Battle War; Magic, Sword and Dragon

27. Root

"So what's the mission this time? But before that, he's good?"

Kuro glanced at Otome with a cold gaze.

"Just calm down, he'll shut up, won't he, Oltear?"

Otome's hair immediately stood up as she looked at Electra and Kuro's gaze.

Otome understands Electra can kill him in seconds. That's why Otome had no choice but to nod.

"It's good to be quiet now and not to be noisy. You can leave here if you want."

"Eh? Really it?"

Otome's eyes immediately sparkled when she learned Electra was letting her go. With this, he did not need to feel anxious about knowing the secret between the two of them.

"Of course not. You've been involved with this. This also makes it easier for us if there are secrets leaked, we immediately know who the person who leaked our secrets."

"Eh?"

Kuro's words made Otome instantly desperate.

He was once called a demon by Kuro, but now Otome is only the victim of two demons named Kuro and Electra.

"Hmm. right too. So Otome better shut up. Fufu... Anyway sooner or later you'll know our secret because I want you to help Kuro by using your abilities."

"......"

Otome was instantly confused and shocked at the same time.

"Once it seems, Otome's special Soul magic can come in handy. By the way what is Otome's special magic?"

"Hooo. Otome's special magic is extraordinary. Do you want to know?"

Kuro seems a little interested.

Meanwhile, Otome suddenly broke out in cold sweat and his face flushed red. He didn't want Kuro to know his special magic.

"Kuro, Otome's special magic is capable of manipulating male minds so that any male who sees Otome will instantly see Otome as the prettiest woman they have ever seen. Otome's special magic name is Succubus Art."

".........."

Kuro fell silent and showed no reaction after learning of Otome's abilities.

As for Otome, she covered her extinguished red face with both of her hands.

"Ha. All right, I'm really impressed you have magic like that."

After that, Kuro let out a little laugh because he found something funny. Laughing while looking the other way so that Otome doesn't notice.

Electra also silently laughed.

"........................you two..."

Otome of course knew they were laughing at her. Feeling played with, she ended up crying and moody.

"I know you have a nice body and look sexy, your face is also pretty, but I really didn't think you had that kind of magic, ..hmmm....but why don't you have a girlfriend yet?"

".................."

Kuro's words were a deadly attack. He immediately fell down and hugged both knees.

Otome does have a proportional body, his chest is also quite large. Besides, she has a pretty face. That's why Kuro is quite surprised to find out Otome does not have a boyfriend.

"Fu fu's.. She actually dated several times, but her relationship didn't last long because of Otome's special magic."

".......l..um.....In other words, they thought they could fall in love with Otome because of the Succubus effect."

"Frightly so."

Electra confirmed Kuro's allegations.

"Mooouu is enough. I don't want to remember anymore."

And that's the end of Otome being bullied by Kuro and Electra.

Otome even to whiten.

"Have it, I'm sure sooner or later you'll get a girlfriend who sincerely loves you even though she knows your magic, Otome."

"..........Kuro."

"Hooo..."

Electra was impressed to see Kuro succeed in calming Otome down easily.

"Then what are the details of my mission?"

"Ahh. I almost forgot. Your mission is to escort someone who is coming from the capital. For details, just look at it for yourself!"

Electra gave the Crystal Age its mission data this time. He took another fish.

In addition to storing data, Crystal Age can also be used by non-magicians such as Kuro. Unfortunately Crystal Age has low security, which is why Crystal Age usually does not contain data that is not too important.

That's why Kuro/Electra will instantly destroy the Crystal Age so that others do not know their secret data.

"Hmm..he means an important person because it must be escorted, but why not through the teleportation gate commonly used by nobles to get to this city?"

It is common knowledge that in every city there is a place for teleportation magic, but the location of the magic ritual can only be used by certain people such as nobles and imperial families.

"Unfortunately, the person you're going to be guarding is a slightly troubled and special person, so we can't use teleportation magic as usual. Just look at the data I gave you, you'll understand."

"....."

After which, Kuro pressed the Crystal Age like a button. Then came the magic circle that emanated from the Crystal Age.

The magic circle shows a picture of a beautiful girl and shows quite detailed data about the girl. There are 3 sizes as well.

As Electra said, Kuro understood why teleportation magic could not be used. Even if using teleportation magic would be bad.

"......."

Kuro finishes reading and gives the Crystal Age to Electra to destroy.

"But I don't understand why I'm escorting someone as important as him? Aren't there more people than me?"

