by Matt Harris
###-oChapter-o13-o--oChapter-o12.-oKaiser-ois-oborn!-o(Part-o2)
Noticing-othe-osilence,-oa-othought-oflashed-oacross-oEliana's-ohead-oand-ocoughed-oa-obit.
"Stalker-ois-oa-ohidden-ostealth-oclass."-oEliana-osaid-oto-oclear-oour-omisunderstanding-oafter-olooking-oat-oour-ostupefied-ofaces.
"But-oeavesdropping-oisn't-oa-ogood-oway-oto-oearn-oour-otrust,-oyou-oknow?"-oI-otold-oher.-oI-owanted-oto-oknow-owhat-oshe-ohad-oto-osay,-oafter-oall,-oshe-omight-obecome-oone-oof-othe-osub-oleaders-oof-othe-oGuild.
"Yeah,-obut-oyou-owouldn't-ohave-oreally-olet-ome-oin-oif-oI-odidn't.-oYou-oguys-ocan-obe-overy-obig-omoney-obags!"-oEliana-osaid-owith-oan-oupfront-oattitude-oand-owe-ostarted-ochuckling,-operfect.
"So,-oKagito,-owhat-odo-oyou-othink-oabout-oit-onow?"-oI-oasked-othe-oman-obeside-ome-owho-oseemed-oto-okeep-ogetting-osurprised-owith-oeach-onew-operson.
"Hmm,-oI-owouldn't-omind,-obut-owhy-odo-oyou-owant-ome-oin,-oand-oeven-omore,-oas-othe-oLeader?"-oKagito-owas-odoubtful.
"I-oneed-opower,-oand-oyou-ohave-oa-overy-opowerful-oposition-oright-onow,-ohaving-othe-osecond-best-oplayer-oas-othe-oleader-oof-othe-oguild-owho-ohas-oVladi-oand-ome-oin-oit.-oThis-owould-omake-oit-ostrong-ofrom-othe-ostart.-oFurthermore,-owe-omust-ohave-oone-oof-othe-ohighest-oamounts-oof-oFame-oafter-othat-onotice-oa-oweek-oago."-oI-owas-oupfront-owith-oKagito-oas-oI-odidn't-owant-ohim-oto-othink-othat-oI-owas-ohiding-osomething-ofrom-ohim.
After-ohearing-owhat-oI-osaid,-oEliana-oseemed-oto-ohave-orealized-omy-opurpose.
At-othis,-oKagito-onodded-oand-osaid-o"Ok,-obut-odon't-obe-odisappointed."
"Excellent!"
Thus,-owe-owent-oto-othe-oGuild-oRegistration-oCentre-oafter-oselling-oall-omy-oloot-oexcept-othe-oring-oand-othe-oheart-oas-oI-owas-oplanning-oto-osell-oit-oto-oan-oEnhancer-olater.-oWe-osent-oKagito-oto-ocreate-othe-oguild.
As-ohe-ocame-oout,-ohe-otold-ous-ohe-ohad-ocreated-othe-oguild-osuccessfully-obefore-osending-ous-oan-oinvitation-oto-othe-oguild.
--oDo-oyou-owish-oto-ojoin-othe-oKaiser-oGuild?
"Yes."-oWe-oput-othat-oname-obecause-owe-oneeded-osomething-oeye-ocatchy-oand-othis-oname-operfectly-ofit-oevery-oone-oof-ous-ohere.
--oYou-ohave-ojoined-othe-oKaiser-oGuild!
Your-orank-ois-oNewcomer.
Your-orank-ohas-obeen-ochanged-oto-oCo-founder.
Then,-oKagito-osaw-oPeko-oand-oZorith-oand-osaid,-o"Here-oyou-ogo."
At-othis,-othey-ogot-osurprised-oand-osaid,"-oYes."
I-ogot-odumbfounded-oand-oI-oasked-othem,-o"You-ocould-osee-othe-owindow?"
Both-oof-othem-oshrugged-oand-oZorith-osaid,-o"Yeah,-owe-ohaven't-oseen-osomething-olike-othat-obefore,-oso-owe-ogot-osurprised."
