"I feel relieved. She came out to me. But now that I know what she went through, I'm not sure what to say. Heck, what is any person supposed to say in a situation like this?" Phize wondered. He thought for a while, then he came up with what to say, or at least, what was safe to say. "Don't worry. They can't hurt you... us... anymore. We live in a different world now. God has given us a second chance to live. What we couldn't have before, He gave to us in this world." "Yeah." ... .. . "CRAP! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO SAY NOW?" he panicked. He scratched his head, Hazel noticed the awkward atmosphere and decided to ease the tension with a laugh. "Eh? Why are you laughing?" he asked. "No particular reason, I simply laughed out of joy." Because of her action, he was able to think of the appropriate thing to say. "Um, Hazel, or err... Ansgar? Which should I call you?" "Hmmm, call me Hazel now, I've been called like that for a few years now and it's not gonna change anytime soon, so
The next day went by. Inside their room, Trif woke up Phize in a quite violent manner, particularly casting a water spell on his face. "BWEH!" "Wake up. It's time to work," Trif told him. "Did you have to drown me in water?" "So the best quest I got today, was..." "He ignored me," Phize thought. He continued, "We're gonna be hunting for the Thysine Rose. It's found near the Trees of Diverse Nature, which is around two cities to our north. According to our client, its contents aim to cure Inmagilation." "Inmagilation? Are you sure you didn't mishear it as "imagination"?" "No, Inmagilation is a case of insufficient mana flowing in a person's body, be it more or less than enough. Its symptoms include headaches, nausea, and extreme fatigue. It's a common thing in those who use magic, yet you don't know even that?" "Okay, okay, Mr. Smartypants, you can take the crown." "Moving on, these are one of the main ingredients of a Mana Potion. So if we manage to bring back more than enou
Spellmaster was furious at them."What do you want from us?" he asked.Tara completely ignored him and commanded her men, "FIRE!"She pointed at him and hordes of bows were shot at him.He showed no fear and stepped forward.He pointed towards the arrows and chanted a spell, "Blast."From his pointer, a large surge of energy blasted the arrows into oblivion. However, the bandits were persistent, the moment the arrows were gone, they charged and ran after him.He sighed, "I will warn you all one last time. If you do not withdraw now, I will kill all of you without remorse."They did not heed his threat and continued to pursue him, closing in their distance by the minute."This is my last warning. Leave now," he told them.Again, they ignored him."I warned you..."He closed his eyes and after a few seconds, he opened his eyes once more.He chanted, "Groundbreaking Madness."His subordinates spaced away from him and then he punched the ground as hard as he can. His punch formed a crack
Back when Spellmaster was fighting Tara's group, Phize and his group arrived at the city of Yato. It was in a way... quite industrial. In each corner, there was a factory. There were also small-scale buildings made of concrete. The overall tone of the place was quite grim."You know, this could've been a much better place to stay in," Trif stated."Too bad, I don't think there are any guilds here," Lili clarified."It almost looks like the Industrial Revolution. It seems this is a place where they take building and trading as their first priority. Judging from the loads of products I can see," Phize grasped.There were men and women moving carts everywhere, they had vegetables like carrots, eggplant, and corn."Hey, maybe we can buy something here?" Hazel suggested."I'm not sure," Trif replied."We should try. We don't even have iron swords," Phize grasped."Do we even have enough money?" he asked."How about this... let's check out their prices. If their prices happen to be low..."
Phize and his team went out of the store and he held two bronze swords and 2 shields. The bronze swords looked cheap and the 2 shields had a wooden interior with a metallic outline."So a bronze sword cost 5 Fers and a shield cost 2.50 Fers," Trif stated."Yeah. We're all out of money," Phize said."I'm taking a sword and shield."He yoinked the sword and shield from him."HEY! YOU CAN'T JUST TAKE THAT! WE'LL DECIDE AS A TEAM!""In case you haven't noticed, I barely care about this team and am only helping when it benefits me. Call me selfish if you will, brat."Phize was triggered inside, "WHY YOU?!""That's fine, I don't really need a sword or shield. At the very least, using a shield just isn't my style," Hazel said to him in consideration."I see then. Lili, would you like a shield or a sword?""Neither. I'm relying on my magic," she answered confidently."I guess I get both, then,"He helped himself with the remaining equipment."Alright, enough exploring. We should start on our
Phize comforted Hazel."Hazel, are you okay?" he asked her."I'm fine but what on earth just happened? I was feeling fine but then all of a sudden, I felt like my own life was being swallowed by my own spell.""My bad, I may have just tried an experiment," he said nervously."What kind?""I can't really tell or explain it well.""That's my excuse," he thought."Do you have Incantationless Magic or something?" she asked."What should I answer her? Should I tell the truth or lie?" he pondered.He scratched his head.......Then he came to a conclusion, "I don't wanna reveal this secret. Not only is it a bit too complicated, but it's also still in the experimental phase, so I can't. I have to go along with a lie."He answered her, "I may have secretly whispered a spell on you..."She hit him in the head."Do one of those things again, and you'll get more of where those came from," she threatened."Noted."Trif and Lili came back with 5 carrots and a tomato."This is the best I could ga
Hazel went and bought 4 bowls of salads. The salads were made out of lettuce, tomatoes, onion, and cucumbers and the bowl was made out of brown-colored plastic.Munch. Munch. Chomp.They went and ate their food as fast as they could.Grrr.Their stomachs still grumbled."Tsk. Just lay and rest and you'll forget you were ever hungry," Trif stated.He walked to the north.He continued, "I found a bench over there and I'm taking it. The rest of you find a place to sleep. Good night, I guess."He left them."A loner as usual. I can sleep on the floor, you two can go try to find a place to sleep if you want," Lili told them.She went near a house, crawled herself up, and she slept beside it."Just like a cat," Phize thought."Let's go look for a place to sleep," Hazel told him."Yeah, we should."They walked through the dark city. The city had few lights, which was expected since it was a city that prioritized plant life. The lights that shone were the bioluminescence of the fireflies and
Many hours passed by and Phize's party finally reached the village. It was afternoon. Phize and his party were happily strolling along.Phize spoke, "Ah~ We finally arriv-"Trif rapidly stopped Phize from talking with his hand.Phize shoved his hand away.He complained, "WHAT ARE YOU DOI-"Trif interrupted him, "Shh. I hear something.""What?""Look closely," he said as he pointed in front of him.They all examined the village from up afar.Lili whispered, "Someone raided the village.""What do we do?" Hazel asked."What else do we have to do? We kill them," Trif declared."K-Kill them?! Can't we just tie them up?" Phize asked.He replied, "That depends on the situation. I don't mind if my hands are covered in blood. But you people can do whatever you want and go the safe route, but if the situation is dire, then you know what to do."He ran to the village.He yelled, "HEY!"Tara and her men stared at him charging at them."Who is that?" she asked her men."Looks like a child," the fi