To ptl: There was a mention about that in the chapter when Eugeo's teaching Naofumi Shield Skills. It was somewhat explained that the Sword Skills from the SAO universe are called Combat Skills in this world while I call the Hero Skills as Weapon Skills in this Fanfic. Sword Skills or rather Combat Skills don't consume any of the Gauges that a hero has since it's linked to a Hero's own stamina and physical strength instead. Hero Skills or rather Weapon Skills on the other hand consume SP whenever they are used.
To Fox McCloude: Just don't expect an instant change. Okay? I'm still trying to adjust so there isn't so much dialogue but it's a bit harder than I thought. Just know that I'm making the effort to be a better writer. ;-D
To Lord of Moons: A bit of a spoiler but I already did somewhat mention that the few that died or stayed suffering in Canon are going to be saved by Eugeo. Still deciding who Atla goes with but she is NOT going to die on my watch.
To drmcgraw186: Yes, Eugeo and Kirin can travel at high speeds thanks to Sacred Arts and the Shadow training. But they can't maintain it for too long, only about 10 minutes at maximum. Any longer and they might pass out. Also, Eugeo is thinking of having another fighter, not forming a merchant business. As for Eugeo being too OP because of Shadow training, Eugeo and Kirin learned Stealth and Detection so they have a chance to escape the Church Shadows. They didn't become unbeatable badasses and Ayane even mentioned that as far as Shadow standards go, Eugeo and Kirin are only Average level Shadows. A bit of a spoiler but... Eugeo won't be staying in good terms with the King for too long after what's about to go down at the next coming chapters. Definitely NOT. So Eugeo will be needing another source of money once he finally has enough.
To Ozilla: The chapter title says it all.
To Shiroyasha Rises: I guess you didn't notice the note I wrote at the end of Chapter 2. Why Naofumi didn't unlock Perfect Weapon Control? The Legendary Weapons are powered by the Hero's beliefs. Unfortunately, Eugeo didn't know this and mistakenly thought that Naofumi automatically received info about Perfect Weapon Control and the Weapon copy when he opened his Stacia Window. A mistake that Eugeo will be quick to making up for in the near future.
To Doortolight47: The Hundred Swords skill? Eugeo will definitely get that. All the swords that later become COMPLETELY useless? Nope. I have a few ideas in the works of what will be Eugeo's main arsenal that will put all those WEAK swords to shame, so just wait and see. You won't be disappointed.
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The first thing Eugeo and Kirin did after eating their breakfast is going straight for the Slave/Monster Merchant's tent. The man who owns the place is named Beloukas, a short man who wears a traditional circus ringmaster's tuxedo, glasses with a small chain attached, white alchemist gloves, long top hat, and a red bow tie with a small diamond brooch in its center. He has a small, old-fashioned handlebar mustache and wears a somewhat sinister, omnipresent grin on his face.
Eugeo could feel the Legendary Sword started to shiver as Alice felt really creeped out. Not only for Beloukas' appearance, but also because Alice can somewhat sense the man's twisted sense of morals. Kirin is not doing any better as the swordswoman has subconsciously been keeping Eugeo between her and the man the moment they entered the merchant's tent.
Eugeo can only be thankful that this merchant has the decency of erecting a tent that is separate from the slaves that he's selling. He wasn't really sure if he can handle the sight of Demi-Human lives being treated as nothing more than merchandise! Not to mention Alice for that matter!
"Aaahhh... I didn't expect to see another one of the Legendary Heroes to grace his presence in my humble establishment." Beloukas chirped in glee at the prospect of having a High standing customer, "So Legendary Sword Hero... how can I be of service to you?"
Eugeo managed to keep a straight face and answered, "I wish to purchase a Filolial egg, preferably one that is on the verge of hatching so it can immediately join my party. I plan to raise it quickly so it can fight by my side at the coming Wave."
"I see... " Beloukas mumbled as he rubbed his fingers, "If you don't mind, give me at least 5 minutes to check on my stock. If I'm not mistaken, there is one Filolial egg that's supposed to hatch today."
With that, the little man went to the main tent where he keeps the rest of his stocked merchandise, causing both girls to relax a little. Looking at one of the shelves, he noticed that it's lined up with quite a few bottles with some kind of liquid inside them. Activating his Appraisal Skill, Eugeo then saw that the purple bottles contained Slave Crest Ink while the grey bottles are filled with Slave Crest Cleanser.