At-othis,-oIsa-oasked-ocuriously,-o"Why,-othey-ocouldn't-osee-othem-obefore?"
"Well,-othey-oare-ocitizen-oof-othis-oworld-oafter-oall."
"They-oare-oNPCs!?"-oEveryone-owas-osurprised-oexcept-ofor-oArksen-owho-oknew-oabout-oit-oand-owas-ohumming.
"Yes,-othey-oare,-obut-othey-oare-ostronger-othan-oanyone-ohere-oat-oleast."-oI-osaid-oconfidently-oas-oI-ohave-oroughly-ogauged-othe-ostrength-oof-oall-othe-opeople-ohere.
"Is-othat-oso…-owell,-owhat-oare-owe-ogoing-oto-odo-onow?"-oasked-oIsa.
"I-othink-owe-oshould-osplit,-oI-owill-ogo-oto-oa-omaster-oBlacksmith-oin-othe-ocity-oto-olearn-othe-oskill-oand-obuy-osome-olightweight-oarmor-ofor-ous."-oI-otold-oIsa-owhile-oI-ogazed-oat-oPeko-oand-oZorith,-o"You-oguys,-ogo-oalong-owith-othem-ofor-onow,-oI-owill-obe-oback-osoon."
"Okay~"-oPeko-oagreed-owhile-ocuriously-olooking-oat-othe-oother-ofemale-oplayers,-oas-oshe-owas-othe-oonly-oone-oin-othe-ogroup-obefore
Zorith-onodded-oand-oKagito-osaid-o"Well,-oI-oam-ogoing-oto-ofinish-osome-othings."
"Okay,-ohow-oabout-owe-omeet-otomorrow-oto-odiscuss-oabout-othe-oGuild-oand-oits-opurpose?"-oI-oasked-oKagito,-oas-ohe-odidn't-oknow-oanything-oabout-othe-owhole-osituation
"Fine-oby-ome."-oKagito-oagreed-obefore-owaving-ooff-oand-odisappearing-ointo-osome-oalleys.
When-oI-olook-oto-omy-oside-oto-ospot-oEliana,-oshe-owas-oalready-ogone…-oshe-oisn't-oa-oStalker-ofor-onothing….
"Well,-oI'll-otell-oyou-oguys-oeverything-otomorrow,-oI'll-ogo-oto-othe-oSmithy-ofor-onow."-oI-osaid-oto-othe-ogroup-oof-opeople-owho-oseemed-oto-oget-oalong-owell-oenough.
"Okay~"-oArksen-osaid-obefore-owe-osplit.
I-owent-oto-othe-oSmithy-oof-oLombard-oto-olearn-oBlacksmithing-oas-othe-oforums-ohad-osaid-othat-oLombard-owas-oa-omaster-oBlacksmith.
When-oI-oarrived,-oI-owas-osurprised-othat-oLombard-owas-oa-ohuman-ofor-oa-omoment-obefore-oquickly-oproceeding-oto-omy-obusiness.
He-oasked-ome-owhat-omy-obusiness-owas,-oand-oI-ointroduced-omyself-obefore-oasking-oif-oI-ocould-olearn-oblacksmithing-ofrom-ohim.
At-omy-ointroduction,-oLombard-ogot-osurprised-oand-otold-ome-ohe-owould-obe-opleased-oto-oteach-ome…
So,-oI-ostarted-olearning,-oand-oit-otook-ome-oa-ofew-ohours-oto-ofinally-ogenerate-othe-oskill…
--oYou-ohave-olearnt-oa-onew-oSkill!-oBlacksmithing.-o+10-oStrength.-oDo-oyou-owant-oto-osee-othe-oskill-odescription?
--oSkill:-oBlacksmithing-o(Active)-oBeginner-oLevel-o1:-o0%
Allows-othe-ouser-oto-ocreate-oarmors-oand-oweapons-ofrom-odifferent-okind-oof-ometals.-oArmors-oand-oweapons-ocan-obe-oenhanced-odepending-oon-othe-oskills-oof-othe-ouser.
