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Chapter 4 - Chapter 4: The small village and the masked demon

Log of September 5, 1945.

At approximately six o'clock in the morning we woke up in the inn where we had settled, it was a completely free inn for travelers but in exchange for the protection of the town of Shingetsu, since stranded in the middle of nowhere was prone to attack of monsters, as they saw that last night we ended up with the demon Jigoku no ichikiju no ki, they allowed us to spend a night in the city, we would also ask for details to the inhabitants of the place ... the only thing we asked was about a map, in this way we would better position ourselves in our crusade towards the Gingetsu palace, once we obtained the map we were ready to leave for the city...

I was watching the map from the point where we left the city but I was interrupted by the girl, Tokage...

Tokage: Do you see that gray section?

Giorgio: Yes...

Tokage: Those are the Shizen Hikari caves, my home, we should go someday...

Hekima: Maybe later, you tried that and it didn't work, in fact, that almost killed Mr. Lombardi...

Tokage: Right... I'm sorry...

Hekima: At least we have recovered the mother earth's crystal... but it is broken ...

Tokage: It is not broken, the peculiarity of this crystal is that it can be divided into several parts, petals by petals and I have the center... the problem is that my parents never taught me how to put them back together...

Hekima: In short, we only have one functional crystal... That means that we will have to be cautious and avoid any hasty movements like last time.

Giorgio: And after going to the kingdom of Gingetsu, where will we go?

Hekima: Well, we will go to Raion No Okoku lands, where tribes reside that will help us find Master Hisao Tenshi, I suppose he is an old human now...

Tokage: Will an old man help us solve this problem?

Hekima: Well, I don't think so, but hopefully he can teach Mr. Lombardi the techniques to use the wind crystal...

Tokage: Wasn't it the golden wind crystal?

Hekima: You see, that is a popular legend that says that the master Hisao Tenshi created a golden tornado but considering that it was in a tropical area it could have been a factor of sunlight and the residents there must have believed that it was wind Golden colour...

Giorgio: And regarding the training you mention, what kind of things do you learn from that?

Hekima: Well, each crystal has a skill that differentiates it from the others and gives it the ability to create or destroy... in the case of the mother earth's crystal, it is divided into multiple parts that allow users to control certain part of the earth such as plants or plains, etc... The fire crystal allows the user to use the ability of the phoenix that gives it greater resistance and offensive force as well as the ability to evade death once... The wind crystal allows to the user create tornadoes, typhoons, cyclones and even be part of them when turning... finally the ice crystal allows you to create ice monsters and fortresses...

Giorgio: I see...

Hekima: Yes, the fact is that to use the crystals it is necessary for the user to be strong and able to defend themselves, it would be useless to give the crystal to someone who can steal it.

Giorgio: And that teacher Hisao, how old is he?

Hekima: Approximately 100 years old, that's why we need someone to cover his place...

Giorgio: It looks that he doesn't need too much help...

Hekima: I forgot it... the humans of your world have a life expectancy of 60 to 70 years of age, but here in Gingetsu they have a life expectancy that reaches a higher amount of years, the second problem of crystals in humans is that their use continuous drains the vital energy of the user... That's why he's older than he should be...

Although that only applies in the limited use of the crystal. I have heard that its excessive use can even end in a temporary fusion of the crystal and the user, that is, completely abandon their humanity to have a better coordination with the crystal...

Giorgio: Temporary fusion? But... wouldn't that happen with other creatures?

Hekima: Not really, some creatures themselves are already related to the elements, as is the case of Tokage, who, being an earth dragon, does not receive any side effects from the mother earth crystal...

Tokage: But if Giorgio uses the crystal, wouldn't he die faster?

Hekima: In theory, that could happen but there is also the possibility that the humans of his world are not affected by the use of crystals, but both are only hypotheses... B-but of course! that if he wants to do it, we are not going to force him to do something he does not want...

Giorgio: Okay, I suppose I will, after all, I have nothing else to do, I will literally not return to my world for another ten years and I suppose that by then they will have already left me for dead there... even so, If i will die i prefer doing something good.

Hekima: W-Well, let's forget that for now, we better go our way...

As we walked, I could not help feeling a presence, staring at each other, it was as if they were tracking us, I would not know how to describe the strangeness of this situation but, before I could keep thinking, I was interrupted from my own thoughts by Tokage...

Tokage: Do I look cute to you?

Giorgio: What are you talking about?

Tokage: Are you happy?

Giorgio: Where do you want to go with this?

Tokage: I'm asking too much?

Giorgio: how old are you?

Tokage: 17 Years old...

Giorgio: Are you sure? You act very childish...

Tokage: Hmph! That's not true... I'm just bored... i wanted to know you better... Have you never heard of stories of adventurers getting to know each other as they make their journey?

Giorgio: I certainly do, but it's not something that is done with random questions halfway... I also have the feeling that someone is stealthily following us...

Tokage: Well, I probably wouldn't ask random questions if either of you started a funnier conversation-

Hekima: Shhh, wait, I think there's someone nearby...

My suspicions were right, there was definitely something or someone following us, we began to walk stealthily until someone appeared suddenly.

Shiro Hannya: Stop there, I know you have two silver moon crystals! I give you a chance to survive and give them to me or die in vain...

Hekima: We won't do that demon! We already managed to end one of your kind so get away or the only one to die will be you!!

Shiro Hannya: I guess you're part of the Usui family, you look like a smarty... oh, and what do we have here? a human, comes from the other world, isn't it?

Hekima: Are you listening to me? !!

Shiro Hannya: I know, that rookie Jigoku was too primitive to survive on his own, if it hadn't been you, any other low-power warrior would have defeated him, but from me, nothing will be easy, I'm trained enough to kill you three in record time!

The demon girl jumped at us but Tokage went forward to the battlefield, she held the diamond-shaped part of the mother earth's crystal...

Toakge: Hill attack!

An elevation of land emerged from the ground and struck Shiro Hannya, at the same time, Hekima pointed her staff at the demon...

Hekima: Drain energy!

The demon woman tried to get up but seemed weaker and had bleeding wounds ...

Shiro Hannya: Not bad, but it's not enough you're going to be an easy prey for us...

The girl ran to the horizon and Tokage started running behind her, I stopped her holding her arm tightly...

Tokage: What are you doing? She is escaping...

Giorgio: It is not necessary to follow her, most likely it was an ambush but we will not fall under such a simple trick...

Hekima: That observer Mr. Lombardi, we must continue our way to Gingetsu, but we must be very careful, now we know that they are after us...

As I suspected, our most recent advance must have been driven by the subordinates of our enemy, of course, if they are of rank something will be a constant deal before reaching Behemot...

If possible I will do everything I can so that they can achieve our goal even if I have to die... From what I understand, those crystals can reduce my life or merge with them, so I will have to be well trained if I want to be of help.

End of the log.

To be continued...