Eugeo and Kirin then sensed that they are once again being watched, which Alice is quick to confirm, 'Eugeo, we have another Church spy. This time, it's a full fledged Shadow since he's doing a better job in concealing his presence.'
'Alright... I'll be careful with what I say. It looks like listening to our conversations is all they can do now since peeping will blow their cover.' Eugeo mentally replied before turning to Kirin who is holding a pretty detailed World map towards him.
"Why don't we buy this map too before we go. It would be really useful once we leave Castle Town." Kirin suggested, knowing that they will be using it to navigate towards Rabier's Territory.
"Yeah, I think that's a good idea." Eugeo nodded as an idea suddenly popped in his head. If his theory works, not only will navigating in this world be a whole lot easier, it will be an EXTREMELY useful ability in combating the waves.
The duo soon heard footsteps as Beloukas returned with a Filolial egg already in an incubator, "Here it is Sir Sword Hero. I estimate that this Filolial egg is due to hatch in 4 hours."
Eugeo thanked the merchant and payed him the 100 silvers fee. But he then asked for 1 purple bottle, 1 grey bottle and all the types of maps he had. This really confused Beloukas but he still obeyed, he'll still be getting payed for all of this after all. After getting the items that the Sword Hero asked for, Eugeo went to work in absorbing all of them one by one. He soon got the notifications saying...
[Slave User's Sword Unlocked
[Quality: Very Low - Base Attack: 8]
[Mastery: 0/15 - Resonance: 0%]
[Equip Bonus: Enhanced Slave Growth]
Level 5 Required
[Slave Cleanser's Sword Unlocked]
[Quality: Very Low - Base Attack: 0]
[Mastery: 0/10 - Resonance: 0%
[Equip Bonus: Crest Jamming Wave]
[Exclusive Ability: Slave Crest Cleanser]
Level 8 Required
[Map(Melromarc) Sword Unlocked]
[Map(Zeltoble) Sword Unlocked]
[Map(Siltvelt) Sword Unlocked]
[Map(Shieldfreeden) Sword Unlocked]
[Map(Q'ten Lo) Sword Unlocked]
[Map(Cal Mira) Sword Unlocked]
[Map(Faubrey) Sword Unlocked]
[Map(World Map) Sword Unlocked]
¥
{Map Series Complete}
[Navigation Sword Unlocked]
[Quality: Unique - Base Attack: 30]
[Mastery: 0/60 - Resonance: 0%]
[Equip Bonus: 100 DEX]
[Exclusive Ability: Map Projection]
Level 30 Required
Eugeo's face began with a calm expression, not really surprised with the Equip Bonus he gets from the Slave Crest Ink being boosting a slaves's growth rate. His face turned into a smile when he saw that he can now disable the commands that are set in the Slave Crests for 1 hour with a simple swing of his sword using the {Crest Jamming Wave} and instantly destroy them when he slightly pricks the Crest with the sword's tip.
But when he finished absorbing all of the maps and received the completed Map Series, Eugeo's jaw dropped in pure shock when he read the Help menu's explanation. The resulting [Navigation Sword] is even better than what he could have ever hoped!
"Eugeo! What's wrong?!" Kirin yelled as she shook him out of his thoughts.
"I apologise if I'm imposing on your privacy but I'm really curious. What were you hoping to achieve by absorbing all of this stuff into your Legendary Sword Sir Hero?" Beloukas asked with the same creepy but noticeably curious smile.
'That man really freaks me out.' Alice commented, the Legendary Sword slightly quivering. Eugeo just chuckled before answering in a way that won't alarm the Church and Aultcray for his future plans.
"To tell you the truth, I wasn't really expecting much." Eugeo admitted before explaining himself, "I'm simply experimenting with as many items I can absorb into my sword as I possibly can. The swords that I got from the two bottles isn't very useful in combat so I consider that a failure. But the ability that I got from absorbing all those Maps just made all of that effort worth it. Now I will never ever get lost in this world ever again!"
"Really?" Beloukas asked in confusion.
"So what extremely useful ability did you unlock this time Sir Eugeo? A map ability perhaps." Kirin asked curiously with a hint of excitement.
"I think it's better if I show you instead." Eugeo uncharacteristically smirked as he morphed the Legendary Sword into the Navigation sword form. The Navigation sword is quite a plane and foggy blade, the only special feature is the guard with some kind of triangle shaped device on it with a blue gem at the center.
