《Unlimited Phantasm》 Volume 1 Chapter 0 A normal life A normal man A normal home A normal family A normal world That is what he is that is what he has but he never ceased to wonder "What is normal?" Was he normal Was his home normal Was his family normal Was his world normal The answer was Yes. Everything was normal. Azrael first asked such questions when his parents died when he was 8. "Why are they crying?" he asked his grandparents. His grandmother cried harder and his grandfather said in a solemn voice. "It''s because your mom and dad went to heaven and won''t come back so its normal for them to cry because we will miss them." The people who heard this thought that he was just a boy who didn''t understand what death meant but they were wrong he understood what it meant, he understands that his parents died that they left him forever but what he didn''t understand is why they cried and he was not able too. He understood that it was normal to cry for love ones that died so for him who couldn''t shed a tear for his parents in his view is abnormal. It is not like he never cried before or was emotionless, he cries when he got hurt or feel pain he can laugh and feel joy it was not that he didn''t love his parents he loved them very much and he was sure that he would miss them and treasure their memories when their gone but he just couldn''t cry. During that moment he thought he was abnormal.This story has been stolen from Royal Road. If you read it on Amazon, please report it As he lived his life he pondered about this question the more he learns and understand he figured out that he was not apathetic towards his parents death he was apathetic towards death itself. Day by day we experience death whether it was on the news or our daily stroll in the park we suffer death and every step we take is a step towards death so how can he feel something towards death if it is something as normal as breathing. When he found such an answer he really thought he was abnormal but as he observe more and more people he was not as abnormal as he thought because regardless of who they are whether be family, friend or stranger they have something that is damage and broken within them so him being apathetic towards death makes him as broken and as damage as everyone around him yet he still wonders "Would I cry over my own death?" a question unbeknownst to him will be answered this day. As he was about to go home after buying groceries for dinner the store came under attack by a robber armed with a gun. The robber who in this situation is obviously an amateur as he is visibly shaky in how he handles the firearm making the situation more volatile. Unfortunately for Azreal his phone rang in the tense situation causing the nervous robber to misfire his weapon towards him. After the gunshot was heard a loud scream erupted in the convenient store spooking the would be robber to flee. As he was laid in own pool of blood he was confronted with his death in his mind he thought. ¡°Hmm so this is what dying feels like.¡± ¡°Although it hurts quite a lot it¡¯s not all that bad¡± ¡°It is quite warm actually like soaking in a warm bath¡± ¡°My consciousness is being fogged up I see¡± (sigh) ¡°Huuffff¡± And there he breathed his last ¡°System: Agent 24601 initiating transport to Supreme World¡± Volume 1 Chapter 1: Agent of the Supreme God What happens after we die? Does man have a soul? In front of Azrael a room of whiteness, a room of nothingness no ceiling no floor no window no horizon only a jet black door hanging in midair. He stood there or technically he was thinking that he was standing in front of this door. He did not know what happened but he was sure he died so is this where people go after they die. He thought it was absurd before death he feels absolutely nothing. ¡°Nowhere to go but forward I guess.¡± He thought as he walked forward or technically floated towards the door. As he opened the door in his head sounded a mechanical voice ¡°Welcome to the Supreme Gods Dimension agent 24601¡± ¡°Initializing Rookie agent welcome procedure¡± ¡°Synchronizing memory¡± ¡°Supreme dimension ? Agent? Memory? What is that?¡± He asked himself this when suddenly a flood of information rushed into his head resulting into a splitting head ache as though something is being dredged up from his subconscious finally floating to the surface . ¡°Memory synchronized¡± ¡°Recreating agent avatar body¡± ¡°Synchronizing physical statistic¡± Before he could even catch up to the development of the newly dredged up memories his whole body seem to freeze up and become paralyzed. A stabbing, burning, freezing inexplicable pain seemed to erupt from every part of his body not just on the surface but down to his muscles and even to the very marrow of his bones. It felt like being burned while being dipped into artic waters at the same time after experiencing the first bout of pain he wanted to knock himself unconscious so badly he wanted to move but he couldn¡¯t so for what seem like an eternity of torture the pain finally stopped. ¡°Analysing soul composition¡± ¡°Synchronizing soul root¡± ¡°Agent 24601 finalizing¡± ¡°Welcome procedure complete¡± ¡°Haah¡­ Haaah¡­ Haaahh¡± After taking 3 deep breaths Azrael calmed himself down and arranged the newly found memories he acquired or to be more precise it is as if he is remembering the thing he seem to have forgotten. ¡°So that¡¯s how it is¡± Supreme Gods dimension A dimension where the supreme God dwells. All existing worlds are part of the supreme gods domain whether they be plenary or illusionary as long as it exist are under its protection and control. A domain connected to all yet unreachable. A world that is both existent and non-existent. In its core this world is a paradox unbeknownst to any law yet guard laws unknown. A world made with purpose even though such purpose is unknown.If you come across this story on Amazon, be aware that it has been stolen from Royal Road. Please report it. In here you can attain all the things you want endless riches, abilities unreachable by human means, everything you can ever dream of or ever want. That is if you are able to. Supreme God¡¯s agent is tasked with accomplishing missions assigned by the supreme God and in exchange you will be given points for basically whatever you want. Exchange points is the main currency in this world you can buy equipment, skill, potions and anything and everything you can dream off. The missions that the supreme God assigns shall be held in different worlds on different realities. The agents are chosen at the moment of their death to travel to the different worlds under the Supreme Gods domain to fullfill the mission they are assigned without knowing why just the promise of continuing existence and points. With enough points one can even live forever.But Azrael doesn¡¯t care about that. ¡°A new life is it?