Adventurer of Many Professions-Chapter 104: Back With Everyone!

Once outside the forest and within sight of Moonlight Village, Raymond breathed a sigh of relief. As he walked into the village, a few adventurers noticed the weapons strapped to his back. Though they didn’t recognize him, they didn’t mock him either. Instead, some of them exchanged knowing glances and sighed, understanding the cost of the forest.

Raymond reached the tavern and was about to enter when he heard Sylph’s voice coming from inside, laced with concern.

"Lorene, why hasn’t Raymond come back yet? Do you think... Bah, no, that’s not possible..." she trailed off. "He should be fine. After all, he was the only one fighting since we entered the Moonlight Forest yesterday."

Her voice faltered, though, showing she wasn’t entirely sure.

By now, most of the other adventurers had left, having completed their commissions or heading back into the forest for more work. Only a few remained in the tavern.

Sylph’s frustration boiled over. "Raymond went out alone for his last promotion, and now he’s gone off alone again... Doesn’t he realize how worried we are about him?"

Her voice cracked with concern. "Lorene, what if we go find him? We can follow the route we took yesterday, and it should be fine."

Lorene hesitated, surprised by Sylph’s urgency. After a moment, she shook her head, trying to stay rational. "It’s too dangerous for us to go in. We can’t risk it.

Sylph nodded, though her anxiety remained. She had just said it out of desperation, but now the weight of worry pressed on her shoulders.

The two of them fell silent, each lost in their own thoughts, waiting for Raymond’s safe return.

The moment the room fell silent, the air thickened with tension.

Raymond, who had overheard the conversation, stepped into the tavern just then. The place was empty except for Sylph and Lorene. As soon as they noticed someone entering, both women turned to look.

Raymond met their gaze with a grin. "I’m back!"

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The instant they saw him, their gloomy expressions shifted to bright smiles, relief flooding their faces. But Sylph quickly regained her composure, her voice tinged with annoyance.

"Humph! So, you ’do’ remember to come back. Lorene and I thought you were dead in the Moonlight Forest. We were about to report to the guild that you’d been lost in there!" she said, her tone mockingly stern.

Lorene blinked in surprise at Sylph’s words. Had they really been that worried?

Raymond, who had heard every word clearly, wasn’t fooled by Sylph’s teasing. However, he raised an eyebrow, shaking his head with a smirk, and placed a finger to his chin thoughtfully.

"But just now," he began, his voice playful, "I overheard someone so worried about me that they were ready to march back into the Moonlight Forest to find me. Care to tell me who that was?"

He looked at Lorene with a feigned puzzled expression. "Lorene, do you know who that might be?"

At the question, Lorene immediately lowered her gaze, trying to stifle her laughter as she glanced sideways at Sylph.

Sylph, her angry facade completely gone, turned a deep shade of red, her embarrassment written all over her face.

"That’s... that’s..." Sylph stammered, struggling to come up with an excuse.

"Hmm?" Raymond said, his face lighting up as if an idea had just struck him. "Could it be you?"

"It’s not me!" Sylph protested quickly, covering her face with both hands and shaking her head, but her bright red ears gave her away.

Raymond leaned in closer, his voice dropping to a teasing whisper. "Look at you. You’re still saying you’re not a tsundere."

His words were like a spell, sending a shiver down Sylph’s spine. No, I’m not a tsundere, she thought desperately.

But as she dropped her hands from her face and turned to Raymond, her expression one of mock indignation, she finally admitted, "Okay, fine! I ’was’ worried! Very worried! You went into the Moonlight Forest alone without even consulting Lorene or me. Do you know how much we worried?"

She paused, exasperated. "We’ve been waiting for you for hours! You didn’t come back, and of course, we’re anxious! You knew we’d be nervous, but you still took so long to return without considering how Lorene and I felt!"

Raymond blinked, momentarily stunned by how openly Sylph was expressing her feelings. He had only hoped to tease her out of her tsundere act, but she had laid it all bare.

"Well..." Raymond started, his voice sincere, "I understand now. I’ll make sure to consult you two about things like this in the future."

Sylph was practically fuming again, but her voice was more exasperated than angry. "In the future? You mean ’from now on’! You can’t leave us like that again, do you understand?"

She turned to Lorene, urging, "Lorene, you need to talk to him too! If you don’t, he’ll never change!"

When Sylph finished speaking, Lorene nodded and glanced at Raymond. Her eyes met his, and suddenly, she felt a wave of embarrassment. She couldn’t hold his gaze and lowered her head, her cheeks flushing slightly.

Raymond, noticing her reaction, smiled warmly. "Lorene, you’re still such a caring person."

"Eh?" Lorene looked up in surprise, her face turning bright red. "I... I just..."

Sylph, seeing Lorene’s flustered expression, shot Raymond a sharp look. "Raymond, you still haven’t gotten it! Did you even hear what we just said?"

Raymond, realizing he couldn’t escape, sighed and nodded. "Okay, okay, I get it."

Satisfied, Sylph let out a small huff of victory. But then, as if remembering something, she turned to him with curiosity. "By the way, you went out to pick blood vine grass, right? How did it go?"

Her gaze fell on the longbow, giant sword, and the full backpack Raymond was carrying. "And what’s with all these weapons and packs? What happened?"

"Well, I managed to pick seven blood vines," Raymond said, casually. "As for these weapons… the baboon was injured yesterday, so I thought I might be able to track it down, finish it off, and…"

He quickly modified the details of his adventure in the baboon’s territory, leaving out the more sensitive parts of the story.

Sylph and Lorene listened intently, wide-eyed at Raymond’s recounting of the baboon encounter.

However, Raymond didn’t mention the black iron ore hidden in his backpack. He didn’t want to lie to Sylph and Lorene, but the material was too valuable. If other adventurers got wind of it, trouble could follow.

The ’Gloves of Death,’ crafted from black iron, had sold for 200 gold coins. The amount of black iron Raymond had found was enough to craft at least one pair of gloves or even a weapon. The ore’s value, even in its raw form, was worth more than 100 gold coins.

How many adventurers could resist the temptation of such riches?

Raymond remembered the ’Ogre’ that had been killed by the Gale Adventure Team. They’d only received 100 gold coins for it, but his black iron ore was worth far more than the Ogre.

And compared to the powerful Ogre, he and Sylph and Lorene were still far too weak.

Even if gold-level adventurers wouldn’t care about such a find, what about the silver-tier teams? Not to mention bronze-level adventurers, they were already too strong for Raymond and his friends to contend with.

So, after returning to Wittes Town, Raymond waited until they were in a quiet, private spot before finally sharing the truth about the black iron ore with Sylph and Lorene.

"But Raymond," Sylph said after hearing his story, "do you really plan to kill that crazy baboon?"

Raymond nodded, his expression serious. "Yeah, that baboon almost killed me yesterday. I’ve got a score to settle."

Lorene also nodded in agreement, understanding why Raymond would want revenge. "It makes sense. After what it did, you’re probably looking for a chance to finish it off."

"Alright, we’ve talked enough," Raymond said, standing up. "Let’s go complete this commission."

Lorene stood with him, and Sylph jumped up eagerly. "Let’s go!"

Together, they left the tavern, found a carriage waiting outside the village, and set off back the way they had come.

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