"I knew. But you don't control the light of the light, I want you to control him silently without being noticed by him."

Realizing something was strange, Kuro raised his eyebrows.

"Shut up?"

"Yes. I want him to be unaware he's being targeted, so this mission is perfect for you. I'll let everyone know when the time comes, so for now you'll just do what I tell you."

"....Alright."

"You're leaving tomorrow the day after morning. Your dragon is healed, right? So you flew into Alf's forest and escorted him all the way to this town. Regarding the payment, I will pay 3 times as much as usual because it's an important mission."

"...haaa..."

Kuro could only sigh and look a little displeased.

It was because he finally understood the intent of the 'last chance' to seize Laila's heart.

Besides he did not have much time left, his time would also be wasted because it takes about 3 days to reach the city of Areshia by boarding the Maltea.

Unfortunately teleportation magic cannot be used.

If using teleportation magic, that person could come in seconds.

"So I can't miss dinner alone with Laila?!"

"Yes. Use the opportunity as best you can!"

They both smiled cunningly and then chewed on the fish.

Meanwhile Otome was silent for no apparent reason.

"Hei Kuro's. As for your little time, have you not changed your mind? I don't mind if you stay in school until graduation."

".......Sure didn't. If I'm in school too long, it's getting harder for me to leave. Besides, I just want to see if we're meant to be together."

Hearing that, Electra simply smiled.

"I didn't expect people like you to believe in destiny. Ummm.. I see, so that's the reason why you want to win her heart with a limited time, but.... is this what you want? If you fail, you'll never see her again, will you?"

Kuro was silent for a moment.

Electra knew why Kuro was silent, at the same time, she saw the sad look that Kuro rarely showed to others.

"I'm used to losing and parting with people who are precious to me, so I can survive even though I'll never see him again. He'd probably be happier if we didn't see each other again. Aren't we?"

"............."

Electra only fell silent when she saw Kuro's fake smile.

Electra had lost her husband, which is why she knew what Kuro was feeling, but somehow Electra felt that Kuro was suffering more than she was.

But what made Kuro survive that suffering?

That's what has made Electra amazed and amazed.

This also makes Kuro strong, but on the other hand, this is what makes Kuro has a cruel side behind his relaxed and cheap smile.

"I don't want to talk about the past."

"?"

Kuro suddenly stood up after finishing one skewer of fish meat. He threw the wood into the furnace to burn.

"I have to feed Laiko first."

"........All right, sorry to bother you."

Electra just smiled. He felt a little guilty for making Kuro have to feed the dragons every day. This is due to the familiar registration process that is quite time consuming.

Although Kuro's dragon was healed and could forage on its own, but if the registration was not completed, Kuro's dragon was still considered a threat.

Moreover, the dragon Kuro was the dragon that ravaged the City of Areshia a week ago. This makes the situation even more complicated as it causes panic.

Kuro stepped his foot towards the dead fish.

Rellfish is 1 meter and 3 meters long, weighing about 250 kg. To Kuro, it was a light weight.

He raised the fish with both hands above his head and then went towards the forest located quite far from the Limph lake.

Kuro left with a little run. And after a while Kuro ended up invisible.

"Chief of the school, who exactly is Kuro?"

Otome asked because she finally understood why she was told to watch over Kuro.

All this time, Kuro has been showing strength that a 16-year-old boy should not have. Besides, Kuro did all that without magic.

And although Otome knew that Kuro was from the Blad clan, this was quite unusual.

"Let's see, I also want to know who Kuro really is."

This time Electra looked serious and spoke in a serious tone. This is the Electra that Otome used to know, even though he still looked young.

"Eh? Is this also a secret?"

"No. I really don't know who Kuro really is."

".............."

Otome knows Electra's not lying. That's why he felt surprised when he didn't know Kuro's true identity.

As a Paladin, Electra was definitely easy to get information thanks to her influence and big name.

"You must know about the Blad clan. They are actually just evil witches who repent. And because the people didn't accept them, they ended up making a village in the Rukia forest."

It was the initial story of the Blad clan that people rarely knew.

"Now the Blad clan already has 3 generations, and Kuro is one of them. But, I discovered the fact that Kuro is not actually a native of the Blad clan."

"Eh?"

"Demonia... uh, don't tell me Kuro is that strong?"

This was natural considering that Demonia was a fairly powerful monster. Demonia is a two-meter bat-man and is known as a human predator.

"Yes. He defeated Demonia at the age of 6 with that sword."

Otome glanced at Kuro's sword located not far from him.

