At the same time (?), on the roof of the Cairo Hotel, a white shadow passed through the night sky, and finally landed near the apron on the roof of the building.
"Wow." Gusta was indeed waiting for Albert on the roof, and the cavalry was ready. But when he saw Albert's appearance covered in blood and his clothes were in tatters, he couldn't help but be frightened.
He jumped: "Who did you fight with just now, Mr. Albert?"
"It's okay, I just beat myself up." The tiger man young man replied with a hint of self-deprecation.
"...Huh?" Gusta raised his eyebrows. Probably no one can understand this level of black humor, except Albert himself.
"The iron cavalry is ready." The tiger man added, "But looking at your tired look, can you really drive the iron cavalry well? It's quite a long way from here to Lviv."
"Don't worry." Albert replied casually and checked the function of the iron cavalry. It was indeed a good thing prepared for him by the organization of Father Sphinx. Although this iron cavalry was not as good as the black one of Brother Doha, the Dragon Knight
It is an iron ride, but its speed and stability have been finely tuned, and it seems to be able to fly at quite high speeds.
It seems that it takes about three or four hours to get to Lviv from here. It will probably be early in the morning when we arrive.
Gusta seemed to still be looking left and right, checking the injuries on Albert's body. However, because [Shelter of the Crystal Realm] was still being activated, all of Albert's injuries had healed long ago.
It was blood (the fur was all covered in blood) and the clothes were tattered, so it looked very injured.
"Are you hurt anywhere?" The tiger man still asked with concern: "Don't force yourself at this time. It would be better to bandage the wounds on your body first and apply some wound medicine? It's not easy to deal with an inflamed wound.
"
"I'm fine, really." Albert then emphasized again. Although the other party had good intentions, he was a bit verbose.
"I don't know what dangerous things you are doing, and I don't know what dangers are waiting for you in Lviv." Gusta did not intend to let Albert go easily, "but just
It’s really worrying to ask you to go to Lviv like this..."
"This..." Albert didn't know how to answer the other party better. Mr. Gusta had helped him before, and he didn't want to say anything rude.
"By the way, Mutt is also in Lviv?" the tiger man asked.
"Yes."
"You wouldn't have forced the child to do something dangerous, right?" Gusta asked again, "Did you let him stay in a safe place?"
"I do. At least I think he is staying in a safe area and waiting for things to pass."
"So why can't we let him stay in Cairo from the beginning." The tiger man sighed: "I really can't understand your thoughts."
"It's more dangerous to stay in the Cairo Grand Hotel." Albert said. This argument is actually not convincing, because he can actually send Mutt to Bediville's ship and let the kitten be honest under the protection of the Dawn
To spend the night. But he didn't do this. He thought his clone could protect Mutt, so he let Mutt follow his clone to Lviv.
Now that I think about it, this plan is really stupid. Although it is the only feasible plan to take care of Mutt's feelings, it is still stupid.
"There's really nothing we can do about you." Gusta, the tiger man, sighed: "You young people should occasionally let adults bear the heavy responsibilities. You are not the only one who needs to face all dangers.
You are not the only one who can handle everything, you have to do it."
"Mr. Gusta..."
"Come on, take it." Gusta threw something to Albert. The tiger man took a look at the package and found that it contained a change of clothes, and it was probably the right size for him. His size
It's not a secret. As long as he is a player of the Sandstorm Sphinx, he can easily know Albert's height and measurements from Hiloma.
Gusta ordered: "While there is no one else around, quickly find a corner and change out of your clothes. Don't drive the cavalry anymore. I will use the cavalry to take you to Lviv."
"Huh? But Mr. Gusta, don't you have a game to participate in tomorrow morning?" Albert asked doubtfully. Gusta is also one of the main players of the Sphinx team, an important center and the team's core player.
The backbone of the offensive and defensive line. If he overworked himself tonight to send Albert to Lviv, and if he was accidentally injured in Lviv and couldn't play, what would happen to tomorrow's game?!
"I know what you are worried about. But what I am worried about is not the same thing." The tiger man patted Albert on the shoulder hard: "You and Mutt are both important members of the team. Any of you
If one person is absent or in poor condition, the team will suffer great losses. In this case, I don’t need to say anything more. It is my responsibility to send you both back to Cairo safely from Lviv."
He took on this responsibility without authorization...
"I'm not good at fighting or hunting monsters," Gusta continued, "but if you ask me to drive you to Lviv on a cavalry and protect Mut, I can still do such a small thing."
"...Did Captain Hiloma ask you to do this, meow?" Albert couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"No. This is my own will. I can't bear to see you so bruised and still wanting to go to Lviv."
