A sharp, staccato rapping on the door jolted Ronin from a tangled, restless sleep. The chill morning air prickled his skin as he sat up, every muscle protesting with a dull ache.
“Oh God! Old man, I slept late! What’s so urgent this early in the morning?!” he yelled, his voice thick and scratchy, stumbling across the cold wooden floor toward the door. Each step sent a shiver up his bare legs.
When he opened it, a rush of brisk air swept in, carrying the faint metallic tang of dew and the sharper scent of oiled leather. Gloria stood there, her combat gear catching the pale light—polished plates gleaming, fabric whispering as she shifted her weight. Ronin blinked at her, eyes gritty and unfocused, then tried to shut the door. But Gloria’s boot thudded against the wood, the impact vibrating up his arm as she wedged her foot in and forced the door open.
“You look like you haven’t slept in four nights,” she remarked, her tone dry as she stepped inside. The faint, herbal scent of her hair mixed with the musk of old parchment and steel from the staff she carried, wrapped in rough cloth.
Ronin groaned and flopped back onto his bed, the mattress sagging beneath him, the scratchy blanket tangling around his legs. His eyelids felt like lead, gritty and swollen. “Why are you waving me out of bed so early? I was practicing all night. Didn’t even realize it’s morning.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCeeW6f4BRR
“That’s your fault,” Gloria said flatly. “Oldzheil told me to bring you to the guards’ training grounds for the battle hunt. It starts soon.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTltKbURuFo
“Why now? And why you? Isn’t there still time?” Ronin grumbled.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LOOd8jqOd
“Nope. It starts in two hours,” Gloria replied. “Oldzheil stayed up all night crafting a spear, a few smaller weapons, and a basic armor set for you. He wants you to test them before the fight.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4Xoe8lCtqx
Ronin sighed dramatically. “Ugh… I feel like I’ll fall asleep mid-battle.” He said as he rolled on his back and looking at Gloria.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5YkOmQz3cW
Ignoring his complaints, She handed him the spear.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9CigGE0gyk
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4JLFS0Rlov
The cloth was coarse beneath his fingers, and as he unwrapped it, the scent of fresh-forged metal and singed cloth filled his nostrils. The black blade shimmered with a cosmic sheen, swirling with faint, starlit reflections that seemed to pulse with hidden power. Intricate runes, sharp and precise, were etched into the surface—each groove catching the light, each line humming with a subtle, electric energy that made the hairs on his arms stand up.
His eyes widened, pupils dilating as he traced the runes—two major, one minor—each one thrumming with potential.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEysKYfqV8R
His eyes widened as he recognized the runes on it—two major runes and one minor rune.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9YteMY9ZpV
“By the gods! Two major and one minor rune on a single weapon?” Gloria gasped, her voice tinged with awe.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZlzBuDFX24
“Isn’t your sword like that?” Ronin asked nonchalantly.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFAJpRLxML4
“It is—but yours has a cosmic rune! Do you know how rare that is? The chances of successfully forging one are like… one in a thousand! I’m jealous!” she exclaimed, her hands gripping her skirt tightly.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCA9BLF4xOq
Ronin smirked lazily. “Oh? Tell you what—if you can defeat me in today’s fight, I’ll give you this Ramoon Spear as a token of surrender.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡY14bKMkxMm
Gloria stiffened, glaring at him. “Overconfidence isn’t a good thing, you know. I’ve been feeling this strange anger since yesterday—and for some reason, I want to take it out on you.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzhRVXxaarx
“What did I even do to you?” Ronin asked as he walked past her toward the door.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqY5vNMNAhn
Gloria wrinkled her nose as he passed. “When was the last time you took a bath?”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0XJPBfscRP
Ronin sniffed his armpit and recoiled as if struck by lightning. “Ohh! Now that is what a real man should smell like!” He shook his head and stretched, his sleepy demeanor replaced with an alert energy as he grabbed the spear and headed out.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0w3OGqphU8
“You’re disgusting,” Gloria muttered as she followed him out of the room.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMycLHUyakA
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoCLjpaJMF3
Ronin stores the spear in his left eye as he turn around the corner.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4nKBrcnsNB
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwjz5CdViBs
“Wait, where is the spear i just gave you?” she asks
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPt5HmdKdqq
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjZX6vXrRrA
“Stop annoying me with those questions first thing in the morning.” Ronin says as he descends the staircase.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTX1PKtawkY
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9dHYk609w
Below, Sil is setting the table. Kade is gawking at the table, half asleep. Dressed in light Armour.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF6zrx8s9Or
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo1a9kynRj7
“Oh, Ronin, good morning.” Sil says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡm34jCEjJER
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkrinL0GRxv
“Good Morning……Grandma Sil.” Ronin says hesitantly168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡv9k4d8KxHF
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡf1rDNBjH6C
“Go get a bath. I will prepare veg meal in separate utensils for you and Gloria.” She says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbJwiD4HAhb
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡulJoqQQeBX
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtmqNlwbZXz
“Actually, I don’t have any clothes.” Ronin admits flatly.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFXreMV55A0
