Meijin Lightus : Have some more then.
Ultimate Kuuga : Raphtalia here and so the grinding.
TheOkWriter : Thanks for reading it. Sorry if it's not up to your taste.
PanickingNoob94 : Yeah, I did. (lol).
Starlord Master : The genre was supposed to be adventure and fantasy (lol).
Tate no Yuusha wasn't mine and the same goes for Kamen Rider 555~
2nd day of the second week.
Weapon store.
"Welcome. Oh, it's you lad. What could I help you for... today..."
Oyaji eyes are fixed on the girl behind Takumi.
"...Lad... you..."
"Hold your horse. It's a bit complicated...but I will explain later. Anyway, could you get me a weapon for her... one that suit her best."
Takumi glance at the girl,
"Also, Cloth and cape for her..."
sigh* "Got it, got it."
Oyaji then laid some knives on the counter.
From right to left there are copper, bronze, iron, and steel.
Takumi stare at the knives and confused at which weapon he should choose.
[Let the girl hold them, I will see which one she comfortable with~.]
Takumi nodded and told the little girl hold each of the knives few times to see which one she comfortable with.
The girl of course paled when she holding the knives.
'Let me be blunt... I still don't like your idea.'
[Noted, and I didn't regret it as long it's useful for you~]
'yo-.'
[The Iron one would suit her best~.] Kaixa interrupted Takumi's talk.
Takumi picked the Iron knife.
"This... one?"
[Yes, that one~/why are you asking me?"
Oyaji and Kaixa spoke at the same time and making Takumi sweat dropped.
"choose whichever you want." said oyaji.
"y, yeah..."
[Don't blame me~]
sigh* 'I won't.'
After choosing the girl weapon Oyaji handed them the cloth and the cape and then guide them to the changing room.
The girl changed her clothes. Takumi could heard her coughing inside the changing room.
'Her condition worried me.'
[We better buy her some medicine later.]
'That's a surprise. I thought you wouldn't care.'
[This is this. That is That. It would be a problem if we didn't handle it soon~.]
As they talked the girl had finished changing her clothes.
"Oh. Done already?"
"Y, yes..."
The girl answered him timidly.
Takumi staring at her and notice that she was kinda messy.
He looking at the oldman.
"Oyaji, do you mind if we use your well?"
"Sure."
"You heard him? Go and wash yourself." said Takumi to the little girl.
"Y, yes."
The little girl then go to the store's well, leaving both Oyaji and Takumi alone.
"Now then... mind you tell me what the hell happened?" said Oyaji toward Takumi.
Takumi then told him everything that happened the past few days and the night he met the slave trader, buying the girl, until how both of them were sleeping at the front of the store.
He leave away some truth from him. Especially, Kaixa existence. It's not like he will believe him even if he told him.
"I see, I see... That's it?"
"Yeah."
"Is this really... your idea?"
Oyaji scratched his non-existent hair.
"I don't mean to offend you but... your head isn't that bright... hahaha."
[Tehehe~.]
"Shut it baldy!" shout Takumi to the oldman, 'You too, shutup!'
After paying for the equipments, they then go to the apothecary.
"Welcome. Hero-sama what would it be today?"
"Medicines... for the girl."
cough cough*
The owner checked the girl condition.
"Wait for a bit." said the owner.
He then prepared some herbs and mixed them together, and when he arrived with the medicine, Takumi told the girl to drink the medicine.
"Here, drink it."
Sip, Glug glug*
Takumi complimented and patted her head.
"Good girl."
Takumi then heard a grumbling voice come from the girl and she make a troubled face.
"You hungry?"
"N, no... I'm not...!"
The girl shooked her head vigorously.
"Breakfast it is then."
"E..h?"
Ignoring the girl confused face, Takumi take out his wallet.
"Oldman, how much?"
After buying her the medicines, Takumi brought the girl into a restaurant.
"a, ano!"
"What's wrong?" said Takumi while glancing at the girl,
"Let's go."
Takumi grabbed her hand and lead her inside.
"W-, welcome!"
The waiter welcomed him nervously and some customers even flinched when they saw him entering.
