Chapter 3
(Creeper's POV)
After we have got back from our journey yesterday, we then stayed our night in my mother's (aunt) estate, as she was persistent on letting us go, for a reason she wanted to have some more time with us, which we couldn't disagree, so we stayed.
And at night, even with my mother and father (uncle) just a few rooms away, the three didn't even cared, as they ravished me last night, especially Isabelle, who didn't give a fuck about the place we stayed in, and completely went to it. The night was a wild one, as I took turn on plowing each of them, sometimes even both. After we finished our session at midnight, we then took our rest, and laid our tired body.
Ting
As the small bell, that was located in my right, atop of a cabinet, rang its time, I then woke up. Slowly, as I saw the 3 still soundly asleep, stood up, and took my clothes on, and headed outside the
"Be careful darling"
I then turned around as I heard Isabelle's words, and saw her cuddling herself with the blanket, and fell asleep once again. Smiling, I then headed back towards the bed, and kissed them each at their foreheads, before I left the room, and headed downstairs.
As I head down, I then saw father at the living room, reading some articles in the [Gazette] he was holding, with a cup of coffee atop of the table at his front, and some bread, that I suppose was cooked by mother.
[Gazette] is a type of material that is made from paper, where they placed all articles or news, that is happening in this world. It was made by a Farmer in the north, who merely thought it of as a simple idea, and yet here we are, using that said joke as an information distribution material.
This said paper cost 30 big silver coins, for 5 pages of paper only, which is quite expensive, as for a reason that the information gathered here, weren't merely taken from gossip or rumors, but real take words, in real time. So those who only have money could have the rights to know the information distributed, whereas those who don't, merely rely on flying gossip around.
As I got down the 1st floor, I then straightly headed towards father, and as he noticed me coming towards me
"You woke up quite early today"
He then spoke his morning greeting
Flip
"Well, there is something I wanted to discuss with you, before we head out, but anyway, where is mother?"
He then turned his head towards me, and stated
"She went out to the market with our servant, to buy some ingredients to cook for our breakfast"
Hearing that, I then sat down beside father. Leaning my back to the sofa, which was made from the same materials he have to his sofa, back to his guild office, I then spoke
"Is there any cave here, or Dungeon that I could train of, specifically in mental fortitude, and magic awakening and control?"
"In which element?"
"Ice"
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I'll be defending myself here, so no 'on shouto's reference or something'. Dark ages is basically my 2nd oldest story, back in my 8th grade of high school, but unfortunately, I couldn't write it off that time, and wrote it basically last year. I still have my original design of his, and the other characters. So there were no referencing happened, nor any 'he copied it' like that.
I hope everyone understands, that I just watched MHA when I hit 10th grade, and saw todooki. Creeper and him have tbe identical ability, but I didn't back down, knowing I didn't copied any, so here I am, writing the story.
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Father them stopped what he was doing, and close his [Gazette] as he looked at me. His expression slightly made a questioning gaze, as he spoke
"Ice?"
I then nodded to his words, and spoke the sole reason he made such expression
"Though I'm what they call a Fire Mage, someone who specializes in fire magic than any other element, but as an Elementalist, I could wield 2 or 3, even more elements in my arsenal, though in my case, I could only wield 2, which is why, I choose Ice"
"That is not the reason why I am questioning your choose, as I already knew much about Elementalist, but rather, for someone who specializes in Fire Magic, you choose Ice, rather than Earth or Dark Magic, even Light will be a good call, but here you are, picking something that would contradict each other"
He spoke, I then sigh and answered
"I even questioned that also, father"
"Hmmm?"
I then looked at him and added
"I wasn't the one who picked it, but rather my other self, who stated that Ice Magic is much better element for me to use, than any other one"
"For what reason?"
"Though Ice and Fire does repel each other, but like how you could wield Light and Dark in perfect sync, Ice and Fire Magic could be done the same, though I don't how, or in what way they could, as he only advised me to train, and experience it myself"
I then added as I faced upfront
"Which is why I wanted to know, if there is any Dungeon here, or some place where I could train myself, in controlling it?"
Hearing my reasoning, father then grab the bell that was placed upfront, next to the cookies and his coffee, and rang it
Ring Ring Ring
As he rang it, a servant then came right after, a Butler, and stood upfront of us with an upright manner
"Master, you called?"
"Good morning, Cedric"
"Good morning too, young master"
As he replied to me as he bowed
"At the top right shelves, there is a wooden box there, get me the documents from file 6 to 8. Call my assistant right after, and tell her to prepare the documents regarding the file 14 and 17, I needed them"
"Understood"
Cedric the bowed as he left.
After a few minutes pass, Cedric then came back, bringing with him are the documents my father asked. The said files are placed inside a thin, rectangular wooden storage box, called Folder, that is coated in dark shade of gray, with a rectanglular shape at the center, painted in light brown. Numbers was also placed atop of the Folders right, coated in light gold. He then gave the said Folder to father. Father then place them at the table.
