"Athena, huh? The goddess of war, wisdom, and craft. What is she doing in our village? and when she had come to our village?"
I asked Arsya the detail of when the person named Athena come to our village.
"it's 5 years ago. When she and 2 of her attendance have some mission near our village. She accidentally destroys our village barrier, she comes to our village to apologize because destroying the barrier."
Answer Arsya summarizing the incident between our village and Athena.
"I doubt her intention is not only to apologize right?"
I have a doubt that 'Athena' didn't come to our village to apologize even though she is the one who destroys it. I believe she has another motive.
"as you say, rather than apologize more like… she is analyzing our village. She even deliberately ask the elder to take her around the village."
"Now I remember it too. Though I didn't see her and not in the village around that time. I remember I have been told by you about it.��
The one who spoke right now is Rudy. The two of them remember that incident. It looks like I can have some information about her.
"So then what is the answer after she asked the elder?"
I asked Arsya for more detailed information.
"The elder can't refuse it. They know if they refuse it she will have suspicion in our village. The elder was afraid our village will be the target of the 13 representatives. Of course, the elder didn't tell anything about the three guardians and your master. But I think she already notices it. She's on our list for the people who maybe know your circumstance, though we can't confirm it. In the end, after she apologizes and going around the village, she leaves, just like that. She never comes back again to our village, but sometimes she sends a gift to our village."
I can somehow figure why the elder afraid. Because our village place is near the monster forest, they made the barrier to protect the village. The barrier that was set in the village is high ranked one, The barrier even can stand from a monster attack, and even can regenerate itself if half of the barrier destroyed. And to think one of the 13 representatives can destroy it. Made me think, how strong the other representatives from the Atlantis federation? We can't make an enemy from a strong opponent if there are any merits.
"A gift, huh… the elder chose a wise choice. I can't even blame them if they're showing my circumstance. So, she didn't do anything right? Besides destroying the barrier? in the first place why did she destroy our barrier? That was strange"
Something picked my interest. It is the reason why she destroys our village barrier. What is her reason? I can't imagine a thing from her.
"Well, even if Athena forced us to show you, we will fight her no matter what. Your meditation is been secret from the world, after all. We don't know who is enemy and who is an ally."
Said Arsya. I'm speechless, and at the same time, I really worried about the people in the village. they even will wage a war if it's about me… I can't describe the speechless reaction on my face when Arsya told me about it. Arsya then continues her explanation.
"The reason she destroying the barrier is that, at the sea not so far from our village, there's a wild calamity beast at that time, and the one who kills it is Athena. She and her lackey attack that monster to collect the crystal. Her attack should be hit the monster, but it looks like she accidentally changes her spear direction to our village, thus the result is our barrier destroyed."
"….."
I can't say anything, the reason is too absurd…, our high ranked barrier destroyed because she is accidentally changing her attack direction? I'm sure the one who cast this barrier on our village will feel humiliated, or maybe angry?
"oh yeah, by the way, what is her appearance? From what you said, she is using the spear as her main weapon? Can you describe her?"
I do not forget to ask about her appearance. In the case I've met her in the future at least I should know who she is.
"her appearance is like a girl in her youth, she has a short blonde hair, her pupil is red like fire, her height is more or less is little short than you len, she has her armor around her body, it's not a full plate one is just on her body and her feet, their color is red. For her weapon from what I see, she only has a spear and a round shield on her back."
From what Arsya describes, I can imagine her appearance. If I must say, she is really the depiction of Athena in the Greek legend. In Greek legend, Athena have a spear and shield named Aegis as her weapon too.
"Oh, and she have a contract monster too just like you master, if I'm not wrong… it's a big monster owl named 'silent wing' that monster is a mythical beast just like a guardian of our village, Red."
Big Owl? The spear, the shield, and the owl. Yep, now I'm sure that she is not a depiction of goddess Athena, She is the goddess Athena herself.
"Silent wing, Kah?"