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTP4GfFSYKu
“Dude, there is a shop not to far from here, go get some clothes.” Kade says as he sips his herbal tea.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAKAR5FyHs
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡw7y627KznG
“Oh, mind if I tag along?” Gloria asks
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmmJcdvTyle
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxiMJETY8lz
“Who else do you think was going to guide me to the shop anyway?” Ronin says as he ventures out bare foot.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzZ1USmMN2k
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4eF4utohwA
“Hey! Atleast wear something on foot.” Gloria yells as she puts on her boots with hops to hurry up.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ95DOK1nH4E
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQd6ph6CqP
After a few minutes. Ronin and Gloria return with ronin dressed in handbags instead of a new dress.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEBKu7mZNMq
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU2G3AJPwXv
“I didn’t expect you to bring the entire wardrobe in a single go.” Sil says with a gasp
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKunluQ2PTp
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1f9jAv73jN
“Shit! Is that Branscin Black and gold Long coat you got there? That’s expensive! Gloria I knew you liked him but you are just spoiling him rotten now, I am like your brother and you never bought me something like that.” Kade yells
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hbgGFe4k5
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhCfxib0J5Q
“Ridiculous isn’t she?, before I could even pick out a complete set, she already had 6 sets of hers ready. And I bought it with MY damned money! Almost a Dozen Platinum bars!” Ronin says in an annoyed voice.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqVFKk5pDze
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb52uI3J3En
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpcVIGJr442
Kade and Sil stare at Gloria who refuse to meet their gaze.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡM5uTu6pTY8
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡrXUv8JO9qo
As Gloria gets an earful, After dropping off the bags from their shopping trip, Ronin slipped away to the back of the mansion, where a grand bathing chamber awaited—its marble floors and gilded fixtures reminiscent of a royal court. He let the hot water wash away the fatigue of sleepless nights and the dust of the road, savoring a rare moment of peace.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtI6QyBGgbe
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIE5ZrBliXW
Now this was a royal bath.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCVskXJk0y
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHqQYPWfpG9
The shirt hugged his muscular torso, accentuating every line of strength, while the adamantine chestplate, plated with gold, caught the light in a dazzling display.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsI2WEZtJEi
Leg braces echoed the black, white, and gold motif, and the long black coat flowed behind him, a perfect blend of menace and style. Almost Regal.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL7elPpn8pM
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYQ6fXQZuzU
Mask in place, Ronin strode back into the dining hall. Gloria sat at the table, her meal untouched, her gaze distant. Sil looked up and gasped in delight.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYgl9p0Ds1J
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ85CbouhXuS
“Someone sure took his time.” Gloria says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjTqGIAmIaz
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKsHSZq8ot6
“How is it?” Ronin asked, spreading his arms with a flourish.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQwdiei0wWz
“You look Dashing, young man,” Sil said, her eyes twinkling with mischief. “If I didn’t know you, I’d swear you were some evil cultist.” Her chuckle was warm, wrapping around him like a blanket.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxPvuTqCiN
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5PNTmyXXX
“I’ll take that as a compliment,” Ronin said, his lips quirking under the mask as a flush of pride warmed his chest.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUYRHTwP8P7
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlH28pM1QEH
He turned to Gloria, his gaze expectant, and swept both hands from head to toe, showcasing the outfit with a flourish. The coat flared dramatically, its fabric whispering against the floor.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZU30lXQhZ9
“It… suits you,” Gloria mumbled, turning her head away as she tugged off her mask. Her voice was soft, almost shy, and a faint blush crept up her neck, betraying her usual fire.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfq70mJhT11
“Dear ancients! Gloria Took off her mask?!” Sil yelped, her hands flying to her face as if she’d seen a ghost.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmqn1LXO63n
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbOkVutyJsX
“He saw it yesterday, Grandma,” Gloria replied, her voice soft but resolute.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWNhE988HpI
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5q3cZjci8f
“It seems like the demon lord’s death cursed you with luck, Ronin.” Sil giggles as she preps the plates for Ronin
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOquutZ0eEA
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡI5qiqDxFZl
“Maybe.” Ronin says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkFgc3Tv95n
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjjP8GjBBXY
“Ronin!” Suddenly Gloria yells, startling the adamant hitman
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnA1RjWoKC3
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvERuciSyTl
“Make sure you don’t mess around in our fight. I will not hold back even if you are injured. A hunt can be deadly. From this moment on I am the Flame Queen, not Gloria.” She says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaYkEPhiMOZ
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeMeaocsuqs
“Role playing are we?” Ronin mocks168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNsJCe9WREG
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡF8wGnwbAjo
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhNIMQCVms8
