Chapter 5: Plot thickens
[Sara Deathwill Lv. 25 HP: ??? MP: ???]
Although her stats were hidden from Alex, her smile was that of a great friend. It seemed like Celia had spoken about everything that had happened between her and him. Of course, their friend relationship didn't turn to [Best Friends], but Alex was much more pleasing to the eye.
And for Alex, Sara's genuine smile warmed his heart.
It didn't take a genius to see how depressing their situation was. They were confined in a castle, waiting for a man they had no clue about.
Moreover, Sara had a daughter. Her little girl only had small plush as her friend, and she also didn't have a father.
So seeing them like that, Alex felt content. Even if his contribution to that happiness was not much and those were NPCs, he felt genuine joy from the bottom of his heart.
He approached them and smiled widely, "Today is the first time I hold the sword. Did I do well?"
He asked his friend first.
Celia nodded, and she put her little hand on Kubo's head. They both expressed their joy to Alex, as he looked strong and cool.
"You are strong, Alex!" Celia chirped cutely.
"Thanks!" Alex smiled like a kid and bumped his fist against Celia's tiny fist.
He then shifted his attention to the blonde-haired mother.
They looked briefly into each other's eyes.
Then, Sara let Celia go.
She whispered gently while ruffling her daughter's hair, "Let's play hide and seek."
"Will Alex play with us?" Celia asked, her eyes going between Alex and Sara.
After Alex nodded, knowing Sara's plot, Celia brightly smiled and ran away from them, shouting that she wouldn't seek first.
She immediately went to her favorite hiding spot, "Alex is seeking first!"
As Celia was no longer here, Sara took a seat and invited Alex to talk.
It was time to reveal things that were beyond the system.
"Our circumstances are so odd that I haven't introduced me yet. I am Sara Deathwill, half dullahan, half-human. Pleased to meet you, Alex," Sara bowed respectfully before the player whose surname was already like hers.
In her home clothes, long pants, and black sweater, Sara's curves were all available to Alex's eyes.
But since he didn't want to show such side and more crucial matters pressed him, Alex just made a short summary of her beauty in his mind; model face and housewife's voluptuous curves.
Since she was a mother, that short description of her body was on the spot. It also looked like Sara was an exceptionally calm and responsible person.
Alex wasn't stiff in her presence, even after she had revealed her race.
In Sara's case, she was genuinely pleased to meet Alex. She knew that the successor to her family's castle would soon come here, so she had many thoughts about it.
She had many doubts and worries, but her primary concern was about Celia. What if that person imposed some weird rules and hurt her little girl's life? That would be the worst.
She also feared that the person would come when she was outside. And it had actually happened.
However, what happened next went beyond her imagination.
Her daughter found no fear in Alex, and she approached him. Then, they became friends, and Celia had a good time indeed.
Therefore, Sara would reveal a lot of information to Alex.
"I am Alexander. Also pleased to meet you. Alex for good buddies," Alex smiled widely, revealing his white teeth.
Sara chuckled and nodded, "Then… What interests you the most?"
"Of course, I am mostly interested in you, Deathwill Sisters. I've learned about the class benefits already, so I know that we need mutual understanding and a good relationship. But, what exactly happened to you? Are you… confined here?" Alex asked the last question softly.
While he could leave this place and go to average cities where other players respawned and began their quests, Alex had a suspicion that it was not the case for the sisters.
Sara sighed, "We must protect this place. It's not only because it used to be our home, but also because this is the only place where we can hide."
"Hide?" Alex asked again.
And this question needed much more background.
Therefore, Sara stood up and went to make tea. Once she came with snacks and drinks, she put them on the cold table and started the story.
"Elias Deathwill… That's the name of our father and the person you've inherited the castle from. He was… strong human. One of the strongest." Sara spoke about her father in quite an indifferent tone.
But within her eyes, she was more disappointed than ever.
"He was known as the strongest swordsman. He surrounded himself with people of the same caliber, if not just a little worse. But the reality is that you will never be able to fill all seats with exquisite people.
But he tried and made many empty promises," Sara shook her head, dejected.
Sara told him so far that Elias Deathwill was a greedy man. He wanted to be above everyone; at the same time, he wanted his people to be just a step behind him.
He wouldn't accept people who were much weaker than him, even if their fields differed significantly.
To have so many talents in his kingdom, Elias Deathwill made too many empty promises. Worse, he forgot about what he swore to fulfill and just lived his life. His people worked for him, believing he would help them solve their problems and the other stuff he had promised them.
"The worst was what he did to our mothers… So as you know, my father was a greedy man. He wouldn't bed a weak woman, nor he would marry someone with no background. But as he had his pride, women of the same caliber were similar.
In other words, they wouldn't share him with other women," Sara clicked her tongue, clearly annoyed by that past.