¡± ¡°Well dying is fine for me too¡­¡± For someone indifferent to death such thing may be a little useless. ¡°Hmm. Well travelling to different worlds may not be that bad of a thing¡± ¡°System: Agent 24601 as a new god¡¯s agent you are awarded 10 attribute points and 1000 exchange points. Please use it with care for your first dungeon world ¡± ¡°You have exactly one hour before your first transport is initiated please use your time wisely¡± ¡°You cannot leave the agents personal space during this period of time. Only after you have completed the first world can you be truly called an agent of the supreme God.¡± ¡°Teleporting the agent to his personal space¡± The voice seemed to have already said its piece and left Azrael with a huge chunk of information. With the current information that Azrael knew the voice is more like a notice from the supreme God a help system designed for the comfort of the agents. He took a quick look around his personal space and it seems to be a small room with a shabby bed and a little table with an adjacent wash room and a wooden cabinet. Well in his mind he accidentally compared it to a jail cell. He sighed in his heart because he knows that these are just freebies given to every agent if he wants to have better living quarter he knew he needed to earn exchange points. ¡°Use my time wisely she says¡± rather than being depressed he knew that he must first survive the first world he would be sent to. ¡°Well let¡¯s see what we need to work on first¡± He closed his eyes and in his mind he said ¡°status¡± and infron of him a panel with a blue hue appeared Name: Azrael Title: N/A Acess level 5 STR: 1 AGI: 1 VIT: 1 INT: 1 According to the information given the average status of a human being is 5 except for the INT status. In this world the strength of the agent lies in 3 different factors
  1. Status
  2. Skills
  3. Equipment
These 3 things are quantified for the agents to gauge their current strength. Strenght refers to a person¡¯s muscle strength Agility determines the persons quickness whether it be their reaction speed or acting speed Vitality refers to the persons defence as well as his self-regeneration when wounded Intelligence refers to a person¡¯s connection to the powers manifested in different worlds it may also refer to a person¡¯s will or spirit. As a rookie Agent of the supreme God all of his stats were reseted to an initial value of 1, for an average 20 year old male the highest stat achievable is 5 for strength, agility and vitality. Intelligence is only available for human who has or acquired special powers. After knowing all this Azrael planned to spend his newly acquired skill points to strengthen his trashy self. ¡°Wait what the hell is that?¡± For a rookie agent it is quite natural for him to have an empty skill list but to his astonishment there was one. Furthermore it was a skill that left him quite astonished and unable to calm down Eye of the Six Realms of Samsara (Talent): Eye containing the essence of the six realms of reincarnation. Each realm contains different abilities respective of the realm they represent. Azrael blankly stared at the panel before him and immediately ran into the bathroom He took a long hard look into his self. His face was quite amiable and friendly to look at not necessesarily handsome but a exudes a calm and intelligent look. A long wavy dishevelled pitch black hair that grows to his back with bangs parted to one side But the important part is that he remembers that his eyes was the same color as his hair but at that moment what was reflected before him was although his left eye maintained the same color as before his right eyes pupil is blood red in color with a numerical kanji of the number 6 (Áù)in the middle. ¡°How the hell did I get this?¡± Volume 1 Chapter 2 Eyes of the Six Realms of Samsara With regard to his Eyes of the Six Realms of Samsara Azrael has no clue what so ever on how he obtained it. There was only one person he knew who obtained such eyes well technically two the original holder being and the subsequent holder or from the world of Katekyo HItman Reborn. If he remembered it correctly Mokuro Rokudo only obtained his eyes after continuous experimentation from the Estreneo family in which he ones belonged to and Chrome only obrained such eyes if he channelled Mokuro into her own body being Mokuro¡¯s avatar. So how the hell did he get this eyes. He knows that in order to get these eyes he must go through the 6 paths of reincarnation and retain the memories from each of the realms and with his connection with each of the realms by using the eye as a medium he can summon such powers. He was pondering about such things so he decided to take a look at the abilities of his eyes in the panel thoroughly. As he was concentrating on the skill panel harder additional information about the skill begins to manifest. Eye of the Six Realms of Samsara (Talent): Eye containing the essence of the six realms of reincarnation. Each realm contains different abilities respective of the realm they represent. First Path The Realm of Hell "Ò»" (one) : N/A Requisites for unlockment have not yet been met Second Path The Realm of Hungry Ghosts "¶þ" (two): N/A Requisites for unlockment have not yet been met Third Path The Realm of Beasts "Èý" (three) Requisites for unlockment have not yet been met Fourth Path The Realm of Demons "ËÄ" (four) : N/A Requisites for unlockment have not yet been met Fifth Path The Realm of Humans "Î塱 (five): Active Skill As one who lived and died as a human being this realm has shown you humanities unlimited potential yet with this power and potential man has continuously squandered this gift living as mere parasites infesting the world. When using this eye you are able to gain astonishing power while the power itself corrupts you. Effect: All Attribites increase by 100% Depending on how long this eye power is used side effect may result to death Sixth Path The Realm of Heaven "Áù" (six): Passive Skill As a current agent of the Supreme God your connection to this realm is the quite prevalent as your very body is a manifestation of the power of this realm. As the realm you walk in is the realm of the Supreme God this path has shown you the immensity of mystery. The unknown, the metaphysical, the transcendental whether you feel it or not dictates the laws of the known, physical and reality. Effect: + STR = 50% INTLove this novel? Read it on Royal Road to ensure the author gets credit. + AGI = 50% INT + VIT = 50% INT ¡°What?! Just what the Hell is going on?