The Mythical Path of a Princess from a Destroyed Kingdom

With a gentle pinch, the mind blade shattered. Maginus waited a while, and seeing that no one asked her any questions, she couldn't help but wonder if she had offered too low a price. However, the owner of the commoner's tavern had told her the going rate.

Let's find a caravan to travel with.

Having abandoned her plan to gather a team herself, the girl was about to leave the tavern when a voice called out from behind the counter: "Hey, miss, do you need any help?"

She turned her head and saw that the person who called her was a young man with a small mustache, whose dagger was constantly flying between his fingers.

They seem to be quite strong.

He pulled a silver coin from his pocket and threw it at the young man with all his might. A hint of surprise flashed in the man's eyes. He stretched out his left hand, held the silver coin firmly between two fingers, and tossed it around. Seeing this, Maginus also walked over and sat down in a chair.

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Alat. I heard you're going to the Crystal Salt Kingdom, miss?"

"Yes, I'm planning to visit the capital of Crystal Salt Kingdom. My name is Mine, and I'm a Soul Blade user."

Maginus nodded and conjured his weapon again in front of Arat, briefly explaining his profession to him. The young man listened thoughtfully, nodded, and smiled, saying:

"How about we team up? I'm going to Crystal Salt Kingdom anyway. I don't need your money. Let's find jobs in the caravan together, and we'll break up when we get to Crystal Salt Kingdom."

"……Can."

The girl symbolically shook hands with Arat, reaching a very simple agreement: neither of them would inquire about the other's past or the reason for leaving Nesery.

They were traveling together simply to prevent any unforeseen circumstances. If something happened to the caravan on the way, the two of them could at least have someone reliable in the wilderness after they escaped.

"Leave the caravan and the rest of the teammates to me, okay?"

Arat patted his chest and said he would take care of it, seemingly wanting to take control of the team. Maginus did not object and left the hotel after agreeing on a meeting time with Arat.

Watching the girl's departing figure, the boss patted his godson on the shoulder: "Are you really planning to take this brat to the Crystal Salt Kingdom?"

"Don't underestimate her, Dad. That Miss Mine is quite beautiful, but she's not someone to be trifled with."

The thief narrowed his eyes, seemingly sensing the murderous intent emanating from the young girl, Lingmeng Sanlin.

Chapter 99 Partnering as Companions

The next morning, Maginus arrived at the tavern to wait for Arat. The tavern owner, while wiping glasses, asked, "Young man, what would you like to drink?"

"Do you have drinks? If not, that's fine. But if you'd like, I'd like breakfast."

The girl, who was about to leave the dangerous place, seemed somewhat relaxed. She even pulled her hood up a little, but her appearance was still being altered by psionic energy, and the discomfort still lingered.

"He really is a brat."

While complaining that Maginus didn't drink at the tavern, the middle-aged man actually brought out a glass of milk and a few slices of buttered bread from the kitchen and placed them on the table.

The girl ate her bread while waiting for her captain and his teammates. After she finished all the bread and milk, the young man with a small mustache finally arrived, followed by a man and two women. They all looked surprised when they saw the girl.

"Arat, have you changed your taste?"

One of the men, dressed rather...fashionably, teased Arat. The thief glanced at him and said, "I've never changed my taste for married women. This is another member of our team, Miss Mine. May I introduce myself?"

"I am Mine, a Soulblade."

The girl, who didn't intend to get close to them, showed off her skills, and the way they looked at the short sword she had created immediately changed.

No matter what Maginus said, her methods seemed no different from those of a wizard.

The people Arat gathered were quite interesting; the flamboyant man was an apprentice bard who couldn't use magic, and also a thief.

The two women were even closer; one was a warrior and the other a dancer. When Arat told them they were a couple, neither of them denied it and both gave hearty smiles.

Are you a couple...?

Two shadows from her memory made Maginus lower her eyes, but she quickly regained her composure, slammed the copper coin on the table, jumped off her chair, and asked, "When are we leaving?"

"Right now."

……

Two men, two women, and the child Maginus arrived near a large caravan. Looking at the guards and professionals inside, she suddenly realized that the Swan Merchant Guild, which had taken her to White Dove City, was probably quite powerful.

The weapons and armor are not even in the same league. The Swan Merchant Guild is full of equipment made of fine iron, which is not much different from that of elite soldiers. The large caravans here are far inferior. At a glance, only the mercenary captains have a full set of heavy armor.

Arat stepped forward and bumped fists with the captain in charge of the caravan. He seemed to know him quite well. After exchanging a few words, he returned with a smile: "The caravan departs at noon today. Have you brought everything you need?"

"Miss Mine, here are your packages. Just leave them all to me."