10%-oincrease-oin-osuccess-orate-oand-oenhancement-oof-othe-ocreation-owith-othe-ouse-oof-oa-ohammer
1%-oDecrease-oin-olevel-orestriction-oof-oarmors-oand-oweapons
As-oI-owas-oalready-oin-othe-oSmithy,-oand-osince-oit-owas-ostill-oearly,-oI-ojust-okept-oon-otraining-othe-oskill-oas-oI-oneeded-othe-odecrease-oin-olevel-orestriction-othat-oblacksmithing-ogives.
When-omy-otime-owas-oup,-oI-oasked-oLombard-oif-ohe-ocould-oremake-oour-oweapons-oand-omake-ous-osome-olightweight-oarmor-ofor-ome-oand-oPeko-oand-oa-oheavier-oone-ofor-oZorith-oas-ohe-ois-ogetting-omore-oused-oto-othe-obroadsword's-omovement.-oNot-obecause-othat-othe-omovements-owere-oslow-o(his-oslashes-owere-oincredibly-ofast)-obut-obecause-ohe-ois-oa-ohighly-ooffensive-ocharacter-oand-ohe-ojust-okeeps-oon-ocharging,-odisregarding-ohis-odefense.
I-opaid-ohim-ofor-oeverything,-oand-ohe-otold-ome-othat-ohe-owould-ohave-othem-oready-oby-othe-oday-opast-otomorrow.
I-ologged-ooff-oafter-othat.
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Meanwhile,-oPeko-owas-otalking-owith-othe-ogirls.-oThey-owere-opretty-ofriendly.-oShe-onever-ohad-oany-ofriends-oother-othan-oZorith-oand-omore-orecently,-oArdha.-oBut-othey-owere-oboth-oguys!-oEven-owhen-oshe-owas-olittle,-oshe-odidn't-ointeract-omuch-owith-oothers-oas-oshe-owas-obeing-oprepared-oto-obe-oa-osuited-ocompanion-ofor-othe-oyoung-olord.
Hence,-oshe-owas-oreally-ocurious-oat-owhat-ogirls-otalk-oabout.
Some-oquestions-owere-othrown-oat-oher-oabout-oher-orelationship-owith-oZorith.-oAt-othis,-oshe-owas-opretty-omuch-ooblivious-oas-oshe-owas-oa-oservant-ofrom-othe-ohousehold,-oalthough-oZorith-obecame-oher-ofriend-oas-othey-ogrew-oup-otogether.
However,-oshe-ohad-ofelt-oa-odifferent-ofeeling-ofrom-oVladi's-ogaze-otowards-oArdha-obefore,-oeven-owhen-oshe-otalked-oabout-oher-ogoal-oof-osurpassing-ohim,-oor-othe-othrill-oabout-oit,-othere-owas-osomething-odeeper-oin-othere.-oShe-ocould-operceive-oit-oas-oshe-owas-okeen-oon-oreading-opeople.-oThe-oonly-oones-oshe-ohad-ofound-ounreadable-owere-oZorith's-oparents,-oand-othe-oyoung-olord-ohimself,-oas-ohe-ohad-oa-odeadpan-oface-owhenever-ohe-owanted-oto-ocover-osomething-oup,-othough-oPeko-ofelt-othat-othere-owas-osomething-oelse-othat-omade-othem-olike-othat.-oMaybe-oit-owas-othe-oinfluence-oof-othe-oLord's-oblood…
Thus,-oshe-odidn't-oknow-oabout-othe-ofeelings-othe-ogirls-owere-otalking-oabout,-oand-oshe-ogot-odeep-ointo-oher-othoughts.
Then-oshe-osuddenly-ohit-oa-oslump-oon-othe-ostreet-oand-owas-oabout-oto-ofall,-obut-oshe-ocould-oeasily-oavoid-oit,-oas-oshe-ohas-overy-ogood-obalance.-oBut-osomeone-owas-ofaster-othan-oher-oand-ostopped-oher-ofrom-ofalling.
