It has been two weeks since I proposed my plan to journey the G'ar Land.
Hey, it's not like it is my fault for procrastinating! I was just so exhausted to even think about travelling. Besides, I stayed for two weeks in this castle not on purpose, you know? I have to deal with a lot of stuff; like Nito's training session, Frienna's memory monitoring, Nadia's gluttony, and etc...
It takes all of me to handle these matter as well as planning my next step.
What was that? Try asking Nadia to help give out ideas for my next step?
Huh, you wish!
That woman gives out crappy ideas every time. Remember when we wanted to give Nito a new name? How'd that turn out-
It may be a bit of a struggle for me 'cause I'm the Master, but I have to manage somehow.
Right now, it's early in the morning, we just finished our breakfast. Nito is heading to the training ground like always, Nadia is doing her own patrol around the mountain of the Illusion forest, and Frienna is spending her time in the library trying to gain as much knowledge as possible. She said she wanted to learn more from Nadia's Great Archive. Yup! Who could've guessed that the library here in this castle is called The Great Archive; the biggest library known to men.
Me? Oh, I'm not lazing around today, in fact, I'm heading to the training ground to assist Nito in his training. Aren't I a good master~?
Nito has started his training when I arrived.
"Hey, Nito."
"Oh, hello, Master. It's my pleasure to train with you today." He bowed as soon as he stopped his solo training.
"Yeah, no worries, I have plenty of time to kill today anyway. Then, Shall we start?"
"Yes!"
Nito get into his fighting stance immediately.
I don't know how I'm gonna have a duel with him today. Usually, Frienna will accompany me when I fight him, but today she decided to have a lil me-time.
It's a lot easier when I use her as a weapon, though...
But that's okay! I have to show him I'm a capable Master!
As soon as I got into my fighting stance, he leaped towards me in a blink of an eye. That caught me off guard, not gonna lie-
But, I've grown stronger too.
Without much effort, I stop his attack with one hand.
Hahahaha!! Cool, right?!
What? Not fascinating enough?? Go to he- [sob sob]
Nito didn't stop there, though. Even after I blocked his attack, he continuously deliver another.
When I tell you continuously, I mean it, like he keeps on blasting one blow after another.
I can't let this basic attacks get into my head, in fact, I'm gonna counter attack!
I hold his arms and trip him over; Judo style!
Now that he's on the ground, I can finally deliver my blow! Haiyahh!
Eh-?
Ahhh!!
Oof- that hurts...
Before I deliver my blow, Nito uses his feet to strangle me; Boxing style! But I managed to get away using Nadia's short range teleportation spell.
"That hurts, you know?" I rub my neck as I try to stand back up.
"My apologies, Master, but I can't go easy on you." Nito get into his fighting stance as soon as he stand back up.
"Well then, that's good." This is training after all. We need to prepare ourselves for the upcoming war.
"Looks like I have to go full on you!" I smirked then leaped so fast towards him.
"Understood!"
Using Nadia's demon claw that I summoned to my right hand, I tried to slash him but he managed to dodge the attack, leaving a very big claw marks on the ground behind him.
Nito looks shocked. I can't blame him, though, 'cause so am I!
But enough with the surprises. Let's focus on what's in front of me.
I jumped towards Nito, who's flying midair. He's still shocked by my attack just now, so I'm gonna take this opportunity!
By dragging his feet, I slam him to the ground, echoing a loud thud.
"Ack-"
Next~
"Hail the Thunder, Lightning strike!"
A stormy cloud gather above us and blast Nito with a powerful lightning strike. Still not as powerful as Nadia's but this will do.
Or so I thought...
Nito's lying on the ground, full on armour mode, kinda badass, though~ But that's not the point-
The point is...How can he summoned his armour in such a short time?? Dang, I underestimated him.
I thought with this much power that I have right now after all of these contracts, made me stronger than before, but he is also stronger than he was before!
Ooh, what's that? A boomerang? Huh-?
*BANG*
Oww!
Orion came flying right at me and hit me in the head- How dare you attack your papa, Orion?!
