Green Blood

Tall wheat and monkey wraps

— "Now's the time to demonstrate what a Hero can do!"

Minnie yelled before jumping out of the carriage with her rifle in hand.

— "Get 'er!!"

The bandits were wearing everything in black with a mark on the back of their clothes, it was a white fire. Least to say that they were in an organization or a group.

One of them lunged at Minnie with a short sword. But just as soon as he did, she shot him without any hesitation. A cloud of smoke came out of the barrel of her rifle. Although, I never saw the bullet like it never existed. There's a small bruise on the shoulder of the bandit along with a small patch of torn fabric of his clothes.

— "Ha! No one uses guns in combat! You're gonna take forever to–"

Another shot came out of her rifle. Her rifle is the standard long-barrel flintlock rifle. How did she load her gun quickly?!

Two of the other bandits on standby were hit by something making ricochet noises. Leaving the leader of the bandits to flee. Thank goodness I have capable people with me!

— "And that should do it! Did you see that, Owens?"

She asked as she turned around to look at me with her rifle on her shoulder.

— "How is that even possible? You should be loading your gun after that shot"

— "What an idiotic question!"

She replied before tapping my head with the barrel of her rifle.

— "Ow..."

— "What else is there to explain? It's magic! There's three magic circles engraved at the bottom of the barrel that create the gunpowder, cloth, and the lead shot itself. Although, it was a rubber shot as I don't want to hurt the person I'm shooting."

— "Still. That explains close to nothing, Min-Min."

— "Stop calling me that!"

— "Could you stop scuffling, you both?!"

Because of the noise we three were making, Silven woke up from the sleeping powder and is already standing back on his two-legs.

Not long after that, we got back into the carriage. Where are we even going? I checked the map and this trail–wait. Something was in my pocket and I took it out. It was a cloth the length of my arm with symbols of three monkeys. One was covering its eyes. One was covering its ears. One was covering its mouth...

...And as I looked closer, there appeared a piece of paper that I hadn't seen before, like it was snapped in thin air. It reads:

— "Parting gift from Lida. Come back again sometimes."

Leo's ears perked up and turned his attention from me instead of Minnie. Stopping their scuffle.

— "Oooo. You already have a woman, Owens?"

— "N-No!! That's not the case!"

— "That's to be expected, I guess."

Minnie quipped sarcastically.

Still. I don't know what this is and I don't remember even having it. And the name Lida... It's her isn't it? Who even is she?! These mysteries are screwing with me!

At any rate, we continued our travel and not long after, we reached the end of the forest surrounding Aevum.

The light seeped into the forest. The trees at the end of the path were hit by the sun's warm orange-yellow light and when the carriage exitted the forest, the warm light blinded us and when our eyes adjusted, we saw fields of Tall Wheat on the left the rocky path of the forest exit and the sun just at the right spot of setting in the direction of the west.