"Woah!" Kuro let out his voice as he was excited to see the town. He was surprised by how he can only read about this fantasy-like town in manga and now it is in front of him. He was looking at the sign at the top of the entrance.
Weird, they talk the same language as me but the writing was different. Maybe I have some kind of skills to translate language but not writing? gonna test that later.
"Town Of Orval" Lua said soon after she saw Kuro was staring at the sign. Perhaps, she realised this from the beginning that Kuro might lack common sense though she doesn't know why.
Susuki was in front of them talking with the guard as he passed a green stone with the same writing style as the sign-board, a pass maybe.
After passing the stone, he turned his head to Kuro and Lua.
"Let's go," Lua said as she pulls Kuro's hand.
"W..wa.wait" Kuro never thought that she would pull his hand, he thinks that Lua is more of a shy and quite-type.
Woah girls hand are soft.
She released it as soon as they walk ten meters into the town.
Kuro's was looking around as he was blown away by how he can see this fantasy-like town in front of him right now.
People around them seems lively as there also people who use magic for their own convenience.
"Lively isn't it?" Lua said as she smiled at Kuro.
"Ah, by the way, I have to report everything to the 'Guild Hunter' first. Lua send me all the Kardhopile to my storage." Susuki said to Lua.
She closes her eyes for a sec and then opened it again while her hand pointed at Susuki. "done" she said.
Kuro was looking at them.
So that magic also works that way, huh? I guess I'm gonna check all of my skills later.
"Ah, while we at that. You can take our Master Kuro here to take a stroll in this town." Kuro also, after all, don't have anywhere to go as he still deciding on what to do when he reached the town.
"You sure to want to leave your beautiful sister with me?"
Lua was blushing thought Kuro made a dumb-founded face "Why was she blushing?"
"Beautiful..huh" whisper her.
"Bwahahaha when we first meet, I'm sure
you are a good man" He smile while put his hand on Kuro's shoulder.
"hahaha, you are exaggerating I can be the bad guy you know" Kuro smile as he wanted to tease him.
"All right, meet later" He waves at Kuro and Lua leaving both of them.
Lua and Kuro started to walk, though Kuro still thinking about what he wants to do that now he already in the town.
"Kuro, is there any place that you would like to visit here?
I just wants to find more about this world but it would be weird if I was to say that.
"Um...how about you show me the best place in this town?"
"Best place? Humm, aha I think I know where. Follow me" She actually doesn't have to say the word 'follow me' as she pulled my hand leading me everywhere she goes.
She brought me to a lot of places such as the library, the museum and the bazaar, she also brought me to the black market, though I doesn't know if it was legal.
->
At last, they stop on a balcony. It was kinda high to reach there since they need to climb around one-thousand stairs just to reach there. For Kuro, he didn't even sweat when he climbed the stairs. In fact, he still has the energy to even climb another one-hundred-thousand stairs. It might be because of his current body. A lot of change when he reincarnated, especially his appearance. Before, he has black hair and now it is white same goes for his eyes that is now red.
He also full of energy as if he has the body of an athlete. If this was his body back in his previous life, it would be somewhat weak as he did not use to do some big exercise, it's not like he doesn't want to but he just got full-time work that left him no time to do exercise.
Right now in front of them, they could feel a really cold breeze of wind but comfortable.
Lua smile and looked at him "Nice isn't it?"
Her hair was blown by the wind along with her smile, it makes me think "If I'm a God doesn't this made her a Goddess? [Nah compare you to her, you are just a turtle but still Kuro current appearance is somewhat handsome]
Kuro right now couldn't look straight into her face as he was blown away by the beauty of the Goddess beside him.
"But yeah, you know Kuro--" She stopped as soon as she saw Kuro's face is now as red as an apple.
"Woah! What happened to you?!" Lua tries to approaches him but...
"Stop!" Kuro stopped her while covering his face using his left hand and pointed the right hand to Lua shows her a sign to stop.
"Wha- why?"
"Don't come any closer, or someone might die"
More or less I will die by heart attack
"What?!"
"All right, let's continue, what do you want to talk about?"
"Can, you at least look at me while talking..."
"No! Someone will die."
"Bu-"
"Die"
"But.."
"Die"
"O..Okay..." She smiles awkwardly. Kuro stills covered his face using his left hand that makes it hard for her to talk to him.
"All right... but yeah, Kuro. This might be the best place that I found, but this also might be the last we can have this view, so I think to at least enjoy the view right now."
"Why is it?" Kuro whisper.
"You know, we can't have everything in this world" Lua let out a sour smile on her face.
"I mean, why don't just protect it. If it something that dear to you, don't let it go. If you can't hold it by yourself, do it with others, Am I wrong?"
She startled for a while and then smile, she pointed her hand onto the mountain and gripped her hand slowly as if she caught the view.
"No, you are right." She replies slowly.
