We are now walking through the hallway to a unique looking door.
As Gomez now knocked on the door.
"Knock, knock."
"Sword elder, I have bought Zephyr here.", he said.
"Come in.", sword elder said.
As he opened the door, and we enter his room.
His room was full of books. It had different types of books from different type of cultures and from different region. I was fascinated.
"You like books?", someone asked.
I turned my head and saw a man wearing a mask and a sword.
"I am the sword elder.", he said as he put down the book and took a seat.
"Take a seat.", he said.
I sat opposite to him and Gomez stood beside me.
"Sometimes", I replied.
"Good. It's good to gain knowledge as it helps us incorporate that into our training,", he said.
"It seems like you have completely bonded with your relic.", he said as he looked at it.
"You knew it was a mutated relic and you still gave it to me?", I asked.
"Zephyr, please understand…"
"Stop.", sword elder interrupted.
Gomez tried to say something but he didn't continue.
"You don't seem angry about it?", he said.
"Well, there are reasons we do several things but I want to know what's yours before I do something unspeakable.", I said.
"It was just a test to see if someone was truly correct in their belief.", he said.
"Belief? Whose belief? Ron's or Rex's?", I asked.
"That's a secret for now.", he said.
"Well care to show me are to show me the relics power.", he said.
As he said that, I immediately used [rose vines]and the whole place was tangled with the vines.
"How is the power?", I asked.
"Good.", he replied.
"So why did you call me here?", I asked.
"I have a mission for you.", he said.
"What is the mission?", I asked.
Then he handed me a file.
"Read it.", he said and also send me an online copy as well.
{Name: - Inventor
Age: - ??
Origin: -??
Race: -??
Crimes:- murder, unknown}
"What do you want me to do with this?", I asked.
"You have investigated and entered a portal. I want you to safeguard them. This will be all of your first mission. But I know you have already done something like this.", he said.
"What will I get out of this?", I asked.
"A chance to peer in to the mysteries of the 9 Seas of blades and early access to the merit shop..", he said.
"What's the merit shop?", I asked.
"It's a place where demon hunters can sell or buy relics, ingredients, information ,etc. usually after their third mission.", Gomez replied from behind.
"But you have already hunted down 5 adult demons so I can bend the rules.", sword elder said.
Then Gomez came and did something to my watch.
It immediately showed me a blue translucent thing in my helmet.
[Dragon root grass: - 1000 merits
Cyris Knife: - 10,000 merits
Demon horns: -100,000 merits
….]
"How do you guys conserve the body parts?", I asked as every time I killed it. It just turned into dust.
"It's a method if you conduct your reserve through your body their materials don't turn into dust and you have to put it in a special storage.", Gomez said.
So, I can use [dark storage] to store the materials.
I kicked myself as I could have sold a lot of body parts and earned a lot of money.
"But what's the point I don't have any merits?", I asked.
"Don't worry about that let me handle it.", sword elder said as he did something to his wrist watch and suddenly I got a notification.
[You have received 10,000 merits.]
"That should be enough I suppose.", he said.
As now I was deciding what to do noel said something.
"Kid, accept it immediately.", Noel urged.
I asked him, "Why are you urging me?".
"It is a holy grail for all swordsman and this way you will have a proper excuse to say how you got to element 9.", Noel said.
"Alright I will do it.", I agreed.
"Good.", he replied.
"But I have a condition.", I said.
"What is it?", he asked.
"I want to know what happened to Jessi and Elijah.", I said.
"Don't worry Jessi and Noah went back home because of these reasons. You will understand when you meet them.", he asked.
"Alright then. Let's be on our way.", I said.
"Alright. I will send you the technique.", he said and we left the room.
"Hello sword elder, you are already poaching a hunter for yourself, I see?", a man with a whit mask said.
"Spear elder, please stop talking nonsense.", sword elder said.
"Why? Am I wrong?", he said.
But as I saw his spear I was stunned.
"That..", I murmured.
"Sword elder, I will leave.", I said as I went on my way with Gomez.
That spear was the same spear that the man had used in the forest.
"Noel, do you know anything about it?", I asked.
"Not a clue but I think that spear might corrupt the mind of its user.", he said.
So now I need to be vigilante about the spear elder as well.
….
After a couple of days of training we finally got our mission.
"You guys have got a mission.", coach said.
"What?", Cynthia said.
"Your first mission is in Callax City. Be prepared." , he said and left.
"Alright then it's your guy's first mission.", I said as I smiled under my mask.
"Well, it would be sad as Jessi and Noah are not joining us.", Elijah said sadly.
"Good news for you guys they will be just as their real identities.", coach said.
"Really, yay" Cynthia said as she jumped happily.
"And you guy's will be going as assistant of Zephyr.", he said.
"And Zephyr you will use your previous identity and join their team lead investigating the serial cases.", he said.
"Now remember these missions are very dangerous a single mistake can cause not only your guy's life but many several innocent victims. Be safe, vigilant and prepared.", he said.
"Zephyr here is the manual.", he said as he handed me the technique.
"Thank you. Now go and be successful in your mission.", he said as he punched the ground.
"Alright sir."
"Alright sir."
"Alright sir."
We all replied and went our way.
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