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Dan and I walking down the street side by side since we left the Militia district.
"Dan-san.", I started by calling his name. "Tell me, what's the story with this village?", I asked in a curious manner.
"Umm-?", he responded my calling with turning his head a little bit to my direction. "This village? Oh! I forgot that Grim did mentioning that you are a foreigner.", he replied while smiling and wiping the back of his head.
"Umu, I am.", I responded.
"Well, I only know the story from the people talks but never taking a digging in to it since then.", he started his story while crossing both of his hand below his chest. "They say, Luna Village was once a hidden village of Elves. A very well hidden one since the village is always helped by the spirits from the forest.", he implied.
"Hidden, Dan-san?", I asked to confirm with a confused face. I rub my chin with my right hand while walking after asking it.
"Uh-uh, yeah.", he nodded while maintaining his pose and closing his eyes. "Long ago, when the world is still in a heavy aggression with those Devils, Gods and Goddesses at that time were actively descending to this world protecting the races, this village is existed as one of those hidden settlements.", he said while pulling out his right hand following the story to his right side with palm facing up. He opened back his eyes and looking at my direction whose attentively looking at him when he spouted the story.
"Gods and Goddesses, descended?", I asked with even more curious expression.
"Eh? You don't know?", he puts out a little bit suprised face combined with confusion.
"Umu.", I nodded as I mumbled. "There were barely any books back in the place with my grandfather who has passed away. He's a muscle head who knows how to train, but I love him. So, he didn't have any books of this world with him.", I added some made up story for it to be looked a little bit more convincing to him
"Ah, I see.", he grabbed his chin with his hand as he said the words. "So the whole years before now were spent by training? Now I understand a little about just from where that strength of yours came with. Well it's not that I didn't see that you're a strong warrior, it just that, I can't believe that you actually passed that Kyou-dono's trial.", he implied.
"Hmm?", I set up a confused expression at him. "But I could not even land a single hit on him.", I said.
"Ah yeah, you were. I saw that. Hahaha..", he laughed. "But you see, you're the very first one that received his recognition, just so you know it.", he blinked at me.
I'm suprised, feeling that I just dif something wrong. "U-um..", I mumbled trying to get off from this topic. "So, about those Gods and Goddesses, they descended?", I asked, trying to change the topic.
"Oh yeah, I forgot!", he hit his left hand palm with his right hand's fist as he said that. "Yes they were oftenly descended to the world, fighting side by side with the [Hero]-es and the army of the [Allied races]. Back then, we were at a heavy war opposing the Devil Gods and goddesses, by the story I heard and known.", he explained while making some hands movements as he explains the story.
"Umu.", I nodded as I look at him attentively while we're walking. "How do they look?", I asked out of curiousity.
"Hmm. Don't ask me. It was happened in a very long time ago. Maybe you better ask Grace or Kyou. They were once a member of one of the previous Heroes' party.", he said while spreading his hands with palm facing upside to his sides and lifting his shoulder making an 'I don't know' gesture.
"They what?", I'm a little disbelieving his words.
"Uh-uh.", he nodded. "That's why I told you before.", he blinked at me.
I stopped walking hearing his confirmation in shock. He's still walking forward leaving me behind. He turns his head back at me while walking forward after. Puts out his warmest smile as usual and pulled out his right thumbs up at me.
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"Sigh.", I sighed, felt like losing my energies in this split seconds. 'I definitely made a mistake.', I murmured in my head. Then, continue walking forward following him to the inn together.
The talks ended there as are getting closer to the inn. They day is still high up in the morning, almost reaching for noon time, we reached the inn.
"Dan-san, can you fetch me a drink?", I asked him as I walked in inside the inn while holding my head with my right hand feeling gloomy over something and walk to one of those tables, picking the furthest in the corner. After reaching it, I immediately take a seat and laying my head down on the table while my hands covering the sides of my head.
He saw my behaviour, and smiled. "I wanna scold you for requesting beer in this morning, but, I guess I can let it pass today.", he said while walking straight to the kitchen.
"Ahhh...", I whined. "I should have digging up the information related to the test first. Sigh.", I implied more whining out loud before taking a heavy sigh.