"Ahh Kuro, we might already late. Brother must be waiting for us" Continued her.
I just agreed and followed her. I can see the different on Lua's face, more like she is sad right now. I guess there is something to happen at this place soon, well if she doesn't want to talk about it I'll just let it be.
While walking, through the town, Kuro seems to realise that he already memorize the whole place in the town.
Does my memory got boosted along with my current physics? I guess I have a high IQ right now.
We were in the middle of the town, while Lua was looking around as if she wanted to find something.
"Lua?" Kuro asked.
She looked at me "Ah, you can go first you remember where the 'Hunter Guild' is located right?" After all, Lua did showed me all the place where the 'Guild' was located.
"Umm, if you want maybe I can help you find it?"
"Ahh, no need I just want to buy some meat for dinner tonight. Just go already"
When I was looking around, there are a lot of meat sells everywhere.
Weird... well maybe she wants some good meat. I also don't know why Susuki wanted to meet me, I need to find an inn later though I don't have anywhere to stay after all.
From afar, Kuro saw a silhoutte waving at him. It was Susuki. He really are the energetic one.
"Finish sight-seeing?" Susuki asked as soon as Kuro approached him.
I just nodded. In the end, I only visits the place around the town without getting more information about the world. I actually wanted to try magic myself, but I guess I'll do that later.
"Follow me," Susuki said as I followed him from behind.
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In front of them right now is a two-storey house made of wood it was in a neighbourhood that a bit far from the town, might be a house for people from the town.
"This is our house," Susuki said after looking at Kuro who seems to don't understand the situation,
why would he brought me to their house. Ah, maybe to treat me to meal.. how kind.
"Come inside"
Kuro just followed him without any question.
"Well, nice is it, you will be sleeping in the living room, sorry we don't have that much room-"
"What?!" Kuro was surprised by Susuki sudden statement.
"What do you mean what? You agreed earlier when we offered you to stay here, don't you? When you were spacing out in the air. After all you didn't even have a place to stay"
--> 4 hours earlier
Kuro was walking behind Lua and Susuki as he keeps looking on his stats.
"It seems they can't see this thing, huh? My stats also increase by a lot when I helped them hunted the Kardhopile earlier. Is levelling the only way I can increase my stats?"
"Kuro, since you lost your item, how about you stay with us," Lua suddenly pointed out her thought earlier.
"Yeah, you already helped us this much--"
They realised Kuro was spacing out in the air.
"Kuro... Kuro!" Susuki raises his voice a bit snapping Kuro who already lost in his own world.
"Huh? yeah, of course, thanks!" replied him without knowing what it was.
"That settles it then"
"Did they asked me to eat just now? or something else?"
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"Oh yeah, they did."
"Whatdya looking at?" Susuki asked Kuro who was staring at the kitchen.
"Ah, is that a pipe?" I was looking at a pipe that has a stone beside it without the faucet that makes me wonder how it works.
"What are you, primitive human?"
"No, I mean how do you use it?"
"This? just channel your magic on this water stone, and water will come out from the pipe. Do you not have one in your country?"
"Hahaha, I do have..." I gave him such awkward smile.
"All right, I'm gonna take a shower first" As He leaves me alone in the living room.
Magic, huh? I guess I can try.
"Hey, Nephy. How do I channel my mana?"
[System]
*Answer first, my host must learn how to control the flow of mana, which you must know how magic circulates in your body, only then host could channel the mana.
"I see. So I'll learn a bit about this mana thing first."
Susuki suddenly came out of the bathroom.
"Ahh, I forgot my duck."
"What are you? a kid?"
"No no no, duck is a justice, you know"
"Oh yeah, what would happen if they don't have mana. I stated my curiosity. How do they actually live in this world where people use magic as their daily necessities. What would happened with those who cannot?
"Well, everyone has mana unless they have a really low.. aptitude, they can--"
"Use gear or some stone to boost their magic though it is will run out somehow--" Susuki word got cutted by someone from the door.
It was Lua, who just got back from the town, on her hand, she is holding meat in plastic.
"Woah Lua, my dear sister we are having meat today?" Susuki asked, he sure got excited over small things. His favourite perhaps?
"Yes it would be a feast for our new housemate, isn't it?" She said while her eyes looking at me.
"I..It would be my pleasure, I guess.." I said awkwardly. After all, I already stayed at their place and now they made a celebration for me.
"Oww, man what with the awkward talk... we normally could only hunt 7 to 9 but with your help we got 50.." Susuki said While put his hand around Kuro's shoulders.
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While celebrating it, Susuki and Kuro were drunk by the 'Orval's Special' beer. Or so that what was Susuki called it.
Lua just drank normal water as she isn't good with beer. She went back to her room as soon as she finished her portion leaving that two drunkard in the kitchen sleeping.
"hah..Its sure funs in this world, I wonder what fun will await me in this world" Kuro eyes were looking at the starry sky as he slowly fell asleep.
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