The Heavenly Road: God Hunters

Ch36 Reunion

"But before that, did this Association sell food and drink? It just so happens that I haven't eaten anything after entering this city. My stomach's hungry,"

Hearing that, Manager Row laughed. Zaru just patted his forehead in embarrassment.

'This boy really didn't go down to his father's nature. Frankly and shamelessly. Even he did not mince words first, ' murmured Manager Row in his heart. Manager Row shook his head while smiling at him.

"My association is a shop that sells various necessities for cultivators. Although my association does not sell food and drinks. But I can get my associate to hire a chef. If you really want to. As for the drinks, my association still has something like an herbal drink. Do you want to?" Bargain Manager Row.

"Whatever it is while it's still drinkable. As for the matter of the food, I will follow what the Manager suggested," Asta replied.

Manager Row nodded. He then issued a communication artifact and contacted one of his employees to find a chef. He also told his other employees to make him some herbal teas.

"Baseless shameless," Zaru sneered at Asta's behavior.

"All right then. Let's talk about this while sitting down and relaxing. While waiting for the food and drinks to be prepared," Manager Row asked the two of them to follow him to one of his rooms.

The two of them followed Manager Row into one of his rooms. Not Manager Row told him to sit, Asta instead directly sat in one of the seats provided. Manager Row and Zaru could only shake their heads slowly watching him.

"Manager, may I ask. What is it actually made of. Why it is so comfortable to sit. Did Manager Row also buy it from the same place as Manager Zao? This chair looks the same as he has," asked Asta about the chair.

"Ahh, so you've occupied her already huh. Of course, this chair is the same. Because Zao and I did buy it from the same place. According to the forger, this chair is made of Red Cotton Crystal Soul Material. One of the Soul Materials that is quite often used as a seat and bed," replied Manager Row with a smile.

He was not surprised if Asta ever met the figure of his son. After all, his son was indeed pioneering his business in Fire City. The place where Asta was born.

Asta nodded in understanding hearing Manager Row's explanation. Afterwards, he allowed Manager Row and Zaru to continue their delayed conversation. As for him, he will recover his condition. Waiting for the food and drinks to come.

"It's unexpected to see you back in front of me. If you look around, it seems you've got all your consciousness back. So, can you begin to explain now what happened and what made a person like you with him" Manager Row asked as he pointed at Asta.

"Did you think I wasn't sane? It is precisely you who are insane for sealing me in that damn valley," Zaru replied resentfully.

"Ahh, after all it's just the past. It was also for your good as well as Master's last request. Wherever we might let you run amok," Manager Row defended himself.

"You humans are such fuckers. If it wasn't for him maybe I would be stuck in Goa's deepest place forever. To be honest, I had intended to take revenge on those of you who had sealed me there. In the same way. That is to seal you in that place as well" Zaru said.

"Then why don't you do it? Don't you have the freedom to do that again?" Manager Row teased him.

"Haaaaah... Of course this boy is the reason" Zaru said as he pointed towards Asta.

Manager Row also looked at Asta with a look of wonder. He still did not understand what Zaru meant.

"You mean it was Asta who told you not to?" Ask Manager.

"Heeehhh...!! Of course not! Who else would he dare to tell me. With his power still not enough to rule me. What do you think I am?" Said Zaru dismissing that assumption.

"Then? What other reason," he asked again.

"That's something that's in it. Know it? This boy is not serious about recuperating. The soul would not be injured in the slightest even if it had been subjected to such pressure. He was just asleep. Waking him up now is impossible. He will only wake up when his food and drink arrive. So we better wait until he wakes up" Zaru said.

Manager Row was shocked to hear that. At first he thought that Asta's previous reason for immediately sitting down was so that he could recuperate. But apparently, he just wanted to sleep. If you think about it Asta does look like someone who is not injured. Manager Row also patted his forehead after realizing this.

"Alright, let's talk about something else first. For example, why are you now more inclined to use your true form. While waiting for Asta to wake up," said the Manager agreed to Zaru's suggestion.

