"Wait what do you mean I'm weak because of my age?"
I demanded answers since the two of them seemed to be in a world of their own. In this game age doesn't matter much since all players can level up at the same pace or higher if they played enough.
Although those who are older in appearance are often sought more since they seemed more responsible in finishing a quest. But this isn't the problem. These two are arguing that I'm weak because I'm young. There are many cases this game where young players are in the top 100 in terms of levels.
"Like I said, its natural to be weaker than others older than you since they have more experience." answered Warlic.
And that's the problem I'm having with you guys right now.
"Don't forget about the fact that your weak in all aspects~"
This guy....he's definitely taunting me.
"So how can I get over this weakness of mine?"
Maybe they have some weird drink that makes me 100 times stronger or something. Or they could alter my body make-up for me to be stronger.
"Training"
"Training~"
Ah they said the same thing. I rather not train since its a pain to do. That's why I decided to be a librarian. It was a simple job and I didn't have to do much.
"Will you train me then?" I asked hoping for them to accept.
"No."
"Nope~"
Again they have the same answer. The two are polar opposites and yet they agree on this.
I asked, "Why?"
Warlic explained, "The thing is that we don't exactly have the time to do so. Training takes years and is constant. Also both of us are in...you can say the master level in our field of study. Things that you have to think about are as natural as breathing to us."
"That still doesn't excuse the fact that you can train me. You guys are stuck here for a while right?"
To two of them looked at each other and said at the same time again, "Its a pain."
So that was the real reason. Its not like you can't be they don't want to....
"If you want to be stronger I can do it for you~"
Eh....what did Crysero just say?
"Crysero.....I believe your planing to experiment on Eden."
Experiments are fine to me.
"Yep~"
"So what are you going to do?"
I'm wondering that as well.
"Modify him~"
Cool I can be like a guy from Deus Ex.
"No."
Warlic clearly rejected the idea. Why? Modification seems fine to me.
"Why not Warlic?~"
Yes why not Warlic.
"If you modified Eden....you'll create a monster that will destroy the world."
That sounds fine being the destroyer of the wor.....wait destroyer of the world?! What kinds of modification he Crysero planing for me?!
"Eh, is that why? Something so minor.~"
Minor?! This is dealing with the fate of the world you know?!
"I could give him the power to fly, the power to shoot lazers out of his eyes even to make claws come out of his hands~"
That does sound cool but I feel like I'm about to cross copyright laws....
"No. Instead I'll teach him a bit. Only a BIT!"
Warlic accepted training me instead of letting Crysero modify me....how much danger does the world have to be in if Warlic wants to train me? Wait if he's training me than am I his apprentice?
"Hey Warlic if I'm training under you am I your apprentice?"
"No."
Well all my hopes just disappeared.
"Why not?"
"One apprentice is enough. That one is...impatient. Even more so than you...even though she's half dragon."
Half dragon....there's such a thing? Sounds interesting to me. Maybe I can meet this half dragon one day.
"Eden your thinking you'll like to meet my apprentice someday right? Don't. Believe me, she's a massive hassle."
A hassle why? What did this apprentice do for Warlic to say this about her?
"Oh you mean the time when she killed you? Or the time she challenged the elemental lords and almost destroyed the world?~"
Wait she killed you? Almost destroyed the world? What is this madness?!
"All of that was worth the effect to teach her patient."
Warlic calmly remembered it all before me and it was.....awkward. Wait how did he revive? Wasn't he a NPC?
"Warlic how did you revive?" I asked trying to fill in the holes of what I heard from Crysero's mouth.
"Magic~"
That again...
"No not magic Crysero....even though I could...I had a quick chat with Death before reviving when my apprentice realised that she wasn't strong enough to face the avatars."
Quick chat with death....and facing the avatars? Is he referring to the blue creatures from the highly overrated movie or the cartoon series with the Asian boy with a terrible movie adaption that portrayed him as a white kid?
"Doesn't death have a issue with people reviving?" I asked. It would be very strange for a creature named after death not to want people to die and stay dead.
"Not at all. You see death is very complicated since there's a being that represent all death. You see death isn't all fussy with whether people live or die. Whenever someone dies he becomes stronger. Which is why he lets everyone who wants to live revive even though there are some conditions with it."
Oh that's why. He gets stronger each time someone dies, but won't that mean there will be more and more people living a long life? And what are these conditions.
"Condition such as?"
"Owing him a favour. Of course those who can't will stay dead."
What?...Death likes people owing him a favour? Ad the next part makes sense. What's the point of making someone owe you a favour when they can't do anything for you.
"Does Death actually check in the favours he gets." I wouldn't want death knocking on my door and telling me about that favour I owe him...
"Sometimes. When he needs something done."
Well that makes sense. Death can't exactly go around and do stuff with his job. People will panic and run because 'Death' is here. Though that would be very entertaining to watch.