The Another World Grimoire
Chapter 2.2: The Quest
“I just want to meet with commander Tetzell. I need his help.” Rhea said as she lifted her cup.
It was rare for Rhea to ask Tetzell for help. He often works alone. He did have subordinates, as he was one of the knights who protected Vandr. He will only call his subordinates when needed, and usually in the face of enemy forces only. Whatever the reason, it is better not to always work alone.
“My help? Why?”
Really, it was very hard for him to tell Tetzell the truth at that moment. He seemed anxious and agitated to say, about the incident in which the Vandr border was attacked.
“.. Hillus, border region has been attacked by Duke Verdum Army of Rehobot two days ago.”
Suddenly, Tetzell was surprised to the point that he accidentally dropped his hammer.
“What?” Tetzell could not believe the look on his face.
“That's right, Uncle.” said Hizashi broke through that tense situation.
Yesterday's incident also involved Hizashi who was on an adventure at the time. Nonetheless, he managed to survive thanks to the [Monster Arsorber] skill that he got by chance from the effects of his book.
“And what does Baron Milles do?” ask Tetzell.
“Baron Milles?” Hizashi confusion.
“The nobleman who rules the border village of Vandr, Hillus. He was given the authority to mobilize the middleman without any noble orders over him in the event of an attack.” Tetzell explained.
“Baron Milles.. where is he now?”
Rhea was bowed, her reaction was the same when she was about to tell Tetzell what happened. Whether Hizashi or Tetzell the Blacksmith, they know that he wants to convey something.
“.. He developed heart disease when he heard that Hillus would be part of Monster’s Domain.” said Rhea slowly.
“What?” the reaction of either Hizashi or Tetzell is the same.
Tetzell was sitting limp and sitting himself in a corner of the room, in a chair near the spot where the spear weapon was displayed.
“Sial! I want to help you, but my strength seems to have disappeared completely.” Tetzell said desperately.
“Your strength..lost?.” asked Hizashi.
“Commander's strength comes from his sword. The more he often fights, the stronger he is,” said Rhea.
“Then, that means..”.
“Yes. I have not fought for a long time and over time my strength was completely lost.”.
Tetzell, who was still in a state with his head bowed. Rhea and Hizashi both thought. They wanted to help Hillus not be taken over by irresponsible nobles.
— Think, Hizashi! What am I supposed to do?
Hizashi asked himself what he could do to help them.
— From the beginning because “Another” I can live again in this world.
— Treatment, discrimination, have I experienced, and why should I help them?
“... Why don't you just kill them?”
The voice that interrupted Hizashi, like the voice of an adult male, with a tone that seemed provoking.
The atmosphere changes with suspense and darkness, where Hizashi is trapped in his subconscious.
Dark clouds and a gloomy sky, red colored water adds to the creepy impression.
It stood right in the middle of a vast expanse of calm water.
No fish, no other gills. The sea was lifeless.
“Where is this?.” asked Hizashi slowly.
“I don't think you made it here, boy..” said someone slowly.
A person with a black hood came up to him with slow steps.
“Who are you?” ask Hizashi.
Her slow steps added to the impression of how sinister she was. It looked like a ghost was walking around looking for a target. To be sure, in Hizashi's view it wasn't the ghost he met yesterday.
“.. I'll tell you my name if you're worthy, boy.” he said slowly.
“Layak, do you mean?”
The person then pointed towards the head of Hizashi. He looked while making something.
“Icelos.”
Hizashi is then confronted with a field.
A battle field.
There was no joy or peace, only blood and corpses.
Just like his dream at that time, he was in a war.
“This, same as that time..”.
“AAAAKH!”
A person whimpers in pain and screams as it will meet its end.
It looked like a soldier, who was covered in wounds and bruises from punches and punches, was facing off against someone. Someone who looks stronger than him, with a book.
“He is also a Bookmagus?” ask Hizashi.
The Bookmagus he saw opened his book and picked something up from there.
His gaze was terrifying, even the soldier he was targeting was terrified. There was no mercy in him.
“Nightmare of Phobetor!”
The soldier who initially looked frightened, then silent for a moment, with a look of a very frightened face — endless horror — even he did not say a word.
The bookmagus then took his small knife, and stuck it on the soldier's neck. Blood came out, and the soldier lay.
