The next day, the time has come the transaction between The King and Jonathan. Jonathan woke up from his sleep he sat down on the edge of his bed while stretching his body after that he checked his inventory using 'Dimensional Storage' skill and Jonathan sees his potion which the amounts of the potion that he made in Dimensional Storage is 100 thousands of Täzk potions, then Jonathan closed the storage and begin to exit his room. His stomach begin to growl which indicates that he hasn't eat the food yesterday so Jonathan quickly goes down to cafetaria sat down on one of the chair and ordered the meal that which make him full. As his food has arrived Jonathan quickly ate the food with hunger, Mary Carter comes down with a book in her hand while Jonathan eating she notice him and as always she sat down next to him.
She then ordered the food on the menu as usual, she glance at Jonathan eating his meal not noticing that Mary Carter glancing at him. She smiled and place the book in front of her opened her book, she looked at the book reading it page by page until the waiter approaches her, placing her meal near her book. She moved her meal in front for her and moved her book aside, then she begin to eat her meal. The smell of her meal is pretty good due to how professional the chef is. After while Jonathan finished his meal and proceeded to stand up walk toward the exit, but as he pass Mary Carter he stop. And look at her and said.
"Mary, i'll be on the castle for while so when i'm out prepared your stuff because we will leave this kingdom right after i've done the transaction to the King." Mary Carter stop her eat and looked at him and nodded as a response then continued ate her meal.
Jonathan start walking toward the exit and leave the inn, after he left the inn he look around yet it still the same. Peaceful and beautiful town within the kingdom, Jonathan look at the massive castle, he walk toward that castle. When he's walking Jonathan notice that alot of children playing with their friends as they chasing each others.
And Jonathan saw a various of merchants all over the town that they selling various of stuff such as food until a weapons or potion for the adventurers, Jonathan still walking towards the castle while passing through multiple various merchants selling some stuffs, he thinking the plan for their next journey because this journey is now begin to be dangerous as Jonathan and Mary Carter will using a path that goes through a dangerous forest which there would be a lot of monster or even a dragon, the dragon nest was near those forest and it's highly dangerous if someone goes near it, long time ago there was an incident where a group of adventurers found a nest, they didn't know that it was a dragon's nest, and so the dragon immediately attack them as a threat to their nest. Creating a massive fire spreading throughout the forest, almost burning everything. So the dragon will constantly appeared near their territory to protect it from any danger such as human and another monster, but the monster scared of dragon always avoiding their territory or nest.
Jonathan worried that they will accidentally entered the dragon's territory and encounter the dragon, he may need to change the path, unfortunately, that path are the only one that more faster than any of path. But the level of the danger on that path is level-SSS+ which considered the highest danger level within the earth, and only 4 groups of Level-SSS+ adventurer on earth. It was very rare to see those adventurer, so no-one has ever beat or kill the dragons. All he can do is just sigh heavily, although some people always using that path because the dragon won't attack them if dragon doesn't see them as a threat. But they will encounter a level-B to level-A+ monster,
As when Jonathan still thinking about that, he accidentally bumped to someone and makes Jonathan back to reality, he immediately apologize for bumping him, Jonathan look the person and sees him wearing a mysterious and suspicious coats, the person forgive his apologies and he quickly walk away from Jonathan's sight. Unbeknownst to Jonathan that person is the same person when Mary Carter saw the person entered the dark alley. After the person walks away and vanished from Jonathan sight, Jonathan turn around continuing his walked toward the castle. Eventually Jonathan arrive at the entrance of the castle, Jonathan approach the knight that are stationed there, telling them that he (Jonathan) is a guest of the King, and he explains that he's going to have a transaction to the king about the potions that Jonathan giving to the King.
The guard nodded at him, stepping aside to let Jonathan pass and entered the castle. So Jonathan enter the castle proceeded to go to a King's throne, after while Jonathan arrive in front of the throne doors, he also notice that there's 2 guards between the doors. The guards quickly notice his presence and they slowly open the door and gesture Jonathan to enter the room, Jonathan slowly walks inside of the room and when he entered all nobles are glance at him once again, then Jonathan stood in front of the King and he goes to kneel down to show a respect to the King.
