Author Note: Thank you for all the reviews, favs, and follows. I am glad people are liking this story so far. Though, I want to address one review that was a guest's review.
This is not a self insert through Naruto fic. I am simply writing Naruto in first person point of view, basically seeing this world through his eyes and logic. I went this route instead of third person point of view due to how deep Naruto's real character is that sometimes third person just can't let it shine. Especially considering this is a crossover with Rising of the Shield Hero if those well versed with it as me can catch my drift. This will be following canon in a lot of ways, but more due to events like the Waves and such are set in stone. However, as you have already seen, stuff that our two fellow ninja do will be drastically changing other parts of the story. Especially latter on since Naruto and Iruka are nothing like Naofumi.
Now, a quick note, I got a good buffer on this story and decided to post weekly if possible after this chapter. Any recommendations on which day you all would like to see it posted? I am still working out getting my writing schedule consistent since I been binge writing this fic out a little too much. I really don't wanna burn out on this story as I love writing it.
Now, on to the show. Hope you all enjoy this chapter!
I unleashed a warcry and slammed my fist into the Red Balloon on my arm. I have been at it for almost an hour.
"Come… on!" I punched one last time… and the Red Balloon just kept munching on my arm. "Agh! Why can I not pop it!"
"That is odd." Iruka-sensei sighed as he took out his katana and swung it at the Red Balloon. It popped in one swing. "Then again, that defense of yours is inhuman."
"I just wanna defeat something," I groaned Iruka-sensei was already at level 5 while I was still at level 3. How was I to get stronger without experience points?
"We need to figure out a solution," Iruka-sensei said as I fed the skin into Tate-chan.
It has been four days since we came into this world and we hadn't gotten very far. We mainly focused on the plains so Iruka-sensei could get used to his new katana. We then moved closer to the woods and met my worst enemy: Red Balloons.
I couldn't pop them even after fighting them for an hour. Worse, Balloons barely earned us any money with their skins, so we needed a new hunting ground.
Red Small Shield conditions met.
Red Small Shield
(abilities locked) equip bonus: Defense +4
"Another defense bonus?" I whined out as I changed Tate-chan to her newest form. "When will I get something for attack!"
"Is there something the matter, Sir Shield Hero?" I let out a silent scream as the masked lady appeared before me.
"Jeez. Give me a heart attack, would you?" I glared at the Shadow. "Why are you here?"
"I came to report our findings to you, Sir Shield Hero." The masked lady said with raising her head. "It seems the King will leave you alone for now as long as you don't try to leave the country."
"Really?" I raised an eyebrow.
"The King has tighten security at the borders to ensure you can't leave. He has decided to spread rumors about you being a coward and dud hero and watch you from afar."
"I heard that," I sighed. "Bet he is waiting for me to appear and fight back on those rumors."
"Indeed, but he knows you are here." I frowned at the masked lady. "You are having difficulties leveling up?"
"Yeah." I flinched as she hit the nail right on the head.
"He has spread that rumor as well. Maybe your fellow otherworlder is not compatible with this world's ways?"
"But how am I to level up my shield without help!" At least with Iruka-sensei, I've been gaining new shields.
"My Liege has a solution." The masked lady smiled at me. "If you follow me, I will lead you to an associate of my Liege."
"How can I trust you?" I narrowed my eyes.
"Sadly, I cannot prove my trustworthiness to you." The masked lady sighed. "But, please, allow my Liege and her Shadows assist you. You have alluded even the missionaries from other countries wanting to aid you."
"So other countries want me," I sighed, remembering the various "visits" we had gotten when we tried to rest at the inns. It gotten to the point we just stopped running and slept in the fields. A blessing, really, if the King was refusing me the right to leave the country.
Getting mixed up in other countries would only make Iruka-sensei and I targets to someone. Who, I don't know outside clearly this king. There has to be others wanting their fangs and claws in a hero.
"Yes. However, my Liege is hard at work trying to stop a war from starting due to the King's foolishness." The masked lady stood up. "Due to this, there isn't much we can do to help… So please allow me to serve you this one time."
I puckered my lips… How could-Oh!
"Can you gather herbs that would be useful to me?" The masked lady stared at me. "Do that and I will listen to you this one time."
"Yes sir!" The Shadow disappeared and in under thirty minutes, she came back with several bundles of various herbs. "These are Aelo. They can treat wounds if processed." She offered the first bundle to me. I took a few leaves and let Tate-chan absorb them.
