Simon stood up from his chair. "Why are you wearing cloth over your eyes? Can't you see at all?"

The old man named G.S.D. simply scoffed. "I see. Your just a regular slayer. You don't know anything about unique types."

Simon recoiled back. "What?! Regular slayer? I'll have you know i'm one of the best slayers out there!"

He reaches out to his huge rectangular blade which was set down next to Siusha. Siusha simply looks at the blade and looks at Simon's face, which had determination and anger plastered all over it. She takes a sip of her fine wine from the glass and smiles. However, just as Simon was about to reach for the blade, he is suddenly overwhelmed by an intense fear that combined both fearsome power and despair. He looked to the old man, and saw that he emanated an overwhelmingly dark aura. Simon just stands there motionless, unable to move or unable to break the gaze of the old man G.S.D.

"He's just standing there...but...i'm not able to move!...I can't move anything...how is he..doing this?! Why..am I scared?.." Simon thought to himself.

G.S.D. Turns away, and the uncontrollable force taking hold of Simon disappears. "You lack discipline. Your anger guides your blade. You possess quite a remarkable amount of skill, I'll give you that, however it is unrefined. You won't be able to touch me."

Those words sent a chill down Simon's back. "Your...you sure are scary old man..." Simon said.

"Don't call me that." He coldly responds.

Siusha laughs and takes another sip of her wine and crosses her legs in her seat, seemingly enjoying the show before her. "Simon, looks like you lost, and he din't even lift a finger!"

Simon clenches his fist. "Yeah, well... It could've been a draw anyways." He crosses his arms.

"So naive, young boy." G.S.D. said.

In the living quarters hallway, Chello is on the floor in complete embarrassment before Jun. "Mind telling me why your on the floor like that?" Jun asks.

"Oh, well, I was gonna leave the room when- um- I tripped and the door swung open..." Chello cheekily responds.

Jun rolls her eyes and puts her hands at her hips. "I guess the door had magical powers and decided to swing open by itsself, right? ...anyways I'm going for a walk. Why don't you come with me?"

"S-sure!" Chello agrees and they both make their way to the elegant lobby. Once there, they find Simon along with Siusha and a mysterious man. Jun and Chello walk over. Chello waves a hand. "Hey, whats up guys? Who is this guy?" and points to the bald old man with cloth covering his eyes.

Simon turns around. "oh, hey Jun and Chello. This old man-" Suddenly he gets a cold chill down his spine. "I-I mean his name is G.S.D. He's an Asura or something."

Jun and Chello bow to show respect. Jun straightens out. "Oh, your G.S.D.? I've heard of that name somewhere..." She puts her finger on her lip and thinks hard.

Chello raises his hand. "Ah, your G.S.D, the infamous Asura. 'The Blind Demon' is what they call you. ..Yeah your him! The man who is rumored to have the strength of more than 10 armies!"

G.S.D. laughs. It's surprising to know people still know about me. No, I gave up on that title now. Now i'm just blind. I just teach slayers now."

Jun then asks G.S.D. about his retirement from slaying. He re-accounts his previous adventures with other Dungeon Fighters and also tells tales of faraway lands he visited. The trio all take seats and listen to his grand tales of adventure. Siusha listens and takes occasional sips from her wine.

"...And that is how I killed the Death Dragon from the west." G.S.D. finishes up. The trio were delighted by the tales and are inspired to travel to Sky Tower. Siusha claps. "G.S.D., you haven't shared tales like that in awhile! Want me to get you a drink?"

"No thank you Siusha. I'm fine. However, the last part I wanted to tell you... The answer to your question." Suddenly, the atmosphere got darker. "There is a growing dark presence near the area your heading to. Sky Tower. I scouted it to make sure it was demonic, and it sure was. Not too long ago, it wasn't there. For some reason, it has appeared and since then, many Dungeon Fighters are going to it for some reason. You won't be alone, but you must be careful. I asked a wandering dungeon fighter to escort me though some floors, although in the end, it was me who did the escorting. However I din't notice anything odd or different within the Sky Tower. What ever Magnus is asking you get, it might be something more than just the Gem. Ever since then, I've been dedicated my life to training slayers in preparation for the worst."

The room fell silent. Jun broke the silence. "Well, I guess we know what we are up against now..." She said sarcastically.

Simon clenches his fist, and Chello wipes some sweat from his eyebrow. Simon stands up. "I don't care if there is a demon or not, I'm gonna get that thing, and nothing is going to stop me!" Chello laughs, but then notices Jun staring Simon.

"Wow..Simon is just..so brave...an idiot...but brave.." Jun thinks.

Chello clears his throat. Jun focuses on Chello. "Hey whats up?" "Oh nothing..." he responds.

Meanwhile, another hooded figure walks inside the inn and walks towards the bar. "Well, theres my cue." Siusha says. She stands up and walks toward the hooded figure. "See you guys later!"

G.S.D. then gets up. "You three could stand a chance, but you need more training before you take on Sky Tower." He then turns away and leaves the bar. Chello yells, "Hey wait, where are you going?" But he is nowhere to be seen.

Simon grunts. "Great, what now? What did he mean by training? I feel better than ever, I feel like I can take on the world after squaring off with that guy!"

Chello and Jun jump out of their seats. "Wait, you fought against him?!" Jun yelled.

"Y-yeah! I did! I almost had him when-" Simon stops after feeling yet another chill down his spine. "On second thought...I'll...save it for later.."

Chello clears his throat again. "Well, we now know Sky Tower is dangerous, and that your dad din't just send us there to do his grocery shopping for him. So, now what? Should we take his advice? I mean he is G.S.D. after all."

Simon slightly shoves Chello. "We don't need to listen to that old man, he's just washed up! I say we go to Sky Tower!"

Jun slightly shoves Simon back. "No, idiot. I think we should listen to G.S.D. After all, after hearing all that, I think I'd like to hone my skills some more before tackling something like that. We should stay in West Coast for awhile, after all, we still have time, Sky Tower isn't far, and Simon's dad is paying the lodging bill completely!"

Simon crosses his arms. Chello also adds that he can spend some time killing monsters around the area to be hailed as a hero. That din't sound all that bad for Simon. Free lodging, monsters to kill, and that mysterious old man. Simon raises his hands in the air. "Well, I have my work cut out for me. Don't know about you guys." He walks toward the lodging quarters. "I'll see you guys later, i'm gonna go rest or something." He waves them goodbye.

Chello and Jun are left in the lobby. "Well..what a turn of events right Jun?" Jun only shrugs. "Alright Chello, lets have a look around town, hopefully there is something we can do." And they walk towards the exit of the tavern, which emanates a great white light into the outside world, where the journey has begun.