"I already called Kath, and she is already preparing the documents you have asked, and also master, she told me that she wanted to meet you today, for a certain urgency"
"Purpose?"
"She stated about a certain outbreak of both [Medium Scale Dungeon], and [High Scale Dungeon], which was reported just this morning"
"... Tell her to come"
"Understood"
Cedric then left. As he did, the 2 of us was then in silence, as we heard such report. An outbreak of 2 scale dungeon at once?
"1st were consecutive happening of [Dungeon Demise], and now an outbreak of 2 scale Dungeon? Something isn't right"
"...."
Father was on silence as I spoke, as he crossed his arms, and was on a deep thought. He then sigh as he grabbed the files, and flip them one by one
"...."
I was gazing at him as he did so, not deeply though, knowing for sure that he intended to wait for further information, before he moves.
After he flipped all those Folders one by one, he then hand over one of the Folder he have in hand, to me. The Folder have the number 7 placed on it. I then took tbe Folder from his hand, and asked
"What is this?"
"That is the destination of one of the Ruins, just west of the City, [Citadel of Old]. Its an old structure from a long time ago, build to be a Watch Tower, and a base for an army, or something, but unknowingly, it became deserted, and was now home of some spirits, and among them are those who control the element of Ice. I think that would suit the training you are looking for"
"Master, forgive my rudeness"
The 2 of us then looked upfront, as Cedric came back.
"Kath shall be heading by now, do I need to infromt madam?"
"No need, knowing her, she should be bringing more than we could chew"
"Understood"
Cedric then bowed and leave.
"I will head to the [Village of Portch] first, before I visit that place"
"... Don't expect"
"I know, I just wish though"
Yaaawwwwnnn~
"Darling~"
I then turned my head to my left, and saw Natsumi coming Deon from the staircase, with a sleepy eyes and a loosen upper clothes, which reached till her knee, and nothing below her waist, thanks to our session last night, as she directly slept without any pants below.
I then hurriedly stood up and walked towards here.
"You should get more sleep, I'll call you out when breakfast is serve"
"Nhmmmmm~... Sleep with me"
She said as she outstretched her arms forward, and made a pouty expression. Giggling to her cuteness, I then went towards her, and embrace her, which she then replied with a tight hug.
She then didn't let me go, which made me, with no choice, carried her up, and let her rest on me like a {Gecko}.
{Gecko} are 2 meters and a half monster, with the same features as of a Lizard. They have dark green, to light shade one colored body, with 4 eyes and a sharp claws, with sticky feet. They usually weak monsters, but because they have [Camouflage] on them, and hid deep in the forest, they are hard to be fought of, especially if none of you have a skill to find it.
Carrying Natsumi, I then heard my father spoke
"Women"
I just giggled to his word, as I headed back to the sofa, while I carried this big baby on my arm. Because she didn't wore any below, her bare as is pressing my arms.
'She really have a plump butt'
I then sat down in the sofa, until
Knock Knock Knock
"Master, someone is looking for you"
A female voice then called out.
"Let her come"
As the door creak open, I then slowly arranged Natsumi's clothe, and strengthen myself as I sat down properly. A maid then came with Kath following her from behind. Kath is the woman that gave us some sweet back then, at the guild. She's married to her husband, Neil, an adventurer at mid gold rank, with 3 kids.
'She's quite in a hurry to get here'
I thought, as it wasn't that long when father told Cedric to let Kath come, and now she got here, with a distance that would take a carriage for 3 hours, if not in a hurry.
The maid then bow, and left the area. Kath then bowed at father and me, before she sat down, right after father offered her a seat. As she sat down
Fooo~
"Guild master"
She then went to her purpose. Father then gave her the permission to speak
"4 [Medium Scale Dungeon], and 2 [High Scale Dungeon] in the east and southwest town and city, was reported to be in a complete ruin, right after an outbreak on those said Dungeon"
"Any reports for what is the cause?"
"None at the moment, as the report just came at me, just now"
"Casualty?"
"All the residents in those area were found dead, and some were missing. Few survived the massacre, and mostly were merchants and adventurers, who camp outside of those places"
"Time?"
"It wasn't yet stated as an accurate information but, it was estimated that it happened during 3 hours after evening, till 4 hours before morning. The report then came at me, after one of the survivors, which is our men, suddenly noticed the destruction" (9 pm and 2 am)
"Those monsters, after they left that area, where are they heading?"
"No reports were yet filed to hwre they are heading, as after a few kilometers away from those places, they suddenly vanished, leaving nothing in their wake"
"Even footprints?"
"It might sound ridiculous but, even with those chaos happened, there were not foot tracks, neither any remnants of them could be found, when our men tried investigating it"
"If I may"
I then spoke. Kath and father then gaze at me. Father then give me his permission, so I then spoke
"How far did those people, who survived the massacre, anyway?"