It was then that he realized that Kuro was already capable of wielding a sword when he was 6 years old.

For a magician, Demonia was quite easy to defeat, but there was no way that a 6-year-old boy could defeat Demonia using only a sword.

"Although he was severely injured, he survived. And because of his debt and admiration, the leader of the Blad clan raised Kuro as his son until now. That's why I don't know who Kuro really is."

In other words, Kuro suddenly appears in Rukia forest and saves a little girl.

This was an unbelievable thing considering that the Rukia forest was the most dangerous forest in the Houou empire. How does a 6-year-old survive in the Rukia forest?

"But that doesn't mean I don't have a clue."

It was at that moment that Electra picked up Kuro's sword which was located close to her. He then pulled Kuro's sword from its sheath and gazed towards Otome.

Two bells ring as Electra pulls Kuro's sword.

"Otome, do you know this sword?" tanya Electra while pointing Kuro's sword upwards.

"Hmmm. I know it's an unusual sword. Besides, I've never seen a white sword, but I do know some legends about the white sword."

Although Otome knew there was a magic arm in the form of a white sword, this was the first time he had seen a sword made of white metal.

"Yes. This is no ordinary sword. Other names of this sword are Sword of Darkness, Holy Blade, Holy White Sword, Sword from Another World, Sword of Calamity, and many more.. "

".......... eh? I didn't know the sword was so famous."

"Yes. I agree. But this sword is better known as the King Sword."

That was when Otome widened her eyes. He was shocked when he found out the legendary sword was in front of his eyes.

"Don't tell me that..."

"Yes. This was a sword that the Demon King had"

Otome immediately swallowed his saliva. He had not expected to see the sword used to destroy the world.

But at the same time, Otome realized one thing.

"Ja-so Kuro has a relationship with the Demon King? Uh.... ?..Is that not a legend? After all how could Kuro have any relationship with the Demon King?"

"Fufufu, yes it's just a legend. The Demon King was the strongest magician in the world. In order to defeat him, the 72 Paladin-ranked mages united their strength in order to defeat him. This is a very famous legend, but one thing that is also famous is the legend of the white sword used to destroy a city in one slash. Now the sword is in my hand..... Maybe..."

"Ohhh...."

Electra's words only made Otome smile wryly.

Although Kuro's white sword was famous, the location of the Demon King's current white sword was unknown. In addition, many made use of the legend of the Demon King to create a fake white sword.

This was considering that many people wanted a sword capable of destroying a city in a single slash.

Although it was stronger than ordinary metal, Kuro's sword did not possess any special abilities like magic swords or the like. So you could say Kuro's sword was probably one of the fake swords.

"Then what does that sword have to do with Kuro's identity?"

"..Oh, I almost forgot."

Electra reinserted Kuro's white sword into the sheath and once again the bell rang. After that Electra returned Kuro's sword to its original place.

"Nothing."

"Eh?"

"I didn't find any clue about Kuro. The birth parents, the place of origin, why did he get in the Rukia forest, everything was nil. Huuh.I'm really frustrated and curious. That's why I asked Kuro directly, he always answered, but the answer just irritated me."

Electra looked irritated and upset. He looks like a child now.

"Ha... "

"You know, when I asked who your parents were? He simply replied 'The leader of the Blad clan, if you are curious, find out for yourself. I don't want to tell anyone who meddles like you.' ahhhhh. It irritates me, but I didn't give up and decided to find out, but after I found out a few weeks, I did, I finally gave up."

"In other words the result is also nil?"

"Yes. Kuro seems to be emerging from a rock to save the daughter of the leader of the Blad clan."

"That sounds rude, however Kuro must have parents. Maybe he didn't tell because it would only remind him of bad memories."

"Hooo ...."

Hearing that, Electra showed a sly smile. He found something that could be used to play Otome. Again.

"I didn't expect you to be so considerate of Kuro...Fufu..."

"I'm just giving you a reasonable reason. Never mind, is that all you want to tell me about Kuro? Frankly, I'm more curious as to why she's that strong even if she's not a witch."

"......Hmmm regarding that, I also did some investigation. Well, it's easy he just does magic without magic.."

"..Whatchu mean?"

Otome doesn't understand Electra's intentions.

"Otome, you as a teacher must realize that we are called witches because we are able to make the impossible impossible."

"......."

"We can strengthen our bodies, control the elements around us, create elements, create weapons, create monsters with just something called magic, but do you know the difference between a fire in front of you and a fire created by magic?"