***

A long time ago, Zaru had gone berserk and lost control. After getting word that his Master, Flares. Been killed. Zaru rages and destroys everything he encounters.

With his form as big as a mountain, Zaru spread terror in every region he came.

Because of this, the Emperor of the Arkhan Empire acted and gathered high-level Cultivators from the various Races under his control. Asking them to work together to seal it.

At that time the Mountains of the Abandoned Country were still standing alone and was touted as the Skull Mountain Country. They had no intention of helping and allowed Zaru to run amok and spread terror of chaos. Although in the end they were also affected. But they don't think about it too much.

Even when the other Celestial Cultivator had done the sealing. The Skull Mountain was instead interfering with them in doing the sealing. Which then resulted in a battle of 3 camps occurred at that time.

Although in the end Zaru was completely sealed. In fact, the Cultivators from the Arkhan Empire did not actually win the battle. Because at the very least, there were dozens of Great Divine Realm Cultivators who died back then.

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Moments later, the Association employee came knocking on the door. The seductive smell of food awakens the sleeping Asta.

Asta rubbed his eyes first. Make sure his vision is clear and clear.

Manager Row told his employees to come in and bring their food and drinks to the table in the room.

Asta smiled awkwardly. Realizing Manager Row looked at him with a smile and shook his head slowly. The manager immediately invited Asta to eat the food.

Without a second thought, Asta nodded and quickly ate the meat and other dishes available at the table.

"really lazy. You wake up just to eat. Are you as shameless as you are, huh..?"zaru sneered at him.

"You feel this is a report once. As if I were asking you. The manager himself doesn't mind that. Think of your own business," Asta replied.

The manager laughed at hearing this. Asta is really similar to his father. Very open and indifferent to the words of others.

"Looking at you like this, I'm afraid that one day you'll ask for a banquet while you're on the battlefield. I'm confused as to why such a fate could fall for someone like you. Know it? He used to be very different from you today" said Zaru comparing Asta with his teacher in the past.

"You know what? We even met a few days ago. And just so you know, he's even more lazy than me. He's a real sleepyhead" Asta replied.

Flares also appeared to him. Right after Asta called him a sleepyhead.

"Naughty disciple can you say that one more time. It seems like the teacher's hearing is a little problematic today" Flares said with a smile.

Asta apologized to his teacher and said he was just joking about it. However, Zaru instead accused the opposite and said that Asta also ugly him while he was resting.

When Asta and Zaru are in a row. Manager Row suddenly hugged Flares. Which at that time also made the look of Asta's face turn into disgust.

"Tie off....!!!!! Quickly release...!!! What are you doing...!!!! You're shaming my good name...!!!!!!" Shouted Flares trying to break away.

"No!! I will not let go!! Even if I die I will!!" manager Row refused to take off his arms.

"Hoeerkkk," saw that Asta could no longer endure his nausea. Instantly, he also removed his stomach.

"Teacher! I really didn't think you were like this. Didn't you say anything about girls before, then what now," Asta said with a look of disdain.

"It's not what you think! Don't think badly of your teacher..!!!!"flares said evasive.

Because you have no other choice. Flares went back into the Dark Fire God Book. Avoiding that shameful thing.

Manager Row was confused. When Flares suddenly disappeared, he searched all around. But he no longer felt his presence.

"Where did he go?" Ask Manager Row to the two of them.

"Whispering...!!!! Once again you do such a disgusting thing I kill you!!" said Flares.

"Come Master! Can't I hug you. You know how I miss you. It's been hundreds of years since Master died that day" said Manager.

Flares also appeared to him. Manager Row smiled and was about to hug him back. But before that, he hit his stomach until it hit the wall of the room.

"Ahaha, it seems like it is you, Master," said the Manager after receiving the blow.

"Row! What is this big building?! Are you tired of living as a cultivator and choosing to have fun for the rest of your life?!" Flares.

"Ahh, of course not so. This is just one of the branches of the Red Dawn Association I founded. I just decided to do business by selling various necessities for cultivators," Row replied.

