"Give me all of the weapons in this shop now if you don't want this place blown to smithereens!"
The big man enters the store, seemingly not aware of who's he's in the shop with nor the consequences that will come out of this. Jincheng looks at me and nods. I nod back.
"I'll handle this."
"Watch it punk! I told you, I'll burn this place down if you try anything!"
(This could be a good chance to test out my new sword. Of course I'm not going to kill him. I already disabled his magic so he can't blow the place up. It's easy to detect lousy magic with my skill "Magic Prospect". I can detect magic within 50 kilometers.)
"Your magic has already been disabled, give it up."
"Grrr FUCK!"
The man pulls out a dagger from his pocket and dashes towards me as a last resort. On instinct I pull out the sword and we both clash. I kick him back but he charges at me again and I once again stop him.
"Heh you won't be able to keep this up for long."
"Yeah I know that's why I'm going to finish you here."
"Ha that's funn- ARGHHH. MY ARM!!"
I jump back while holding the arm I cut off. I then throw it back to him and he catches it and screams again.
(Flash Step. A skill that allows me to move a small distance in an instance. If your magic power is extremely low, it also messes with your perception of time.)
"I'm going to finish you now."
I swiftly move move in front of him and punch him hard, sending him flying out of the door. I turn back to see Mei and Mitsumi both in shock and Jincheng giving a thumbs up.
"Wow that was… amazing!"
"It was nothing."
"Nothing?! That was incredible! I've never seen anything like it!"
"Yeah, that was awesome Ryuki!"
"Thanks…"
"Alright, we'd better get going. I'll see you later Mei, Mitsumi."
"Thank you for the sword.", I say while bowing.
"You're welcome and don't worry we will clean up the... blood"
"Bye! Come again!"
We leave while grabbing the knocked out robber. We both drop him off near some guards and after telling them the situation, they take care of it. Afterwards, I head to a nearby pond to clean the blood off my sword from when I sliced his arm off.
"So what do you want to do now?"
"I don't know. What is there to do for fun here?"
"There's a lot to do. Like walk."
"Just walk?"
"There are board games, festivals, and there are the royal parties. I didn't even feel like showing up to the last one. I mean there should be one today bu..."
"We should go then."
"Really?"
"Come on, I want to know what the royals are like.
"Fine lets go then."
~1 hour later~
"This suit is kind of tight. Didn't they have one in my size?"
"Nope. So you're gonna have to endure that. You wanted to come remember?"
"Fine."
"We're here."
We arrive at a giant building. Jincheng walks over to the man standing in front of the door where there's a line of people in dresses and suits.
"I'm going to go walk around. Meet me inside."
"Sure."
(Hmm. Is there anyone here my age? Looks like everyone here is middle aged. I mean what was I expecting? It seems to be that type of party.)
"Heyyy. Helloo. Anyone home?"
I snap back to reality to see a girl waving their hand in front of me. She is quite pretty so to say. She has straight long blonde hair that comes down to her shoulders, her eyes a magenta-like color, and she has skin a lighter than mine. She's wearing a long red dress that comes down to her ankles and she's has on red lipstick.
"Oh wow! He finally came back to us!"
"Who are you?"
"Wow, you meet a pretty girl and the first thing you ask is who are you? You should be fawning over me!"
"…"
"Haha I'm just joking with you. Come on! Loosen up!", she says as she slaps my back quite hard.
(What is with this girl? Who even is she?)
"Well my name is Valerie. What's your name?"
"Ryuki... Nice to meet you Valerie, I guess."
I hold out my hand for a handshake.
"Oh come on, no need to be so formal with me. Bring it in for a hug!"
She grabs my hand and forces me into a really tight hug.
(Who the hell hugs someone they just met like this?!)
She finally lets go after 5 seconds.
"Hey why the straight face? I bet I could make you laugh."
(What is her deal with me? Someone please help me.)
She starts making weird faces in attempt to get me to laugh. After trying for 15 more seconds, she eventually gives up.