Seeing that Maginus hadn't brought anything with her, Lily, one of the warriors in the group, was quite surprised. She was already carrying three packs: one for Arat, one for herself and the dancer, and one for the bard.

The girl rubbed her thumb and forefinger together for a moment, then took out a dimensional bag from her bosom and held out her hand to the warrior, saying, "Give me the package, I have a dimensional bag here."

As soon as the words were spoken, the expressions on their faces lit up.

Adventurers can buy dimensional bags from the Mage Guild, but even a dimensional bag less than one cubic meter in size costs thousands of gold coins, and they don't have such expensive items.

This young lady seems to have an unusual background.

Noticing the gazes of the crowd and realizing the questions they were pondering, Maginus took the warrior's package and placed it into her dimensional bag, saying, "I helped the church deal with a terrifying vampire in White Dove City, and this is my reward."

"You mean you were involved in the vampire noble incident in White Dove City!?"

Upon hearing this news, the one with the strongest reaction was the well-informed apprentice bard Harry. He excitedly took out paper and pen: "Miss Mine, you seem to be someone who experienced this firsthand. Can you tell me what exactly happened over there?"

"Okay, let's talk about it slowly."

The events in White Dove City seem to have spread, and in order to ensure the team's unity, Maginus decided to take the time to talk to Harry.

Apart from the bard, the other three reacted similarly, all seeming to disbelieve that the girl was involved in killing the noble vampire. Maginus added, "I just picked up the scraps; I didn't kill the noble on my own."

This is right.

The three men's eyes returned to normal, and they listened to Maginot's story while waiting for noon to arrive.

Three days after leaving Nesserai.

"Wow... This is the first time I've ever felt so relaxed~."

Ms. Lily stretched easily and placed her hand on her girlfriend's waist. Ms. Ellie, a dancer in the group, rolled her eyes at her but did not slap her hand away.

The caravan had been very lucky these past few days, encountering no monsters or bandits, which made the adventurers quite relaxed. However, Maginus's mood remained rather low.

It wasn't good to begin with.

After leaving Nesser, she kept gazing at her former home, now her prison, and her dreams were filled with memories of the past.

Although she keeps hypnotizing herself that she will take everything back, can she really come back?

"call……"

"Hey, you're always sighing and complaining, what's on your mind?"

Arat's hearty laughter rang out as he offered his wine jug to Maginus. The girl pushed the jug away, saying, "Drinking in the wild, you thief don't seem very professional."

"It's just that the shrimp smells of alcohol; I would never actually drink alcohol in a dangerous environment."

After offering a casual explanation, the young man asked again, "So, Miss Mine, you still haven't answered my question."

"It's nothing, I'm just sad because I'm away from home, and I don't know if I'll be able to come back safely next time."

Using any excuse, the expressionless girl turned her head from the junkyard to look at a carriage further ahead. Groups of bards were gathered together, playing songs on several different or similar instruments, and Harry was among them.

"I think you could make a name for yourself on the mainland. You seem like a precocious little man, and you're quite capable."

Arat was unimpressed. While the entire caravan was in a relaxed state, Maginus, who was reminiscing about the past, suddenly tightened her grip on her protector. Her cold eyes revealed an excited and violent emotion, which made Arat, who was standing next to her, shiver.

She jumped down from the carriage, looked into the forest beside the road, and said to Arat and the two ladies in her usual voice, "The enemy is coming. Should we raise a warning?"

Chapter 100 Money is Important

what?

The three of them quickly got out of the car and looked in the direction Maginus was pointing. There were only shadowy trees in the forest, and they couldn't see the enemy that Maginus had mentioned.

"Miss Mine, are you mistaken?"

Arat raised an eyebrow. The girl didn't continue to persuade them. She shook hands, creating a mental blade, and aimed it at the distant woods, throwing it over.

She threw the semi-solid energy dagger into the forest, an action that made many people instinctively look over.

Nothing unusual happened in the peaceful forest. Lily smiled and said, "Miss Mine, you're still too cautious."

"We still need to be more cautious."

Maginus did not stop, and conjured another psychic blade, throwing it into the forest.

With her repeated throws, the forest stirred. An arrow flew out of the forest and deflected the fifth blade of thought. The short sword spun and disappeared into the air. The clash of weapons instantly silenced the noisy convoy.

At that moment, another arrow flew towards the girl. As Maginus blocked the attack, the mercenary who witnessed this finally reacted: "Enemy attack!"

The loosely organized group began to panic, and a large group of ragged bandits jumped out of the forest, shouting, "Damn it, you bunch of piggy banks, all of you give up! We only want money, not our lives!"

The bandits never expected that someone would have noticed them beforehand, and that the strange weapon could hit them with great accuracy every time. If they didn't fight back, their hands would probably be worn away by the girl bit by bit.