While Hizashi could only be shocked, seeing the Bookmagus' ruthlessly murdering action.
The bookmagus then turned to Hizashi, and threw the knife he had used earlier to kill the soldier to Hizashi.
It appears Hizashi tried to dodge, but somehow, the knife was controlled, and hit his forehead. And of course, his forehead was bleeding heavily.
Hizashi's gaze slowly blurred.
— Hizashi? Hey, Hizashi!
A voice tried to grab it.
While in his view, Bookmagus was trying to kill him with the final slap.
— Hizashi!
“Uh?” Hizashi's eyes slowly opened. Rhea and Tetzell looked at him.
Hizashi woke up and his body was lying on the wooden floor of the Tetzell House. He is seen being awakened by Rhea and Tetzell.
“Thank God you're sober. You passed out for a while.” said Tetzell.
“Eh? Really?”
“Of course! Duh, we're so worried about you, you know!” rhea said firmly to Hizashi.
“Sorry.” Hizashi held his forehead.
Hizashi looked limp and a little shaky after getting “that unnatural sight”. The same dream he had a few days ago.
He had only been in the world for about five days, and he seemed to be adjusting quickly. How not, he experienced a lot of discrimination after he was known by the crowd that he was a Bookmagus.
“Same dream, which I have experienced.” murmured.
“Dreams? What do you mean?” Rhea happened to hear his mumbling.
“No. Nothing, kok.” Hizashi tried to stand up. “Better we hurry.”
“Recurator?” Rhea tilted her head slightly.
Hizashi only showed a small smile to herself. “I'll help you.”
A sense of excitement and pleasure suddenly grabbed Rhea suddenly, even the look of her face that looked a little cold so happy again. “Really?” ask Rhea.
— It's my own will, anyway.
Hizashi nodded small. “If it's not wrong that the Quest you have told me has not been executed, has it? We better finish that first.”
Rhea was silent for a moment and then excited.
“Successful!” Rhea then ran towards Hizashi and hugged her arm. “A man like you is very nice, even though your face is like a dictator.”
— This woman!
Hizashi looked at Rhea with a gaze filled with annoyance. Rhea did not keep her attitude and her speech in front of Hizashi, and she still continued to say that.
“The Dictator is Noble. The right nickname!.” said Rhea happily, not caring about Hizashi who was being hit by his sense of regret.
...
“Then uncle, we go first.”
Hizashi returns to say goodbye to Tetzell, while Rhea is filled with her guilty face. Hizashi makes him apologize for the mistake he made himself. A lump on his head. And he just said “I'm sorry!” repeatedly crying.
“Despite that, you guys will be fine right?…” ask Tetzell worried.
“That's it, you know,” Tetzell said quietly by pointing towards Rhea who was still filled with guilt.
“I hit him so he wouldn't be noisy. I'm sure he'll be better soon.” said Hizashi.
“Haah ... alright, you guys will go carry out the Quest right?” ask Tetzell.
“That Quest Rhea owned. Not mine.”
The quest Rhea had was to kill the dragon monster that was in Clive Village outside of Dynoseus. Hizashi considers that the Quest is important and also a means of information about Monster’s Domain.
I don't know what would be his move, but he definitely asked for information in return for the Quest.
“Alright, you guys. Be careful on the road.” says Tetzell.
“Ya.” Hizashi then opened the door and dragged the still lazy Rhea to move.
They out. While Tetzell was still inside and continued his work.
“May they be fine.”
...
A crowded and crowded city. They're right in the city center. City people passing by. Endless activities adorn the city until nightfall.
Hizashi and Rhea come to the Union Hall to take the dragon slaying Quest in Chloe Village. Most sword users take this kind of Quest, because of their supporting weapons.
They arrived at the United Hall and looked a lot of adventurers — as usual — passed by. Erine who served Hizashi while he was an adventurer was also there as an administration for adventurers who were about to register.
“Buany once.”
Hizashi then raised his gaze to the adventurers who were looking at him cynically. They were whispering in the corner of the administration building.
“See that, the Bookmagus lowly.”
“Yes. I heard there seems to have defeated Duke Verdum's Army.”
“Really? I thought he was just running!”
