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Chapter 232: Strength Is What We Need
A couple of hours have gone by since we first reached this place but I just have a strange feeling lingering in my gut. Almost like it is telling me something.I think I know what it is but I’d rather ignore it for the time being. Strength is what we need more than anything right now.
I’d rather be strong for everyone since they have been doing their best as well. Velia and Aria both trained more with their swords so I need to do better.
Training might be the best thing to do while everyone else is asleep.
I head outside while making sure not to wake anyone up and I pull out the sword Rokuro made me a long time ago. A junker sword, made from pure scraps but it works well against the enemies.
Even since awakening I still feel like I should be using this sword. It is something personal that I’d never part with.
It didn’t take long for me to setup some makeshift dummies to practice on.
SLASH!!!! SLICE!!!! SLASH!!!!
I cut across the makeshift dummies with ease as I continue to practice swinging around my sword. Each time managing to cut across their chest or even the throat.
The weight of the sword is definitely familiar but it has been awhile since I’ve truly used it like this.
SWING!!!!
I instinctively swing my sword behind me as I hear the sound of footsteps approaching... But within seconds I realize it is just Velia.
"Practicing in the middle of the night?" She asks.
"Yeah. I feel like I need to be stronger," I respond with a serious tone.
"What makes you think you are weak?" Velia asks with curiosity in her voice.
"It is just a feeling I guess," I answer while planting my sword down into the ground.
She pulls out her sword and in the blink of an eye I notice all the dummies get sliced up. Each one was cut multiple times before Velia even appeared back in front of me.
But it was like she never even disappeared in the first place.
"We all get stronger at different rates, but that’s why we can look out for each other. So don’t overwork yourself either," Velia says while sheathing her sword.
"Right. Goodnight Velia," I reply before walking past her.
She’s definitely right about us all having each other’s back but I just need more strength to move forward. I don’t ever want to be a nuisance to anyone.
If Rokuro ever comes back I want to be seen as someone strong that he can rely on... Instead of what I am now.
Even in the past I wasn’t strong enough to do what I needed to. It costed me close friends back then.... So I won’t make the mistake anymore.
After closing the door I go to find a spot to lay down for the night. It doesn’t take very long since it is a pretty small house for the most part.
I get comfy inside of a tiny room with an old bed, but it did take me a few moments to clean it up enough to lay on.
The night passes after that and I wake up to the sight of sunlight shining into the room.
At least I made it through the rest of the night without a problem. I was really worried I wouldn’t be able to sleep.
I have definitely had way too much on my mind in the last few weeks for me to get any proper rest. I don’t even know how the others manage to get any themselves.
On another note, I’m guessing today we will be back on the road for Leone. This Alfie guy better have some good answers for us when we get there.
I don’t really want to keep wasting time on people that don’t want to help us.
As I get out of bed I can hear the others talking in the living room.
"How do you even know this guy Eliza?" Aria asks with a curious tone.
"He used to be a friend. A long time ago before my sight truly left me," Eliza answers softly.
"I see. How would he have any useful information for us?" Velia asks before Aria can.
"Alfie works within a special guild that shares a lot of information to one another. That’s why I believe he can lead us to something," Eliza responds with confidence.
I finally leave the bedroom to see them all standing around, still lightly chatting about Alfie and his connection to the guilds. Nothing that I care enough to listen to.
Lilly is still sitting on the couch in silence but deep down she is suffering.
I don’t know how I didn’t enter such a state when I was the first one to accompany him... But I’m glad I can still function properly. Lilly does have us at the very least.
That should count for something.
There isn’t really much of an answer to anything she wants though. I know she wants to know what happened to Rokuro or why he isn’t back.
The truth is that he probably did die during a fight against that monarch but I refuse to believe it still.
Exactly why I can’t tell Lilly anything else until I’ve accepted it myself.
"Alright I think it is about time we head back out on the road," Velia says while stretching.
"Alright," I reply calmly.
I follow behind them as we finally leave the house and I grab my sword from outside. It really is quite odd the way a demon realm functions.
Mostly I mean the sky that is bright enough for everyone to know it is day time... Even though it is red.
Red skies with the same color sun as us, but otherwise the place is like a giant desert.
Lilly did say that there are seven other realms that we haven’t even seen yet. I remember a few of our conversations that we had before the others came back.