CHAPTER 59: WELCOME TO THE PARTY

ends up leaving the room without waking anybody up, quickly making his way outside to where he saw the girl standing from upstairs.

Talking to her might give me something to work with so I know if she’s going to be an enemy or not. I wouldn’t mind having another new addition to the party, especially with beauty like hers.

I’m finding all the beautiful women in this world so far which is kind of nice. It’s not the main focus or anything like that but it’s an amazing benefit.

Her eyes locked onto him as he stood a few steps away from her. "I’ve never seen you around here." She says with a serious tone to her voice.

I’m assuming she must be someone who’s here more often than not— There have been some weird people lingering in the background that I noticed earlier.

It wasn’t just this perfect place from the moment we got here, I swear I saw a couple of people with armor similar to hers in some way.

That was just something I didn’t think about at the time since we just got done dealing with a difficult environment. Everyone is also exhausted so I don’t think anyone has it in them for another fight right this second.

"We’re just passing through in all honesty." Artemis responds while keeping a calm tone.

I could tell she’s paying attention to how I answer everything since her eyes aren’t hiding it very well. I’m use to the caution though since I’m always like that myself.

In this world it’s how you have to be if you are going to survive against the strongest of people. The only difference is I have a trump card that nobody else has.

Her hand moves away from the hilt of her sword for a moment. "No one really comes through here often, you made it through the mountains?" The girl questions with a bit of shock in her voice.

I’m sure no one ever makes it through the mountains typically since they probably don’t have anyone guiding them. I am also willing to bet that it would take a lot on someones mental health.

"My party is pretty strong so it wasn’t too bad in the end." Artemis responds with a genuine tone to his voice.

I could see the surprise in her eyes by my answer but it is the truth. We’ve got strong people and it made a huge difference in us getting through there in one piece.

I’m not sure if it would’ve been a problem for me because of the power that resides within but it sure would have been interesting.

"I’ve honestly been looking for a strong group to join for awhile now, at least until I leave the continent." The girl says.

I didn’t expect it to go this well but I’m not going to complain about it— This is the chance for me to increase the number of girls in the party and to get some more strength.

I’m sure we really don’t need it at the end of the day since we’re already quite strong the way it is. He shakes his head for a moment as The girl stares at him for a second.

"I’m Artemis, what’s your name?" He asks after introducing himself.

"You can call me Mizuki. I’m not really comfortable with giving my full name yet but might I ask where you are heading?" She answers before asking her own question.

I don’t blame her for keeping her full name to herself for the time being, what even was my last name again? That’s something I haven’t thought much about since I’ve gotten to this point.

All these years that have passed and I haven’t once thought to myself, what’s my last name.

"We’re heading for the Kingdom of Theos, we have quite the long journey ahead of us though." Artemis answers honestly.

I don’t know if any of the followers of Nyxoria are hiding out here so it’d probably be best to tell her about that in private. There’s a lot of good reasons to be quiet about that until we’re alone.

"What are you looking for there?" Mizuki asks with a bit of curiosity in her voice.

"Just trying to find someone, would you like to join us?" Artemis responds and then quickly asks his own question.

I don’t know how the others will feel about her joining us but they didn’t give me too many issues when Liora was brought in. Everyone kind of just went with it, I was quite surprised by that.

Having a party that doesn’t argue or question those kinds of decisions is nice but I hope they will question it eventually. I’m sure I’ll make a dumb decision at some point or another.

Mizuki took a few moments to think about it since it was kind of a big thing to consider, even if she was already in search of a powerful group. She doesn’t know a thing about any of them and has to take the risk if she joins.

She scratches her head briefly before speaking. "Yeah why not, I don’t see the harm in joining you guys for the time being." Mizuki answers with a bit of worry just slightly noticeable in her voice.

She’ll come to realize that we are a pretty good group when it comes to bringing new people in. That worry of hers will go away after she meets everyone, except shimada since he’s just good at being the weird one.

"I’ll introduce you to everyone in the morning then. Where can I find you anyway?" Artemis questions.

I didn’t think too much into inviting her since I was focused on a few different thoughts that shouldn’t have been the concern. I was older in my previous life but I’m sure acting my age in this world.

Thinking about her body... No, I will not stoop down to Shimada’s level. At least I won’t stoop to it anytime soon since we’ve got a lot to deal with before that.

"Would it be possible to just go back with you now?" Mizuki asks without answering his question.