Berserk: The Prophet

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"Crunch" "Crunch"

The wooden machine that turned the scattered wool into yarn creaked and groaned, becoming the only sound in the empty alley. Gerry walked towards the sound.

"Grandma, do you know which way to the castle? I think I'm lost."

"Oh, it's Gerry. That's how you get to the castle." The old woman smiled kindly and pointed Gerry in a direction.

"Thank you so much, grandma." Gerry glanced in the direction the grandma was pointing, laughed as he expressed his gratitude, and started running again.

"...whee."

Not long after Gerry ran away, below the old woman's face appeared a round, fat man with an unnaturally bluish-black complexion, wearing black sunglasses, and a mocking smile on his face.

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"Selling pretty amulets! Free fortune telling to see what kind of person you'll become in the future! Take a look, kid."

For some reason, the small streets and alleys were deserted today, with only a fortune teller hawking her wares. When Greg saw the castle again, he heard her hawking. Was she a fortune teller?

Gerry was immediately drawn to the sight of a fortune teller, as he had never seen one before. Looking around, he saw an old woman who appeared to be quite mysterious.

"Grandma, can you tell fortunes here?"

"Hehe, of course, child. Would you like me to do your divination? It's free." The old woman who did the divination smiled very kindly.

“Okay!” Gerry immediately agreed happily and sat down opposite the fortune teller.

"Hehe, put your right hand on the crystal ball, child."

Gerry obediently did as he was told, staring excitedly and curiously at the crystal ball he had never seen before. It was so beautiful.

Then I caught sight of a strange red, spherical object. It must be a talisman, right?

Just as Gerry was about to reach for it with his left hand, the fortune teller began chanting some strange incantations, and Gerry's gaze returned to the crystal ball.

The scene inside seemed to be his adult self, dressed in knight's attire, presumably having won a battle. He appeared on the street in even more glory than the captain of the White Dragon Knights, heading towards the white castle. What lay behind him was no longer visible, but this alone was enough to give Gerry a considerable shock.

I will become a great man, I will have my own order of knights, and that white castle!!

"Hehehe, this is truly a rare sight. This is the first time I, an old woman, have ever met such a person, one in a hundred years."

"Wow, really, Grandma? I'll become a great person, won't I? Will I live in that white castle?"

An unprecedented light shone in Gerry's eyes, as if something was about to undergo a qualitative leap.

"Hehe, of course...it's not just that castle, Your Highness." Halfway through her sentence, the fortune teller leaned close to Gerry's ear and whispered something.

Gerry's pupils constricted sharply as he stared at the fortune teller in shock, recalling what his father had said a few days ago: this fortune teller was no ordinary person!

"Hehehe, look at your incredulous little face. Don't worry, we fortune tellers won't tell anyone." The old woman's kind smile returned.

"Here, take this. You should like it, right?" The old woman naturally picked up the bright red amulet and placed it in Gerry's hand. Upon closer inspection, one could see that there were eyes, a nose, and a mouth twisted on it.

Gerry, who had never seen anything so strange before, looked at it curiously, only to find that the thing had opened its eyes and was staring at him, with the same light blue eyes as his own.

"Wow ah ah ah!!!"

Gerry was so frightened that he threw it into the air. He had never seen anything so strange before; it was like a prank!

"Oh dear, what an impolite child! This is a very powerful amulet." The fortune teller easily caught the bright red Overlord's Egg and then opened her palm for Gerry to examine carefully.

Gerry mustered his courage and picked it up again. Despite being mentally prepared, he was still shocked by it. It was incredible; those blue eyes were still scrutinizing him!

"Hehehe, it seems it really likes you."

"Remember this, my child, it's not just an ordinary amulet. Its name is 'The Egg of the Overlord,' the king of all beings in Behelit. Whoever possesses it can exchange their own flesh and blood for the power to unify the world!"

Gerry listened with even greater fascination, and it seemed that the little creature had become adorable in his eyes as well. Gerry smiled very happily.

"How much does this cost, Mother-in-law?"

"Hehe, it's only one copper coin. I'm only selling it to you because I think we're destined to meet."

Since the last incident, Gerry has made it a habit to carry one or two copper coins with him so that he won't have to worry about being taken advantage of by that guy again.

"Here you go, thank you, Grandma!"

Gerry gave the copper coin to the fortune teller. Because of these two incredible events, Gerry believed the fortune teller wholeheartedly. He put the newly acquired Overlord's Egg in his pocket, got up, thanked her, and happily continued running towards the castle.

"Jie Jie Jie."

After Gerry ran far away, the familiar, eerie laughter continued, followed by the disappearance of the old woman and the stall, as if the surrounding environment had been unfurled from some kind of magic.

"Huh? What was I doing again?"

"Fresh fruit..."

"Top-quality beef and mutton, take a look..." The lively cries of vendors returned to the streets.

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Just as I turned the corner in the city, the familiar sound of running footsteps rang out again. Could it be her? But it seemed too late to hide now. As expected, I bumped into Green again. What a small world.

Having anticipated this, Green opened his chest and caught the child who bumped into him.

"Well!!"

As soon as he reached the corner, Grie bumped into a solid chest, which hurt his forehead and almost made him fall. Fortunately, the man caught him with his strong hand.

"sorry..." "......"

As soon as Gerry looked up, he saw that familiar yet irritating face, and his face darkened.

"...It's you again!?"

"Haha, what a small world! Can't you run a little slower, little beauty?" Green laughed heartily. He never expected to meet her again. It must be a special fate.

“............” Gerry pulled away from his embrace with a dark expression. What an annoying guy.

"It's because you walk so quietly, otherwise how could I have bumped into you?"

"Alright, what I wished for has come true. I won't tease you this time. Here, take this back." Green took the puppet out of his pocket.

Gerry looked at the puppet, a gift from his father, because it had suffered too much at Grimm's hands.

"Hmph, here's yours back. I have other things to do, so I'm leaving now."

Gerry took out a copper coin from his pocket and gave it to Green. Whether out of anger or annoyance, he bit his lip and took the doll from Green's hand with a flushed face. At least Green had helped him escape danger that time, so he didn't hate the guy so much anymore.

Gerry just wanted to get away from this guy as soon as possible, so he grabbed the puppet and hurriedly prepared to leave Grimm's side.

Green stared blankly at the copper coin in his hand. This time, he didn't want to let her leave so easily, because she might never look for him again.

Are we going to see the castle?

Green's tone was unusually gentle as he took Gerry's wrist.