We decided to help each other but now we're stuck.
Haru: "Where can we find some money?"
Aina: "I'm not working."
Haru: "Yeah we need something that we can easily get money."
Aina: "What about you find work in the town?"
Haru: "What am I? Some kind of husband?"
Aina: "No. You're my friend."
Haru: "Good then let's work together to make this."
Aina: "Ah, okay I understand then I'll just need to use my goddess skill."
Haru: "Goddess Skill? And how can you can get money with that?"
Aina: "Easy by being an adventurer. But it's not going to work. I mean you don't have magic."
Haru: "Yeah, Umm what about we use this money?"
Aina: "Oh, so you've got some money then there's no problem. Where did you get that?"
Haru: "The Goddess give it to me. Let's go now I need to know what the gift is."
???: "She's still not getting out of that house I'm getting bored standing here."
The One outside is a bandit and it's been a while since they start watching Aina's house.
Bandit: "How about I attack that boy he looks weak."
Haru: "Then I'm going now."
Aina: "Wait."
Haru: "What are you packing?"
Aina is packing a lot of different items there's a weirdly big stuffed toy.
Haru: "Why are you bringing that?"
Aina: "This? It's my favorite I can't sleep without it."
Haru: "Okay, cute."
Aina: "Cute?"
Haru: "The stuffed toy I mean."
Aina: "You carry this." *gives the bag to Haru."
Haru: "It's heavy just what did you bring."
Aina: "You don't need to know it."
Bandits POV
I just need to get that woman I heard she grows horns and lately our client is looking for an exhibit for the show.
Bandit: "Oh they're heading out."
I decided to tail them and then find the right time to get her.
Haru: *looking behind his back*
Aina: "Is there something wrong?"
Haru: "Nope, just my imagination? I thought someone is watching us."
Bandit: "that's close that boy..."
Aina: "Okay let's get some supplies first."
While walking around people starts talking about Aina. All they say are bad things about her. And the rumors start again.
Haru: "Let's go."
I take Aina's hands and...
Aina: "What?"
Haru: "Just come with me."
Haru: "..."
I bring Aina to a hill I found when I first get here.
Haru: "The view here is really good."
Aina: "Wow, the grass and trees surrounding us feel so good, and the wind."
Haru: "Did you like it?"
Aina: "Yes, I like it. But why did you bring me here?"
Haru: "The people in the town keep talking about you. So I thought you don't like that so I bring you here. Sorry if you don't like it it's just that...
Aina: "Haha, thanks Haru. And don't worry about that. I don't care what they think of me."
Haru: "But it still hurts right?"
Aina: "Yes it hurts but I'm a goddess I can handle that much"
Haru: "Uhmm? If you say so. I've got something to tell you."
Aina: "Why the sudden serious atmosphere?"
Haru: "This is important."
He approached Aina.
Goddess: "Heh, did you figure it out?"
Haru: "There's no such a thing as a goddess gift."
Aina: "What are saying?"
Haru: "The goddess gift. I know that something is not right from the moment I step into your house."
Aina: "What do you mean?"
Haru: "First she gave me a map then I follow it I met you there. I realize some things what if the goddess gift is not some kind of treasure?"
Aina: "So you're saying even if we try to follow this map. We're not going to get anything out of it?"
Haru: "Nope, from the moment I step into the house I already got the goddess gift. It's you, Aina."
Aina: "Me? What are you saying? I don't get it."
Haru: "All I said is only my theory so I don't know if I'm right but think about it why did she give me a map that leads to you?"
Aina: "So there's a meaning to it?"
Haru: "Yeah, do you have any connections with a goddess?"
Aina: "No not that I remember anyone."
???: "Aina..."
Aina: "Wait, there's someone."
Goddess: "I'll leave my sister to you. Haru."
Haru: "And the skill you use. Goddess Skill: True Nature."
Aina: "What about it?"
Haru: "That skill is ridiculously rare."
