Burapha woke up in a small wooden room that he didnt recognise. His gaze wandered around and saw the cracked Godly Oceanic Armor and the half-broken Oceanic Trishula placed next to his bed.
They couldnt be repaired. The damage is too severe. A female voice ca from the doorway.
Miss Ratri? Where am I? The last thing Burapha rembered was him being beaten by Revins attack.
The Wuxia Ho, the main branch of the Victorious Wolves Sect near Zhongsuyuan City. You have slept for two days.
Burapha pulled himself up from the bed. Thank you for your help, Miss Ratri.
Ratri waved her hand. No need to give your thanks. Youre Lone Wolfs friend, its natural that we would help you. You better express your thanks to Beluga and White Swan instead.
Beluga? White Swan?
Ratri could see that Burapha was still confused so she began to explain what happened after he had fallen unconscious. Based on Ratris explanation, Burapha could summarize that Little Whales identity was Beluga, the leader of the Mountain Thieves League, who had prevented Revin from finishing him. As for White Swan, she had provided him with treatnt on the spot. Afterward, both of them had agreed that it would be the best to bring him to rest at the Victorious Wolves Sect branch before going separate ways.
I see. I will personally express my thanks when I see them again. I should go now. Burapha stored his broken armor and weapon in his system window and walked away.
Wait, where are you going? Ratri asked. There are players searching for you outside. It is safer for you to stay here.
Burapha smiled at Ratri. His eyes were full of determination. I cant stay here forever. Rest assured, I have a safe place that I can stay.
Hearing that, Ratri no longer said anything.
Burapha took out a sky blue invitation card and stared at it. He had never thought there would be a day when he would use it.
Go to the Eastern Sea Palace. A sky blue flash of light covered Burapha before teleporting him away.
Soon, an old man with a white beard entered the room. He rubbed his long beard while talking to Ratri.
Ratri, just now, was that the one the leader ntioned before? Sila?
Oh? Hermit. Did you just co back?
Hermit nodded. Yes, I arrived just a mont ago and heard that one of the leaders friends is resting here.
Ratri nodded. Its true. He is Lone Wolfs friend. However, he isnt Sila. He is Silas friend. His na is Burapha.
Hmmm... Unexpectedly, my guess was incorrect. He has such good eyes.
Surprisingly, he has the Invitation Card to the Eastern Sea Palace.
Eastern Sea Palace? The habitat of the One-Eyed Evil God?
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Burapha walked along a white, sandy beach. The granular sand reflected the sunlight like pieces of jewelry. Sea waves were splashing on the beach continuously while the sea breeze brought a salty sll to his nose. The coconut trees swayed by the wind. He took a breath into his lungs and walked slowly toward a small cottage. There was a wooden signpost on the cottage. What was written on it was Eastern Sea Palace.
The cottage on the beach is the Eastern Sea Palace? People wouldnt believe what they see if they witnessed it. This place was one of the most difficult places to access in Monster Soul. The Eastern Sea Palace where the savage One-Eyed Evil God lived. No one had ever been dealt a second blow from the One-Eyed Evil God. Just one single move from him was enough to turn them into light.
Next to the cottage, there were two old n having an enjoyable conversation on a mat on the beach. Both of the old n wore beach shorts while their upper, tan bodies were exposed. Their lean muscles caused them to look quite young. One of them wore an eyepatch on his left eye while the other had a beard on his chin.
The one who wore an eyepatch noticed Burapha and greeted him.
Oh? Burapha. What brings you here? Is it possible that you missed ? Hahaha! Co here and greet my friend. Hey, Zeref, this is my son who I told you about.
Zeref accepted Buraphas greeting and looked at the young man from head to toe. He isnt like what you described, Kai.
Kai scratched his head while looking at Burapha. Indeed, his son looked rather strange today. Normally, it was rare for them to et. He didnt know why his son decided to visit him now, of all tis.
Coming here to see daddy, do you want sothing? Kai put down the yellow cocktail glass on the mat.
Burapha looked straight into his fathers eyes. Dad, teach your lance art... please.
A smile erged on Kais face. Do you finally have a will to practice it? Hahaha! As expected, my intuition told that today would be a good day. I need to celebrate this. He finished his drink. By the way, why do you suddenly want to learn it? I havent seen you in the dojo since that day three years ago when I quit forcing you to practice it.
