bookpower Chapter 49 – To The Pool
Chapter 49 – To The Pool
Back at the Guild, an hour had passed.
By this point, Liz and Michael were sure that Van would resign or get fired. What happened next, however, completely took them by surprise:
Van and Anne exited together, Anne sporting a relaxed, satisfied smile, her skin glistening with sweat.
... Something that Michael misunderstood to an extent.
'W-what... Why is she smiling like that... And... Sweaty... What... No...! No way, did he...!!?' he thought, his face paling as he imagined Van taking advantage of Anne in the storage house against her will... Until she inevitably relented, thinking of Michael in her last few moments of clarity.
"WHAT!?" Liz exclaimed loudly as she saw the sight of the two leaving together.
"Mom, we're done there!" Anne announced as she left the storage area, Van at her side.
"Ahh, I see," Marcy replied nonchalantly as she turned to face them.
"Ahh, I see!? Mom, he just completed a task that would have taken us over fourteen hours! The carrier can now take all of the goods!" Anne was visibly amazed by her mother's calm reaction.
"Well, the son of a workhorse is bound to be a workhorse too," she said, a proud smirk stretching across her face as she crossed her arms, looking at Van.
'So, she can smile like that,' Van thought, his eyebrow raised, pleasantly surprised.
"Anne, this fella's full name is Van Hellix Jr.—your mom's old traveling companion."
"HOLY SHIT, SERIOUSLY!?" Anne's shout startled the nearby patrons.
'Woah, what a reaction...' Van thought, slightly bewildered.
"Dude," Anne said as she spun around and grasped Van by the shoulders, "that guy's my hero!"
"He is...?" Van asked, raising an eyebrow skeptically at Marcy, who responded with a playful smile.
"YES! To think he survived over four years with people like my mom and dad, armed with nothing but his willpower and a big-ass sword. DUDE!!! WHY DIDN'T YOU TELL ME!?" Anne shook him excitedly.
Van gently grasped her hands as she shook him, stopping her.
"You didn't ask," He started, "Besides, why him? I've heard your mother dominated the battlefield much more often, according to him at least,"
Anne looked up, as if
"Let's head to the pool," Anne suggested as she and Van stepped outside the guild.
"What? A pool...?" Van asked, puzzled.
'How does she know about pools...?'
"Oh, yeah. I forgot you're not from the capital. It's a place with lots of clear water where people come to swim and relax. It was my father's idea," she explained.
Van scoffed lightly.
'So that harem bastard capitalized on ideas from our world, huh? I suppose I'd do the same if I had the influence,' Van mused internally.
Anne grabbed Van's hand, leading him through the bustling streets of the Capital. Van glanced at Anne's cheerful demeanor.
'Look at her. All business before, now so carefree,' he observed.
"Come on!"
'I guess there's no harm in this. A day at the pool with my niece,' Van thought, letting out a small chuckle as he followed her lead.