KEEP BUANA (Rise of Darkness)

The Life-Solving Heirloom

"So, how long have you been a follower of my teacher, Lord Ryu?" Gentayu tries to divert Ryu from his confusion towards his condition which lately is very easy to fall asleep. Though what happened was not him who fell asleep but he lost access to enter the world of Grobok Bracelet while the time for Gentayu body in his home world stopped and slowed down. This was not realized by Ryutaro.

"I have been a follower of Lord Brajavana since childhood. Precisely, since my tiger body was just born. Ah. It feels really bad to be a baby again but in the form of animals. Breastfeeding on a tiger is not good. It would be nice if I were just a human baby..." Ryu replied, the spirit chuckling.

"Basic stealth pervert!" Gentayu grunted and sneered at the spirit after understanding its meaning a short while later. Gentayu is slow to think about such things.

"Then, what kind of magic formation can separate your spirit from the body so that you, an imperial commander, should end up miserable like this? Didn't you just say that you accidentally activated it?" Gentayu is still curious.

"Eh, it actually has to do with one of my abilities in the past. I wielded the power of the secret sect on the southern island of the Hidama imperial region. To be exact, I stole it... " Ryu's tone sounded full of sadness. " But I have no regrets. With that ability we can win many wars without falling many casualties. Before the war starts, I usually infiltrate the enemy army's defense base with my spirit alone. Listen to the details of their plans. Then the rest, usually I am able to kill the leader of the enemy forces easily, even when the war has not started and the first weapon has not gone out of place. That said, this power is the secret power of our Empire" he recalls.

"You stole it from a secret sect?" Gentayu asked full of search.

"really"

Ryu later recounts that as a child he lived and grew up on the streets. Stealing and pickpocketing is his daily skill and work. For this profession, Ryu even studied pickpocketing specifically from the crime organization in the city of Kyushin. Thanks to that skill, Ryu managed to accidentally gain the power named 'life-breaker. That power is actually stored in the form of a cloak.

One day, Ryu the child copet was chased by the security after being caught stealing in a shop that sells jewelry. This is actually the result of the reconnaissance and disclosure efforts of street crimes that he committed. In the chase Ryu hides in the house of one of the unexpected residents is the main headquarters of a secret sect in the city of Kyushin.

The residence was briefly searched by officers before they left because they were disinclined by the owner of a house that is known as the hermit warrior Kao. But people certainly do not think that the hermit Kao is the leader of a secret sect because all these followers and members who come always claim to be patients or people who need mental therapy hermit Kao.

Ryu was hiding behind a robe so that when searched his small body was invisible. After feeling safe, he also intends to go out but still use the robe. Again he found another strange. Kao's ascetic who accidentally crossed paths with him at the entrance did not realize there was one of his precious robes stepping out with a fugitive inside.

"That's how I got that power. And I just found out that the robe, besides being able to disguise itself, can also separate spirits with bodies after being caught by my teacher, commander Takashi. He caught me and educated me, and explained the robe in detail. Master Takashi also guided me so that I could become a reliable soldier and immediately get the rank of commander of the intelligence division.

Now the robe should still be on my body trapped in the abyss of death. Damn it, why was it that when I fell down I actually activated a life-breaking spell.." Ryu closed his story with sadness to his voice.

"Calm down. We'll find your body again. Hopefully the 300 years won't damage your body" Gentayu said uncertainly. But at least it's a hope. At the very least, knowing that Ryu's spirit is still alive signifies that his body is still alive somehow.

Ryu himself has actually also forgotten his desire to enjoy his life back as a human. So long life moved around as a spirit from one body to another body can be received with a spacious chest. At least he was still alive for a long time watching the world around him change.

The boat on Gentayu now arrived at the lower part of the river, a large port city near and bordering the high seas. That city was Sei Asin City. A port city that is quite crowded because it is a meeting area for local and foreign merchants.

Gentayu intends to sell the following boat all its contents in this city. He needed the money for his travel expenses to find the Red Dragon bridge. After waiting for half a day, a thin-eyed yellow-skinned merchant bargained and bought his sale for 3000 gold pieces.

After getting the money, Gentayu immediately sought lodging to rest his body overnight. However, just as he was about to head to the inn, a commotion in front of the inn stopped his steps.