"Map Projection!" Eugeo proudly activated the sword's Exclusive Ability.
The blue gem shined brightly before a three dimensional hologram of Castle Town is being projected around them! Surrounding the three occupants of the Merchant's tent is now a floating minimized 3D image of the Castle, the "Emiya's Family Menu" restaurant, the Toudou Compound, Erhard's Blacksmith shop, the inns that they previously spent the night in and more in astonishing detail! Another thing that's noticable is the countless blue dots that is scattered throughout the holographic map, which Eugeo could only guess as the Castle Town's inhabitants.
And at the very center of the map with a highlighted green indicator is the Slave/Monster Merchant's tent where they are currently located.
Alice, Kirin and Beloukas were all starstrucked in wonder as Eugeo managed to snap out of his awe and started to manipulate the map. Zooming in, expanding out and going in various directions by moving his hands in specific waves of commands. It's during this time that Eugeo and Kirin sensed that the Shadow has finally left.
'The Shadow is probably going to report this to the Church. Which in turn, probably going to try and pass this information to the Bow and Spear hero.' Alice ventured to take a guess.
'Perhaps, but I have a feeling the Church won't tell them. Not the whole truth at the very least.' Eugeo said in assurance.
'Why?'
'Because they don't want the other Heroes venturing to other countries. King Aultcray and the Church wants the three heroes all to themselves while keeping the Shield Hero from receiving any help from the Demi-Human nations. At most, they will only allow them to absorb the maps of Melromarc, Zeltoble and perhaps Cal Mira. Only unlocking an extremely inferior version of this Map Projection.' Eugeo explained before finally deactivating the holographic map. Surprising Kirin and Beloukas who were both busy in observing the different parts of the now deactivated map.
"*Ahem* Well... I have no choice but to admit, that is truly extraordinary. My complements to you Sir Sword Hero for thinking outside the box and discovering such a useful ability to add to your arsenal." Beloukas complemented.
"Thanks... I guess." Eugeo merely nodding to the man before picking up the egg incubator, "Let's go Kirin."
With their business completed, the two quickly left.
Eugeo and Kirin decided to simply buy some food and wait for the egg to hatch near the Dungeon that they plan to enter. This way, they can start Level raising the moment the egg hatches. Of course, they would let the hatchling finish it's very first meal in its life before going inside. The two passed the time by fighting any monster that dares to attack them. But because they have outmatched these monsters so much, they barely get any EXP from them anymore.
It was during lunch when the two swordsman were in the middle of their meal that the egg started shaking.
'Eugeo! The egg is starting to hatch!' Alice alerted to him.
Sure enough, tiny cracks started to appear on its shell. Eugeo carefully opens up the incubator and held the egg out in front of him, wondering what exactly he was supposed to do. He's never been involved in hatching eggs before in Rulid village and Kirin certainly didn't either.
All of a sudden, the egg shell burst into pieces with a small popping sound. In his hands is now a golden yellow chick, one that is slightly bigger than a newborn chicken with a piece of the egg's shell balanced on top of its head.
The puffy golden creature looked up at him with bright green eyes and gave out the most adorable chirp sound.
"Gueee!"
"It's so CUTE!" 'It's so CUTE!' both Kirin and Alice squealed at the sheer adorableness of the hatchling.
With surprising strength, the chick jumped up and decided to perch on top of Eugeo's head. Much to Alice and Kirin's amusement as they watched the hatchling roll around in Eugeo's hair.
"Awwww... Since you're the first person it saw upon hatching, it must think you're it's father." Kirin giggled as she watched the scene unfold.
Something clicked inside Alice that compelled her to suck both Eugeo and the new born Filolial inside the Mindscape.
"Ehhh!" Eugeo yelled in slight surprise. While he has grown used to the slight disorientation that he gets whenever Alice takes him to the Mindscape, this is the first time he got sucked in without any warning.
"Guuueeeee! ! !" the little chick suddenly fell from his head in surprise, which Eugeo is quick to catch before it can hit the ground.
In front of the two is Alice walking towards them in her now favored Angel form. Causing the little chick's eyes to widen in awe before deciding to jump towards the young woman's arms for a hug. The newly hatched Filolial immediately imprinting in its young mind that this beautiful winged lady is its mother!
"Aren't you just the cutest little thing!" Alice squealed as she raised the little chick and rubbed the creature against both sides of her face, the Filolial being more than happy to return the affection. Eugeo watching the scene unfold with a big smile on his face, Alice's happiness is his happiness after all.