"Yes indeed, I think you should.", a man's voice heard nearby.
I was really shocked hearing that. "EEEEEKK!!!", I yelled and dropped to the floor beside me. It was Kyou's. He took a peek from the table to look at me who fell on the floor.
"You okay?", he asked with his innocent plain face.
"Were you trying to kill me with a heart attack?!", I yelled a little when I scolded him while my hands holding my chest.
He stayed in silence in his plain face, feeling confused. It pissed me out even more. I get back up and take a seat. "Nevermind.", I said while stabilizing myself.
After a while, Dan came out from the kitchen door with 3 rounds of beers on the tray on his hand. He walks to us after and put them all down on the table. He excuses himself after and get back to the kitchen. Kyou and me stayed in silence. Taking the drinks.
"So.", I took the initiative as soon as Dan reached back into the kitchen and closing the door. "Why are you here?", I asked.
"Hmm?", he startled a little bit and took a peek from the glass at me. "Nothing, let's leave that for later. Beer comes first.", he said plainly.
'The heck?', I murmured in my mind, a little bit pissed. "Yeah, whatever.", I responded his words as I put my hand's palm on the my glass and making some ice blocks through [Mana manipulation]. He saw me, but just looking at it silently with his plain face. I ignored his stare and start shaking my glass in rounded manner trying to make the cold spread faster. Then after, pulling it up and drink it all in 1 go.
'Gulp..gulp..gulp..', the sounds heared as I gulping down the cold beer. "Fwaaaah!!!!", I dropped down the glass on the table and wiped my mouth with my hands after.
"You know, you can just adjust the [Temperature] of the drinks with [Mana manipulation] like that without making an ice, right?", he asked.
"Yes.", I replied as I pull the last glass closer to my side from the middle while standing on the chair with both feet to lift me up higher. The round table is quite big by the way. "But the ice added more enjoyable pleasures for me.", I implied more as I am taking a seat back on my chair and making ice on this last glass.
"Hmm?", he mumbled responding my words while lookong at his glass. I ignore it again, and taking the last glass in one go, again.
'gulp...gulp...gulp...' the sounds I made again as I gulping down my last beer. "Fwaaaaaaah!!", I wiped my lips with my hands after. My face showing an enjoyed expression.
Kyou who saw my behavious left in curiousity. He looked back at his glass after he looked at me. He puts his right finger index right on top of it and makes some ice blocks with [Mana manipulation]. He stirred it a little with his finger by touching the floating ice and making it taking a round inside the glass in the drink. He pulled up his glass and drink it after.
'Gulp..Gulp..Gull..', the sounds Kyou's made as he gulps down the beer. 'It indeed feels better with this absurd feeling from the cold ice blocks touching my lips.', he murmured in his mind as he finishes it up in one gulp.
"See?", I smirked at him as he put down the glass on the table and wiping his lips with his hand in a gentle attitude while closing his eyes.
"Umu, I guess it was.", he agreed with his plain tone and expression. His acts pissing me up a little, honestly. Where the hell did that excited Kyou's gone. Pfft!
'Ahem', he coughed with a fist of his hand infront of his hand, in intended manner. "Now, that's that. Let's get on business.", he said while he opens up his eyes after, staring with a serious looks toward me.
I snapped a little looking at his change of pace. "Uh, Okay?", I replied casually.
"I have something to discuss with you. Regarding that [Ancient Human] of yours.", he said in serious glare.
I slammed the table with both of my hands and standing up spontaneously in shocked, in silence. I glared at him seriously as well, feeling agitated and insecure.
"Don't be too tense. No one is here hearing this. I've confirmed it.", he implied, trying to convincing me.
"What do you want?", I asked in a pissed mannered voice tone while clenching both of my hands on the table.
"Nothing. Just want to talk. I think here's not the best place to talk. Follow me.", He stands up as he said those words. Feeling insecure, curious and agitated, I felt that I have no other choice instead of following him obediently. Though, he knows my secret even I already used [Conceal] on it which active in 24x7.
He walks heading outside of the inn, I followed him from his back. "Where're you taking me?", I asked as I walk while face facing down.
"You'll see.", he replied with his plain tone without looking back at me.