Leaf Shield conditions met.
Leaf Shield
(abilities locked) equip bonus: Foraging Skill 1
"What the?" I expected something for healing or poison. I switched Tate-chan to the Leaf Shield and noticed a plant similar to the leaves next to me. I bent down and reached for the plant.
A positive sound rang out and the plant tore free easily. The grass glowed faintly and a screen popped up.
Foraging Skill 1
Aelo: quality: fair increased to excellent
A medicinal herb for treating wounds
"Whoa," I put this herb away in my bag and allowed Tate-chan to absorb the other bundles of herbs. I didn't unlock any more shields, but Tate-chan showed me the herbs were stored away in my shield along with… other items? I saw monster parts, but there were a knife also in the mix of herbs and such in my shield.
No. Let's not focus on that.
Tate-chan was a mysterious being, after all.
"Alright, lead the way." The masked lady nodded and we followed her back to castle town. She showed us a route to sneak into the castle town and then lead us to the darker red light districts existed in this world as well.
"Are you sure about this, Naruto?" Iruka-sensei asked as we reached a large tent with white and red stripes.
"I have no choice. I need to get stronger to save the world." It was our goal. We already skimmed through the Forbidden Scroll and found nothing to help us get home. Hence we needed to fight these Waves and look for our own way home.
"Here we are." My stomach dropped when we entered the tent and found it full of cages. I covered my nose and my eyes went wide at the sight of human like beings in the cages… Yet some had animal ears while others looked more animal than human.
"What is this place?" I whimpered out as we followed the masked lady deeper into the tent.
"I think.. this is a slave market." Iruka-sensei snarled out in disgust as we reached the middle of the tent where a sort of office was set up.
"Oh? Welcome, welcome!" A small, plump man in a fancy suit greeted us. "How may I be of service to you three? Here for a monster or slave?"
"I'm here under orders of my Liege." The masked lady pulled out a scroll and handed it to the pump man. "Sir Shield Hero needs a slave."
"Oh?" The plump man opened the scroll and his face instantly went pale. Then a huge grin formed on his face. "To think one of the heroes would honor me with their presence." The plump man bowed to Iruka-sensei and me. "Now, what are you looking for?"
"A slave that can fight." The masked lady answered.
"The follow me." The plump man skipped along as we followed him. "I recommend this one." The creature inside was half man, half wolf.
"What is it?" I asked in shock.
"Ah, is there no beastmen in your world?" The plump man spun his cane. "Allow me to explain. Demi-humans and beastmen are basically like people, but they have extra features. Demi-humans look mostly human with small differences. While the beastmen like this wolf type have a wild side. Since this country is a human supremacy, demi-humans and beastmen often are discriminated and end up slaves."
"I see." I rubbed my cheek and looked at the wolf beastman.
"Also, these slaves have this particular feature," The slave trader snapped his fingers loudly. When he did so, an aura appeared around his arm and, at the same time, some shape on the chest of the wolf man glowed.
"Arrrgh! Awoo! Awoo!"
The wolf man howled in pain and gripped its chest. The plump man snapped his fingers again and the glowing shape disappeared on the wolf man's chest.
"Punishment is as simple as a snap of your fingers."
"Was that really necessary?" I looked at the poor wolf man sprawled out on the floor.
"Naturally you can change how punishment works." The plump man grinned at me. "It works through your status magic."
"Status Magic?"
"You don't know what status magic is?" The plump man gasped in shock.
"More… I don't know what this 'magic' thing is." I answered.
"I see. You must not have magic in your world." The plump man sighed before he chuckled. "Think of the curse you just saw as a collar. If the slave disobeys like lies to you, the collar punishes the slave."
"So they can't betray me?" I went wide-eyed at the plump man.
"Exactly," So that was why this Shadow lead us here. "However, a ceremony is necessary. The owner's information must be shared with and absorbed by the slave."
"So that the slave can always understand the owner's intention?" I asked.
"You have a very good head on your shoulders." The slave trader flashed a sinister smile.
"I understand." I looked to thwolfman. "How much does this one cost?"
"Well, you must understand how useful beastmen are in a fight. Naturally, this affects the price… How about 15 gold pieces?"
"Gold?!" I shouted in a panic. I only had silver!
"Do not worry, Sir Shield Hero," The masked lady spoke up. "My Liege is covering the cost."
"Still," That would mean I would owe my… benefactor a lot. I rather not be indebted in another world… Also, I caught glimpse of the wolf man's legs. "He's damaged goods?"