"Idiot,-owatch-owhere-oyou-oare-ogoing."-oZorith-oberated-olightly-oin-oa-ostraight-oface-o
before-oresuming-ohis-owalk-oand-otalking-oto-oArksen-owho-oseemed-oimpressed-oabout-ohis-ospeed.
At-othis,-oshe-ogot-oa-obit-oflustered-oand-owas-oabout-oto-osay-osomething-oto-ohim-owhen-oshe-osaw-ohis-oback.-oHe-ohad-ochanged.-oShe-ocouldn't-oreally-oexplain-ohow-oshe-oknew-oit-oor-ohow-odid-ohe-ochange,-oas-ohis-oappearance-owas-oquite-othe-osame-ofrom-ofour-omonths-oago.
As-oshe-owas-odazing-ooff-owhile-olooking-oat-oZorith,-oIsa's-ovoice-oappeared-onext-oto-oher.-o"World-oto-oPeko,-oyou-othere?"
At-othis,-oPeko-ocame-oback-oto-oher-osenses-oand-osaid-o"W-what?"
Vladi-owas-oa-obit-oflustered-owhile-olooking-oat-oPeko-oand-oIsa-otook-oout-oa-omirror-ofor-oPeko-oto-olook-oat-oherself.
When-oshe-osaw-oher-oimage-oin-othe-omirror,-oshe-orealized-othat-oshe-owas-oblushing.
"Eh?-oDid-oI-ocatch-oa-ocurse?"-oAsked-oPeko-owho-odidn't-oknow-owhat-owas-ohappening
"Most-olikely,-obut-oI-odo-oknow-owhat-oit-ois~"-oSaid-oIsa-owhile-oVladi-ojust-oaverted-oher-oeyes-oand-okept-oon-owalking,-oseemed-olike-oshe-owasn't-ogood-owith-othese-osituations…
"What-ois-oit?"-oPeko-oasked,-oconcerned.
"Love~"-oFor-oa-omoment,-oIsa's-oeyes-oseemed-oto-oflicker-oto-oArksen-owith-oa-ocomplicated-oexpression-oin-othem.-oHowever,-obefore-oPeko-ocould-oblink,-oIsa's-oexpression-ochanged-oback-oto-othe-osame-oteasing-osmile-oas-ojust-onow.
"Love..."-oPeko-olooked-otowards-oZorith-odirection,-owatching-ohim-otalking-oto-oArksen,-oand-othe-oword-othat-ocame-ofrom-oIsa's-omouth-osurfaced,-o"Love…huh"-oshe-omuttered-oin-oan-oalmost-oinaudible-ovoice.
###-oChapter-o14-o--oChapter-o13.-oKaiser-ois-oborn!-o(Part-o3)
When-oI-ologged-oback-oin-oand-osaw-oalmost-oeveryone-oin-ofront-oof-othe-ofountain,-oI-ogreeted-othem-ountil-oKagito,-othe-oone-owho-owas-olast-ofrom-othe-ogroup-oto-oarrive,-oappeared-oand-owe-owent-otowards-othe-oroom-oin-othe-oguild-ohall-othat-oI-oasked-oKagito-oto-orent-obeforehand.
As-oeveryone-oentered-othe-oroom,-oI-oclosed-othe-odoor-oand-otold-othem-oto-osit-odown.-oAs-oZorith-oand-oPeko-ohad-odeemed-othat-oEliana-oand-oKagito-owere-oreliable-opeople,-oI-odecided-oto-ojust-otell-othem-oeverything.
The-ostory-owas-oquite-olong.-oAt-ofirst,-oVladi-oseemed-oto-ohave-oa-ojealous-olook-obut-osoon-oit-ofaded-oas-oeveryone-olistened-oto-oa-oshorter-oversion-oof-oour-otraining.
