[4 days later]
"Are you sure you want to spar with a blind man?" König asked with a slight chuckle.
Connie also chuckled, "Call it training for both of us Mr. Wundermann!"
They were standing apart from each other in a clearing in the forest. After his sudden "seizure", Doctor Makk felt pity for König and thus requested that he remain under his care. König obviously accepted and since then has learned more about Doctor Makk and his 15-year-old daughter Connie Makk.
"Well then, come at me." König gestured for her to attack him and at first, she was hesitant but she shook her head and aimed her hands at König.
'She's going to use the wind spell, Böe.' And he was correct, a green magic circle appeared in front of her hands.
"Wind Magic: Böe!" She yelled as a huge column of green wind came flying towards König. He stood still long enough for the blast to almost reach him before he sidestepped it but the blast was still wide enough to put a small cut on his arm.
"Oh my goodn-" Connie couldn't finish her sentence due to a giant blue arrow flying towards her. She clapped her hands together and yelled, "Wind Magic: Rotating Defense!"
A dome of green rotating wind quickly formed around her, dispersing the arrow. König continued his assault with another arrow.
*BANG*
The arrow was dispersed by Connie's dome again but her legs were starting to shake.
'I can't take another one of those arrows! Either I drop the dome and attack or I keep it up and lose!' Connie gritted her teeth and released the dome, making König smirk. She placed both hands on the ground and yelled, "Wind Magic: Fairy Golem!"
A giant 10-foot golem of pure wind and Ethernano was created around Connie. She was standing in its skull, controlling its movements.
'I think she forgot I'm supposed to be blind!' König exclaimed as he narrowly dodged a giant punch from the golem. He then drew his blade but made the edge blunt with reishi.
"Wind Magic: Mega Golem Roar!" Connie's golem inhaled and then released a thick and powerful column of wind. Instead of dodging, something Connie was expecting him to do, König stood right in front of the blast with a grin.
He coated his blade in blue flames made out of pure reishi and raised it above his head, "Sankt Klinge!" A giant flaming blue slash was released and when it collided with Connie's blast, he quickly sheathed his blade and ran towards her golem.
*BOOM*
An explosion on par with a few pounds of TNT was created. The explosion would have consumed Connie's golem and seriously injured her if König hadn't preemptively taken her out of the golem.
They looked in the direction of the explosion and König nervously chuckled, "Let's hold back a little next time."
"Yeah…" Connie said absentmindedly. Not only did she narrowly escape serious injury but she also almost put Mr. Wundermann in harm's way. Tears began to flood her green eyes, "I'm so sorry Mr. Wundermann! I let my competitive spirit take over and I almost hurt you!"
König smiled, "It's alright Connie, I know you didn't have any ill intent, you were just caught in the moment." He placed her on the ground and patted her head, "Learn from your mistakes and become better."
Connie sniffled and nodded, "I will! I promise next time we spar, I won't use as much force!"
"Good, now let's get back to the hospital." He said with a bright smile. Connie nodded and etched this moment in her brain, 'Mr. Wundermann is so kind!'
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[Later that night]
König was meditating in his room when suddenly, Doctor Makk bursted into his room in a panic.
"She's gone! Connie is gone!" Doctor Makk exclaimed with tears running down his face. König helped the man to his feet and sat him on his bed, "What do you mean she's gone Doc?"
Doctor Makk sniffled, "I-I asked her to go to Hargeon because I needed a certain herb that grows in that area. She was supposed to return a few hours ago, so naturally I grew worried and asked the merchant if she had ever arrived and he said she never did!"
König placed his hand on Doctor Makk's shoulder and spoke, "Don't worry Doc. I'll go to Hargeon myself and search for her." He said, keeping the rage that was building in his heart down.
"B-But, I'm sorry to say this, but you're blind Mr. Wundermann, how are you supposed to look for her?" Doctor Makk exclaimed tearfully.
"I just ask that you trust me." König said resolutely. Doctor Makk looked at him for a moment before nodding, "Please find my daughter, Mr. Wundermann."