"They were at a few distance away from the place, just a 2 hours walk to be exact"
"Then how come they didn't heard any noises, especially with how many people a town and a city have, added with those loud thumps and crashing, even with that distance, they should have at least heard even a low one"
I bewilderedly asked, which is something peculiar to this situation
"Well, call it bullshit but, they didn't heard any"
"What?"
"You mean?"
I exclaimed. Father was also puzzled to what she just stated
"Reports included that there were no noise heard during those chaos, which is why those adventurers couldn't assist at that time. It was said that only after they woke up, that they noticed the destruction befall to those places, and nothing more"
"....."
Silence then befall us, as we are all lost in a deep thought.
Sigh
In a low breath, father sighed
"Dispatch some of our members that are good at tracking, 3 or 4 would do the job. They will be tasked to investigate but not to fight, they will only prioritize about who started this, and where did it started. If confrontation is unavoidable, they will take every counter measure possible, to ensure their safety, and avoid fighting them at all cost, not until they needed to"
"What rank should I send?"
"A mid platinum rank, add a peak one to ensure any possible scenarios"
"Understood"
She replied, as she nodded. Kath then took something from her [Storage Ring], and handed it to father, it were Folders, with a file number of 14 and 17, written on it.
"Here are also the files that you asked"
Father then took those files from her hand, and one by one read it. Right after a few slips, he then closed those Folders and handed them to me, puzzled, I then asked
"What is this?"
"Those are Quests"
"Quest?"
*———>[Florilegium Quest]<———*
Gather 15 [Twilight Flower], and 10 [Moon Beauty] for Ms. Gibson.
QUEST COMPLETION REWARD:
8 big silver coins, and 10 silver coins
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If the flowers were yet bloomed, Quest Reward will be deducted by 3 big silver coins.
If the flowers were carelessly handled, Quest Reward will be terminated.
[Quest Giver: Ms. Gibson]
(I'll be adding who gives the quest, and what will happen if they made a mistake during the quest)
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*———>[Spirit Material Quest]<———*
Gather 30 [Ice Spirit Crystal], and 24 [Crystallized Essense] of any spirits, highly valued if it comes from a {Ice Spirit}.
QUEST COMPLETION REWARD:
20 big silver coins, and 28 silver coins
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If the Crystal were handled carelessly, Quest Reward will be deducted by 15 big silver coins
[Quest Giver: Mr. Setn]
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"[Twilight Flower] and [Moon Beauty], are found near the edge of a cliff, and only blooms at night. Coincidentally, [Citadel of Old] is located atop of a mountain, and near a cliff. Whereas the Spirit that reside in that ruin, are mostly {Ice Spirits}, so this Quests are quite suitable for your training"
"I see"
I replied, as I caress the head of the still sleeping Natsumi.
"Training?"
I then looked upfront, as Kath asked
"I'll be training for magic control, as I needed to add a new element for myself, to further strengthen my own self"
"..... And that would be Ice?"
Suddenly realizing what element I am going to take, base solely to the information of the ruin and the quest, Kath then made the same expression of shocked like father did, and stared at me with disbelief
Chuckling on it, I then replied with assurance and pride
"Don't worry, I wasn't thought by my mother to be an idiot, so I know what I am doing"
Kath then slightly nodded, not further asking for any question. Then then suddenly spoke, after remembering something
"I almost forgot, I also have gathered some information regarding the situation in the [Village of Portch]"
Intrigued, I then listened
"Among the children's found in the center of the village, lifeless and, well, no internal organs, there seems to be 3 among them that weren't included"
"Only 3?"
Father asked, which Kath nodded to, with a grim expression
"Most of the children's found were cruelly killed, in the most gruesome way. But after one of our scout investigated further, thoroughly, they found out that there seems to be 3 missing children in the village, 2 girls, and 1 boy, and thought to be brothers and sisters, namely, April, Cecile, and Josh, all lived in the hands of Mr. Ben, and Mrs. Natt, which unfortunately, we're found dead"
Shocked to her report as some familiar names of ones I have meet before, were called out
"How about the village chief?"
Kath then shook her head, indicating her hint
"Unfortunately, he was found headless and ravished, with 9 villagers behind him, and was thought of him, protecting them, but failed to do so"
I then silently took a breath, and closed my eyes.
"The penetrator for this mess wasn't still unveil, but we have some suspects in our list"
She then stared at us with a serious look, and spoke
"[The Black Puppet], which is a group of people, under the banner of the-"
"[Prophet]"
Father intervined, as he wore a distance look of disdain
"Yes, and mostly performing the so called 'cleansing' and 'reform', that they been advertising before"
"And they seem to be getting, confident, to their act"
".... What should we do then, guild master?"
Father then looked at her, and stated
"For the time being, observe them, without any leads to their base, neither their targets, will be chasing mice in this fight, and will probably us, losing in the end"
"Understood"
"Just tell our men to be on standby, and be alert. If they find those bastards, dead or alive, capture them at all cost"
"As you command"