As I walked toward the girl, I didn't feel anything special. There was no doubt she was pretty. She had golden blonde hair and a sweet look about her.
The boys were smiling from ear to ear, likely expecting to get rejected.
Well, that was still possible. But I just had a near-death experience two days ago and fought a demon that could throw lightning around.
Compared to that, what was so rejection from a girl I will likely never et again?
As I got close, the woman gave a side glance and paid no more attention.
My teammates snickered even louder. I didn't bla them. When I was their age, I looked at girls like mythological creaturesthe kind you must try hard to understand.
But as I grew older, I understood that girls were human too. I leaned against the bar. "My friends just bet ten silver. I will give you half if you just walk with ."
When she heard that, the woman turned toward , her eyes were like deep blue diamonds. She chuckled and used her hand to cover her smile. "Sure."
We got up, and she went one step ahead and interlocked her arm with mine as we walked out.
I couldn't help but glance at my friend's faces. They were staring at with wide eyes. Of course, I was extrely humble and didn't make any weird faces or send mocking looks their way.
Who am I kidding? Of course, I did all that until we walked out. Their tears of jealousy empowered even more!
Once outside, we went to the side of the building and away from the rowdy noise of the pub.
"Hahaha!" Suddenly the woman laughed, startling a bit.
Maybe noticing my mood, she stopped laughing and only smiled. "Sorry, sorry. But this was the most fun I've had in a while."
The woman took out a pack of cigarettes and blew a cloud of smoke toward the sky. She tried to create rings of smoke but failed terribly. "Want one?"
"No, I don't smoke," I shook my head. "But if you don't mind. I will stay here with you for a couple of dozen minutes. That way, my friends can have their imaginations go a bit wild."
She chuckled. "What's your na?"
"Eman Eil," I answered with the fake na I had thought up.
"My na is Satella. Nice to et you, she offered her hand, and I shook it.
..
We continued talking a bit, nothing major, just about our lives. I mostly lied. There was no need for Stella to know I was an Exorcist. As the twenty-minute mark approached, I suddenly got an idea and asked. "Do you have a perfu bottle I could borrow? If you do, can I use it? I just wanna see my friend's minds go wild."
She stared at for a couple of seconds. I left the option that she could lie and tell no. "Sure, though I don't think any of your friends know how I sll."
"One of them has a good nose, either Agon or Bets was bound to notice.
"You're just so devious," she leaned back toward .
She was probably trying to play a joke on , just like I did with my friends. It might have worked if I was younger.
I took out the five silver coins and handed them to her. "Thanks for playing along."
When I returned to the pub, my friends stared at the table like zombies and said nothing.
"W -What did you do with her?" Gem asked. But his face and tone of voice said he didn't want to know the answer.
I smirked so wide that my face almost hurt. "A better question would be: What didn't I do with her?"
"You bastard! Tell you're lying!" He grabbed by the shirt and shook around. Tears of jealousy flowed down his face like rivers.
"Oh, he has the sa sll as her," Agon pointed out.
Gem flopped on his chair and looked at the table with soulless eyes. If this were a manga, his spirit would be flying away to heaven.
I clasped my hands and offered a prayer. "He died as he lived, a virgin. Never even touched a woman."
That insult brought him right back to life, with rage written all over his face.
During this whole ti, Carpy just stared at our shenanigans. He was eating so of the at I had chopped for him. So high class eel demon at.
Four days passed as we took the long route and rode our horses for only three hours a day at most. The trip was long but fun. It was what the team needed after such a fight.
Also, for whatever reason, the headmaster sent Agon with to keep him away from the Academy. Why? I had no idea. But I'm sure the headmaster had everything figured out.
We were all in the front seat of the carriage, with Bets handling the reins. I had Carpy on my lap. He was still eating so high class demon at.
We were quiet as we saw the field where the academy lay under. As we got closer, Agon got a wide smile.
During our journey, all of us grew closer as friends. Agon even saved my life. We were comrades in arms.
In the original story, Agon learned a way to grow stronger. But that would be after quite a bit of difficulty on his way.
He would break, cry, and burn before he would finally shine. That was what was called character developnt. But this wasn't just a Manga any longer.
Was this how I should repay soone who saved my life? By hiding things behind a smile while he suffered throughout the way.
But the plot
You know what? Screw the plot! Since I already existed in this world, there was no need to try and keep things going how they would have. "Agon, have you ever heard of Hybrid Affinities?"
"What's that?" He leaned back and yawned.