Takumi ignored them and continue walked to the available table.
"hooi... you take his order..."
"why don't you do it instead..."
"don't make a joke, I don't want to die a virgin.."
'I could heard your talked as clear as day you know...' Retort Takumi internally.
[Pfft, a virgin.]
"Excuse me."
"y, yes!"
One of the waiters walked toward them.
"W, What's your order."
"Let's see, I will have the cheapest meal and the girl will get..."
He followed the girl line of sight and pointed at the table across them.
"the same thing as that kid over there."
"Fuee!"
The girl startled and looking at Takumi with embarrassed face.
"U, understood. That comes to a total of 9 copper coins." said the waiter.
Takumi take out 9 copper coins from his wallet, handed it to the waiter and waited for the food to arrived.
"wh-, y?"
"Hmmm, what's wrong? Did you want to eat something else?"
"N, no... why did you?"
"Do I need a reason?"
The girl become quite and make Takumi feel awkward. Is there something wrong with him buying her some food?
Their foods have finally arrived. The food that have been served to them are a kids meal set and a bacon.
"is this really for me?"
"Yes, Now hurry up and eat."
"O, Okay."
The girl timidly began eating her kid's lunch with her bare hands. She adoringly held the flag which had stood at the chicken rice-like summit of her meal.
Munch munch munch*
She began savoring each and every morsel of her lunch.
[haaaa... that does look tasty...]
'Just eat the ballon pieces.'
[Okay~.]
Munch munch munch*~
After lunch, they headed off into the meadow. She was fine and seemed happy while on the way. But when they reached the meadow she began to tremble with fear lingeringing her eyes.
Takumi sighed. He then patted and stroked her hair.
"I will protect you."
"B, but..."
[Enemies sighted. Four in total.]
'Got it.'
Usually, he won't hurriedly checked his surrounding but it was different story when there's someone else beside him.
He noticed four ballons bounced toward their direction.
A ballon jumped and tried to bite him.
Takumi blocked it's attack, grabbed it right on the mouth and then smashed it on to it's own allies.
"I will cover and you will finish them. Got it?" said Takumi as he blocked another attack.
The girl draw her blade, but started to trembled as she holding it.
sigh* "We will do it step by step. I will hold them back and in the mean time, get yourself used to the weapon." said Takumi.
After a few minutes Takumi had beat an enemy and when he saw the girl stopped trembling he let the others bite him.
"Hiiii?!" The girl was scared but then become confused,
"E, eh?"
Takumi then grab one of the ballon that biting him and tightly hold it down.
"Now, attack it." said Takumi.
But the girl didn't move an inch, which make him confused as well.
"What's wrong?"
"D, does it not hurt?"
"You mean the bite? Then no." Takumi told her flatly,
"So don't worry and attack this thing."
The girl become quite and hesitately attack the ballon and after a few hits, The Ballon pooped.
Takumi then removed another ballon from him and the girl finished it off again.
"Eii!"
Pop!*
"Good, just like that." Takumi praise her,
"One step at a time."
"Y, yes!"
Takumi removed the last ballon and the girl finished it.
Takumi received 1x4 exp.
Slave A received 1x4 exp.
They then go to the forest and Takumi picked any herb he saw while on the way.
They defeated Ballon and Roux Mushroom along with their color variant such as Red and Yellow ballons and Blue and Green Roux Mushroom.
Sometimes Takumi also finished the enemies by beating them at each other. Something he actually discover on his fifth day.
It worked well on Roux Mushroom but doesn't really worked againts Ballon.
Their weight, status, special characteristic or all of them might be the cause of this difference.
He hasn't tried to drown them in water or pushed them from the cliff yet, but it might worked as well.
- Blue mush shield has been Unsealed.
- Green mush shield has been Unsealed.
- Blue mush shield ; Weapon bonus : Simple Compounding recipes 1.
- Green mush shield ; Weapon bonus : Apprentice's Compounding.
The mush monster somehow gave Takumi compounding bonus skill and now he think about it, The mush shield give him a plant identification skill as well.
