About to start the journey

Dai: "Hachuuu..." *Cute sneezing. While closing the door of my inn and about to lock it.

Dai: "Someone surely talking behind me."

Time skipped ahead and Fasmel, Arhi, Kiwi, and I walked outside after both Fasmel and Arhi decided to bring one of the weapons from here. I carried Kiwi on my back since both Fasmel and Arhi already carried a weapon on their back. But Fasmel carried one on the back and one on her hand.

Fasmel: "This is not my weapon." She's crying about it.

Arhi: "It's actually the same weapon though..."

Grel: "Why are you crying?" I am looking at Fasmel.

Fasmel: "Nothing." Even though she is crying.

Arhi: "She is okay. She just loves her weapon too much."

Grel: "I see..."

I looked at Fasmel 's other weapon in her hand.

Grel: "So, what will you do with that two swords?"

Fasmel: "Ah this?" She lifted the heavy sword in her hand with two hands since it was heavy.

Fasmel: "It's not sharp anymore, so I will take this to repair it and leave it here."

I'm looking at the sword. So, this is her favorite sword. I don't understand why she loves it so much. It looks the same though.

Grel: "So... You really love this sword..."

Fasmel just looking at the sword.

Fasmel: "Not anymore. I'll just use this brand-new weapon hahaha..."

Arhi: "As I said, don't worry about her."

What is this girl? What are that mood swings? Is it even normal? Meanwhile, Dai just walked behind us from left to right. She notices us walking toward the exit gate, but she keeps continuing her way to the right side.

Grel: "I... I see..."

Kiwi: "Where will we go?"

Grel: "Didn't Kiwi want to come back to Kiwi world?"

Kiwi: "So we will go outside?"

Arhi: "That's right. We will have a lot of fun out there."

Kiwi: "Waaahh... I can't wait any longer... Let's move faster!"

Kiwi moving her leg tried to push me.

Grel: "Alright... Get ready..."

Then I ran toward the exit gate. We both laughed while I was running.

Fasmel: "She's cute, isn't she?"

Arhi: "Then, what will you do with your favorite sword?"

Fasmel: "This one? I'll just give it to Mr. Doon and tell them to repair and put them on the arena."

Then Fasmel and Arhi stopped their walk seeing me going back to her while walking.

Fasmel: "Eh? What's wrong?"

I'm with flat expression and Kiwi also has a flat expression and her head melts on top of my head.

Grel: "Um... There's nothing wrong... But..."

Grel: "There's a crowd near the gate. We can't get through there."

Kiwi: "Hmm. Hmm." She nodded twice.

Arhi: "Crowded? Is there something happening there?"

Grel: "Not really. You can watch it after this."

Fasmel: "Yea. Let's check out what's happening, I'm curious."

Then we walk closely toward the crowd. There was a bunch of people in front of the gate and they talked to each other making a pretty loud noise.

Fasmel was trying to look at the front of the crowd.

Fasmel: "I can't see what's happened."

Arhi: "I think they tried to see something right in front of the gate. But I'm also not sure what it is."

Then after a moment, someone in front of the gate was riding a horse. The crowd began shouting. And on their left hand, they bring some of their weapons. It was Fasmel 's father. And they bring his light sword. The sword is sharp and long. Compared to a normal sword, the edge is thin. That's why it's called a light sword.

Fasmel: "Aah... Now I understand." Her expression changed to flatten right now.

Grel: "Right?" My expression is also still flat. Kiwi also still has flattened expressions since her happiness just disappeared seeing the crowd blocking the way out.

Arhi looking at Fasmel.

Arhi: "Is there something to do with him at this moment?"

Fasmel: "I don't know. I'm not that close to my father either."

From afar. Outside the kingdom on top of the tree. Someone is looking at the exit gate. It was some of the high-rank demons. But the number on their chest is hidden by the tree branch and the leaf.

???: "Hmmm ↑..." *Giggling. "Human... Just doing a human thing..." It was a girl's voice. She smiled and showed her white teeth. Then quickly disappeared.

From another perspective. Mr. Kim felt something for a second.

Kim: "Hm?... It was only a second."

Kim: "Hm... Maybe just my feelings."

Back to the crowd perspective.

Dai: "Young prince."

It was Dai coming from behind us. I turned around and looked at her.

Dai: "I already take back the key to the inn owner, and I also already write and send the owl mail to the Bulwark Kingdom as you asked before."

Grel: "Alright."

Dai: "Then should I ask to bring some horse?"

Grel: "Well that's a problem. Since I will bring my shield with me."

Fasmel: "You bring that big shield again?"

Grel: "Uuuh... I'm not sure though, but that was my shield."

Arhi: "You really will bring it with you?"

Fasmel: "Arhi is right. Of course, the horse will not be able to carry it."

Grel: "Yea... That's right. Maybe there's no other way at this point."

Hmmm... I felt something really hot. It coming toward us from behind.

???: "Is that shield weight the same as your father's kid?"

Someone suddenly joined our conversation, and we all looked in the direction of the voice. And it was a man standing with a ripped body, and it was huge. His hair is short, and brown in color, and he was carrying a huge ax weapon in his hand to his shoulder. He smiled at us.

Zorth: "Yo! I'm Zorth Saurdraft. Nice to meet you."

Grel: "Zorth? Ah. Nice to meet you too." He is so huge.

Fasmel: "Ah! Zorth!"

Zorth: "Oooh young queen! Ahahaha... We meet again."

Fasmel: "Zorth! You seem to be getting bigger now."

Zorth: "Ahahaha... Really? I feel like I'm still tiny Ahahaha..."

