18 If you think I'm blind, think again.

"This tournament, it's interesting. I'm going to join, and try out my powers. It's been so long since I've used it."

Kazein then asked where to sign in. After which, he left.

"Hmph, two days later at 12 noon. Quite a troublesome hour if you ask me." Kazein, found himself an inn, and was thinking about things. When he fell asleep, his light of consciousness, was flickering. It has been unstable ever since he killed Alzak, but he paid it no mind. He just thought of it as his own body's guilt towards killing one's benefactor. When he woke up, it was 3 on the morning, a very early hour.

"Why did I even wake up this early? Sniff. Is that? It may be." As Kazein looked outside the window, he sensed a carriage passing by, there he felt a very strong holy aura. It was leaking out intentionally, as if to say that he has come. Kazein was smirking, at the sight of an opponent that could easily crush him. When the carriage passed through, Kazein didn't go to sleep, he just prepared everything he needed and even the jewel. He then got ready, meditating just to calm his mind and be battle ready. By the time he ended his meditation, it was about 8 in the morning. He went to find some food, and ate at a restaurant.

As he was eating, a woman with a large sword by her back, was arguing about how her bill exceeded 500 copper coins when she only spent 200 coins. Kazein saw this and just kept quiet, but when she went as far as to draw her sword. Kazein unconsciously, struck her down and paid the remaining 300 copper coins.

"Thank you very much kind sir. This woman here says she only ordered food worth 200 coins that is indeed true, but she ordered seconds and more. If you didn't stop her, my restaurant might be recked. Please, the meal is on the house." The owner humbly said towards Kazein.

"Never mind that, just get this girl to the guards, I'll be having more of your noodles and some wine then." Kazein replied to the owner. The owner was happy and brought him some more food and wine, after 5 minutes, the girl was still unconscious, and the guards arrived.

"Who's causing trouble here?!" One shouted.

"Ah, sir, this woman here, she almost wrecked my store. Please do take her." The owner attended to the guards who arrived.

"Ah! This girl again?! It's been the 5th time this month someone is complaining about her attitude. Hey! Take her to the guardhouse! Put her in jail for 10 days." He ordered his subordinates.

As the guards left, the owner once again attended to Kazein.

"Well now, sir, how's the meal?"

"Pretty nice. By the way, about tomorrow's blue cross tournament, how are the competitors?" Kazein asked for information.

"Ah that, I've heard there were 5 seeded spots. I think one is from the royal family, and another one is from the Eastern warlords mansion. The others should be disciples of some strong clans. I'm not that sure since it's only been a rumour."

"Oh? I see, so, who's the strongest? You think?"

"Probably the one from the royal family. They have the most resources and technique's for that after all." The owner said.

"I see, so that's how it is." As Kazein stood up, he then left a silver coin and left.

"That sir must be both rich and strong. I already said meal's on the house." The owner wondered.

As Kazein left, he went directly to the market place, and sold beast hides, furs, horns, teeth, bones anything that might have value that he took from killing beasts in the mountains. After which, he easily got 500 gold coins. He then went off and bought stuff that he will use. Some of which were very strange, so strange he kept them on a bottle. By the time he finished purchasing weird items, it was already dusk, so he returned to the inn he was staying at. And brought out the items he bought, and separated them. One bottle with a small centipede crawling, another with a wierd bug within it. And some were filled with blood colored mosquitoes. After finishing it up, he went to sleep.

The next day, he went to register in the tournament. There were many people, many voices weren't heard clearly, there was about two million people there, and some of them are there to fight. At a corner, Kazein sifted out any disturbance and focused his hearing on three or four men chatting.

"Hey, look, that's Hazama! From the ice Villa, he's a bright talent at the grasping road at the age of 19. I bet he'll reach top 15." One youth said.

"No no no. Look, that's Alex, from black blade clan. His clan may be 2nd rate, but he's a talent at the 8th rank of the grasping road." Another said.

"Pfft. Look there, that's Anna Nishima, from blue serpent clan. She's at the 9th rank of the enlightened path. She's only moments from breaking through, she must have come here to stimulate her road." Another said. While the youths were discussing, Kazein went on his way. When he reached the registration point, he felt it was quite gonna be long. After waiting for some time, suddenly, one man cut his line. Kazein stopped him.

"You cut the line. Get back." Kazein said.

"Huh? A blind man? Go away! This isn't the disabled area! This is for fighters who are going to register." The man arrogantly remarked. Some agreed with him, but some disagreed as he was blind, he might not have seen where he was going.

As others mocked Kazein, others defended him. Kazein, was quite annoyed by this arrogant man.

"Now scram!" The arrogant man yelled being even more arrogant as he saw people agreeing with him.

Kazein, wasn't the type to let this go. The staff he carried, became the white katana. He slammed it down the man's head causing him to fall to the ground.

"If I really am blind, I wouldn't be able to hit that hard head of yours." As he turned back, the man stood up, drawer his sword, and attacked from behind. But Kazein dodged it quite easily. "And if I was blind I couldn't see what you were trying to do."

As the man threw attacks towards Kazein, he kept dodging and when the man used fire magic, Kazein quickly disappeared, then, the man was downed the ground. When he was again seen, people made way for him.

"If you think I'm blind, think again." He said calmly. When he went back to his line, the others made some way for him and let him go first. After he signed up, he left.

Behind was a woman burning with anger. She seemed quite angry at Kazein. I wonder why.