I-otold-othem-oabout-othe-ocave,-owhile-oexcluding-othe-oinformation-oabout-oPeko-oand-oZorith-obeing-odemi-humans-oand-othe-olatter-obeing-oa-oDeath-oLord.-oI-otold-othem-owhat-ohappened-oto-othe-ovillage-owhile-owe-owere-othere-oand-oalmost-oeveryone's-oexpressions-oseemed-oto-ochange,-oexcept-oEliana's,-owho-oremained-ounfazed.-oShe-owas-olistening-oclosely-oto-oevery-odetail-owhile-ogiving-oa-olook-oof-ounderstanding-oas-oshe-oseemed-oto-ohave-orealized-othe-odirection-oof-othe-oconversation-oand-omy-opurpose-oof-ocreating-othe-oguild.
Then-oI-otold-othem-oabout-omy-o'Plan',-oa-oword-oused-overy-oloosely-oas-oI-ohaven't-oreally-oplanned-omuch-oahead.
"Thus,-oI-owill-oneed-othe-opower-oof-omany-opeople-oto-ohelp-ous-oprotect-othe-ovillage,-owhich-ois-othe-omain-opurpose-oof-othe-oGuild.
"But-othis-ocan't-obe-omonitored-oalone,-othat-owould-obe-othe-orole-oof-oEliana-oand-oKagito.-oAlso,-oI-owould-oneed-oyou-oguys-oto-obe-oin-ogood-oterms-owith-othe-oKingdom-otoo,-ofor-ofuture-opurposes."
At-othis,-oEliana-ogot-odeeper-ointo-oher-othoughts-oand-osaid,-o"And-owhat-owould-oI-ogain-oapart-ofrom-obeing-oa-orepresentative-oof-othe-oGuild-oas-oI-oam-ogoing-oto-obe-osupposedly-oin-ocharge-oof-opublic-orelations-oand-oadministration?"-oShe-owas-ohinting-oobviously-othat-oshe-owanted-oto-omake-othe-omost-opossible-oprofit-owith-oher-ojob.
I-osmiled.-o"You-ocan-orepresent-ous-oin-oRL-oas-othat-owould-obring-ous-omore-opopularity-oand-oit-owould-obe-oyou-owho-owill-ohave-omost-oof-othe-oincome.-oBut-oof-ocourse,-onot-oall-oof-oit-oas-oit-ois-oonly-oright-oto-odistribute-osome-obetween-othe-oother-omembers."-oAt-omy-owords-oeveryone-owas-oshocked,-oincluding-oEliana.
Of-ocourse,-oshe-owanted-oto-ohave-oa-olot-oof-omoney,-oand-othis-owas-othe-operfect-oopportunity-ofor-oit.-oHowever,-oeven-oso,-oshe-odidn't-oexpect-oit-oto-obe-ohanded-oto-oher-oon-oa-osilver-oplate.
I-oadded,-o"Of-ocourse,-oyou-owill-oneed-oto-odo-oyour-opart-oreally-owell."-oI-osmiled-obefore-oaddressing-othe-orest-oagain.-o"Does-oanyone-odisagree-owith-oit?"-oThis-ois-oto-oensure-othat-othere-owill-obe-ono-oproblems-oin-othe-ofuture-odue-oto-omonetary-ogains.
Arksen-oand-oIsa-odidn't-ohave-oproblems-owith-omoney,-oand-othey-oweren't-othe-ogreedy-otype.-oZorith-oand-oPeko-owere-ocitizens-oof-othis-oworld,-oso-oreal-olife-omoney-ohas-ono-omeaning-oto-othem,-obut-oVladi-oand-oKagito-owere-oanother-omatter-oaltogether.
"I-odon't-omind-oas-oI-owill-oget-oa-oshare-oof-oit-otoo."-oSaid-oVladi-owith-oan-ounconcerned-olook
"I-othink-owith-othe-osmall-oshare,-oit-owill-obe-oenough-oto-osurvive-ofor-oa-oyear…"-oSaid-oKagito-owith-oa-osatisfied-olook
I-oglanced-oat-oEliana-owho-owas-osmiling-olike-othe-oCheshire-oCat-onow-oand-oI-oadded-osomething-oelse,-o"If-othey-oask-ofor-ointerviews-olooking-ofor-ous,-ojust-otell-othem-othat-owe-owill-oconsider-oit-oonly-oif-oit-obenefits-othe-oGuild-oand-owe-owill-oget-othe-ofull-ocommissions-ofrom-othem,-oas-othis-orequires-oour-opresence."