Alice soon managed to calm herself down before allowing the hatchling to perch on one of her shoulders before turning to Eugeo, "Sorry if I startled you Eugeo... I just couldn't help myself."
"It's okay... I understand." Eugeo said as he shook his with a smile before asking, "So what should we name her... or is it a him?"
"It's a boy." Alice answered as she picked the little feathered ball of energy from her shoulder and passed him back to Eugeo. "I had some experience in tending newly hatched chickens and other poultries we had back in Rulid village. So I know these kind of things."
"Is that so..." Eugeo mumbled
Alice took a few moments to think before answering. "Arthur... I always wanted to give an animal companion that name, I just never had the chance to do so. Although it's originally meant to be a dragon's name, I think this name fits this little one just fine."
"Gueee!" the newly named Arthur chirped in approval.
"Arthur huh... Yeah, I think it suits him." Eugeo finalized.
"I'll be sending you back now. You have a busy few days ahead of you after all." Alice reminded him before raising a hand above her head in preparation of the command.
Eugeo nodded towards her before exiting the Mindscape.
In the real world, Arthur is back on top of Eugeo's head, looking around in confusion at the sudden change of scenery. Eugeo quickly but gently picks the bird out of his head and placed him in front of the bowl of bird seeds that he prepared. Which Arthur is quick to start eating in great gusto.
Kirin, who's completely clueless and wasn't included in the Mindscape conversations asked, "What are you going to name him?"
"Arthur. His name is Arthur." Eugeo answered, triggering his Stacia Window to appear with Arthur's name now being added to his party.
After letting Arthur finish his first meal, Eugeo then started his plan in fast Leveling inside the Dungeon. Eugeo and Kirin taking turns in carrying the small and still defenseless Filolial while the other fights the monsters.
It was a good thing that Alice had the bright idea of absorbing Arthur's eggshell remains since it unlocked...
[Monster Tamer's Sword 1 Unlocked]
[Quality: Low - Base Attack: 20]
[Mastery: 0/50 - Resonance: 0%]
[Equip Bonus: Enhanced Monster Growth]
Level 10 Required
Its function is basically a copy of the Slave User's Sword where it increases the status gains and growth rate of the effected individual for every Level up. Only this one is focused on tamed Monsters, which is their new Filolial Arthur.
The two days that followed were almost entirely spent in power Leveling. Only returning to the town to sleep or to purchase food for themselves. More so for Arthur who's shown to have a massive apatite. It was also during those two days that Eugeo, Alice and Kirin realized first hand just how rapidly a monster grows when under a Hero's care. Arthur has already grown up from the small hatchling to the size of an adult Filolial in just that short time span, the Monster Tamer's Sword probably helped too.
It also helped when Eugeo experimented with absorbing Arthur's feathers and saliva that he managed to unlock [Monster Tamer's 2] and [Monster Tamer's 3]. With this, Arthur now has the same enhancements that Kirin has whenever he Levels up.
When Eugeo and Kirin tried to ride on Arthur's back, the young Filolial sped off on a speed that is equal to how fast the two can run when using a Speed Enhancement Sacred Art. Eugeo seeing this as a method he can use to reach Rabier Territories much faster than if they travel there by themselves. It was at the sunset of the 2nd day when Arthur suddenly undergoes another evolution where he transforms into a larger and rounder version of Filolial.
Eugeo and Kirin decided that night that they will camp out in the safer parts of the forest area instead of returning to Castle Town. It's very unlikely that there will be any inns that will allow Arthur to stay because of the Filolial's now larger size. But even that evolution can be considered minor when compared to what happens to Arthur at the next day.
As usual, Eugeo woke up at the first light of morning since he has always been an early riser. Quietly moving so Kirin can sleep some more while he goes outside of the shared tent to prepare their breakfast. It was during the two days of constantly feeding and caring Arthur that Alice noticed how all those Cooking Stat points that Eugeo amassed after all this time has improved his cooking skills immensely. Which is why cooking duty had now been passed over to him. Eugeo now putting all the meat that he's been getting from slain monsters in the Sword's inventory to good use.
When they were exiting the tent, Eugeo and Alice noticed something wrong when they failed to hear any of Arthur's soft snoring. But their concerns shortly turned to sheer confusion and shock... when they saw a 10 year old boy with golden blond hair, bishounen face and a pair of silver colored wings sleeping stark naked at the very spot where they last saw Arthur!
