‘Phew!’
Letting out an exasperated sign for the umpteenth time, Niccoli already lost count of how many disponent owners they had talked to since that afternoon alone. Sadly, all the deals they tried to strike that day all led to one thing, an upsetting ending.
They even went to the extend of blinding the shipowners with promises of huge profit on top of other benefits. But it was to no avail. The moment they mentioned the word ‘Shamrock’, regardless of how good a rapport they already established in the begging, the rest of the transaction would eventually go down the drain.
At one point, Niccoli was so convinced that the shipowners have come to an agreement prior to their search; that for the time being, they should never accept students who would like to do busin
“Jace? What brought you here?”Niccoli, this time, rose to his feet. Surprised to see that it was indeed his friend, Jace in real flesh and blood.“You too, Allan. Are we not suppose to take separate direction each?Niccoli added when he noticed that Allan was there too. At the same time, he could not help but ponder over possibility?‘Were they also here after a fruitless search? Are they done searching their lane and so they came searching for us instead to observe if we are doing any better compared to them?’Niccoli reflected because if his memory was not failing him yet, the last thing he recalled was that their g
Fundamentally, the idea of inefficiency that surged and threatened to drown the group’s sensibility eventually brought them a collective wave of dysphoria. Especially since they not only experienced their equal share of tough luck in closing a business deal with all of the shipwrights in general, but they were also quick enough to suspect that something was amiss. Their failure to secure a traveling vessel could not be a pure coincidence at all, could they?It all boiled down to a shared mutual understanding; the task of finding their ship was no easy task and if their conjecture happened to be true and the ship owners indeed arrived at a secret concord amongst their inner circle to not do business with the student of Iridos for the time being, then it only goes to say that their chance of getting a ship and get out to in the water to sail all the way to hunt the petrifying monster would be close to zero.Apparently, this was the only version that they could come up with at the moment
"Maybe next time it would be best we buy our own ship in a bottle, you know? the portable one. It will surely come handy when a situation like this arises again in the future."---Niccoli"You mean the one that you can just pop anytime anywhere and voila, there goes your ship in just a matter of second?" -Allan"The very same, and I propose we get one to each of our own. So that in the event of one shipwreck, we will still have a spare one. That would grant us a total of six chances since there is six of us in this team."- Niccoli"Don't be silly. You speak of it as if the item is readily available.""Well it is.""If you have the right amount of money. Last time I check you would have to pay an astronomical price for a piece of that. That is why it never occurred to me to get one. I am not sure about you guys, maybe you can afford it. But I am telling you as early as now, I am poor as bloke. "- Audrey" Worry not, my friend, there is a good reason why we got not just one but two prin
“This won’t do! Pondering over matters we know we can’t resolve just by contemplation alone, is useless. It would not get us anywhere”Jace deliberately put a stop to the group’s indulgence at dwelling on their misfortune since he believed it was not helping them achieve anything. Now that they established the likeness that these business owners of Brujeria were ganging up to discourage the students from abandoning the aforementioned school mission altogether, then they too have arrived at the understanding that no amount of thinking could help them convince the ship owners to lend them their property.Unless, of course, they have a hidden ace up their sleeves. Otherwise, there was no way they could reverse the current situation without playing a card or two.“If at this time we can’t find what we desire yet, then we just have to keep searching harder.”Shortly afterward, Nike showed his friend his agreement in a roundabout manner.At the same time, as someone who believed in old ada
Initially, Jace was taking the lead. But when it appeared that he was not entirely sure of which direction they should go, Niccoli took it upon himself to get them out of there. At least, he was confident to say that he knew his way around Brujeria because he memorized every nook and cranny of it by heart. Something he could not help, especially when it was not his choice, to begin with.As a cat owner, Niccoli was constantly pitted against his sense of direction whenever Monami was playing hide and seek with him. Apparently, that cat of his has a knack for making him worry because she was always missing. So far, there was not a single day yet in Niccoli’s princely life that he was given a rest from trying to locate Monami and her wandering paws; except of course when she has fallen ill and was comatose. But after her recovery, he definitely observed no trace of change from her usual and old self.On the other hand, Nike and the others followed the young prince without a word of prote
On the flip side, the moment Audrey heard their question, she too sported a confused expression. It took her a while before she was able to give a proper response because she took a seat first at the edge of Jace’s bed.“Now that you mentioned it, I also could not help but feel a little weird.”Intrigued, all of the others stopped whatever they were doing at that time and listened attentively to what she was about to say next.“The thing is, I offered to pay but he insisted on having us for free under one condition. He demanded that he too has to be onboard the same ship with us.”To be honest, Audrey was just as perplexed as her friends about their current setup. However, when she noticed that David seemed to be genuinely overjoyed when he heard where they were headed, she no longer had the heart to turn the other party down.“For free? But there is no such thing as a free lunch in this world.”Almost immediately, Allan expressed his doubt. He could not help but feel that whoever th
As part of an age-old tradition that dates back centuries ago, students of every school of magic from all over the mage continent as well as those who resided in its neighboring city were required to participate in an event organized by the mage community. It was called the Ceremony of Lights and this was observed to signal the start of the second quarter of the year.Coincidentally, it was around this time of the year as well when Audrey first arrived in this world. That was why she had been looking forward to celebrating it with her friends. She used to anticipate its date for months and ends and in fact was even more excited to observe this serene light show than the thought of leveling up to the next realm, which was also just around the corner.Unfortunately, the event coincided with the date of their departure as it was happening on that same night. Besides, due to the fact that Audrey’s group had been busy the entire week, the preparation for the ceremony of light had totally s
During their first few nights in the vast open water, the voyage had been pretty much uneventful. The water was calm and they did not encounter any mishaps.David’s ship took them to places and they explored the moonlit landscape blanketed by the cool breeze of the night without breaking a single sweat.Audrey would even go out at night to watch the countless stars sparkling in the clear dark sky overhead. This had been her nighttime routine before going to bed. She believed doing so was what helped her have a peaceful and dreamless night.However, if the master was enjoying her time, the pet was experiencing the exact contrary to that. For three nights straight, Nero would see or imagine he saw, a vessel standing for them under a press of sail, as though it would run