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Right next to is a man dead drunk. He is slovenly collapsed, his head and chest both resting on the table directly. From ti to ti I can hear him mutter sothing about a fire starter. What kind of inferno did that Sun guy show him to deserve that title?
I still have cold sweat whenever I rember the Sun Young Master. He was able to decimate all my Gus easily while smiling. This isn't sothing normal humans can cope with. The tavern keeper cos nearby. I pay my companion's staggering drinking tab before requesting a room.
The man simply nods and installs us in so extra room he got without even asking for anything else. He nods in understanding. To the people, Sun is a hero. This guy who apparently knew him is one too because of it. He kept emotionally talking about the loss of his friend all night long. They clearly knew each other for many years.
The more I see of this companion of mine, the more puzzled I beco. He seems to hold so many secrets. He seems to be presenting this fake goofy persona to the world, but behind it lies a serious and scheming man.
Even right now as he lay slumped on the bed, he is turned in a perfect position to fight would-be invaders. He seems extrely deep asleep and vulnerable, but it obviously isn't that easy to take advantage of him.
I can't help but wonder if I should tell him all that happened. I did fight the sun guy butHow will he react? If I tell him the truth right now, he may have reservations against , perhaps be angry since I tried killing his friend.
But if I keep mum and he learns about what I "did" from soone else it could be even more troubleso. At first, I agreed to guide him to the water sect to keep watch on him but now I'm not sure who is keeping watch on who anymore.
Can I even ditch him if I wanted? How would he react? This is so troubleso. I just feel like sleeping and thinking about it later. Is this so kind of test life is giving ?... Oh god. What if it really is a test?! What if this man knows perfectly who I am already? What if he is just waiting to see my reaction to know how he will deal with ?!
Suddenly I'm wide awake. He clearly knows I'm a Gu user, that much is obvious. He did an exaggerated display down in the tavern as if a show. I shiver as I understand that this is all a test. Here goes nothing. It takes all I have to utter "I have sothing to confess"
I'm worriedly awaiting his reaction but all he does is sleep. He slightly nods and keeps sleeping. "Should I tell you now or later?" That's when he turns on the side, facing away from . I understand we'll talk in the morning. He is thoughtfully giving ti to collect my thoughts.
As I lay down for the night, I am wondering about how he'll react exactly. Still, I think I did the right choice by admitting. Now I think he will at least listen to my version of the facts. For so reason, I get the feeling I ca closer to death today than I did in this mortal Combat against Sun.
At so point, it seems I fell asleep. I'm not even sure when. There he is silently sitting on his bed seemingly wisely pondering about sothing. Then he begins speaking.
[About yesterday.]
This is the decisive mont. I shouldn't hold any information back.
"Yes, as I was saying, the Sun Young Master is still alive. To my knowledge, at least. We fought but then he simply let leave alive. I have no idea why, but I believe he wanted to fake his own death. That is how and why I began running. I'm currently trying to head back to the Gu adow right now"
I have been as truthful as possible. Now he will hopefully forgive .
[Let get this straight. He is still alive, and you are a friendly Gu user?!]
Why is he acting so shocked all of a sudden, even shouting?
That's when I hear a sound *TING* as a platter of food falls straight to the floor. At the room entrance, our host is looking at us baffled. I was so shaken that I let my guard down! Well, that and my scouting Gus are all dead. I'm so used to receiving passive feedback after all.
Still, that explains it all. That's why he was so loud! He wasn't saying that to but to our audience! I'm lucky to have him back up. Without his intervention, I probably wouldn't have noticed at all. Then I would have unknowingly beco this village's enemy.
The tavern keeper freezes for a second, but then he seems to rember the man's advice from yesterday. Instead of screaming and starting a Gu User hunt (that would end up with their deaths) he nervously chuckles:
"How clumsy of . I'm very sorry. I'll co back with breakfast right away."
Sohow, I don't doubt that he will remain silent. Did he already know this would happen? Why else would he utter such precise advice yesterday? This is but sothing very simple, but he managed to convince soone to turn a blind eye to a Gu! This is so damn impressive!
[Alright, how about you start from the beginning?]
I start recounting. How we fought in the Gu village, how he chased all the way to a cavern, and I even admit that I seriously tried to kill him. Except, in the end, he was stronger and managed to play completely. From the very beginning, he had been using to fake his own death.
I share the fact that beyond what happened I am really ignorant. That is when he lowly chuckles before declaring confidently.
[Well, no need to worry. He probably quit his sect to co beco the official fire starter of my sect.]
This is a foreign term to . It is clearly related to arson but it's more of a title than a position. Seeing confused he elaborates.
[It's soone that is in charge of starting campfires in order to cook barbecue.]
What the hell?! That's such a lowly job?! He'd be leaving his exalted champion status for sothing like that?! Wait, no. It doesn't make sense. I can't help but mutter.
"But he'd have to renounce worshiping Hellios to do a clean break away from the sect!"
[Oh yeah, about that. Ever heard of The Unnad God?]
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