The plant Identification skill was really useful, since it help Takumi identified the plants name and their efficacy.
[Nice, Now we can mix our own medicines~.] declare Kaixa cheerfully,
[Now we don't have to waste money fo- ]
'It's much easier if we buy them though.'
[My king...]
'Got it, got it. I was joking... gezz.'
[Are you sure about that? ]
'Ummm... yeah.'
"Master?"
"Yes!" said the startled Takumi,
"what's wrong?"
"N, nothing... it just.. you're spacing so long that I.."
"Ah, don't worry. I just thinking about something."
"I-, see."
'Talked about something...'
"Faiz Shield." said Takumi.
His shield changed into a black small shield covered with red pattern resembling a shark jaw, a Phi symbol within the jaw, and the shield core could be seen within the Phi symbol.
-Faiz shield ; Equipment bonus : Exceed Charge, Ommit.
Special Ability : Rider system - synchronization 13%.
Seeing the shield changed form put the girl in awe,
"T, the shield change shaped..." The girl staring at Takumi,
"Master, just who are you?"
"Me?" Takumi pointed at himself,
"People called me as shield hero or some sort."
"S, shield hero... one of the four cardinal heroes?"
Takumi nodded at her. The girl then fell in a deep thought which make Takumi worried and wave his hand on her face.
"You there?"
"Ah! Y, yes!" said startled girl,
"Umm... if possible may I know master's name?" said the girl timidly.
Takumi become quite for a moment and told her flatly.
"Before asking someone name, you have to introduced yourself."
The girl become panic and embarrassed which almost made Takumi snorted. After a while the girl finally introduced herself to him.
"Umm... Raphtalia."
"Raphtalia. Raphtalia." Takumi repeated Raphtalia name and then Introduced his name to her.
"Takumi, Inui Takumi. Let's get along Raphtalia."
After introducing their name to each other, they continue to hunted the monster within the forest.
Raphtalia's movements are started to get better as time passed and by the end of the day Takumi had reached level 5 while Raphtalia had reached level 3.
Evening fell, they left the forest and walked around the riverbank. Takumi told Raphtalia to gather woods around the area and Takumi use them to create a campfire. After igniting the campfire he then take out a towel from his bag and gave it to Raphtalia.
"Wash yourself and in the meantime I will get us some dinner."
"Yes!"
'She's rather cheerful than before. Did something happened?'
[Dunno...]
'Hmmm... Oh well.'
Rapthalia undressed herself and jumped into the river. Takumi told Kaixa to watch the area in case there's monster nearby while he decide to fish for some dinner.
Talked about fishing. There's a fish that can easily be caught with bare hand around the river and helped him unlocked a new shield called "Fish Shield" which granted him a "Fishing up 1" bonus.
When Raphtalia done with her bath, Takumi had caught four fish for their dinner. He then bring the fish to the firecamp, skewered them, roasted it over the fire and handed it to Raphtalia.
Takumi take their loots out of the shield. Just like the ballon skin, he can store other drop Items in to the shield. It could also store food inside it, but it won't prevent the food from being spoiled.
He looked at today loots. Abundant amount of medical herb as always, good amount of Ballon's pieces and good amount of assorted Mush. Today loots are a lot better than the past few days. He then checked the compounding recipes he got earlier.
A window popped up, showing Takumi the combination formulas for the medical herbs. However, the simple recipes didn't have any mixing technique within it.
The recipes he could made right now are limited to mortar and pestle one. He will use the rocks and pebbles around the riverbank.
Takumi with no knowledge of making medicines tried to imitate the apothecary owners.
- Healing medicine has been fabricated.
- Healing medicine; quality : bad to fair; Hastens a wounds recovery, needs to be applied on the wound to receive effects.
Takumi smirked. It's easier than he thought it would be!
.
.
.
He was wrong. It was actually harder than he thought!
He looked at the jet black thing beside him, face palmed and finally notice it's already dark. He must be too focused on fabricating the medicines to notice the sun set. He then noticed Raphtalia's already done with her dinner and started to feel drowsy.
"You can go sleep first."
