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Chapter Seven: The Promise of a Legacy

-chapter seven-

"Yey! Now, let me show you the way to Davina!"

[Vanadey Forest, City of Gaea⁠—]

NAKABUSANGOT AKO habang sinusundan ang sinabing direksiyon ni Feyre. Nasa likod ko siya at panay ang paghingi ng tawad dahil hindi niya sinabi sa'kin na alam niya ang daan.

"I thought you wanted to experience the feeling of being lost!" aniya.

"Who wants to experience that, huh?"

Tumawa lang siya sa galit na tono ko. Hindi ko na siya ulit pinansin.

"Sol, be level fifteen already so that we can be friends." aniya.

"After our transaction with the tailor. Maghu-hunt tayo monsters to level up."

"Hmm... 'kay," sagot ni Feyre at ilang sandali ay sumigaw. Sinulyapan ko siya. "You're on the forum!"

Natigilan ako at napatingin sa kaniya. "Forum?"

"Yeah! It's where players discuss their progress in the game. It also announces news, like who's the strongest guild or most fearsome player."

"At nandiyan ako?"

"Yes! Well," tumingin siya sa'kin. "Your name is not specified. Pero ipinakita dito na may nakakuha na daw ng title na Slayer. Isang warrior na nakapatay ng Wolf King at Spider Queen."

Tumango ako. I did have that title already. Kasama niya ang isang vial na complete purification. They are drops or rewards from killing the Spider Queen.

"Now, the forum's exploding sa pagtatanong kung sino ang nakapatay sa Spider Queen. Oh, fuck! It's level twenty-four already! At sinasabi nila na ang highest-level player pa daw sa ngayon ay 20."

"Well then, maybe it's the player who's level 20 already?"

She snorted. "Yeah, how will Astro who stayed in the city be able to kill a Spider Queen in the Vanadey Forest?"

"Papasok ba sila dito sa gubat at hahanapin ang taong iyon? What do they wish to gain from that?"

"Malay mo, they want to recruit that player into their party and eventually their guild." tinapik niya ang balikat ko. "Don't worry, Sol, maraming players dito sa gubat. They won't suspect two low-level girls whose destination is the tailor shop."

I nodded. That's true. Sa level namin ay isang hawi lang siguro kami ng Spider Queen na 'yon. And for some reason, players always find women in this game weak-

"Wait, what did you say?" I asked.

Kumunot ang noo niya. "Hm? Anong parte do'n? Medyo mahaba ang sinabi ko."

"You said 'girls'."

"Well, yeah, duh. Bakit, lalaki ba tayong dalawa?" she joked.

"I'm a..." nagkatinginan kami. "...man."

I saw how her smile turned into a smirk which later turned to her having a laughing fit in the ground. Tinadyakan ko siya.

"Sabi mo kanina hindi ka joker pero-" tumawa siya. "I disagree! Ilang beses na ba akong tumawa ngayon!"

"Sadyang may sira ka lang sa utak."

Nagpatuloy ako sa paglalakad at sumunod siya sa'kin. I can't help but notice na natatagalan kami dahil sa pahinto-hinto namin.

"Paano mo nasabing babae ako?" tanong ko.

"Sa boses mo, duh. I guess the potion you're using already wore off. Your voice is not deeper than earlier." aniya.