"Next!"
One of the city guards shouted as the group of five lumbern moved forward They showed their proof of identity and so docunts about their current job of delivering the material they've brought.
The guards only glanced through their papers and brought up a Magic Item that was perhaps being used to inspect their carriage.
'Is it so kind of scanner?'
Reiji rembered a device in his previous life after seeing the armored guard lift the cara-like Magic Item
The guard scanned the carriage and the carts carrying the pieces of wood.
Reiji maintained his position and didn't leak any of his Spiritual Energy. He remained unmoving throughout the process
'Ring! Ring! Ring!'
The device suddenly made a soft ringing sound and it caught the attention of all the nearby guards around the gate
Of course, the five lumbern who heard this were nervous They were unsure what this sound ans, however, the scanner would normally be unresponsive whenever they enter the city.
They didn't bring any dangerous items except for their tools! They also ca from this place There shouldn't be any problems!
"W-what's going on?"
The leader imdiately inquired about the situation Everyone beca tense as none of them wants to be falsely accused. It is one of the worst feelings possible...
Nevertheless, he was sure that all the material they've brought wouldn't exceed the safety level that the city had enforced within its jurisdiction.
"That alarm would only sound if it detected a powerful Item or Arcana Perhaps an Epic rank or above You didn't declare that you have an Arcana, right? Then what was it?" The guard calmly asked. He didn't seem to mind the ringing sound...
"Ahh We don't know You can look inside!"
The other guards around no longer hesitated as they checked the items within the cart one by one
"I didn't find anything suspicious. Can you scan it again?" One of the armored guards inspecting their carriage reported after he failed to find any magic item
"Alright, let check again"
This ti, the device no longer made a sound after scanning the cart
"That's weird Is this not working correctly?"
"Haa~ Just use the third squad's scanner" An older guard said as if this situation didn't just happen for the first ti He then dismissed everyone and continued working on the next people in line.
In the end, the group of five sighed in relief as they safely entered the city. The incident was treated as a malfunction of their device,
On the other hand, Reiji already entered first and had a good look at the city.
'Whew That scanner is really sothing I couldn't hide from it even with my Stealth and Traceless activated.'
Luckily, the scanner needs to be constantly activated to pinpoint his location. Once it was turned off for even a mont, he would have enough ti to flee from the place without being detected.
He had a good grasp of the layout of the city and as he was about to drop on the nearest rooftop to take a rest, he suddenly heard soone speaking next to him
"Hey! Newbie Where are you going? It's this way..."
The voice sounded like soone was just beside him However, he looked around him but didn't see anyone He is floating about the buildings and there are no obstructions around him, he shouldn't miss anyone that next to him.
'Ahh...'
Reiji imdiately realized what was happening.
It was sohow similar to Sense Link!
He was surprised but he needed to stay calm in this situation. He tried to connect with the voice and replied in his mind.
"Who are you?"
"Ohh I'm sorry, I forgot to introduce myself I'm the finest Cloak Arcana in this city, you can call Ryu" A friendly tone of voice replied.
'Whoa... I really connected to him... Anyway, a cloak Arcana, huh... It's not sothing new but it's quite unusual'
Reiji had seen several types of Arcana already but this is the first one that he had seen a cloak. Well, a pocket watch can be an Arcana, so it wouldn't be surprising that a cloak is one as well.
'A Sentient Arcana like '
Reiji could help but be excited after realizing what was happening During the past two years, he had been too focused on strengthening himself by living in the jungle and completing many missions to have enough Skill Points and get all the Skills he wanted to have.
Most of his encounter with humans was just him listening silently on their conversations
Nevertheless, at this ti, he finally t an Arcana that has similarities to him
"Ryu How are you communicating with ? Where are you? How did you find ?"
"Haha So many questions. As expected of newbies In any case, let give you a quick explanation You may know of this already, but there is an organization called Mind Collection, it is a place where Sentient Arcana like us would gather Tomorrow would be our quarterly eting in this city so many Arcana would secretly arrive in this place"
Ryu calmly explained. His words already contained a lot of information and Reiji was quite overwheld with that.
'Mind Collection?' It was his first ti hearing it but he didn't show it for now.
"I see..."
Reiji replied as he mused for a mont. He would've never thought that it would be possible for a group of Arcana to build an organization This made him even more curious about his current situation.
"Ahh... Ryu, How did you find again? And if there's a lot of Arcana arriving today, how did you know I'm a newbie?"
Reiji wanted to know how he acted like a newbie and correct himself.
"Haha It's my ability... Anyway, anyone can easily recognize a newbie because of the thod of your entry. Arcana like us have a special entrance that we're using. I'm guarding near the eastern gate for Arcana like you that was not properly briefed It happens all the ti, don't mind it... So, who invited you here?"
"Eh?" Reiji was stumped by the question.
"Huh?" Ryu sounded confused as well.
He seed to be expecting that Reiji was invited to co here.
"No Well, I just visited this place as I heard about the Excalibur---I an, about the sword that was stuck on a stone I heard from soone that the sword is currently at a sacred location within this city I just want to see it as it piqued my interest."
Reiji told the truth. Anyway, there shouldn't be any harm in doing that.
He was expecting that Ryu would understand him but the voice didn't reply.
As Ryu beca silent, Reiji beca nervous.
'Is he angry? Why is he not replying?'
In the end, Reiji stopped on a nearby rooftop as he waited for Ryu to reply.
'Maybe he's trying to rember about the sword? Haa~ This is too unfair...'
He was still unable to see this cloak Arcana while he was in the open. Anyway, he can only hope that he didn't offend this voice.
'Ahh... Are they protecting the location of that Excalibur?' Reiji suddenly had an idea... His interest in the sword might appear like he was trying to take it from them.
He didn't want to anger the Mind Collection that Ryu was talking about...
Finally, it seems that Ryu had sohow analyzed him...
"Mhmm... You're not like a Cursed Arcana... Are you a spy?"
'Eh? Spy? No... What's going on?' Reiji was confused as he wanted so clarifications.
"Before you accuse of anything... Can we at least have a proper talk? Let's et. It's basic courtesy..." Although he's wary of their organization, it doesn't an that he'll be a pushover in front of them.
"Well, I don't mind... It seems that you're just Rare-Rank anyway..." Ryu replied after hearing Reiji's request.
The latter didn't mind being belittled by the voice and he even wanted it that way.
Finally, the Cloak Arcana leaked his Spiritual Energy enough for Reiji to located his location.
The Arcana is inside an old building close to the guard post... The building doesn't look anything special and seed to be a residence of an old family.
Reiji can see that there are many people walking around the streets so he quickly used his stealth and entered the building...
He followed the source of the energy as he arrived in front of a statue...
It is a full-body statue of a female equestrian hugging her horse... One thing that can easily be noticed was the draped green cloak on the lady...
He wasn't sure who this lady was but Reiji was sure that the cloak was the Arcana talking to him...
"Mhmm... You can observe from here what was happening at the gate?" Reiji asked.
"Yes... It's just a skill I learned after my Awakening..." Ryu replied as he remained unmoving from the statue.
"So, can you tell more about the Mind Collection? Let just remind you... I didn't arrive here to attend your quarterly eting or sothing. I just ca here out of curiosity to that sword that I talked about..."
Reiji explained hoping that he would be not be entangled in sothing troubleso.
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