Raphtalia shook her head, which made Takumi sighed.
'Well, she will fall asleep soon.' thought Takumi as he continued to fabricated the medicines.
- Normal medicine has been fabricated.
- Poison has been fabricated.
- Normal medicine; quaility : bad to fair; effective againts a mild cold.
- Poison; quality : normal; inflicted poison to the target.
Takumi then decided to feed some of the medicines he made into the shield.
-small Medicine shield has been Unsealed.
-small Poison shield has been Unsealed.
-small Medicine shield ; Equipment bonus : Medicines efficacy up.
-small Poison shield ; Equipment bonus : Poison resistance up.
'Medicines efficacy up...?'
[The medicines are leveled up or something like that? ]
'Nooope, the medicines doesn't have any level on it.' said Takumi as he picked and playing around with one of his medicines.
Their conversation then being interrupted by Raphtalia voice.
"N..., No..help..."
"Raphtalia?"
[What's wrong? ]
"Noo! Nooooo!"
"Raphtalia!"
The moment Raphtalia screaming, Takumi wasted no time and hurriedly go to her side.
"Oi, Calm down... calm down..."
Takumi held her hand.
"Noo... Daddy! Mommy!"
Raphtalia scream while calling her parents. The thought of her parents solded her to slavery passed Takumi's mind and almost make him snapped.
He quickly bited his lip in order to stopped his activated skill, hug the sobbing Raphtalia, and tried to pacify her.
"It's fine, it's fine... you're safe..." said Takumi as he patted her head.
"hiks hiks... Daddy... mo.. mmy."
"You're safe..."
[Sorry to interrupted but...]
Hearing Kaixa warning. Takumi looked around him and noticed groups of monster approaching them.
"Come closers and you all dead." Takumi threaten the monsters as Orphnoch marking appeared on his face.
His threat didn't affect them as the monsters doesn't have enough intelligent to understand and to realize Takumi are beyond their league.
They continued to approached and then charge at Takumi and Raphtalia.
Takumi said nothing as he turned into Orphnoch and began killing the monster while helding Raphtalia. It was a one sided fight and the monsters are no different than life stock queued to be butchered.
Noticing there are no more monster and Raphtalia finally quite down, Takumi returned back into human. He tried to left Raphtalia side to cleansed the monster remains. Unfortunately, when he do that, she started to wailed and attracted monsters again.
This scene repeated for hours and will keep continued if not for Kaixa. As long Takumi held Raphtalia. She will remain calmed. He stroked her hair and before long, he started to feel drowsy and then fell asleep at her side. (FBI!)
Morning come and the birds are chirping. Raphtalia opened her eyes and surprised to saw Takumi beside her. But that feeling soon changed into confusion as she saw her surrounding.
Takumi's awake, rubbed his eyes and saw Raphtalia's confused face.
"What's wrong?"
"N, No... nothing." said the the confused Raphtalia.
Takumi then stood and walked to the river to washed his face. While he didn't showed it. He actually concerned at last night events. He glanced at Raphtalia, shooked his head, and decided to leave it for now. He won't pry with someone else secret as he also had a secret of his own.
'Now then.'
Takumi looked at pile of monster around them. With this much monster calling it as over hunting wouldn't be wrong. Takumi hasn't realized this though.
There's still time until the towns gate opened. Takumi gathered and store them into the shield.
cough cough*
Takumi heard Raphtalia coughing, take out a normal medicines from the shield, and handed the medicine to her.
"Here, drink this."
Taking the medicine from Takumi's hand. Raphtalia began to drink it, but then her face show discomfort.
"U, uu.."
"What's wrong?"
"It's tasted bitter..."
Hearing Raphtalia's answer, Takumi almost lost his balance and with downed feeling he told her to drink the medicine.
"J, Just drink it."
"U..." Glug glug*
They returned back to the town and heading to Apothecary. Takumi entered the apothecary while Raphtalia waiting for him outside the store.
"Fumu... The quality are not bad. Hero-sama, are you familiar with pharmacology?"
"Ha ha ha... no, I just made it yesterday for the first time." said Takumi.
