Chapter 229‐Arrived in the East 13

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Elsie slowly sat up from the bed, a brief yawn escaping her lips as she did so. "So–Sorry, did I wake you up?" Raph asked, curiosity laced in his tone as he watched her carefully. Her legs were still wrapped around his waist, so her figure was currently positioned at an angle of Raph's, or perhaps beside him. She rubbed her eyes silently, while Raph's gaze remained fixed on her. '....how cute'. He thought. "No, you didn't. I woke up amid your conversation with Ziza. You want to find this...man that the princess asked you to?" Raph nodded. "I do...though I initially thought it would be best to get to the East first and search my way from there". Elsie raised a brow as her tired gaze landed on hi@. "What do you mean 'search'?" "Well..." Raph scratched the back of his head awkwardly. "The princess's instructions were vague at best, but I assumed a member of the royal family wouldn't be too difficult to find". Elsie raised a brow in confusion. "She didn't know where he would be?" "She does....I think. She only instructed me to find him in the East, and the Border Town seems like a good place to find him". He remained silent for a moment in contemplation, then continued. "The regal chain will lead me to its owner if we are in certain square kilometers."@@@@ "Oh? How convenient. Now, we're not even sure how long we'll be staying here". Raph chuckled loudly. "Don't worry about it. If it were that impossible of a task, then Meadow would have sent Someone else....and not the son of her father's worst enemy". Elsie stared at him a little, in contemplation of his statement. She shrugged her thought after a few seconds and suddenly pulled herself closer to Raph, hugging his body sideways. "Elsie?" Raph muttered in surprise while she continued to snuggle up to him. "I won't get the chance to after this...let me spend some time with my husband" She ignored his retaliation and remained in her position for a few seconds. Raph simply sighed in defeat. "Fine then.....in a few minutes, we'll get ready and head out. We have a few places to check out today". "Yipee!" Elsie exclaimed in excitement while Raph chuckled. A somber silence suffused the air around them, and the tranquillity left an aftertaste of satisfaction and warmth. They remained in this position for a while, stuck in their thoughts and enjoying their company. As much as Raph found this alien, he couldn't help but submit to it and enjoy it a little bit. **** Elsie giggled as she took a sip from her cup. She was sitting next to the Cat girl, but her attention to her food preceded every other thing that happened around her. The girl suddenly shot up from her seat, her ears twitching in annoyance. "Say that again, blind boy?" Raph chuckled. 'Blind boy? This will be annoying'. Enjoy new chapters from My Virtual Library Empire "If you have a problem with me, then you should go talk to your guild master. Don't trouble me with your useless, baseless judgment,". The girl hissed bitterly, her tail and ears standing in annoyance. Her cat-like expressions gave off her dissatisfaction. "You have a death wish, don't you?" She said, her gaze shifting to Merthy next. "I told you we couldn't trust him. He should have been kicked out like those mercenaries". Raph paused in his action, his gaze shifting to Merthy as well. The maid shook her head and sighed. "Take your seat, Cart, or we'll take you off the job". She said with a stern tone. The Cat girl sat in dissatisfaction, her gaze shifting between Raph and Harry who was attending to others. Raph simply looked away and continued his food. 'Seems like their subordinates don't think highly of mercenaries....' He thought. '...which is weird, since they're technically mercenaries themselves'. Raph continued his food in silence until Elsie suddenly swung her empty plate in the air. "Another round, please". Harry chuckled as he walked up to her to answer her request, while Raph turned towards Merthy, who was sitting next to him. "You mentioned something about finding someone. Is there any way we can help?" She asked when their gazes locked. "...Well, I do need you to take me to all your popular...tourist spots if they are....or just where people like me who know nothing about this place would go". Merthy raised a brow. ".....you do know who you're looking for, right?" Raph took a sip from his Apple juice. "Just focus on what I asked you". He said with a soft sigh. Just then, Cartwyn had kicked the counter, her cat-like gaze still fixed on Raph. "...and get that cat....under control". He took another bite, ignoring the death stares he received from Cartwyn. Of course, he ignored it and continued his meal, after all, he was about to go for a wild goose chase for a person he had never seen before. Not in his past life and certainly not in this one. Soon, their meal was over, and they headed towards the exit of the bar. After all, it was finally time to find the owner of the regal chain.

Chapter 229‐Arrived in the East 13

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