CH.125 Sonic Bird and Relinquished
“Can we head back to town now?” Lua asked. “I still need to drop off the boar at.”
“Well, I did have so experints in mind, but I can run them at a different ti.” I answered.
“I’m fine with going back as well.” Alice added.
“Experints? What kind?” Lua asked.
“You know, just trying out a few cards.” I told her.
Mainly so of the ritual support, test fly Gradius, test if A Hero Erges can be used to summon and perhaps even perform a few fusion summons.
“Then let’s do that first.” Lua said. “I want to see.”
“They might take so ti, so I think we should take the at into town first. I don’t want it spoiling or sothing.” I told her.
“Well, I suppose that’s true. If it goes bad, I won’t get much money for it. Not that it will go bad that quickly. So a quick stop to Moon’s place and then we can get right back here.” Lua said.
Oh. We are heading to the moon? Better get Gradius out here. Well, not really. I know it’s probably just soone nad Moon.
We followed Lua back to town and entered a specific shop. It had a small circular sign out front that looked like a moon with a boar drawn on it. A real Moon shop. Well, perhaps not, but it does sound fun. A moon shop. We can sell you the moon. Or perhaps a ticket to the moon.
“Mrs. Moon. Are you here?” Lua called after we walked in and didn’t see anyone.
“Yes, yes. I’ll be there in a minute.” We heard a woman’s voice call from sowhere.
“So is this the shop you usually sell your at to?” I asked.
This was clearly a butcher shop. There were different storage containers that kind of looked like fridges all over the room. So of them even had a glass door so I could see the at inside. They also had an ice departnt at the top, so I guess they used ice to stay cool.
Actually, that one doesn’t have any ice. So perhaps only so of them use ice and others use magic of so kind. Perhaps they are another product that originates from a dungeon, and the ones with ice are man-made knockoffs.
“Yes. Mrs. Moon has a great eye for quality at and she beca our first regular custor. She is actually the one that began calling us Pri Rib.” Lua explained.
“Oh, so you have a long history with her.” I deduced. “I hope she can manage after you leave town.” I added.
“Well, I’m sure she can…” Lua began to say, but stopped when an elder lady walked into the room.
I think I recognize her. I’m decently sure she was at the guild when we had the funeral fire. So I failed saving soone important to her as well.
“Oh, it’s little Lua. Here to deliver today’s at?” The lady asked.
“Well, that does tend to be my reason for coming here these days.” Lua answered. “Well, I suppose I could co and enjoy a cup of tea before I leave if that is fine.”
“Oh. You drink tea? I thought you only enjoyed the contents of your flask.” Mrs. Moon said.
“Well, I went through a growth spurt, so I do enjoy other things nowadays.” Lua said.
Oh. So she is already getting used to foods other than blood. That’s great to hear. I was afraid it would take her a long ti.
“I see. I see. Well, I’m happy that my little student is growing up.” She said to Lua.
Student? As in, Lua studied under Mrs. Moon?
… but then again, all that ice was likely made with magic. And Lua uses water magic. Perhaps she really could be Lua’s teacher. Now I just want to know why she is running a butcher shop instead of a magic school. If she can make soone like Lua into a recognized witch, she could likely teach anyone. Well, then again, I’m not sure how good of a student Lua is.
And perhaps this butcher’s shop was a way to get blood for Lua, before she could hunt monsters on her own. Yeah. That sounds correct. Lock that in until I hear the truth.
“I would love to stay and chat for longer, but I do have plans, so can we get this transaction over with?” Lua asked. She didn’t say it in a malicious or aggravated tone, so I assu she said it on our behalf, as she doesn’t want to waste our ti.
“Yes. Yes. I shouldn’t waste the ti of a noble or a hero.” Mrs. Moon said.
“Hero?” I asked. “I don’t think I classify as one.”
“Oh, but you do my boy. You do. No one ever accepts it at first, but you will see. You are a hero.” She said.
“If I really was a hero, you wouldn’t have had to go through the pain of losing soone. I’m sorry.” I said to her as I walked out of the store, leaving Alice and Lua behind.
“FUCK!” I let out as I punched a wall of the building next to the butcher’s shop.
It didn’t hurt my fist at all, but I did leave a small dent in the wall.
This fucking sucks. Another one I couldn’t help. Who was she there for? Not Rico, most likely. She wasn’t standing next to Mario, after all. One of the Bakula personnel? Well, one of them was in his mid-to-late twenties, so that would fit. The other one was an older man, so if it was him, that would be her husband. And having a husband working in a trading company would be advantageous for a butcher.
… Next ti, I’ll have all the copies of Monster Reborn I can use. Even if I have to open up just Legend of Blue-Eyes for the next year, I will get enough copies to save everyone.
