Leon Greyrat: The Second Son - Mushoku Tensei OC

Chapter 35 - Zant Port

— Leon Greyrat —

"Are you sure about this, Ruijerd? We could always try to conquer a labyrinth for the fee instead."

"No. That would be too dangerous, even for us. Besides..." he turned back to me, his face set into a confident smirk. "We're going to save some children, right? In that case, how could I refuse?"

Wow. He really was a cool dude.

Too bad that he would have his head covered by a sack in a few moments.

"If you said so... Anyway, remember the plan, and if anyone tries to annoy you, threatening them should be enough to scare them off," I advised.

"Got it," he nodded.

"Good. Then, let's go. I'll be sure to keep your spear safe in the meantime," I added.

And with that, we walked down to the wharf, where Ruijerd was then bound, covered, and transferred onto a small boat that would smuggle him onto a ship.

After that, he would be transferred to the storehouse where the slaves would be, and then I would meet up with him to free them, before taking them to their home.

We'd save some kids and get to the Millis Continent, all without spending a single cent.

The perfect plan.

But unfortunately, Ruijerd would have to spend a few days being treated like shit, but... he could take it.

He was a venerable Superd warrior, after all.

— Leon Greyrat —

Having already converted our savings to the Millis currency, and packed our remaining luggage into small bags, we made our way to the ship a few days after Ruijerd's departure.

"Whoa! It's so big! To think this thing can float on water!" Eris exclaimed, looking excitedly at the sea as she leaned on the railing.

"It is quite amazing indeed," I nodded. "And as for how it floats, it uses the force of buoyancy-"

"Aah! Nope! No lessons!" Eris shook her head and covered her ears, willing away my teachings.

How rude.

Weren't you interested a moment ago?

"I think it's interesting, Brother!" Aisha said. "Can you tell me about it?"

"How about we do that tonight? For now, we have to brace ourselves," I said, patting her head.

Such a good sister, she was.

And a smart one too.

Once we reached the Holy Country of Millis, I planned to stay there for a month or two while looking around for Paul, so I'll try to give her and Norn some more lessons before departing to get Mama, Lilia, and Sylphy.

"Brother?" Norn asked, pulling my sleeve. "Where's Mister Ruijerd?"

"He's just... taking a different route, is all," I said calmly.

I couldn't exactly explain to her the intricacies of smuggling and slavery, nor did I want to.

Norn was a kind and innocent child, so I wanted her to stay that way for as long as possible.

"Oh... okay!" she nodded happily.

Aisha piped up again. "What do you mean by 'bracing ourselves'?"

"Ah, well... some people don't like boats, is all."

I wasn't too worried about Eris, as she was already a swordswoman strong enough to gain Ruijerd's respect and could travel at the speed of sound if she really tried, so there was no way seasickness would affect her.