"Ah, yes. He used to be a fighter at the Colosseum." The plump man chuckled. "Sadly, he has gotten injured and couldn't keep on fighting there. If not for the scarring, he would be much higher in value. His level is at 75."
Seventy-five! That was nearly twenty times my level!
"Then can you show me your cheapest you got that ain't broken?"
"Gladly. I wouldn't be a proper businessman with not showing my best first." The plump man grinned. "What type of slave are you looking for?"
"One that can read and write." I have gotten the surprise of everyone at that. "Iruka-sensei can't understand… Melromarc. And I can't read the language here." It was a glaring problem as there were signs up for various reasons, yet I couldn't understand them. Especially the "we don't serve demi-human" signs that some of the owners pointed at when they saw my whiskers.
"So, a demi-human. Many beastmen rarely get a chance to learn the language here." The plump man said as he skipped to another part of the tent. "I can't really offer ones for battle as they will lack what you want… They will also be low level."
"I don't mind. We will grow together." I answered. "They will pay me back by helping me both on and off the battlefield."
"Good answer." The plump man answered as we reached a quieter area. That is, until the sound of crying children wretched into me. The cages were filled with dirty children and older demi-humans. They looked miserable. The plump man stopped before three cages.
"These are the cheapest slaves I can offer you today, good sir… Well, outside of the dead ones, that is."
The first cage had a man with the ears of a rabbit. One of his arms was twisted in an odd way and he looked to be around Iruka-sensei's age. The next cage held a girl around my age. She was unbelievably skinny and her eyes looked terrified. She had ears similar to a dog's, but rounder. She appeared to have a large round tail as well. The last cage held a lizard man whose eyes darted around the room violently. To someone unlike me, it might look like he was searching for something to kill. Yet, I recognized the fear and lack of trust in his face. He seemed more like a man than a lizard, though.
"From the right, they are a rabbit type with a genetic disorder, a raccoon-type suffering from panic attacks, and a mixed breed, the lizard man."
Oh, so the lizard man was like a mutt. Probably of a human and real lizard man.
"They seem in bad shape."
"Yes, If we lower the bar even more…" The plump man glanced quickly to the back wall. I followed his gaze and felt sick. The smell of death assaulted me and I focused back on the slaves before me.
"How much are we talking?"
"From the right, 2, 1, and 3 pieces of gold."
Still talking gold, damn. "What are their levels?"
"So you do know of status magic," THe plump man chimed. "Five, one, and eight."
So the strongest was the lizard man… Yet, I could see calluses I recognized from the Old Man's office workers on the rabbit man's hand. He had experience dealing with some kind of writing. The rabbit man had a useless arm, but the rest of him looked just fine.
"Why are they so quiet?"
"Because they are punished when they make noise." The plump man turned to the raccoon girl and she curled into herself with a whimper. "This one is especially a problem with her panic attacks. Her last owner sure did love his torture."
"Is that why she is so cheap?" Outside being skinny, she looked like a normal girl.
"Yes as well as she isn't a fox-type. If she was, she'd fetch a much better sum."
"And this is the best you have in stock?" I snorted as I looked over all three demi-humans. I narrowed my eyes as… I recognized the look in all three of their eyes.
I…once had the same eyes like them. Of fear and terror and hopelessness.
"You really hit it where it hurts."
"How much is a gold piece?" I turned to the masked woman.
"A hundred silver make one gold piece."
So, the prices were really 200, 100, and 300 pieces of silver. Armor that was good for Iruka-sensei and I was 50 silver if I hadn't traded. Balloon skins went for 1 copper for every two skins. If coppers to silver were the same to silver to gold… then…
"I'll buy all three for 5 gold."
"What? Shouldn't it be 6?"
"Make it 4 as these three are skinny as hell."
"I would be giving one away for free?!"
"Would you rather I take these three dying slaves off your hands or you want no business." I stood my ground and glared at the slave trader. "If you cared for your merchandise better, maybe I would shell out more."
"Oh, ho!" The plump man clapped his hands together in excitement. "Alright. Four gold pieces, my boy! Commission included. You are quite the one… I expect much business from you."
"I will have the paperwork done to pay-"
"Wait. I need to get equipment and clothes for these three." I held my hand up. " I want paperwork for all I owe your liege."
"You do not owe my Liege anything," The masked lady bowed. "We need all the heroes able to fight."