“Brian. Are you feeling alright?” Lua asked. I didn’t even notice that she ca out of the store.
“Who was it?” I asked Lua. If that lady really is her teacher, she should know.
“Who was what?” She asked.
“Who did she lose? She was at the funeral fire, wasn’t she? That ans one of the people was related to her. Who was it?” I asked.
“... do you really want to know?” Lua confird.
“I wouldn’t ask if I didn’t, would I?”
“His na was sk. He was one of the guards that ca with us when we founded the dungeon.” Lua answered in a way I could understand.
… so that’s who she lost.
“Co on. We should go. Miss Alice is waiting for us.” Lua said as she pulled by my arm.
Before she did, I left a large silver coin in the dent I made in the wall. I hope the owner of that building can forgive for denting his wall.
Lua dragged all the way back to the fields outside of the walls. Alice also ca with us, but she did look a bit jealous that Lua got to hold my hand on the way.
“Okay Brian. Let’s do the experints now. That is how you prevent that from happening in the future, right?” Lua’s comnt got my head back on straight.
Yeah. She is correct. If I don’t do anything, nothing will change. Better just to try, try, try again.
“Yes. Let’s just do it. It’s not like I’ll lose anything if I try.” I decided.
Let’s start with the thing Mrs. Moon brought up. A Hero Erges.
I ended up tossing so LoBY cards that I had for the toploader for A Hero Erges. As well as so other stuff.
4x Dragon Treasure, 4x Uraby, 4x People Running About, 2x Armaill, 2x Lesser Dragon, 3x Yami, 3x Fireyarou, 3x Power of Kaishin.
I’ll get all the LoBY things back anyway while trying to pull extra copies of Monster Reborns anyway.
“Here. Hold onto this and activate it after I take so distance.” I told Lua as I handed the card over to her. I wanted to take a bit of distance between us, so I would see if it actually worked.
She read the card, before she said: “Brian, just because she called you a hero, won’t an this card will work.”
“I know. But that’s not why. The real reason is the water spirit. Rember what she called ?” I asked.
“Oh. I almost forgot about that.” Lua said. “I suppose so. But then again, it did say ‘heroes’, so.”
“Well perhaps I should have Alice use the card instead.” I said.
“No. I’ll use it.” Lua said.
“Thanks.” I said as I walked about 100 ters away from Lua and Alice.
“A Hero Erges.” I barely heard Lua as she activated the card.
I was expecting teleportation to happen and waited. And waited. But nothing. The card didn’t react at all.
I then looked as Lua and Alice talked for a second, before Lua handed the card over to Alice and Alice tried to activate it as well.
But again, nothing happened. I guess I really am no hero.
I walked back up to the girls.
“It didn’t work.” Alice said.
“Yes. It didn’t react at all.” Lua added.
“I almost expected that. I’m no hero after all.” I said.
“I’m not sure that’s it. This card does say sothing about being in danger, so perhaps it can only be activated in tis of great peril.” Lua reasoned.
“... Well, I still doubt if it would even activate. And even if it did, it wouldn’t summon .” I said. “Well, at least the next thing should work.”
“Sonic Bird.” I summoned a monster. I didn’t bother putting a sleeve or toploader on it, as I have 4 copies (well now 3) of it, so I can just put a sleeve on a remaining copy if its effect is really worth it.
A card appeared in the air and a large bird flew out of it. It wasn’t huge like The Roc was, but still over one ter in length.
The bird landed in front of and let out a “caw”.
(Master. Show it a ritual monster and it will bring out the ritual spell for it.) Laura instructed.
Ah. Sure. I opened my collection and checked my ritual monsters. Crab Turtle, Hungry Burger, Performance of Sword and Relinquished. The only one I don’t have the ritual spell for is Relinquished, so I pulled it out and showed it to Sonic Bird. I guess I could use Contract with the Abyss to summon it, but might as well get the proper ritual spell when I have the chance. And with contract, I need to tribute monsters that exactly equal the level of the monster summoned, whereas with Black Illusion Ritual I can tribute any monster with a level of 1 or higher.
After taking a good look at the ritual monster in my hand, Sonic Bird flew into the sky before accelerating quickly, almost like it was trying to enter light speed or sothing.
“Um, Brian.” Alice got my attention. “Where did you send that monster? And how did it disappear like that?”
“I’m actually not sure. I think it went sowhere to get a card for , but I’m not sure where it went.” I responded.
Just after that, Sonic Bird returned. Again, it looked like it slowed down from a speed that exceeds my ability to see. Or perhaps it ca from a different dinsion.
“Oh. It ca back.” Alice said when she saw the bird.
Then Sonic Bird once again landed before . Opening its beak, I saw the card it held in its mouth. I pulled it out and looked at the pristine copy of Black Illusion Ritual. So it really brought one. Nice.
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