Aina: "Of course, I'm a goddess."
Haru: "It has some side effects right?"
Aina: "H-how did you know?"
Haru: "So I'm right it's easy every great power has side effects."
Then something unexpected happens.
Aina started to grow horns and it's green.
Haru: "What? Horns?"
Aina: "This is the side effects. Are you scared of me now?"
Haru: "I'm not Aina is still Aina even if she got horns or not."
(Bandit: "That's it. The horns.")
Aina: "What are you saying it's weird right? I'm a goddess but I've got horns."
Haru: "Hmm... It's weird all right but I don't care anything about that is there a way to break that?"
Aina: "There is..."
Haru: "Then I'll help you."
Aina: "What about the goddess gift?"
Haru: "It can wait and I want to help you so say it what do I need to do?"
Aina: "They need to be transferred to someone."
Haru: "Transferred? What do you mean?"
Aina: "It's as I said it's going to be transferred to someone and once it's transferred you will gain an unknown magic. Are you fine with that?"
Haru: "Let me think about it. If it's transferred to me I will gain some kind of magic right? Then I'll take that horns of you."
Aina: "What!? Are you sure about this? It will help me but are you okay with getting these horns?"
Aina shows me her horns it's quite cool to me.
Haru: "Yes, I decided so how? And it looks cool."
Aina: "Cool? don't blame me if you die."
Haru: "Don't worry about it I'm used to pain."
Aina: "Okay here I go..."
Aina then hugs me and then...
Aina: "Goddess Skill: Transfer Suffering."
I feel like something is coming from me and it hurts like hell...
Haru: "Ahhhhhhh!!!"
Aina: "Haru?"
Haru: "I'm okay just continue it."
Aina: "Okay..."
The pain didn't subside this is the first time I've experienced this kind of pain like it's destroying my whole body."
Haru: *breathing hard* *cough*
Aina: "Let's stop this Haru your coughing blood now."
Haru: "N-no don't stop."
Aina: "But... You're...
Haru: *pats Aina's head* "Worrying about me? That's so not like you."
Aina: "Alright just a little more."
Haru: "..."
Ahhh, I'm at my limit damn it looks like I didn't even help her...
Aina: "Haru?"
Bandit: "Looks like I'm gonna need to take both of you."
Aina: "Who's there?"
Bandit: "Oh, me I'm just a bandit."
The bandit then moves Swiftly with a knife in his hands and attacks Aina...
Aina: *dodge* "What do you need?"
Bandit: "Heh, you dodge that? Then what about this?"
He makes his move again this time Haru is his target.
Aina: "Haru!!!"
*clank*
Bandit: "What!?"
Haru: "You..."
Haru blocked it and there was a dark shadow on his back. And the horns growing from his head.
Bandit: "Ahhh! What kind of monster are you!?"
The Bandit then got beaten up by Haru...
Bandit: "Ugh." *cough*
Haru: "Haha... What running? You can't get away..."
Bandit: "Spare me!!"
Haru: "Huh? And why do I need to do that?"
Aina: "Haru!"
Haru: "Oh, Aina are you okay? He didn't injure you or anything?"
Aina: "I'm fine. What about you?"
Haru: "Me? I'm fine?"
Aina: "Fine? Look at your body."
I looked at my body and it was covered in blood.
Bandit: "Heh, you let your guard down!"
The bandit then lounges to Aina."
Haru: "You're a persistent one!"
Haru then breaks his arms.
Bandit: "Ahhhh! Damn you!"
Haru: "That's my line. Don't try it again or else I'll take your eyes next."
Haru threatens the bandit with one of his newly gained powers.
Aina: "You can use it huh?"
Haru: "Yeah, but I'm done..." *down*
Haru then collapses I lay him down carefully and then tied the bandit. He's unconscious too. The horns then vanish in his head.
Bandit: "..."