"Are you okay? You looked down."
"I'm bitter. I mean... I'm fine."
"O, kay."
sigh* "Oh well. Oldman I have a question, between selling herbs or medicines which one will give more profit?"
"Hmmm...That's a difficult question to answer. Herbs are cheaper to buy, while medicines, if effective, is easier to use and probably easier to sell."
The owner doesn't seemed to lie. Then again it might be just his thought.
[Don't worry, he tell no lie.]
Kaixa assured Takumi and he nodded.
"The prophecies are pushing the price of medicine up, so it's probably more profitable to sell the medicine."
It's decided, they will continue fabricating the medicines, but with Takumi skill... NO! They will overcome that as well!
[My king...]
'I know... I will do my best.'
Now come to their last problem. The necessary tools for the job and the cost to buy them.
"By the way."
"hmm, what?"
"How much it would cost for compounding tools set?
"Hmmm...let's see... it would be around *EXCEED CHARGE* coins."
"Holy..."
[Shit...]
The owner later on give Takumi his old tools and teach him how to use them. He toke Takumi's herbs as the teaching fee.
[Hiyaaa~, that was a close one right my king~? ]
'Yeah, we lucky the oldman willingly sold us his old tools.'
Takumi walked toward Raphtalia.
"Sorry for the wait... what's wrong?
"N, no! nothing...!"
Said the surprised Raphtalia. Takumi eyes caught bunch of kids playing around with some kind of ball.
"You wanted one?"
Raphtalia vigorously shook her head while blushing which make Takumi smirked. He then walked toward the kids and asked them where they got the ball. The kids told him they buy them from a vendor close to the towns gate.
Takumi and Raphtalia walked to the towns gate, found the said vendor, and when he asked him what the ball made of. The merchant said he made it from Ballons skin.
Takumi now know the use for the Ballons skin now. He then bought one and toss it at Raphtalia.
"Here."
"awawa."
Raphtalia barely catched the ball. She stare at Takumi.
"Is this okay...?" Asked Raphtalia to Takumi which he nodded at her,
"Thank you..."
"We will play later. That's fine with you right?"
"Okay."
They returned back to the forest but no monster could be found.
'I'm not over hunting them, am I?' thought Takumi. He shooked his head and asked Raphtalia if they could go deeper into the forest.
"Shall we go deeper?"
"Yes..."
They then walked deeper into the forest and spot a new kind of monster when they are approaching the foot of the mountain range.
It was an egg like monster, which remind Takumi of the ballon monster. After discussing their strategy, they approached the monster. It notice Them and bared it's fang. Takumi block the attack and Raphtalia blade flew through the air and Impaled it.
"Ha!"
Raphtalia instantly killed the monster. When Takumi focused on the monster, it's name appeared on his vision.
Biting Egg.
"seriously?"
Another one appeared and rolled at them. Takumi bashed it with the shield and Raphtalia stab it with her blade.
The egg crumbled into pieces this time and splatering it's yolk everywhere. The smell of rotten egg filled the air.
sniff* "Oh god."
Both of them pinched their nose. It can't be edible ain't it?
"Raphalia..."
"Yehs?"
"Trah to not brehk hem nex chime."
"Y-, yehsh..."
Of course not breaking them was easier said than done and before long, they got used to the smell.
After making sure there's no more monster approaching them. Takumi feed piece of the egg shell to the shield.
- Egg shield has been Unsealed.
- Egg shield ; Equipment bonus: Cooking skill 1.
A new shield tree appeared on his view.
"A cooking bonus? This skill suit Keitaro better."
"Keitaro?"
"nothing, I'm just talking to myself."
They continue to hunted and met Biting eggs with different color variant.
- Blue egg shield has been Unsealed.
- Sky egg shield has been Unsealed.
- Blue egg shield ; Equipment bonus: Vision 1.
-Sky Egg Shield ; Equipment bonus: Beginner Cooking Recipes 1.
All of them gave him cooking skills bonus. But Vision skill made Takumi feel confused, even Kaixa questioning the use of the skill and decided to find the use in the near future.
