I regressed and became the Sword Ice King-Chapter 218 - - Arrived in the East 2

Raph had thought it wise to remain still on his spot while he let Azby take charge of their entry into the Town, and he would have preferred to do so. After all, he’s been fighting since they started their journey.

So when they had gotten to the gate, he simply adjusted his seating position to stay out of sight somewhat, but he might have forgotten to do the same about Elsie.

His gaze was currently on the two men who had just asked for a request that was far from pleasing him, and his expression was a testament to his irritation.

"So–Sorry, can you repeat that?" Rodrick spoke up with a startled tone, his gaze slowly shifting upwards as he stared at the two guards.

Yael and Zick simply stared at each other before turning back at him.

"I asked for the price of the beast folk" he repeated with a startled tone. "Or what? You deaf or something?" He chuckled with Zick.

Azby sighed as she scratched the back of her head. If she didn’t handle this properly, then they would draw unnecessary attention to themselves from the beginning.

’....I have to avoid that….’ she thought as she responded. "Sorry pals, but do you see any chain or bondage on her?" She asked plainly while the two guards gazes lingered on her for a second.

They glanced at each other and then scoffed in unison. "You don’t need to put Beastmen on a chain to know they’re for sale," Yael explained. "they’re just beasts, Azby, no point trying to make a fuss over it".

"Yeah, just sell us the beast". Zick interjected while a tense silence suffused the air around them soon after his statement.

Stuck in their thoughts, they searched for a way to get out of their predicament. One that didn’t have Raph involved.

Azby sighed. "I’m sorry guys, but she’s not for sale. In fact, we don’t even consider her a beast…..she’s a person like us".

The two guards scoffed in unison as they glanced at Elsie, their gazes revealing perverted thoughts that were beyond palpable.

Elsie could see the lust and deceit in their eyes, after all, it wasn’t her first ball dance with humans like him.

’.....sometimes I wonder who’s the beast when I meet a human’. She thought, but even with the discomfort she felt with being with these two men, she was surprisingly relaxed.

She had not even batted her eyes from their request from the beginning and she didn’t feel the need to get upset over it. ’Why would there be a need to?’ She thought with a smirk as she felt Raph’s presence grow closer.

’I have the strongest husband next to me’.

"Not for sale? Fine. Give her to us for free. It’s not so difficult, Azby; just take it as a hire you did before entering town". Zick said with a raised brow.

"Is there a reason why you don’t want to give her to us? Perhaps she’s been @old already?" Yael >enquired as they continued their still, tense silence.

".....I’m sorry….Yael, Zick, but can you just let this rest….for your sake," Azby said in a slow, mellow tone while she stared into their eyes, trying to signal at Something with her words.

Sadly for her, they didn’t get it.

"Give us the Werebeast, Azby" Yael instructed and took a step forward towards Elsie.

He pulled his hand up and was about to grab her leg when a piercingly chilling cold caused him to stand in shock.

His gaze shifted on the spot until it landed on Raph, and a piercingly, disturbing white hue stared deep into him, like it was unravelling his very being.

"Did you not hear them?" Raph asked with a chillingly creepy tone as he pulled Elsie closer. "Does she look like someone that can be sold? How dare you try to covet what is not yours….with money?" He said as the cold began to sweep around them, creeping into the bodies of all those around him, including the horses, Neuj and Rafi.

The two guards especially felt the wrath of the cold, as they were forced to take a few steps back while staggering to the ground.

"Wha–What are you?!" Yael asked in great fright while Zick trembled.

"Me? Nothing really. What you should be more concerned about is what I can do to you" He said coldly, and his words drilled deep into their souls. "Now. You would never mention this in your life, and you will never covet people for money, humans or demi-humans. Is that understood?" He asked.

The two guards simply watched in fright, without even needing to cautiously nod their heads. They simply did it out of instinct.

With that, Raph simply ignored them and turned to Azby.

"Shall we get going? I do not have time to waste". He instructed and even without needing to be told twice, Azby whipped the horses into a start.

They simply walked away from the gate, ignoring the gazes of the merchants and people alike at the back that watched the scene, while the frightened guards remained still on the ground. Or so it seemed.

Above the rickety old gate was a make-believe watch tower, and on top of it was a man clad in golden armour.

His helm is in the shape of an aged centurion with a long strand of feathers lightly placed at the top. There was a red cape that danced with the wind in a regal hum of confidence and strength.

The man had watched the event unfold behind a black veil that hid him from the world.

A veil that he simply pushed aside to walk out of while he whistled a silly tune. "We have some interesting visitors this time". He said with a chuckle before disappearing into the black veil.

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A few minutes passed and they had finally gotten into the core of the town.

A town known for its sorry sight and pungent conditions. But even with its uncompleted buildings, unplanned spacing, still and hot smell in the air, and the constant puddles of water and other liquid waste, the town was still bustling with people.

Men were seen mostly, and a few children ran around the road either to save their lives or in a game where they had to save their lives from their peers.

It was a harsh world, and from the very entrance into the town, one could tell how careful you would need to be to survive.

Rapj was inspecting some of the buildings while Elsie stared at the children as they rode to their destination.

"Where exactly are we stopping by?" Raph asked.

"The Cat Guild. The only lawful organization in this goddamn place" Rodrick replied as he held himself from hurling at the difficult sight of solid waste and liquid at the side of the roads.

"Shit….I forgot how dirty this place is".

"Dirty?" Azby repeated with a loud chuckle. "Stop talking like this is your first time here, you silly fool" She said as she nudged him lightly, while she looked up at Raph. "How’s the place? Shitty isn’t it?".

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The sound of working men, carriages pulled by mulls and oxens echoed as they passed by a curve between two large uncompleted buildings.

Rapj looked up to the buildings and his expression turned into a frown. "...These kids…"He muttered on noticing the nosy kids that looked out the window or simply stood on the road to get a look at the passerby. ".....why is it so bad?" He asked.

He never got the opportunity to get to the border town. After all, it was completely besieged by demons at the time he started travelling to places other than his home and the academy.

"What do you mean? Nobles don’t get to see this now and then do they? This is pretty common even outside the border town". Azby replied with a smirk.

"Well, I would say yes, but I don’t think it’s this bad".

Rodrick scoffed. "Try coming out at night. That’s when you see all the real stuff going on".

"Where are all the women?" Elsie asked with a raised tone as she glanced at Rodrick.

The man blushed slightly and looked away. "Wo–Women are sort of….not treated rightly in this town". He replied with a startled tone.

Raph raised a brow at his response "What does he mean, Azby? Women aren’t treated right?" He asked.

A brief silence followed suit before Azby sighed outwardly as she said. "Let’s get our job done first before something else pops up…."

Raph shrugged while Elsie looked away, lost in her thoughts as they headed to the Cat Guild. "The Cat guild? What kind of building is it?" Raph asked, curiosity laced in his voice.

"You’ll find out soon enough", Azby replied, and the silence returned, a comfortable one where they simply watched and lost themselves in their thoughts.

As their carriage rolled past the dirty, Sandy soil and the liquid that somehow pooled up despite the hot sun, two figures hidden behind a black cloak hid behind an incomplete, earthen building, their sights focused on Neuj and Rafi, who were led by the carriage.

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"Isn’t that the master?" one asked with an inquisitive tone.

"Yes Sora, it is". The other replied as she turned around to walk away. "Let’s get the others".