Chapter 43: Farewell

[ Name: Ren Arken

Age: 14

Race: Human

Strength: 50,000 (+3,000,000 [Qi] +700,000 [Mana])

Agility: 80,000 (+4,000,000 [Qi] +800,000 [Mana])

Vitality: 100,000 (+7,000,000 [Qi] + 900,000 [Mana])

Mana: ~~~

Spiritual: ~~~

Intellect: 300, 000

Unique Skills:

-Magic cards -appraisal -evil gaze -strengthen -leap -basic magics -Magic mastery -Grimoire of death -Real Clone [Heavenly Slime] -Eye of Wisdom -Sword God -Fenrir Arken -Reo Arken]

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Magic

Magic is an art of using a supernatural power that generated by the ‘mana’ element that not everyone has, only several people may have the aptitude for using magics.

Magic is feared for their explosive and magical function, they usually have a strong and formidable attack or a powerful magical barrier. There are four levels of magics.

Basic –> Advanced –> Arch –> Forbidden

Only sword gods could use the forbidden magic, and not all sword god could use it. Forbidden magic is a magic that could either annihilate a city in one spell or massacre thousands of people with one spell.

-Book of Magics -Grandaria Library -Grandaria Capital

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“Ren! Wake up!” Elena’s voice faintly heard by Oz.

“Ugh… What is it?” Oz answered half-awake, but he still didn’t change his sleeping posture.

“Since it came to this…” (Elena)

!!!

Oz suddenly jumped to the side of his bed and made his stance because of the sudden appearance of a murderous intent aiming at him. But he finally realized that the person in front of him is Elena with her usual apron.

“Elena… Waking up someone with blood thirst is a bad manner, you know?” Oz scolded weakly.

(Ugh… Those noisy spirits keep on disturbing me, making it hard for me to sleep)

Oz slowly stretches his back and shoulders to relieve the stiffness of his body.

“Ren, grandpa Kyron said that you’re going to the capital today, is it true?” Asked Elena with a worrying face.

“Yea… I was also just told last night,” Oz answered.

Elena let out a sigh.

“Then you need to bid farewell to the kids properly later, okay? They’ll be sad if you go, but they’ll be sadder if you go without saying goodbye,” Elena said as if she could read Oz’s thoughts about going without bidding farewell.

“Yes ma’am,” Answered Oz helplessly.

(This girl… Is it your wife, master?) (Fenrir)

(No, master haven’t reached the marrying age, it must be his Fiancee) (Reo)

(Shut up, both of you! And both of you’re wrong!) (Oz)

“Ren, grandpa is waiting for you at the dining room, I’ll pack your stuff,” Said Elena, hearing this line, Oz thought that it felt like they’re a newlywed or something, making him felt a little hot at his face.

(Tsk! What am I thinking?) (Oz)

“What’s wrong, Ren?” Asked Elena as she steps closer to check Oz.

“N-no, I’m totally fine! I’ll leave it to you then, Elena, thanks!” Said Oz in a rush and went to the dining room quickly.

(Seriously… These spirits are ruining my life…) (Oz)

(Whoa! That’s mean master!) (Fenrir)

(Fenrir, let’s take a break from teasing master, you’ll anger him) (Reo)

Hearing the voices at his head, Oz could only leak out a sigh, as even his head is not a safe place to complain anymore. When Oz arrived at the dining room, the kids are still eating, and grandpa Kyron is sitting at his usual exclusive sit, that no kids dare to sit at.

Oz takes his portion of breakfast from the foods that Elena had prepared and sit at a sit next to the old man Kyron.

“What is it, old man?” Asked Oz, a little bit annoyed as he remembered last night’s occurrence.

“The wagon will arrive here in the afternoon, eat well and don’t forget to bid farewell to the kids later,” Said the old man Kyron as he continued eating the bread.

“Is that all?” Asked Oz once more.

“Nope, you’ll be continuing to have missions even at the magic academy, I’ll send a letter every time there’s a target, and the payment will be inside the letter,” (Old man Kyron)

“Different from the others, you don’t need to register first, but since the magic academy will need proof of your worth, you still need to attend some of their tests. The travel to the capital from this Coldstone city is about three days worth by a wagon, preserve your health, Ren,” Said old man Kyron with an unusual worry expression on his face.

“Relax, old man. To ask me to preserve my health, do you got attached to me old man?” Said Oz indifferently.

Old man Kyron snorted.

“You brat, don’t get too cocky, I can’t let a person I recommend got easily sick, it’ll disgrace my name,” Answered old man Kyron with the same indifferent manner like Oz.

“Hmph, I’ll miss your insults, old man,” Said Oz with an emotional face, but his expression soon reverts to his normal calm expression and continue to eat.

The old man Kyron didn’t reply to Oz’s words, he just continues his eating and closed his eyes. Oz opens a new topic to talk about, and they have their breakfast with a warm conversation.

(I’ll miss this feeling… and this atmosphere…)

The laugh of the kids with their innocence expressions.

The insults from the old man Kyron that silently protecting everyone in the darkness.

The caring and tenderness of Elena.

Oz will miss all of it when he’s at the magic academy.

The breakfast end and the kids gathered at the orphanage yard, today, it will be Oz’s last day of teaching them swordsmanship.

