So. Here is the next chapter of this cancer. (After not totally forgetting about it over Thanksgiving. So sorry please don't rip my eyes out for this please bae.) No idea why so many people like this. Too bad I don't have the ability to control other's minds because I would make it so that you all would read something better than this shit. But I ain't no Superman or something like that so I'll have to deal with it. I honestly think I'm complaining too much, aren't I? I'll try to work on it. I think. Anyways, I guess I'll shut up now. Enjoy your weekly(?) cancer.
Chapter Twenty: Boring
I am so bored right now. For the past three weeks, me and Anna have been living here in Jungisan. Anna's business ventures are doing well; we are raking in about three thousand gold every week from the staffs she gave Mr. Jamison. But there is no more action for me. All I get to do is wake up, get dressed, eat breakfast, follow Anna around town as her 'bodyguard', and go to sleep every single day! The last time we stayed in a situation like this was that town the Bazzar Bandits were attacking! But at least I had some action with the raids that the dying bandit group tried to stage once a week. I had something to do there! But I have nothing at all I can do here! I wonder if staying as a Shepherd would have been better than a mercenary.
Currently I am just sitting in our little inn room, all alone because Anna said "I don't need you on this trip handsome." The Shepherds also came and took John from us, after I had to promise to come back to him alive and all that. Now I'm here with only my quill and paper to keep me company. I don't really want to get drunk at the bar downstairs due to all the potential Plegians that hate Ylisse brawls I might get into. I also can't read because there isn't a bookstore or even a library here! The only other thing I can do besides write is walk around town and I don't want to do that! I could get cornered by some street urchins and lose my shoes. And I like my shoes!
I'm just… bored. I thought being with Anna as a mercenary meant hunting for forgotten treasure, or fighting off a fleet of pirates for the Fountain of Gold, or something of that nature. It has only been business meeting after another business meeting after another buisness meeting with a few bandits, Risen, and Grimleal on the side. Gods I probably need to go out for a little walk to clear my head. I'm thinking weird seeing how I'm all alone. Now it's time to stop writing now. My book's viewpoints are going to be so weird that all the readers are going to have headaches trying to wonder if I'm still writing or not. Like right now!
I stand up and stretch my arms and back, the bones popping and groaning in relief. How long was I writing for? I look outside the tiny window me and Anna's window has and see the sun past noon but still brightly lit. I guess it's a little after lunch. Which means it's snack time for a hungry warrior like me. I should kill myself for saying something like that. I gear up for a walk, just my clothes and my sword, and walk out of my room and outside of the inn. I look around a bit, countless people walking past me as the city life continues on blissfully. Better just go with the flow I guess. I follow the current and just walk, looking around and admiring the sites. Jungisan isn't built pretty with it's rundown buildings and dirty streets; but it is sturdy with its stone buildings and giant walls.
I am forced to the side by the crowd as a carriage train comes rumbling down the street. By seeing how fancy the carriage is, I guess the person inside is pretty important. I squint at the carriage to see who is inside it and I see a rather portly man and woman who are completely dolled up with wigs, powdered faces, and fancy clothes. I don't get why some wealthy people dress like that. It just seems really stupid and a hassle to put on everyday. The carriage passes and life goes back to normal for the city. I wonder who those people were. Probably someone I'll forget later. I hope anyways.
I spend the next two hours just walking around Jungisan without a purpose. After that, I stop to buy a pair of Meat-On-A-Sticks sticks from a little food stand. Weird name but it tastes good so I won't complain about it. While I'm eating, I notice something happening in a little alley between two buildings near me. Oh, it looks like someone is getting mugged. Too bad no one is going to go save the person getting mugged. But I will!
I shuffle out of the crowd and walk into the alleyway, my hand slowly going to the handle of my sword to grab it. I arrive at the scene of the crime, two nasty looking thugs, both Fighters, ganging up on a petite, cute looking woman with ripped clothing. Yeah, that kind of ripped clothing.
"Let her go motherfuckers," I say; pulling my long wonderfully designed blade out of it's masterwork sheath. The thugs let go of the goddess and pull out their spiky, rusted bronze axes and charge me. I lift my sword up into the air and slice both the thugs in half with one swing. The two thugs explode into fire and flames while I walk towards the woman. I twirl my sword in my hand and slowly sheath my sword and stop in front of the woman. The woman bites her lip, trying to restran herself in front of my amazing-ness. She lets out a moan and jumps on my, her mouth firmly planted on my… Ok I'll stop. J-Just stop looking at me like that.
What really happened is that I just walked with the crowd after my snack. That's what I did for the rest of the day. Just walk. Gods I want something to do. Anyways, I make it back to the room to find Anna writing on some papers, eating a loaf of bread. I bet she had a good day at buisness. That's what it's called, right?
"How's it going handsome?" Anna asks me, her eyes still focused on her paper.
"Boring Anna. It was pretty boring. When are we going to do something fun?" I say, undressing my regular clothes into some comfortable clothes.
"Well… If you are really that bored… I do have a little treasure map we can go for." Are you shitting me right now?
"Really? When did you get that?"
"Just today. What do you think that business meeting was about?"
"Well then… Can we go treasure hunting beautiful?"
"Sure thing handsome. It's always good to get your hands dirty."
So. I completely forgot about this story during the Thanksgiving week. I'm really sorry. Wrote this tiny intro chapter for you guys to help you tide over. Sorry about the poor quality. I promise to make the next chapter fantastic. Just like how those hills shine in the morning sun, just right. That's a perfect place to build a summer theme park. Some people know what I'm talking about right there. I'll shut up now and start brainstorming for the next chapter. Go read something amazing while I'm working. It will be much better than this shit.