Luo and Fang part ways. Fang went in the direction of the gates while Luo journey deeper into the starter city. Shortly after the parting, Luo summon his status screen
Name: Luo Zing
Race: Human
Class: Master
Level: 1
[Stats]
Str: 12
End: 13
Agi: 12
Int: 28
Mag: 3
[Side stats]
Dex: 21
Acr: 17
Chr: 17
[Points: 10]
[Skill tab]
[Empty]
[Spell tab]
[Empty]
Luo look at the arrows pointing upward and distribute the points evenly for the five stats. When he look up, he find an old man who has a question mark above his head
'Is he an NPC?' Luo thinks. He approach the old man who's leaning on a wall with his cane. He notices Luo and his question mark turn to an exclamation mark
"Ho, who do I owe the pleasure to?"
"Hello senior, my name is Luo Zing."
"Ah. Alright, so, anything in particular you approached me for?"
"Well, nothing much. I only have a question. What if someone else approach you, what would you do or say?"
"Hmm? That's weird. Well, if they were to ask me somethin', then I guess Ill just rant about how the Lord of this city is raising the taxes. It's 50G per month. Seriously, that's ridiculous."
"50G? If you don't mind me asking. What's this G and could you make a price example?"
"Hmm? Alright, sure. G is a currency that all of the world is using. Well, it may be wrong but whether it's wrong or not, to my knowledge, it's used worldwide. And as for an example… then 5G can buy a loaf of bread and 18G can buy you a sword."
"Then how about this town's name?"
"First, I gotta correct you on that. It's a city. The name's Uthenus."
"Alright, thank you senior for the information."
"No problem, young man. And it's Ryun Tae, don't call me senior, it make me sound old."
'Ryun Tae? That sound oddly Korean.'
"Anyways, I'll be leaving. If you have any more questions, ask them away."
"Umm, at the moment then no."
"Then I guess I'll take my leave, you can find me again if you're lucky."
The old man walk away with his cane. The exclamation mark disappear and it return to being a question mark. Luo decide to continue exploring the city he's in. Luo walk with light steps. He's practicing another skill, trying to create it if possible. He look around and memorize the important buildings that might be of use later
Then, as he was looking into an armor shop, he bump into a person. She yelped and Luo reflexively caught her body. Red flowing hair. Purple shimmering eyes. Pearl-like skin. Slender limbs. Her robe was properly kept until Luo bumped Into her but it still was now. They look at each other. Luo pull her up and apologized
"Sorry, I was absentminded of my surroundings."
"A-ah, it's… It's alright."
'Wow! He look so cute!'
The woman's heart flutter as she look at Luo's white as snow hair. He lift his face up and see her beet red face. Like a dense protagonist, Luo thought she had a fever
"Are you alright? Your face is all red."
"H-Huh? O-oh, I-I'm fine."
"Are you sure?"
"Y-yes."
The pair's conversation didn't continue further however. Some people came out of the weapon shop Luo just looked at and saw Luo talking to their leader who's all red and shy. They thought that Luo was doing something and one guy, who had a fit and tall build, came at Luo with his newly bought weapon, a spike ball mace
Luo's reflexes signal danger across his body and his instinct took control briefly. He successfully created his movement technique, Sky Dragon Dance. He took to the air as he step on empty air to boost his height. The spike ball mace strike the ground where he was previously. The tall guy pull it out and look at Luo who's falling down from the sky
"Tch, lucky dodge."
"Hey. You could've killed me with that strike."
When Luo landed, he emits a strong and oppressing aura. His once calm eyes now turn to a serious and lifeless-looking eyes. They are beautiful, but in a way that disregard life. Safety. And any form of humanity. This send chills down the guy who tried to kill him in the first place. But, as human usually is, he stubbornly denies it
"I was just trying to defend my leader. Who and what were you doing with our leader?"
"First, who is use with are, if you're gonna ask for my name at least get the grammar right. And second, I accidentally bumped into her. It was on accident. Alright?"
"Yeah, like I'll believe that shit. Who are you and what were your goals for approaching our leader."
"(Sigh) this is why I hate mortals. Fine then, just remember that I won't go easy."
Luo knows that human wouldn't listen to reason. He saw and was ready to fight but then the woman behind the big tall man shouted out in a domineering voice
"Stop it this instant!"
"L-leader Kim. W-why-"
"Just be silent John. I apologize for his rudeness. My name is Kim Yu-Jin. I'm a Korean. And you?"
"Mine is Luo Zing. A Chinese. Nice to be acquainted with you."
"Likewise. Anyways, John, will you stop with your rashness? You could've set the guards on us."
"G-guards?"
"Hah~. Don't you know that if you attack In this town then you'll get arrested?"
"I-I didn't know."
"Well, drill that fact into that thick skull of yours for next time that you decide to fight in a city.. I won't bail you out of jail"
"Y-yes."
Luo take his hand off of the sheathed sword on his back. His eyes turn back to it's usual light and he'd sigh like he just did something tiresome. He finally realized his newly created skill in the system alert
'I did it on instinct.' He thought. He smiled softly. The leader, Kim Yu-Jin, approaches Luo
"Sorry again for my subordinate's actions."
"It's nothing. Even I don't have control over them some time."
"Oh? Are you perhaps from a rich family?"
"Ah…no." Luo realized he just tell her something that didn't happened. Luo stiffly smiles and scratch the back of his neck. Kim look like she'd just saw someone who's in trouble and sigh
"If you're trying to cover up that you're from a rich family, I understand."
"Ah, i-it's not like that."
"No, don't worry, you don't need to explain It to me. I know you must have a reason to."
Luo just smiles and Kim takes this as a sigh that he'd concede. And so, this was the brief story of Luo's journey inside the town. Now, let's switch our point of view and focus on the other one. The irrational and hotheaded Fang Khao, the Demonic Lord of Darkness