"Ehh, Teacher. Do you know Manager Row? Then, aren't you the same age as the Manager. But, why does your face even look younger, Master?" ask Asta curious.

"Haha..!! Your teacher is destined to be handsome for the rest of his life. That's why my face isn't aging" Flares replied with a laugh.

"But Teacher, you're not really alive right now. And you're not really dead either. Then who's the older one between you and the Manager?" Ask Asta.

"If you want to know my age. I can only say that I am 200 years younger than Master. And as for Zaru, he was even thousands of years older than Master. And now, I'm about 400 years old," Manager Row replied.

Asta was shocked and had choked on hearing it. He really did not think that humans could live that long. Especially Zaru. He was really curious, whether Ace also had such a long age.

"Is there anything you notice me like that" Zaru asked in surprise as Asta continued to look at her.

"No-no. I'm just surprised. Turns out you've smelled the ground," Asta said.

"You-you!!!"

When they almost fought again. The manager and Flares rushed to separate them.

"You go look for a Forger in this town to ask him to teach you how to make an Artifact. Don't you not have any Artifacts for yourself yet" Flares told him.

"But isn't Master better than almost all forges across the Arkhan Empire? Why should I look for another Forger to make my own Artifacts. Why don't teachers teach me directly" Asta asked.

"Teachers will only share a little teacher understanding with you. For practical matters you should be able to think about it yourself if you want to become a great Forger or you can ask someone a Forger. Aren't you good at finding new things,"

"Teacher's right. If I keep relying on my teacher, I won't really be great,"

"What kind of artifact do you want to make, Asta?" Ask Manager Row.

"If I could, I'd like to make an artifact some kind of glove. Which can give an additional effect when I fight empty-handed. Is it possible, Manager?" Asta explained it.

"Ehh. Why must it be an artifact of some kind of glove? Why not something else. Like a sword, an axe, or perhaps a spear," asked the Manager astonished by Asta's choice.

"Row, you just give him a level 4 Red Cotton Crystal. If it was higher than that, he was worried that later the refining of his artifacts would fail. I'd like you to use the Red Demon Taring and the Thorn of the Thorny Tail Bull. For the manufacture of these artifacts. So, right hand with Red Demon Taring. And left hand with Thorny Bull Tail Thorny Tail. Remember that, Asta," Flares told him.

Manager Row immediately contacted one of his employees. To bring a pair of Cotton Crystals that Asta will use later.

After Asta gets his Cotton Crystals. He immediately said goodbye to look for one of the Forges in Tiandu City. As his teacher commanded.

With the explanation from Zaru earlier. Manager Row knows everything that happened. And how Flares came back to life. Namely because Flares had actually left the remains of his soul into the Dark Fire God Book. Which he will wake up if someone is born with the True Spirit of Light-Eating Fire and touches the Book.

Coincidentally, Asta is currently the one who was born with the True Spirit. Which happened to be Asta was one of the descendants of the Sect Chief that Flares founded.

Flares begins to tell him his intentions and goals to come see him, asking that Row enroll Asta in the Martial Arts Tournament as part of his Association.

This surprised Manager Row. He asked why Flares had to bother asking him to register Asta as part of the Association. While Asta himself had the qualifications to enter the Tournament only relied on his identity as the son of two people who led these two great Sects.

Flares disagreed with that. Because it was feared that it would cause new turmoil in the Arkhan Empire. Which may be another great battle.

Manager Row agreed a little. He didn't think about it. Just the appearance of a True Spirit cultivator from the Human side was enough to create a new upheaval in the Arkhan Empire. The faction of the 7 Great Sins would definitely not remain silent and allow Asta to cultivate quietly.

And under his protection, a Celestial Expert Cultivator and the Red Dawn Association who were the strongest Neutral Faction, at least the enemy side would think twice about making an incursion against him.

And in the end, the choice was made. Asta will be taking part in the Martial Arts Tournament. As part of the Red Dawn Association.

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