"2,400,000 gold a person!" Luka yelled in disbelief
'...how is this place still running' I thought to myself
"24 hours in a day, at 2,400,000 gold...we can stay here about 3 seconds" Luka declared
I stare at him with an unreadable expression,'he just solved tht in his head...how can someone be so smart yet so dense' I sigh
"Alice, there is no way we can stay here" Luka told Alice
"What, if I knew that I would have let Granberia take over the town..." Alice muttered
...am I a joke to you
"Oi oi" Luka...said
'what is this world' I sigh until some guy pushes me and walks into the inn. I glare at him
'isn't he the guy who ran away'
"Hey lady, give me the hero rate on your best room" the soldier arrogantly demanded
"What kind of stupidity is that!? What kind of hero runs away like a dog with its tail between its legs!" A women dressed as an innkeeper yelled as she chased the soldier outside
"B...but I've been baptized as a hero!" The soldier protested
"Someone like you calling himself a hero...Get out!" The innkeeper shouted making the soldier yelp and run away
"Hmph, serves him right" I say to myself which catches the innkeepers attention. As she turned around and saw us, her expression suddenly softened.
"Oh you three! The ones who saved the town! Won't you stay here the night?" She kindly offered
"Err...we don't have enough money..." Luka admitted, looking downcast
"I'll give you the special hero rate, two gold per person, I'll bill the other 7,199,994 gold to the Iliad temple" she declared
'holy-that temple must be rich to pay off all the people who stay here'
"I'm sorry but I gave been baptized as a hero" Luka says
"So what a baptism doesn't make you a hero, your actions do" the lady said grinning
I look over to Luka to see him practically glowing with joy
"Well are you both just going to stand there like idiots or are you coming" Alice says capturing our attention, I walk into the inn with Luka trailing behind me
(Time Skip)
"Holy shit!" I walk into my room since Alice insisted on sharing a room with Luka. I was greeted with an extremely luxurious room that was about the size of my old home. I walk into the bathroom to see a bathtub that could be mistaken for a spa, a large shower, two sinks in the opposite direction, he'll even the toilet looks expensive.
'this is way to expensive for my taste no wonder it costs so much to spend a night here' I think as I lock the door to the bathroom and start stripping of my clothes. Once I took everything off, I look at the back of my uniform, Metsu (extermination) I sigh and look away.
'is this what you had in mind when you wanted revenge' a voice says in my head as I step into the shower and turn the cold water on. I exhale as the water cools me down from the intense battles I had in the last couple of days
'all those innocent people, kids who were broken and taken advantage of' it continues as I clean off all the dirt in my hair returning it to it's natural color
'they didn't choose to become killers and yet you slayed them without a second thought'
I could feel my vision blurring
'your no better than the person you swore to kill'
I quietly cried to myself, my tears leaving a salty taste on my lips
"Ma'am are you alright" I hear the innkeeper say from the other side of the door. I choke back my tears
"Yes, I'm fine" I say in a steady voice
"Ok...anyways once your done I left a bathrobe on the bed for you, if you want I could take your clothes to wash them" the innkeeper offered. I thought about it for a few seconds before replying
"If you could that would be wonderful"
"Of course, just ring the bell when your ready" she says before I hear her walk away
'no, those thoughts will get you killed, I swore to protect who I could, not wallow in my guilt' I steel myself and turn off the water. I grab one of the towels and dry my body and hair off.
I grab my folded clothes and walk out of the bathroom, setting them down. I take the bathrobe and put it on
'its extremely soft' I smile slightly and ring the bell
Soon the lady comes in and I hand her my clothes
"Thank you for your hospitality" I say
"Oh it's nothing, consider it a thank you for saving our town" she says walking out and closing the door behind her
I sit down on one of the couches
'God, from the moment I fought kibutsuji, I haven't had any time to myself' I sit in silence relaxing until
Slam*
My eyes snap open toward the door where I see Luka with Alice behind him
"Is something wrong..." I trail off
"L/n, do you believe in ilias?" Luka yells as Alice just shakes her head
"Um...forgive me but who is ilias?"
At this both Luka and Alice's eyes widen
"How do you not know her every human knows her" Alice says eyeing me
"Ya, not to mention we met near ilias village where ilias faith is strongest" Luka adds
I wince and close my eyes
"Just because we met near ilias village doesn't mean I'm from there" I say defensively
"Still that doesn't explain it" Alice presses.
I grumble and open my eyes
"Look, I've never heard of her so is someone going to explain who she is or not" I say crossing my arms
"Ilias is the goddess and creator of the world, she is a kind and merciful goddess who loves mankind dearly" Luka preaches clearly faithful to this goddess
"I see... Are there any rules you must follow?" I ask curious
"Well, there are five commandments, 1) Thou shall not have intercourse with monsters. 2) be dutiful in your prayers. 3) point your sword at the goddess and thou shall cry. 4) thou shalt not rely on other gods. 5) thou shalt not disgrace the goddess" Luka explains in detail
'you've got to be kidding me, why is it so controlling and what's with the first one's I think until I realize something
"Alice, do male monsters exist?"
"No, only female monsters can be born but I don't see how that is relevant" she says confirming my suspensions.
I look to Luka, "ilias doesn't like monsters does she?" I say which Luka stares at me in shock
"Ya, how did you know?"
"Monsters need humans to reproduce since there are no make monsters meaning is all men don't have intercourse with monsters, they'll all die out hence the first commandment." I explain
Luka looks shocked while Alice looks impressed
"Despite not knowing who ilias is you were able to pick out her biggest flaw" Alice says
"But if ilias is the creator of the world, why would she create something she dislikes?" I question
"Well, ilias says they were mistakes" Luka says as Alice glares at him
'no that doesn't add up, from what I've seen monsters outclass humans in almost everyway and with how many species there are, it's hard to believe a goddess could make so many precise mistakes, something huge is missing' I think until I look up
"To answer your original question Luka, no I am not a follower of ilias" I say as I get up
"Are you sure" Luka asks clearly disappointed.
"Yes, I'm sure, now we have a long day tomorrow so let's get some rest shall we" I end
"Ya, good night l/n" Luka says as he walks away.
Alice stays and stares at me for awhile before walking away. I sigh before I go to one of the drawers and pick out some undergarments which consistented of black briefs and a black sports bra.I look my reflection in a mirror and see a bunch of small scars littering my whole body. I sigh and crawl into bed and lay down as I thought to myself
'all of this talk and for what, I'm not even from this world and I should be focusing on getting back...so why do I feel like I belong here' I sigh and turn on my back
'ilias...are you the one who watches us' I think as I fall asleep...
God do they have to be so loud
