CHAPTER V: THE BEAUTY IN PLATE ARMOUR
As I sat in the room, I closed my eyes and cleared my mind. The energy continued to glow and well up inside of me. Like a seed of fiery flames deep in my stomach. Like vines or roots the energy spread to my entire body from that single seed. Okay so that was kinda easy, first step is complete.
I proceeded to open my eyes and hold out a palm raised. I tried to gather the energy in the palm of my hand. It was so fucking hard or should I say thick and slow. An aura of black energy enveloped my entire right arm.
The energy gave me a great exhilaration. Like I was high. Giving me high school vibes. So nostalgic, I wonder if there's weed in this world. As my mind drifts the aura suddenly dispersed like a flame being flushed out.
KNOCK KNOCK KNOCK!!!
A knock on the door caught my attention.
"Yes...!?" I called out.
"I've brought your dinner!" A lovely voice replied from behind the door.
I turned to the window and the sun was already below the horizon. How long have I been sitting here!? It only felt like 5 minutes at max. The sun was at least an hour away from setting when I finished the book.
"I'm coming!" I answered and stood up off the bed. I could barely see with this dismal light. I can somehow recall the layout of the room to head to the door.
I proceed to open the door and standing there was a beautiful woman in plate armour. Her perfect heart shaped face. Long black oil like waterfall hair that easily flowed down to her waist. She was holding up a tray with my food.
"My apologies but can you help me out with the lights!?" I asked as I noticed the lanterns that were already lit in thehallway.
"No problem!" She said and handed me the tray.
She proceeded to walk passme and stood in the centre of the room. She held out her left hand and a flame glowed into life in her palm. From her palm the flame rose up up and grew in size before separating into four pieces. Each piece shot out to the lanterns in each corner of the r oom.
Inside the lanterns were some kind of crystal or stone or orb that absorbed the flames. After a few moments the orbs start to emit a fluorescent light like glow that lit up the whole room quite perfectly.
"My name is Eto!" I said to her. An embarrassing attempt to start up a conversation. I proceeded to walk up to the desk and place the food on it.
"I never asked for your name!" She said in a cold and annoyed voice. She proceeded to walk out without saying anything else.
Well that was fucking rude. Did she think I wanted to fuck her or something. Well good for her because that's exactly right.
She didn't look like a servant girl in that armour, I think I saw a few people in town dressed like that. Maybe a knight squad or city guards.
Anyway I've met plenty of bitches who wouldn't give me the time of day. To be quite honest I remember their disgusted looks by just being in the same room as me. Let's just say it's not a pleasant feeling.
I later found out it was because I didn't have a job and non of them knew I was actually studying. When I graduated and started making bank, they suddenly became more interested in me. I don't care who you think you are or how successful you are. All women are whores who only go after dudes with bank.
So anyway I finished the food. Dry and hard bread with salty soup and pieces of meat. Plus a goblet of sake. To be honest I've had worse but I am a man. Long time ago my father taught me that a man cleans his plate, unlike a certain few people who shall not be mentioned. I even drank up the weird tasting sake.
A few moments later I came downstairs to bring the dishes and all that. I noticed the same girl from earlier behind the counter. She she seemed to be having an argument with the tall dude from before. The tavern is so noisy that I can't hear a thing they're saying. I placed the tray on the counter.
"You got anymore meat!?" I called out to him.
The bread was hard, the soup was just salt and water with pieces of under seasoned meat.
"What I want is real meat that I can bite into! Plus another cup of sake!" I added when I noticed him coming towards me.
"Bad luck lad! There seems to be a shortage of meat around these parts!" He answered.
"I see well can I have another big cup of sake!" The weird taste seemed to grow on me.
"Sure thing!" He said.
He proceeded to reach under the counter with a gigantic cup of sake that was more like a bucket. He proceeded to pour the sake from a barrel behind him.
I think I know why the meat is on shorage here. I don't think it's a coincidence that I was br ought to this world near this city and my first mission being some kind of Goblin Chief.
If my guess is correct then there should be a quest at the guild about it soon or maybe it already is. It would be a good idea to scan the board everyday for any goblin like quests while I train to learn the basics of controlling my 'abilities'.