I'm now lying on the ground with the biggest lump on my head...
"Right on time~!" Nito stood up, holding Orion.
Argh!! Enough whining!
I stand up and pull out a broad sword from Nadia's necklace, which I assume it's from one of her treasures...Whatever, let's do this!
Haiyahhh!!
I start slashing him precisely, now that I have Nito's techniques and skills.
The thing is, we easily counter each other's attacks-
How could we not?? We use the same techniques and skills!
But I have something that he didn't have...
Magic!
With that I won by exploiting Nadia's magical powers from her necklace, dealing tons of damages towards Nito.
"You're strong as always, Nito." I give him a helping hand to stand up.
"You're getting even stronger, Master. It's a pleasure to have a duel with you."
"Anytime."
Before I turned around to leave the training ground, Nito asked a query.
"Master, when are you planning to proceed to the City of Technossia?"
Uhmm...Kinda forgot about that actually~
"Well, I'm planning on making a move this evening." I think-
"Did you inform Miss Frienna about this, Master?" He tilt his head.
Uhmm...Not yet obviously. "Oh, not yet but I'm planning on telling her right now..."
"Well, let's do a meeting then."
"Huh? Wait that is not...necessary-" Just as you expected, Nito informed everyone about the meeting using our contract telepathy and we're both transported to the meeting room inside the castle, where Nadia and Frienna are already waiting for us.
"So, what is this meeting about, human?" Nadia is sitting on the table instead of the chair, since she is in her Dumb Form, eating a pile of berries.
Meanwhile, Frienna is just watching me and Nito with her usual expression.
"Uhm, this doesn't concern you guys actually but since we're all here, I might just tell you."
Nadia flips her hair, listening to me while choosing another berries to eat.
Frienna and Nito are listening very carefully like a good servant, not like someone-
"Okay, as you all know from last couple of weeks, I planned on travelling to Technossia with Frienna but things have not been moving very smoothly." With this, Frienna and Nito nodded in response.
"Are you sure you were not lazing around~?" Nadia said as she bites into her berries while looking at me with her judging eyes.
I feel like shoving a whole tree into her mouth already-
"Uhm, absolutely not. I have been working on our problems and my plans."
"If you say so~" She flips her hair, sarcastically.
Arghh! This bug!
"Anyway, G'ar Land has been the most advanced land in the whole world, so I believe we can find some items or spells to release Nadia from this place."
Nito's brow furrowed in confusion, looking uncertain. "But why would Miss Nadia want to leave this place? Isn't the Illusion Forest her home?"
"If we're going to war with The Hero Kingdom, we need to intrude their turf, right? They can't possibly enter the Death's Continent without any purpose."
Nito's expression eased as he nodded in agreement.
"Then hurry up and find me that technology, human~!" Nadia flips her hair.
"Yeah yeah. I'm planning on moving this evening, if that's okay with you, Frienna?"
"I'm ready whenever you need me, Master."
"Great! Then we will move as soon as we're done packing." I rise from the chair and exit the room with the three of them.
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(Frienna's POV)
This is the first time I go travelling...
Actually, I don't even know what I need to pack for the trip.
I'm a weapon, though...Do I have to pack? Human conception is extremely difficult to apply but I will not disappoint my Master.
I walk towards my bed and sit on it with my small sling purse.
Since I will be spending most of my time during the journey as a scythe, I don't think I need lots of stuff. I'm fine with only my hairbrush and a little fan.
Not to mention my personal item bag that I create with my magic, allowing me to store anything as big as a country.
*Knock knock*
Quite bold of him to finally being brave enough to approach me. I wonder what he wants...
"Come in."
A man, who appeared to be neither too young nor too old, entered my room at my cue and held a pair of exquisite dresses.
"My apologies for intruding, Miss Frienna." As anticipated, he continues to look at the floor while he speaks to me.
"On with it, butler."
Sebastian Hollow, a middle aged man, wearing a full butler uniform with a sword at the side. He is Nadia's most trusted butler that served her family for the longest time.
