ALSAR

Chapter 85 : Laserna

Chapter 85 : Laserna

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"Haaah...."

"Excuse me?! You! What are you trying to do by locking me, your client, in the carriage?! You want me to fire you?!"

"Huh...."

While I was sighing a breath of relief, Francesca-san came yelling at me with a very menacing look on her face.

Huh... I'm just trying to guarantee your safety but you're getting mad at me...

"Madam! He's doing it for Madam..."

"Shut your mouth! What? You only did that because you didn't want to see Sigurd-sama rushing to my side to help me, right?!"

"Umm... Just how did you come to that conclusion...."

Mel-san came following behind her. He tried to back me up but Francesca-san kept on egging me on, completely ignoring anything else but her own words...

In a sense, I felt like I needed to have some of her super positivity.

'At any rate! I'm going to fire you since you didn't listen to what I said!"

Francesca-san pointed her finger at me. Being on the receiving end of her sudden declaration, I just stood there dumbfoundedly but then Sig-san suddenly came to my rescue. He slung his arm around my shoulder and pulled me close to him.

"I see. If that's the case then we will need to get the penalty fee from you. We took the job to protect you and so far, we've done our job perfectly. In spite of our perfect job, you still want to fire us because of your own displeasure. Of course, firing us is your right as our client but then, you will need to pay the penalty fee since it is our right. Though, we're an A-rank party so the fee won't be cheap, you know?"

Sig-san said in a condescending tone to Francesca-san. The topic about the penalty fee that Sig-san brought to the table made me thinking,"Ah, that's right..."

"Huh? What are you talking about? I'm only going to fire this man though? Sigurd-sama and the others can still..."

"That's exactly what I'm talking about. Ren is the leader of Luce and we took this quest as a party. Firing Ren is the same as firing Luce."

Francesca-san asked, she looked confused in which Sig-san immediately cut her off and replied to her in an exasperated tone.

"Ugh... Fine. I'll overlook it this time.... Sigurd-sama, you must be tired, right? How about if we take a break together over there?"

"No thanks.... Mel, the sun is about to set soon. What are we going to do now? Are we still going to continue our trip as planned? How far along are we?"

Seemed like she finally realized that firing me meant she had to fire Sig-san as well. She looked frustrated but a moment later, she immediately went on to invite Sig-san to rest with her. Pretending all the talk about firing me never existed in the first place. Her mental strength was really incredible...

Sig-san rejected her offer immediately and asked Mel-san about our plan next.

"Well, we're only 15 minutes away from our next destination so let's move on. Though we may be fine with it, being so close to a pile of burnt bodies must be hard for Madam and the other servants."

"Ah, you're right. Then we better get moving soon."

While it was true we were already off track from our schedule, we were staying way too close to the pile of burnt bodies... Sig-san burnt the bodies using fire from his magic sword so the fire wouldn't spread aside from his designated target but looking at how big the fire was, it wouldn't take long for the fire to completely burn the corpse. Even if the ladies weren't civilians, it would be difficult trying to rest and eat with a pile of burnt corpses nearby.