"Your majesty, i've arrived into this room. And i brought the potions like you ask me to."
Berthur looks at Jonathan and he replied,
"Very well Jonathan, i also brought the gold coins that we're agreed to, so shall we begin our transaction?"
Jonathan slowly rise his head, looks at the King and he said to the King.
"Yes your majesty."
Berthur then clap his hands once and the doors on back of the throne open, multiple guard carrying a massive amounts of gold coins and place it in front of Jonathan, which is around 2 thousand of gold coins, then Jonathan stand up using his 'Dimensional Storage' skill and takes out 1 thousands of Täzk potions, when Jonathan taking out those potions from his storage, all of nobles even the King shock as Jonathan easily taking the potions out from his storage, and Jonathan doesn't know that the 'Dimensional Storage' skills are limit to 300 items and yet Jonathan doesn't realize at all.
"Wait wait! Hold up Jonathan, did you just using a Dimensional Storage and takes out 1 thousands potions?!"
Berthur question to Jonathan making Jonathan abruptly stop his doing, quickly looks at the King. He confuse at first because on Jonathan viewed that skill are just a basic usually had the limit to 10 thousands items, so Jonathan said while confused.
"What do you mean your majesty? Is there a problem with my skill sir?"
Berthur once again replied with unbelieve faces,
"You don't realize, you had abnormal storage Jonathan! You just took out literally 1 thousands of potions! That isn't possible, the highest Dimensional Storage is just 300 items! And it's hardly to get it, you need atleast 3 years of training to even learn it!"
Berthur sigh disbelief, while Jonathan is still confuse even Berthur already explain to him. Jonathan acknowledge his own skill and power, he thinks that he's the weakest and has nothing special. But in reality Jonathan is quite powerful even The Figure choose him and allowed Jonathan to take his finest sword.
"Fine, i'll take my word back. For now we just need to focus on our transaction then we're done."
Berthur said and telling to knight beside him about something, then the knight nodded and leave the room using a back door. The transaction goes for 20 minutes finally the transaction is finish due Jonathan took out all of those potions and Berthur announce to everyone in the room.
"I declare that this kingdom will buying Täzk potion, an finest and rare potion to entirety of the world from the adventurer in front of me, Jonathan. And this announce is an official. Also we make sure will always be allied with Jonathan."
As the announcement end, all nobles and knights applause, now the transaction between Jonathan and Berthur Calder are now official, then Berthur told everyone that this transaction has ended and they now can leave the room. So all nobles leave the room and exit the castle, when everyone leaving the knights begin to approach the potions and took all of it, then the knights leave the room with all of Täzk potions while the King stand up and goes to back door and exit the room which leaving Jonathan alone in throne room, as soon as Jonathan turn around everything turn into a pitch black like a void except for the throne, Jonathan looks at the throne and saw The Figure sitting on the throne like a king, The Figure smiling while staring directly to his both eyes.
"Well well well, Jonathan, my precious pawn. I've been monitored you all the time and i saw you make a deal with a King — Berthur Calder, and it seems your transaction is complete. But i've been wondering why don't you use the power of Constant Sword? I know you don't want to use it unless you encounter death or dangerous situation, but rather you had another reason that yet i can't access it to. Because something or maybe someone has intervene which that i can't access the certain part of you Jonathan. Anyways, you'll using a path that will pass through that forest? Well, let me tell you. You will encounter the dragon later. So whether you like it or not you will using my Constant Sword in the future."
Hearing this, Jonathan confuse as his another reason has been protected by an unknown, so The Figure won't involve to Jonathan's journey. Jonathan knew The Figure is using him to do what he told him, that seems suspicious and The Figure itself is still mystery to him, Jonathan doesn't know The Figure is a good guy or not. That's why he had another reason for counter if The Figure is actually a bad guy. Fortunately someone or something intervene The Figure power so that The Figure won't know Jonathan's reason.