“Everyone, today, I’ll teach you a special technique, I’ll only show this move once, the technique’s name is ‘Savage Fulcrum’” Oz said.

Oz approach a wooden scarecrow that usually used for swordsmanship practice, and made his stance. And suddenly, the temperature dropped greatly.

Tink! Tink! Tink! Tink!

Countless sound of sword slashes suddenly heard, and Oz straightens his posture, indicating the technique is done. And the wooden scarecrow got scattered to pieces.

!!??

The most surprising fact is, what Oz just used is a wooden sword!

All of the spectators got awed when they saw it, Oz didn’t use any mana, and he didn’t his Qi either, but somehow, different with the kids’ expressions, Elena just smiled tenderly seeing the scene.

(WHOAA! THAT’S SO AWESOME MASTER!) (Fenrir)

(As expected of our master!) (Reo)

Fenrir’s shouted inside of Oz’s mind making him felt a little dizzy because of it. But Oz immediately regains his composure and he stands in front of all the kids.

“As you just see, there is no mana used on my technique, and the technique even works with a wooden sword like this. The key of being strong is to train harder until you grasp the core of the technique. You don’t need the talent to learn my techniques, you don’t need mana, and you don’t need expensive swords, all you need to do is hard work and train!” (Oz)

“This technique is my farewell gift to you guys, today, I’ll be going to the capital, I’ll be a student at the magic academy,” (Oz)

“””Whaaaat??? Why???””” All of the kids protested when they heard Oz’s leaving.

“It’s not that I won’t meet you guys anymore, I’ll be back at every holiday, so I want each of you to be able to use that technique already when I returned, okay?” Asked Oz with a thumb.

“It’s such a great time being your teacher, today will be the last, but not least, of my swordsmanship lesson. Thanks for all of your supports until now you brats!” Oz thanked with a broad grin.

“””Ren!!!””” All of the kids went to Oz and hugs him, some beg for him to don’t leave, some of them beg for him to come back quickly, and some of them beg for him to bring gifts for them when he returned.

“All of you,” When Elena called them, all of them immediately went silent and release their hug, except one kid.

“Nash… I’ll be back before you even realized okay? Don’t be so sad…” Oz consoles Nash that’s crying at his bosom.

Oz leaked out a sigh and patted Nash’s head, saying: “How about this, when I come back, I’ll teach you all the techniques you wanted to be an assassin, deal?”

“Really? Deal! It’s a promise okay!” Nash answered cheerfully.

(This truly are bad for the heart)

Oz felt that his heart is so heavy for leaving the children, he had made a very close bond to all of them, hearing their noisy and cheerful noise is already a daily routine for him, hearing them pestering and asking him to do something funny or tell them a story, all kind of memories started to show up, making Oz’s eyes felt moist.

“Well, that is it, it’s almost time for the carriage to come,” Said Oz as he guessed the time.

“Yea, I’ve packed your stuff behind the Orphanage main door, let’s wait there, Ren.” Said Elena.

All of them went to the main door and found out that the old man Kyron is already there, watching a wagon in front of the orphanage.

“It already here, Ren. I wish you the greatest luck,” Said the old man with a rare smile and emotional eyes.

“P-please don’t be like that, old man. It feels weird,” Said Oz as he averts his moist eyes from meeting the old man Kyron’s eye.

Oz took his bag and go out of the orphanage, but when Oz’s about to go the carriage.

“Ren!” Elena called him.

Oz turns his back, and an unexpected thing happened.

!?

(Eh?)

Elena jumped and hugged him tightly, and said with a small voice that seems to be ont he verge of crying: “Come back quickly, okay?”

Oz recovers from the shock because of Elena’s body that slightly shivered. Oz patted her back, and say: “Yes, I’ll try to return as soon as I could,” with a tender voice.

(See? It’s his wife right?) (Fenrir)

(Girlfriend, Fenrir.) (Reo)

Oz ignored the annoying comments of the spirits, and wait until Elena release him from the hug. When she released the hug, Oz took her hand and pretend to take a card from his pants pocket that actually summoned with his magic.

“Hold this, if any case you or the kids get into any danger, use this, shout the name, at least it could buy you some time if the opponent is formidable,” Said Oz with a firm voice while he put the card at Elena’s hand.

“Orc Marquis clone card?” Elena said as she tried to read the card’s text.

“Yes, it contains a skill of mine, just use it at emergency, okay?” Said Oz with a smile.

(If the orc marquis clone got summoned, I will immediately realize the location where it got summoned, and I could also control the clone personally, not a bad idea, as expected of me!)

(It will be so sweet if you gave her a ring and not a card, master) (Fenrir)

(If it’s a ring, he already gave her one when you’re still sleeping, Fenrir) (Reo)

(WHAT!? HOW COULD I MISS THAT!?)

(Could you please be quiet for a moment!!!) (Oz)

Oz wave and bid his goodbye to all of the orphanage residents, and enter the wagon, surprisingly, there is only him at the wagon, the coachmen hit the horses and the wagon started to move. Oz and the orphanage residents waved on each other, and a red ring at Elena’s right hand reflects the afternoon light, making Oz remember something and felt his face got a little hot.

The wagon had started to get more distant until Oz couldn’t see the orphanage any longer. Oz took a relaxed posture and closed his eyes.

(A magic academy life, huh… I can’t wait for it!) (Oz)