"HHHUUUHHH!!!" Both Eugeo and Alice both yelled in surprise, accidentally waking up Kirin and the sleeping boy.
The boy sat up while trying to rub the sleepiness from his eyes when he noticed Eugeo and politely says, "Good morning father. Is it almost time for breakfast? Because I'm starving."
A good deal of chaos and confusion follows as Eugeo had to explain what supposedly happened during the night to Kirin as the swordswoman exited their tent. Not really knowing what they're supposed to do, Eugeo materialized one of his spare Shadow cloaks to cover Arthur and his wings up. Then going directly to Beloukas' establishment to get some much needed answers, while ignoring the murmurs of the townspeople. Some were mindless praises but some are asking in confusion of what the Sword Hero is doing with a child.
At the Slave/Monster Merchant's tent, Beloukas inspected Arthur in Filolial and Human form, grinning the entire time. The merchant then explains that in the wild, Filolials have a King or Queen that leads each flock. They are also skilled in transforming so they normally disguise themselves as normal Filolial's to blend in with the rest.
Beloukas tried to convince them to place a stronger Monster Crest to tame Arthur, but Alice strongly, and quite loudly, put her foot down. Mentally declaring to Eugeo that no one is going to place a glorified Slave Crest on their baby! Causing Eugeo to fall on his face at the surprising thought. Though he actually didn't really mind. Becoming Arthur's parents is surprisingly appealing to him so he accepted the new role with open arms, although with a good dose of embarrassment. Especially since Arthur did resemble a mixture between Eugeo and Alice, possessing Alice's golden hair and Eugeo's forest green eyes.
Leaving a confused Kirin of why the Sword Hero tripped while walking on flat and even ground.
Beloukas slightly drooped that he didn't get the additional cash he expected to get. But he quickly bounced back when Eugeo decided to at least pay him for the information before leaving to go ask Erhard for advice. When they entered Erhard's shop, he wasn't busy with any customers.
"Hey Swordboy. What can I..." Erhard paused when he noticed the new addition to Eugeo's party.
Kirin decided to do the explaining, "This little guy's name is Arthur. I don't know if you are going to believe us but he's actually a Filolial King." Arthur then transforms back to his Filolial form to serve as proof. "Apparently, they are very skilled in transforming so they can blend in with the flocks that they normally lead in the wild."
The Blacksmith's eyes widened slightly but stayed relatively calm, "Wow. And I thought those... Royal Filolials, I guess we can call them... are just myths. So they can transform themselves into humans too? That's nuts."
'I have a funny feeling that Arthur's human form is based on your Angel form. Back when you pulled both of us to the Mindscape so you can meet him.' Eugeo mentally chuckled.
'I think you might be right!' Alice giggled, feeling no guilt at all for this accidental outcome.
As Arthur went ahead and curiously poked at the various weapons and armor that Erhard has in his shop, the others resumed their discussion.
"Your new armor should be done in two days. A bit ahead of schedule since I got really excited in working on all those rare materials you provided." Erhard snickered.
"That's great!" Kirin beamed.
"That's good to hear." Eugeo said with a sigh, "But do you have any... magic clothing I guess... that Arthur can wear? If he keeps reaping his clothes to shreds everytime he transforms. I'll eventually be bankrupt."
"Sorry Swordboy but those are special order items and I don't have any of that. You should go see the magic dressmaker to have her make one for you." Erhard advised before pulling a second hand shirt and pants from under his counter. "Why don't you take this for him to wear for the time being. We can't really have him walking around in the nude now can we."
Thanking the man for his help, Eugeo then placed his Mirage belt on Arthur to hide his wings. No matter how someone looks at it, Arthur looks like a bird type Demi-Human. So to keep the King and the Church from thinking he's a Demi-Human sympathizer and sending a Shadow to keep watch of them, they decided to hide Arthur's wings to appear human. This secret won't last for long but it would at least delay them for a little while longer. Long enough for him to rescue the majority of the enslaved Demi-Humans without any unexpected Church Shadows following him.
It really confused Eugeo... how the Shadows that they normally sensed watching them have been strangely absent for the last couple of days. The only reason he could come up with is because they're currently busy in keeping watch of the other Heroes. So they should be clueless about Arthur's existence at the moment.
