159 Leaving the Vige, Warmth


    After everyone was done eating breakfast, Alex, Nene, and the kids went out of the house.


    As they came out, they were greeted by the warm smiles of the vigers who had already started their day at 5 o''clock in the morning.


    "Good morning, Mr. Zero!"


    "Did you have a good sleep, Mr. Zero?"


    "Mr. Zero, did you already eat breakfast?"


    …


    Alex looked at the warm vigers and greeted them back with a smile on his face.


    At the same time, Alex noticed that the vigers stopped calling him ''savior'' and started calling him with his ''name''s.


    ''Hmm, it seems like the vige head already told them that I didn''t like it, huh. That''s good!'' He silently thought.


    Just as Alex is talking with a few random vigers, the voice of Nene sounded at this time.


    "Father!" She called.


    Hearing that, Alex looked at Nene and followed her sight.


    Then, he saw the old vige heading towards him at this time with a smile on his wrinkly face.


    "Good morning, Mr. Zero. Were you able to rest wellst night?"


    Alex greeted the vige head with a smile and nodded, "Yes, I was able to restfortably thanks to the house that you let us use."


    "That''s good to hear."


    After saying that, the vige head asked, "So, are you going to leave now?"


    Alex nodded, "Yes, I want to arrive at Kupido Town before the day ends so we''re actually in a hurry."


    "Is that so?"


    The vige head nodded in understanding but there was still a hint of disappointment on his face.


    After a few seconds, the vige head looked at Alex and said, "Okay, I understand. Then before you go, please ept some of the things that me and the other vigers have prepared for you."


    Saying that, the vige head turned around and went back to his house before Alex even replied.


    Seeing that, Alex wasn''t able to say anything anymore and ended up only letting out a sigh.


    On the side, Nene approached Alex with an apologetic face.


    "Uhm, I''m sorry about my father. He''s just that thankful for all the help that you did to us that''s why he''s like that."


    Alex waved his hand and said, "No, you don''t have to apologize."


    Sighing, he continued, "I am just afraid that he will always feel indebted to me. Plus, the things that he gave me back then were already precious enough."


    "That''s why, there shouldn''t even be any reason for him to act like this."


    When she heard that, Nene looked in the direction where her father went and stared in silence.


    Then she said, "That''s just how my father is. When a person did something good to him, he will make sure to repay it multiple times."


    "Also, my father is just naturally kind. That''s why, it might seem a bit overwhelming to some from time to time."


    Alex can''t help but be quiet after hearing Nene''s words.


    After a while, the vige head came back carrying a big bag on his back.


    Carrying that bag, the vige head walked to Alex and dropped the bag on the ground in front of him.


    Alex looked at it with curiosity and asked, "What is all of that?"


    Patting the big bag, the vige head said, "This? These are the items that the vigers want you to have."


    "They said that this is their small gesture of showing you how grateful they are to you."


    Saying that, the vige head pulled out a fruit from inside the bag and showed it to Alex.


    Alex realized that the items inside are most probably some local items that the vigers here have.


    Then the vige head said, "Anyway, don''t refuse now, okay?"


    "After all, these are the hearts of the vigers for you. So, just ept it and always remember us."


    How can Alex refuse after hearing all that?


    Shaking head with a helpless smile on his face, Alex said, "Alright, I''ll take it. Please tell everyone that I am grateful for all their gifts."


    Hearing that, a wide smile covered the vige head''s face.


    "Good, good, here take it."


    The vige head handed the big bag to Alex, who immediately put it inside his inventory.


    After doing that, Alex looked at the vige head again and said, "Vige head, thank you for your hospitality while we are here. We really felt the warm and weing attitude of everyone with us."


    Smiling happily, the vige head said, "It''s great that we were able to feel you weed. Just hearing you say that is already more than enough for us."


    After that, Alex talked with everyone for a while before he said goodbye to them.


    Walking out of the vige, the whole vige apanied Alex and the kids, watching them leave with smiles on their faces.


    Ferri and ze has been waiting for them outside the vige for a long time so when they saw Alex and the kids, the two immediately stood up.


    Turning around, Alex looked at the people who apanied him until he left the vige such as the vige head, Nene, and the other vigers.


    "Everyone, once again, I thank you all for letting us stay in your vige. I will also not forget the hospitality that you''ve shown."


    "I wille back again someday. For now, we will have to go. Goodbye, everyone."


    Waving his hand at them, Alex turned around and looked at the two who''ve been looking at him.


    He smiled and said, "We shall continue our journey now. It won''t be long until we arrive home."


    After saying that, Alex helped Angelica and her brother climb up on Ferri''s back.


    With that, Alex said his farewell onest time to the vigers before they started moving.


    Watching them leave, the vige head let out a disappointed sigh before turning around the going back to his house.


    Seeing that, the other vigers also dispersed and started doing their own things.


    In the end, only one person was left standing at the entrance of the vige, gazing at the distance where Alex and the others left.


    That person is the daughter of the vige head, Nene.


    A light shone on her eyes and she muttered, "Someday, I wanna go out of the vige like them. I wanna follow them!"


    …


    5 hours after leaving the Bokunat Vige, Alex and his group came to a stop on the side of the road.


    "Let''s stop here for now and rest. At the same time, we can also eat our lunch while we are here."


    Hearing that, Ferri and ze immediately stopped andid down on the ground to rest.


    Angelica jumped down from Ferri''s back, leaving her brothers there to rx.


    "Brother Zero, what are we going to eat? Please let me help."


    ncing at her, Alex said, "Sure. I want to cook a meat dish called adobo today."


    Nodding, Angelica asked, "Then, what should I do, Brother?"


    Alex thought for a moment before asking, "Can you handle a knife?"


    Angelica nodded, "Yes. In the past, I always had to cook for my brothers so I could use the knife."


    Hearing that, Alex snapped his fingers and a knife appeared in his hands along with a couple of onion-like things that he found from the bag given by the vige head.


    "Here, cut this into big squares while I''m preparing the meat."


    After saying that, Alex took arger b of meat from his inventory and put it into the chopping board that he also brought with him.


    By the way, the meat that Alex is preparing isn''t just any meat.


    But the meat of a monster called Orc.


    This was also something that was inside the bag handed by the vige head.


    From the looks of it, this Orc meat should be something that came from the vige head personally.


    Because Orc meat can be said to be a delicacy that a normal viger would never be able to afford.


    Chop!


    Anyway, while feeling thankful for all the gifts, Alex started chopping the meat into tiny pieces.


    Just like that, Alex and Angelica started preparing their lunch for today, putting all their attention onto it.


    Finally, after 30 minutes, Alex, along with the help of Angelica, managed to cook adobo.


    "It''s done!"


    Alex looked at the dish with ck sauce on the pan with a big smile.


    Taking a few sniffs, the eyes of Angelica lit up, "Wow, it smells good, Brother!"


    Just as she said that, a loud sound came from her stomach.


    Growl~


    Immediately, Angelica''s face turned red from embarrassment.


    Alex chuckled, "It seems like the food we cooked made you hungry, huh."


    "Then let''s stop standing here and start preparing the table so that we can start eating."


    "Oum!"


    Alex took out a table from his inventory as well as a couple of tes while Angelica called her brothers.


    In no time, everything was ready and they started eating.


    Of course, Ferri and ze were also given their ownrge portions of the meal.