A weapon that has been a standard issue on some country on the modern world, Glock-9, has been brought to the other world and Shino demonstrated the power it has on which Aistel replied….
"Shino, a mace can do more damage than what that thing can do"
Shino look at the gun and said, "well… this thing still pack a punch you know, beside that's has an Iron plating and what come out of this is lead so I say it's a great success"
"Shino, I appreciate your idea of making a mini-cannon but you lesser its fire power" Aistel replied
"True… that's why I'm going to make a much powerful one, this is just a demonstration" Shino replied
Aistel sighed and said, "Shino, you can't miniaturize a cannon and not lessen its lethality, its common sense that more powder means more power, with what I saw I can safely say to shoot me with that and I can survive"
Shino look Aistel in the eye and shoot Aistel in the leg…
"AHH!! What the heck?! Shino…. YOU!!" Aistel shouted as he scream in pain
"You said I can shoot you" Shino replied
"Shino… AHHH! Do know sarcasm?! God! That hurt, wait I can feel something inside my leg"
"Well… yeah the lead bullet didn't go through you huh…" Shino replied
"Shino! For god sake! Remove that thing inside my leg and heal me right now!"
Shino laid Aistel on the table and going to remove the bullet inside Aistel's leg on which Aistel said, "Your holding grudges aren't you?"
"Me? No… definitely not…" Shino replied
Aistel look at Shino on which Shino added, "I mean you just shot an arrow to me and electrocuted me so no… grudges… pppsshh, like I have one… now stay still"
Shino pulled his sword and swing down towards Aistel leg, Aistel on the other hand roll off the table dodging the sword
Seeing the table being split in half Aistel shouted, "You do have one!"
Shino just brush it off and said, "No… don't get me wrong… where I came from it is much safer to amputate to avoid Tetanus"
Afraid at what Shino going to do to him Aistel shouted, "You freaking quack doctor!"
"Well technically I am one because I have no license, but meh… this is not my world" Shino said with a frightening smile
"Don't admit it!"
Aistel tried to run but thin a nearly invisible threads has already planted Aistel down and all he can do is scream
One safe surgery without an amputation later…
Shino and Aistel are walking toward the city's adventurer guild
"I still can't believe you shot me" Aistel said as he look on his leg
"You shot me too you know" Shino replied
"Yes… but I'm not immortal like you"
Shino look at Aistel and said, "Huh… right… elves are not immortals, your race just has a long life, but to any other races you guys are basically immortals"
"What do you mean by that?" Aistel asked
"Elves, Elf, Elven, Tree people, whatever your race are actually called, since you out live every other races, you guys are basically the immortals of this worlds, just like how we say rocks are always permanent, it's all an illusion by one's lifespan because in reality rocks turn to dust, mountains became plains, given enough time everything are not permanent"
"Where are this coming from?" Aistel asked
"Ahaha, just my mind going everywhere, don't mind me" Shino replied
Looking around the street they are walking Shino found a cartographer shop and shouted, "Oh?! That's the first time I saw one, let's take a detour Aistel"
The bells rung inside the shop and the owners welcome them and said, "Oh… Are you boys looking for a map? What kind are you looking for?"
"Do you need a map for the Demon continent Shino? The Cliff wall has one spare" Aistel said
Shino on the other hand when towards the shop owner and said, "One world map sir, how much are one"
The Shop owner laugh at Shino's request and said, "Ahaha, I wish we have one kid, but no one has able to map the entire world, give me a continent"
"How? Aren't there ships and countless explorer? How come no one has able to map the whole world" Shino asked
The old Shop keeper light his pipe and grab a map, The Demon continent map, and show it to Shino and said, "Look Kid, This is the Demon continent map, The demon country are surrounded by mountains taller than the sky with one way in and one way out, on that way stands Shugusha Kingdom, and further down is the Trading port called, Lucena, after that it is the Grand blue, A huge body of ocean that separate us to every other continent, it goes all the way around but there is a piece of land at the other side of the demon country that looks like a bridge and we call it, The Great Unknown, because no Ship, no people has ever step to that land that came back alive, we only know that it exist because some explorer manage to snatch a map from the demon country indicating that land exist, with the great unknown being unknown, Half of the entire world cannot be map"
Shino is looking at the map without saying a word and the shop keeper said, "I know what you're thinking kid, why not just sail around the continent or the other continent closer to it? The answer are simple, it's too dangerous, The Sea don't favour anyone, it'll devour anything before it reach the unknown land, survivors that live to tell the tale to their journey says that a thick mist that make the sailor lose their sense of direction appears when they reach the Black line making then wonder around the endless sea forever, some says an octopus bigger than the ship grab on to the ship and drag them down, or A whale that can devour even the biggest ship. Myths or not, as long as no one crosses the sea or the demon country, making a world map are impossible right now"
Shino look at the shop keep and said, "I do wonder about that but seeing this map, the only country on this map beside the demon country inside this big caldera are the Shogusha Kingdom and this Cervantes kingdom at the top side of the continent, why is that?"
"Given that the one we call demon are living in this continent it is just a natural instinct to not build a nation in this continent, but the brave one's stayed behind and thus two country are born, but I recommend not to get entangled with the king of that country" The Shop keeper replied
"I guess they are a bad people?"
The Shop keeper replied and said, "Bad is an understatement kid, they are the real demons, If you are not a human you are considered as merchandise on that place, as that elf friend of yours"
Shino look at Aistel whose browsing around and Aistel replied, "That country treat beast people as pets, elves as sex toys, dwarfs as slave, Oni's as doll, Sea folk as fish, even their own kind who are poor they treat them as animals, hunting them as if it's some kind of sports, It's the second demon country if you ask me"
Shino just stayed silence and said, "I guess countries like that exist huh… That country is going to burn down someday, mark it in stone"
Shino turned to the shop owner and said, "By the way Sir, Do you know where Megiddo Kingdom is?"
"Oh? Planning to travel there? That is one long of a travel if you ask me, let me get the map" The Shop owner replied
Shino turned to Aistel and said, "What does he mean by that?"
Aistel turn around and mutter, "Maybe I should get this… hmmm"
"Oi! Don't ignore me!" Shino said
The Shop owner pull the map and said, "You don't know kid? Travelling here to the Megiddo takes a year, and that is considering nothing goes wrong"
"Eh? A… year?!" Shino asked
Shino glared at Aistel on which Aistel said, "Yeah… Sorry about that"
Shino wrap Aistel from mouth to toe with thread and hang him upside down inside the shop as punishment for not telling him how long it will take to travel towards Megiddo
"Why does it take so long?" Shino asked
The owner point the route Shino will take starting from Shogusha kingdom to the Megiddo and Shino lose hope of ever coming back and said, "There's too much turns and unnecessary travel because of the terrain and because of the Grand blue being in the way I need to cross it which would take months, then at the Far Shore continent, where Megiddo are, there are another months of travel, So many detour because of the undeveloped route, why can't I just travel in a straight line"
Thinking of a solution to get back in faster Shino remember the plane he once flew and said, "Wait… I can travel in a straight line"