"Lower your pride, will you?" Hel finally drilled some sense into Fenrir's head after an argument. "This human gave us a chance to live again. You should at least thank him. You're free because of him."
Fenrir looked fierce. He and I went into full battle using our eyes. And in the end, he lost and sighed.
The two agreed to call me a master. And I did a full study of their bodies.
"I need you two to do a few things so that I'll know if something is wrong with your body. Get up."
My bodyguards then got up, with Fenrir mumbling something. I give them a few orders like walking, running, and even jumping. So far, there's nothing wrong with their bodies.
Although the bodies were just replicas of humans, I'm not sure if they don't have any defects. I inspect them carefully. The skin wasn't ripping, so that's a good sign. Although Fenrir's body was electrified, he didn't acquire any wounds.
"Is your body hurting or something?" I asked her.
"No," he answered.
"That's good," I told him.
Knowing Fenrir and Hel's abilities, I knew they would keep me safe, a perfect bodyguard.
Fenrir has blue hair, while Hel has red. Although they looked alike, I wouldn't say they were twins. My replicating skill just created their body with the same face.
The next thing I did was to create their outfit. Both of their outfits were made of leather and armor. For Fenrir, he has skin-tight leather jeans, and his upper was a tight turtleneck shirt with an armored vest. His outfit was designed to be comfortable as he moved. On the other hand, Hel has a hooded black cloak and a bulgy leather empire dress. The lower half was more dress-like leather, and the upper half of her clothing was made of armor. She has paddings to protect her in case. These were freaking gorgeous, and I felt like they would be a head-turner.
When I thought everything was ready, I made a speech for them.
"Listen up, you two," I said. "I decided to unseal you because I need someone to protect me. Instead of making bodyguards that would respect me, I freed you two. You cannot attack me; your body will prevent you from doing that. It has a self-detonating element that will explode when you touch me. I was hoping you could accompany me on my travels. If you have any questions, say them."
"Non for me, master," Hel said. "Your wish will be my command," she said.
"Fenrir?"
He looked at me with disgust, but I knew he could do nothing.
"I heard you," he replied.
"Good," I said, smiling. "I suppose trying to kill me will be futile, right?"
"Ugh, I said I heard you, hu-"
"Ahem."
"M-master."
"You take orders from who?"
"You," they both told me.
Perfect!
I decided to rename them since I didn't want some unwanted attention.
"Your names will be Ace and Violet."
"What?" Fenrir was once again the first to react.
"I don't want any unwanted attention, Fenrir. To avoid that, I have to change your names. Yours would be Ace, and Hel would be Violet".
"You!"
"Fine with me, master. I like the name you gave me," Hel said, tapping her brother's shoulder. "Calm down, brother. We should be grateful that he named us something else. Do you remember someone was hunting us before? Perhaps a new body and identity would help us hide, yes? Plus, our master will look for us too."
Fenrir's heaved a sigh.
Was someone hunting them? Who?
"As fugitives of this world, there were those who wanted them dead. And since you are their master now, you are responsible for protecting them as they will protect you. They'll fight for you. In return, you have to defend them. It's like what you wanted, right?"
Hmm..
"I guess I can do that," I replied to Terissa, using telepathy before I looked back at them. "You can rest assured that I'll protect you like you will do to me, too. It's a give-and-take thing," I told them.
Both of them nodded.
"Are we clear?"
"Yes," both of them agreed.
Since we settled in, I was finally ready to go outside. But first, I needed to change these awful clothes too. I was still in my pink pajamas when I woke up. I didn't change clothes because I didn't have a spare one. Since I was about to go outside and find a town, wearing these ridiculous pink pajamas wasn't the right dressing attire. So I replicated the clothes I saw once in anime cosplay in one of my part-time jobs. I remember fantasizing about wearing it, but I couldn't afford it. But since I am in another world and have a skill that would be the same costume, I did it in a blink of an eye. I replicated a grey button-up shirt, a brown leather overcoat, some leather pants, and boots.
Tada! I look awesome, right? I didn't copy the costume, but I did some alternation and added some defensive spells, such as anti-attack spells. If someone attacks me and I am not aware, I can still defend myself.
"We're leaving in an hour. I'm just going to pack something for us. Wait here for me," I told them.
I decided to pack a few things while I had a chance. I didn't know when I would return, so it's safe to be prepared. I packed some food and water in my storage box in case of an emergency. I also found a safe room, and when I looked inside, it had a field with old coins and some jewelry. I took everything and stored them in my storage box for future use. Being a merchant and adventurer doesn't sound like a bad idea, so I'll go with that.
With everything ready, we were prepared to go outside, and it was time to see what this world could offer!
