Forge hands mystery a bag of various items,materials,elixirs and more.
Mystery takes it and begins internally contemplating
What's the point in me having these things,its not like I need them?
And suddenly mystery hears a familiar cocky yet mischievous voice
"I might be able to assist you in that"
he turned around to see its Tendo,mischievously grinning as if his seen the best opportunity in his life.
Mystery stares at the grinning merchant cautiously as and an unpleasant feeling runs down his spine
"What's your proposal fox?"
Tendo still grinning replies
"Why do you look so worried?"
Tendo Begins emitting a sinister jade green aura as his right eye glows heavenly gold
The atmosphere tenses,the air seemingly could cut anyone's throat
"I can promise you I mean no harm sir mystery,I simply want to assist in your endeavors"
Mystery than thinks to himself
His emitting a aura even i can't suppress,just who is this guy exactly
Mystery glances at forge's casual deminoir unfazed by the current atmosphere
Forge seems to be calm ,if Tendo doesn't seem like a threat to him,than that means I can trust him...for now
"Fine i accept your assistance...but why do you want to help me so badly"
The sinister aura Tendo once eminated calmed into a peaceful,yet also pasisfied state after hearing mysterys word's
And with a enthusiastic voice
Tendo replies
"Well its simple I truly pity your current situation and I can see alot of potential in you as a merchant and as a powerful being,I simply want to invest in you early as all especially since..."
"Huh?"
Tendo pulls out a spatial pouch but this one eminated a green glow with green symbols of crows around it
Mystery took note of that as his eyes narrowed,cautiously observing this merchant and suddenly Tendo pulls out a glowing tea pack labeled golden tipsy tea
Mystery confused stares at the tea pack and suddenly a loud and commanding laugh is heard as mystery turns to see Forge histarically laughing
"HAHAHAHAHHAHAHA TENDO YOU CUNNING TROLL YOU SAID THIS STUFF WAS NO LONGER IN YOUR POSSESSION!"
Tendo awkwardly scratches his cheek
"Well i couldn't have told as you would've mass produced this tea...drastically reducing its value as its a rare tea type.
Forge retwarts
"No i wouldn't!"
Tendo angrily responds
"YES you would!.you drove half of the merchant companies in Ultranium into bankruptcy, Three national empires in the Zanring continent into depth and three merchant pathways into shutting down because you decided to mass produce they're products!"
Forge sheepishly says
"Well if you put it in that way,you make me sound like the villain"
"THATS BECAUSE YOU ARE ONE YOU TWO FACED SCOUNDREL!"
Tendo than sighs as he fixes his clothes and shifts his attention back to Mystery
"As i was saying before being interrupted"
Stretches out the tea packet towards mystery
"This is golden tipsy tea one of the rarest materials in Utra Strike,I had to go through many nations,towns,empires
Quietly blurts"black markets"
"And realms,so this stuff is valuable"
Before mystery could utter a word Tendo continues
"Why you ask,its because this tea has the ability to calm anyone and anything,even non living things.
And this affect is garunteed,its also works as medicine,incense,anti magic and more that I can't bother myself to explain"
Mystery amazed thinks to himself
No wonder it's so rare,if its capable of doing that maybe i could... no i could use this as a weapon,wait even if it's an investment based on this fox is Personality...his gonna want something in return
"Alright Tendo what exactly do you want?"
Tendo casually says as the shop begins to slowly disappear as the scene shifts to a disclode area in a forest with a sign saying
[Danger lies ahead this path]
as a large
cave is seen with the sounds of slurping ramen,a masked man dressed in full black modern ninja attire sits on a bolder.
A sword wrapped in cloth lays next to him.
"I just need you to get three people and retrieve even a strand of a certain individuals mask"
The masked mans masks lights up red as a flame appears across it
End of chapter 5