The female dressmaker, who furiously gushed over Arthur's cute handsomeness, directed them to the Magic Shop to create some magic thread from Arthur's own Mana. Something that is required so Arthur's clothes would shift whenever he transforms and not be ripped to shreds. The dressmaker promising that she would make the very best outfit for Arthur once she receives the required thread.
At the Magic Shop, they just barely managed to weave the acceptable amount of magic thread before the magic gemstone on the shop's spinning wheel shattered to pieces because of usage. Eugeo and Kirin felt nervous that they somehow broke it but was assured by the old woman that what happened is only natural. She then offered to scan all of their magic affinities, which Eugeo is more than ready to accept.
Eugeo apparently has Water, Wind and Healing affinity. Kirin has Dark and Wind affinity. While Arthur has pure Wind affinity, thus making his power over wind stronger than Eugeo and Kirin. After a short discussion, Eugeo and Kirin decided to purchase a Beginner's Grimoire along with a normal book about Magic Potions so Eugeo can get started in learning this world's language and Potion Making during his free time.
Thanking the shopkeeper for her help, they left and returned to the dressmaker. The young woman immediately started making Arthur's clothes in a breakneck pace, much to the group's astonishment. When it is just about lunch time, the enchanted clothes is finished.
Arthur exits the dressing room wearing what could only be described as the clothes of a Royal Knight Trainee. Composed mostly of silver and blue accents with some soft leather armor with silver gloves and boots. He also has a black and white hood attached to the back of the armor part of his neck. It didn't have any elaborate designs, so it didn't take as much time as it should be. But it's simplicity alone somehow exudes an aura of regality to it.
Everyone praised how good and dashing he looked in his new clothes, thanking the dressmaker and paying her with a hefty tip for a job well done.
After eating their lunch in a forest clearing, with Arthur consuming enough food to satisfy 10 full grown men. Eugeo asked Kirin to spar with Arthur. While Arthur prefers to fight in his true Filolial form, he still needs to learn how to defend himself when he's in human form. Arthur whined a little in complaint but eventually obeyed when Eugeo threatens to stop cooking any of his favorite meals.
While Kirin and Arthur sparred, Eugeo decided to analyze his progress as he drew the letter (S) on his palm and opened his Stacia Window to check what Weapon form can he now use Enhance Armament.
Eugeo Zuberg - Level 40
Kirin Toudou - Level 37
Arthur - Level 25
Available Enhance Armaments:
Aquarion Blade
Illusionary Sword
Valkyrie's Blade
'Huh'
Eugeo thought in confusion, 'I can somewhat understand why I can use Enhance Armament with the Valkyrie's Blade. It's something you and I have special connection with because of the chance some members of the Three Heroes Church are simply being forced to follow orders. The same way the Axiom Church did with you and the rest of the Integrity Knights back in our home world.'
'That is true... but I think you're underestimating your connection with the other two blades.' Alice replied as she gives her explanation, 'Remember that the Aquarion Blade is a gift you gave to Kirin at your very first day as the new Hero of the Sword, so it symbolizes the bond the two of you have forged until now. The Illusionary Sword on the other hand, is the sword that you plan to use to free all the poor Demi-Humans who are under Slavery. Although it's currently stagnant, the connection you have with all the nameless people that you plan to save with that specific blade is enough to raise your Resonance to an acceptable level.'
'I... didn't realize that Resonance in this world works that way. I guess achieving Perfect Weapon Control is simply easier in this world. Or maybe the Legendary Sword is doing something that makes it easier?' Eugeo mentally chuckles, 'But I guess I should just be happy that I have not one but three Enhance Armaments that I can use when the situation calls for it. Although at my current strength, I can only do it two times in a single day. Three times is pushing it since I might get knocked unconscious because of the SP and MP drain. Drinking SP and MP potions afterwards to recover might help, but doing so multiple times could damage my body because of the strain.'
Closing the Stacia Window with a satisfied smile, Eugeo then spent the next hour practicing how to use the Illusionary Sword efficiently. Since he won't be able to see the blade and the trajectory of where it goes when he swings it, he NEEDS to train hard to be proficient enough to use it. After getting a decent enough control, Eugeo decided that they should practice their teamwork inside the Dungeon for the next couple of hours.
The sun was just starting to set when the trio exited the Dungeon. But then, the blue gem on the Legendary Sword started blinking.
'Someone is trying to contact you via the Crystal Orb form.' Alice reported.
