The Transmigrated Novelist

"Why don't you bet with me then!? I am willing to take your bet!"

"Hhahahah~! Kid, you seem quite confident but are you able to face my bet? I wouldn't want to drown you in debts after all."

"You won't have to worry about that, even if I don't have the money, surely my wife does! She can be my guarantee, right wifey?"

At that moment everyone in there turned their heads towards Alma, who was extremely calm and collected at that moment, as she said,

"Of course husband!"

Cyclops couldn't help but start laughing once he heard that, as he thought that he was extremely lucky at that point.

But now that there was a guarantee, he would surely not let it go away that easy, as he said,

"Hahahah~! Well, then since you have a guarantee, why don't we make the bet serious and don't waste our time on little things.

What do you say about placing our swords, and 10 medium quality mana stones as a wager!?"

Everyone was shocked, they didn't expect the brawny cyclops to think of something like this to actually make money out of Roy and Alma.

But even more so, they were stupefied when they heard Roy accept directly,

"Sure! But since you changed the wager, then I think that it's acceptable for me to change the time. Right now we need to go and hand over the cargo, as we are also tired from the road.

How about we fight in a week at the city's Arena! I am sure that people would love the watch our battle!"

"Sure, sure! Hahahaha~!"

To cyclops, it would be a loss of face, and honor if he was defeated by Roy in such a place, but he didn't think that Roy had any chance against him.

Furthermore, thinking about the wager he couldn't help but smile like an idiot. Until the fight, he would probably laugh even in his sleep.

On the other hand, Uncle Boris was unable to control himself anymore, as he turned to Amelia and said,

"Little Amelia, are you sure about this? That kid looks like a swindler, and I think that he is just trying to make you lose face!

If I didn't know cyclops better, I would even think that they are in cahoots to swindle your money!"

"You don't have to worry Uncle Boris I have full confidence in my husband!"

"You should be careful little one, nowadays people are two-faced and evil!"

"Then are you one of them as well old man?"

The last sentence didn't come from Amelia but from Roy, who seemed to have grown tired of the old man trying to talk bad about him, but Roy could tell that this was also what Amelia wanted to say as well.

Roy's words made Uncle Boris's face turn dark, cold, and gloomy, as he said in a solemn and heavy tone,

"Kid don't push your luck! I am only letting you off due to the love and respect I have for little Amelia, but if you continue pissing me off, I will personally kill you!"

"Oh? And what exactly pissed you off old man, I just asked a question based on your words! It can't be that you don't consider yourself a human being, right?"

"Kiddd~!"

Roy would usually not provoke someone like that, but for some reason, this old man gave him some bad vibes.

He didn't like the way he acted and his words. Even though he knew that probably he wouldn't be his match in a fight, he still wanted to provoke him.

But it seemed like the old wolf was able to control himself and his emotions well, as even in this case he hadn't attacked him yet.

Before the two of them could bicker longer, Amelia and Baldy entered amidst them, as Amelia said to Roy,

"Husband you shouldn't be this rude towards Uncle Boris, if anything else he was the one to save my life!"

Then returning to the old man she continued,

"Uncle Boris, you too should be more careful with your words. Roy is my husband now, and you cant go and insult him in front of me!"

"Right, right, let us forget about all this, and quickly make way towards the City. We don't know if there are other bandits hiding on our way."

Hearing that, Roy seemed to be quite reluctant to let it go, but inside he was happy of Alma's intervention because he could feel that the old man had done something to him.

It seemed like some kind of poison or harmful agent in his body, but he could feel that it was trying to spread through his body and eat at his vitality.

Surely Amelia had noticed it as well, but she didn't seem to act upon it, which meant that there was more to the story than it looked.

Still, with his imperviousness towards poisons, or harmful substances to his body of everything under Rank 5 Roy didn't worry much about it and just let his bodywork on it by itself.

The amount that had entered his body wasn't enough to kill him, but it would certainly turn him into a cripple in a week or so.

"Hmph~!"

Pretending to not have noticed it, Roy just let out a cold snort and made his way towards the carriage. On the way, he didn't forget to even play like he was unstable.

"Hmph~! I still have the same opinion!"

The old man did the same as Roy, and he didn't even forget to leave a few words more behind, as he turned to walk towards the city.

Nobody noticed a slightly evil grin on his face as he did so, as a small worm appeared on his hand. In fact, more than a worm it looked like a miniature snake.

If Roy had seen this thing, he would have recognized it as an Inch-poisonous Cobra. One of the most deadly and dangerous creatures to exist on this new planet.

Each one of them from birth had the speed, and venom of at least a Rank 4 beast, and their size made them impossible to see or catch.

If Roy didn't have the poison resistance then he would have died without understanding how. It was truly a rare coincidence.

Entering inside the carriage Roy immediately sat on meditation as he tried to take a look at his inner body, only to see its blood act against the foreign matter.

His blood cells would isolate the foreign matter, break it into many pieces or poisonous magic particles and then slowly assimilate it into his blood.

Like this, the dangerous substance inside his body actually turned into food for his Magic Power, and his improvement.

But he made sure to save a few samples of it in raw form inside his body, and then slowly try to expand them with his poisonous skills.

There were two reasons why Poison Mages were able to spark fear into every Master's heart. Firstly due to the criticality of the poisons, and secondly due to the range of poisons, and their properties.

Just think about it, there were poisons that were unable to smell, or taste, or even colors, and unable to sense. Poisons that could kill their target, and then disappear as if nothing existed.

Who would want to go against something so wretched and dangerous? For that reason, many organizations and powers would nab such existences from the start.

Or better yet would try to recruit and raise them in darkness, but certainly with a few slave seals on their Soul in order to make sure that they didn't betray them.

No one would want to raise a snake just so that he could bite them on the chest!

Not long after, Amelia came and entered the carriage as well. Her calm, collected, and cold face disappeared the moment she entered inside, as she asked worryingly,

"Do you have a way to counter-attack, or heal from it?"

"Maybe, but I will need some time. What if I didn't have one?"

"Then I would be forced to give you some from the 'Frozen Water' that I have brought for my father!"

"So, he has been poisoned as well hasn't he? Most probably the reason why he doesn't make a move is because his strength has deteriorated, and he fears he isn't an opponent to the old thing!

Am I right?"

"Yes, you are right! We don't know what he used to poison father, but 3 years ago father noticed it and has been on guard since then.

In the meantime, the old man has been pestering me and my father to join me and his son in marriage, just so that the Guild stays in our hands!

I have wished to kill him so many times, but he is the only one who might have an antidote to save father."

"I figured as much! Well, it doesn't matter anyway, let me try and get rid of it by myself first, then we can talk if I can't."

"Hmm~! Let's do as you say!"

With that Roy entered meditation once again, while the caravan made their way and entered Badona City.

Everything in this place was bigger and better. The buildings, the roads, the entertainment centers, the market, everything.

It felt almost a felony to compare this place to Lingering Souls Town, as they seemed incomparable.

The caravan entered quite easily inside, as they weren't even checked at the gate, as the cargo they brought was just too sensitive and confidential.

The road inside the city was even smoother, as in less than 15 minutes they arrived at the Sparrow Merchant Guilds building…