"So i will encounter the dragon when i'm using the short path right? But how, i had a plan to pass the territory without even enter it, and it's 100% guarantee that me and Mary Carter won't met the dragon."
The Figure laugh to Jonathan's statement, The Figure realize that Jonathan is still not trusting him yet, The Figure said.
"You don't realize that i could see the future of everyone and everything, and whether you trust to me or not. It depends on you actually, so it's your choice now Jonathan."
After The Figure said that, everything turns into a normal where Jonathan original stands on. He looks around and he is still on the King's throne room, so Jonathan leave the room and walking through the hallway of the castle, passing multiple knights, maid, and butler. While Jonathan walking towards the exit he couldn't shake his curiosity to The Figure also he can't trusted The Figure fully because The Figure told him that him and Mary Carter will encounter the dragon, even though he is using his plan which Jonathan think it's 100% safe from the dragon threat or dragon's territory. He sigh deeply between confusion and curiousity he tried to ignore those feeling and keep focusing his journey, then Millia saw Jonathan walking on the hallways, quickly approaching with a smile on her face and excited feeling. Jonathan notice Millia approaching in front of him causing him surprise.
"Hello Jonathan! We've met again, and i have a gift for you before you leave this kingdom."
Millia shove her hand into her pocket and searching something, and then she show it to Jonathan. It was a chocolate and a letter, she smile widely while giving those to him thinking that Jonathan would accepted it. Jonathan's eyebrow slowly raise up in confuse and he accepted her gift.
"W-well uhm thank you, Millia. I appreciate the gift."
Jonathan said with a slight nervous, seeing her blushing and smile widely at him. Then Jonathan continue walks and Millia following beside him, she keep talking about her life, her favorite and more while they walking. Eventually they exited the castle then Millia stop and waved at Jonathan while saying goodbye to Jonathan once again. Jonathan replied with wave at her too after that Jonathan walk away slowly vanish from her sight, her tears formed in her both eyes and she whisper to herself, "I hope we could meet again". Then she goes inside of the castle.
Meanwhile, Jonathan walking while he still holding a chocolate and letter from her. He store those into his inventory then he proceeded to walk toward the inn, when Jonathan arrived he slowly enter the inn and sees Mary Carter sitting on one of the chair with all her stuff, she really full prepare and doesn't like to wait more. Because Mary Carter couldn't mastered the Dimensional Storage skill so she replace it with a backpack, Jonathan approach her telling her to stand up and leave the kingdom. Mary looked up to see Jonathan and nodded she slowly stood up after that she follow him as Jonathan turn around walk away and exited the inn, they begin walks toward the exit gate and she hold a map analyzing the casualties of the path that they're going to.
Then they manage to leave the kingdom and keep walking using a shorter path which lead into a dangerous forest, their walk is took so long and yet they enter the forest.
"We should've buying a horse so that we don't need to walk anymore."
Mary Carter said pouting at Jonathan, Jonathan told Mary Carter that he forgot about the horse and apologize to her and she accept his apologies. Finally they arrived at front of the forest, the sound of bird chirping can be heard. They ready to face on the dangerous monster up ahead. So they begin to enter the forest right away, and only 10 minutes they encounter a level-A monsters and it's a monster that looks like a wolf but it darker and having red eyes that reminds that they seriously want a blood. They are fast and strong because they manage to eliminate whole group of level-B adventurer within a short amount of time, Jonathan tries to grab a Constant Sword on his back but he feel nothing which Jonathan quickly realize that he forgot to bring the Constant Sword and left it on his room. When Jonathan lower his guard the monster jumps and attack Jonathan, Mary Carter shout to Jonathan telling him to look straight. Jonathan heard her shout and turn around and sees the monster is going to hit on his face, with his instinct Jonathan quickly punch at the monster before the monster land an attack to Jonathan, manage to knock the monster down.
