While he was running, Billy had some time alone to think about why he decided to leave the party aside from his anger. The fact that his friends were a bit naive and wanted to help everyone was probably the main reason while Billy would be fine in just helping the people close to him when they needed him. Even if they come to an agreement to reach a middle ground the next time, even if they follow his lead, they wouldn't like it, and thus that would lead to bigger problems down the line.
Billy also wondered if that was just an excuse to keep Kate and Natalie away from him, but that probably wasn't the case since he didn't want to lose their friendship. In the end, that was just the most optimal solution to avoid bigger crackings appearing in their relationship. The party that Billy led was over, but the next one would probably be shown by Kate, and if Billy decides to work with them, he will follow her leadership. He might not agree with some decisions, but he would be waiting for them already.
While they were traveling to the dungeon town to warn Drew of possible spies and deserters, Rosalie and her group still were pretty cautious of Billy. Even though he looked calm and he had a job to transport them to Riormi state, he still was someone who could easily abandon or kill them if the necessity arose. As for the rest of the group, they were a bit down for failing to understand Billy's point before and not convincing him to understand their point early.
"If only I hadn't been so unreasonably stubborn…" Kate said.
Kate didn't regret her choice. She did the right thing in the wrong way. Still, despite that, Kate and the others came to the terms that their party wouldn't last forever… thinking like that was stupidly naive. In any case, after two days, they reached the area of the dungeon town, but they had to split the group in two. One would stand by and stay with Rosalie's group, and the other would talk with Drew.
"I think they are going to piss themselves soon enough if I stay here with them, so I am going," Billy said. "Alexander and Sarah will come with me. We will say at first that we had a fight and split up, given our personalities, everyone will think that is the case and soon we confirm that we aren't being heard, we will tell the truth."
The group nodded, and then they decided to do that. As Billy had expected, a lot of people were nearby the guild and inside when Billy went to talk with his father, but once they were in a room with no eyes nearby, he began to write the situation to him. Drew immediately took them to inside the dungeon, where even fewer people could hear them.
"You are too short-tempered, son…" Drew said and then sighed. "I know that you were thinking about us when you thought of that, but you shouldn't have fought with your friends over it."
"That is in the past, we need you to be careful with the people around, Dad," Billy said. "We will be working for Jean for a while longer, so we won't be able to communicate. Keep your guard up since those guys are nasty enough and they will try to use anything to weaken us like targeting Samuel, Samara, Mom, and Grandma."
"That isn't going to happen, I assure you," Drew said. "Your job is dangerous too, so be careful on your mission. Our mission is getting stronger faster thanks to the dungeon, just as you said, so you can rest easy."
"Roger that," Billy said.
Billy departed with Alexander and Sarah as soon as night fell to avoid letting people follow them. However, Billy didn't feel anything odd in the dungeon town. He didn't know if he could trust his instincts like when he did when the Count tried to screw with them, but he decided to keep his guard up anyway.
They reunited with Kate and the others around midnight, and even though it was a bit tough on Rosalie, they had to depart to Riormi state right at that moment. While looking at a kid having a hard time following them up and completely exhausted, Kate thought of buying a wagon and some horses, but that would make them stand out and leave traces behind. Kate couldn't say that they needed that.
"I can carry you if you want," Kate said.
Billy sighed when he heard that… he had taught his friends Vigor in the last few months, but as one would expect, Kate's level wasn't that high since she trained more her magic than her body. In any case, at first, Rosalie refused, but eventually, her pace decreased so much that she didn't have any other choice. Her servants weren't that strong either, so they certainly couldn't do that. Kate tried that, but eventually, her stamina began to falter. Carrying a kid on her back for several hours was more than she could handle. Eventually, Natalie and Alexander joined to help and even Billy had to when their paces began to fall, and the others hadn't recovered enough stamina.
Billy - Lv 84 7200/21.000 EXP
HP: 526/ 526
MP: 849/ 849
SP: 429/ 429
Strength: 209
Speed: 149
Magic: 262
Endurance: 84
Dexterity: 69
Status Points: 50
Skills: Deadly Wind Lv 26, Steel Spear Lv 26 (+ 09), Light Spear Lv 32(+ 03), Fierce Aura Lv 44 (+ 06 UP), Power Throw Lv 17 (+ 05 UP), Combo Lv 09 (+ 08 UP)
Spells:Mana/EXP conversion Lv ∞, Exp Master Lv ∞, Analyze Lv 22, Appraisal Lv 35, Meditation Lv 52 (+ 04), Earth Manipulation Lv 49, Mana Infusion Lv 48, Water Manipulation Lv 38 (+ 03), Wind Manipulation Lv 38 (+ 03), Fire Manipulation Lv 42 (+ 08), Zen Lv 27 (+ 06), Check Up Lv 05
Passive: Language Skill Lv 57 (+ 03), Spearmanship Lv 59, Swordsmanship Lv 15, Archery Lv 27, Firing Speed Lv 15, Quick Spear Lv 27 (+ 03), Block Mastery Lv 18 (+ 03), Writing Lv 29 (+ 03), Reading Lv 29 (+ 03), Pain Resistance Lv 07, Recovery Lv 14 + 06, Blacksmithing Lv 21 (+11 UP), Dash Lv 13 (+ 12 UP), Fire Resistance Lv 19, Heat Resistance Lv 17, Vigor Lv 13 (+ 12 UP), Poison Resistance Lv 12
Skill Points: 75
