Zane was currently following John to meet the person who would teach him whatever fighting style suited him.
He had tried to ask John what the catch was, however John denied to tell him. He did however admit that there was a catch but also said money isn't involved.
Zane wondered what kind of payment this master of John's might want if it isn't money. 'Maybe they might ask me to work for them for some time' Zane thought. However if that was the case he would immediately deny their offer.
He currently had a good job which he actually liked to some extent. Even though he had only gone on two missions, they were somewhat enjoyable.
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'Why are you telling me?' he asked. He hadn't asked for his mana point balance.
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'System do you have feelings and emotions?' Zane asked.
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She didn't say anything about stuffing a human in his head!. Of course the system wasn't really a human consciousness, however the only thing separating a human from a machine were emotions.
If humans lost their emotions they became machines, and if machines gained emotions they became human.
'Im sorry' Zane thought to the system.
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'I thought you didn't have emotions so i didn't put your feelings into account, are you bored?' Zane asked.
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'Well that's gonna change, do you have a name?' Zane asked.
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'Okay let's give you a name, how about...Alex' Zane suggested.
< I guess Alex is better than G5296628Z6 thank you>>
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'Yes it does, i will tell you about it some other time. Can you read my mind' Zane asked.
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It didn't take long for John and Zane to arrive at an average looking house. It wasn't fancy but it also wasn't like the normal houses in that area.
One could say it was a little above average with two floors and a balcony.
"This is my master's house come in" John opened the door and led Zane inside.
"Why do you call him master?" Zane asked curiously.
"Is there a problem with that ?" John said.
"No there's no problem, it's just that where I come from, only something like a slave calls someone else 'master'" Zane replied.
"Ohh, well here things are different, we call people who give us guidance that. Some call them 'sensei' or 'senior' or even just 'teacher'." John explained, while thinking Zane's village was a really weird place.
"Ohh, even teacher huh" Zane mumbled, he remembered the 'teacher' who had asked to meet him a few days back.
"Wait here, I will go in then call you okay?" John said, they had arrived in front of a closed door.
Zane nodded and John opened the door before closing after entering. As soon as John closed the door Zane closed his eyes and focused on the voices in the room John just went in.
"Hello master" John said.
"John, I must say I was quite surprised when I felt your aura here. How have you been doing?" another older voice said.
"I have been fine master, can't complain" John said.
"How is stardom treating you?" the old voice chuckled.
"I have to say it's quite fun sometimes, but annoying at others" John said.
"See? i told you fame wasn't all fun"
"I admit you were right master. Now i have to change my appearance everytime I'm not at the arena" John chuckled.
The old voice didn't say anything and just chuckled before Zane heard slurping sounds. It was obviously from one of them drinking tea or something.
"Now that we have somewhat caught up. Tell me, what are you doing in my house?" the old voice asked seriously.
Zane's ears perked up at that moment, they were finally going to talk about him.
"Master i found someone who may be the perfect contestant to become your participant for this year" John said.
From this sentence alone Zane had already figured out some important information. He now knew that he was going to be a participant in some competition.
"Why do you say that?" the old voice asked curiously.
"He is a mortal healer" John revealed.
"Really!, it seems mortal healers are becoming plentiful these days. You know Kane also said he had found a mortal healer" the old voice said.
"Ohh?, is this mortal healer here?" John asked. Finding two mortal healers in one city was unheard of.
"No unfortunately your junior brother failed to bring him in" the old voice replied.
Zane was also as surprised as the other two to find out that there was also someone else who could use healing mana as a mortal. He knew how rare he was.
"So when can you bring me this mortal?" the old voice asked. He sounded eager to meet Zane.
"Actually master there is something about him" John said.
"What is it?"
"You see master, he is blind" John told. He knew Zane's disability might be a game changer, however he also knew that being blind didn't hinder Zane that much.
The old man's eyes opened in surprise before he sighed. "Then it's useless, you shouldn't have raised my hopes so much John"
"Master, him being blind didn't stop him from saving my life yesterday" John said.
"How did he save your life?" the master was curious.
"He has a way to see using mana master, and he is an expert with the bow" John said. Trying his best to sell Zane.
"He also said his father taught him some moves with a sword" John continued.
"Okay I understand that but I doubt Zane would agree to come, except if you force him"
Outside, Zane was shocked, he almost fell over from the shock.
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'That's what I'm also wondering, I'm sure John didn't say my name.' Zane replied to Alex's comment.
That was when Zane got a bad premonition, what if this master of John's was actually that 'teacher' who had been looking for him. It was the only way for him to know Zane's name otherwise.
'Alex what should i do?. Should i try running away' Zane asked. Since he found out that Alex had feelings and could also think like a human, he had to treat him like one and ask for advice.
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Zane had to admit that Alex was right, it didn't seem like this master or teacher had ill intentions towards him.
"Wait you know of him master!?" John sounded as shocked as Zane.
"Yes I know him, he is the mortal healer Kane told me about. I realized they were the same person when you said he is blind, what are the chances of two blind mortal healers in one city" John's master explained.
"Ohh i understand. However this time you don't have to worry master because Zane is already here"