Burapha had been forced to practice the familys lance art since childhood until three years ago. At that ti, Kai regrettably told him that he was already an adult and should decide for himself whether he wanted to continue practicing or not (to which Burapha decided to quit).
Thus, it was quite a surprise for Kai that Burapha had suddenly appeared and asked him to teach the lance art. Not to ntion he had given the invitation card to Burapha a long ti ago but Burapha had never visited him.
Burapha didnt answer Kais question. However, Kai understood it once he looked into the eyes of his son.
You lost, right? Lost... even though it was a fight that you didnt want to lose at all costs. Kais sentence caused Buraphas body to tremble.
Zeref didnt interrupt the conversation. He just quietly listened. In fact, he had planned to leave when Burapha arrived, but Kai prevented him from doing so via eye contact.
What happened? Tell .
Burapha slowly explained what had happened. As he explained, he took the cracked Godly Oceanic Armor, the half-broken Oceanic Trishula, and the Dragon Killer Sword out. Strangely, Zeref looked at those three items with interest.
Burapha ended his story as he said, Thats why I want to beco stronger. I dont want to be a burden and dont want to rely on others to co and take care of all the ti.
Kai made a stiff expression while inwardly feeling delighted. He had forced Burapha to play this ga, intending to let his son experience an event like this. There are things that cannot be taught forcefully. The Eastern Sea Sailing Lance Art was one such thing. At the higher levels, practicing with or without a will creates a different result. Kai was aware of this so he no longer continued forcing Burapha to practice it. Nevertheless, he still hoped Burapha would learn it. Thus, he forced Burapha to play this ga.
Well, he didnt have high hopes as he knew Burapha possessed a calculating personality and wouldnt put himself in a dangerous situation.
Luckily for him, at long last, Burapha finally ca to him and sought for the higher levels of the lance art.
Although he was jumping with joy on the inside now that Burapha willingly wanted to practice the lance art, his face was solemn. Zeref, who knew Kais personality, secretly giggled at such a sight.
Its fine if you want to teach you, but I have a condition.
A condition? What condition? Previously, you always nagged to practice it. Why is it that there is a condition when I want to practice it on my own accord?
Kai shook his head. For Eastern Sea Sailing Lance Art at a higher levels, I can only impart the art to the dojos successor and cannot teach it to others.
Others? Im your son and it isnt like I plan to show your martial art to the whole world. I guarantee that I wont impart the art to others.
Kai still continued to decline. Thats not enough. This is the rule set by our ancestors. Even I cant change it.
Ancestors? You are the one who invented Eastern Sea Sailing Lance Art, arent you, dad? Our ancestors were rchants. Only you owned a dojo.
Oops, thats right. this guy is as clever as his mom. What should I do now? Kai inwardly thought.
M-M-My grandpa appeared in my dreams last night and told to include this into the family rules!! Dont ask too much! Just know that I cant teach the art to anyone else except for the successor of the dojo. Since it was no use arguing, Kai decided to shrug it off as his grandfather had appeared in a dream.
Burapha wasnt a fool. He was aware that his father intended for him to be the successor of the dojo and sighed. It cant be helped. In that case, could you please accept as the successor of the dojo?
Kai picked his ear as if he wasnt confident in what he just heard. What did you just say?
Please accept as the successor of the dojo, Burapha repeated slowly.
Kai imdiately stood up. Yippee!! Finally!! I should quickly tell your mom, ah, no, I should hold a celebration party first. Ahh, no, before that, can you prepare a written contract and sign your signature on it? Im afraid that you will change your mind.
Burapha made a serious face. I wont change my mind. Can we postpone those things for later? I dont have much ti and I want to beco stronger as soon as possible.
Kai nodded. No problem. You already have all the basics down. Just a week or two in the ga should be enough. The rest is how to utilize it in each situation. For this one, you need to gain actual combat experience. Well, based on your story, you will get a lot of it as soon as you make an appearance outside.
There is one problem, said Zeref, interrupting the conversation between the father and son duo.
Oh, right, there is a problem. Kai nodded in agreent.
What is it?
Kai explained, For Eastern Sea Sailing Lance Art, if it is , just a piece of wood is fine. However, for an inexperienced user like you, you will need a suitable weapon. That Revin kid you ntioned seems to be very strong. The next ti you et him, if he uses the Black Dragon Sword and you use an ordinary lance, it will be hard for you to block his attack.
