In A Parallel World With Random Skills, I Reluctantly Become A Mafia Boss?

Chapter 20: Premonition

I don't know if it is a good idea to join an organization like that, but if it makes life easier for me, I will gladly accept working. Benefits from joining one must be useful right.

The fee for each passenger headed towards 'Lavis City' was 10 Silver Coins including food costs. It was, by far, the largest expense I had to make since coming here. Well, it couldn't be helped. It beats walking.

I took out 10 Silver Coins from my seemingly endless currency bar, and handed it over to the receptionist. After she was done counting it, she wrote my name on the passenger list.

With this, preparations for tomorrow morning's travel is completed. I kind of feel that I'm forgetting something, but I'm sure it was just my imagination.

After we finished what we came here for, we began to walk back to the house. Although, because of Elle-chan's gluttonous stomach, we often found ourselves stopping and taking detours for more food. I believe I had spent at least 30 Silver Coins today. I didn't even have to use my <<Estimate>> skill to say that.

When we reached Elle-chan's home, the sun was already starting to set.

It was a fun day.

I really do think that.

A day I haven't had in quite a while.

When we entered the house, I expected to see Marielle-san's smiling face saying 'Welcome Back' but it seems that was just wishful thinking.

Right now, no one was inside the house except for us two. Suddenly, I felt as if something was wrong. Like a bad premonition came over me. <<Intuition>> would not activate if my life wasn't in danger in any way, so this was not it.

It felt strange, like there was something happening around here.

Right as Elle-chan kept the groceries we had bought in their proper place, where ingredients were kept, we sat down on the wooden couch.

As we waited, the sky slowly got darker and darker.

Just when it was about time for dinner, I was sure that something was wrong. If I remember correctly, Marielle-san had said that she would be attending a meeting arranged by the chief of the village.

If that were true, she would have been back by now...

Right as I was worrying about what to do, the door suddenly slammed open.

When I turned around, expecting to see Marielle-san, I was shocked to see I was wrong.

Instead of the beautiful figure of Marielle-san, a visage of a man at the verge of death was laying on his knees, clutching to the wooden door. While I was getting more agitated, the man's eyes suddenly looked towards me.

"You....who are you...never mind that....take Elle with you and run back to the city. It's not safe here anymore. The chief was killed already, please get help from the city."

".....Eh, Roy-jii!"

It seems that Elle-chan also knew this man. But this wasn't the time for idle thought.

"Got it. Who are you anyway, Roy-san was it?"

"I...*cough*..was the head of the village guards. Me and the other officials of the village were tricked into joining the chief's meeting. Instead of a meeting, most of us had been killed by that 'thing'. I barely had time to escape and warn Elle if it weren't for Lode and Marielle-sama."

Those names...I was right. This was an emergency.

"...Tell me, what is that 'thing' you were talking about?"

"...*cough*..*cough*...A....Demon King.."

"I....see..."

Demon King.

A dreadful title. Only given to the direct subordinates of the Demon God himself.

That was the only information I had on them.

But I knew that one of them was enough to destroy a country if they wanted to.

Which is why....I had to go.

"Roy-san, take care of Elle-chan and warn the other villagers to prepare for evacuation. I'll do something about that Demon King in the meantime."

"Wha...*cough*...what are you talking about boy!? Don't throw your life away now. Come with us and escape to at least preserve your life! Death is the only thing you'll find when you go up against a Demon King."

Roy-san seemed to have been saying something, but right now, I couldn't hear a word of it. My emotions were too busy running wild inside of myself. I was preoccupied with keeping this rage in check until I confirm the facts.

"I'm counting on you, Roy-san."

With those words as the trigger, I rushed out of the room.

Enhancing my body movements with my various skills, I quickly dashed through the path, until I found myself outside of the village entrance. Immediately checking for any movement around me, and confirming that no one else was here.

I opened up the map using the skill, and quickly searched for Marielle-san's whereabouts.

Found her.

The blue blinking dot on the map that showed she was an ally was strange for some reason. The first thing strange about it was, that the dot was the only one blinking. Also, there were two other dots besides Marielle-san.

One was colored blue, so that must have meant it was someone I knew. Probably Lode-san.

While the other was...

Red.

That's him.

The colored dot signaling an enemy.

A Demon King.

When I checked the location of the dots that gathered together in one place, I was again surprised to see that they were right in the middle of a forest called 'Izajes Rainforest'.

A strange name as usual, but I had no time to be surprised about it.

There was no time to lose, so I didn't hesitate activating 'Lord of the Night'.

The skill that made me near-invincible during the time of night. A skill that made me arrogant and at the same time, gave me faster comprehension of the things around me.

As I felt my power leaking out from somewhere inside me, my hair follicles bathed under the moonlight, were twinkling silver once more. If I had checked my irises which were replaced with the skill <<Dragon Eyes>>, I would have found them turning red, signifying my intense rage and anxiousness, but I didn't know right now.

Running through the grassy plains towards the direction of the forest where the enemy was, I remember the scene from this morning...

'Hmm, apparently, the village chief is gathering us for a meeting until the late afternoon, so I can't get out of it. I will repay you watching Elle by making a delicious dinner tonight, so don't worry. Assuming Elle gets the right ingredients of course.'

Those words that could be called playful, and that gentle smile...

Are you telling me that that moment would be the last time I see her?

As if I'll let that happen....

As if responding to my rage, the dark fog once again released from the ring, multiplying my already large aggregate magic power by folds. Just you wait, you bastard.

I'm coming for you.