Chapter 5 Test of Endurance

"I see so you are not here for trouble," Bora said to Vegito who explained the reason why he was at the scared land of Korin.

"Sorry about that it's just that I got pissed off after looking at your face," Vegito said.

For him to come to peace with Bora was not something serious as he didn't have any grudges.

"If you tell me about the sage I will free you," Vegito said.

"It's no need," Bora said as he uses force to tear up the vines.

He was just waiting for Vegito to reveal his true intention and try to sneak attack him if he needed to so he didn't try to break free immediately even though he could.

"Good, it seems like you are on board." Vegito smiled at Bora.

"This is the scary tower that stretches to the heavens. Karin tower." Bora said.

"Heaven?" Vegito said in surprise.

"It is said that the sage that builds this tower now lives at the top. If one is to drink the holy water that the sage possesses, legend said that their strength will increase."Bora said.

"That is unbelievable. I wonder if it's some kind of booze." Vegito said as he looked at the tower.

As a soldier, he was a fan of alcohol and wanted to know if the water that bora was telling about is some kind of mythical alcohol.

"It's pretty high. Hey, I want to ask you one thing and answer only the truth or else I will kill you." Vegito said.

"You know threats are not going to work on me right?" Bora replied.

"Have you ever met the sage?" Vegito asked.

"No. I try to climb the tower a few years ago and failed to make it to the top." Bora said with a smile on his face.

"I see," Vegito said.

"Wait here for a moment," Bora said as he went into his hut in a hurry.

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"Here you go," Bora said as he handed Vegito a pair of brown pants.

"...." Vegito was speechless.

"I don't like you but You are not planning to go see the sage looking like that are you?" Bora asked.

"Fine," Vegito said as he grabbed the pants.

"So that's a real tail," Bora said but he didn't seem that surprised.

"If you don't want to die shut your mouth," Vegito said to Bora.

They are now not attacking each other mainly because there is no reason to gain something from each other.

They don't like each other but bora knows that he couldn't stop Vegito so at least he can persuade him to not be disrespectful to the sage Vegito didn't want to kill bora until the can truly be sure about the information that he gave him.

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"Haa." Vegito started to climb the tower using his hands and feet.

Bora didn't help him give a boost even though he could if he wanted to mainly because he didn't like Vegito.

"I have to give it to the boy he is already pretty far up," Bora said as he looked at Vegito as he disappeared into the clouds and from his sight.

"This is pretty hard," Vegito said as he looked at the tower that still seems to expand endlessly into the sky.

He looked down and saw that he was already about 60 meters far from the ground.

"I think this might took me days to reach the top. Ahh, sometimes I wish I can fly." Vegito mourned.

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Bit by bit he climbed the tower and for every hour he made a valuable process.

He started to feel tired as there is no food or place to sleep to replenish himself.

At one point he almost slipped and lose a ton of process and time that he spend climbing onto the tower.

He couldn't do it anymore as he fell asleep and fell.

"Ahh, there he is," Bora said as he catches Vegito who fell down.

He was successfully able to catch him and not surprised to see that he was already asleep in his arms.

He hated the boy but even he was not heartless enough to let him suffer from falling down the tower as he already experienced a few years ago during his trial.

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"Where am I?" Vegito woke up and saw himself sleeping in a hut covered with blankets.

He stood up and get out of the tent and saw bora who was sitting near a campfire.

"Oh, you are awake," Bora said.

"I am going up there again," Vegito said as he understood what might have happened to him.

He still didn't want to give up as he wanted to see the sage.

"Suit yourself," Bora said as he ignored Vegito who started to climb up the tower again.

"I wonder if he could reach there this time?" Bora said as he looked at Vegito who slowly climb up the tower and disappeared from his sight.