The Black Dragon Sword is made of a Bone of the Earth Dragon and the S-grade Fla Qilin Sword which is one-of-a-kind in the ga. It was slted with the help of Solarias Dragon Scales, causing it to be a sturdy black sword that can resist high temperatures and also amplifies fire energy power that is infused into the sword, said Zeref.
Burapha was shocked. Revins main weapon seed to be a very powerful sword. How do you know that, Uncle?
Of course I know, Im the one who forged it, Zeref said indifferently.
Kai added, My son, it is very fortunate for you to see him. Zeref is a descendant of the famous blacksmith lineage. I got to know him the day I begged him to forge Evil God Lance for when I was young. Inside the ga, Zeref is a legendary blacksmith NPC while Im the One-Eyed Evil God. Well... Kai cast his gaze on Zeref. A single lance... it should be fine to forge it and give it to a youngster, right?
If you want to forge a lance similar to the one that I made for you back then, just the materials here should be sufficient. Well, Im not too sure. When I forged the Black Dragon Sword, that kid only brought the Fla Qilin Sword so I had used up all of Solarias Dragon Scales that I had in my possession to slt it. Unfortunately for you, I wont be able to get my hands on Solarias Dragon Scales during this ti. Didnt you hear the news that it was hunted recently?
Burapha quickly opened his system window and took out more than a hundred of Solarias Dragon Scales, all of the ones in his possession, onto the beach. Are these enough?
Kai and Zeref seed to be slightly surprised. Oh, they should be enough. The Dragon Killer Sword seems to be harder to slt than the Fla Qilin Sword. I used forty scales that ti. A hundred of them is likely to be sufficient.
Burapha nodded. These scales were given to him by Sila, and he had promised to craft accessories to return the favor. Well, if they were all used up, he would just need to co up with another material.
Zeref waved his hand once and the mat made a flip while sucking the armor, the Trishula, the sword, and all of the dragon scales into it. He then wrapped the mat like a bag and carried it over his shoulder.
I better go and let you two, father and son, have so ti together. If you finish practicing and I still havent delivered the product to you, you will have to visit my blacksmith shop in Zhongsuyuan City. Im not so sure when the lance will be finished.
Thank you, Uncle.
No problem. Your dad will have to compensate by collecting a bone from a high-level dragon for later though. Hahaha, Zeref said as he disappeared.
Kai made a complaint, Eh, What a stinky friend.
Burapha didnt say anything as he was very grateful for Zerefs kindness. Even though it was the first ti he had t Zeref, his dad had once told him that, in real life, the value of each of Zerefs weapon easily exceeded millions. Even in Monster Soul, the value of Zerefs works was trendous. Despite that, Zeref decided to forge a weapon for Burapha for free.
Kai tossed a short, wooden stick to Burapha. Hold it. We will go and give respect to my master first.
Dads master? Didnt you tell that this martial art is your own creation? Burapha followed Kai to the edge of the beach.
When I was young, I fell in love with martial arts. However, no matter which dojo I went to, I was rejected from learning their art. Thats because I had no money since I ran away from your grandpas house to escape from my fate as a rchant. I traveled to the east while not learning any of the martial arts that I loved. In the end, I reached the sea.
Burapha listened quietly as he was still clueless about how his father ended up inventing a lance art.
Finally, I realized. There are many arts that mimic the style of the monkey, the praying mantis, the tiger, and many others. So, why cant I mimic sothing and create a new martial art for my own use? From that day onward, I spent my ti gazing at the sea while coming up with my own martial art. In that sense, the sea is my master. Since living things cannot win against nature, I, with the sea as my master, should be stronger than others, isnt that right? I spent more than a year and finally completed the lance art that was as vast as the sea and as continuous as the waves. I nad it Eastern Sea Sailing Lance Art. After that, I traveled back along the route I took to get there and visited every dojo that rejected .
And then?
Kai grinned. Of course, it was the official advent of the complete Eastern Sea Sailing Lance Art. My reputation from that ti gave the chance to build a dojo. You were born after that, so I gave you the na Burapha to refer to the direction that brought glory.
Burapha furrowed his brows. But, you made your na on the return trip, werent you? So, the direction that actually brought you your glory is supposed to be the west, isnt it?
Kai scratched his head several tis. Ah, youre right. I didnt think it through.
T/N: Burapha ans East in Thai.
Author: Ah. So, he needs to change his na to Prajim (West). Jokes aside, Buraphas episode has ended. We will continue with Silas story in the next chapter.
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