They then picked the herbs around the mountain and killed monster when it's approaching them.
Takumi could heard his and Raphtalia's stomach started to grumbling. He decided to ended their exploration, and headed back to town.
They made 15 silver today, including what they sold this morning.
Surprsingly, the egg shell are being bought with high prices... why?
"Well whatever, let's get something to eat." said Takumi as she stared at Raphtalia. She had been drooling all over the food stalls for awhile now.
He ordered two baked Yams from the stall and hand one of them to Raphtalia.
Raphtalia happily accepted the Yam and stuffed her face with it. On the other hand Takumi had to cool his first before he could enjoy it, something which make Raphtalia tilted her head.
After stuffing their stomach Takumi then decided to played with Raphtalia for the rest of the day. It should be fine right?
He wondered where they should sleep tonight.
With Raphtalia's panic attack, the right choice is to sleep outdoor but having a kid to sleep outdoor everyday is a bit...
'Let's sleep at the inn tonight.'
As Takumi thought that he heard Raphtalia stomach grumbling again which make him sweat dropped.
Takumi's level 6, Raphtalia level 5.
Inn~
The past two day was a happiest days for the innkeeper. He don't know what the reasons are but he haven't saw the shitty hero for a while.
Such blissful time, this must be a gift from the gods. He hoped that shitty hero never come back ever again.
clink*
"Welcome, how may I-
"Yo."
The color left his face and so his so called gods, whoever they are.
The sun had set and the night grew cold, it was about time for Raphtalia's stomach to grumble... Again.
They went out to a nearby restaurant for dinner and returned back to inn when they finished stuffing their stomach.
Takumi tried to compounded the herbs he got from the mountain. He repeated and applied the lessons he got from the pharmacist.
- Nutritional Supplement has been fabricated.
- Nutritional Supplement ; Quality : bad to fair ; A medicine that relieves fatigue, it is also effective as a method of rapidly recovering from malnourishment.
- Recovery Potion has been fabricated.
- Recovery Potion ; Quality : fair to normal ; A medicine that treats certain illnesses. It will be less effective against more severe diseases.
- Calorie shield has been Unsealed.
- Energy shield has been Unsealed.
- Energic shield has been Unsealed.
- Calorie shield ; Equipment Bonus : Stamina Boost (Small)
- Energy Shield has ; Equipment Bonus : SP Boost (Small)
- Energic Shield ; Equipment Bonus : Stamina Consumption Decrease (Small)
This time all of them gave Takumi status related bonus. He didn't mind though. What caughted his attention was the Recovery Potion. It's said it could treats certain illness except a severe one. This potion might be the same medicine the owner from apothecary gave to Raphtalia.
Takumi sighed in relieve and then glance at Raphtalia. She hadn't showed any sign of panic yet, but that doesn't mean he will wait for one. He held her hand and sleep on the chair.
Sheesh, he felt old.
4th day on second weeks.
They hunted monster and steadily increase their level. Takumi tried to give Raphtalia's hair a cut, but hesitated and decide to asked the weapon store Oyaji for help.
It was a well done in his opinion. Also, it's seems Raphtalia hairs were absorbed by the shield. Though he don't know what shield has been Unsealed.
Takumi level 7, Raphtalia level 8.
5th day on second weeks.
Weapon store~
"Strange rumor?"
"Yeah, they said a Fatal Wolf was sighted around the mountain range."
"A.. Fatal Wolf... is it dangerous?
"Nah, despite their name they are peaceful creatures. As long you don't bother them, they too will do the same... but."
"But... what?"
"A lone Fatal Wolf was different story entirely. They are either an outcast or searching for a new teritory or both. Either way it's hostile... especially toward it's own kins.
"..."
"In other word watch yourself and for the time being don't get too close to the mountain."
Takumi level 8, Raphtalia level 10.
7th day on second weeks.
Forest.
- UsaLeather Shield has been Unsealed.
- UsaMeat shield has been Unsealed.
- UsaLeather Shield ; Equip bonus: agility 3.
- UsaMeat shield ; Equip bonus: dissection ability 1.