¡± Azrael was confused, and glad all at the same time. Confused because he did not understand why he has these eyes although he never went through the six realms of samsara. He unlocked the 5th and 6th path because he was once human and now an agent of the supreme God but that does not explain why the other forms are there and can be unlocked because as far as he knows the eyes can only manifest by retaining the memories of each path after you go through a reincarnation as an inhabitant of each different realm. In short to get such eyes you need to have lived six different times as six different type of entity while retaining memories after death and carrying them over to your current incarnation not just once or twice but a whole six times. What¡¯s more the power of the Sixth path is fundamentally different from that of Rokudo¡¯s Sixth path as his was the power to possess and control others while his was an overpowered passive skill. He was glad because of this but at the same time confused. Glad because he didn¡¯t really like the idea of controlling others confused because he didn¡¯t know why they differed. After thinking it over for quite some time he decide to just give up understanding and just use the blessing he was given. The skill he took note most of is the skill from the Sixth Path The Realm of Heaven because this was the skill he knows may affect his battle style as an agent of the Supreme God. Initially he favoured a close combat speed type but seeing the immense benefit it gives he was convinced to change his initial decision. This skill is broken as broken skills can get it allows him to obtain 1 attribute point on Strength, Agility and Vitality for every 2 point of Intelligence he invested but he was still a little sceptical as he doesn¡¯t know how to use INT in battle. Azrael is a modern teenage kid so he more or less understand how RPG games work although the skill allows him to strengthen all stats it also means that he has no specialization making it dangerous for the current him as he has no means to attack, defend, or escape using INT but strengthening the other abilities to their maximum may just save his life as his first thought of being a speed type means if he cannot beat an enemy at least he can run from him but he knows that in the long run after acquiring spells and the like putting his points on INT will have a much better result. After thinking about it for a long time ¡°O well whatever if I die because of this I die it¡¯s all the same anyway let¡¯s just play it big¡± He opened his panel and invested all hi point into INT his status right now looks like this Name: Azrael Title: N/A Acess level 5 STR: 6 (+5) AGI: 6 (+5) VIT: 6 (+5) INT: 11 ¡°There¡¯s no turning back now that it¡¯s set in stone¡± ¡°Now that I¡¯m now an INT type mage I may as well look for some skill to buy. What skills can I buy using 1000 EP(exchange points)¡± Azrael then went to sit in front of the table in his little room and in front of him the surface of the table became a panel with a blue hue and then he tapped the shopping bag icon to activate the exchange shop function for the Agents to find suitable skills for him. But as he keeps on scrolling through the available items his face grew darker and darker the skills he saw that are usable for him are way beyond his budget then without warning a voice popped up in his head. ¡°System:Agent 24601 one more minute left before dungeon transport please finalize preparationsfor world transport ¡± After hearing this announcement Azrael was visibly panicking. ¡°Oh crap! Oh Crap! Oh Crap! What the hell do I do now¡± ¡°Before anything else I need a weapon. For a spell caster like me I need a weapon with long range that can keep my enemies away while casting spells. Bows and guns need me to aim them so it needs a lot of concentration not ideal I need something with long-mid range specification with a huge area of attack. Something like a spear ¡­OHHHH ¡± In front of him is a War Scythe a 2 meter long scythe with a 3 foot long and 1 feet wide blade edge with a pointed spear on the tip and a sharpened pommel too bad it costs a whopping 700 EP but with no time to think Azrael bought it not because it suits his specification he bought it because in his mind it looked so damn cool. After buying a few more stuff like a water canteen that contains a hundred liters of water while ignoring the weight for 150 Ep and 1 small vial of health restoring potion for 100 EP and 5 pieces of ration biscuits that can stave of hunger for 1 day for 10 EP a piece he was all fresh out so he just waited for a few more second to enter his first world. ¡°Agent 24601 assigning mission parameters ¡± ¡°Secondary World : Madan no Ou to Vanadis¡± ¡°Acess level difficulty 5¡± ¡°Mission Scale: Solo¡± ¡°Number of Main quest 3¡± ¡°First Task Kill enemy 100 soldiers, additional reward may be awarded for any additional kill.¡± ¡°Second Task ensure the safety of the protagonist Tigrevurmund Vorn in the Brunic Civil War¡± ¡°Third Task acquire 5000 exchange point during the duration of the mission additional reward may be given depending on the evaluation¡± ¡°For every failed task the agent will be penalize 1000 Exchange Points¡± ¡°Transport Initialized¡± Volume 1 Chapter 3 First Battle ¡°Well that was nauseating¡± Azrael said as he shook his head twice just to get rid of the dizzy feeling he had. The transport made him feel like his consciousness was left in a washing machine for hours. Looking around he was surrounded by massive trees. ¡°Haah¡± ¡°That was really too sudden.