Chapter 67 Prince charming
It was finally the weekend and the rest of Jake's teammates decided to sleep in today but Jake had a plan in mind for today. After his daily quest and him getting breakfast, Jake decided to head into town to probably sell his beast crystals and earn him credits. After scanning his watch at the gate, Jake was now on his way to town with the crystals safely tucked away his pants pocket.
Out of the 6 crystals Jake earned in the beast hunt, he decided he wanted to sell 4 and keep the remaining two for later. When Jake got to town, he saw the somewhat peaceful atmosphere and smiling faces. Then something clicked in his head.
'Oh shit, I forgot that the last time I came here, I created a lot of ruckus and I'm sure that my face will be pretty known around here. What do I do now?' Jake thought while keeping his head low so as to avoid any sort of recognition.
Scanning the town, Jake saw a little store that sold customised clothings and other things. Opening the door, the little bell above the door chimed loudly and the man behind the counter looked from whatever he was doing.
"Oh, a new customer. Welcome." The man said as he came out from where he was standing to welcome Jake. "What would you like to purchase here today?"
Jake didn't respond as he was busy looking around. Jake saw some clothes, robes, masks and even boots. Thinking fast, Jake finally came to a decision about what he wanted.
"I will take a robe and mask." Jake said smiling.
The man was confused by Jake's choice of purchase but he just shrugged and gestured Jake towards the robe and mask section. Jake looked at all the robes there and he just decided to pick a black robe that could cover up someone from their head to their ankles. The robe had a round something that could cover someone's head and possibly their face.
Then Jake picked up a mask that could cover someone's face and hide someone's identity. The mask was fully black that covered the top half of the face so the mouth could be seen. Across the mask, was blood splatter and something that looked like a fang designed on it.
Picking the mask up, Jake smiled. "I will take this also."
The man didn't see anything to it, he took it to the counter to record and package the purchase for Jake. "That will be 50 credits for the robe and mask."
Jake didn't say anything, he just paid and took the stuff along with him. Before he stepped out of the store, Jake put on the robe and covered his head with the robe. He also kept the mask in his pocket.
'With the number of things I carry around, it won't be easy to hide some things. I need a storage space to hide things like this robe and mask from my friends. Otherwise, they will have a lot of questions for me.' Jake thought as he finally stepped out of the store.
"Now I need to find where to sell these beast crystals." Jake said looking around and that was when he decided to approach another stall. Jake walked up to the person there.
When the stall owner noticed a shadow cast over him, he looked up and that was when he saw Jake. "Yes, may I help you?"
"I'm looking to sell some beast crystals." Jake said.
"Oh, you have to go to the Guildhall to sell any beast crystals." The man said.
"Alright, thank you." Jake said, already heading off towards the Guildhall.
The moment Jake left the stall to head off towards the Guildhall, two individuals just entered the town. One of them was a huge man with a big body build and a sword sheathed on his waist while the other one was a female with tied up purple hair and a confident posture around her like she owned the world.
The female was wearing a purple robe that also covered up her hair and part of her face. But her hair was slightly showing.
"I'm telling you, there's no way we can meet up with him again." The man said.
"And I said, we will meet him." The female replied.
"How are you so sure? Because you are talking as if you guys had communicated about it before today."
"We haven't talked to each other since that day. Besides, I just have a hunch that he will be here today."
The man scoffed and was glancing around. "So, what now? Where do we head to or do you just want us to be looking around for him?"
The female just shrugged "Let's just head over to the Guildhall, perhaps we might find him there."
The man just sighed. "Why are you even hell bent on finding him?"
"Because the day I saw him, I noticed this fire in his eyes when he dealt with the Iron Fist Guild members. And.." The female blushed. "I think I like him. But you are not gonna tell dad about this okay?" Helen said.
It turns out that the female and male looking for Jake were Helen and Berg, her bodyguard. Berg had been her bodyguard ever since she was a Kid. He hadn't left her side for once and therefore, their bond was strengthened further and Berg became her best friend of sorts.
Berg just sighed. "Fine, I promise not to tell your dad anything about this."
Helen smiled. "Good, let's head over to the Guildhall maybe, just maybe I might find my prince charming there."
Ever since Helen saw Jake in the Guildhall that day, she couldn't stop thinking about how cool he was taking down those members from the Iron Fist Guild. No one in months could stand up to their bullying. Helen would have helped but she didn't want to create a mess which her dad will have to clean up later.
After all, the Iron Fist Guild was the third strongest independent Guild in the world so she didn't want any issues. But when she saw Jake stand up to them, she noticed how fearless he was and how cool and handsome he looked and ever since then, she had a thing for Jake.
And with that, Berg and Helen were on their way to the Guildhall.