A sentinel fighter rushed into the Wolf Fangs guild building, bursting through other workers. "Sorry.." He bumped into another one, "I apologize!" His pace increased as he slowly reached the guild's master room.
In the room, the leader of Wolf Fangs sat in the chair, signing some paperwork. "Why do i have to fill those.." He stared at his secretary, who stood beside him. "Fill them for me." The leader got up from the chair and stepped toward the exit. "I still have to know more about this new F-ranked."
As he almost reached the door of the room, it was rushed open. "?" He questioned the worker who stood before him. He nearly caught his breath as he spoke, "The new F rank.."
The guild leader "What..", He then sat down on the couch behind him. "So… he's dead?" His gaze was fixed on the ground, he leaned back on the sofa, saying, "Hmph. I actually had high hopes for him." He shed a sigh as the worker spoke, "Yes..according to the sentinels who went with him, a mysterious dragon appeared in the cave." The worker proceeded, "They ran out of the cave to ask for help, although the rocks closed the entrance of the cave."
The guild leader raised his head to the ceiling. Pathetic..i almost paid my whole savings for him to join.. He muttered as his gaze rolled to the ceiling.
"However, we aren't sure about his death yet. All we know is the rock's closure, and he is trapped inside. His death is not confirmed." The worker stated.
"Anyway, spread his death information to everyone. There isn't any way for a low rank to defeat a dragon." The Wolf Fangs' leader ordered his worker.
The worker nodded and proceeded out of the room, accepting his leader's order.
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"Man, this really fits you well" Kuro giggled, looking at Yoshiru's outfit. "THERE IS NO WAY I'M WEARING THIS!" Yoshiru got furious due to Kuro's laughter. He wore a thug like outfit, all black.
He returned inside, changing his clothes. "This will be fitting." He wore a more appropriate fit, pretty normal, and summer-wise. He left after wearing this, "Oh, this is better." Kuro said as he observed Yoshiru's new clothes.
They both made their way along the market hall. Yoshiru caught up to Kuro and said, "Isn't this your hometown?"
"Well, in exact terms, it isn't." Kuro answered Yoshiru's question shortly, not providing any information about him.
No idea if i could trust this guy..even if he is the one who unsealed me.. Yoshiru's gaze was down as his thoughts screamed, I still have no information about him, nor do I know whether he is an enemy or a friend.. As Yoshiru was thinking, they stumbled across an equipment shop shack.
"Exactly what i want." Without hesitation, Kuro made himself inside. "Welcome!" The salesman greeted the two visitors. He then walked toward them to serve them, "Hey, i came here for a katana for my mission." Kuro said that, although the salesman observed the cloak.
Kuro's head started heating as the salesman approached, taking a close look at the cloak. "Mind if i take a look at your cloak.." The salesman asked. Kuro took off the cloak and handed it to the salesman.
The salesman brought the cloak to his table and forced some light on some parts of the cloak. "Huh..?" Both Kuro and Yoshiru were confused, not understanding what the salesman was doing. "Woah..this is indeed rare!" The salesman said in astonishment. Kuro stepped toward the table of the salesman and questioned, "What do you mean in exact..?"
"This cloak is made by Reikon, A force of life. The cloak absorbs nearby magic lifeforms and Reikonryoku and hands it to the user." He handed the cloak back to Kuro. "Wait..what?" They were still confused. "Well, to make it clear for you. This cloak gives the user energy whenever it runs out. Completely refilling it by stealing from other nearby energy."
Kuro finally understood as he observed the cape, "Var'gath really had some feats.."
"Huh?" Yoshiru was still confused. Kuro sighed, looking at the confused Yoshiru.
"Anyway, how would it be worth if i sold it?" Kuro asked the salesman, "It could be worth more than 1 thousand gold coins."
"..." Silence hit the place as both of them were shocked. "HUUUUUUUUH?!" Kuro and Yoshiru glared at the cloak.
"Yes, this is well made. No one can create another one of this masterpiece." As the salesman spoke, Kuro wore the cloak back and said, "Welp, i won't be selling it for now."
The salesman replied, "Since you permitted me to see this masterpiece, i will be introducing my secret weapons in this shop." He then proceeded to walk into a back door, telling them to follow. They both went inside after him, and then he turned on the light in the back room.
As he did, there were many sheathed katana with signatures. Each one has its own color, some having emerged colors. "Wow.." They both rolled their gazes from right to left.
"Alright, choose one of them and i'll give you a discount on it." The salesman stated to Kuro.
"Hm.." Kuro stepped forward, observing all of the katanas closely. His sight was fixed on one that hid all the way through the room; the katana was behind another one. Here..
Kuro walked toward the katana, "Oh i see where you're going." The salesman caught up to him and explained, "This katana was handed to me a long time ago by a sentinel who quit his job." The salesman reached for the sheathed katana, taking it out. "He asked for no price for it, though." He handed it to Kuro.
"I see no price tag on this.." Kuro rotated the katana, trying to look for any clue of how valuable it is. Devotion.. His eyes caught a name written on the sheath. "What is this name..?" He questioned the salesman.
"Hm.?" The salesman took a look at the sheath, "There is nothing?" He couldn't see the writing. Kuro then showed it to Yoshiru, "Do you see it?"
"No.." Yoshiru got closer, trying to see anything weird. "There is legit nothing."
Why am i the only one who sees the writing..? Kuro muttered while his gaze fixed on the name.
"Well, it is made of a strong material called Magic Shard." The salesman continued, "This material is hard to get, although it contains a sharp and strong endurance."
Kuro unsheathed the katana just to see the black blade, "Oooo.." The cool-looking blade caught his eye. "How much will you sell it for me?"
"Well, this material is well known for being expensive. I would normally sell this kind of katanas for 50 Gold Coins. For your discount, i will sell it for 25." The salesman clarified the price.
"Uh.." Kuro took out the gold coins he had, "One..Two..Five.." He counted them, "20.."
"I will accept." The salesman took the gold coins.
They waved to the salesman, leaving his shack, "Kuro..this katana could be worth more?" Yoshiru questioned with a confused face, "To be honest, it isn't worth 20 gold coins. I just thought it's cool." Kuro replied to his question as they made their way toward the town gates.
They both stood before the gate, "Yoshiru..you're ready for the open world?"
"Yes!" Yoshiru replied with his hands trembling with excitement to explore the world.
They proceeded to walk..
As they approached the gate, a figure stood at the wall of the gate. This figure was leaning back against the wall, with a katana linked to his side. "..." Kuro tried to ignore the man as they walked past him.
"After your death information..you thought exiting this town is the right decision..?" A tap on Kuro's shoulder as the figure stood to his left. How did he..
"Tsk!" Kuro unsheathed his new katana, swinging at the man's direction. "!?" The figure wasn't on his left anymore.
"Kuro.." Yoshiru's eyes were widened in front. Kuro turned his head in that direction, "How in the world.."
This man..is on another level.. Yoshiru's heart skipped a beat thinking this.
I can't see his movements.. Kuro's heartbeats were getting louder.
The figure became clear; Kuro's hands were shaking due to the man's pressure.
"Rude to not introduce myself." The silver flower leader proceeded to introduce himself,
"Takumi Arashi, The Silver Flower Guild leader."
Chapter End.