Mary Carter approach him with worried on her face, and quickly scanning his whole body making sure that theres no injury or wound. After scanning his body and theres no injury or wound on his body Mary Carter sigh in relief then she look at him with a mad expression.
"Jonathan! You should not lower your guard down when you're in the fight! You could die by that attack you know."
She said with mad and worry tone, she doesn't want to lost a partner because she always lonely due to how she reading about the book that anyone doesn't interested to.
"A-auhm, i'm sorry i just realize that i left my sword in my room. I promise i won't careless again."
Mary Carter sigh deeply, forgiving his carelessness and she told him that she won't tolerate if he does that carelessness again. And Jonathan replied by saying "Okay, got it." Mary doesn't trusted his word but decided to trusting it anyway. They continue walking while scanning around them making sure there is no threat them, eventually Jonathan and Mary Carter encounter multiple variant level-A and level-B monster such as a mutant bear, massive bees, variant massive snake, and more. Jonathan easily defeat those monster with his bare hands because he'd goes training before becoming a adventurer. But unfortunately when they're walking while chatting to each other a wind blows hard above them, they quickly looks up and saw a red dragon flies above them Jonathan and Mary panicked, Jonathan quickly grab her wrist and run as fast as possible but the dragon follow them while attack them with a multiple fire balls, which making it a big explosion and fortunately they manage to dodge those fire balls Jonathan looks behind him and the dragon is still pursue them while shooting fire balls at them, Jonathan also sees multiple massive hole and fire causes by those fire balls.
Because they're keep dodging dragon's attack, the dragon increasing his speed and passing by them then the dragon turn around and land in front of them, Jonathan and Mary force to stop and terrified that the dragon is close to them. They back off from him but he'd approaching slowly while opening his mouth, Jonathan wide his eyes he knew that the dragon will using its fire breath toward them. Before the dragon attack Jonathan pushed Mary to a side and Jonathan jumped into a side, the dragon breathe fire burning whole trees on its path into a dust, also the remaining fire spreading rapidly throughout the forest burning everything that can be burn.
Jonathan and Mary shock on this scenario, seeing the forest burns down and turn into a dust. The dragon slowly turn his head towards them and he approaching once again with his intent kill to them, a feel chill throughout Jonathan's and Mary's body they body begin to tremble because they can't stood a chance to defeat the dragon nor even escape from his grasp. Jonathan stood in front of Mary Carter with his fight position ready to defend her. Mary Carter fell down as her legs are shaking rapidly making her cannot move her legs at all, her face is sweaty and scared. Is this the end of Jonathan and Mary Carter journey? No. When the dragon preparing a attack them with a fire breath once again, Jonathan is still standing changing his position into a defending one. Jonathan looks at the Mary and told her.
"Mary! What are you doing?! Don't just sat down, you need to run now! Let me distract the dragon."
Mary shake her head telling him that she couldn't move her legs because how terrified she was, Jonathan gritted his teeths and looks at the dragon again he ready to face the dragon's attack. The dragon breathe fire towards them Jonathan closed his eyes trying to hold his pain when the fire hit his body, but before the fire land on his body the Constant Sword appeared in front of him creating a invincible magical shield around Jonathan and Mary, blocking the fire to hit their body. Jonathan's eyes is still close and Jonathan feels nothing so Jonathan slowly open one of his eye to look why he didn't felt a pain of burn, when his eye open and saw his sword in front of him surprising him by how the sword flow and creating a shield, Jonathan react with widen his both eyes while a gasp sound slip from his mouth.
"Huh?! I-is that my sword?!"
