Strolling in the market, I looked at the guards who were smiling at with a gratified expression, and I smiled in return as I continued strolling up the alley. There were so other people I had grown familiar with in these 3 weeks of living here and while I was here, I helped quite a lot of people which enhanced my image quite a bit. In fact, my image grew enough to make one of the important persons here however…
With fa cos jealousy and that creates unnecessary problems like…
"You look so smug for soone who can't even kill a mosquito," a bulky man spoke as he looked at as if I were an insect. I observed his face carefully…
Brown hair, black eyes and clothing that had more gold than fabric, one of the high nobles of this area who had accumulated enough wealth to reach the main Asul city.
He had an average build with a slightly bulky mass and the dense water mana around him that was apparently visible gave up the fact that he was a water elent user.
'Though, he is only relying on artefacts and isn't as strong as he seems,' I thought as I looked at him while also wondering what exactly he was trying to accomplish here. He smirked at as he looked down on and spoke,
"I have set up a battle between you and in about 2 hours from now on. Co to the arena or else…" he spoke before moving away from here. I looked at him a bit stumped, wondering what was all that about.
About the arena, if I rember correctly Zuriel did tell that it was a place where people test their strength and compete against each other, while it is also one of the ways to enter Asul if you can win the battle royal and prove your worth.
"Hey Zero, you okay?" I heard a voice of a young man coming from behind only to find the old rchant's son, Pleo, looking at with a slightly worried expression. He had yellow hair with blue eyes and looked more like a hero out of a fantasy movie rather than the son of a local rchant.
Pleo's father was really sick with a parasitic stomach disease that was curable, but the cost was too much to handle for them, even after being filthy rich. I helped out Pleo's father while I saw him crying miserably a week ago all by himself.
"Yeah… I think so? He challenged to a battle in the arena and threatened to reach there in 2 hours or sothing," I said, recalling what he told as I shrugged my shoulders a bit.
I then turned to Pleo, who was pressing his lips together in annoyance as he looked in that guy's direction that challenged and narrowing my eyes at Pleo I asked,"What is it?"
"Well, Zero. You are new here so you probably don't know but there is this thing about the arena that only the locals know.." Pleo spoke and I smiled a bit as I understood what he was implying.
"Sothing along the lines of.. the fights aren't always fair and it is not just only a place to rise through the ranks but also to thrash people legally?" I asked, and he nodded with a silent sigh before he began pondering about sothing as he spoke,
"Maybe… if I can talk to my father… probably sothing can be done…" and I glanced at his worried face as I saw him genuinely caring about .
"It is okay Pleo, I have my ways of solving this," I answered as I smiled, which made Pleo take a step back. He looked at gulping,
"Dont' smile like that dude… that's scary." And hearing his answer, I ended up chuckling a little, which only made him more scared than before. I could only stop laughing at this point as I smiled and spoke.
"Don't worry, I can handle this."
He looked at and then smiled as he nodded and spoke,"Okay, then I won't press any further. But promise if you need my help with anything, you'll ask? I will be there for you if I can," and I nodded at him before beginning to walk away.
He too left from there while I pondered how I should utilize this sudden developnt to my advantage. Setting aside that noble guy, I myself was thinking about going to the arena to prove my worth… however, I should only use my own artefacts and not my full power to compete in this.
'Showing off too much is never good,' I thought as I pondered a little bit more before deciding that it is a good way to enter the arena this way as it wouldn't draw as much suspicion.
Right after that I saw a couple of familiar faces which made almost run away from here, but still I did not do so… because Dion was walking this way along with Zuriel who was showing him around the place.
These days, I couldn't help but recall what happened three weeks ago.
[It is okay. My mom and dad also did that a lot. I am used to ignoring it, but it would have been better if you guys had slept on the bed and not on the bathroom floor. I had to do so much to bring you both back from the bathroom… I even asked sister Zuriel for help]
And that way both Zuriel and Dion knew what happened… I kinda felt like a lump had got stuck in my throat when I heard his words.
Apparently, that day, after he and Zuriel took care of us, Zuriel decided it would be better for Dion to sleep in her room while I was with Hygeia. At first I wanted to say no, but after what had happened, I could only keep quiet.
Zuriel was a bit angry at but she sighed before muttering,"you are…" and trailing off as her face turned more and more annoyed. From that day, I had little interaction with those two, though I still kept checking up on them using my artefacts.
I then braced myself as I walked towards them and, watching coming towards them, they smiled at . Dion waved his hands, and I did too before we reached closer to each other.
"Brother Zero, how was your day? I have been hearing quite a lot about you from the townsfolk. People even started greeting with smiles rather than giving the creepy looks which they did previously," Dion said excitedly, as he looked at in amazent.
Zuriel too looked amazed at what I did and I just smiled awkwardly before speaking,"Well… all that fa had brought slight trouble too, I suppose."
At my words, Zuriel narrowed her eyes at and her expression turned serious. I observed her face before sighing and explaining what had just happened. A few monts after I explained what happened, I could see the fury in her eyes before she sighs as she looked at and speaks,
"Well… what is it that you want to do? Should I kill him, or maybe I should ask Nyx to bar him from this town?"
I saw the serious expression on Zuriel's face and I kinda blinked a little dumbfoundedly as I took a step back at her statent. I then stopped her imdiately as I caught her hand and said,"don't do anything stupid, you idiot. I will deal with him in my own way. In fact, this arena thing is actually quite helpful for ."
Hearing my words, she looks at as she removes my hand and says,"Tell about it."
"No, I think I will keep it a surprise for now. et in the arena in 2 hours and you will see," I spoke as I acted mysteriously and she glared at a little before speaking,"just don't end up doing anything foolish and call if anything is up."
I nodded before waving at Dion and Zuriel as I walked towards the centre of the market. From there, I bought many different foods, tals and anything interesting I could find. In the beginning, I wasn't even welco here, but after helping almost all the people here, I could say that I was more or less accepted here. Not as much as Pleo respects , but still enough to keep from being boycotted.
As I was buying the things from the market, I noticed the white mark on my left hand. Recalling it was Lucifer who gave it to as a part of our contract, I wondered if I could still use it in this tiline or sothing… then my eyes reached the green vines that almost reached that white mark. While they were only slightly visible on my left arm due to the sleeve, in actuality, they were present all over my left arm, originating from my heart on the left side of my chest.
Like that white mark, they too were as if a part of my skin and I kind of understood that it had sothing to do with having sex with Hygeia 3 weeks ago.
I would love to ask her about it, but she still hasn't gotten up from that day. Except once, when she woke up a day later and entered into my chest, giving these vines on my body. From that day, I could feel her sleeping inside ….
I could only wait at this mont for her to wake up and see what these vines exactly ant…
Afterwards, I finished my work in the market and saw that it had already been an hour and a half. I couldn't help but smile a little before walking towards the arena…
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