After a few minutes, Shiro went back to the car in his prior outfit, a matching black long sleeves and pants.
[Private] Shinji: "Aniki, are you alright?"
[Private] Shiro: "Yeah, we didn't fight. Talked about some unexpected things."
Hearing this, Shinji heaved a sigh. After all, this is a Magician we are talking about. They are existences whom are outside the rules!
'Tsk. If I didn't know of it now...' He thought of the 'thing' mentioned by Zelretch earlier. 'My past is that complicated, huh.'
Shiro looked out at the starry sky as he recalled their conversation a few moments ago.
Apparently, he has something hidden deep inside him, one that could potentially offset the full offensive of both Gaia and Alaya through their counterforce.
The reason?
It can wipe out humanity and earth once released. As to why, it is something very malevolent and vile, like a power that only sought destruction without discrimination. The destruction that it caused can even damage parallel worlds!
The importance of knowing it is even more emphasized when a prompt suddenly appeared after hearing what Zelretch had said.
[Hidden Quest Complete! Discover the malevolent force left by your past self. Reward Settlement...]
[+30,000 Soul Points]
[+1 Memory Unlocker(One-Time Use)]
[+2 Time Manifestation Card]
Snapping out of his thoughts, he checked the effects of the Memory Unlocker, something that is reminiscent to a bright white jewel. He can do this even when the said item is inside the dimensional storage.
[Memory Unlocker (One-Time Use)]
Details: Unlocks 10~100 years worth of past memories upon use. Useful for people with memory loss.
'I'll use this later.'
Shiro moved on with his other rewards, the Time Manifestation Cards.
[Time Manifestation Card]
Details: Calls upon the history stored within the long river of time. Upon usage, summons a time phantom of the user's past. The time phantom will merge with the user, with it giving abilities related to the phantom. Depending on the luck attribute, the summoned phantom might be at a strong or weak state. Lasts for 30 minutes.
If Shiro had wanted to find out more about his past right away, he could have done so right now with the help of this. With more notable clues in this "Time Phantom", he might just have an easier time finding out about his past.
'Sigh... Damn counterforce.'
*****
Shiro, who had arrived in the house, carried Sakura up to her bed without waking her up. He sighed as he looked at the peaceful sleeping look of hers.
"I didn't plan to make my departure so dramatic..." He mumbled inaudibly. "Looks like this world doesn't want me staying further."
"Shiro-nii..."
Suddenly, Shiro felt the end of his sleeve being lightly pulled by Sakura. He stiffened when he thought that she'd heard what he had mumbled, but calmed down when he saw that she's just sleep talking.
"When did I... become like this?"
He was someone who can kill without batting an eye. Back in Terra, he doesn't possess any mercy to the enemies that tried to kill him. But when he came in contact with these children, he felt soft.
Perhaps its just his past self affecting him right now, no, he could now say with confidence that he now grew fond of those two.
Taking out an unordinary lion stuffed toy from his storage, he opened the zipper on its back, revealing a glowing blue sphere. He then touched it, causing a holographic panel to appear.
"Setting the owner of this thing to her... Done."
A soft blue light scanned Sakura before its ownership was transferred to her. Furthermore, he also took out 3 Weapon Enhancement Cards from his previous mission before using it to this stuffed toy.
[Weapon Enhancement Proceeding...]
[Weapon Enhancement Proceeding...Critical Hit!]
[Weapon Enhancement Proceeding... Critical Hit!]
Unexpectedly, the rarity of it became higher as a soft glow enveloped it.
[Hovering Lion Guard (SR)]
Details: A small stuffed toy filled with massive weapons of destruction. Each of its weapons are sealed by the danger clearances. The higher the danger being faced by the user, the more powerful the unsealed weapons will be. It possesses self-healing capabilities and will charge energy by absorbing energies in its surroundings.
'This is... it became something ridiculous, alright.'
To be honest, he didn't expect for it to become this powerful after 2 critical hits. Though, he also felt more reassured of her safety, knowing that this world is filled with many dangers.
Shiro left a hastily written letter as well as the [Tae Kwon Do Mastery (UC)] before leaving Sakura's room. He saw Shinji waiting for him outside. Due to his transformed physique, he didn't feel tired during the entire day.
"Shinji-kun, I might be leaving now."
"Aniki?!"
"Can't be helped, the two of them acted up and wanted to kick me out of here."
"You mean..?"
