
Leszl city.
The sun seemed to shine brightly as the clouds began to gather from a distance until finally the rain grains fell profusely under the hot sun. Make the residents pull over while some players choose to head to the inn or take on simple work missions within the city.
Since rain, depending on its intensity can bring some bad status such as reduced vision range, movement speed, attack accuracy, and attack speed, options for hunting seem to be ruled out for a moment. Of course, there are exceptions for some reckless people or parties who do not know the problems they bring to themselves.
'Enjoying a glass of coffee or a warm chocolate will feel right now.' Some people think of it when they see the rain falling.
At first glance, Vivid has brought back the feel of the real world into it, forgetting all the noise that players used to make. Something that might be hard to do in other games.
Of course, not everyone can enjoy the same feeling.
"Damn it, the weather here is really chaotic!”
Like her, a girl was grumbling. As he looked up only for the sun to shine brightly in the rain as if he was laughing at her, he only felt his heart become worse.
He was on his way to Leszl City and even before he could see the city walls the rain had already welcomed him? How bad is that?
'This is so bad!' The girl thought, feeling her whole body feel wet and moist. "Is there anything worse than this?!” sans annoyance.
"Calm down, Arsy."
The girl, Arsy turned to look at the figure beside him. A middle-aged man, around his forties with the same golden-colored hair as his.
"Well, Master," replied Arsy as he continued to grumble in his heart. He could only sigh silently upon seeing that his teacher could remain dry in this kind of weather.
'Wouldn't it be better if you also blocked the rain with magic for me, Master?' thought. 'Or ....' Arsy, shudder coldly thinking of another reason.
Arsy is aware of his appearance. With golden hair, sharp red eyes and white skin. If she had to talk about her own appearance in a few words, she would say that she was beautiful.
And Arsy, with her beautiful appearance is now wet by the rain which makes her more attractive with wet golden hair and curves of her body that are increasingly exposed by the rain.
Did his teacher have this kind of hobby on a seventeen year old girl? Even if his teacher seemed to be in his forties, Arsy knew that the true age of his teacher had been over two hundred years ....
"Master, I didn't think you had this kind of hobby ...."
"Forget what's on your mind. I'm not interested in a boy like you at all." Blaise answered ketus. How could he not read what his student might think?
"Then why don't you fuck me!" Arsy shouted loudly, expressing what he had been thinking but ...
"Didn't I have told you to make preparations beforehand? So it's your own fault."
... Her teacher easily gave her the best reminder to drop her. Makes Arsy remember the many bitter experiences he had to go through while being his teacher's direct disciple for ten whole years.
Was this the result he received from being Blaise's direct disciple? Arsy does not know and feels a little regretful about his decision to have accepted the offer to become his teacher's student.
Even if it was his teacher, Blaise Nara, one of the three archmages who founded the Nitra High Magic Academy, the most famous magic academy in the Vivid Continent wasn't this treatment too cruel? Especially to his only direct disciple.
"Well, it's not like I can kill him now."
"What did you say?" asked Blaise to his student who answered— immediately
"Nothing." With panic.
Blaise knew that there was not a case of a direct disciple killing his own teacher, either because of the pressure that the teacher put on his student or for some other reason. And Blaise doesn't think it's a big deal, even if Arsy really wants to kill him.
"I just want to know why the Master wants to head to a small town like Leszl City" Arsy said.
Arsy was really curious about what his teacher was looking for in that small town, because from what he knew there was nothing special about Leszl City. Indeed, it must be admitted if the trade traffic of Leszl City is quite high considering the size of the city itself, but it is a common thing especially in the Traffen Dukedom, which is the capital city of Leszl, it is the main transit point of trade on the continent.
"Well, you'll know what we're looking for when we get there.” Blaise answered his student's question with his classic answer. A reason he always used—
"But remember that you will do this alone next time. About every ten years.”
'Could there be a special item that would appear in this city?' Arsy thinks. With the status of his teacher, an Archmage, he would have no trouble obtaining an item unless it was extremely rare or some kind of national treasure.
Haunted by the curiosity, Arsy sped up his pace. Wanted to immediately find out what his teacher meant but ...
Byu Byu Byu Byu*
... He immediately pecked when he saw a corpse (?) floating on the river.
'Ehm ... Did I just miss seeing it because it was too emotional?' arsy thought while rubbing his eyes but what he saw was still the same thing. A young man with long red hair was floating above the increasingly swift flow of the river. However, upon taking a closer look, Arsy discovers that he is still alive.
Should he help the man or not? Arsy doesn't know but—
"Arsy, help him." His teacher reigned quickly, making Arsy without hesitation immediately plunge into the river and swim quickly towards the young man. Ever since he had gotten wet from the start, his actions were definitely not a problem for a girl!
The river current was getting more and more swift, hearing the rumbling sounds behind him, he looked at the incoming tidal wave and made it move quickly.
"Spirit Vine!" call Arsy, bring up a bunch of tree roots that immediately move like a snake that catches the young man and throws him to the edge of the river. It looks rough, but Arsy feels that this is a despicable way to pull over immediately.
"Are you okay?" arsy asked as soon as he came out of the river just before the tide came crashing down, making the young man's eyes seem empty.
'Could he be too surprised at what happened?' thought Arsy.
However, contrary to that the young man in front of him immediately woke up and asked, "Are you the one who helped me?"
"true."
"Oh ...." And once again, a blank look appeared within the young man's eyes.
'I think he's having trouble saying anything.' Arsy understood what the young man might be feeling. Doesn't this kind of thing happen often?
Taking a breath for a moment, Arsy wanted to say something but before that happened ...
"Thank you, but I really want to drown."
... The young man immediately recovered walking back towards the river.
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"DO YOU WANT TO DIE?!" arsy shouted after his brain managed to process what the young man said.
"Well, that's what I want."
"...."
Opening and closing her mouth a few times, Arsy fell silent and was unable to say anything.
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*Note: it sfx water flowing with a rush