Travel to another world and become a monster messenger

Chapter 160 Deep Relationship

"Russell, you're back to Sforia!"

"It's been a long time. I have completed my escort mission and just returned. I wonder how you are doing?"

Russell straightened his back, bowed formally, and greeted politely. Seeing Russell like this, Austin was stunned for a moment, and soon sighed: "Don't be so reserved. This is my room, can you talk to me like usual?"

"That, that is..." Russell hesitated. He understood Austin's feelings, but because of the situation, he could not easily agree.

At this time, Oliver came over, patted Russell on the shoulder and said, "Don't be so formal. Don't let the prince's wound be affected."

“…Yeah. You’re right.”

Austin, as a seriously injured person, should avoid unnecessary arguments. After Russell made this judgment, he cleared his throat: "Then I'll say it again... I'm back, Austin. I'm finally back to the capital."

"Ah, welcome back. So glad you made it back safely."

Russell's manner suddenly relaxed, and he spoke in a more casual tone and smiled. This was how they usually were.

They met in the Adventurer's Guild, competing as sword users of the same age and becoming friends. Although their identities and positions were different, neither of them openly admitted it. A few years ago, Austin was still in and out of the guild openly, so many adventurers knew that they were friends.

(Maybe the relationship between these two is a bit like Xu Zhen and Seide...)

Alicia couldn't help but think so as she looked at Russell and Austin. She actually knew almost nothing about how they became friends, except for the rumors she heard from others.

It is said that Russell approached Austin in order to secure his future position. Although Alicia has heard such things, she firmly believes that Russell would never do such a thing.

After all, it was just out of jealousy, and in fact the person involved didn't even take it to heart.

"By the way, I was really shocked when I saw the child. Is Lord Ced taking care of him?" Russell turned his eyes to Barney in Ced's arms. Jill was completely moved by the cuteness of Barney tilting his head.

"That's terrible... The killer tiger cub is so cute when you look at it up close..." Jill carefully touched Barney's head. Barney did not resist. He even let out an "ah" and twisted his body, which captured Jill's heart even more.

Jill stroked Barney's head obsessively, while Oliver looked at him with curiosity. "And this guy is a subspecies, right? I don't think it's likely to leave the group easily. It's amazing that Lord Seid can make it obey."

"Indeed. Although it is still a cub, being able to make a subspecies of monster submit... Lord Seide is really amazing."

Oliver and Russell praised it highly, but Sayid shook his head quietly: "It doesn't deserve such praise. In fact, I definitely can't bring it back by myself."

"Does that mean there is a collaborator..." Russell tilted his head in confusion, and Seth nodded.

"That's it. I recently made a new friend my own age who brought me together with this guy, and I'm so grateful for this."

"I see. I met an amazing person." Russell said this, and Barney exclaimed "Ah" as if in response.

"Oh, so Alicia has joined Russell's team. I thought she was always with Xu Zhen and the others."

When Seth suddenly said this, Russell, Oliver, and Jill's expressions froze. Then Austin nodded as if he understood.

"Indeed. I only saw them once, but they seemed to get along very well. It didn't look like a casual relationship."

Russell showed a surprised reaction, and Austin continued, "But this is understandable. Cede told me that Alicia and Xu Zhen had traveled together for several months, and it would be strange if they didn't form a deep relationship. Don't Russell and the others think so?"

"Ah? Ah, that's true." Russell answered reluctantly, and Austin tilted his head.

“…Is there any problem?”

“Nothing, don’t worry about it.”

"That's good……"

Austin accepted this explanation tentatively, and Barney looked up at Thad.

"Ah, aah, aah!"

"Oh, okay, okay. Let's play together again after Xu Zhen and the others come back."

While Syd and Barney were playing happily, there was a slightly awkward atmosphere between Russell and the other three.

Alicia felt that she could no longer remain silent, so she spoke first: "Um... I'm sorry. It seems that I didn't tell you in advance..."

“It’s okay. We didn’t ask.” Russell replied, and Jill waved her hand with a bright expression: “Yeah, don’t worry too much.”

"It's a bit surprising, but these are all small matters. After all, it's already evening. We haven't even had lunch yet, so why not have dinner early?" Oliver suggested excitedly, and suddenly a "gurgling" sound was heard in the room.

"Haha... Oliver is right, I am indeed hungry." Jill covered her stomach and smiled with a blushing face. Austin and Ced also laughed, while Russell showed a bitter smile.

"There's no other way. Let's go to town and find a good place to eat and drink."

"Oh, great! Let's enjoy ourselves today!"

Oliver said cheerfully, Jill and Alicia also laughed happily. Soon, Austin and Jill also joined in the happy conversation.

While everyone was concentrating on the conversation, Russell's expression was slightly gloomy, but no one noticed it.

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After saying goodbye to Austin, Thad, and Barney, Russell and the others left the room and walked down the corridor of the palace again.

Their destination was the town. They looked for a place where they could enjoy some food and drink. While they were discussing what to eat and drink, Russell was thinking in his mind.

(I didn’t expect that Lord Seid and Xu Zhen would become friends… I can totally understand that he could tame the killer tiger cub. And…)

Russell looked at Alicia and Jill and smiled happily.

(They have Alicia with them. As Austin said, Alicia has been traveling with Xu Zhen, so it is understandable that she will stay with them for a while. After all, we haven't returned yet.)

He could fully understand this. Nevertheless, he felt a little uncomfortable.