I almost punched him and told him to listen. But the poor bastard doesn't know this will be his lifeline in the future. Because soon, he will hit another wall in his growth. "Hybrid Affinities are when soone has two, or in extrely rare cases, even three affinities above 30%. aning he can use multiple affinities."
Bets and Gem looked at . This advice would probably benefit Gem too.
"Well, there are too many examples to give. So I will just give you the Blaster and Beast Master combination. Well, I will call Beast Master just Master for short, during the explanation." I sighed and got ready for so truth bombs.
The explanation from here on out would change everything. Because in the original story, Agon wouldn't learn this until after the Expert Exam Arc.
But now that no longer mattered so much. After all, I had already eliminated an Arc. "To be able to use the Hybrid affinity of Blaster and Master. You need at or above 30% Master and at or above 50% Blaster.
After making sure he was still listening, I continued. That way, both a Blaster's ability to control their Ord outside the body and a Master's ability to control Ord to the extre and control things. Those qualities mix and create an ability to control things, more correctly, a kind of elental control."
Of course, I left out so gritty details. Because saying that one needed harsh training to achieve this would be an understatent. After all, exorcists couldnt make this type of elental control through conditions. At best, they would just make an ability that could shoot fireballs, or sothing along those lines.
It required one to be obsessed with that elent and slowly turn your life force to match it. Also, there was compatibility with the component. "Reaching the peak of hybrid between Blaster and Master, one would be able to produce said elent out of their own Ord."
Even within the first stage, this mastery over Ord was inhuman. There existed only a handful of such people who could do this.
"Wait, doesn't imbuing Ord on the elent and controlling it sounds like Gem's ability?" Bets caught on quickly. He was always a sharp guy.
"Yes. The Kuro Clan was rumored to be the first to discover this Hybrid Affinity. They've been creating shadow abilities for so long that they can create it easier than others." After all, the Kuro Clan was born with a dark life energy. Controlling shadows ca to them easier than eating. They're the exception to the rule in this case.
Suppose it wasn't for the shadow's weakness to light. The Kuro Clan would have taken over the world long ago. Compared to the average exorcist, they started about ten steps ahead.
In RPG terms, they got the skill at the end of the skill tree while still at level 1.
"Do I also have a Beast Master affinity of 30%?"
"Even if you don't, the Kuro Clan has more wiggle room since they're bred into a shadow ability. So you don't need to have exact percentages." I tried reassuring him.
"Yeah, but my ability's weakness is quite big. I couldn't even stop the eel demon's lightning as my shadows dissipated when they ca in contact." Gem looked at the sky with a reluctant gaze.
"As long as you can learn to create shadow from your own Ord. Then the weakness of light will disappear from those shadows. In exchange for that weakness to disappear, the Ord consumption increases trendously." Of course, the Kuro Clan had already created sowhat of a counterasure. But that was the kind of information that if said out loud and anyone knew, the Kuro Clan would do everything in their power to kill .
"Really? Hell yeah!" Gem jumped with joy.
Information about special abilities was more precious than gold. So secrets are better left buried. "Well, Agon, I think you should see if maybe you have another similar affinity. You might not be able to have affinities above 30% since we know from the test. But there might be another at that level."
There were three, all at 30%. What seed first like a curse will always be a blessing for Agon.
***
Headmaster leo leaned back on his recliner chair. He stared at the red-haired, red-eyed, and red-shirted man in his office. Everything else about the man except his black shoes and white pants was red.
The man was tall and in excellent shape. Showing he wasn't a stranger to a scuffle.
'Way too much red. He doesn't have a sense of fashion at all.'
"Where is the weapon?" Asked the man. "I've been waiting for six days."
His real identity was Er, one of the 22 Special Exorcists. Ranked 19th strongest Exorcist. Epithet: The Sun Exorcist.
"Weapon? What're you talking about?" leo knew exactly what the brat was talking about.
Thankfully, Agon had been away for over a week. No one in the academy knew their missions location except for the headmaster himself, of course.
"I'm talking about Agon. The vessel of Yamata No Orochi, and the weapon that will allow humans to exterminate Ultimate Class Demons!" Ers hand twitched as if he was used to clenching it into a fist. But he didn't want to show anger.
leo noticed his guest was not as calm as he looked. 'What a troubleso situation this is.'
Er sat down, taking breaths that were a little too even. Also, the higher-ups have gotten even more nervous. We know you have been having communications with the Dark Sword Clan.
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