¡± The transport was not sudden by any means whatsoever it¡¯s just that his preparations were really just abysmal. Recalling his transport he remembered that the identity that the supreme God arranged for him was that of a traveller. No home no background just an average person you ran into when walking around. That¡¯s not bad and all but did they really need him to be transported in the middle of the forest. ¡°Well that what it is no use in complaining¡± he said to himself as he look beside him. There lies the scythe he just bought. ¡°I¡¯m not really into impulse buying but I really don¡¯t know how to fight or anything so how do I use this dangerous looking stick¡± he picked up the scythe held it in his two hands then tried a couple of horizontal swings. ¡°It is not as bad as I thought¡± He then started practicing with the scythe he just obtained. He used moved like slashes over and over again to accustom himself with his new weapon. He tried doing thrusts with the spear like tip. He imagined himself battling some sort of enemy like he was blocking a weapon dodging left and right here and there while slashing, after he got more comfortable he started trying some acrobatic moves with it like spinning the scythe in his front then to his back, throwing it into the air and catching it he was so engrossed in playing around with the scythe that he did not bother how long he was doing it or even the original reason of why he was doing or where he was after a long time of playing around he felt tired and decided to catch his breath. ¡°Haah..Haahh¡­Haaah¡± ¡°That was fun¡± He never knew wielding a weapon was that exciting. Back when he was alive he was not really a what you call outdoor type of person. A day of fun for him was sitting in his room watching TV, reading a book or messing around with his computer at home. The more he kept thinking about it that weirder it feels how was he able to pull of those moves he just did considering his lack of athletic ability. ¡°hahahaha so that¡¯s how it is the attributes does not only affect strength agility and vitality perse but also flexibility and body coordination¡± He could have not been more incorrect in his assumption. The real reason he was able to do those moves is because of his high Intelligence. For him who thought that INT merely represents magic power he never really considered that it could affect his close combat abilities. Normally when a person has an abrupt increase in any of his parameters the body needs time to adjust for those sudden increase. For Azrael who was suddenly promoted to 5 times higher than his original it should be much harder for him to adjust but the truth is INT represent something much more basic than that of magic power it is intuition. Intuition the immediate grasp of truth or you can call it a type of sixth sense whether it is the detection of danger or the most effective methods to dispatch an enemy or differentiating between truths or lies without any prior knowledge or experience what Azrael just pulled of is what we may consider ¡°Intuitive Learning¡±. To pull of an effective slash from a scythe need weeks of training for a normal person but he was able to pull it off naturally to be able to do such an action needs thorough knowledge and understanding of a scythes characteristic because of its unusual blade, to be able to dodge and move effectively in using the scythe without letting the length of the weapon hinder your movements for a beginner is an improbability and the more advance moves he pulled of like spinning the scythe to and fro as well as throwing it in the air while catching it needs a lot more than just flexibility and body coordination but understanding the weight balance of the scythe, having a protruding blade edge for the scythe means its weight is imbalance as the center of gravity will more likely shift towards the protruded edge rather than the middle and doing such actions without proper training will undoubtedly resulted to a loss of a limb or even death.If you encounter this story on Amazon, note that it''s taken without permission from the author. Report it. ¡°Although I can at the very least make use of my weapon I just don¡¯t know where the hell I am.¡± ¡°Well no other way around it I guess I just have to keep walking¡± After walking for a while he suddenly felt hungry. ¡°Ah I¡¯m starving even if I do get out of this forest and reach a town I wouldn¡¯t be able to eat. Damn they could¡¯ve given me a little bit of pocket money ¡± ¡°Well at least they dressed me in a fantasy like clothes it would¡¯ve been awkward if I suddenly walked into town wearing my hoodie and jeans¡± What Azreal was wearing now was a typical Villager A clothing with a travelling cape draped al over him. What was truly weird was the seemingly normal looking person was holding a 2 meter scythe. ¡°Really this thing is a huga pain to just be carrying it it doesn¡¯t even have a scabbard or anything I shoul¡¯ve just gone with the sword¡± ¡°Yosh if I ever return I¡¯m gonna find me an item pouch that can fit this thing.¡± While he was strolling he felt something from a distance. ¡°Hmm this feels somewhat weird¡± Curious to what this feeling is Azrael decided to look for the source of this uncomfortable feeling. As he got closer and closer to the source he saw a huge shadow looming over the horizon about 200 meters from him. ¡°What is that thing¡±. Azrael leaned forward to get a closer look of the shadow. ¡°Oh!! It¡¯s a big bear.¡± ¡°Perfect. This is a chance to see how much my strength improved after I upgraded my status.¡± A normal person would¡¯ve tried to run away after seeing a big hulking bear but Azrael is not a normal person for someone who lived his life without any emotion over death even fear he did not think or to be more precise he just doesn¡¯t care whether this encounter would kill him or not he viewed that knowing his own strength is more important. ¡°Okay let¡¯s do it¡± He ran towards the bear at full speed. The sound of him approaching seems to have alerted the animal and tilted its head toward Azrael¡¯s direction. Seeing him charging over to it the bear unleashed a roar that scared the birds in the area and proceeded to lunch himself toward Azrael. The view of a man and a beast running towards each other like longing separated lovers was a sight to behold but before they could crash into each other the bear suddenly attacked with a swipe from his left paw. Rather than retreating Azrael instead advances forward and at the last minute ducked, after the attack passed he positioned himself behind the beast making the scene look that they were standing back-to-back with each other but rather than turn around and attack the back he himself ran forward and after two 3 steps he stopped and turn around and there laid the corpse of the bear with a decapitated head. As he was standing there dazed he recalled what he just did at the instant where he and the bear were standing back-to-back he just adjusted the angle of the scythes blade that was trailing behind him like a plough and with the momentum of his ran he dragged the