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 and the dragon by a million points! Omg! They could kill me in an instant if they wanted to. And without my self-killing defensive spell against them, Fenrir had killed me already.
"They can't do that with or without your defensive spell. They already made a contract with you when they accepted the body you offered. They are aware of it and know they don't have a choice but to accept it. Without the bodies, they can't ever leave that castle. If you die, the bodies will disappear, and so will they, forever. Plus, you named them; their souls have been binded with you. "
"What!? How did that happen? Why didn't you tell me about it?"
"I was just waiting for you to ask," Terissa said before sighing. "Both of them knew it, so Hel didn't fuss about it."
Armed with the new information, I continued reading their stats. I found out that Fenrir is gluttonous, which means his appetite for food is unmeasurable, while Hel is a narcissist. And because of that, she had come to like beauty products.
"What the heck does this mean?"
"Well, I can only say you must try to earn enough money for them. They're going to blow your safe treasure in the future."
I dismissed Terissa, and I began to think deeply. I know I can cook. All I have to do is buy myself a portable gas stove and some ingredients. And for Hel, I'll see what some stores offer.
We continued walking until we reached a grassland. I saw a sign, so I looked at it, and it appears that we are in the Lakota, nation of Wind Element.
I knew because the signboard said so. "Nation where the wind blew freely"
"This is Nigiri's Nation," Violet said, sighing.
"Nigiri?" Who the hell is Nigiri?" I asked her.
"The Goddess of Wind. She's a dragon. Her statues were all scattered in this nation," Ace said.
"Did you guys meet her already?"
"Of course. Hel and her fought tooth by tooth back during the War of the Gods. Hel defeated her," Fenrir explained.
"And why didn't you become their Goddess?" I asked Hel.
"Nah, Leading a nation wasn't my thing, master," Hel replied.
I didn't ask further, and we continued walking until we entered the village. I'll ask around to see what kind of information I can get. I can't travel the world without knowing what to expect, but this War of the Gods has been bothering me.
"....."
"Oh, Terrisa," I told her when she immediately appeared in my mind.
"You could have asked me. What is the point of me being your world language if you ignore me? I can answer your query with my best knowledge, you know."
"Well, then you can tell me. I'm all ears.""All I know was when the War of the Gods happened right after the Righteous one demolished Heavenly Principle Law. It means every God can rule any nation in this world. The Section of Lower Gods called Celestials began to fight. You can say it was a survival of the fittest. Among those Celestials were Fenrir and Hel. When the Heavenly Law was uplifted, one rule was established: all Celestials must fight until death for a whole month, and the nine Celestials who will emerge victorious will become Gaia's Lord of the nine nations. Light, Night, Wind, Earth, Fire, Water, Lightning, Ice, and Metal are the elements. With those wars among Celestials, creatures of all races suffered, and when the war ended, the nine survivors emerged, including Fenrir, the God of Light, and Hel, the Goddess of Dark. But for some reason, the two left their nation they were about to rule. It has been a rumor that they intentionally let their self capture for some reason. Since their disappearance, other surviving celestials took charge of their nations. Each nation has different laws, and you must remember them," she explained.
I secretly looked at my two bodyguards. They were still walking with me and occasionally talked to each other. They were Celestials, but what was the reason they didn't lead the nations they were supposed to be leading?
After about three hours of walking, we finally reached a village. We were able to settle down, and I got some information about this new world.
Right now, I am in Arlot Village. This village isn't well known, but they welcome people of any race. But before we could even enter the arc gate of Lakota, I paid nine gold coins for entrance. Three gold coins for each, and according to the guards, I must register to any Adventure guild to obtain an adventure card which I will show to the entrance of any nation I go to.
The guard said the adventure guild is located in the main city of Lakota, the Tenesse, which would take us a week before arriving by foot. That's good to hear because I plan to sell the dragon and its precious parts for extra cash.
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
I was in a huge and fancy-looking bed when I woke up. The pillows were too soft and comfortable, and the blanket was made of velvet materials that were probably fit to be used by a king. The room made me look like I was a king and rich, but I was not. But what was bothering me was how I got here. The last thing I remember was coming out from a cafe and heading to my third part-time job to pick up my salary. I remember checking out my phone for any extra job for me on the weekends while heading to the main road. I remember one of my friends sent me a message about his grandfather needing someone to lawn his garden. I was reading the details of the job without looking at the road. When I heard a strong honk of the truck approaching me, it was too late. I got hit by the truck, and I saw my life flashes before me. I died that day. I know I was. But then, how did I end up here? Shouldn't I be in a hospital? Speaking of hospitals, should I be in pain and a comatose state? I checked my