Reincarnationem: The War Kingdom

chapter 09's

In the middle of the wilderness, Zeint ate the food that the merchant gave him with his heart while sitting cross-legged by the bonfire. The merchant just stared happily at Zeint and occasionally offered Zeint drinking water.

"what are you doing in the middle of this forest, son?" - The man opened the conversation.

"I want to go to Selleburk kingdom ?"

"uh....himself?"

"yes...!"

The middle-aged man looked at the sky as if he was digesting Zeint's words because he thought he was too young to travel alone when he was about 16 years old.

After some time thinking finally the merchant took a piece of paper from behind a bag that he brought earlier.

"it's kid!"

"what's that?"

The merchant showed a map of the area to Zeint who had just finished his meal.

The shape of the plan is said to be ancient with several symbols located in various places.

Zeint stared at the map carefully as he tried to understand the structure without turning away.

The merchant explained the outline to Zeint that he was on the continent of Emerlard with several kingdoms spread across the continent. Its current location was in the border forest between the kingdom of Century and the water kingdom of Aquas. The division of the surrounding area looks like steamed bread divided by four with the middle of the forest circle as a separator.

"what region is this?" wondered Zeint who felt awkward about an unnamed area in the southwest.

"ah. that's the untouched area!"

"meaning?"

The merchant again explained that in that area where monsters and demons nest. Monter **** last night he defeated including the occupants of the area who managed to enter through the mountains Nirwa .

"uh....!"

This world there are monsters and demons means this fantasy world as in comics and manga where there is a power that everyone must have so....

"Uncle can teach me magic?"

"huh.. I don't know much about magic son, but if it's just basic magic maybe I can teach it"

"alright please!"

Without a doubt the merchant taught Zeint the basic way of using magic, the concentration of life energy called MANA. If Zeint can sense mana then the potential to learn magic will look the other way around.

Somewhat time-consuming, Zeint was finally able to sense the mana around him as well as himself. Where it looks like a thin fog that moves like a gust of wind the difference where it has several colors for example where the merchant's property is yellowish green while in Zeint himself it is dark purplish and there's a little white spot.

"All right, let's get to the second stage, boy!"

In the second stage Zeint was told to collect his mana in the palm so that it would form a blob of mana.According to the trader this is a difficult step that may take several times of effort but it is meaningless because Zeint can do it directly.

"Well you're great, son, you can try!"- with a happy smile the merchant praised Zeint.

"what about uncle?"

"this is a very difficult stage, son. This stage requires concentration in the imagination. The stronger you imagine your power then the magic that will respond will be strong as well!"

An explanation that Zeint could not easily understand with a frown on his forehead Zeint turned his back to the merchant and began to try.

"Son your hair to.na..pa....."

Bruck...

It was not finished talking the body of the merchant collapsed. Zeint looked at the middle-aged man's body in shock.

When Zeint tried to approach the merchant he immediately remembered Albert telling him to stay away at that time and eventually Zeint stopped stepping.

"what really happened?" - Zeint said in confusion.

The blade of the sword that was nearby was accidentally hit with his feet so that the sparkle of the blade revealed Zeint's current face.

He was amazed to see the appearance of himself on the blade of the sword where his left eye turned black with the tip of the hair that was now half-whitened.

"what's this?"

"would I?"

Zeint could not accept his condition at that time so he fell down because of shock.

pluck...

The mask that Albert gave fell near Zeint and finally he remembered his brother's words. Immediately he picked it up and put it on for a while after which the merchant's possessions stopped entering Zeint's body.

"This body is so strange!" - said Zeint as he stared at his palm.

The night continued, Zeint moved the middle-aged man's body onto the patient and did not forget to put on a blanket, while Zeint went a bit away from there because he wanted to continue his practice of magic.

*****

The sun was rising from the eastern horizon, a white light was greeting Zeint who was still practicing using magic from his place.

A flash of blackish blue light could now be seen from Zeint's hand even though it was limited to a weak electrical current because that was all he could imagine.

"huff....!"

Zeint took a deep breath while ridiculing his less-than-understood self about the fantasy world.

"Had I watched more fantasy movies would have been easier!".

The sound of footsteps approached Zeint who was resting under the gull tree.

"Here you are!"

"yes uncle what's wrong?"

"sorry last night I passed out.maybe tired!"

"e...yes no problem!"

Zeint turned his face away because he knew the cause of the uncle fainting was Zeint.

The uncle walked away after greeting him. He headed to the carcass of the Monster***Night lying not far from where Zeint was training.

"What is uncle?"

"again collect material Son!"

The merchant cut off all the horns and fangs **** without any residue and then took it to the registrant.

"how meat?"

"hahahaha it can't be eaten son!"

"huh.. what a pity..!"

Near the pendati Zeint sat daydreaming about the meat **** that's because he thought it was very upset if left there just like that.

"Nih to you, son!" said the merchant, throwing a garment and a sword.

"what's uncle doing?"

"that's my parting gift, son, accept it...!. But if you still want to wear the woman's clothes, just keep it" - said the merchant while sneering towards Zeint.

Zeint's sullen face behind the mask may be known by the merchant because he still holds a smile from his old face.

Zeint went to the surrounding bushes to change clothes because he thought it was better.

"Thank you uncle!"

"Yup no problem.lagian it fits you better!"

"lt...!"

"what's up, son?"

"is that a dagger for me? because I'm not very good at swordsmanship!"

The merchant nodded in understanding and replaced the sword with two daggers.

After that Zeint and the merchant separated because they had a different purpose.