bladed edge and decapitated the neck of the bear. Those who could clearly see what happened in the battle know that his method of killing the beast can be encapsulated in one word ¡°efficient¡±. Azrael replayed the events of the battle again and again in his head the more he does the more confused he gets. During the whole battle he felt that he was in total control he was able to analyse the speed of the bear, the distance between them, the moment of collision, the trajectory of the attack of the beast, the proper timing to duck, the appropriate way to dodge, the precise position where he should be in, the degree of angle of the scythes attack and the beast¡¯s vital point all of which resulting in a clean kill. He did it without knowledge or experience he just felt that it was the most appropriate thing to do at that time the most appropriate method to achieve his objective with the least amount of effort. While he was analysing the battle in his head in a stunned state a voice breaks out from a distance that halted his musings and made him stand on guard. ¡°That was a beautiful kill¡± A Red haired youth was walking towards him holding a bow carrying a quiver of arrows wearing what seems to be leather armor and a green shirt. Azrael kept looking at the youth who just arrived. In his mind countless thoughts were racing but the most prominent one is ¡°Why is he here?¡±. He doesn¡¯t need this man to introduce himself to him because this man is the subject of protection for his second task the Count of Alsace and the protagonist of the world Tigrevurmud Vorn Volume 1 Chapter 4 Tigrevurmund Vorn Tigrevurmud Vorn Seeing the person moving towards him with his hands raised up signifying he intends to do no harm Azrael put down the scythe he was holding. Now that the two of them were standing face to face an awkward atmosphere hangs in the air. They do not know what to say to each other so for a good while they were just standing there staring at each other. Azrael was very uncomfortable regarding the current situation. After thinking for a while he decided to just play dumb about the others identity and ask him who he was. ¡°Uhm¡­ Who are you? Why are you staring at me?¡± Tigre seem to be snapped out of his stare and said ¡°Sorry for staring so much you just have an unusual eye¡± After hearing that Azrael remembered that he no longer have a normal set of eyes and for Tigre¡¯s set of sharp eyes it was impossible for him to miss it. ¡°Well how my eyes look is none of your business¡± ¡°Yeah you¡¯re right it is none of my business. But what are you doing here anyway? I¡¯ve never seen you in Alsace before. ¡± ¡°Still none of your business¡± ¡°It is too. You being here is my business when an unknown kid just shows up out of nowhere in the forest.¡± ¡°Well who do you think you are calling me a kid were about the same age and how in heavens name is me being here your business.¡± ¡°Oh yeah I haven¡¯t introduce myself yet ¡± Tigre seemed to had a sudden realization and proceeded to introduce himself ¡°I am Count Tigrevurmud Vorn the count entrusted with the protection of Alsace by the King of Brune his Royal Majesty Faron Soleil Rauy Blainville de Charles so you being here in the territory I was entrusted is naturally my business¡± ¡°Hahahahah ohh a noble man really, you don¡¯t look like one.¡± Azrael really was playing around with Tigre and teasing him, he knows who he is he just wanted to get a little bit of petty revenge for calling him kid. ¡°Hmph I am a truly a count now that you know why I am concerned with your presence here. Who and what are you doing here¡± ¡°My name is Azrael a mere traveller looking for work to feed myself and as to why I¡¯m here you tell me I don¡¯t even know where here is.¡± ¡°Hooo a traveller you say do you think I¡¯d believe that a mere traveller can put down a huge bear like that without breaking a sweat¡± ¡°Well how about you. Who would believe a young lord like your self will be out and about here in the forest all by his lone some with no guards.¡± Tigre smiled sheepishly as he knows that Azrael¡¯s concern about his identity was not necessarily unfounded. An unknown person you met suddenly in a forest with no escort whatsoever is claiming to be a lord of a territory is quite suspicious indeed. While he was thinking of a way to convince Azrael of who he really is he heard a grumbling sound. ¡°Guru-ruuu¡± ¡°What¡¯s that sound?¡± Tigre nock one of his arrows onto his bow and started looking around thinking the sound came from an animal or some hidden beast. ¡°Guru-uu¡±This story originates from Royal Road. Ensure the author gets the support they deserve by reading it there. As Tigre heard the sound again he discovered the source was right in front of him. Azrael was just standing there hanging his head in shame not daring to look at Tigre. ¡°Are you by chance hungry?¡± Tigre was sincerely asking but in Azrael¡¯s it seems like mocking. ¡°Yeah I¡¯m hungry what¡¯s it to you?¡± ¡°Actually Titta packed me a box lunch if you want we can share? ¡± Hearing this Azrael hesitated for a bit but remembering his hungry stomach he opted to forgo being stubborn. ¡°Well if your offering there¡¯s no reason for me to refuse so let me say. Thank you very much.¡± ¡°Ohhh. Your attitude seems a lot different than before.¡± ¡°Since you¡¯re sharing your food with me it would be a little thankless of me if I keep pestering you about little stuff. So when are you bringing out the food?¡± ¡°okay right right. ¡± The two of them sat down and Tigre brought out the lunch from his satchel wrapped in cloth. The food is mainly composed of bread, some jerky and cheeses. It was a humble meal but filling none the less. Azrael ate with Tigre as they were eating Tigre Asked him. ¡°So what are you really doing here?¡± ¡°Well as thanks for the food there is no really harm in telling you. I¡¯m here basically is because I got lost¡± ¡°WHAT?!¡± ¡°Yup truth be told I don¡¯t know where I am.¡± ¡°Really?¡± ¡°Yup really what I am curious about is what a self-proclaimed lord doing in this forest.¡± ¡°Well you see that bear over there.¡± Tigre pointed to the beheaded bear at the distance. ¡°Yup, the bear I killed. What about it? You¡¯re not going to tell me that the bear is a pet of yours and I should pay for it because I killed it? I¡¯m just a poor lost traveller I got no money on me. The bear attacked me first so what I did was pure self-defence.¡± Tigre looks at him as if he was looking at an idiot ¡°What kind of person do you think I am and who in this world keeps a bear for a pet?