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After getting some money from pickpocketing, he decided to get some clothes from a nearby shop.
He entered the shop and his eyes widened.
"It's You!"
"It's You!
2 People could be seen pointing fingers at each other while shouting.
This naturally attracted the attention of many people in the shop who were looking at the newly formed commotion.
The person Akeru was pointing at was none other than the person he had seen when he was looking at his own reflection.
"My bad, what do you want Sir?" The guy asked.
"I would like to see some clothes that would fit me and are more durable and resistant than normal" Akeru regained his composure as naturally as an apple falling to the ground.
"Let me show you our collection" The salesperson escorted Akeru and showed him some of the most durable and resistant clothing.
Previously, the reason for Akeru shouting when he was trying to see his own reflection wasn't due to the salesperson being ugly or something.
It was quite the opposite, the guy was stunning if Akeru dared say.
It was due to this fact alone,that Akeru at the moment thought he looked like that making him be shocked.
It was unknown why the salesperson had shouted like that.
"Do you have some clothes which are equipped with runes to enhance them?" Akeru suddenly asked.
"We do have some in our collection, but prices of those are naturally very high"
Akeru proceeded to see the collection.
'70k for a basic grade protection enchanted T-shirt? Leave it, Even if I decide to spend money, I won't trust the unknown runes on clothing, what if the person responsible for creating it decides to kill me using this if he somehow became my enemy?' Akeru decided to forgo this and got back to looking at the normal collection.
He looked beside him and saw some mages using fire magic to iron the clothes.
'Damn, what type of control would be required to do it? Oh wait, that's a spell, still, can such a spell naturally come in one's grimoire, I bet they trained it' Akeru was impressed by the display.
After completing the shopping, he decided to pay and left.
'Even though, this money was stolen, why do I feel hurt in my heart when I spend this much amount' He thought while clutching his chest.
For the next week, it was just Akeru going to the library and staying in random inns.
'The magic knights here are increasing recently, I wonder why' He thought while looking at purple-clothed people.
People especially made way for them when they saw them.
'At least we don't need to bow or something, it would have wasted too much time' Akeru thought while approaching an idiot-looking guy near a Wasabi stall.
"Nii-chan, why are magic knights patrolling in this area?" 'More like Loittering, but I bet this guy would take offence to that as he seemed very "patriotic" of magic knights' Akeru indifferently thought while making an innocent expression outside.
"Oh, somebody was pick-pocketing in this town continuously and magic knights are trying to find him," The guy said while shaking his head.
"What an idiot person, are they not scared of magic knights?" Akeru said while making a similar expression as the guy he had asked of.
'Ahem, I need to escape now from this city, these guys seem to be too free to come after a pick-pocket' He internally cursed the knights while separating from the guy.
He glanced at one knight who had his grimoire opened.
'That seems like tracking magic, No wonder I encountered them so much, they had a rough idea about my location' Akeru thought while discretely moving away in the crowd.
"Everyone stop and don't move, our target is in the area," The other guy who hadn't opened his grimoire said out loud.
Akeru was at the back of the crowd, near an alley opening, He decided to bolt.
"Stop!" The guy who had shouted initially said while started chasing him.
'Just my luck, I should have seen it coming' Akeru was calm, he took many turns in various different alleys.
"I said stop!" The guy again shouted while taking a turn.
However, his eyes widened when from his peripheral version, he saw a kick going back to his head.
'I didn't sense him despite my mana field on' This was his last thought while blacking out.
After doing the kick, Akeru landed on the ground while crouching.
He quickly did another mana-enhanced strike to make sure that the other person was unconscious.
He quickly lifted the guy and dumped him in a garbage dump while taking his grimoire away.
He than proceeded to take the grimoire and after a few more turns, he dumped it in another green garbage can.
After that, moving far away, he dumped his gloves which he used to touch the guy and changed his location again.
'Let's see, those guys have probably blocked the official gates to go in and out of the town, so my best bet would be to go through this forest, it connects to another city but would take a few days' He had already seen the map previously, so he knew that this information was correct.
He quickly tied his bag to his back tightly and sneaked into the forest without getting detected.
He had a few close-ins with city guards, but overall he was able to escape.
Just as he reached the forest, he went out and started enhancing his legs and running at full speed.
He occasionally used mana bursts from his feet to increase his speed.
After running like this for nearly an hour, he stopped.
He hadn't run in a straight line sometimes running with the help of branches, such that it wouldn't be an obvious trail.
He looked up in the sky, 'Let's see, it's around afternoon, I should have a few hours before having to hunt for food, time to try this out' His poker face broke into a weird smile that would put people few feet away from him, as that kind of smile felt unnerving on a kid.
He looked at a nearby tree and ran over it.
With a few steps, he reached a branch
'This should do' He looked at the long branch and swiped his palm at the part where the branch was connected to the tree.
He fell towards the ground along with the branch.
He landed on the ground without any noise with the long branch in his hands.
He then put the branch in between both of his legs and bent down.
'Let's see it's said to be easy for mana to be infused in a cylindrical shape-like object, Despite this branch not being made up of special material, it should work I think' He closed his eyes and focused on guiding his mana towards the broom.
The broom started shaking and after a few minutes of struggle, Akeru found himself lifted off the ground and floating in the sky.
'Woah, this is g-' He realized that he was falling now and quickly used mana to change his orientation such that he didn't fall head first.
'Fuck, this is a bit tough, but shouldn't take that long' He thought while continuing the trend and practising.
A few hours passed by and sun was halfway towards the ground, indicating that it was few minutes before sun completely hid from this view.
Akeru looked at the sun slowly going down while floating in the sky with the branch.
'Hmm, I feel like I am forgetting something' He thought while stroking his chin, trying to remember what he was forgetting.
"growl..." His stomach rumbled like lightning.
He facepalmed 'Fuck, I was supposed to go and hunt, It's almost night time and I am nearly out of mana'
However, He was in a conflict, 'I want to try flying, but getting food now is of utmost priority, plus if I get completely out of mana, than that is just a death sentence in this forest... but I still want to fly' He suppressed his urge quickly and landed on the ground.
He ditched the branch and made a run for finding animals while enhancing his legs.
'Let's hurry up, Even without mana, I could take care of most animals' He thought arrogantly while looking around.
He saw a boar which made him stopped.
'Wait, this is not even a mana beast...' Akeru realized that he was not in a grand magic zone, but rather a normal forest.
"Noooooo My delicious meat" He yelled loudly while dropping on the floor, his expression melancholic.
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