I was in deep thought after Arsya explains about the person named Athena. In the end, I didn't get the information that I want. I can't grasp her fully. I just know about her appearance and her power, even I don't know about her personality.
"oh, earlier you said she sends our village a gift, right? What gift? Is that the give to repay for the destroyed barrier?"
"Hmmm… At that time, I just happened to come home. I don't know the details about the gift. Before her gift arrives, I already got out of the village. I just know from communication device from elders, that she sometimes gave us a gift. It looks like she wants to maintain a good relationship with us."
Sometime? Why she uses the word of sometime? I am confused about why she uses the word of sometimes. Did she give the village present occasionally? Or what?
"The gift is a magic tool."
The one who answers is jade.
"Jade, so you know?"
"of course I know big sist Arsya. Did you forget? I just got out from the village four years ago. At that time, I see that accident too. I don't know that she sent us another gift. But I know the gift that she present to us. she sent us a magic tool for forged the weapon. That magic tool really useful and has always been used by our village every time we want to forge the weapon."
Now that she said it. Jade has said that she goes out from the village 4 years ago that means she must have seen that accident if that accident is 5 years ago.
"What tool is that?"
I asked jade.
"That one, The one that you see in the second village. The tool to control the firepower in the furnace. That tool has the principle of a stove normally. the difference is that furnace didn't use any magic."
To create the weapon we must heat the metal at the furnace. The furnace at this time is using magic to control the firepower. To be precise it uses a crystal that emits fire. You must constantly use the magic on the crystal, so that crystal didn't dissolve away. forge the weapon will cost you mentally and physically because at the same time you use magic and your raw strength, it's like you have the battle with the weapon that you forged.
"Oooo that one, huh?"
I remember I have seen that thing in our village.
"If she is suspicious with us maybe she will send some people to investigate. But after that Accident, I never heard she sent people to investigate. Our network information at the Atlantis continent told us, that the Atlantis federation doesn't have any information about us. She just sent us a gift after a gift. It's like big sist Arsya said, maybe she just wants to establish a good relationship with us."
Jade is true. If she set her eyes on us, she may be already told the other representatives to investigate us. The fact that we know that she didn't send any person to investigate means she wants to establish a good relationship with us.
"Well, it's good that she didn't want to mess with us."
Said I. If the Atlantis federation sent an investigator to our place maybe right now we have A cold war with those nations. Our village is sensitive, after all.
"In the end, we don't have much information about Athena or the other representative. we just know her appearance and the fact that she considerate to us."
"I more prefer that. to be honest, I don't like it if we have to wage war on the Atlantis federation. There's so much mystery in that nation. we even don't know how strong is that nation."
Rudy then joins our conversation. All this time he is silent because he never meets her. It looks like he isn't in our village when the accident happens.
"I don't like it too."
Arsya is on the same page as rudy.
"…"
But jade didn't say anything she just silently hear it.
'Is she still sulking because I underestimate them or what? I'm sorry jade…'
I'm afraid that she is sulking because I underestimate her before.
"oh look, it's already 4.40 PM. We already chat this long"
Arsya then looks at the clock she tells us about the time.
"yes, it's already… "
I remember something.
"oh, I forget I must go to the receptionist to get my Adventure card"
I must go to the receptionist. Clarisa one of the receptionists in this guild said that my identity card and my test result should be out around this time right now. I hope she still wait for me.
"you don't need to come down I can get it for you"
Said Arsya.
"No, you don't need it. I will get it myself, It's my first experience it, I'm curious."
I excitedly want to experience a thing like this. With this, I'm now officially an adventure. We ended our conversation. The conversation is meaningful to me. I stand up from my chair and want to go out.
"ah, len wait, I will go with you"
Jade wants to come with me too.
"no, you stay in here. I will go myself"
I forbid her. She's been sulking since I underestimate her before, but she still eagerly to follow me. I refuse it because I don't want to get into an awkward situation when I just shamed her in front of her brother and her sister. I hurriedly got out from the meeting room and go to the receptionist.