Chapter 59 Surprising Day

The crowd's jaw drop in unison on what just transpired right before their eyes. Brett, the most promising among the trainees lost to a mere commoner. His handsome face can't be recognize anymore. Swelling form in his left eye and blood cover the entirety of his face.

While the crowd froze and still processing what they witnessed. The first two who move are Brett's lackeys. The frail and plump lackeys rush at his direction to check the condition of their boss man.

Cleo ignore the intense gaze that prickling the back of his head. Its a gaze that's a mix of adoration and fear. However that's not only what's bothering him right now.

The first few minutes of his clash with Brett, he notice that in terms of raw technique he'll easily lose. If not for his tremendous level advantage, the fight might've went on a different direction. His Sword Mastery skill gave him the knowledge but having a real sword technique is completely different matter.

It's a blessing in disguise that this arrogant swordsman challenge him to a duel. He helped him realize that he can't just rely blindly on his passive skill. If all things goes to plan after dealing with Camilla, he will reconsider joining this guild with Leah to learn as a trainee from a veteran Swordsman or SwordMaster, he thought.

The only thing that's really preventing him from finalizing his decision is the azure haired lady that's now heading at his direction.

Alger and his grand daughter, Avery goes straight to Cleo after the duel.

"Congratulation young man! You don't think you overdid it a little?" tease by the old man in a playful tone. "Relax, I'm just joking. I did say that you need to fight seriously." he added.

"Can we now proceed with what I originally came for?" asked by Cleo, giving himself a false hope that this old man will just agree and won't bother introducing her grand daughter to him.

"I'm Avery Desarthoz, please to make your acquaintance." says by the azure haired girl while doing an awkward bow.

The azure haired girl clearly is not use at doing this lady like gestures. The bow was stiff and the smile was somehow forced. A hint of redness can be seen on her cheeks, a sign of embarrassment.

The crowd snap out of their reverie from what happened to Brett, however there's a new reason for their jaw to drop again once they see Avery doing greeting befit of nobility. They respect her strength and status however, they're also aware on how she usually prefer to spar with the boys than dabble in girl's talk.

Cleo ignore the awkwardness and just return the gesture by bowing himself but unlike the stiff girl, his is more natural. He made it concise as much as possible as if to say to the old man to proceed at the urgent matter at hand.

"Don't be like that young man. In time you'll see the charm of my grand daughter." says by the old man. "Anyway, since the duel is done, let's go meet Clyde for now" he added. The playful tone he previously had, turn to the usual monstrous aura.

Cleo notice the sudden change. This might've the first time he prefer to see this side of the old man. He then took out two emerald stone from his spatial ring and handed one of it to the old man.

Alger took the stone, he knew what's this for. Clyde also gave him a similar stone in the past. The old man exchange a few words with her grand daughter before taking the stone from Cleo.

The azure haired girl gave Cleo a last glance before regrouping in the crowd. The look has a hint of curiosity than intimacy. A familiar aura she sense earlier is indeed coming from the red headed young man however she can't put a finger on what exactly that meant.

Once the azure haired girl is out of their sight, both Cleo and Alger crush the emerald stone. After a few moments a black tentacles emerge from the ground, enveloping them both.

This is the third time the trainee drop their jaw today from utter shock. They can't help but think that this day is full of surprises. Some of them was still intrigued what's the real identity of the red headed young man that kind of appear out of nowhere.

Once the smoke dissipates Alger and Cleo with the tentacles disappear out of thin air.

The moment they open their eyes again, instead of the cobblestone wall, a familiar decaying wooden wall enter their sight. Smell of mixed sweat due to intense training change into a smell of mold and nature that surrounds the shabby looking shack.

Before Cleo can process what he just experienced, he heard a thud and felt a weight push against his stomach. Once he regains his composure, he looks down at the origin of the sound.

A familiar floral and sweet scent that resemble a smell of a rose invades his nose. He saw a pouting girl with slight teary eye looking back at him. Their scarlet eyes met, the floral and sweet scent grew more intense as their lips gets closer, finally locking after a few inches later.

The two share a passionate kiss together, forgetting everything around them for a moment of bliss.

Alger eye's widened by the boldness of these two. If not for the information Cleo shared before hand, he would mostly likely to think of them as siblings.

He ignore the two interlocking red heads and shift his gaze to the blonde elf that's tending to another blonde elf.

"It looks like you took your sweet time before coming back here. I was afraid you forgot the reason why we ask you to meet Alger." says by Clyde with a hint of irritation.

"Don't be too hard on the young man, Clyde. I was the reason we got delayed." retort by the old man.

"Hoh... It seems like you two got closer within the short time you're together." says by Clyde.

"You could say that. I took a liking to this young man. I should commend you, you found yet another promising human." says by Alger.

Clyde tilts his head in confusion, if this were a comic a huge question mark will appear above his head by now. He can't help but to wonder what's Alger exactly meant by his words. Yes, he acknowledge that Cleo manage to convince Alger however his medallion was the main reason that made that possible in the first place.