It was a bright morning after the chaotic festival.
The bright and warm sunrays entered through the window , and gently fell on Zarian's face .
Zarian woke up suddenly like he had a nightmare. He was sweating heavily and looked around to see where he was .
Zarian : [ Well isn't this quite nostalgic. It has only been five days and I passed out two times . Great , simply great !]
Zarian got out of the bed and went to the dining hall with a bed head .
Ayla was already eating in the dining hall . She looked so peaceful, eating her meals like there's no tomorrow, it's like nothing had happened yesterday.
Zarian: [ Well , well , aren't you the glutton hero ]
Ayla : [ Shut up Zarian , I don't know why but I'm hungry. Its like I haven't eaten for a whole week. I can't control myself ]
Zarian: [ Well then just make sure to wipe your face , it's like you fell into a pot of sause ]
Though Zarian made fun of Ayla , he was also very hungry . He could not explain why but it felt odd for him .
He began to stuff his face along with Ayla . They were eating like there was no tomorrow.
Zarian : [ By the way Ayla , what's that little thing on your head ? ]
Ayla : [ Well say hi . Ever since I woke it has been following me like a cute little puppy . So I decided to adopt her ]
Zarian: [ Her ? ]
Ayla : [ Just look at her adorable little face , how could something this beautiful be a boy ]
Zarian : [ Well you do need to change your gender bias ]
Ayla : [ Oh my god , shut up Zarian. You are like a old man]
This statement really hurted Zarian's 25 year old spirit .
Zarian: [ Oh yeah , if I'm a old man, you should respect elders right , AYLA!!]
Zarian pinched Ayla's cheeks .
Zarian : [ Say " I am sorry Mister Zarian"]
Ayla : [ Yeah , in your dreams ]
Zarian started pinching her cheeks with more force until they turned red .
Ayla : [ Ouch, ouch , ok ok you win . I am sorry Mister Zarian.]
Zarian felt a sense of superiority like he achieved a great goal while all he did was bully his junior
Suddenly , a stone was thrown towards Zarian's face . Though he managed to dodge it , he was suspicious cause there were only Zarian and Ayla in that room .
Zarian :[ Ayla , who throwed the stone ? ]
Ayla : [ What stone ? ]
Zarian : [ The one from earli...]
Suddenly the door opened , the saintess , Lief and Laziel entered the dining room .
Saintess: [ Oh my ! Aren't you guys lively , it must be the blessing of great God ]
Zarian: [ Shut up ! Just get straight to the point. What happened to us yesterday?]
Zarian's face showed obvious anger but he was wary of the unknown man in the room .
Saintess: [ Oh my ! Aren't you a bit too cold Zarian, the women won't like it . Didn't I tell you before , you got blessed by our God ]
Zarian : [ What kind of blessing are you talking about ? ]
Ayla watched this conversation while stuffing her face with the spirit on her head .
Saintess: [ I guess you don't remember it . ]
The saintess said in disappointment.
Saintess : [ Well now , try focusing your thoughts and try to remember yesterday's incident]
Zarian was suspicious of that cunning woman but had no choice . Zarian tried closing his eyes and focused to remember yesterday's events .
Suddenly a glimpse of memory flashed in his mind . He heared a voice , a soft and calming voice. " My child , I grant you the ability to manipulate one of nature's force , gravity".
While Zarian was trying hard to remember yesterday's events, the furniture, food , Lief and Ayla started floating in the air .
Ayla : [ Ooh , I am flying , I am flying . ]
Lief : [ What the hell is THIS !!! ]
Saintess: [ Oh my ! Fascinating, a manipulator of nature's force ]
Zarian opened his eyes while sweating like a pig , he felt disoriented and his head was hurting.
Zarian : [ I heared a voice , who is THAT !!!]
Saintess: [ Oh my , would you look at that . The after effect of relevation is quite harsh for you , right ? The voice you heared is the great God . ]
Zarian fell to the chair .
Zarian: [ The great God? ]
Saintess: [ While it is not the almighty himself , it was one of his avatar .]
Ayla looked at Zarian with a worried expression. She could not watch him going through such pain .
Zarian started to calm down after taking some deep breathes.
Zarian : [ So what is a manipulator? Can I like control gravity? ]
Saintess: [ Oh my ! It looks like you have quite a few questions. You are going to meet someone tomorrow who will answer all your questions. So ,be patient.]
The saintess looked at Ayal who was obviously scared .
Saintess : [ Now let's see what you got . ]
Suddenly the spirit on top of Ayla's head tried to bite the saintess.
Saintess: [ Oh my , how intresting. A lesser Earth spirit which can share its master's emotions. ]
The saintess looked at the spirit in amusement. Laziel who had a stoic expression also seemed a bit taken back by the spirit .
Ayla : [ Earth spirit? ]
Saintess: [ Yeah my dear , it's a lesser Earth spirit. It has the power to freely use mana to cast earth magic , but the degree of effectiveness is directly proportional to the rank of the spirit. Since it's a lesser spirit , it's bit weak ]
Ayla had no idea what the saintess was talking about , she looked at the saintess with a blank expression.
Ayla : [ I am sorry but could you say that again ]
Saintess: [ Oh my , it looks like it can't be helped . You will also meet someone who will answer your questions tomorrow. But since it's a lesser spirit , you can name it .]
Ayla : [ Is it like a puppy ? ]
Zarian looked disappointed .
The saintess smiled at Ayla's question.
Saintess: [ Yeah, like a puppy ]
Ayla : [ Well, then your name is gonna be Infi ]
Saintess: [ Oh my , look how time flies. You should all take rest and recover from the after effect of the relevation. Since tomorrow is gonna be a important day for all of you ]
The saintess and Laziel went out through the door . But the saintess suddenly stopped and looked at Lief .
Saintess: [ You should remember what I told you , Lief ]
The saintess and Laziel left the inn .
Lief looked a bit uncomfortable after the saintess's comment .
Zarian looked at Lief with a look of pity .
Lief went straight to his room and isolated himself.