"You maybe didn't laugh this time but I'll eventually see a smile on that face!"
"Why did you come up to me anyways?"
"No reason. I'm going to head inside now. I'll see you later."
She walks off, blowing a kiss.
(Ok, I definitely hope I DON'T see her later. She might be pretty but her personality is too much. The first person I see my age and she's a total nutcase.)
I mentally sigh and walk into the building to look for Jincheng. I look around to see people talking with drinks.
(Should I even be here? I feel so out of place. How did I get from playing video games in my room to walking inside of a royal party in a fantasy world?)
I see someone get on the stage and taps the mic to get everyone's attention.
"Excuse me everyone. The first round of the annual kingdom tournament is tomorrow. If you would still like to participate you can sign up at the front desk. Remember the prizes are either 1 platinum coin which is worth 1000 gold coins or an opportunity to meet our princess. That is all please enjoy your time here."
He exits the stage and everyone heads back to their business.
(A tournament? I should enter. Good chance to use my sword against some people to win a lot of money. I'm not really interested in meeting the princess though.)
"You thinking about entering?"
I turn around to see Jincheng with a drink.
"Yeah I am."
"Well if you do just know that you will fight really powerful opponents."
"Yes I'm aware of that."
"I knew you were going to try to enter already so I already got the paperwork done."
"Oh thanks. That makes things convenient."
"So, you hoping to meet the princess?"
"Of course not. I don't even know who she is."
"Well anyways it seems like we're going to have to stay in the kingdom since you want to enter. So after we leave, we can go to an inn which someone I know owns."
"Yeah sure."
"I'm going back to drinking."
He waves and walks off leaving me alone.
(I might as well get some water. All they have is wine and alcohol here and I still can't drink. Why did they make this party available to minors in the first place?)
I walk up to the drink counter, pick up a glass, and pour some water in it.
(It feels so awkward being in this place.)
I walk over to a corner and stand there drinking my water, watching everyone.
(I need some fresh air.)
I walk outside and start strolling around.
(Only one more year left until I have to go back to school. Actually, I don't really have to. That girl only gave me the directions. But I guess it be best if I head there to maybe find out why she gave me those dir- Hm..?)
I turn to see a girl and a man in a secluded part of the area.
"Come on. Don't resist. You know you want it."
"G-Get off of me, you-you pig!"
"Hahaha. You're so cute when you're mad."
(Looks like an ugly bastard trying to get it on with some girl. Maybe I should go say hi.)
"Hey guys. What's happening over here?"
I walk over and take a good look at the girl and the man. The girl has a small figure with red hair and pigtails.
(She looks like a tsundere.)
The man is fat and has dirty clothes. Like the average dirty bastard.
"Do you wanna get your ass kicked kid? Scram before I make ya!"
"No, no I don't think I will."
"Just go. I don't need any help."
"You're clearly... You know what? Suit yourself."
I start to walk off.
"Y-You're just going to leave?!"
"Yeah? You said you don't need help so there's no point in sticking around."
"You're supposed to be stubborn and help me anyways!"
"When was that decided?"
"Just help me, you jerk!"
(This girl is more weird then the last one. It's like she's the polar opposite. She can't make up her mind about things.)
"Hey now, I'm not going to tolerate any disrespect. I'm the one that's saving you correct? Now say please."
"You!! Argh fine! Will you... please help me.", she silently mutters.
"What was that? I couldn't hear you.•
"Please help me already!!"
"Gladly. See now, wasn't that easy?"
I use Flash Step to kick the guy into a wall. I then jam the front of my shin into this throat.
"S-Sto-"
He eventually passes out after a few seconds.
(That was eventful. Anyways I better take him to some people nearby. This is the second one today.)
"Hey you, I'm going to be taking him now. So bye and no problem."
I start walking off, dragging the man's limp body.
"W-Wait!", she says.
"What is it?"
"N-Nevermind. T-Thanks, I guess.."
She quickly runs off.
I pick up and throw the man over my shoulders and drop him off at a guard. After telling them what had happened, I make my way back to the building.