Jonathan ask shockingly to himself as he slowly approaching his sword, holding the handle of the sword then he arise his sword and pointed at the dragon. The fire vanished around them, the dragon looks at Jonathan and Mary unscratch by the dragon's attack. The dragon curious and slightly scared as how they manage to survive his fire breath, but the dragon didn't give up he begin to attack once again, but, Jonathan doesn't let him to attack him so Jonathan quickly dash at speed of light surprising the dragon slashing the dragon's neck easily. Dragon's neck slowly fell down into the ground the dragon's body collapsed, Jonathan finally unalive the dragon using his Constant Sword. Jonathan looks at his sword mesmerised by how powerful it was, and it was truly a good decision to use it when Jonathan face the dangerous situation.
Meanwhile Mary Carter still on the ground but her eyes where closed, Jonathan approach her telling her that they are safe. Hearing Jonathan's voice Mary slowly open her eyes and she sees Jonathan stood in front of her with his Constant Sword that was forgot to bring by Jonathan, she tilted her head and she saw a lifeless body of dragon and unconnected neck of dragon. She shock by how Jonathan manage to kill that dragon, Mary look at Jonathan then look at the lifeless dragon body then looking at Jonathan again,
"H-how the hell did you kill that dragon?!"
She asked curiously with surprised tone, Jonathan scratched his head and said.
"Well... It might sound ridiculous but the sword grants me a speed of light, and i could feel that and... Without thinking i dash toward dragon's neck and slashing it. Surprisingly it worked. I'm also surprised by that you know?"
Mary Carter looks at Jonathan's sword, the blade of the sword were glowing blue like an aura covering it. Mary Carter slowly rise her body up still staring at the Constant Sword. She raise her hands and pointed at Jonathan's sword.
"Jonathan, could you give your sword to me for moment? I just wanted to check the sword."
Jonathan raise his eyebrow, looks down into his sword then he raise his hand holding the sword, turning the blade to aside. Mary took his sword and begin to inspecting the sword, she could feel the immense power on the blade and the handle. She realize that this sword isn't ordinary sword it was different, neither loyal sword nor magic sword. Its completely different like it shouldn't belong in here. Then she gave Jonathan's sword back to him but not telling him about the information about the sword, she want it kept secret for her to search those information until she could find what sword it is. Jonathan take it the sword then place it on his back.
"Shall we continue it or perhaps we should rest in here?"
Mary Carter looks at Jonathan and replied him.
"Let's just rest, we're exhausted because encountered a dragon. Beside we've been walking for like 7 hours. Our legs won't able to make it if we continue our walk."
She choosing to rest it, it was valid reason because they should really need a rest after all they encounter so many level-A monster and even dragon. So Jonathan nodded at her and goes to nearest tree, he place his backpack down. Jonathan turn around looks at lifeless of dragon's body, while Mary lean her body down into a tree, her breath were heavier because she ran out her stamina. Jonathan walked toward the dragon's body, he crouched and took out his sword then he slash it to that body. He cutting every parts of dragon's body: shell, meat, organs, head, eyes, and etc. When he cutting the body deeper he found a magic crystal which it can be sell to a guild. Earning heavy sum of gold coins. So Jonathan save the crystal by shoving it into his dimensional storage.
Then he continue to cutting remaining flesh, 18 minutes has passed, Jonathan finally finished cutting those flesh, he wonder to himself is the flesh are delicious if he cooked like ordinary meat? He wants to try out. He throws all materials that had been collected by him into his storage. He then stand up noticing that his body full of dragon blood because he collecting and cutting the body of dragon, he place his sword on his back. The smell of dragon's blood was disgusting, it's like rotten human flesh. He quickly scanning around tries to find a lake or a river, using his skill called 'Scan of World' which grants the user to scans their surroundings and detecting a threat or revealing the enemies also the skill can reveal the location that the user want it, such as lake or river. So Jonathan found the river which is about 1 kilometer from where he's standing, Jonathan turn around and telling her that they gonna change the place to another place for rest. And he telling the direction of where the river is.
Mary startled as she heared him, she sigh annoyingly as she just resting for short amount of time, not even reach 30 minutes. She stood up and patting her clothes so that theres no dust on her clothes, Jonathan then approach his backpack and take it. Then he goes to direction of the river while Mary following behind him, it took them 20 minutes to arrive at the river, Jonathan sees a clear water which he also could see a lot of fishes swimming on the river, the perfect place to rest.