Eugeo quickly transforms the sword into the Orb sword and activates the function. Kirin and Arthur came closer to hear what the caller has to say, at least in Kirin's case. Arthur on the other hand, simply wants to admire the pretty and shiny magic orb instead of listening to the possibly important message.
Inside the Orb sword soon shifts and forms the beautiful face of Lady Aoi.
"Greetings Lady Aoi." "Hello mother." the sword duo greeted to the caller.
"Always a pleasure to hear from you two, even in this form. But I'm afraid I bring dire news. Is the area you are in secured?" Lady replied with a grim expression. Eugeo and Kirin didn't sense any of the Church's Shadows all day but decided to cast the Silencing Sacred Art just to be on the safe side.
"The area is now secured mother, you can speak freely now." Kirin assured.
"Good. Now if the two of you truly plan to save the Demi-Human slaves that are under Idol Rabier... you need to save them tonight!" Lady Aoi declared in great urgency.
"Why?"
"That despicable man is throwing a party tonight and he plans to bring out a great number of his slaves to serve as their entertainment." Lady Aoi's beautiful face crinkled in disgust. "While Idol Rabier enjoys the screams his slaves make when he tortures them with a whip. I'm pretty sure a few of his guest would want to make them scream for a different reason."
While Arthur remained clueless of what the Lady in the shiny ball is trying to convey, Eugeo and Kirin understood the hidden message and they didn't like it one bit!
"Arthur! Transform right now! We are going to crash a party and we can't be late!" Eugeo orders his adopted son before turning back to the Clan Head, "Thank you so much for your quick response. I will be on my way to Rabier's Territory right now."
"You're very welcome. Now hurry before it's too late! Not many Demi-Humans can manage to survive a long night of physical and emotional torture!" Lady Aoi urgently said before cutting the link.
Eugeo and Kirin quickly switches to the modified Shadow clothes that they received from Ayane. Turning to the now transformed Filolial Arthur, Eugeo orders with an extremely serious expression, "When we get close to our destination, we will leave you at an obscured location while Kirin and I rescue the victims. Under no circumstances that you will follow us inside unless we call for you! If you do... I guarantee that you will be sooooo sick to your stomach that you'll BARELY be able to eat anything for an entire month! ! !"
"Y-Yes father! I understand perfectly father!" Arthur trembled in fear. Not in fear of his daddy, but fearing the prospect of not being able to enjoy any kind of food for a whole month! Not being able to enjoy daddy's good cooking for such a long period of time is simply the highest level of torture! ! !
Kirin then activates her Mirage belt. With a poof of smoke, the Toudou heiress is replaced with a Demi-Human Hakuko with milky white with a hint of purple skin, lustrous and gorgeous, long, dark-purplish hair, tiger ears and tail, red eyes and a beautiful but mischievous face.
Eugeo quickly retrieves the Mirage belt from Arthur and followed suit. With a poof of white smoke, in the Sword Hero's place is also a Hakuko, but with slightly long but neat black and white hair, tiger ears and tail, black eyes and a handsome yet very effiminite face.
Eugeo Zuberg and Kirin Toudou are gone...
...in their place are Kirito and Yuuki of the Hakuko Clan.
ANNOUNCEMENTS! ! ! YOU MUST READ THIS! ! !: The next chapter would have Mature themes that are about to go down. We all saw the heavy implications in the anime of how much Demi-Humans are abused in Melramarc. So there will be some death and Erotic scenes that will happen in the next chapter. I will try to make a boundary line of where the dark themes would start and where it ends so the more casual readers will be able to safely skip them.
These Erotic scenes would happen VERY VERY RARELY. Only when I think it fits well or absolutely necessary to be a part of the story. There will eventually be Lemon chapters but they will be few and far between. While I'm guilty of liking Lemon chapters, I want them to be truly precious to the characters. Not simply because they are hit by arousal. So I REALLY hope a great majority of you can accept this.
A flashback chapter of what happened to Naofumi is being written right now. Not sure when it will be out but just know that I'm working on it.
Aaaaand cut! That's all for now folks. I admit that it's very obvious that Eugeo would use his best friend's face and name for his alter ego. But it's something that he would definitely do to remember him by in this new world.
As always, thank you for all the reviews, favorites and follows. I'm open for compatible suggestions and any advice that you readers could give. As for those nasty Reviewers who loves to Insult us authors, please just leave us alone.
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