Hero of Harmony (Continued)

Chapter 230: Unfortunate Circumstance

"So, how will we make it to the Asckbon continent? I can fly, but what about you two?" Asked Talis curiously as she glanced at Alexander and Lazuli, prompting him to scratch underneath his beak.

"We'll be using the Mage Guild's network of teleporting devices that they have across the world; however, we'll only use it to get us close to the shore; unfortunately, we can't just enter Asckbon that way." Replied Alexander lightly as he glanced between Talis and Lazuli, prompting them to both nod.

"Will we be taking a ship to Asckbon?" Asked Lazuli as she lifted her head to look at Alexander, who faintly nodded before leaning down and kissing her forehead.

"Yeah, we're on two different continents, after all. We're using the Mage Guild because we're also pretty far away from Asckbon; we're far up North, but we should be on the eastern side of the Mezcla continent if we wish to take any ships to Asckbon." Remarked Alexander with a nod while walking through the streets of Cassandra while Talis perched herself onto his shoulder.

"Do you know how long the trip shall be?" Asked Lazuli curiously, causing Alexander to rub his chin with a thoughtful expression.

"No, not really; even though I've done some research, there is very little information about the ports and ships on the eastern side of Mezcla, considering we're far up North. We should stay in a port city for some days just so we learn about the ships and the paths they take through the sea to get between their destinations; the Captain who commands the vessel will also be very important." Stated Alexander wryly with a shake of his head before furrowing his brows and clicking his tongue.

Almost everything about the ocean was unknown to me, and the unknown was always associated with dangers, even if that wasn't the case; in my past life, the weather was the most dangerous thing about the ocean. However, here, in this life, where magic floated about in the atmosphere and fantasy-like creatures lived, who knows what kind of monstrous beasts live in the ocean? So, I wanted to be extra careful when picking our ship and Captain, though I will say, essentially putting your life in another's hand, one you don't even personally know, doesn't exactly sit well with me.

'Well, first things first, I should try to learn to speak fish tongue or whatever; maybe I'll be able to reason with some massive creature and stop it from killing us.' Thought Alexander lightly, though even he didn't believe in such wishful thinking.

Shaking my head, we quietly walked through the streets while making our way towards the Mage Guild in the distance, though when I passed the Adventure Guild, I couldn't help but stop as I slapped myself in the face.

"Hmm, is something wrong?" Asked Lazuli as she glanced at Alexander before looking at the Adventurer Guild.

"Eh, n-nothing is wrong; I just forgot I had a date. Can you wait here, you two? I'll be right back." Replied Alexander lightly, only for him to sigh as he lifted Talis off his shoulder and handed her to Lazuli while approaching the building.

Entering the building only to get hit with a potent stench like always, I scanned the lounge where most of the Adventurers hung out, yet I didn't see Lulu anywhere. Scratching my head on what to do, I used [Heroes Gaze] to see through the many walls, hoping to spot her, and thankfully, after being tortured by the view of the numerous naked men, I spotted Lulu in the bathroom getting it on with her fingers.

'The month of Chloe is still a little more than a month away; is it already starting to affect her?' Thought Alexander with a raised eyebrow as his eyes returned to normal while he walked down the hallway leading to the bathroom.

Not knowing how long it would take Lulu to finish, I knocked on the door.

"S-Someones u-using the ~Ahh~ b-bathroom." Said Lulu faintly, her voice highly muffled from beyond the door.