[Private] Shiro: "Alaya and Gaia. Kaleidoscope told me about it earlier."
Shinji's eyes widened upon hearing that.
"Sigh... I'm sorry for this. Never expected that I won't be able to have a proper departure here."
"No... It's alright. I'm thinking about Sakura, though."
"Sakura-chan... I'll think of a way to stay connected with her later."
Shiro stopped talking for a while and tried doing x10 random spins in hopes that he could get something better for Shinji. Light orbs revealed inside the cube kept appearing one after another, until another purple orb popped up.
"Nice... Wait for a while, I'll give something to you."
"To me?"
"Mn. I gave Sakura-chan an item for self-defense and it'll suffice against most enemies I suppose."
Shiro asked Shinji to go to the room that he had stayed during the past week. Then, he prepared to take out the items that he'll get in this random spin.
Shiro skimmed through the spin results rapidly as he saw something useful appear.
[x10 Random Spin Results]
Lightness Technique--Dark Ronier (R)
Magnetic Shield (UC)
Gaming Computer (C)
Spear Demon's Ice Spear (SR)
Analysis Glasses (UC)
Box of Jewels (UC)
Lunch Box (C)
Extraordinary Pan (C)
Confectionary Cake (C)
Sword Manipulation Technique--Dark Ronier (R)
"You're lucky this time, Shinji-kun."
"Eh? Lucky, me?"
Looking at the details of the Ice Spear, Shiro was surprised that someone could actually achieve this kind of feat.
[Spear Demon's Ice Spear (SR)]
Details: Prior to the fight against beings who possessed conceptual godhood, it is just a rare spear with mind-calming and ice attack attribute. Due to it severely wounding such beings, it now became a semi-divine weapon that specializes in killing. Wounds afflicted by it becomes harder to heal and the lethality of the said wound becomes higher.
Note: The previous mortal wielder is truly someone exceptional, having used conceptual attacks and slain a god as a mortal.
Picking up the [Spear Demon's Ice Spear (SR)], [Analysis Glasses (UC)], [Old World Fighting Suit (R)], and [Magnetic Shield (UC)], he gave them all to Shinji, greatly surprising the latter.
The spear emitted coldness not only physically, but conceptually too. Meanwhile, the glasses, suit, and the magnetic shield are stored in their corresponding lightweight metal boxes.
"A-aniki? T-this is too much!"
"Take it. It's not much use to me, promise."
"B-but-"
"No buts. Become stronger and protect your little sister, that's the homework that I'll be leaving you with."
Shinji accepted them slightly more as he heard this assignment. Still, he's much hesitant about it.
"Oh yeah, there's also the spear that you've asked for before. I made it to match your current growth."
This time, Shiro took out a normal iron spear. It is visibly much shorter than the other spears, but it greatly matches Shinji's small build for now.
"Take them. Right, you can just pay me back in the future." He said so as to lessen the weight of these items. "You'll surely become stronger in the future, right?"
"Yes!"
"So be it. I'll be leaving, bye!"
A white light enveloped him, leaving Shinji unable to react in the room.
After a few minutes, Shiro went back to the car in his prior outfit, a matching black long sleeves and pants.
[Private] Shinji: "Aniki, are you alright?"
[Private] Shiro: "Yeah, we didn't fight. Talked about some unexpected things."
Hearing this, Shinji heaved a sigh. After all, this is a Magician we are talking about. They are existences whom are outside the rules!
'Tsk. If I didn't know of it now...' He thought of the 'thing' mentioned by Zelretch earlier. 'My past is that complicated, huh.'
Shiro looked out at the starry sky as he recalled their conversation a few moments ago.
Apparently, he has something hidden deep inside him, one that could potentially offset the full offensive of both Gaia and Alaya through their counterforce.
The reason?
It can wipe out humanity and earth once released. As to why, it is something very malevolent and vile, like a power that only sought destruction without discrimination. The destruction that it caused can even damage parallel worlds!
The importance of knowing it is even more emphasized when a prompt suddenly appeared after hearing what Zelretch had said.
[Hidden Quest Complete! Discover the malevolent force left by your past self. Reward Settlement...]
[+30,000 Soul Points]
[+1 Memory Unlocker(One-Time Use)]
[+2 Time Manifestation Card]
Snapping out of his thoughts, he checked the effects of the Memory Unlocker, something that is reminiscent to a bright white jewel. He can do this even when the said item is inside the dimensional storage.