Ping*
The meat has been cooked. A notice appeared on Takumi's vision. This is the ability of Vision skill, it told him when the food he cooked already done and told him wether an ingredients are edible or not for consumption.
The new dissection skill made him easier to dissect the Usapil apart.
"Here, eat." Takumi handed Raphtalia a grilled Usapil meat. She accept and silently eat it.
[That was quite an ordeal earlier, right my King? ]
'It's not her fault. I was wrong thinking she was fine killing a living being.'
[Hmmm... again you cover for her. I'm jealous~]
sigh* 'ano na-'
Takumi hadn't finished his word when he suddenly sense danger approaching him and despite Kaixa hasn't warning him yet.
In that moment, without wasting any time Takumi quickly grab Raphtalia and jumped away from the firecamp in time when something huge crashed on the campfire.
Takumi quickly regained his composure and looking at the attacker.
The attacker identity was a huge silver wolf with a razor like tail. It's yellow eyes glare at them. No... it glare at him with full hostility and instant Takumi realized why it did so. The oldman word flashed on his mind.
They are hostile especially toward it's own kins.
In other word this Wolf coming at them because it's smell him, or rather it's smell his other face.
'As long it's wolf, it will turned hostile eh.'
On Takumi side Raphtalia body become limped and her face look paled.
"Raphtalia. I will hold it back, in the mean time you run." Said Takumi as he stood in front of her.
The moment Takumi told Raphtalia to run, memories flashed in her head. It was a memories of a man and a woman that bitten to death right in front of her eyes as her body fallen to the sea.
That man and woman identity are Raphtalia's parents themselves!
To protected their daughter, they gladly sacrificing themselves to save her and right now the same tragedy is about to repeat itself!
Faced with cruel reality Raphtalia started to tremble and tried to reached for Takumi.
"N... no.."
Will the tragedy repeated itself?
No!
As her eyes filled with tears, she saw it. Takumi glancing at her and his eyes isn't someone who accept death!
Raphtalia's eyes widen when a marked started to appeared on Takumi's face. It is her first time seeing something like that.
"I won't die...and..."
Takumi body started to change and he doesn't care even if Raphtalia saw it. He will protect her that one is absolute to him.
"mas...ter...?"
What stood in front of her right now is a white humanoid being covered with Wolf like armor, but even with the change he is still...
"I will protect you."
Takumi himself!
Noticing the sudden change on Takumi smell, the Wolf growl and prepared to attack Takumi.
Takumi plick his right hand.
Both of them glare at each others and at the exact moments, sprinted toward each other.
The Wolf slashed Takumi with it's claw but Takumi block it with his shield.
A loud sound could be heard as the claw made contact with the shield.
Successfully blocked the attack, Takumi slashed the Wolf with his claw. He could feel resistance but he managed to harm the Wolf.
Their speed were more or less the same. But their attack and defense are different, Takumi defense are strong enough to withstand the Wolf attack but he doesn't have enough strength to put a fatal wound on the Wolf.
The Wolf put some distance from Takumi and started to assess him. He didn't miss the change on the Wolf face and tighten his defense.
The Wolf sprinted toward Takumi and stomped him with it's paw. Takumi block the attack once again... but, The Wolf's tail grow taller and whipped his body!
"Gah!"
The Wolf attack passed through Takumi's defense. The Wolf whipped him over and over. He then pushed the shield away from the paw, and made the Wolf losing it's footing.
Wasting no time Takumi punched The Wolf face over and over.
The Wolf then attacked Takumi to stopped his attack, but this time Takumi had prepared and blocked the tail.
The impact from the tail pushed Takumi away from the Wolf.
'That tail... is a problem.'
As if answering him the Wolf raised it's tail, swayed it and scatter it's fur.
Strangely the furs didn't fall but continued to float on the air and began aiming for Takumi. The Wolf roared, the scattered furs flew and rained down on Takumi like bullets.
Realizing He couldn't blocked the attack completely, Takumi started to sprint and dodging the furs and blocked some of them.
The Wolf growled and keep showering Takumi with it's razor like furs. But soon began to admit it couldn't kill him with the way right now.