“Stupid! He has killing power too, you know!”
“Even the Favost Guild was helpless when fighting Demi-Beast in the ruins. ”
“Sure she cheats. Who has such power?”
“Hmm.. You have a point.”
At least their views are still unchanged when there is news that a mysterious Bookmagus has defeated the Demi-Beast and the Verdum Army in Hillus.
However, Hizashi's gaze returned to Rhea who analyzed her sword just by looking as they waited in line. Surprisingly, the analysis used a cursor.
[ Name: Rhea
Nobility/Title: Knight (Zeylis Bloodline)
Level: 6 (EXP Required 6165/7000)
Class : Swordsman
Skill :
Spear-sword (A - Level 3)
Nobility Slash (A - Level 2)
Regulus Slash (A - Level 4)
Magick :
Zeylis Olympia (A - Level 3) ]
“Oho? Here is the cursor system?” ask Hizashi.
Hizashi sees nothing and relies on every page of his old book.
“There's. But you have to reach level 2 and automatically your weapon will be analyzed and transferred to the cursor.”, Rhea explained.
“But I've reached level 2. And now it hasn't been seen in me,”
Rhea then pointed towards Hizashi's forehead and said a word that was neat.
“Appear.”
“ ? ” Hizashi confusion about Rhea's actions.
At that instant, Hizashi's book floated like it was losing gravity, and then it glowed. Hizashi was just amazed by this.
And the light from the book moved, shining brightly and forming a cursor that stood right in front of Hizashi.
“Continue to.”
“You just haven't activated it yet. The book is now just your weapon, not the source of your status and your information anymore.”
“So this is just moved? Great job.”
Hizashi looked at the cursor that showed his status. How surprised he was when he realized that he had S-level skills and magic.
[Name : Shu Hizashi
Nobility/Title: None
Level: 2 (EXP Required 2980/3000)
Class : Bookmagus
Skill :
High Refining (A - Level 1)
Heavy Quaker (A - Level 1)
Luminous Fang (A - Level 1)
High Speed (C - Level 1)
High Skill/Warned :
The Asorber Monster (S - Level 1)
Magick :
Phobetor Series — Billionaire Paradixum (S - Level 1) ]
“You have an S-level Skill and Magic?!” asked Rhea surprised.
All eyes were on them as a result of Rhea unintentionally shouting in surprise.
“Shh.. Be quiet! Everyone will know!” hizashi.
“Sorry!” said Rhea who covered her mouth with her hands.
Then Hizashi clasped Rhea's hand and led her to the corner of the wall in the main room. Hizashi seemed to whisper to him.
“Listen, don't say anything about this. I don't want to provoke a riot.” said Hizashi.
“Oh, I get it. I won't repeat it again.” said Rhea.
“Haah.” Hizashi sighed. “Quick take his Quest. Otherwise there would be someone else taking it.”
“Good.” Rhea.
Rhea went to the administration. He took the Quest requested by Chloe Village. Actually, a Quest can appear suddenly in the view of the cursor. However, it would be great if the Quest was known by the Guild Guild Hall and it was likely that they could determine the Quest rewards.
Hizashi just sat in the waiting room, thinking, I don't know what he was thinking.
— In this world there is status and cursor as the pointer. There's still something I don't know about this world.
Hizashi looked at Erine, who was helping him as he registered as an adventurer. Erine did not look towards Hizashi back then. He was still busy serving the other adventurers who wanted to sign up. A lot of people there.
— And the Quest we took, snuffing out the dragon. I hope nothing happens, anyway…
Shortly afterwards, Rhea came over while checking her cursor. It seems that many also use cursors and weapons are only used as fighting tools.
“It's time we go.”
“Come!” rhea said excitedly.
(TO BE CONTINUED)
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STORY BY: JOHN GEVAR
DON'T FORGET LIKES AND VOTES
NB :
1. In the medieval\, Baron-level nobles were usually members of parliament or controlled and ruled at the level of villages or small towns or military areas (Barony).
2. Phobetor in Greek mythology is one of the Dream Gods. Phobetor (Icelos) is the God of Nightmares.
3. Quest see Chapter 1.6
*I apologize for any shortcomings in this Chapter. This work is just fiction and the similarity of names or anything in this chapter is unintentional.
