166 A Dream Come True! (1/2)

Sabrina, in turn, stared daggers towards Pedro as if asking him 'Since when did I become your personal bodyguard?'

That said, Pedro could only force out a smile in response as if saying, 'Just ride with what I said! These NPCs are our allies, I don't want them to have even just a hint of suspicion towards us in any form.'

”T-That's reassuring, young adventurer!” Antonio said after he made a sigh. ”Such a fearless young lady... Perhaps she was amongst the Royal Knight of the Fire Princess of the North?”

”Royal Knight?” Pedro frowned in response. Then, he shook his head and said, ”No... She's not affiliated to any Kingdoms, nor the Fire Kingdom of the North! She's just a fellow adventurer whom I met by coincidence. I personally saw a huge potential in her, thus, I offered help in developing her abilities in exchange for her service.”

This, in turn, made Antonio gazed towards Sabrina--waiting for her confirmation that what Pedro said was true. On the other hand, Pedro could only wink towards Sabrina as if he was saying, 'Just ride with my story!'

Sabrina smirked in response as if she was not going to follow Pedro's bluff, making Pedro's heart pound faster each second. But, in the next second, she took a deep breath whilst shaking her head in response--thinking how hopeless Pedro was.

”He's right, village chief!” Sabrina said as she gazed back to Antonio and Aks--sending shivers run down their spine.

Fortunately, Antonio and Aks were finished eating their dinner--giving them a chance to escape into safety and avoid Sabrina's presence. After showing their gratitude towards Pedro and Sabrina through a couple of bows and thanks, they went back into the Village Chief's office to rest.

Thus, Sabrina and Pedro were left outside in the campfire. Pedro caught a glance of Sabrina, who stared back at him and was seemingly curious as to why he was staring at her.

”Is there something weird in my face?” Sabrina asked.

Pedro simply smiled towards her whilst shaking his head. This, in turn, made Sabrina frown and ask, ”Then... Is there something else bothering you?”

Pedro shook his head a couple of times before he averted his gaze from Sabrina to the beautiful starry sky.

In response, Sabrina followed Pedro's gaze and look up into the sky. Upon seeing the beautiful and peaceful sky, Sabrina can't help but gasp in amazement.

”How ironic, isn't it?” Pedro asked with a smile as he stole a glance at the 'genuinely' smiling Sabrina before shifting his gaze back into the sky.

Sabrina sighed in response and nodded her head in agreement, murmuring, ”Yeah...”

In the next second, Sabrina stood and lifted her chair. She brought her chair and placed it right next to Pedro. Then, she sat comfortably by his side and watched the beautiful stars with him--with her head resting towards his shoulder.

”A dream come true...” She murmured, making Pedro smile.

Soon, Sabrina fell asleep with a smile painted on her face, leaving Pedro the only one awake. Unfortunately, Pedro could not stand nor move much because he knew that he might wake Sabrina up.

Remembering how hard Sabrina fought earlier, he wanted her to enjoy her sleep at the least. This, in turn, gave him a chance to check Talia's report and, at the same time, remember about Arvedar--who was currently missing in action.

”I better check her sister's report before I start to overthink things...” Pedro said to himself as he opened his player interface and checked Talia's report.

[Killer Looks (Talia): Expert Brother! My big bro, Killer Smile, asked me to personally report to you what I encountered here in the southern border of the plains.

As instructed by big bro, I searched for the three men that you told him to help. With the help of my ant army, I was able to locate their location after just a few minutes of search. By the time we resurfaced to the ground, sire Yojiro was just seconds away from becoming a snack to the wild mountain wolves.

I was able to save him, but from the moment we found him, he was already lying by a tree and seemed like he was unconscious. He had severe injuries, but none of it seemed like it came from the attacks of the wild mountain wolves.

We are currently rushing around the shortest path into the plains and recon with the others as soon as possible. Big Bro has already contacted the Support Team and tasked them to call an NPC that specializes in healing from the ships.

Rest assured... I estimated that we would arrive in the plains as the Sun rises. As for sire Yojiro, his pulse beats at an average rate. If not for his injuries, you might just mistake him for someone who's in deep sleep and was very tired after a day of work.