König smiled, "Believe me I will. By dawn, Connie and I will be walking through the hospital doors completely unscathed."
Doctor Makk tearfully nodded before walking out. Once he left the room, König's rage almost overtook him. When Doctor Makk mentioned Connie was missing, König used The Almighty to see if she was found in the future but the only thing that was found was her corpse.
'Connie will not die on my watch. I'll slaughter each and every one of those slimy slave trading bastards!' König's fists were bawled so hard that he began to bleed from his palms. He picked up his sword and put on his cloak as he left out of his window.
He had the map of Fiore literally embedded in his mind so he left in a flash. His Hirenyaku-enhanced speed shattered every window he passed by along with destroying the road below his feet. A normal trip to Hargeon was 3 hours by carriage, König made it 20 minutes.
He didn't bother paying the fee to enter the city and blitzed past the guards, they saw nothing but a blue blur followed by a powerful gust of wind.
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[Somewhere underground]
Connie was chained to a brick wall with her hands, legs, and eyes bound and covered.
"This one is real pretty! How'd you catch this one Bora?" A tall bald man with a battle axe on his back exclaimed with a laugh as he looked at Connie. He grabbed her chin and moved her head around, so Connie bit him.
"Tch, bitch!" The bald man slapped Connie hard enough to send her into the wall and left an imprint on her cheek.
"Hey, hey! Don't damage the merchandise dumbass!" Bora said annoyed. The bald man clicked his tongue, "The little bitch bit me! Besides, I'm about to be her new master, so I'm just disciplining what's mine."
Bora rolled his eyes, "Yeah yeah I guess. 3,000,000 Jewels for her."
The bald man groaned, "You said it was 2.5 million, where'd the extra 500 thousand come from?!"
As they argued Connie couldn't help but cry, "Please…someone save me."
*BOOM*
Suddenly, the ceiling exploded, sending Bora and the bald man flying across the underground room.
"Who the hell?!" The bald man roared as he grabbed his battle axe. The dust cleared and there was a tall man standing there. He had a light blue blindfold, black and blonde hair, and an incredible amount of anger.
"Mr. Wundermann?" Connie asked with hope. König turned around and tore off her blindfold, "In the flesh."
"B-But how did you know I was here?" Connie asked tearfully. König just smiled, "I'll explain later. Let me deal with the trash first though."
He then turned his attention to said trash. The bald man's nose was bleeding and Bora had blood coming from his lips.
"Bora who the hell is that?!" The bald man asked and Bora shrugged, "Hell if I know! One thing is certain though, HE'S A DEAD MAN!"
"PROMINENCE TYPHOON!" Bora yelled as a dark red magic circle released a huge plume of purple fire.
"Blut Vene: Anhaben." König pointed both palms at the ground as blue vein-like structures were etched into the ground and a blue dome formed over him and Connie. Bora's spell was rendered useless.
"What the hell kind of magic is that?!" The bald man asked before he charged at König. Connie was going to warn him but before she could even utter a word, the bald man was bisected.
'I didn't even see him draw his blade!' Bora exclaimed mentally. He took a step back to try and retreat but before he knew it, König was standing in front of him.
"Wha-AGHK!" König grabbed Bora by the throat and lifted him into the air.
"Your death will be slow. Bora, the fake Salamander." König said as he let down his blindfold, revealing his terrifying eyes.
"GAK WHO ARE YOU?!" Bora asked in fear. König smiled faintly, "I am justice." He then lit Bora aflame with his reishi fire.
"AAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!" Bora screamed in agony. Not because the fire was burning his flesh no, the fire was burning away his Ethernano pathways. His body couldn't process that amount of pain and he died due to shock.
König dropped his corpse on the ground and put his blindfold back on. He turned around to look at Connie who was in awe.
"Mr. Wundermann, how…how are you able to do all of this?" Connie asked incredulously.
"If you keep this whole thing a secret from your father, I might teach you." König said with a smile. He cut off her chains and put her on his back.
"Yes! I promise to keep my mouth sealed!" Connie exclaimed.