"And I don't want to be in debt when everything is said and done," I growled back. "I will pay back this loan."
"I understand Sir Shield Hero." The masked lady nodded to me. "I will draft up a receipt for you to receive your payment, Sir Beloukas."
"Gladly!" Sir Beloukas barked out in laughter. "My little Shield Hero, I like you very much. Let's see what kind of slave master you will become." Beloukas pulled out a key and opened the three cages. He clipped chains onto the slaves' collars when they walked out.
"Are you sure about this?" Iruka-sensei asked me with shock in his voice.
"Do you realize they you will own these lives?"
"We need the help. The two of us can't fight these Waves alone." I answered and glanced back at the slaves as we returned to the office area. "Plus… I don't think I could decide between the three with that look in their eyes."
"Their eyes?" Iruka-sensei asked before his eyes widened. "I see… Actually, Naruto, ask the slave trader a question for me."
"Sure. What is it?"
"Does that seal we saw earlier prevents lying and attacking the master?" I parroted the question to Beloukas.
"Why, yes, and more. With the crest on their chests, it is impossible to defy you," I told Iruka-sensei Beloukas's answer.
"Then I will get a slave seal."
"What?!" I looked at Iruka-sensei and saw his face was serious. "What do you mean?! Why the hell would you want to be a slave?!"
"We don't know if people of this world can produce illusions and transform like us ninja." My eyes widen, "By putting the seal where I can't lie or hurt you, you will always know if someone is posing as me if they attack or lie."
"Then… I'll get a slave crest as well!" Beloukas, the masked woman, and even the three slaves looked at me in shock. "I can't just put a seal on you and you expect me not to do the same!"
"Naruto, it's alright, I-"
"What… What if I become as I did before?" Iruka-sensei's eyes widen at me. "I don't want to go back to being a beast. Please," Tears welled up in my eyes. "If you can use it to keep that… past me at bay, then it will be worth it."
I was scared. Ever since I found out I was once the Nine-Tailed Fox, I barely slept at all. Would my memories return and change me? Or would I go berserk and be a blind beast if I got too worked up?
It made me glad Tate-chan chose me as my only inhuman feature now was my defenses.
"I… see." Iruka-sensei crossed his arms and sighed. "Fine. But no pranking with these seals. Slavery seals are legit dangerous if misused."
"Okay. How much would it be to make Iruka-sensei my slave and me Iruka-sensei's slave?"
"W-What?!" The masked lady covered her mouth. Beloukas stood there in shock for a moment before he shook his head.
"A… hundred silver for the both of you, but is that… wise? I never have done such an arrangement before?" Beloukas nervously rubbed his chin.
"We don't know who to trust, so we are going to use that slave seal to make sure we can all trust each other."
"So, it's more a sign of trust than enslavement?" I nodded. "Oh, you are giving me goosebumps. You are quite the out of the box master, Sir Shield Hero." We arrived at the office and Beloukas pulled out a tray with various bottles and brushes. He mixed an ink into the dish on the tray. "To register yourself to the slave, you must transfer your information through your blood."
"Okay," I took my short katana from its sheath and sliced my thumb.
"Ah, a careful one." Beloukas grinned as I dropped my blood into the ink. "Let's begin with your new slaves as I will have to brand your pal and you." Beloukas took the dish and brush before he walked over to the raccoon girl. She tried to cover her slave crest, but Beloukas pushed her hands down.
Beloukas took a brush load of ink and drawn a circle on the tattooed crest on her chest. The ink evaporated as the crest glowed and the girl gritted her teeth in pain.
"What's going on?" I asked with a little panic.
"Nothing to worry about," Beloukas said as he did the same to the rabbit man and lizard man. "The pain will dissipate soon. That slave crest branded on their chests makes it impossible for them to defy you."
Contract
Acquired Slave A
Acquired Slave B
Acquired Slave C
Various settings appeared in my vision and three bars appeared below my own bars.
"Set as companions?" I raised an eyebrow but quickly selected most of the conditions of violation turned on. They probably hate me, but I have to look out for Iruka-sensei and myself.
"There you go." Beloukas then turned to Iruka-sensei and me. "Now, to do the brand on you two."
"Right," We both exposed our chests and Beloukas pulled out another bottle. He dipped a clean brush into it and painted the same crest as what my slaves had on us. "Alright. This will hurt, so watch your tongue."