“I am not joking” she states simply
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSt7SLYvD7Q
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2OZEPTBiws
He grinned, undeterred. “Fine, I will indulge you. Now, lets go.” He turns to leave.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4ooiwMMU5U
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡflFSTwmJRM
“Aren’t you forgetting something? Have some food first.” Sil insists.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvKC6kMnm1c
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcb6g2mFIJ3
“Oh I for…got” Ronin turns and a wave of nostalgia hits him as Sil pressing a plate into his hands.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9e9442kCwB
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYih8ZnqeJe
He paused, a memory flashing—his mother handing him a tiffin as he raced to school, her smile soft in the morning light.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2yx5Yd1Rd8
The image hit him like a punch, and he turned back, sinking into a chair.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9VF5Omc9QK
He set his mask aside, revealing a face hardened by battles but softened now by the simple act of eating.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYoyr9ooVu
Each bite of Sil’s cooking burst with flavor—earthy, warm, a balm to his weary soul. A sniff escaped him, unbidden, as his eyes prickled.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRcGrZ6uty9
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSaUJW5vzm
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfnIMH2gdbr
“Oh my, is the food that bad?” Sil asked, her face tightening with worry, her hands twisting together.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2XAq1bKov0
Ronin chuckled, the sound rough but genuine. “Not at all. My eyes are just burning from no sleep, and that bath gave me a cold, is all. Don’t worry—the food’s amazing. Even my cooking doesn’t hold a candle to this.” His praise was heartfelt, a rare crack in his armor as he savored the meal.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEV2K6n95cA
“Oh, you don’t need to be so humble, child. Gloria told me all about how you whip up dishes better than anyone,” Sil said, giggling, her eyes dancing with delight as she nudged Gloria.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9JghfBRzQh
“Did she now? So much for her tough act just now,” Ronin teased, his gaze flicking to Gloria with a playful smirk, enjoying the way she squirmed.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5V0aZMEunu
“G-Grandma Sil! I told you not to tell him!” Gloria stammered, her face flaming as she buried it in her hands, her usual fierceness crumbling under the embarrassment.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfMYex3KTgc
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjJnCJMGU7u
“Still, it’s the best meal I have had after the one my mother and grandfather made. Thank you.” He says as he puts his mask back on.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa6nHSm3GCO
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu5NqPm3viW
Gloria and Ronin depart.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqi0c5UhKKp
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMhP0EWvgkE
As Ronin walks through the town, every eye looks at him168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqf5EoiHaQ
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOxAIuFaavV
“It’s him” the villager whisper168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8laLCfq1Xl
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi2R4bMsy9J
“It’s the demon traitor. Look at his arm, shouldn’t we Run for our lives.” Another yell168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡep1e9Pfkp6
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYTnp5MGbfx
Ronin and Gloria ignores them as they near the field. People make way for ronin and gloria as they reach the practice ground through the crowd.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt66sLeLIFZ
….168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡylVXV4oCuV
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNVXoYv5RE1
The training grounds were alive with anticipation, the crowd pressing in from all sides, their voices a cacophony of excitement and suspicion. Ronin, resplendent in his adamantine armor and gold-plated leg braces, strode into the ring, the black-and-gold coat trailing behind him. His mask concealed any hint of nerves. Gloria, the Flame Queen, stood across from him, her eyes sharp and unreadable, sword in hand.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe3EnmLGS1S
Warzheil approached, concern etched on his face. “That spear is too powerful, and the guild will be recording the fight to play it in the guild lobby, so adventurers are watching too. If they see it, it will be trouble for you because the data is also sent to main branches.” he admitted, gesturing to the weapon racks. “Anyway, There are two modes inspired by your plasma spear if you still want to…”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtNGjfGhP5y
Warzheil stops, seeing Ronin’s attention drawn to a massive gada made of adamantium.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcVLdYcWc59
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡagBcXSJ0gW
Memories flooded in—his grandfather swinging a mace like this, laughter and lessons under a blazing sun, the weight of his homeland’s pride. This is from my gods’ forge. “I’ll fight with this,” he said, his voice ironclad, brooking no argument.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSZNwsvLKG4
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4j7BWHd77u
He hefted the weapon, feeling its familiar weight, and planted it in the ground with a thud that echoed across the field.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHc57LS7LjC
“That’s just a training mace used for strength exercises,” Warzheil explained, frowning. “Do you even know how to use it? Especially against someone wielding a sword?”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSfNDL74xRt
Ronin smirked under his mask, hefting the gada effortlessly over his shoulder. “I’ve been playing with these since I was a kid.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVkOB6FUkNd
He strode confidently into the ring, planting the blunt end of the gada into the ground and resting both hands on its pommel—a pose exuding dominance.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHQimufxjMr
“You’re mocking me by using--That?” Gloria called out, her voice edged with challenge.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDrEuzcUGvJ
“Quite the opposite,” Ronin replied, a grin curling beneath his mask. “At first, I did think about fighting you while using no weapon at all—but then I saw this beauty. This is my second-most proficient weapon. The spear? That’s third.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡe2rtOG2N11
The referee’s signal cut through the tension. The match began.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdNwQMjH29T
Gloria wasted no time, lowering herself and thrusting her sword at Ronin while trying to pin down the mace. But to her surprise, Ronin released the gada for a moment, breaking her balance, then grabbed it again and kicked its blunt side, launching the mace in an upward arc. Gloria rolled to Ronin’s left, narrowly dodging the strike.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDoUNJ8Kp63
Instinctively, Ronin reached out with his left arm to grab her.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7uQ9JsnO1Y
“Lad!” Warzheil’s voice boomed from the sidelines, reminding Ronin of his dangerous ability.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhVVxVt4LpE
Fear flashed in Ronin’s eyes as he yanked his hand back, stumbling off-balance.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2IeaijPcBc
Gloria seized the moment. Balancing on her hands, she launched both feet into Ronin’s face, sending him sprawling several meters back.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvDfRo3lwNK
The crowd erupted, their voices a wild chorus:
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtXWEvYhPTW
“Take that, demon!”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBqu3kVB7Yp
“Defeated Demon Lord, my ass! Looks like the Holy Kingdom’s stories are all exaggeration!”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpM7vTig7jJ
“That’s our Flame Queen!”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5wj7neB7v4
Warzheil shouted again, frustration in his voice. “Lad, snap out of it! Why are you making a fool of me? I bet 20 platinum bars on you, damn it!”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIcFIHQLwST
Ronin skidded back, nearly exiting the ring, the crowd roaring in disbelief.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡAZZJif2pI5
“Tch, what am I, some racehorse?” he muttered, composing himself.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0Pbgb7Qvg
He steadied himself, but felt sluggish, his mind clouded. “What am I even doing?” he thought.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsdKq3scGST
“Don’t you dare look away from me!” Gloria shouted, rushing at him, her sword glowing with heat.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoZkj67DVya
Ronin barely managed to lift the gada’s handle, blocking the strike, but there was no force behind his defense. Gloria’s fist connected with his jaw, launching him into the air. Pain shot through her wrist—his body was like iron.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwDfzEtXpcS
Ronin’s healing kicked in as he Spun in air to gather momentum.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZJlpvPV53T
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkSxM7pxDf
Ronin roared which startled and confused everyone “Hail Bajarangbali!”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9kS1lJesst
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgMXzjQacgj
The Gada glows in sunlight, a hum reverbs through the air.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTSvoDyUxeR
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLgGJ7ALbK8
Gloria looked up and barely leapt into a roll as the gada crashed down, shattering the ground and sending tremors through the arena. Dust billowed, and as it cleared, Ronin’s silhouette emerged from the crater, unbowed.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡICRxSxxdfq
The crowd fell silent, awed by the destruction.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZo7hlW2bjp
“M-Monster! Why isn’t the Queen using her magic?”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPoVcYCNamR
“I-I heard some people talking yesterday, that he stole an artifact from the Holy Kingdom.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoEE62rzqCi
“Slay the demon, Flame Queen!”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzETmRCuYUp
“Kill him! Yeah, kill the demon filth!”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgdj5Cbgs9W
Among the crowd, a group of hooded figures began to incite hatred, their voices sharp and venomous. Warzheil’s eyes narrowed as he realized the crowd was being manipulated.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR3fbKibRS0
Ronin’s attention flickered to the commotion. “What the hell…?” he murmured. Suddenly, he felt a searing heat near his neck. He dodged instinctively, but Gloria’s blade nicked him, blood spraying across his new coat.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEDo4XuTcEL
“You ruined my new dress!” Ronin snapped, his wound already closing.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGeYITHDSxv
The crowd roared in excitement. Warzheil looked at the crowd, his face grim. He could see the magical strands of manipulation at work.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmSWoXbJoHa
“You’re seriously trying to kill me, aren’t you?” Ronin said as his neck healed.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ81WCPZxF7K
“You promised not to hold back. You might just die if you don’t keep it,” Gloria warned, taking a fierce stance.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUAmzFfKaBv
“Aren’t you also holding back?” Ronin countered, noticing magical strands weaving through the crowd—some aimed at him, repelled by his barrier, others at Gloria, but breaking before reaching her.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡa2jCz5WXYN
That’s a goddess for you, Ronin thought.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjbqPLOV8PL
“How did you…? Well, my divine magic won’t have an effect on you, nor will any magic, so I thought about it all night too, and finally came up with this technique,” Gloria said.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDNnNoZi2tM
Ronin felt the air bend around Gloria as her frame shifted—sharper, more muscular, yet still graceful.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqjGy7dUWYR
