Raising his sword with his two hands, Kuro without any hesitation Kuro hit the shield that old man Phillot made.
The shield was called [Shield of the Goddess] back in the old days when old man Phillot was an adventurer. The shield that was used to protect people against a dragon, with that, Cain and him gained their title as the legendary rank adventurer after defeating a dragon.
But, with Kuro attack using the [Spirit Sword] along with the mana that Ascillia, the strongest spirit...
*Boom*
The < Dimension Magic > was shaking.
The ground was split into two, but it didn't stop there, the attack went far that made people eyes cannot see how far it reached. Might be 100 kilometres or so.
The barrier that Mr Phillot made earlier was broke as Kuro destroyed it as if it was nothing.
The vicinity was silent for a while only shock appeared on everyone's faces. Airi just put her usual calm face as something like this might be nothing compared to what she has experienced.
Lowering his sword, facing both of the old-men at the distance of 3 meters, Kuro smiling and ...
"My clone still ready to release that magic"
With that, both of the old-men realised that it was their loss without any hesitation they replied...
"It's our lost"
With that, Kuro defeated two guild master of the Orval town easily. His clone slowly disappeared along with the magic they were preparing earlier. After all, that was just a feint to make them give up the fight.
Kuro now has grown much stronger than before, his naivety that he could save everyone has let him experienced that, if he wanted to do that, he must become stronger and that what made him become what he is now.
The only person who could push him to such extend is the mysterious man that he met at the mountain. He made him realised how weak he was. And with that it's like it triggered the switch on his body to make him make a new goal which is other than changing this world to be better, he must become stronger.
"Well done, young man." As both of the old-men huffed as they sat down on the ground while their hand holding their body from falling. They were breathing heavily. After all, such an attack just now must be terrifying for them.
Kuro never expected that it has such firepower. That sword is really something.
As he put back the sword into his < Storage Magic >... Kuro snapped his fingers turning back everything into the underground basement.
The trio that he saved from the mountain still can't believe what they have seen as they turned was shocked and couldn't move their feet as if the spirit in their body have left their body.
"Well then. I actually want to go home as soon as possible as it might worry Lua and Susuki. Is there anything else you want?" Kuro made a big stretched while turning his head onto both of the old-men who seems exhausted after those fight.
"I do have," Mr Cain stand up as he rubbed his but.
"When will... you start 'that'" His face turned serious, his exhaustion seems to disappear after talking about this topic.
Kuro replied with a smile. "Can we meet again in here after 5 days?"
(For now, I wanted to level a bit more. Even with my current strength, I'm not sure if I can be on par with that Zephyr. Just you wait, I will come to you soon.)
As soon as they left the guild, Kuro brought Airi to a place where she hasn't been. As always, Airi just followed him without saying a word.
It was the place where Lua brought him when he first time came to this town. As Kuro hand was holding on to the 'veranda', this is the first time Airi could see his calm face with nothing to worry about.
"Nice, is it?"
After hearing what Kuro just said, Airi follows on what he did.
(It's cold, yet calm) Airi thought.
"Well, let's go. They must be waiting for us at the home" Kuro hair could be seen blown by the wind along with his smile.
Airi turned her head onto him for a sec then averted her eyes from him the second later.
(What was that?)
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*knock*knock*
"Coming" Susuki who was wearing an apron replied to the sound of someone knocking on their door. He was preparing the dinner as it almost past 6 p.m.
As soon as he opened the door it was awkward for a second as both Kuro and Susuki were silent.
He then threw his apron.
"Ehem. Kuro~!" Susuki tried to hug him but his head was pushed by Kuro.
As they sit in the kitchen while Airi was laying on the sofa in the living room, sleeping perhaps. After all, it was a long mission they have there. That much can be expected for them to be tired even for an ancient being like her.
Kuro sat on one of the wooden chairs in the kitchen while looking at Susuki who was preparing the dinner.
"I can help you--"
"It's fine. You also must be tired right? After all, you guys have been staying at the mountain for 5 days."
Kuro just smiles. For Kuro who lives alone in his previous life, doing something like cooking is just a simple task for him. As Susuki replied that to Kuro, he just obediently listen to him. He also has been holding back all this time when he actually tired from the journey yet he didn't take any rest. There is a lot on his mind right now and what he wants to do right now is focusing his strategy on how to take down Zephyr.
(Fighting against his subordinate and underling might be easy, but he - himself is what troublesome)
"Eek!" Kuro suddenly felt a sudden chill on his cheek. It was Susuki who press an iced drink onto his cheek.
"You seems to have something on your mind, man. It is not like you" He pulled the chair as he sat beside Kuro putting down the ice drink in front of Kuro.
"Take it, that one is the best drink to release your stress"
"Thanks"
"Fwuah! This is so delicious" After drinking the so-called 'Iced drink' Kuro face turn back to his old delighted - happy expression. This kind of drink made him release his stress a bit.
"Now, that it is the real you"
"What?"
"Your expression earlier... What was that? That so not like you, you know?"
Kuro slowly chugged down the whole glass and finished it in one drink. He put down the glass on the table while adjusting his but to make his sit more comfortable.
"Well, yeah. What would you do if you want to 'this' but you think you can't do it"
Susuki who enjoys his drink stopped and start to lean his body on the chair.
