The Tale of Two worlds : Realms Unveiled - Chapter :- 11
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- Chapter :- 11 - The bad news and the good news
“Take care, old man.”[Celia]
Standing at the edge of the jungle, I shouted at the top of my lungs, my final goodbye to the old man as he walk back toward the jungle after escorting me till the outer edge and left without saying any word.
Probably because he heard my voice. He waved back to me without turning his back to me as he kept walking toward the jungle.
I also turned back and walked toward the city lead by Vayu-sensei, who was flying above me and leading the way.
The journey to the city was a peaceful one as no monster showed up on the journey, a stark contrast to my journey to the outer edge of the jungle from the old man’s house.
Well, not like I had to fight with any monster though, as an old man killed all of them before they could manage to reach me.
“Look, the city gate is here. You remember the plan, right?”[Vayu]
“Yes.”[Celia]
“Ok let’s go.”[Vayu]
Vayu-sensei had that conversation with me after stopping me a little before the city gate.
After once more reviewing the whole plan, and a good answer to all the possible questions that could be asked to me before being allowed to enter the city, I made my way to the city gate while Vayu-sensei flew somewhere leaving me alone to tackle this problem after saying , “See you inside.” to me.
“Um, anyone here.”[Celia]
With no one present, I knocked on the counter of the guard chamber and inquired about where the I.D. of travelers was checked.
“Coming, just two minutes.”[guard]
A voice came from inside the chamber, and after five minutes a man came out to the counter from the door behinds the counter while tucking his shirt inside his pants and being very sweaty. And was that a panting, naked woman behind the door?
“So, what do you want?”[guard]
“Was that a nak-, I mean, I want to enter the city.”[Celia]
“That will be 5 silver coin.”[Guard]
“Oh, here.”[Celia]
I said to the man, as I hand him 5 silver coin from the pouch of coin given to me also by him.
“Okay, all done. You are free to enter the gate. Have a nice day.”[guard]
“Um, is it reall-?,”[Celia]
“If you got anymore queries, please ask them to the guys inside. I am busy right now, I got a nak- I mean I got a lot of work to do inside. Please understand.”[Guard]
The man, saying so, pressed some button, and a small gate built-in inside the big gate opened. The man also rose up from his seat in a hurry and tried to rush inside, probably to that girl.
But wasn’t this too easy? I mean the old-man and Vayu-sensei scared the shit out of me saying that the securities here were some of the toughest to clear. They do a thorough investigation, check your I.D. and what not.
But he just let me in with just 5 silver coin. Well, not like it’s bad for me and he did look in quite a hurry, so maybe he “forgot” some procedures.
“Woah.”[Celia]
As I entered the bustling city, the sights immediately struck me and the sounds that surrounded me.
A Medium-sized skyscraper towering high in the middle of the city even visible to me standing at the edge of the city
The noise of honking of horns, the chatter of voices, and the rhythmic sounds of footsteps echoing against the pavement filled the air.
Everywhere I looked, people of different races looking very different to each other hurried about their daily lives.
An elf walk by next to me while wearing an office suit. Looking to my left, a giant was watering his flowers.
‘Oh, that girl has bunny ears, and that guy has fangs. Are those dragon wings? Does that mean she is a dragonoid?’
The streets were alive with color, lined with an array of shops and stalls selling everything from fruits and spices I have never seen on earth to handcrafted goods and trinkets.
Vendors called out to passersby, their voices competing for attention amidst the hustle and bustle of the crowd.
‘Looking at all this makes me feel like I am transferred to another world. Oh, wait I am.”
‘Oh, there you are.’
Vayu-sensei’s voice echoed in my mind, as I was busy sightseeing in the city.
‘Sorry, I got a little lost while sightseeing’
‘A little? Celia, you were supposed to wait for me near the gate once you enter and right now you are in the marketplace. I wouldn’t call it a little.’
‘Anyway, just follow my direction and come to me.’
Saying that Vayu-sensei started telling me direction.
‘Ok first you see the weapons store on your left.’
‘Yes.’
‘Good, now go toward the alley right beside it.’
‘once you exit the alley, you will see a florist shop, go left from there and you will find a tailor’s shop.’
‘Found it.’
‘Just go in the opposite direction of the shop and you will find a blacksmith shop.’
‘Found it. Jason and son.’
‘Yes, enter that one, that where I am.’
Following Vayu-sensei’s order, I entered the shop and saw a young human boy, probably a little younger than me, ironing a hot metal with Vayu-sensei on his left.
“Oh, you finally here.”[Vayu]
“Yes, so is he your acquaintance? The one you talk about saying he was one of the blacksmith in the eight realms.”[Celia]
I whispered in Vayu-sensei’s ear as he sat on my left shoulder.
“Well about that, I kind of got a bad news and a god news for you. Which on-“[Vayu]
“The bad news.”[Celia]
“Well, our acquaintance died 3 years ago and this boy you see is his grandson.”[Vayu]
“And the good news.”
“He is ready to help us.”[Vayu]
As this conversation took place and I was again cursing my luck when the boy suddenly rose up and went toward a bucket full of water, washed his hand with the water in it and wiped his hand with the towel hanging next to it.
The boy, after completely washing his hand, walked over to me and put his hand forward as to shake my hand while he introduced himself.
“Nice to meet you. My name is Jason Jr. You can live in this house till you can move out.”[Jason]
I am not that good at introduction or in holding a conversation, so ask me any question, if you have any doubts.”
“Is there anything which I should be mindful of?”[Celia]
I know, I know there are far better questions to ask right now, but this is the one that popped in my head first, so I asked.
“No, not really, but try to avoid disturbing me when I am working and moving around thing in my workshop.”[Jason]
“Okay, I will remember.”[Celia]
“Thank you. Now follow me. I will show you your room.”[Jason]
The boy, after saying so, started walking toward the stairs and went upstairs. Me and Vayu-sensei also followed behind him.
“This will be you room.”[Jason]
The boy said so after opening the door to a room adjacent to another room.
Looking inside the room, it was a medium-sized room with a single bed, a couch, a table, an a.c. and a T.V..
Seeing the state of the room, my mouth remained open.
‘Isn’t this room better than my room on my earth?”
“Well, I will be in my room, right next to you. Call me if you need my help.”[Jason]
The boy said so and went back to his room.
‘Sensei, is it just me or he is forcing himself to help us? His tone felt very indifferent to me.’
‘You are just overthinking it just how the boy speaks. Now go and rest. We have to find you some work later, too.’
Well, maybe I am just overthinking, but I still feel that something is not right and Vayu-sensei is hiding something from me. It is the exact same feeling I got when I ask both of them about their past. Oh forget it, I will just ask the boy directly.
For now, let’s watch some cartoons. It’s almost time for Bronn the mighty. Oh, but Vayu-sensei said to rest, well I will just watch it while lying on the bed