Jonathan turn his head and want to tell her about a clean water, but, she fallen asleep on the tree. Her whole body were leaning to a tree, she was very exhausted and tired from the encounter. He sigh and place his backpack down, he open his backpack grabbing a tent, he proceeded placing a tent to a perfect spot then after he found it he begin to construct the tent, it tooks for like 7 minutes to make a tent. After Jonathan finish making a tent he goes to the left side, little bit far from the resting place. He looks around making sure no-one watching him, and then he took off all his clothes after that he slowly goes to a river for clean his body due he peels and cutting out the lifeless dragon's body. Jonathan also cleaning his clothes from the dragon's blood and dirt.
It was pretty hard to clean his clothes that are contain with dragon's blood, because the scent of it is too strong also disgusting. he rubbed his clothes over and over using a water until the stains on his clothes were clean, he wiped his sweaty head then
he throws his clothes to the side of the river, after that he goes deeper to river and washed his whole body until theres no smell of blood. It's refreshing when bathing/cleaning his body, he notice that it's getting dark so he looked up to check the sun. And yes the sun is slowly goes down and replaced by a moon, he quickly out of the river then he started to wearing his new clothes after that he'd take his old clothes. Proceeded to walk toward the resting place, when he arrive he saw Mary making a camp fire, he also sees her make a fire with her low level of fire magic. Mary notice Jonathan's presence so she turn her gaze at him and pouted.
"Hey Jonathan. Where have you been? You just left me alone without even telling me."
Seeing her pouted face, Jonathan apologize and tried to explain her where has he been.
"I'm sorry Mary, i was just taking a bath and cleaning my clothes. And i wan't to tell you but i saw you sleeping deeply, i couldn't let myself to wake you up."
She still pouted at him, but eventually she smile slightly and sit down near the camp fire, so Jonathan sat down next to her as well. Jonathan activate his dimensional storage skill, he took out the dragon's meat when he'd cutting the dragon body. Jonathan is curious about the taste of dragon's meat cause this is his first time to cook and eat it.
Mary Carter notice a unusual meat, she asked Jonathan what kind of meat that he's holding. Jonathan replied that those meat are from their earlier encounter which is dragon. She raise her eyebrow in confuse because why do they need to eat it, isn't it better using a regular meat. But she also curious about the taste of it, so she doesn't mind it and let Jonathan cook for them. And so Jonathan took out a pan and some oil, then pour those oil into a pan and put 2 meat on the pan. He slowly raise the pan and place the pan on top of the camp fire. It took 4 minutes for the meat cooked perfectly, Jonathan place those meats on the plate with some salt and pepper on top of it. Then he gave that plate to her and himself, it looks delicious at first but when Mary take 1 bite it felt tough, hardly to chew the meat or even cutting it with a spoon. And even worse the taste of it is like you're eating a rotten flesh.
Mary Carter vomited to her side, and throw the meat down into a ground, seeing how she disgusted with the meat Jonathan decided to not eat it as well.
"Ew, it taste disgusting. I don't like it, why do i agree to eat this disgusting meat."
Jonathan shrug his shoulder, then he cook again but this time with regular meat which is a cow meat/beef. After while Jonathan serve it to her and it taste delicious, they ate their meal together then after they finished, they put out the fire then they goes inside the tent. Then Mary Carter preparing her bed while Jonathan get out to grab his backpack that left on the tree, he comes back inside also preparing his bed. After that Jonathan closed the tent doors, then they're fell asleep.
But on the middle of the night, a sound of bushes can be heard. It was near their tent the sound of the bushes slowly raise and there's also a movement on those bushes, a lot of movement. Then all of that vanished without any traces, the sound and movement were gone. I think someone or something are leaving, but who is it? Yet is still mystery to us.