The Wolf roared and it's bodies began to be veiled by winds.
[Detecting a powerful energy coming from the enemy, be careful. ]
"The hell is that?"
[A wind element based magic, a strong one at that. Whatever happened dodge! ]
Takumi nodded, but then started to sweated as he saw the Wolf smirked at him. His eyes widen and he started to sprint as he realize the fur wasn't aimed at him, instead its were aimed at Raphtalia.
'Please made it!'
Takumi managed to reached Raphtalia the in time the furs covered wind rained down on them.
"Gah!"
"M, master!"
The damage it inflict on Takumi made the previous attacks feel like a child play. If this goes on he will be killed.
"Faiz shield!"
Takumi shout and the shield changed and made the attack less dangerous yet will kill him if this situation goes on.
'Kaixa!'
[You aren't ready yet, my King! ]
The Wolf stared at the shield. It didn't feel any danger coming from the shield, but it won't take chance and continue to shot Takumi.
'Kaixa, do it!'
[...I understand... but you can only connect with part of Faiz... no more than that.]
'Got it, I'm counting on you.'
[Alright! Don't you dare die before then! ]
"Yeah!"
[I, Kaixa the shield who protect the king order you. Bend the world will and assist your king. FAIZ! ]
Order has been confirmed
Checking the requirement condition
Unfulfilled
Searching for alternative path
Found
Forcefully activating Dark Aura to fill the requirement parts
Loading
Absorbing Navigator strength to fill the requirement parts
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The Wolf didn't amused, even thought it's enemy was on death door. It's eyes didn't showed any sign of resignation. It didn't like it at all!
The Wolf increase the output of it's wind magic increasing the damage of it's Razor bullets.
Connected
[Now, my King! ]
"Exceed charge!"
Play [People with no name]
[READY]
Reacting to Takumi's word the shield pattern started to glow and when all the light focused on the shield core, He turned the shield toward the Wolf, making it flinched.
The Wolf didn't know what the light was and it doesn't want to know because it's instinct screamed told it to kill the enemy as soon as possible. It tried to increase the output of it's Magic to the very limit, but too late.
A burst of light come out from the shield and coming at the Wolf with blinding speed. The Wolf who's too focused on killing Takumi unable to dodge the light.
The light made contact with the Wolf and then changed into a red vortex, forcing the Wolf to stay on where it's stood. Takumi sprinted toward the Wolf and side kicked it.
[EXCEED CHARGE!]
The Wolf didn't know what is just happened, one moment it's enemy was in front it's eyes and a moment later the enemy was behind it's back.
But it know one thing for sure. The enemy let his own back wide open for it to attack and it will make him regret for doing so.
It will win the Wolf thought as It's tried to bite Takumi, but suddenly a phi symbol appeared around the Wolf body and it's vision become dark... for eternity.
[People with no name] END.
[... I'm out of juice... Ha.. ha.. I might be out... for weeks..]
Takumi could feel Kaixa presence become weaker.
[My King...please always sleep.. on time. Make sure you... didn't eat strange things... while I'm not arround... don't go with stranger.. make sure to make lot of money...]
'Just rest already, idiot.'
[hehe~... I.. Ah... slee, py...]
Kaixa voice couldn't be heard anymore. Takumi then walked toward Raphtalia and returned back into his human form.
"You okay, Raphta-"
Raphtalia suddenly hug Takumi and started to crying. He said nothing and hug her back and patted her head.
Takumi then walked out of the forest with Raphtalia sleeping on his back. Tired after her long cry. He sighed and staring at the sky. It was a long day for both of them.
- Fatal Wolf shield has been Unsealed.
- Fatal Wolf leather shield has been Unsealed.
- Fatal Wolf meat shield has been Unsealed.
- Fatal Wolf bone shield has been Unsealed.
- Fatal Wolf tail shield has been Unsealed.
And... finished... Oh god... writing fighting scene was definitely... beyond my ability...hahaha...
There you Have it..
Sorry if there's wrong grammars and the OOCness will become inevitable as the story goes on...