¡± ¡°Well how the hell would I know you nobles are a weird bunch or maybe you are just a scammer wanting money from me and claiming that bear is your pet and seeing me kill it would demand reparations or why else would you be here.¡± ¡°How paranoid can you get man? I¡¯m not here for any of those things. ¡± ¡°Then why are you here then sir count¡± Azrael asked in a sarcastic manner ¡°Well you see recently the people in my territory were unable to enter the forest making them unable to hunt gather firewood or pick up herbs because of a wild bear that came down from the mountains so to help my people I tried to track down the bear¡¯s whereabouts and eliminate it but by the time I was able to caught up with its tracks I saw how you fought and killed it.¡± ¡°So you are saying that you went to the forest alone to hunt the bear for your people without anyone but yourself but unfortunately I already did the work for you before you are able to make your move¡­. Hmmmm¡± after a short pause Azrael then stretched his hand towards Tigre in a manner as if he is asking for something. Tigre was staring at the held out hand then stared back at Azrael then asked ¡°What is that for? There¡¯s no more food left.¡± ¡°No I don¡¯t want any more food I¡¯m full already. What I¡¯m asking is where my reward is? ¡± ¡°What reward?¡± ¡°Well technically I did your job for you so I am entitled to demand a pay for killing the bear.¡± ¡°Who asked you to kill the bear anyway I¡¯m not responsible for what you do.¡± ¡°Oh come on I helped out didn¡¯t I the least you could do is give me some money to eat for the next few days.¡± ¡°Well if you are really that desperate for money you can sell that bear in Alsace. The fur is virtually undamaged because of the clean cut in the neck so it should fetch for quite a good price and you can sell the meat at the butcher shop. ¡± Azrael thought about Tigre¡¯s suggestion but opted against it because he doesn¡¯t know the market price of such things so he said to Tigre. ¡°Well I don¡¯t know the market price of this things or how to head out to the town so why don¡¯t I just sell them to you.¡± ¡°Eh but I don¡¯t have money on me right now.¡± ¡°Huh, what kind of noble doesn¡¯t have money?¡± ¡°Well what kind of idiot brings gold during a hunt.¡± Seeing it being a chance to get close to the target of his second quest Azrael said. ¡°Okay you can pay me when we get back to town.¡± ¡°Fine then lets drain the beasts blood first so the meat doesn¡¯t spoil.¡± ¡°Uhm How do we do that?¡± ¡°¡¯Don¡¯t tell me this is the first time you¡¯ve hunted animals. Draining a games blood is one of hunting¡¯s most basic skills it prevents the meat from rotting and avoids attracting other animals when you¡¯re carrying your prize home.¡± ¡°Yeah sorry this is really my first time.¡± ¡°Wait really you are able to kill a bear on your first hunt. Impossible that kill was so clean that even veteran hunters are unable to do.¡± ¡°Well it¡¯s true you know I wouldn¡¯t even need to kill that bear or even see it if I wasn¡¯t lost in this forest¡± ¡°Well whatever you say. Let me help you with draining the blood of the bear first ¡± as Tigre was tying up the bears hands and feet while looking at Azrael and thinking to himself ¡°what a weird guy.¡± Volume 1 Chapter 5 Alsace In the forest two young man were walking leading them is the teen clad in green equipped with a bow and arrow with a brown sling bag and behind him is a smaller boy but anyone who would see them now would disregard the two boys and their eyes would fall on the big hulking bear that the small boy is carrying. These two boys are no other than Azrael and Tigre. ¡°Are you sure you don¡¯t want any help with that?¡± Tigre asked Azrael ¡°No it¡¯s all good I can handle at least this much. By the way how long until we get to town?¡± ¡°A little further why are you getting tired if so you can ask for help anytime.¡± ¡°Nah it¡¯s my prey so I should take responsibility. I¡¯m gonna get paid by you anyway so you can consider it as an additional service¡± ¡°Sorry about this. I can¡¯t dismantle the bear properly with the tools that I have I only normally hunt fowls and small animals considering that I hunt to prevent my archery from degrading.¡± ¡°It¡¯s okay I¡¯m the one who insisted on talking this guy back to town anyway¡± Azrael gestured towards the bear at his back. ¡°and I really don¡¯t want to damage the fur because of my rookie dismantling just knowing how much gold that would waste is really heart-breaking so this much effort is no problem¡± Little did Tigre know that the real reason Azrael didn¡¯t dismantle the bear was to test his new found strength and stamina. Doing so made Azrael realize how strong he became and carrying the bear that would normally take 3 grown man to lift was carried by him for 2 hours without breaking a sweat such feat was not missed by Tigre who was still wondering about the true background and intention of this weird companion he had just met. ¡°We¡¯re close to Alsace¡¯s capital city of Celestia right now it is where I live by the way.¡± ¡°Finally ahhhh walking for the whole day is really tiring its almost sunset. Are there any shops that are open after we get there.¡± ¡°Well I personally don¡¯t know but my aide Bertrand could store it for us and sell it tomorrow then we will split the profits.¡± ¡°Okay okay. Let¡¯s hurry up then¡± ¡°No rush. Beyond those trees you can already see Celestia¡± ¡°Uhm. If we are gonna sell this tomorrow that means I have no money to eat and no money to find a place to stay so ¡­¡­¡± Azrael then shot a look at Tigre as if asking ¡°are you really gonna let me live on the street after helping you out this much?¡± Tigre after seeing such a look just heaved a big sigh and said ¡°Fine you can stay at the house tonight.¡± ¡°Oh.. thank youuuuu veeeeeeeerry muuuuuccchh LORD Tigre¡± Azrael then gave him a big grin as if everything in the world is in place as he wanted it to be. Tigre seeing this just sighed again and under his breath he said ¡°What a puzzlingly troublesome fellow¡± After getting out of the forest Azrael then saw a beautiful view. As the last light of the scarlet sun fell upon a beautiful town as if caressing its wooden walls, the red hue reflected in the waterfall at the back of the town glittering as sapphire jewels and the fields of red that sway with the wind a town so beautiful and so calm yet this redness as if reflecting the looks of its lord Tigrevurmud Vorn¡¯s scarlet red hair and as he stood there gazing at the town of Celestia Azrael could only acknowledge again what he has already known all this time that here beside him stands its one and only ruler. In his mind he could only affirm that knowing really is different from experiencing it first-hand he could feel his companions change in demeanour and aura as he laid eyes on his home town and looking at him rather than just a mission subject Azrael sees him now as someone worthy of respect.This novel is published on a different platform. Support the original author by finding the official source. ¡°This place is really beautiful Tigre¡± Azrael said this to break Tigre out of his dazed state. ¡°Yeah it truly is.