Reincarnated As The Heroine?! I refuse!

48: Corrupted Nation | 1 |

"So you are telling me, you want to do something about the law in Sabio?" Kiel asked, his grey eyes serious.

Raize nodded in assent. "Yes. This place reek of poison."

"Not only are they ready for war, they promote slavery, do illegal businesses with other nations and possibly, they have bigger plans in the work farther behind the scenes." Added Ulla. Her voice frail and her hands were balled into fists.

Kiel was nodding in understanding. "But if we do, we would be considered a rebel."

".....That's right. We are only so few to stop whatever is in the works." Raize muttered to himself. His hand on his chin, his obsidian eyes distant.

"If war is not happening right now, it certainly won't be long before Chlad would be victimized. Izaya...." Ulla continued to add, worried about their friend. "They might be a militant nation, but against this many strong individuals from Sabio and as well as slaves added to the number, it'll be a war that is most difficult to win. I can see the consequences even for someone without war experience like me."

"Unless we know more, we can't make a concrete plan. What do you guys say about exploring the city even more?" Kiel's smile seemed sinister all of the sudden.

"What do you mean?" With a brow raised, Raize asked.

"Simple. We gather people who have the same opinion as us and learn more from their side. If we can gather enough and make them trust us, then we will know when the inevitable is."

"But what if we get tricked?" Ulla asked, her mind busy with all sorts of horrible possibilities.

"Don't worry. Leave it to Raize and I." As Kiel assured, he gave Ulla a confident wink. She took his words of assurance to heart. "Then, tell me what I can do."

"I want you to work where many people usually gather. A pub, inn or anywhere people of different sorts would gather." Understanding his words, Ulla agreed readily.

"Leaving you three aside, what about us?" Fatima kindly asked.

"Fatima, you can remain in the University. Check and see if there are anything unusual. Bring Imhe with you. It'll be good if she learnt more about her world." His smile so kind, Fatima and Imhe felt mesmerized for a moment before nodding their head in assent harmoniously.

"Good, then---"

"Hey, hey, hey! What about me?" Bright raised his hands in the air for cease fire, aka attention.

"Ah right... Bright, guard the inn for us." Raize offhandedly said before turning around.

Kiel simply glanced at Bright with his sympathetic grey eyes. While Ulla patted Bright's shoulder.

He felt like crying, but he couldn't fully figure out why he had to be left alone to guard. But guarding their valuables was, he thought, an important task too. Thus he smiled his usual smile as the crowd left the room one by one. [A/N: I'm heartbroken by this guy. So sorry Bright... I'll make it up to you.]

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Amongst the usual bustle of Sabio's marketplace, a couple of handsome youths were walking and observing their surroundings. Their eyes expressed determination.

"You have experience in this line of work." Raize suddenly stated, his dark obsidian eyes observing the crowd before them. His words heard by Kiel with perfect clarity received a nod in assent.

"For a while. Living as son of a General in Eden Kingdom has some perks." He reasoned, but Raize had another thought for Kiel's expert decision making. "You are fooling yourself if you think you can fool me." He simply said and left Kiel to wonder about his words.