I Don’t Want This Bad Ending

The atmosphere around the two were quite intense and since it was so early in the morning, the heat also added to the tension.

Cassandra thought about the curse that she knew ever since she diagnoses Evelyn's mana leakage.

But the curse at that time was none of her business. So, she never asked about it. Even though she was curious about what it is.

People have secrets that they don't want to know, she thought.

"So? Do you know how to break a curse?" Evelyn asked again.

"I will not beat around the bush. I have a curse if that's what you're thinking. I don't know what it is." Evelyn continued.

"...but you know who did it?" She asked.

"No."

Her firm confirmation made Cassandra believe what she said.

As for Evelyn, she doesn't need to hide what she knows to Cassandra because she knows that letting her in will be dragging her also to her business.

"And if I know who it was, I'll be sure to pay a visit to whoever scumbag did this..."

'I'm the kind of person who gives what I take and get my revenge even how long it takes...' she thought.

And she needs her skill if she wants to step up in her plan.

"I need to know what curse it is before I can think of a solution."

"Sure."

She looked for the last time at Cassandra who was still having that graceful aura around her.

'I knew that she would agree right away. She loves breaking curses. She was known for her black spell that made thousands of people died because she used her magic to curse the people who killed her kin'

'...She looks like a lady who doesn't know how to harm an ant but she's crazy.' she thought.

Evelyn bid her goodbye for now, she already secured her personal witch and Healer.

She decided to change her plans, instead of going to the front lawn to bask in the morning sun, she changed her direction to the second floor of the house.

She changed her clothes to her favorite black pants and the white linen cloth with a long sleeve and put on her half mask.

She will go to the adventurer's guild to get some information from Erik, the guild master.

In the past four years that she lives her life in the Kingdom of Perspiru, she made money by slaying monsters for the guild.

In short, she became an adventurer.

Though, her rank was still that of an A for the past two years of becoming an adventurer and in the span of four years she achieved that, you can say it was a feat. And although she was granted a lot of opportunities to get promoted to S rank, she never takes it.

The risk of becoming an S rank adventurer was dangerous for her, not because of the task, but because Cabel might know her location.

Cabel was still looking for her through guilds and that is the reason she never let Gil call her real name in the streets. And she put on a half mask that covered her eyes.

It was better to be safe. She knew the consequences once her cover was blown and someone from the Levingstone Kingdom saw her, then it's over.

But thanks to Chrisfold's blessing, her distinct features were covered. She also registered her magic as Earth and hid the rest of her abilities. And mainly used her swordsmanship in the process.

She already made enough preparation for her long four years of staying low in the Kingdom of Perspiru.

And thinking about what Cassandra said about her vision that she was in a palace, that only means that she will be returning sooner or later.

***

Evelyn went to the downtown of the Corora village. It was a small town, but the lively atmosphere and the buzzing of the market was enough for Evelyn to think that her life was indeed peaceful for the past four years.

She walked up to the only four-story building in the town and was marked as one of the attractions in this small town.

*Clink!

The bell made a sound as the wind chimes as she opens the wooden door of the building that has a signage of Monterio Guild.

It was a small guild compared to the one's in the city, but the master is a veteran retired adventurer that was also one of the few S rank in the Perspiru Kingdom.

The inside, as expected, were full of bulky men with scars and scary looking faces, they stopped at what they're doing as they saw the lady who stepped inside the guild.

Her slender body, her silky-smooth chestnut locks and her mesmerizing, piercing brown eyes. And her trademark, her black half mask.

Everyone knew who she was but never saw the face underneath.

The mysterious lady that came unannounced four years ago, the lady that they thought was frail but noble in her moves.

The lady who they thought would quit after experiencing a fight and saw the murderous killings that adventurer will do.

The lady with Earth element that she never used in the fight as it was deemed to be trash trait with her incompetent mana.

All their bad expectations of the lady vanish to thin air when they see how she fights during an expedition to the south of the Corora forest.

The forest known for its deadliest monster and their hunger trait that eats everything as long as it is alive.

A group of twelve members embarked on a journey to scout the area as the Baron who manages the town requested it to the guild as they have sightings of monster's footprints in the entrance of the forest.

That itself was dangerous if the monsters decided to invade their land because they're hungry. Although Among them, the unknown lady participated.

The adventurers who were in the group thought that the lady would be a baggage in a forest full of monsters.

And in their worst state as they were killing monsters here and there, that sleep was almost a luxury during their trip and the fatigue was eating away their senses.

The group encountered the krakota den. What they found is a colony of krakota and the bodies of dead animals and some bones of humans lying on the surface.

They stiffened as they saw the pile of bones and the sleeping krakota. And at one point, because of the keen sense of one of the monsters, they heard the sound of one of the members' breath.

And that becomes the turning point as the monster attacks them from behind. It happened so fast that one of the guys at the back flung like a small rock as the claw of it hit him with force. The shocked group wake up from their stupor and form an attack.

But their body and mind aren't doing what they want to, as the fatigue and adrenaline rush subsided, they knew that it would be the end of their lives. Amidst their thought, a woman appeared before their eyes.

She came forward with her sword, and the monster surrounding them saw the lady as their opponent. A monster with large fangs and its body is surrounded by black Mana with a speed like a dead wolf. It opened its mouth that everyone shouted at the lady whose name they didn't know.

They thought that it will be the end of her and the thought of leaving the world with no one to tell their tale was something they thought was unfortunate as an adventurer who risked their life to scout the famous Corora forest.

And then and there, the lady with a mask slashed the monster and became the vanguard of the group. Looking at the lady who swung her sword like a flowing water was majestic and she was dancing along with sharp claws of the monster.

Although in the process, one of their comrades had died and most of them were injured it was still a miracle to leave in the forest especially, when you encountered a krakota.

That itself made them respect the lady who was once walking in the den of those arrogant adventurers without fear and become one of the pillars of the Monterio Guild as she is one of the few A rank adventurers.

And now, seeing the lady walk in, unconsciously they shut their mouth and parted ways to this lady.

The brown-haired girl approached the counter, and her lovely voice accompanied by an imposing manner, made everyone hear what she needed to say.

"Tell the guild master, I'm here."

Hearing her voice was enough for Teller, the guy who's in charge of the lobby to smile.

"Yes, Miss Adelyn… I'll call the guild master right away." (*from here on, Evelyn would be Adelyn)

Teller immediately went to the office of the guild master. While Adelyn decided to watch the bulky men at the guild.

Seeing them drinking so early in the morning made her click her tongue in response.

The adventurers who heard it flinched. While a group of idiot men who are from a different town and saw the mysterious Adelyn at the counter approached her. Everyone gulped down their dry saliva at the group.

"Oh... Can I ask this lady for her name?" One of the men asked.

She looked at them with her nonchalant face, though it was half covered.

"I don't think you need to know."