"Why does Meow have to meddle in other people's business..."
"Idiot! This is not nosy!" The tiger man suddenly roared: "Aren't you also a member of the Sphinx team? Then we are a family. How can helping family members be nosy?"
"Uh." Albert was speechless for a moment.
"Don't waste time. Change your clothes quickly. Or are you feeling sore all over your body that you can't move easily? Do you want me to help you change your clothes?"
"No need! Idiot..." The tiger man held a change of clothes and ran to a corner to change. Because it was already late at night, and so many things had happened before (mainly the old Sphinx)
Father's memorial service), there was almost no one on the roof of the Cairo Hotel. The tiger man boldly took off his tattered shirt and pants and put on the clothes Gusta had prepared for him. Only then did he realize that it was a spare jersey.
.
"You want me to wear a Sphynx jersey to Lviv?" Albert looked helpless when he walked out of the corner.
"It's good, isn't it?" Gusta, the tiger man, had already been sitting on the iron horse, ready to take off: "Let the people in Lviv also realize that you are a player of the famous Sphinx."
Albert was too lazy to complain and jumped on the cavalry. Although he said he didn't want to, he thought it would be great for someone to drive the cavalry on his behalf and send him to Lviv.
"It's taking off." Gusta stepped on the accelerator, looking like he was familiar with the situation. I guess he was originally working as a waiter in the hotel, and he seemed to have also worked as a doorman in the parking lot, and did parking services as a substitute.
I'm sure I have a lot of talent, so it's natural that I can drive an iron cavalry.
"Well..." Because he was sitting in the back seat, this time it was Albert's turn to hug someone else's waist from behind. He always felt that this should be Mutt's vision, which was a bit embarrassing. And Uncle Gusta
He is really strong. His abdominal muscles and back muscles are all in one piece. When you hug him, you can clearly feel those angular and protruding muscles.
The cavalry had already risen into the air and began to turn around, trying to fly toward the northeast.
"Is the seat belt buckled?" Gusta said again, "Just take a nap first. I'll wake you up when we get to Lviv."
"I'm not sleepy..." Albert said. In fact, he couldn't sleep even if he wanted to. His other clone seemed to be experiencing some kind of battle on the other side of the crystal world and was very excited. The other side's mental state
It would affect him, and of course his heart would be pounding, as if he was undergoing strenuous exercise, and he would be so excited that he couldn't close his eyes.
"If you can't sleep, you can close your eyes and rest your mind." Gusta said calmly, and stepped on the accelerator of the cavalry, letting it continue to accelerate. A light blue meteor streaked across the night sky over the Mediterranean Sea.
"That...Mr. Gusta?" Opening his eyes slightly and looking at the passing scenery around him, Albert asked in a low voice: "As expected...you still can't remember anything."
Meow?"
"Yeah." The tiger man replied: "The earliest thing I can remember is that I was exiled and wandered in the Sahara sand sea. I only remember that I was chasing a light, but why I was chasing it?
Even I can’t remember it myself."
According to Mutter and the others, Gusta was wandering in the sea of sand and was finally rescued by the Sphinx. The light he was unconsciously chasing at that time actually happened to be the Sphinx.
The bow light of Dad's sand boat. Due to long-term walking in the desert, lack of water and food, the dying Gusta lost most of his memory due to cerebral hypoxia caused by severe heatstroke. All his past experiences were
Can't remember.
Gusta guessed that he was a criminal. It seemed that only extremely vicious criminals would be sentenced to the cruel death penalty of being exiled in the desert. But God knows, Albert always felt that things would not be that simple. African countries
The attitude towards the orcs is very bad. Most of the orcs in Africa are reduced to slaves. Even the orcs who are not slaves are often discriminated against and treated badly. Maybe Gusta is not a criminal at all, but is wronged and humiliated.
What an extremely unfair thing.
However, since Gusta can't even remember it, it's useless to ask. Maybe Father Sphinx already knows something, maybe Captain Hiloma knows something, and maybe even big shots like them
Have we already taken revenge on Gusta? Anyway, this is not something a ignorant little guy like Albert needs to worry about.
Now he only needs to think about how to go to Lvov to join Mut and the others, get the clone's existence (Kama) back, and complete the Great Hunting Festival.
Mutt should be fine... He didn't feel a particularly intense emotional change from the other clone. At least Mutt shouldn't be in any danger and Albert needs to worry...
After you see Mutt, please apologize for everything that happened today.
As he kept thinking like this, Albert also fell into a dazed, half-asleep state.