Iruka-sensei gritted his teeth as Beloukas painted the crest with the blood-soaked in. He collapsed to one knee and a new contract appeared.
Contract
Iruka Umino Acquired.
A bar with Iruka-sensei's name appeared under the other slaves and I selected only lying to me and attacking me as violation conditions for Iruka-sensei's crest.
"Alright, your turn, Sir Shield Hero." Beloukas pulled out another dish and prepared more ink. Iruka-sensei pulled out a kunai and cut his thumb. He dropped his blood into the ink and I tensed in preparation of pain.
I felt the ink painted onto the crest and it bubbled… Before a red hot… burning? Flowing? Something shot out from my stomach and attacked the crest.
"What the?!" Beloukas gasped as the crest evaporated off my chest and I flinched from a jolt from Tate-chan.
Rule Violation!
I didn't need to know the rest. I recognized the pain from when I tried to use a kunai. Was that my old power?
I sighed in relief. Tate-chan saw my old power as a weapon. She could save me from using it.
"Was this the doing of the Legendary Shield?" The masked lady asked and I shook my head. I then saw alongside the slave crest in the menu was the monster crest.
"No… I'm not human," I answered and steeled myself. "Put a strong monster seal on me."
"A monster crest on a Hero?" Beloukas asked in awe before he shook his head. "Are you sure? A strong monster crest cost eight gold coins.
Ow! Now he says it. That would put me right at where that Wolfman was priced at… But…
"Do it." I bit my lip and Beloukas nodded.
"Stand right here, Shield Hero." Beloukas had me move over to a spot with more space. "This will hurt a lot, but try not to resist." Beloukas snapped his fingers and several men in robes appeared around me. One spilled a jug of what smelled like medicine at my feet before they all started to chant.
I gritted my teeth as a large crest appeared on the floor beneath me and sparks flown all around me. The heat came back and build up in my chest.
"No!" I tried to will it back. I felt the crest slowly crawl onto my skin painfully. "I want this!"
"Foolish boy, you want to be controlled?" A gravelly voice came into my head as pain blinded my vision. "I refuse to be controlled."
"And I refuse to be you!" I shouted at what was clearly my old self. "I refuse to be the fox!" I screamed out as the pain hit a peak and, before I was known it, I was on the floor gasping for air. My chest stung and I saw bits of the crest on my chest.
"Tch. Boy, you better not lead us to our deaths," The gravelly voice faded off and Iruka-sensei rushed over to me.
"Naruto! Are you alright?" Iruka-sensei helped me up and I felt relief as the pain went away… Only to groan when Beloukas put the ink to the crest and it burned. "Hey! Give him a moment to recover!"
"It's… alright," I hissed out as the pain dulled. "You weren't kidding when you said it would hurt… Give me the ink."
"Yes, sir." I took the remainder of both inks and I poured it into Tate-chan's gem.
Slave User Shield conditions met.
Slave User Shield
(ability locked) equip bonus: slave maturation adjustment(small)
What an odd bonus. And it seemed I unlocked another shield along with had one condition for another, but my level was too low for now.
"Now, that makes it about 12 gold pieces, my boy." Beloukas wrung his hands with a grin on his face. "I'll throw in the man's slave crest in as free as a thank you gift."
"Noted," I flinched as my head did the math. We needed to earn 1200 silver pieces. And that was without equipment and clothes. "Do you have a preferred place you want to buy weapons from?"
"Yes." I barked out before leading the way.
"Welcome, how can I help you?" The weaponsmith chimed as we entered the shop. "Oh, it's you again. Haven't seen you in a few days." The weaponsmith then looked at my slaves. "What's with this group?"
"I need clothes and weapons." I took off my short katana and handed it to the frighten raccoon girl. "A knife for me, cheap as it will be for utility work."
"Slaves," The weaponsmith sighed but looked over the three slaves. "I think the lizard man can handle an ax… The rabbit man… Considering his arm, you might want him as a magician if he has the affinities for it."
"Magician?" I asked and the weaponsmith cocked his head.
"Haven't-Oh, right. From another world. People who use magic are called mages or magicians." The weaponsmith explained. "Depending on the affinity, they can be attackers, support, or even healers."
"I see." So it might be wise to look into this magic.
"There is a magic shop nearby." I flinched as the masked lady spoke up as she appeared from my shadow. "Magic would be a useful assist in your journey."
"R-Right." Dammit! Further down the hole! "Can you keep it all under 50 silver?" We will wait on armor for later.
