"Deal." "Goddess Sakura's interests align perfectly with Victoria's anyway. And I doubt Kozumi or Mizumi would ever turn traitor towards , not when I'm literally breaking my back over here, to save their kingdom and people..."
Clapping her hands together, as if having finalized the deal. Sakura as the host that she was, refilled both Asai and Uda's cups.
"Okay darling, since you've given my lineage one son as of this date, you may take a single item from my stores."
Whilst Asai was expecting items, weapons, armours and perhaps even fantasy or magical relics to appear. What appeared instead were a variety of cards, erging upon the table-top like a normal pack of playing cards albeit with their own designs. And upon ignoring the usual ace, spades, clubs and diamond designation, the system showed their real purpose.
[Weapons:] [Armours:] [Items:] [Skill Books:] [Blessings:]
Seeing the gentle lingering of divinity, Asai instinctively reached his hand over to tap upon the surface. However, before fully committing, Sakura made another point to keep in mind.
"Because you declined father's blessings, more than once at that. You currently do not have the fulfilled conditions to utilize everything. To save you from the head ache, I've personally filtered everything for you. If there's anything specific you desire, you may ask."
"Got it. Thanks."
Upon imbuing the [Weapons:] card with his mana, the system revealed to his eyes like a hologram further cards that hovered.
[Blackness of Jinn] [Mano's Delusion] [Glacial Split Katar] [Agony of Tei]
"Those are all katars, as one would expect to find from a treasury that belongs to a household of dhans~"
"And what of their effects and stats?"
"Who knows? Take the item that interests you most, no refunds and no exchanges though."
"Right, I should've known it wouldn't be so easy..."
[Armours:]
[Enchanted Edwin Armour] [Enchanted Bedron Armour]
"They co as a full set. Shoulders, chest, gauntlets, skirt and boots. Also, they weigh less than steel~"
[Items:]
[Enchanted Alloy] [Tanuki's Leaf] [Pegasus Feed] [Kami's Breastmilk]
"I see, there's that magical leaf my little trash panda requires to be useful..."
"Enchanted Alloy, by applying that item to one of your weapon sets, it will randomly bless it with either increased attack power or magical. As for the pet feed, it will level up your little one."
"Right. My horse also has to level up..." Ignoring the alloy, as Asai didn't particularly enjoy RNG. The man spent perhaps a few seconds considering and weighing the pet feed against the other items he had seen thus far.
[Skill Books:]
[Fireball] [Summon Rain] [Blazing] [Frozen] [Invenom] [Katar Mastery]
"I also have a lot of sexually orientated skills if you'd like?"
"... No thank you-"
"Not even a 2 inch to your penis? or Girth?"
"-No thank you..."
"Blazing, frozen and invenom must be elental imbuents. Whilst I've already seen fireball and summon rain in action, and although they're useful, at my current stage and level... They'll hardly help out at this point. As for katar mastery, I'm sure I can find soone to acquire that from, after all, I am the king of Par'Talucca." Considering the skill book segnt to be a complete bust, he moved on to the last.
[Blessings:]
[Fertile Fields] [Perfect Weather] [Abundant Beasts] [Population Boom]
"I see, blessings pertain to the matters of the kingdom, and not the individual. Or well, not directly that is." Imagining within his mindscape, even if he didn't directly receive benefits to his person. He could easily picture the people praising him for their abundant harvests and rising prosperity. Perhaps even chalking it up to his character, to believe him to be a person blessed by the heavens, and therefore in extension, blessing the kingdom as a whole.
"And before you even dare think of my items as lack lustre, keep in mind that these are the basics of the basics. You're simply unqualified to even touch my personal favourites~"
"Right, because I chose to keep my freedom rather than trade it away for Ohn's blessings?"
"Correct."
Looking over towards the previous monarch of Par'Talucca, who had mostly been quiet, silently observing his future son-in-law.
"Any advice for Your Majesty?"
Taking a final sip from his cup, that seed to never bottom out, Uda gave the human his full attention.
"Please, I'm no longer the reigning head of the house. Just call Uda."
"Got it."
"Mmm... Whilst I can not read your mind, nor your mories and abilities. From a warrior's perspective, I can feel subtle hints of killing-intent radiating not from you, but from the weapons you've stored within your subspace. And although you're overflowing with deadly precision, weapons of calamity. I sense no protection for your heart, no defences for your mind or soul. As such, I recomnd you decide upon the armours, prioritize your health and safety over offensive-capability for once young man.
Learn from my mistake, offense isn't always the best defence..."
Reading into Asai's thoughts, Sakura quickly added her own input.
"Worry not about the appearance, you won't end up looking like that thing you call a samurai or shinobi. Whilst the armours have their own default appearance, as they are enchanted by yours truly, they're capable of adopting the appearance of another. Which would provide optimal mobility, flexibility and adaptability, all on top of providing the defences a heavy set of armour would."
Sakura, was strangely enthusiastic about selling the enchanted armour sets she had once worn to battle, back before Arnes and the kingdom of dekans even existed. Back when she was still young, naïve and conquering forts and cities for her clan. And eventually becoming a deity of combat.
Asai slowly sipped upon his cup of herbal tea. Enjoying its relaxing benefits, as his mind was no longer racing towards the next dungeon or battle-field.
Whilst this decision was indeed an important one, he reminded himself that he could simply et up with Mizumi and Kozumi once more. Whenever the chance ca again.
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