He is one of the rarest creature to find in the Death's Continent, known as the Hollow. How do I know about this? I did my research.
From what I can tell by looking at him, he sees everything. Yes, everything.
He's suspicious of everyone and everything, therefore as a precaution he usually watches every visitor to this castle.
One time he tried to spy on me, but I ended up injuring his left eye on purpose. I believe Nadia has healed his eye by now, giving him being here with both eyes staring at the floor.
"Her Majesty ordered me to bring these to you for your journey with Master Kevin later this evening."
"So nice of your Queen to waste all these beautiful yarn just for this trip." I purposely said this knowing Nadia is listening through her connection with the forest.
"{Oh, come on, sugar~ Just accept it. You need to look fabulous in a foreign land, after all.}" Nadia said using our contract telepathy.
"If you insist." I accept the dresses from Sebastian.
He then left my room in a flash, like he couldn't have stayed even a minute longer. Not that I want him to stay for a bit, of course.
On the other hand, I'm sure Nadia is grinning devilishly somewhere in the castle. For a demon, I can say she is very generous and kindhearted. More like a Queen's trait for her subjects, which excludes me from being one, but she never treated me like an outsider.
However, these dresses are indeed very pretty, I might as well give it a try.
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(Kevin's POV)
Arghhh!!!
This bag is so darn heavy! I didn't even bring a lot of stuff, though...
What? You don't believe me? It's true! I only bring my daily necessities, books, maps, money, and foods.
For daily necessities, it's normal to bring my clothes, right?
Money, maps, and books? Yeah, what about it? It is essential, okay!
When I'm outside the barrier, I can't get in touch with Nadia. Not only is there no interaction, but there is no use for her necklace too. Once we are split apart by the barrier enclosing this Death's Continent, our connection will be severed. In other words, her necklace will remain dormant for the the time being.
So, I'm planning on leaving this necklace with her, since it's a lot safer that way.
Still, I have a bigger problem...MY BAG!!!
How am I suppose to carry this on my back through the whole journey?! It's too heavy!!
*Sigh*
No choice, I have to make a sacrifice!
I discard all of my clothes and books, which drastically change the weight of my bag.
I guess I have to improvise, somehow...
For books? Well, I have Frienna! Hahaha!! Totally forgot about her, spending most of her times in Nadia's Great Archive. I'm just going to assume that she has enough knowledge for this journey.
Now, let's head downstairs to meet with each other.
As I'm walking down the stairs, I saw Nadia and Nito are talking with each other in front of the entrance.
"Hey, guys. Where's Frienna?" I don't see her anywhere. I'm guessing she's still getting a makeover...Do weapons need a makeover? I'm not sure either.
"Oh, she's trying something new for a change~" Nadia smirked.
Something new? Like what? For what?
I turned to look at Nito, who's smiling together with Nadia.
I sure hope it's not something weird.
"She's here~"
Huh? I turned away from Nito to look over Nadia's shoulder and saw Frienna walking down the stairs with a deep blue coloured dress, and a blue hair band.
"I'm ready, Master." She bows down to me.
"Did you do this, Dumb One?"
"Of course~ Doesn't she look cute in them?" Nadia flips her hair.
"Thank you for the dress, Nadia." Frienna bows down to Nadia as well.
"Fufufu~ No worries." She flips her hair again.
She does look cute and all, but does it fit for travelling?
Whatever, as long as they like it. Besides, she does look a bit like a human with all of these makeover, making it easier to travel the cities.
"Now, since all of you guys are here, we will be making our move."
I'm actually quite nervous to go on a journey to another land without Nadia.
"Oh, before I forget, here is your necklace. Take care of it while we're away, will ya?"
She take the necklace from my hand and wear it around her neck. "Of course I will. It's my life after all~" She flips her hair again.
"Good. I think it's best if we move now, before the sun sets."
"Great idea, Master."
As we say goodbye to Nadia and Nito, Frienna follows me from behind and we continue our walk into the Illusion Forest.