Left with no other choice, they had to abandon their original plan and launch an attack.

"You little brat! Die!"

The bandits, furious at their ruined plans, focused all their anger on the girl. They charged at Maginus as if they wanted to tear her to pieces.

The three people beside her had solemn expressions. Warrior Lily subconsciously tried to pull her behind her, but Maginus simply twisted away the hand reaching for her, tore off the black robe covering her entire body, revealing her body clad in cloth armor.

“Miss Lily, I am not a helpless person, please remember that.”

The girl offered a reminder, and already prepared for battle, she looked at Arat: "Should we help? Although it seems like I'm their primary target."

Now that the thief is the captain, she doesn't mind following some orders.

Arat hesitated for a moment, then clicked his tongue and said, "Tsk, you at least took the money from the team, so help us out, otherwise we'll have to camp out in the wild as a small team."

With permission granted, Maginus swung her psychic blade a few steps forward, shaping it as she walked toward the battlefield. The short sword traced a graceful parabola, each strike either severely injuring or killing the target.

However, this was rather boring for her. She threw her Nen Blade and approached the battlefield. Finally, someone swung a weapon and came in front of her. Looking at the person, the girl pressed her right hand on the hilt of her sword behind her back, leaned forward, casually threw the Nen Blade, and followed up with her body!

She presented the bandits with a choice: deal with the Nen Blade or deal with her attack.

The bandit at the front had a wound near his thigh, inflicted by Maginus's psychic blade. That's why he charged so far ahead; if he hadn't dodged in time, it wouldn't have just been his thigh that was hit.

The wounded bandit focused his attention on the oncoming short sword, deflecting it with his axe. Just as he had dealt with the crisis brought by the psychic blade, the brat who had been harassing them was already in front of him.

The protector easily slipped through his raised arm; the inferior leather armor offered no protection whatsoever. The sword tip pierced his throat, and Maginus kicked him in the stomach, sending him flying, and then pulled out his weapon.

The deflected blades dissipated automatically, and the girl conjured a short sword in her hand and threw it to the left.

The menacing bandit laughed wildly and raised his weapon. Just as he was about to chop the axe into the fallen adventurer, the Nen Blade on his back successfully prevented the injury and pierced the bandit's heart.

"Let's all join in, Harry has already made his move."

Seeing Maginus's rampage, Arat smiled proudly, confirming his judgment. He took out his longbow from behind his back and aimed at the enemy. As a thief, he had no intention of engaging in close combat. The dancer was the same, taking out her light crossbow and aiming at her target.

Lily, as the warrior in the group, charged forward wielding a greatsword, knocking down the bandit who was trying to ambush Maginus with a single blow, and then cutting him in half at the waist.

The ground, originally a mix of yellow and green, was gradually covered in red. Maginos quietly absorbed the life force dissipating in the air. With so many people around, if she were too arrogant and drained people dry, she would be in trouble if she were mistaken for a vampire.

The bandits were not very strong, much weaker than the gnolls. However, the many adventurers and mercenaries in the caravan were not very strong either. It took more than ten minutes for the bandits, who had suffered heavy losses, to finally retreat.

薄…

The cries of anguish rose and fell. The caravan suffered relatively few losses, but adventurers and merchants still lost their lives, and one merchant even had his entire family killed.

His goods were taken away by other merchants with tears in their eyes, while the caravan stated that they would use these goods to increase the adventurers' rewards.

Maginus lightly rubbed her shoulder, glanced casually at the wounds on her body inflicted by the enemy, and after confirming that there were no impurities mixed in, she ignored them and returned to the vicinity of the train she had originally been on.

"Couldn't you be a little gentler? I really want to shove a knife into your ass!"

The five reunited. The bard healed the thief, the dancer healed the warrior, and upon hearing Arat's screams, Harry couldn't help but mock his friend:

"My dear young master Alat, how could you have been hit by a stray arrow? Your luck is just too bad."

Arat gasped, looking at the wound on his arm with some frustration: "When misfortune strikes, no one can stop it."

He looked up at the girl sitting on top of the carriage, his expression slightly surprised: "Hey, Mine, don't you need treatment?"

Everyone could see clearly that she rushed straight to the front lines; it wouldn't make sense for her to be uninjured.

Having anticipated the problem, Maginot lowered her arm, revealing her scarred arm to everyone, the gaps on it being repaired at an extremely rapid pace.

"My regenerative ability is very strong, so I don't need special bandaging."

"What a powerful ability! It must save a lot of money on healing medicine."

Harry said enviously, "For poor adventurers like us, money is life itself."

Chapter 101 The Mysterious Village

Having weathered the first wave of crisis, a somber atmosphere pervaded the caravan, and the accompanying bards no longer sang cheerful songs but instead played somewhat mournful tunes.