She had never been to a big city before, but Reina knew that this was the countryside. A real big city was not like this.
No, in her impression, she should have been to a lot of bustling places, but she couldn't remember now. Walking on the road made by the carriage, she kept thinking about a question. Why did she only remember her mother and not her father at all?
Could that master be her father?
Since embarking on this journey, she had been trying hard to find her memories. That black book did not tell her about the magic of memory, but that was natural. After all, it was something that master left behind, so how could it betray him?
Humph, it has been with me for so long.
Reina suddenly patted the backpack on her back.
She had left the town for quite a distance and there were no pursuers behind her. This meant that those people thought she was still in the city. The Adventurer's Guild would probably spend a lot of time there.
She thought optimistically.
However, at this time, there seemed to be a carriage stopping in front of her. It looked quite far, but Reina's steps were very fast.
It was the carriage that left the city before. There was an old man wearing a loose shirt and a straw hat with a six year old little girl. She had a pair of big eyes and chubby cheeks. While her grandfather was busy fixing the carriage, she laid on the straw covered carriage and saw Reina.
"Big sister!"
When she saw Reina, she happily called out.
Reina was a bit surprised and then asked, "What's wrong?"
The sweaty old man used the towel hanging around his neck to wipe his face. He shook his head while looking at the wheel and said, "The wheel is loose. This is troublesome. We have to fix it again."
He looked a bit anxious and there were a lot of wrinkles on his forehead.
"Do you need help?"
Reina said while moving forward. Of course, her understanding of a carriage was still stuck in the impression that it was a bag with four wheels. But even so, she could see that one of the wheels was crooked.
The old man looked at Reina, as if he didn't want to have anything to do with her and said, "No, thank you. This requires some strength. Let's wait and see …"
Before he finished speaking, Reina went forward and put her hand on the wheel. With a gentle push, the carriage tilted up. The old man was startled and the little girl on the carriage let out a sharp laugh.
"Sigh! This! Wait, in a minute. "
He immediately pressed the wheel in a flurry, and only then did Reina let go.
"Amazing! Sister, you're amazing! "
The little girl in the car clapped her hands and shouted.
Reina still smiled.
The old man wiped his sweat again. At this time, the anxiety on his face had disappeared and was replaced by a smile with slanted eyebrows. He looked somewhat simple and honest.
"Miss, you have great strength. Thank you. If it wasn't for you, I wouldn't know what to do."
"You're welcome. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave."
Reina nodded and prepared to move on.
"Sigh! Wait, miss, are you also taking this path? Why don't I give you a lift so that we can look after each other on the way? "
The old man stood beside the carriage, holding the reins of the mule.
Reina thought for a moment. Now that the news had been leaked out, traveling alone was likely to be suspected.
"Then I won't stand on ceremony."
She got into the carriage and sat down on the straw covered carriage. The hard wooden planks were uncomfortable, and the carriage was too narrow for her to stretch out her legs.
It was at this time that she realized that she had grown up.
At this time, the little girl sat beside her. She even reached her legs. Then, she turned to look at Reina and revealed a bright smile. She didn't seem to care that she was missing a few teeth. Looking at this smiling face, Reina suddenly fell into a trance.
She had once revealed such an innocent and bright smile …
An image flashed through her mind. She saw a pair of pitch-black eyes. In the pupils that were as dark as night, she saw her smiling face. It was an innocent face, and her eyes were very bright. Her gaze was incomparably clear.
Was I like that in the past?
"Sister? Sister? "
The little girl's voice entered her ears, followed by the sound of the carriage wheels rolling. These sounds brought Reina back to reality. She saw that she was holding a strange stone in her hands. It had traces of being carved, but the person who carved it was an amateur. She could only tell from the shape that it was a small person without any facial features.
The small person jumped on Reina's hand at the same frequency as the carriage's jolting.
"Are you okay?"
The old man turned around and glanced at the two of them.
"I'm fine. It's just … a little hot."
Reina said as she returned the small stone to the little girl.
"You don't want it?"
The little girl showed a sad expression.
"This is your good friend, right?"
Reina asked.
The little girl nodded. Reina smiled and said, "I think it doesn't want to leave you."
"But don't you feel scared when you travel alone? Klaus will protect you. "
She said a name that Reina didn't expect. That name, Reina seemed to have heard it before …
Who was it?
"The Seventh Hero, Klaus?"
"Yes, yes!"
The little girl nodded fiercely.
"Thank you, but I don't need anyone to protect me anymore."
She touched the little girl's head. The latter didn't say anything. She lowered her head and played with the small stone person.
At this moment, the old man who hadn't spoken much suddenly asked.
"Miss, are you alone?"
"Yes."
He was silent for a few seconds, as if waiting for Reina to continue. After confirming that there was no more, he continued.
"That's very dangerous. It hasn't been peaceful here recently."
"Did something happen?"
"Sigh, there are a lot of things, and they are all scary things."
The carriage continued to move forward. The little girl held Reina's hand and compared it to her own hand while praising how beautiful it was.
"I heard that a village disappeared recently. No one knows how it happened. The higher-ups don't know, and the Adventurer's Guild doesn't know either. A whole village disappeared without a trace."
Hearing this, Reina frowned slightly.
It should be that village. I didn't expect the news to spread here so quickly. The news spread really quickly.
She thought.
Now it seemed that the Adventurer's Guild didn't believe her words.
From the old man's tone, the people of the other villages seemed to be afraid of this matter. They didn't know that the real culprit was dead.
Although Reina wanted to say something to reassure them, she thought about her own situation and felt that it was better to remain silent.
"The Seventh Hero, Klaus, will definitely defeat the bad guys. He will, he will come."
The little girl raised the little stone man and shouted. It seemed that the Seventh Hero was her idol. It wasn't the first time she mentioned him.
"Speaking of which, miss, where are you going alone? There's only one decent town in the vicinity. If you go further, there's only our poor ravine. "
The old man suddenly said.
Reina thought about it. If she directly said that she was going to the Dragon Boat Empire, the old man might be suspicious. After all, normal people wouldn't cross the mountains to enter the country. It was illegal.
"I'm an explorer. Someone asked me to go there to find a rare medicinal herb."
She decided to lie.
The old man's back was facing her. She didn't know if he saw through her lie. He just smiled faintly and said, "Is that so? Good luck."
Then he didn't ask any more questions.
The wheels rolled, and the carriage carried them forward.
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