Aina's POV
Looks like he's alright. But did I do the right thing? I mean my horns are gone now. I checked it and try to use one of my abilities if the horns didn't appear then...
Aina: "Goddess Skill: Healing Particles."
Using my abilities I healed Haru's body my healing ability can only cure a little bit...
Aina: "Looks like it's not appearing. And I'm done healing now."
???: "I need to report this to the boss."
After 30 minutes of resting Haru wakes up.
Haru: "Fwaah, Huh? I'm alright?"
Aina: "I used my ability to heal you but..."
She said looking down.
Haru: "Thanks Aina and don't worry about it. Don't feel sorry about what you did I'm the one who needs to say Thank you!"
Aina: "Why are you thanking me?"
Haru: " Thanks to you I've got some of this...
Haru shows his newly gained ability.
Aina: "What's that? Slime?"
Haru: "Hmm? I don't know if it's like slime but it doesn't feel like it and it's dark."
Aina: "Then Shadow Magic?"
Haru: "I need to know what this is to know my capabilities and... I don't know what to do next what do you think?"
Aina sighed and looked at me.
Aina: "You're asking me now? This is supposed to be your adventure you know?"
Haru: "My adventure?"
Goddess: "I'd like to see what you're going to do with an ability like that Kurogane Haru and Aina you need to decide what you're going to do now. You can't stay forever at that mansion.
"I only leave him for a while and then I saw him attack them but the boy suddenly got awakened and beat him up with some kind of magic." (One of The bandits said)
"Magic you say? What happened to him?"
"I left him since he's tied up and unconscious." (Bandit)
"Then we need to dispose of him we can't afford to let someone knows about us." The Leader of the Bandit said."
Haru: "What happened to him?"
Aina: "You mean that?" *pointing at the bandit*
Haru: "Ah, there you are what are we going to do with him?"
Aina: "We can hand him to the guards."
Haru: "Guards? Now that you said it I saw something like that."
Aina: "Let's go..."
Haru: "He's heavy..."
Aina: "Then use your ability."
Haru: "Nice idea. Now to hold this I need to..."
I used my shadow-like ability to carry the bandit but I can't control it well.
Haru: "It's not working. Then let's just report him and left him in that tree until the guard arrives."
Aina: "Then we need someone to get..."
Guard: "What's going on here!?"
Haru: "Oh nice timing this guy here tried to attack us."
Guard: "This?"
The guard then checks the unconscious bandit.
Guard: "Who did this to him?"
I raise my hand.
Haru: "Me?"
Guard: "You?"
Aina: "Enough questions you're going to take him right?"
Guard: "A-ah well okay... Thanks for taking him down you can go now."
We leave the bandit in the guard's hands and returns to the mansion
Haru: "I'm tired... Huh? Aina?"
Aina: "What?"
Haru: "Are you alright?"
Aina: "I'm okay."
(Aina: "What's with this feeling I feel like something bad is going to happen.")
Haru: "It's almost time to eat again. I'll prepare something to eat."
Aina: "Don't bother Haru you still haven't fully recovered from that."
Haru: "I'm fine look." *moving around his body*
Haru: "I can handle this much."
Aina: "If you say so... Then thanks."
Aina then smile and said that.
In the town.
Guard: "Don't get in the way!"
The guards are escorting the bandit.
Bystanders
"Bandit? It's been a while since they apprehend someone like that." (Bystander)
"I heard someone hand that man to them."
"Is that so?"
Kill him.
Then suddenly...
Guard: "What are you doing move!"
Bandit: *cough* *down*
The bandit suddenly collapsed and bleeding. He's been stabbed blending into the people the culprit gets away.
Guard 1: "Who did this? Find him!"
Guard 2: "We can't there are so many people here by the time we manage to clear this up he's already gone."
Guard 1: "Damn it!"
The people start to panic while the culprit is...
"Easy... With this crowd, they can't pursue me and pinpoint my location. Just like I planned."
The Culprit is an assassin.
Chapter 4 end