“Now you look like a beast of beauty. Seems like I’ll need to step up my ga—” Ronin was cut off as Gloria appeared before him in a flash. Pain shot through his gut as her devastating kick launched him away.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1UypuP5BdN
“H-How? She shouldn’t be able to use magic in my space to enhance her attacks!” Ronin thought, stabilizing himself with the gada.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOtbmsi1H3B
“You thought only your body is special? If I cannot use my strength enhancements after entering your barrier, I just have to adjust my body to match your strength while using magic to accelerate and build up a good attack before I enter your range,” Gloria explained.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6H49UUttnP
Ronin coughed, his gut healing as he jogged back into position. “T-that’s… as expected of a goddess. I need to get serious then.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhQXtPPpy23
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhqW6ysFYKr
He gripped the gada tighter, eyes narrowing behind his mask. Gloria circled him, her stance low and guarded, every movement sharp and deliberate. The crowd’s shouts echoed around them, a storm of voices—some cheering, some jeering, some whipped into a frenzy by the hooded agitators.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzbWqUhVvBD
Gloria darted in, feinting left, then slashing right. Ronin parried with the shaft of his gada, the clang of metal ringing out. She pressed the attack, her blade a blur, testing his defenses with rapid jabs and sudden changes in rhythm. Ronin blocked, deflected, but Gloria’s speed forced him to give ground, his boots digging furrows in the cracked earth.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡeQin2KlZ9J
For a moment, Gloria found an opening—her sword flashed, grazing his armored side. Sparks flew. Ronin grunted, shifting his stance, but Gloria was relentless. She spun, using the momentum to drive a knee toward his midsection. He twisted, absorbing the blow, then retaliated with a sweeping arc of the gada. Gloria ducked, the weapon whistling over her head, and countered with a low kick that nearly swept Ronin’s legs from under him.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtdYh9lUPfO
The crowd gasped as Ronin stumbled, catching himself at the last second. Gloria didn’t let up—she was on him again, her blade glowing with residual heat, each strike more desperate, more precise. Ronin’s arms ached from the effort of blocking, his breath coming faster. For the first time, Gloria’s determination was palpable in the way she moved—her shoulders squared, her grip unyielding, her voice steady and cold.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDevsSEAbbO
“Not bad,” Ronin muttered, lips curling into a grin beneath his mask. “You’re faster than before.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFDfI5fY6DX
Gloria’s reply was a low, confident growl. “And you’re slower than you think.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCYgDY3Zriu
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDiCGOk1039
Gloria lunged, sword aimed for Ronin’s shoulder. He caught the blade’s momentum with the shaft of his gada, twisting it aside. Gloria pivoted, slamming her elbow into his chest plate. The impact rang out, and Ronin staggered back, the crowd roaring at the exchange.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0ozCLoUrji
For a heartbeat, they stood apart, masked faces unreadable, both breathing hard, sweat and dust clinging to their armor. The sun beat down, casting long shadows across the ruined ground.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0cqKkhdss3
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6ll91dnB00
Gloria’s sword darted for Ronin’s shoulder, but the shaft of his gada intercepted it, twisting her momentum aside. She pivoted, driving her elbow into his chestplate—a solid clang, but Ronin barely budged, only staggering a step. The crowd roared, the energy in the arena crackling.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBZg3hufQF4
They broke apart, masked faces unreadable, both breathing hard. Dust and sweat clung to their armor. Gloria’s heart hammered, but she forced herself to steady her stance. The sun cast their shadows long and sharp across the battered ground.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡu3Mfpe70vf
She circled, searching for an opening. Ronin’s posture had changed—no more lazy confidence, no more easygoing banter. Now he stood tall, every movement measured, his presence heavy and unyielding. Gloria felt a chill. This is the man who killed the Devil, she realized. The thought gnawed at her pride.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDPumFpnLnI
She lunged, unleashing a flurry of strikes—slashes, thrusts, feints, spinning kicks. Each time, Ronin’s left hand moved with impossible precision, crystalline structures glinting in the light. He never grabbed, only blocked or diverted, his arm absorbing every impact with a sound like steel on diamond. Her blade and fists glanced off, her close attacks rerouted as if she were striking a wall of fate itself.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyfcVsoPZXt
How can he just flick away a sword with his wrist? Gloria’s mind raced. How can someone slide such a heavy weapon against a nimble blade as if it were nothing?
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡo3nUuzyzTo
She spun, aiming a low sweep at his legs, but he stepped over it, his left hand guiding her sword away with effortless control. She tried to elbow him again, but the crystalline arm absorbed the blow, the force vanishing as if it had never existed.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhN6N32NQ6o
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhlFKYJOk2o
With a sudden, fluid motion, Ronin feinted high, then brought the gada down in a perfect, almost playful arc—aiming not to maim, but to humble.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgWa2mHGtHu
BONK.
The sound rang out—solid, final, almost cartoonish in its clarity—as the flat of the gada met the top of Gloria’s masked head. The impact sent a tremor through the arena. Gloria’s knees buckled, her sword clattering to the ground as she dropped to all fours, dazed but unharmed.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1IJR7EYiV8
The crowd gasped, then fell utterly silent. Even the hooded agitators froze, their words dying in their throats.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgAAS4aF4jz
Ronin’s voice was calm, almost bored. “You’re the one who told me to be serious.”