Fasmel: "Hmmm... You tried to challenge me huh? Ahahaha..."

Zorth: "Ahahaha..."

Grel: "What is wrong with both of them."

Arhi: "I don't know."

Then the crowd starts to disperse. People just walk in the Kingdom direction.

Zorth: "Ooh... Seems like the King just left."

Fasmel: "Did you still work as their guard?"

Arhi: "Did you say, guard?"

Zorth: "Aaa, No I don't. Ahahaha... I prefer to be a lumberjack Ahahaha..."

This man just laughs at every word... Is he in the mood right now?

Fasmel: "Ehh? Why?"

Zorth: "It's because I can't just stand in the same place the whole day or walk around protecting the King. I just want to swing this big buddy here Ahahaha..."

He lifted his ax weapon like nothing happened even though that was huge. Probably because his body has already ripped off and is that huge, so he can lift it easily with one hand.

Fasmel: "Then where do you want to go work now?"

Zorth: "Yea, I was just about to cut another piece of wood outside this day. but then I saw the crowd. But when I've come closer, I see all of you behind it."

So, it was him, the hot sensation. Is it from his body? *While trying to observe his body from a distance. No... I did not feel anything though. Is it... His weapon?

Grel: "Ummm... If I may ask you Zorth, does that weapon have something inside? I feel something burning on it."

Zorth: "Oooh... As expected from the young prince. I never get asked like that for a while."

Zorth lifted his ax weapon and showed it to us.

Zorth: "It is from my weapon. It was my power blessed to make my weapon become hotter."

The ax weapon is big, it has line art and its color was black with a shiny edge. The edge has been polished.

Grel: "Hooo... This is cool."

I never saw a weapon like this before.

Then Zorth lifted the weapon and put it back to his shoulder again.

Zorth: "Then young prince, how about your shield? I did hear you talking about your shield earlier."

Grel: "Ah... My shield... I did not bring it with me though, I was about to pick it up."

Zorth: "Hooo... Interesting... Then..."

He paused for a moment.

Zorth: "Let me try to lift your shield for a moment young prince. Wahahaha..." He said it with a huge smile on his face.

Grel: "Ummm... That's fine though."

Then we both decided to go to Mr. Doon's place while the other waiting for us at the gate. Mr. Doon helped me lift the shield to get outside of Mr. Doon's house.

Doon: "Huft. this was heavy as expected."

Then Mr. Doon notice Zorth was outside.

Zorth: "Yo! Mr. Doon." He smiled.

Doon: "Ooh. You bring Zorth too... You look getting bigger now."

Zorth: "Ahahaha..."

Grel: "Then here, if you want to try lifting it."

Zorth: "Oooh... Thank your young prince."

He came near to my shield.

Doon: "Ah, so you want to try lifting this. Let's see..."

Zorth put his right hand on the hanger in the middle of my shield. Then his veins just pop off.

Zorth: "Haaaaagghhh." He's trying hard to lift it.

He just lifted it with one of his hands. This man is Nutts...

Doon: "Wooow..." *Clapping. "As expected from you Zorth."

Then Zorth slowly put my shield down.

Zorth: "Hmmm... This shield weight is the same as your father young prince."

Grel: "Ah, yea... How do you know it?"

Zorth: "Ahahaha... I do a daily lifting in my house. Of course, I remembered every weight I lifted. Especially the shield from your father. Ahahaha..."

Wow... Is he stronger than my father? I wonder...

Zorth: "Then where are you planning to go my prince?"

Grel: "Ah about that, I was planning to get another crystal outside for my shield. And we were about to leave today."

Zorth: "Hmmm... Crystal... An object that can improve the owner's weapon but it was hard to obtain such an object. And the first person who found it is the King from this Kingdom itself."

Grel: "Yea... That's right..."

Zorth: "Ahahaha... Then good luck my prince. People out there are also hunting for such a thing. May the luck in yours my prince." He gives a smile.

Grel: "Ah, Zorth... Please just call me by my real name. It's awkward for me if you do that to me..."

Zorth: "Oooh... Of course. Grel Vukag..."

Grel: "That's better... Did you not try to find one of the crystals?"

Zorth: "Me? I was already strong. I don't need that crystal Ahahaha..."

Well... Yea, that's reasonable.

Zorth: "Well..."

Zorth: "It's just not about getting the power from the crystal."

Zorth: "It's about how the owner who just obtained that using it."

Zorth: "And what's the point if I get the crystal and I just use it for chopping the tree. Ahahaha..."

He kept laughing. But it seems he is still a wise person.

Grel: "Ahahaha... It seems true..."

On the other side. Dai was asking the horse keeper to prepare some of the horses to be equipped with the cargo carriage for all of us.

Fasmel: "Oh. Look who is there."

Kiwi looks happy.

Kiwi: "Aaah! Welcome back!"

I was lifting this big ax weapon with me while Zorth helped me with the shield. He carried the shield on his back with the belt equipment. While I carried this big ax weapon with all of my strength. I put down the big ax after reaching the gate and taking a deep breath. It was quite far from Mr. Doon's place to the gate.

Zorth: "Yo! Little lady!" He smiled.

Zorth: "Be careful out there okay? And don't go too far with Mr. Grel." He smiled.

He put down the shield and the belt.

Zorth: "Later then!" He picked up the ax and moved outside, and waved to us. Seems he is going to work now.

Kiwi: "Bye Bye! Mr. Big guy!" Kiwi waves both of her hands.

Fasmel: "Be careful out there!" Waving her left hand while carrying Kiwi with her right hand.

Arhi: "Isn't he too big?"

Fasmel: "That's how he is..."