¡± Tigre said continuously looking at the town ¡°So are we going or not I don¡¯t mind camping out here if you¡¯re not?¡± said Azrael with a little bit of irritation in his voice the fur of the bear at his back is making him warm and itchy at the same time so he really did want to put it down as soon as possible and seeing the town just right before his eyes makes him want to go even faster and being delayed buy such mellow drama Tigre is just prickling his nerves. Hearing this Tigre finally became conscious of what he is doing ¡°Sorry about that it¡¯s just every time I see it I kind of remember my father and the responsibility he left me.¡± ¡°Fine, fine I understand so if you¡¯re done with your dramatic moment can we go on our way now.¡± Its not that Azrael was insensitive towards Tigre¡¯s thoughts it was just that he felt asking about Tigre¡¯s past right after they just met was not that appropriate and he was unwilling to put Tigre in an awkward position to reveal his family matters to basically an unknown stranger at this point in time. ¡°Yeah your right this is not the time and place we need to get to the village before it gets dark out¡± was Tigre¡¯s response as he gave a smile towards Azrael seemingly understanding his intentions. After a short while the two arrived in front of the gate of Celestia. The guards manning the walls seeing the two in the horizon suddenly went agape because of the sight of the bear walking towards them from a distance making them stand on guard. After a little while as the silhouettes became clearer they relaxed their guard noticing the person leading the way. the guard who seems to be the leader of the bunch walked forward and greeted Tigre ¡°Good evening Count Vorn it seems you have been successful in subduing the bear that is causing havoc in the surrounding area the villagers would be delighted on your success¡± then he casted a glance towards Azrael who was holding the bear. ¡°If it is not to presumptuous my lordship may I ask you about the identity of your companion?¡± ¡°Ah yeah this guy is the one who killed the bear and I invited him to stay with us in the manor for the night to sell the bear materials tomorrow. Worry not he is a mere traveller or so he says I¡¯ll take full responsibility for him¡± Azrael was merely listening in on the conversation he may know this world but communicating with its citizens should be left to those who can do it comfortably and although he was quite comfortable in taking with Tigre but as the lord of the territory he knows he need to display proper decorum in front of his subordinates to maintain respect and trust in the lord of the territory. After hearing Tigre¡¯s explanation the guard leader seems to consent and waved towards the gate. The gate the opened welcoming both Tigre and Azrael. ¡°So where is your house at?¡± Azrael asked Tigre while walking in the streets of Celestia ¡°It¡¯s at the back of the Village near the waterfall¡± answered Tigre ¡°Oh as expected of a noble is it a ridiculously humongous house with rooms that are unused all year round with hundreds of busty maidservants waiting on your hand and foot¡± hearing Azrael¡¯s description Tigre went unbalanced in his walk on how ridiculous Azrael¡¯s view of nobles. ¡°Quite far away from it really what would I use such a house and the manor only has few servants.¡± ¡°hahahahaha oh well whatever it is I¡¯m just thankful that I have a roof over my head tonight¡± ¡°Well whatever lets hurry up. You walking around town carrying that bear around is scaring the towns people¡± Tigre spoke the truth even though it¡¯s nearly night time the number of people in the town that were looking at Azrael with suspicious eyes carrying the hulking bear around is quite numerous. If Tigre was not here with him he was sure that the town¡¯s security would have captured him long before he arrived at his house for disrupting the peace of the town. ¡°Okay okay lets hurry then¡± Volume 1 Chapter 6 Nobles Nobility After walking a bit in town while enduring the people of Celestia¡¯s inquisitive gaze me and Tigre are finally only a few blocks away from the manor. Quite frankly I¡¯m feeling proud of myself if it was in my former world I would¡¯ve long collapsed of exhaustion in walking around for the whole day excluding the fact that I am carrying around the corpse of a headless bear. It is quite an impressive albeit macabre accomplishment for a shut in home boy like me. In arriving to this world I am not that confident in coming out of here alive not to mention completing the missions. To be frank the story of Madan no Ou to Vanadis for me is quite likable but not to the point that I memorized every character and event in it. If I would characterize my knowledge it is enough to cover the surface but cannot fathom the depth. I am just knowledgeable in the main events and main characters not the whole detail of how or why it happened. In going to this world I kept thinking about the stories of reincarnation I read about when I was still alive. Well I am alive right now but you know this and that are different type of living ¡­ You get the point, after being selected as an agent of the Supreme God this life is destined to be a fleeting existence to live in many different worlds but to never be a part of one. A question now lies deep within me should I just protect him in the shadows without affecting the story and the destiny of those around him or to be by his side and actively support and protect him. Is this the world I came to know or is it a different parallel reality wherein I Azrael becomes a part of the story. No limitations were given to the agents of the supreme God only Missions it does not bother them on how they are able to complete it what matters is that they are completed. I realize that to tamper with a person¡¯s life just because of my own