what is it? "

I can feel something important but I can't remember it. Maybe I can remember it after washing my face, there's a bathroom right behind the inn. For a public bathroom an inn I think it's not worth it, the place is dilapidated, dirty because it's rarely cleaned but there's at least clean water here. I use it to wash my face, it feels so fresh because the water is cold and my mind becomes clearer than before. And it was thanks to that that I was finally able to remember something that I had forgotten before, it was the time of departure of the merchant acquaintance of iora towards the free city of adurant.

After I finished washing my face I went to the promised place which was the gate of the city, I also wore a mask as suggested by Iora before. After putting on her the strange gazes of the people I passed by earlier disappeared completely.

"Already I guess, the advice from him is quite useful"

I muttered to myself and without realizing I was almost at my destination. From where I am now I can see a group of merchants who are raising goods to the train and some people who look like mercenaries with weapons and armor that seems like they were hired by that merchant.

"Excuse me, are you master gaston the owner of this merchant troupe? "

I asked a slightly fat man who was giving orders to others, I could assume that he was the owner.

"Yes, can I help you, son? "

And my guess turned out to be correct and I explained that Iora recommended me to join their party in the city-free adurant. After hearing my whole story he became friendlier than before.

"Oh, it turns out you're leo yes, I've heard about you from miss iora. Then you can ride on the same train as me"

He said while pointing to a train that is somewhat different from others because this train is specifically for passengers. And the ones who will ride this train are just the two of us while the others including the mercenaries will take the freight train.

From a distance I could hear the mercenaries' conversations, it seemed like they were talking about me.

"Hey you guys, do you know who that little boy is with Mr. gaston? "

Ask a mercenary to his comrades who were raising luggage.

"Of course, maybe he's his acquaintance"

Reply to a mercenary and be connected by another mercenary.

"Could he be her son? "

The words of a mercenary make others surprised how not gaston himself even though a rich merchant even the richest in this city and already aged but he himself still never married so how is it possible he has a child. And they continued their unfounded conversation.

"That's impossible, Mr. gaston is still alone, where he may have a child, unless he's an out-of-wedlock child"

"Then isn't this quite a stirring news, Mr. gaston who is the richest man in town has a child out of wedlock"

They were all initially pretty sure of their assumptions but that was all broken by the argument of a mercenary who looked a little bit smarter than the brands all.

"Stop all your bullshit"

"What do you mean captain? "

"The boy is definitely not Mr. gaston's son"

Hearing this they were all confused as to how he could be sure of it even though he himself knew nothing about it. They couldn't help but ask him out of curiosity.

"How can you be so sure captain? "

"Huhh, have you ever seen someone with silver hair like him in this city? And seeing from the way Master Gaston behaved politely with her, it was impossible that she was his son"

Hearing the extremely reasonable argument from their captain, they couldn't help but agree. And their discussion ends here.

These people didn't know I could hear all their conversations quite clearly from inside the carriage. I originally intended to teach them a lesson if they spread rumors that were not about me but fortunately one of them was quite intelligent.

Because all the goods have been put in the train our group set off, meanwhile in the train me and gaston began a light conversation.

"By the way how did you get to know Iora, you even accepted her request unconditionally"

I asked her because I was quite curious about their relationship. He looked as if he was remembering the past.

"When I was young, Miss Iora saved my life from monster attacks, if it wasn't for her I would have been out of this world"

"Is that so? I think it's because of something else"

"Ha ha ha, if you mean something romantic , then you're wrong son, I just admire his amazing figure"

She said she was amazing but why didn't I see anything out of the ordinary.

"Yes, it's up to you"

I'm not interested anymore, than that I want to know more about the free city adurant hang while we go this way.

"Can you tell me about our destination"

"Well if you're curious about that"

He explained at length but the point is, a free city adurant, so called because this city is not under the administration of any country, or any other country, and because its place in the middle of the continent makes all kinds of people from all directions come like traders making it as the industrial center of the continent makes this city very prosperous. In addition, because the freedom is not only humans who come there but also various other races.

"You said the city was very free, right? Then wouldn't evil be rampant if no one organized them? "

"I guess only a fool would look for trouble in the place where the main headquarters of the mercenary guild is located"

"But if the problem is the mercenaries? "

"Then the head of his own union would step in, He was one of the strongest men in the world and because his fair and firm figure made everyone believe and admire him"

"It looks like he's an amazing person huh"

Speaking of the various races he mentioned earlier, what are the races I think of like those in fantasy novels like fairies and dwarves.

"Oh, son, there's something that makes me curious about earlier, why are you wearing a mask like that? "

He asked while pointing at the mask I was wearing.

"Oh you mean this mask, I'm wearing it to avoid trouble"

My statement confused him, he scrunched his forehead while thinking 'avoid trouble? Her silver hair was also unusual, was she some kind of runaway from a faraway land but since Miss Iora who recommended her to me didn't seem to be the answer, could she be a noble from a certain land? '

Gaston's mind went wild about Leo's true identity, and right before long someone from outside the train shouted there was a problem.

"There's goblins......