Moonlight shines as the two person slowly walking in this lone forest far from their camp, shadow emanated on both of them.
"How strong are you?" the blonde golden lady with perky ear asks the man with an unkempt raven hair and chestnut colored eye who has taller than her by few inches.
The four wings symbolize his familia engraved on his back is what describes him to be none other than Agwin.
Agwin only smiles with a rigid expression coming from the elf who asks.
"Ahhh, I thought you were gonna hug me this time"
With a heavy sigh of disappointment, Ryu only lowers her head trying to restrain her feelings but she just just ignores him: "Tell me. . .how come you defeated the Vana Freya?"
"Vana Freya? Oh that black cat?" with bitting the tip of his finger, Agwin reply "he got no chill. That cat is pretty fast but because his feelings clouded his judgement, I take advantage of it"
"Is that really the answer? I don't think so. Forget level 1, even level 3 or average level 4 adventurer is no match against him" So Ryu explained.
Deep down, she wanted to hug him but she is restraining herself. Even she, doesn't know why. Is this guilt? She don't know.
"Really? Maybe you overestimate him. Oh right, should I have check others individuals prowess too? That way we can divide our group later, hm, that would be good, I guess?" and this time, Agwin nodded purposely while thinking.
"And how can you do that?" Ryu raised her head a little for their eyes to meet.
Raising his index finger, he answers "I'll let them attack me together. That's the best thing to evaluate them isn't it?"
Not conceited nor ignorance but with a faint smile did Agwin finally state his intention, where the elf Ryu Lion couldn't help herself but close her eyes in defear and only mutter. "You. . .so, you have no limit" and that answer summarize her question.
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Another morning came but unlike everyone, after taking care of his belongings, Agwin didn't ride his mount and instead, lookef at Ilias and others "I have a proposal, would you guys lend your ears?" so he claimed and unsheathed his sword.
"We didn't have any formalities, and we didn't know our strength either nor we didn't know who will be responsible for this team" Which made everyone looked at one another.
"R-right, I didn't inform who will lead us, this is always bugging me since the beginning" Asfi uttered and look at Allen and Ais. This two are the highest level amongst them but neither of them is a leader material. No, of them, only her is capable---of course she disregard Agwin whom she just met. In that regards, not once did she hear anything from her deity, Hermes, who should lead their team.
So she only assumed it was one of the Artemis Familia who will do the job after arriving there.
"R-right, I didn't inform either. . .so I always thought it was Agwin" which Ilias looked at Agwin before the rest---as his mount is also besides Ilias, but then she remember that he's a mere level 1 so she forget the idea.
She didn't know what happened the last time other than Eris, and the rest as well is uninformed, so she didn't know how fierce Agwin was during then. But deep down, she believed that it was Agwin who will be this team's leader.
"Yeah, I do think so too. . .so I pressume your deity didn't inform you that it was I, Agwin Von Lewin will lead you from here on---" Even though Kami-sama didn't inform me, haaaa. So he thought with defeat.
"---but, I have one request" They do know what happened on Allen Fromel(other than Ilias) so they didn't react about Agwin's proclamation.
"I want to known your capability---all of you, no excuses"
"Hohoho, so it was one on one battle with Agwin? I can't wait to witness it~ fufufufu" after hearing his arrogance, Ilias turned red and is giggling.
"Make it fast so, come, attack me together instead. Let's see how capable you all are. Throw everything you've got" With his hands raised forward without any preparation to make.
"!!!!!" In which, all of them are stupified as if turning deaf after hearing his claim. Silent momentarily came but was broken by the werewolf.
"Bastard, what do you think of us!?
It was Bete whose tail is slightly lowered, afraid and cannot move a muscle yet deep down, he denied Agwin.
He hate leecher of all people especially the low level cunt. So he deny Agwin of all people. Hate started to appear and clouding his vision.
Allen at the same time was full of anger if one were to take a look at his face, but he cannot argue no longer.
"I think, I'll pass. . .I'm only here to make an item if needed and as the team scout" So Asfi turned her back and seated.
Although Agwin stated that 'there are no excuses', he let Asfi slipped by.
"So you three? alright, come. I don't know what would happen during our adventure but we have to get ready. After all, you three are the strongest here"
"Strongest!"
"Strongest!"
"Yet, aren't you going to take us three? Then you claimed that you are stronger than us, correct?"
Bete muttered which sparks their pride, yet looking at the man in front, it was immediately shattered----in which Ais' word calmed the duo down without them knowing.
Not a good communicator yet her simple word made the group realized the reality they were in.
Thanks to her, the duo's clouded mind had return back to normal whilst made Agwin chuckle
"He he good little Ais', you have discerning eyes, yes I am stronger. Overwhelmingly so. So make sure not to disappoint this big brother" Agwin said so wickedly.
His formless aura started to spread around which made the spectator gulped in fear, and excitement.
Momentarily in Agwin's thought: 'Now that I felt it. She really is different' looking at Ais, he thought, but he didn't keep this thought to heart.
"Yes, big brother, I'll go all out then!"
He he, now I obtain a little sister, his mind said so, but readied himself.
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Start---!
As if hearing that word tinged inside of my head, the three simultaneously stride pass my position.
They didn't attack me directly which made me narrows my gaze.
They just run in full circle from all directions and then!
---Clang!
Danger! Is what I felt as Ais is the first one to attack. Wind rotates all over her body with activated----
"Tempest"
So she claimed which knocked me back. . ."Not good!" I cried.
Simultaneously, raising my head, I saw the heel directly towards pummeling me, equipped with silver greaves, ready for a kill.
"Not good!" I cried out for the second time. Dodging the said feet, It created a crate so big, stones thrown in every direction, making Ais whose about to follow up flew back a bit.
Shi----!
But my body felt another tinged as if the fang of a wolf who was pouncing my vulnerable back, will trying to eat me whole. I dodged it again and elbow Allen's face and greeted Ais rapier's tip with my hand enforced by Nature, or the so-called Qi!
Clang---!
Made everyone wore a surprise look than amazed at my feat.
Of course, as they heard is the sound of two metals clashing with just a hand and a sword. Isn't that insane? Or so what I read from their looks.
"Good! You guys are good!" But something within me resurfaced!
Its been two years since I've felt this kind of exhilaration! Yeah, even from the memory of Laventeinn, I never felt this excited before!
I didn't realize but, did I grin just now?
He he, am I...looks like a battle-monger?