"Sure. I can do that." I sighed in relief as the weaponsmith… No, Uncle got some clothes for the trio. They changed and I pointed at the raccoon girl.
"Pull out your katana,"
"My sword?" The raccoon girl asked before I moved my mantle. "Eek! Monsters!" She recoiled back at the sight of various Balloons mawing on me. I plucked off a Red Balloon and held it out.
"Attack this monster," I ordered out. She… seemed the one who would have the most problems with this kind of thing. Best to get started nipping the problem now.
"N-No." She stepped backwards and the slave crest activated. She gripped her chest and wheezed out.
"You're only hurting yourself." I felt sick… But she needed to do this. I needed people who could attack me.
The raccoon girl drew her katana sloppy and she held it out.
"Attack it!"
"Hiyah!" She stabbed the Balloon only to be deflected back and fell on her butt.
"Again! Put more muscle into it!"
She screamed and got back up with more gusto. She stabbed the Balloon right between the maw and it popped.
Exp +15
Slave A Exp +15
Slave B Exp +15
Slave C Exp +15
Iruka Umino Exp +15
"What the? I got experience as well?" I asked in awe.
"Probably because when you formed the pact, you made them part of your party," Uncle said with a stale look at me. "Ah, wait… Don't tell me no one told you how to form a party?"
"A… party?" I asked as my eye twitched.
"Yeah. By forming a party, people can share experience while being able to hunt down stronger beings with each other's help." I smacked my face with both hands.
"I'm… sorry, Sir Shield Hero," The masked lady bowed to me. "I assumed you formed a party with Sir Iruka."
"No… I needed the help." I growled out and saw the raccoon girl flinched in fear. "Good job." I padded the girl on the head and she looked at me with shook. "What's your name?"
"Ra… Raphtalia," She whispered out before she coughed.
"Raphtalia." I nodded and looked at the lizard man and rabbit man. "And your names?"
"Matthew." The rabbit man flinched into attention.
"Kaus." The lizardman hissed out with distrust in his eyes.
"Alright. You three will be helping us fight. You will be working to pay back your debt to me."
"Fight… monsters?" Raphtalia asked as fear crossed her face.
"Yes, but I will protect you in exchange for fighting. Got it?"
"Protect… us?" Matthew asked before Uncle got an ax for Kaus. He was gotten a knife for both Matthew and me.
"Alright. Take us to that magic shop." At least I kept the expenses here to half a gold piece. The masked woman showed the scroll to Uncle and got a bill of sale to pay him later.
"Welcome to my shop!" An elderly woman in a dark robe and black pointed hat chimed as we entered the shop full of musty books and various staffs of wood and other odd materials. "How may I help you?"
"My Liege requires your assistance." The masked lady showed the scroll to the elderly lady and she nodded. "Could you check their affinities?"
"Yes, ma'am." The elderly woman said with a smile, "Come over here." She went behind the counter where a crystal ball laid out. Seeing it brought a pang of sadness to me. She held her hands over the crystal ball and mumbled out something for the ball to glow.
"Oh! My boy, you have a rare affinity to healing and support magic along with a small wind affinity." The elderly lady's smile got bigger. "The human adult has such an odd affinity of both Fire and Water magic. The raccoon girl has Light and Shadow affinities which are expected. Be sure to teach her Illusion magic."
The elderly lady looked at Matthew and Kaus. "The lizard man has a low magic affinity, but he could learn some support magic. The rabbit man… Oh my!" She covered her mouth in shock. "An affinity to Fire, Wind, Water, and Support! It is rare for three elemental affinities and support!"
"Could you supply a weapon for the rabbit demi-human?" The masked woman asked.
"Gladly," She studied Matthew. "I would recommend a wand due to his arm."
"Could we purchase crystal-"
"What's the cheapest way to learn magic!" I jumped before the masked lady.
"Well, learning from a grimoire is hard, but you can learn a lot of spells if you work hard at it." The elderly lady hummed. "How about I bundle the superior wand that will last you and a basic magic grimoire for 250 silver pieces?"
"Sold!" I pumped my fist in the air. I owe a total of 15 gold pieces to my mysterious benefactor.
"Come back again as I also have specialized grimoires as well." The elderly lady, Aunt, chimed as we left with a sanded stick with ornate details on the handle and a leather-bound book. The masked lady left us for the shadows and we headed for the gates.
End Note-Just realized I messed up my math, so quickly re-uploaded this chapter with the correct math.