The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows: Volume 1 [Parts 1 to 4] by Sakaku Hishikawa

Author:Sakaku Hishikawa
Language: eng
Format: epub

Side Story II: Meanwhile, Aston’s Party... (II)

A lone, intricately-designed carriage sped across the green plains, pulled by horses with golden manes swaying in the wind. It was a truly magnificent sight.

“Best feeling in the world,” said Aston as he sat inside the carriage, lazily stretching his legs and sipping wine.

Support mage Gael gazed out the window at the azure mountains sprawling in the far distance, saying, “It doesn’t even feel like we’re on a quest.”

“This is how we deserve to be treated.”

They were working on a job personally requested by Lord Fennel, a member of one of the kingdom’s seven most influential aristocratic families, after all.

Not only had they been provided with ample funding for equipment, they’d also been supplied with this luxurious carriage for the journey to and from the cavern at the snowy fields to the north, where their target—an emberfox—could be found. Though the trip from the capital took over ten days, arrangements had been made for their stay at high-end lodgings in every town along the way. The journey was all but dazzling, and the group was enjoying every second of it.

“It’s like we’re nobles now,” said Yuma, their archer.

“Well,” Aston replied, raising his glass, “that’s what we’ll be when we retire.”

Having defeated multiple A-ranked marks, Aston’s party was currently Gold Class. Due to their ability to defeat powerful enemies unscathed, their party had earned the moniker “The Golden Phoenix.”

“If we keep this up, we may even make it to Black Class.”

Adventurers who reached Black Class—the highest possible—were regarded as national heroes, and could become nobles after retirement. In fact, a considerable number of Black Class adventurers did indeed do so, including the head of the Royal Institute of Healing. While multiple referrals were necessary to attain nobility, that would be a nonissue if they could build rapport with someone as influential as Lord Fennel.

“We’ve really made our way up in the world.”

“Used to be that we had to walk all the way to a dungeon.”

“I mean, we did have a pack mule, so it wasn’t all that bad.”

Everyone burst into laughter at the quip.

“But you know, Aston, you really are something. I could hardly believe my ears when you said you’d brought some kid from the slums into the party. He didn’t mind eating leftovers, he was fine with sleeping outdoors, and he doubled as a cook, a porter, and a sacrificial pawn in a pinch. It was like you’d gotten us a free slave.”

“Hah!” Aston snickered, gazing down at his deep-crimson wine with a satisfied smile. “Zenos was a good little tool. I’m sure being with us was like a dream come true to someone like him.”

He wondered what Zenos was up to.

Aston had given the healer hush money to ensure he didn’t blab about having been with the party, but that may not even have been necessary. Zenos was poor trash, after all, unable to get a proper job, unworthy of anyone’s time. He was probably dying by the roadside at this point, grateful for having had the best moments of his life with Aston’s group.

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