So far, so good. We've been walking for a while and still haven't encountered any enemies. This is good. If this keeps up, we'll find a town, and possibly I could see an Adventure guild there. We were currently walking through a rocky plain and hadn't found any towns or villages yet. How long are we going to keep walking? It's good that I have maxed stamina, but it gets boring and mentally tiring. I wonder how Ace and Violet are. I took a look at them, and they appeared to be fine. Since they were both strong monsters, they didn't get tired or bored and looked the same. "Say, Terissa, if these two monsters were powerful, how powerful would they be?" I asked Terissa using Telepathy. "You should try checking their stats. You'll be able to use it like what you did to the dragon," she replied in a tone like, 'Omg, are you serious? You should have done it beforehand' manner. I used my appraisal sight and almost peed when I saw their power and skills. Ace and Violet overpowered me an
The village, towns, and cities are under the protection and watchful eyes of King Lockheart. The chief told me that each nation was protected by Aristocrats or royals that each God appointed after the war, and each nation was created and established. Those titles have been passed down from generation to generation. Since we were at Lakota Nation, we were in the King's territory. I was also informed that each ruler has been at odds with each other, and sometimes they battle each other. Yeah, I better stay away from that. I'll have to look at a few spells to help me prevent getting caught in the crossfire. And also, there's another thing I want to avoid, and I want to keep my abilities to myself. If people found out how I can do the things I can do, there's no doubt in my mind that I'll be used as some tool. I'll also have to ensure no one knows about Fenrir and Hel's true identity as the missing Celestial. The chief had told me the Gods of any nation don't want any other Celestials
When everything was ready, we left the village and headed to Redhorn Town, the closest town to this village. I acquired a carriage which I bought at a cheap price. It was broken, but I fixed it and upgraded it to last longer.A storage box was convenient for the horses and me since only the three of us were riding on them, and didn't weigh too much. During the trip to Redhorn, we decided to stop for the night and to prepare our dinner. "What's for our dinner?" Fenrir asked if he saw me preparing the folded table, I had pulled from the storage box. "Oven-cooked pork belly," I told him."Woah! Sounds tasty. How long will the cooking process take? I'm starving," he said. I could practically see saliva on his mouth. "I don't know. The usual pork in my world usually takes an hour to cook, but I don't know about the boar's pork here," I replied, pulling off the oven I replicated from Earth's typical oven. I upgraded it a bit, and instead of plugging it into any electric outlet, I fused
When Fenrir said he'd bring me tons of what he hunts, he didn't joke. There were huge deer, snakes, birds, bears, and oversized ostriches. The other pilled carcasses were pig-like creatures with two hands and feet. I don't know what it is, but I have a hint of what they were. The last pile was a huge wild boar with different skin colors and tusks. "You can sell what we don't need, but the meat will be ours," Fenrir said before lazily riding on the carriage as Hel, and I loaded the carcasses inside my storage box. After that, we finally started to move again. After a few days of traveling, we finally made it! It took us forever, but we finally arrived at Redhorn Town. As we approached the town, I noticed a watch tower that must have been used for scouting out intruders. We got to the entrance of the town and were stopped by guards. "Identification papers, please," One of the guards asked me. "I'm sorry, but I don't have any. I only got some permits here from the village chief," I
I told Ace and Violet not to attack anyone unless they were harmless or I could handle the enemy. The problem is I just remembered that I had to tell them not to attack in front of people as it would gather attention not only to me but to them too. Since Hel acted on her own, she smiled at me with a wicked smile. "I tried to restrain my strength," she told me with her oddly slit eye pupils. She blinked and changed it to normal human eye pupils. On the other hand, the drunkard got a broken arm while limping toward me. He held his broken arm with his non-broken hand and cried in pain. Everyone who saw this was in awe. I didn't want to cause a scene, but look what happened. So much for low-key defensive magic users, huh?Although Fenrir didn't do anything, I heard grunting and saw he was holding his wound. I need to check on it before things get worse. I dragged my bodyguards away from the scene to the nearest Inn and ordered a room. The receptionist offered us class A, probably an
As I entered our room, I found Fenrir lying down, burning hot. His face becomes pale, and it looks like he has a fever. "What happened?" I asked Hel, who was trying to cool Fenrir down. "He has been complaining about how painful his body was. I tried to massage him, but it got worse, Master", she replied "The infection may have been spreading, and the magic core inside him was trying to heal him," Terissa said. "Quickly, the magic core doesn't have any ability to heal, and you must create one now before everything is too late."I agreed with her and started to create one. I grind the pearls into powder and mix it with some nocturnal lotus oil I have found in the wild while we travel. I poured a bit of mint essential oil into a test tube and mixed it. I don't have any experience when it comes to creating healing potions, but all I need to know are my ingredients' properties, and I'll know what to do. I woke up one day. I already knew about creating something useful, which comes in
I used my appraisal skill on the young girl, and my eyes almost bulged out of my socket when I saw how powerful she was. Not only does she have a magic suppressor, but she can also wield the nine elements. Plus, she's freaking more powerful than Hel and Fenrir's combined power! Her elemental power is obviously suppressed, but still, she's beyond something else! I couldn't imagine how powerful she would have been if she hadn't hidden her full potential. Who in this world is this young girl? And why is she here? "No freaking way," I accidentally blabber out. "Y-you're more powerful than Hel and Fenrir.The little girl looked at me. "Ah, I can see that you are gifted with appraisal skill, otherworld lander," the young girl said. "That's good. I thought my sister failed to bless you before she died," she added. "Eh? Blessed? What do you mean?"The girl chuckled and urged me to go and register first before telling me who she was.When we reached the merchant guild, I immediately left a
She's just a girl. My brain had to say it to me a couple of times, but can a little girl summon someone from another world? The answer is only possible if she's someone that is more powerful than Fenrir and Hel. I tried to appraise her again. And when I looked at her status, I found some new key details about her besides power suppressing. First, she was a witch. The little girl was a witch. That's normal for me since Earth has a couple of those, but no one actually had seen them. The second details shock me to my core. She's also a walking curse called The Eye of Misfortune. I looked at more explained details, but I couldn't see anything about it. "Terissa? Can you explain to me what this "The eye of Misfortune" thing this girl has?""The eye of misfortune is a curse maker or giver. The curse can activate whenever the bearer wants to use it. For example, a curse will be activated if the user has eye contact with someone they hate or have a grudge against. Whatever curse they cas