"Okay,-obut-obefore-oeverything-oelse,-ohow-omuch-ois-o'most-oof-othe-oincome'?"-oAsked-oEliana,-oher-oeyes-oalready-oshining.
"70%,-othe-orest-owill-obe-odivided-oin-o6%-oto-oeach-oof-ous."-oAt-othis,-oher-oeyes-oflashed-oin-ogreed.
"Deal!"-oShe-osaid-ounhesitant,-oone-opart-obecause-oshe-oknew-othis-owas-oprobably-othe-omaximum-othat-oshe-owould-oget,-othe-oother-opart-obeing-oit-owas-oalready-omore-othan-oshe-oexpected.
"About-othe-omanagement-oof-othe-oguild,-owhat-okind-oof-oguild-odo-oyou-owant-oto-omake?-oI-oknow-oyou-oneed-opower-oquickly,-obut-oit-oseems-olike-owe-ostill-ohave-oquite-oa-obit-oof-otime...Also,-oshould-owe-oown-odungeons?"
"Guild-wise,-oanyone-oabove-o20-owill-obe-oallowed-oto-oenter.-oThose-owho-oare-oabove-olevel-o50-owill-ohave-oto-opay-oa-ocommission-oof-o2-ogolds-omonthly-oin-ogame.-oFor-othe-odungeons,-owe-oshould-oown-osome-oso-othat-owe-ocan-ohave-osome-oextra-oincome.-oFor-obeginner-odungeons,-othey-oare-ofree-ofor-oall-obeginners.-oPlayers-oabove-olevel-o50-owill-ohave-oto-opay-o1-ogold-ofee.-oI-othink-owe-oshould-oalso-oget-osome-ogood-omerchants-oto-ohandle-oall-othese-otransactions."
As-owe-ocontinued-otalking-oabout-oadministrative-ostuff,-oEliana-owas-oquite-osurprised-oabout-othe-ofees,-oas-othey-owere-oquite-olow.-oHowever,-oI-ofeel-othat-oit-owould-obe-obetter-olike-othis-oway;-oif-oit-owas-otoo-ohigh,-owe-owould-obe-oseen-oas-otyrants-oand-oit-owould-oonly-obe-oa-omatter-oof-otime-obefore-othe-oplayers-orevolt.
After-oa-owhile,-oeveryone-ojoined-othe-oconversation.-oPeko's-oinsights-owere-oquite-ouseful.-oThrough-oour-oconversations,-owe-oalso-ogot-oto-oknow-omore-oabout-oeach-oother.
Kagito-owas-oa-osecond-year-ouniversity-ostudent-owhile-oEliana-ohad-oa-otechnical-odegree-oin-oeconomics-oand-oVladi-owas-oa-othird-year-ohigh-oschool-ostudent-oand-oher-odad-owas-oa-opoliceman.-o…
After-owe-ofinished-otalking,-oEliana-oand-oKagito-owent-oto-otry-oto-oget-oa-oconference-owith-othe-oLord.-oAs-omany-orenowned-opeople-oare-oin-oour-oguild,-oI-othink-oit-owill-onot-obe-oa-oproblem-oto-ohave-othe-oconference.-oKagito-oseemed-oa-obit-onervous,-obut-oEliana-owas-ofull-oof-oconfidence-oand-owas-olecturing-ohim-oabout-ohis-oposture-oand-omannerism.
Arksen-owanted-oto-ospar-owith-oZorith,-oso-owe-owent-otowards-othe-otraining-ohall-oand-oasked-othe-oinstructor-oif-owe-ocould-ospar-othere.-oThe-oinstructor-otold-ous-oto-ogo-oto-othe-oback,-othere-owas-omore-ospace-othere-ofor-osparring,-oand-ohe-ofollowed-ous-owith-oa-ocurious-olook-oin-ohis-oeyes.-oAfter-oall,-onot-omany-ocame-owanting-oto-ohave-oa-ospar-ohere.