Gloria’s frustration simmered. She feinted high, then lunged low, her blade aiming for his thigh. In a blur, Ronin’s left hand brushed the flat of her sword, sending it wide. He advanced, the gada spinning in his right hand, his left moving with the fluidity of a true martial master—every gesture a lesson in control and power.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKkp9Spjd7Q
She pressed in, launching a barrage of close-range attacks—punches, knees, even a headbutt—but Ronin’s left arm was an impenetrable shield, crystalline and dense, absorbing every blow. He began to counter, not just blocking but guiding her attacks away, using her own momentum to unbalance her.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR5L6DNNJ0l
The crowd’s excitement turned to awe. Even the jeers of the hooded men faltered as Ronin’s mastery became undeniable.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPnz2R45BFM
Gloria, breath ragged, tried one last desperate gambit—a spinning slash aimed at Ronin’s head. In a flash, Ronin’s left hand intercepted the blade, diverting it harmlessly. He didn’t grab, didn’t risk harm—just a perfect, unbreakable parry.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVbjHnAg6t
He advanced, his presence looming larger with every step. Gloria found herself forced back, her breath coming in ragged bursts, Ronin’s shadow swallowing her as she struggled to keep her footing.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3f4kLGtYpI
This is what true martial mastery looks like, she thought, anger and awe warring inside her.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡG3FBUbHr5I
He swung the gada in a sweeping arc, meeting Gloria’s downward strike. The clash sent shockwaves through the ground, the earth crumbling beneath their feet. Gloria’s eyes widened as Ronin’s attacks grew faster, smoother—his weapon gliding along her blade like oil as it diverted her sword away from Ronin, causing imbalance in her.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTk8urI0HqP
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaBQLSUMHH1
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHuIbQWu8SY
The gada destroyed upper half of Gloria’s mask. Revealing her beautiful blue eye with hint of red like blue flames with red flakes.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9OsrXZoZzG
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2j5gTCRZi6
But Ronin didn’t get distracted.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFvCC6wnsKN
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMMxQNKlrpC
The Gada turned back, this time swinging downward.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ331gLfi596
One, two, three—each strike became more relentless than the last. Gloria found herself cornered, unable to catch her breath, Ronin’s presence loomed like a mountain, the sun eclipsed behind him.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVZQ1Zc6NLa
“This… is me being serious!” Ronin declared, his voice thunderous.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCyr3vkLVaH
Gloria’s eyes widened as she was driven to her knees, pummelled by the force of Ronin’s assault.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhAkxMnWcwx
The crowd’s cheers faltered, replaced by stunned silence as Ronin’s power became undeniable.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoalM0gBpb
“Damn it! How powerful is his artifact? Our magic won’t affect him at all!” one of the hooded agitators hissed.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfTaeCi0Hgt
“Let’s get out!” another urged.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJOgrZfK0VM
The hooded men tried to slip away, but were intercepted by Kade and the guards. They tried to escape in another direction, but Warzheil blocked their way, electricity sparking from his hand.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgYmREaS1TH
“You aren’t going anywhere,” Kade said coldly.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTAJfhrIG4J
The hooded men turned again, only to be stopped by the guild master, Kainia, her presence sealing their fate.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWTEPziCRoo
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7b8l0tDtI3
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡndOSLkkEAc
Ronin stopped. Gloria finally caught a breathe with a gasp.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGKRCPpv9bE
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgslsOCVfiC
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKQsXn8eKpA
“So that’s how the old strong felt when using a gada, huh? I would never be able to pummel someone with a sword or spear.” Ronin chuckles to himself spinning the gada in his hand.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwmofagwcJ9
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡelOgmXCNA1
“My boots are full of dirt thanks to you. What even was that? How did you divert my attacks so easily?” Gloria asks as she gets up.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcnd3S09hSK
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdQ3UisB5vv
“You looked cute down in the ground, you know,” he said in a mocking voice on which gloria slaps him, making him fall on the ground.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzzcUMKubDS
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPNgjyfHheD
“Hey, What was that for?!” Ronin shouts.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtwCyJgZ9r1
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2oBkbwhYx6
“I lose!” Gloria says to the referee.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5RtbldibNx
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9oog0WRqlE
“That’s no reason to bitch slap someone!” Ronin yells.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4UukAkhpb
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4aRxmGR0Un
The crowd goes crazy in denial as Gloria accepts her defeat.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzCfFpEJNKM
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0umEJSOLSU
“No! H-he cheated!”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOOySWE1r1B
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHfckxBGQrg
“Yeah, no way our queen would lose!”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3UAL6lkPhs
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyxyCMwB6Oc
the crowd recoils.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH6XNYmKYqy
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOmFW15ocXW
Ronin swings the Gada over his shoulder. Expectantly looking at the referee.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOiYNi7g8bA
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZYYrMLSwuj
“Due to unfair conduct. The Demon Traitor is disqualified. Winner: Gloria Flamepride!” he yells
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ88F3SWjRMJ
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHHoCkleK4h
Gloria questions the decision in disbelief with her hands spread, questing the situation.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuvlXFGmqBZ
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD5wGsTYBRV
“What? so you are telling me that me using divine power would have been fine and him using a counter against that is not?” Gloria asks
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPRyciF3wkK
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkSgJZC0DGO
“I-I can’t do anything against the crowd’s wishes Princess.” The referee says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNv2NMFQSUM
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRQEK5szNKI
the crowd roars in celebration, Warzheil sneers at the men who bet with him saying its an unfair decision, leaving the crowd.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZQj6d6ci6O
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwB4QmeEZwd
Ronin looks away yanking his head back questioning the decision and the racism he is facing.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6Uem9IR3LS
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLHGs2uV35D
“You should reconsider profession, my guy.” Ronin suggests to the referee As he shakes his head passing by him, almost pitying his judging skills.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡc74BgplpY4
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡan3XuAccMm
“Fine, tone it down already! I couldn’t care less about being the hunt leader anyway.” He shouts as he pushes through the crowd
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhroDLxB5kB
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡasC8Z6vBph