"...Fire..?"

Otome noticed the fire they used to burn the fish.

A yellowish-red flame that continued to devour the dry wood. It emits heat and burns the skin when it touches it.

"Are they not the same as fire. What's different?"

"Yes. There's nothing different. Both are the same fire, just the process of creating a different one. Magic has a faster advantage in creating fire. While wood needs oil or a batter (fire lighters) to create a fire. In short, it's just a hard road and an easy road, but the goal remains the same."

".........."

And finally Otome understood all the meaning of Electra's explanation.

Kuro only made himself strong like a witch.

That's all, but that's what makes Kuro's abilities terrible.

"That's why I want you to keep an eye on him."

"uh?"

"I don't know yet how powerful Kuro really is, which is why we have to watch over him with our hearts. You must know that he only played games despite facing 11 of your students who used magic. That's what makes him dangerous and unstable."

"................."

"In addition, even though he seems to obey me, he can rebel at any time, and in that moment we will face considerable problems."

"Is that Kuro...?"

"Yes. He used to travel the world, but he's not just a street. I found something very interesting while tracing the trail. ...Kuro travels around and studies to all the influential masters in the world, not only that, he actually only learns the basic techniques of every strongest 'Art' and then combines the knowledge learned with his abilities. The more surprising thing was that he did all of that alone without the help of anyone else."

"........In other words, Kuro is strong for mastering the powers of the whole world, but I am more impressed with Kuro's ability to learn. "

Electra just nodded.

Kuro's parents, powers and past are still a mystery.

They also have no idea who Kuro really is.

"..haa. thinking about this makes me dizzy. No, I guess you already know Kuro's identity but keep it a secret from me, am I wrong?"

That's the only possibility. It's impossible that everything about Kuro is unknown.

At that moment, Electra smiled faintly as a sign Otome's guess was not wrong.

"Well, I actually have another clue, but I'm not sure the truth."

"Hey..."

"Otome you must know one more legend about the white sword. The first legend was about the white sword that the Demon King had, and the other one was that when the white sword appeared, it was a sign that a great calamity was about to happen. This is what causes the white sword to have the name Sword of Calamity. And this second legend is now happening before our eyes."

".........."

Otome fell silent as he realized the meaning of Electra's words.

Electra talked about the incident that happened a week ago.

The incident took place in two places, but the other incident was kept secret to the public. This is related to the object that was stolen by a mysterious person named 'Shadow'.

And Otome understood that worse things would happen sooner or later.

"This is not the first time this has happened. Back when I was a kid, I met a white sword-carrying man just like Kuro. Maybe Kuro has a relationship with that person."

"I've only heard this for the first time, but if it's true, Kuro may be the granddaughter of the person you met and if it's not wrong, it's destroying a city with a radius of 100 km, right here."

"Yes. It was the story of the war in the city of Limphis that had now become a lake. Ha ha's... And now we're eating on the edge of a lake that was once a battlefield. It's really funny."

"..............."

Otome and Electra finally returned to eating fish that are now almost charred. They were too serious about Kuro.

".... Do you know what the guy's name is? I'm sure he must be quite the cu-d"

Before he could finish his words, Otome was startled by the 2 magic circles that appeared right in front of his forehead.

In an instant he saw a large needle piercing through the first magic circle, and slightly pierced through the second magic circle.

Otome could not breathe for a moment when she realized the needle had stopped a few centimeters from her forehead.

After which, the magic circle disappeared and the huge needle fell to the ground.

"Fuck.ahh.."

He was finally able to breathe a sigh of relief when he learned Electra had helped him.

But he also noticed the one person who attacked him with just a needle.

"Huuhh, he seems to be getting angry. I'd better not tell you. If I do, your life is in danger, Otome."

Electra smiled faintly as she saw Kuro being at a distance of 100m from the two of them.

And Kuro really looks unhappy.

"........."

It was then that he realized the meaning of the Electra saying Kuro was dangerous.

Kuro is someone who unhesitatingly kills people who make him unhappy, or Kuro seems to think Otome is meddling too much.

After a while, Kuro finally arrived in front of them.

He showed an unhappy face, but he suddenly smiled.

"Sorry, I didn't expect my attack to miss."

"Eh?"

Kuro's words instantly confused Otome.

Missed out?

Did Kuro say that his target was not Otome?

If not, is it Electra?

But at the same time, missing also means Kuro failed to hit the target because it was blocked by Electra.

Which is right?

Once again, it became a mystery to Otome.