"Hmm... Man... Seriously? I thought it was that serious. Just don't do it then if you can't"
"Wait, it is serious you know. What if I must do it?"
"Just do your best then." The word Susuki gave to Kuro made him silent in defeat.
"Just do your best is the right answer for your problem. It's not like you are alone. If you can't do it, ask someone that you can trust to do it with you. Two better than one, am I wrong?"
What Susuki said didn't wrong. I said this to Lua too before. If we can't do it alone, ask for help.
A bright smile appeared on Kuro's face.
"Thanks" I never thought that I could get advice from him. I always thought this guy just a muscle head. Looks like, he also knows how to use his head, huh?
*Psst*
"Wait! I forgot I was cooking!" The sudden voice was the fire that burns the food. Susuki forgot that he was cooking as he fell deeply into the conversation between Kuro and him that he forgot about the dishes.
I took back what I said... He really is a musclehead.
And thus, Lua came back from her work a few minutes later and gave Susuki a long nag after that.
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KOHAKU KURO'S POV:
"All right, off we go," I said that soon after we finished our breakfast. As of today, I want to go take a quest where I could get tons of EXP. My target is Lv 100 before fight Zephyr. As always Airi followed me to the 'Adventurer Guild'.
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Hmm, there is no quest that I can fight a high-ranking monster. As we were looking at the quest board, there is nothing that really attracts me. I just hope for some ruin or dungeon that need to be explored.
"Mr Kuro, here" There, behind us Reharna was waving giving a sign of calling us.
As we sit facing her, she suddenly weirdly approached me with her normal closed eyes. Our face now is so close to each other that it almost touches.
I got flustered ... "R...Reharna?"
While saying that I realise she passed me a paper and pulled her face a bit far from me.
"Read it somewhere, I know what you want. The reward is not that much but... inside it written the thing that you want." She was working like normal and talking to Kuro without facing him at the same time.
Not sure why she said that, but I guess this will do.
We left as soon as possible and teleport to my dungeon that was given by Zalvagran. We were hiding somewhere before teleport as the old man Phillot told me that < Teleport > magic is ancient magic, hence, it would make us in a difficult situation if someone were to find out about this magic I use, tho in the system I call it skill.
As I opened the paper Reharna gave earlier...
"North forest, 'Forest of the Death'. Recently, there is a rumour about a necromancer who has been awakened. It was said that the necromancer is on the level of a legendary-rank adventurer. Come again with your report. The reason I did this because it needs a party of 10 A-rank adventurers, that's why I need to give you that way. There is also something that you might want, that's why I give you this personal request."
Hmm, even if she gives me in a normal way, no one would suspicious tho...
But, a necromancer, huh? I would like to see myself.
"Airi. Looks like we have a new mission today"
"Yeah, yeah whatever. So, where do we go?"
Kuro just smiled at her. She(Reharna) realises what I want huh?
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The entrance to the forest was more or less like a place that was abandoned for more than 100 years.
Even the tree has black leaves and not green while the surrounding is almost dead. I could felt a demonic aura but I could not sense where is the source because this whole forest already filled with the demonic aura.
I guess we just have to enter deep inside this forest.
Meanwhile,
Deep inside the forest, inside an abandoned house, a man was wearing a black robe while his face was covered standing on a table. Green eyes could be seen from inside the robe although the surrounding was dark, he seems to be able to work in that dark place.
"An... I.. In.. Intruder"
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As we walked deeper into the forest, nothing weird happen, I was hoping for a monster to appear but none of them appeared even when using my sense, this demonic aura blocked me from sensing them.
Kuro pulled out his [Mana Gloves] and wear them while Airi wonders why he did that.
< Air Manipulator > A skill I obtained from the shop, where I could control the air in my surrounding. I can just use my wind magic to blow the whole 'Demonic Aura' but, I have something that I wanted to try.
< Air Manipulator > This Is a skill that I can use to absorbed the air around me. From absorbing them, I could obtain information about them. And not just that, since I have the information and knowledge about them... I could combine it with the skill < God Knowledge > and from that...
[System]
*Would you like to learn skill < Demonic Aura >
[Yes/No]
I'm glad, it worked! I still have a lot of things to do as of now... but I will just do that later.
"Yes"
[System]
[Demonic Aura](Rare)
Info: When used, skill < Intimidation > will be activated while being in a 10x times condition.
< Intimidation > The skill that can be used to make the enemy felt the fear. When the caster's mana is higher than the opponent, they would felt dangerous and would make them want to run. While, if the caster's mana far higher than the opponent, it could make them not be able to move their own body.
Since now that I have the 'Demonic Aura' the same as the surrounding, it now clashed into it and become neutral, and with that... I could now use my < Sense > normally.
And thus, I realised that we were already surrounded by more than a thousand undead.
Airi put a mat on the ground while pulling out the food she bought from the town earlier from inside her < Storage Magic >.
"Wait! This is not a picnic."
"It's yrour flault tha I bkome hunkry (It's your fault that I become hungry)" And with that, her mouth now was filled with the food. Well, I forgot that she is a gluttony after all, and of course I knew she would be relaxed at a time like this. She perhaps already sense those undead earlier and predicted this.
"Now, that it has come to this... I have a lot of skill that I want to try. Let's begin!"
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