Gloria is about to speak something to Ronin, reaching out to him but then decides not to.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgUCzitA0Vc
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyjakXsipgS
As He and Gloria reaches the back of the crowd they see Kade and the crowd tying up hooded figures.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSjHpFr3kI4
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7tT3JV9oBT
“What’s their story?” Ronin asks
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡWdVbANt1Qv
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡznQZDmaUZ8
“We found these guys inciting hate against you in the crowd. They are demon worshipers.” Kade says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKdCvvAUlxI
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoLXQrxn62K
“This means that there is a chance the devil knows where we are, although I do not think he will do anything reckless as long as Ronin is here.” Warzheil says as he appears from the crowd.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyREx37RP8N
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuLwrjc7eJP
The crowd has also turned toward them.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqu865MBZG2
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKeynt23Aaz
“There are too many eyes here. Lets go to the guild.” Kainia suggests.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHpDoQfoOK4
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHUmOmzilQB
“Yeah, TOO many” Ronin repeats looking on the tree near them, there are figures on them only he can see. Warzheil glimpse at the trees and understands what he means.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡU8C1MjNrHB
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcUNgoJFD7l
“We have more guests then we can feed it seem.” Warzheil says as they drag the intruders toward the guild which is close to the practice ground.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOamdDLAxQj
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNRNR7mBoE6
“What was that ‘Hail’ about during the fight?” Warzheil asks as they walk to the guild.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcp0CUeYJEJ
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmiBOR4rCHc
“Oh that? A way to gather my focus and strength.” Ronin avoids over explanation.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡonFeXCaLhD
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRhDu7tU5po
“It almost felt like you were praising a god, people do that often for my father…did actually” Gloria says as a hint of sadness settles in her voice.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp674i1yZgD
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhPdmTh49Is
“Didn’t Drax teach you history Gloria?” Warzheil asks “That’s a reference to an avatar of a primordial god. Om.” Warzheil says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ9hGpoHAQQf
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnbn3S1meLy
“Oh! You guys have lord Shiva here?” Ronin asks, reverence in his voice.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUzKiWOJd5k
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡW7QjXysOMk
“So, you call him Shiva I assume. Yes we do. We have ranks of gods here. Primordial who came around when the cosmos formed, the ancients who were their next generation, elders who were around a few dozen hundred thousand years ago, Drax fought against them with Geolard. And now, the modern gods.” Warzheil explains
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡKL94cb8Ud8
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5PWCC0GHNB
“Shiva—as you call him is the king of the primordial if I remember correctly” Kainia says in a doubtful voice.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH89vMcqpqf
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiavpUTgvj3
“Why do you speak as if you are not from here?” Kade says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsLTeWByFYf
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMjW5ibXy8s
“He isn’t he is from a corner region of the continent.” Warzheil says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGnJA28u6S1
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLRg6zBpJDL
“What?!” Kainia, gloria and Kade yell in disbelief.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvFsUINbfKV
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOH8sDpVPmM
“Yeah, what he says.” Ronin covers up.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcllvD4u7R
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJaweKKKcNZ
“No wonder you are so strong. I have heard from my father that from time divine beasts or monster would attack, and that people who live there are stronger than average people due to the harsh environment and worship the primordial.” Gloria explains
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡi9SWwjbsW5
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVCwuauUt6n
“O-oh, its not so harsh, trust me.” Ronin says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBldVbu3ksQ
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFHBIvFdK2I
“But why hail an avatar which is not from globe but from Earth” Kainia asks
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMEZQJgtzmY
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJifRiz57Pd
Ronin’s mind race.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwab334uzeZ
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡp6nr0FxeFT
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1FyD2jiyPj
“W-who wouldn’t? have you heard his tales?” Ronin asks
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5qeUo6E5k5
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxmzMtD5PgF
“No, most history was destroyed or buried during the Holy war a few hundred thousand years ago.” Warzheil says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3OnWUnYGJc
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPgc4bgIrNI
“Well then, I will tell you his tales once I am back from the hunt.” Ronin says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTZtgRCS29N
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡk36mBgxn2M
They reach the guild and throws the intruders on the floor.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEMA8AV3dmZ
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUVZqz0DgpR
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡaiwGutyv8T
This time the guild is not empty, there are a few new faces since last time Ronin and Gloria came through but there are the Reaver’s party there too.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6FZK71b1Lm
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdAz2oBHl06
“You have a hunt don’t you? A hunt can take a mere hours to almost a week, I suggest you depart. We will take care of these fools.” Kaina says with a wink
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO5BN8qzh79
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1DYqEPr6sA
“The guild master is right, you should all go” Warzheil seconds her opinion
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡwQGiMjhBjh
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIDmEVPOcmG
“You heard the Elder. Lets get to work!” Gloria says.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdUCH1BHTzK
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxjWabrO6qt
“Oh, and take this kiddo, your mask is broken made do with this for now…” Warzheil tosses a mask to cover gloria’s face except the eyes.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3ZFwRPlNkE
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUi5GmTgIBs
Gloria nods and turns as Ronin and others turn too, but he notices the Reaver party approach Warzheil and Kainia, making him suspicious. Ronin uses his left eye to look at them and surely the mage and others were cooking something.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPxkf5pQpG1
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQ0iWH9yEpU
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNTajW5kuX7
“Old man!” he yells out to Warzheil
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡR9SYfOerqG
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGibjw499zj
Warzheil looks at Ronin, who simply flicks his eyes between the party and him.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡfOpSZOGvO3
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRN7Q7yn2NA
This sign is enough to alert him and soon the Guild building buzzes with electricity.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOcIoUqcy5m
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUV8RZJX0xj
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡey91bSDOOk
“What?! how did they know?!” one of their party member scream!
