„For now I am gonna introduce you to the rest of the crew,“ said Jennefer.
She opened the doors and I followed after her.
„Everyone but Jell gather here!“ she shouted.
Ellie and the boy with fluffy ears came immediately.
„This kid is named Felix and from today he is one of our allies,“ she said as she patted me on the back.
Huh? One of their allies? Did she decide that quickly?
„One of our allies?“ both of them tilted their heads in confusion.
„I won’t tell you the details right now.
We will be at the Great Continent soon so we have to figure out what to do now.
The girl on the right is Ellie.
She is an engineer and inventor of a few of our gadgets.
She is also an archeologist.
The boy on the left is named Pu’Follonoll.
You can call him Puff.
He is our newest recruit.
As you can see he isn't a pure human race.
He is a human-beast hybrid.
His father comes from the beast race.
The crossbow he is carrying everywhere is one of the sacred weapons.
And the guy that is steering the wheel is Jell. He is our craftsman and helmsman.
Ellie, are you able to make a fake magic card before we arrive there?“
„I will go into the main cabin to make preparations,“ Ellie replied and ran away to the cabin.
„Sacred weapons? What are these?“ I asked Jennefer.
„Sacred weapons are weapons that were forged long before Arkia even existed.
You can channel magic through them without incantations.
There are 12 of them in total.
The one that Puff has was found by him in a dungeon.
It’s the Crossbow of Bountifulness,“ she replied.
Puff looked at me with a smirk on his face thinking that I was jealous.
I really was. Sacred weapons - it sounds so cool.
„Come here Felix,“ Ellie shouted from the cabin.
I went in without hesitation.
She had a strange round object on the desk with the dust that Jennefer used before on top of it.
„Before I can make you a new magic card I need to know what magic affinity you have.
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For that we are going to use one of my inventions, the Magic-o-finder.
I have never used it before so I hope it will work.
Please place your hands on top of the sphere.“
Once I touched the sphere I couldn’t move my hands at all.
It felt as if my hands were glued to it.
They were really cold out of nowhere.
The Magic-o-finder changed its colour to a very bright cyan and I was able to put my hands away from it.
„Interesting,“ muttered Ellie to herself.
„It’s so bright. That means my magic is really amazing, right?“ I asked Ellie straightaway.
„Felix, I am sorry,“ she looked at me with pity in her eyes.
„What’s wrong?“
„Well, you see the brighter it is the weaker the magic is.
I have never seen such bright colour before.
You are the weakest magic user I have ever met,“ Ellie replied.
I slammed the table.
„What do you mean the weakest?!“
Ellie hid under the table in fear.
„But at least I have some magic, no?“ I asked her.
„Yes, you have a very small wind affinity,“ she responded while peeking from under the table.
I have some magic. I wonder what I’ll be able to do with it.
„Now tell me your age,“ Ellie looked at me.
„I am 17… I mean 10 years old,“ I responded.
Strange noises came from underneath the table and then her head appeared from there.
„Here you go, eat this,“ she said and gave me a purple pill.
„What’s that?“
„Eat it and don’t ask questions!“
I ate the pill.
„[Magic Card] acquired. If you want to use the skill, look into your palm and say this incantation: Let there be a magic card.“ I heard Ocera’s voice.
I looked into my palm. „Let there be a magic card.“
Before I knew it I was holding a paper card.
I read everything there was.
Name: Felix Crimson
Age: 10
Place of birth: Dragon Isles
Birthday: 7th day of the Mammoth’s month
Profession: none
Magic affinity: wind
„Why is my surname Crimson?“ I asked Ellie in confusion.
„The reason is simple, if you ever get in trouble you can say that you are the brother of the famous Jennefer Crimson from the Burning Wings.
She is well-known so most people will let you go. Well, not her enemies.
Just don’t get in trouble with demons or bandits and you’ll be fine.“
„Is she okay with that?“
„Well, why don’t you show her the magic card and ask her yourself?“
I went outside with a little bit of fear. I didn’t know what her response might be.
„Do you have your magic card ready?“ Jennefer ran towards me with a warm smile on her face.
Puff slowly followed her.
„Yes, I do. Take a look,“ I responded.
Both her and Puff looked at it.
Puff looked shocked once he saw my surname and place of birth.
„Is this okay? He is using both your surname and birthplace. He could get you into trouble,“ he looked at Jennefer.
Jennefer’s face brightened up. „I love it! Felix is now my little brother!“
She jumped towards me and hugged me.
I tried to get away from her.But I couldn’t.
Her strength was on another level.
„I want to show you something Felix. Follow me,“ she said.
She pointed into the distance.
There was a land.
„This is our destination. The Great Continent.“
„What will happen to me once we get there?“ I asked her.
„You‘ll attend the Zephyr’s Magic Academy. Don’t worry Ellie will be there with you.
Once you are 14 you’ll take the adventure guild’s exams to become an adventurer and join us.
Try to learn as much as possible so that you won’t be a nuisance for us.
Also don't worry, the rest of us will try to find more clues where Phyre might be.“
After a while we arrived at the harbor.