Adventures Of A Goblin

Dexter turned his head away from the kids and over to Miss Aletta with a curious gaze, he asked?.....

"is he that famous".

"I can't say for sure how famous he is, but I am certain even you and your group would have heard of him from the city you were in".

"and his name".

"Shakir, Kemies Shakir. Also known as the twin sword wolf".

"wait..., do you mean the twin sword wolf that saved a city from a Chimera attack?....., that same twin sword wolf".

Dexter was caught with surprise to learn that the adventurer he had looked up to, was Dana's grandfather.

"yes, it's that same one alright. And the city he saved, is this city".

"wow, that's really incredible. Hey Riley, Caren. I have got big news for you guys....., but on second thought, I will fill you in on it later".

He attempted to reach out to Riley and Caren, but decided against it after seeing them still entangled in a fierce argument.

"seriously, I can see why she wants to live up to her grandfather's expectations. The man is also someone I worshipped during my younger days. He was one of the people I dreamed of growing up to be like".

"he was like, one of the big ten in the adventurers ranking, until he disappeared that is. Do you by chance have any idea of what happened to him".

"he got old, and had to retire".

"i see..., age?...., no one can escape from its claws it seems?.... No one except the monsters that is".

"and the elves, never forget the elves".

"right....."

Miss Aletta added to Dexter's list of those with a mlong life, and he smirked it off in amusement.

"so that's his granddaughter?..., I wonder if she takes after him".

Dexter said, his gaze falling back on Dana in admiration and curiosity after finding out her origin.

"ho she does alright. Though still young, she is a feisty one that should not be underestimated. I can't wait to see how she turns out when she grows up".

"that much....."

"it's much more than that. She is currently at the top of her class, with none of her classmates able to hold a candle to her".

"wow..., like grandfather like granddaughter I guess. But, what about her parents?, I assumed she would want to be more like them. Children tend to want to take after their parents rather than their grandparents".

"that's a topic I feel uncomfortable talking about".

Dexter's tone dropped, noticing that he had sullied the calm mood with his sudden his question. He immediately rectified his mistakes by shifting on to another topic.

"if that's the case, then we don't talk about it. Instead, let's talk about you. Have you always been their teacher, or did you have a job before this".

"uhmm..... No, I was also an adventurer before taking on the teaching job. No sane adventurer was ready to quit their job just to teach the little monsters".

"but you were willing..."

"I am..., yes I am. I love kids. Though they can be very troubling to work with sometimes, but that's what makes it fun. But it's partially also because I wasn't ranked really high as an adventurer".

"what rank were you at".

"trust me, you do not want to know. You know, when I walked into the classroom today, they were debating on who is the strongest, Edevin's hero the Twin sword wolf, or the Dire Hammer".

Dexter found it unbelievable that his team would be compared to a legend, but then again, it's a comparison made up by kids who were not around during the age of the Twin Sword wolf, so it was understandable.

His team, is the new face for younger generation of adventurers to want to emulate, and for that, he felt gratified.

"really?...., we are being compared to the legendary Twin Sword Wolf?..., never thought I would see a day like that come".

"why not, you guys are legends too you know".

"yes, but not that kind of legend. Twin Sword Wolf is a legend with a lot of achievements to his name. We are pretty amazing ourselves, but compared to him, we are only beginners".

"a group of beginners killing a dragon is not exactly beginner like material".

"maybe that's because what we killed was a lesser dragon ranked B. That is not something you compare to an A ranked cyclops".

"but it's still a monster must adventurers would run from. You should take pride in killing such a monster".

"and that we do. But using that to compare us to the Twin Sword Wolf, is overrating our achievements, and I feel like that's an insult to the Twin Sword Wolf who single-handedly took down a cyclops six times its body weight".

"thinking about it now, that is really fierce of him".

Miss Aletta retorted out, admiring the courage act of the twin sword wolf for standing against a monster many would run from.

"you know....., I can show you how fierce I am myself if you agree to eating lunch with me, your pick".

Dexter's question caught Miss Aletta by surprise, but regardless, she was able to compose herself naturally, hesitating with a long pause and a blank face before giving him a reply.

"okay, I am free on Saturday, around noon".

"that sounds great. Will definitely be ready by Saturday".

Dexter also managed to keep his cool, as he was not really expecting a straight yes right off the bat. He twisted his face trying not to show how overly excited he is by her reply.

"hey Dexter, we have a mission to complete on Saturday".

Caren shouted out jokingly from where she was standing, wanting to mess with Dexter a little bit.

"well you are going to have to do the mission without me Caren".

Dexter shouted out, shunning off Caren.

"someone sure is feisty".

"how about not disturbing him when he is trying to score a point, and maybe he won't be so feisty with you".

"where is the fun in that".

***

With the elders busy chatting away their time, the kids were having their own fun going at the hopping rabbits.

"you want to try out something even more fun than this".

"what's that".

"i say we get out of here, and go deeper in where the stronger monsters are".

"but they said we shouldn't wander off from here, that it might get too dangerous".

"my grandfather always said to me, only with danger will an adventurer grow stronger. If this weak monsters are what we are going to be stuck with, there is no way we will ever become stronger in time. And that man is only saying what he said to trick us into staying here".

"i promise you, nothing is going to happen. We go in, find a stronger monster, fight it, kill it, and bring its body back to them to show them how strong we are. If we do that, they won't be able to treat us like kids anymore".

Dana unlike the rest of the kids, wasn't ready to settle for rabbits, she was desperate for a stronger opponent and was ready to do anything to see her desperation come to life.

"what do you say Nadea...., will you follow me, or leave me to go in by myself".

Dana, stretched her hands out to her best friend Nadea hoping in her deepest heart that she would hold unto the hand in return.