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxV295oocSk
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnQqi3GdxDQ
“Catch them, they tried assassinating the Elder.” The voices of other adventurers echo.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtS7ghCPL7q
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5rwbgp1uu4
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlfoWvooQt
“What just happened?” a hunter asks
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5itYntYrtZ
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCXuK3B7HxK
“Spies aren’t uncommon in our town but this is just too many. And to think even a Rever party is one.” Gloria says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWaklLyAkn
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡADc3F87bQp
“So you noticed?” Ronin asks
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3BdnPKcTFk
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡooOqmm4gzF
“Don’t forget I am a goddess too. It would be strange if I didn’t” She replies pridefully
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvCdwcy76v0
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbfCbjJuN6o
“We are already late because of you two, I have arranged horses for both of you.” Kade says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlQhy646II6
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy0hq4AJDv5
“uh… I thought I would sit with someone.” Ronin says adjusting his mask.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvoIw9FLYbN
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUX3LyMOcqE
“What? don’t tell me you don’t know how to ride a horse.” Kade says on which other hunters gasp and murmur
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXuj9aOHsHl
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzxivIMDDSJ
“Unfortunately, I don’t” Ronin admits covering his mask in embarrassment.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡde8Na9jxCp
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNlieHbKlNB
Kade laughs in disbelief “How the hell did you come so far from the outer regions without a horse? It would take you years just to get here on barefoot.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcNDkDYkowM
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT65dfvVRU
“I have my ways.” Ronin murmurs.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcs8ItNASb0
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxme5V2P4nj
“Ok, everyone, who would let our Martial Demon still with them?” Kade asks but everyone looks at each other’s face.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xAlhjs7Pi
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOozTPxs2uo
“I—can.” Gloria suggests in a whisper
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPDvTNK1aFc
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡdFexxF9fOA
“Ok it’s decided, he will sit with me” Kade beams “Just keep your left hand off my stead. She is a sensitive one.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZW8lYZfE8i
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡsSVUG4u0u4
We arrive to the exit of the town where multiple horses are waiting, equipped with food and pair of clothes.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3aL2ALy8eg
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡLWPHbGKWjs
“You do have another dress, right?” Kade asks
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTkhMnqIgRj
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1Dqvbw6tR6
“No” Ronin admits flatly168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ82okkUd7Zj
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcRiX6JJUui
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqsurAp2dXV
“We are in luck, just a few shops along this land is a shop, go get one, you may need it. You can hand me that….. what did you call that mace again?” Kade gestures at the Gada
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡO7gkdheU8A
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmagh4mzpTR
“It’s a Gada.” Ronin says as he hands the mace to Kade.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE0sZRnBXEg
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ622vJZiNde
“Fine, a GADA” Kade admits but it falls on the ground as its too heavy for him to lift.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCcWgSxsLuz
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sxLnA3Yk6
“Shit, this thing is heavy even with my mana. How did a manaless like you lift it, let along swing it?” Kade says forcing himself to lift it, his muscles bunch together, but a sudden pop of his back make him leave the Gada as he grips his back instead. “M-my back!” he whispers in pains.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡZclybIchw0
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡRHdf1gJgKo
“Well then I will just take it with me.” Ronin picks the Gada and goes to the shop.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGIHLIbTQQw
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡb4MBYubhKo
“This is a good chance.” Ronin thinks as he looks at the Gada for a moment, controlling his thoughts, and his symbol etches itself on the gada.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ3YItBk6GXt
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA2NQMFjUrJ
As he gets in the shop, he puts the Gada in his dimensional storage to avoid suspicion.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ0YcNJKx73C
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1LkDLlD4CW
After he is done with the purchase, Ronin and the others depart.168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzyE176DHSS
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡt36jPLjx8j
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkGVLfLre2Q
“Where is the mace?” Gloria asks
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1VFW2PdGCL
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡMP34lE3CPb
“Gada!” ronin corrects her
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUKuARxY2WA
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7QXY13HbaZ
“Yeah the Ga~da.” She says looking up, fed up
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbQxc9xOiMC
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡkiAZRacVJv
“I left it somewhere.” Ronin says
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQa2VwQLciv
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡA7vLM7lWHu
“What are you going to fight with then?” Kade asks
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyrPtkjrnYp
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXfgRWnVsaM
“I have tricks of my own.” Ronin says on which Kade stops prying.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlBbsnhMUOK
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡYSVJj2SiJr
“Well, I am sure you can slay most monsters we will normally face with bare hands. As long as it is silver rank or below.” Kade suggests168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡnCU4fpnksR
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡyAygN5lYXk
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡEjje3gkgRy
“Where are we going hunt leader?” Wyran the young hunter asks
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBRd2jj1zck
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6dGUMTPEgM
“Illumin Forest… deeper than before.” gloria states.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡz6aae2RuvW
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtZBzqPJ67s
“That place sucks!”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡgKrnSRqcv2
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5xhkjzxIJB
“I hate the webs there.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCTVissESMl
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ4q0WvTUDcu
“I have heard from some adventurers that an illusion tree is there not too deep.”
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcZaJJ30vrM
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL48H0ORYJZ
The hunters admit.
168Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1pveSyJOk1
and then Add to home screen.