selfish agenda is disrespectful to their way of life whether they are an enemy or an ally. Thus is my problem right now these people living here before me are alive with their own destinies while I am a mere passer-by what is my life worth compared to them I have already lived my life where as they and the other people who I may or may not meet have not yet done so what right do I have to change their destinies? ¡°That¡¯s my house right there¡± Tigre said in a calm voice walking me up from my thoughts. ¡°Oh that¡¯s a wonderful house you have there but a little humble for a noble such as yourself don¡¯t you think¡± well what can I say role playing with Tigre as an ignorant traveller is quite fun I suppose doing some acting and watching him respond to my clich¨¦ views is quite entertaining. ¡°I told you not all nobles are wealthy and pompous as you seem to imagine¡± Tigre retorted with a hint of irritation in his voice ¡°Really are you sure? I seem to remember a noble that I recently met who arrogantly asked about my personal business then threateningly asked to buy from myself the wild bear I sooo painstakingly hunted and demanded that i carry the beast¡¯s corpse to his house all by my lonesome knowing that the travel back to his house was hours away¡± saying it in a lamenting voice that belonged to someone who was grievously abused ¡°Hey Tigre are you hearing me right here. Tch nobles really are lucky don¡¯t you think so.¡± Tigre stopped walking and looked at me straight in the eye and said in a calm voice ¡°Yes, you are right we nobles are really lucky we get to be what we are only by the virtue of our name and our predecessors contribution to the country while we ourselves as individuals have not done anything to be worthy of our treatment in society. The respect and obedience our people have towards us are meant for our ancestors who came long before we were born and we as the current generation so foolishly think that it was ours to begin with while not realizing that the people that bows their heads before us are the ones that provide the food and drink we lavishly consume in the table at our banquets while they grow hungry and the roof over our heads were built by them while they suffer the coldness of winter the very clothes we wear are made from their hands while they wear nothing. So that¡¯s why day by day I strive to make their lives a little better than yesterday and do all I can to protect their way of life that even if it¡¯s a little I am able to pay them back for all they have given to me and my family¡±Reading on this site? This novel is published elsewhere. Support the author by seeking out the original. Tigre then bowed towards me ¡°I am deeply and truly sorry for the way I acted in the forest but please understand that I did it only to ensure the safety of my people as for the bear I am at awe and disgusted by my own insensitivity that I have not realized the trouble I caused you and were unable to ask for my help fearing that I would use my position as s noble to deny your request such an arduous task of carrying a heavy beast by yourself was truly not my intention and if you would indulge this selfish request of allowing me to ask your forgiveness through coin that your labour of delivering the bear at my doorstep shall not go unpaid. To have repaid the benefactor of our village by ridding us of this wild beast with ingratitude and troubles is due to my lack of foresight and inexperience for this Azrael-dono I am deeply sorry. ¡± I was just standing there shocked out of my mind by the scene that is happening before me as silence permeated in the air before us. ¡°uhm¡­ well¡­ Tigre you do know that I¡¯m just kidding around right. I¡¯m not really serious in saying those things you know¡± Tigre just keeps his head bowed ¡°Nevertheless joking or not what you said is true.¡± ¡°Come on man you¡¯re really making me feel bad over here those are just jokes you know. This is making me uncomfortable you didn¡¯t do anything wrong¡± Tigre just remained there bowing his head ¡°Fine.. fine .. fine . You win I forgive you. You stubborn block head. Really you should learn to read the atmosphere you na?ve idiot. ¡± Tigre then raised his head and said ¡°I¡¯m not an idiot I¡¯m not doing it because it¡¯s right or wrong I¡¯m doing it because it is what I want to do. Come on let¡¯s keep on walking and if your that tired you can let me help in carrying that bear¡± ¡°No need I¡¯m getting paid aren¡¯t I so let me do my job after all for me this is what I want to do¡± What you want to do. Maybe that¡¯s the answer I was looking for, the missions I have whether right or wrong does not matter what matters is if I want to do them or not. If I feel that a mission is something I am not comfortable doing then I won¡¯t do it and just pay the compensation. And as for the lives of the people that I might change no use in thinking about them I should just strive to change them for the better like what Tigre want¡¯s for his people a better life than what they had yesterday if I have such a power why not use it to make a better world. I thinking about the lives of others is just arrogance they themselves choose to live as I. I do not dictate their life if I did bring forth a change it is within them to choose whether they accept or reject such changes they always have a choice. If ever they find their choices leading them to block my path then I will cut them down their deaths mean nothing to me and also a sign of respect for the choices they made. Right here right now there is something that I truly want. I want to protect this man before me. Whether it is my mission or not I will stand beside Tigrevurmud Vorn and ensure his safety. This person is quite likeable he maybe a little bit na?ve and can¡¯t read the mood but his ideals and charisma is quite infectious. His respect for others is extinct in the world I came from. ¡°So is paying me more money what you want to do huh Lord Tigre¡± ¡°Yup I already said that you would be so you shouldn¡¯t trouble yourself or feel uncomfortable in accepting it as I said it is my way of apologizing to you¡± ¡°I also said that you don¡¯t need to apologize¡± ¡°Well you already accepted my apology so just live with it.¡± ¡°You know you¡¯re quite something Tigre.¡± ¡°How so?¡± ¡°Well for me it¡¯s quite hard to find nobility amongst nobles¡± Tigre glanced at me with a puzzled look on his face ¡°I don¡¯t know what you mean but whatever we are already here. Just wait for a second there. Titta.. Bertrand I¡¯m back¡±