The Eternity: The Colour of Fate
Chapter 25

Chapter 25: Mercenary

I continued my journey. Well, today the learning in the academy is off, and the missions that the masters give are also completed early. So, I don't think it's a bad thing if I take a walk for a while.

This time, I intend to meet the fifth pillar, the muscle brain, Bartolomeo Egleywin.

He was a burly man with his huge muscles all over the body with some distinctive white tattoo patterns from his tribe.

Different from other pillars that have a neat appearance, you could say this uncle has the most disheveled appearance.

Well, following his apathetic and messy nature anyway. Among the five pillars, it could be said that he had inherited his strongest physical strength. In fact, you could say he was a bit like my fourth master, master Edgar.

Just like Ryan, Bartolomeo was born into a family with hereditary special abilities. His family, the Egleywin family was the heir to the power of the Barbarians. In other words, he is very strong.

Since there was no war, the barbarians began to adapt and take on other jobs. Most of them were adventurers and knights.

And, that was a few months ago during our meeting.

Back then, the master asked me to complete a quest from the adventurer guild. Not because of anything else, the master asked me to finish it in order to test my strength.

Soon after I joined a guild with Bartolomeo among them.

"Hey son, aren't you too young to be adventurous?"

"Hmm? Uh! I'm fine! I meani! Me, I won't burden you!"

"Ah, no, that's not what I meant ... "

"Eh? Pardon?"

"Have you forgotten, by the way aren't you disturbed? Know it? You're in the middle of a scary grown man right now"

I shook my head, "No, I'm fine"

"Do you think, uncle?"

"You know? I was just like you when I first joined the adventurer guild"

"I was small, not as small as you, but I was really lonely"

"How old was I then? Five-six, I think I was only 8. Well, a little bigger than you I guess"

"Eh! De-eight years?"

At that moment, he nodded and looked at me a little astonished.

"U-ugh .. uncle, what age do you think I look like?"

"Hmm? It's hard to say, no matter how you say it shows you're mature enough, like a teenager I guess .. but, your body is ... instead say the opposite yes?"

"Ugh .. ten. I'm ten years old!"

"Eh! Really really!? Are you kidding me? But your words and body?"

"Ugh .. I'm feeling a little depressed right now"

The night grew late as our little chatter stopped. Alternately guild members stood guard around the tent.

The next morning, we continued our journey. It was a bright morning before a disaster came upon us.

Along the way we chatted with each other, except for me who was not considered. It's only natural given my age which is too young, they must only think of me as a burden or whatever it is.

Our current destination is the black forest of Argaes, a lush forest on the border of the magic empire with the demon empire. And the quest we are currently receiving is to hunt a mid-level demon beast.

It was only natural that the beast body parts were extremely valuable, given the difficulty for mercenaries like us to obtain them.