Death Mage with an SS-Rank Talent-Chapter 204

The trio arrived at the village, which was their mission location, three days after leaving the academy.

The journey to Woodstone City took only a day to reach. The trio stumbled on some monsters along the road, but they were weak, and the trio easily eliminated them.

It was not because of monsters that they were delayed in reaching the village. It was because of Viren and his group that the trio were delayed. freewebnoveℓ.com

Aaron picked up on them following him and the girls from the start.

His perception was not just for the show. He easily picked up on the group from the moment they exited the gate, but didn’t think much, as many were taking missions that day. So, people leaving the academy at the same time as them would be just a coincidence.

Thinking that, Aaron didn’t make any moves against the group or even alert the girls. There was no reason to be alert, but that thinking stopped before noon.

Aaron observed that the group followed them.

There was no need to be panicking, as they could have taken a mission that was in the same direction as them. He remembered that there were two missions near Woodstone City. So, even if they went to the same city as them, it was not a reason to start thinking that there was something wrong, or so he thought.

The group that was following them kept a certain distance from them, which started to make Aaron doubt them.

The trio is not moving at the same pace. When they encountered the monsters, they had to stop for a few seconds. So, logically, at least after two or three times of these monster interruptions, the group that was behind them should have overtaken them, but they did not.

Moreover, when the trio stopped for lunch early, the group that was following them also stopped.

It confirmed his growing suspicions that the group was actually following them. He doesn’t know whether they have a mission or not in the same direction, but they are here for the trio that he was sure of.

The students can’t leave the academy unless they are on a mission or escorted by a staff member.

Unless there was a family emergency and the student got permission from the academy, the above two reasons are the only way one can leave the academy.

The chances of faking a family emergency to follow them are very low, maybe even zero. Among the group, Aaron didn’t sense anyone higher level than him.

So, the remaining way was to have a mission.

"If they got a mission to leave the academy, shouldn’t they be on their way to complete their mission. If they don’t complete their mission, they will be penalised. So, why are they following us?" Aaron thought.

There was a second mission near WoodStone City. That was true, but if the group had taken that mission to complete, they should have overtaken the trio. The faster one reaches the mission location, the better it would be in many cases, but the group didn’t.

Either they are using the trio as a way to clear obstacles in the path, or the mission was not their primary objective; It was the trio.

The highest probability was that they were being used as path clearers. Though that felt a bit degrading, there was nothing wrong with what the team following them was doing.

Even though that was the case, he felt compelled to inform the other two, and as they ate lunch, Aaron told them everything from the start and his thoughts on why they were following them.

"It’s possible that they are most likely following to avoid any troubles along the path, making use of us to clear any obstacles along the path, but you said that there were six among the group. So, it doesn’t make sense for a group of six to follow a group of three for that purpose", Erika stated her doubts.

Aaron scratched his head, "You were right", he said as he remembered that they shouldn’t have known that the three are powerful than the six.

Sure, the trio have gone to the tournament and gained a lot of strength, but a group of six wouldn’t just assume that the three were strong unless they knew about the trio’s strength.

"Let me check", Erika said and merged into the shadows.

Her Shadow Assassin profession was not much useful in duels, but while hunting, it was one of the best. She can move without others spotting her.

Erika returned a few minutes later and described everything that she had seen. She couldn’t hear what they were saying to each other. If it were night, then it would have been a different matter, but with the sun high in the sky, she could only move to a distance where she could observe them.

When Aaron heard that Viren was among the group, he finally understood for sure why the group just followed them. It was not to make the trio clear a path for them. No, it was definitely to take revenge on him.

Viren lost his seat as a member of the five to participate in the tournament, and Aaron knew that Viren would not let that go, even though the fault lay with Viren.

He heard that people who would truly see their mistakes in themselves and try to rectify them are rare. Most would just blame others for their problems instead.

"Viren being here is no coincidence. I am sure that he was after me for costing him the seat for the tournament", Aaron stated.

"I think so too", the girls agreed with Aaron.

Now, a great issue stood in front of him. Aaron thought for a while and devised a plan, which he told the group.

"I know he has ulterior motives, but there is no way we can prove that, unless he makes a move first. Though he is an ass, he is not an idiot. He won’t make a move unless he is sure of it. So, we can only avoid him for now", Aaron said.

The girls nodded in understanding. There was nothing else they could do about that anyway. If they strike first, as Aaron said, that could backfire on them, as they don’t have all the facts. The three can be seen as aggressors, and Viren might get what he wants one way or another.

In order not to lose their own future, they can’t but take a passive way and wait till it is time.

After having lunch and resting for a while, the trio packed their things and started walking towards Woodstone City.

The trio didn’t run towards the city but kept a minimum pace that was needed to reach the city before nightfall. They would only slowed that, only when they encountered monsters along the path.

As the trio moved, so did Viren’s group. They had no idea at the moment that they had already been found by the trio, and whatever they were doing was just a waste of time.

They would only find out about the fact a few days later, and they would already be late by the time they found out, but there would be nothing they could do about that at the time, but curse.

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