Vladi-oalso-oasked-ome-ofor-oa-ospar.-oI-owas-osurprised-oat-oher-osudden-ochallenge,-obut-osoon-oagreed-oafter-oremembering-oher-oconditions-oto-ojoin-oto-othe-oguild.
As-owe-owere-otalking,-oZorith-ohad-oalready-otaken-oout-oone-oof-othe-oswords-owe-ogot-owhile-otraveling-oand-owas-oprepared-ofor-othe-ospar.
After-oboth-oof-othem-owere-oready,
-othey-oboth-odashed-otowards-oeach-oother.-oArksen-ocould-obarely-oavoid-oZorith's-osword-oand-ocould-oonly-odish-oout-olight-opunches-oto-oavoid-ogetting-osliced.
As-othe-omatch-owent-oon,-oboth-oof-othem-obecame-omore-oused-oto-oeach-oother-oattacks.-oTheir-oattacking-ostyle-owas-oquite-odifferent-ofrom-oeach-oother-oand-oboth-oof-othem-ohad-ogrins-oon-otheir-ofaces.-oArksen-ostarted-ousing-omagical-oattacks,-oand-oZorith-ojust-obrushed-othem-ooff-owith-oa-owave-ofrom-ohis-osword.-oThis-oseemed-oto-obe-oone-oof-othe-oskills-ohe-oreceived-ofrom-oDrakon,-oPower-owave.-oThat,-ocoupled-owith-oHeaven-oSplitter,-omade-oZorith-oan-oespecially-odifficult-oopponent.
Soon-oafter,-oArksen-owas-ogetting-opushed-oback,-oeven-owhen-ohe-odealt-oseemingly-oheavy-oblows-oto-oZorith,-othe-olatter-owould-ojust-oshrug-oit-ooff-oand-ocontinue.-oThis-owould-ohave-obeen-oseen-oas-oreckless,-obut-othe-opressure-ohe-oexuded-owas-oenough-oto-omake-oanyone-owith-ogood-osenses-oto-opull-oback,-oas-oa-oslash-owould-ocome-oshortly-oafter-oanother,-oand-owhen-othe-oopponent-othought-othey-ohad-owidened-othe-odistance,-oa-oPower-oWave-owould-ocome.
Finally,-oArksen-owas-odefeated.-oHe-owas-odefeated-oby-oa-ofinal-oPower-oWave-othat-ohe-ocouldn't-oavoid.-oZorith-oquickly-owent-oover-oto-ohim,-ohelping-ohim-oup.
"That-owas-oa-ogood-ofight."-oZorith-osmiled-oslightly.
"It-owas-ofor-ome-oas-owell,-obut-oI-oam-ostill-otoo-oweak.-oThis-ospar-ois-oprobably-ojust-onormal-oto-oyou."-oArksen-osaid-owith-oa-osmile.
"Well,-oyou-oare-oweaker-othan-ous-oby-omany-olevels,-oand-oArdha-ois-oquite-ostrong-ohimself..."-oSaid-oZorith-ohimself-owho-owas-ohelping-omy-ofallen-ofriend-othat-ohad-ohis-ostamina-oin-othe-ored-oand-ohealth-obelow-o30%.
"Okay!-oI-oam-ofired-oup!"-oExclaimed-oVladi-oand-oI-osighed.
I-oasked-othe-oinstructor-owho-ostill-oseemed-ostunned-oby-othe-oyoung-opeople-owho-ojust-osparred-o"Can-oI-oborrow-otwo-owooden-oswords?"
"Hm?-oOkay."-oThe-oinstructor-oagreed-oreadily-obefore-ogiving-ome-otwo-oswords-ofor-otraining.
"You-owill-obe-ousing-othose?"-oAsked-oVladi-oin-oa-oserious-otone
"Don't-oworry,-oI-owill-obe-ofighting-oall-oout,-osomething-oI-owouldn't-obe-oable-oto-oif-oI-oused-oswords."-oI-otold-oVladi