[Memory Unlocker (One-Time Use)]
Details: Unlocks 10~100 years worth of past memories upon use. Useful for people with memory loss.
'I'll use this later.'
Shiro moved on with his other rewards, the Time Manifestation Cards.
[Time Manifestation Card]
Details: Calls upon the history stored within the long river of time. Upon usage, summons a time phantom of the user's past. The time phantom will merge with the user, with it giving abilities related to the phantom. Depending on the luck attribute, the summoned phantom might be at a strong or weak state. Lasts for 30 minutes.
If Shiro had wanted to find out more about his past right away, he could have done so right now with the help of this. With more notable clues in this "Time Phantom", he might just have an easier time finding out about his past.
'Sigh... Damn counterforce.'
*****
Shiro, who had arrived in the house, carried Sakura up to her bed without waking her up. He sighed as he looked at the peaceful sleeping look of hers.
"I didn't plan to make my departure so dramatic..." He mumbled inaudibly. "Looks like this world doesn't want me staying further."
"Shiro-nii..."
Suddenly, Shiro felt the end of his sleeve being lightly pulled by Sakura. He stiffened when he thought that she'd heard what he had mumbled, but calmed down when he saw that she's just sleep talking.
"When did I... become like this?"
He was someone who can kill without batting an eye. Back in Terra, he doesn't possess any mercy to the enemies that tried to kill him. But when he came in contact with these children, he felt soft.
Perhaps its just his past self affecting him right now, no, he could now say with confidence that he now grew fond of those two.
Taking out an unordinary lion stuffed toy from his storage, he opened the zipper on its back, revealing a glowing blue sphere. He then touched it, causing a holographic panel to appear.
"Setting the owner of this thing to her... Done."
A soft blue light scanned Sakura before its ownership was transferred to her. Furthermore, he also took out 3 Weapon Enhancement Cards from his previous mission before using it to this stuffed toy.
[Weapon Enhancement Proceeding...]
[Weapon Enhancement Proceeding...Critical Hit!]
[Weapon Enhancement Proceeding... Critical Hit!]
Unexpectedly, the rarity of it became higher as a soft glow enveloped it.
[Hovering Lion Guard (SR)]
Details: A small stuffed toy filled with massive weapons of destruction. Each of its weapons are sealed by the danger clearances. The higher the danger being faced by the user, the more powerful the unsealed weapons will be. It possesses self-healing capabilities and will charge energy by absorbing energies in its surroundings.
'This is... it became something ridiculous, alright.'
To be honest, he didn't expect for it to become this powerful after 2 critical hits. Though, he also felt more reassured of her safety, knowing that this world is filled with many dangers.
Shiro left a hastily written letter as well as the [Tae Kwon Do Mastery (UC)] before leaving Sakura's room. He saw Shinji waiting for him outside. Due to his transformed physique, he didn't feel tired during the entire day.
"Shinji-kun, I might be leaving now."
"Aniki?!"
"Can't be helped, the two of them acted up and wanted to kick me out of here."
"You mean..?"
[Private] Shiro: "Alaya and Gaia. Kaleidoscope told me about it earlier."
Shinji's eyes widened upon hearing that.
"Sigh... I'm sorry for this. Never expected that I won't be able to have a proper departure here."
"No... It's alright. I'm thinking about Sakura, though."
"Sakura-chan... I'll think of a way to stay connected with her later."
Shiro stopped talking for a while and tried doing x10 random spins in hopes that he could get something better for Shinji. Light orbs revealed inside the cube kept appearing one after another, until another purple orb popped up.
"Nice... Wait for a while, I'll give something to you."
"To me?"
"Mn. I gave Sakura-chan an item for self-defense and it'll suffice against most enemies I suppose."
Shiro asked Shinji to go to the room that he had stayed during the past week. Then, he prepared to take out the items that he'll get in this random spin.
Shiro skimmed through the spin results rapidly as he saw something useful appear.
[x10 Random Spin Results]
Lightness Technique--Dark Ronier (R)
Magnetic Shield (UC)
Gaming Computer (C)
Spear Demon's Ice Spear (SR)
Analysis Glasses (UC)
Box of Jewels (UC)
Lunch Box (C)
Extraordinary Pan (C)
Confectionary Cake (C)
Sword Manipulation Technique--Dark Ronier (R)
"You're lucky this time, Shinji-kun."
"Eh? Lucky, me?"
Looking at the details of the Ice Spear, Shiro was surprised that someone could actually achieve this kind of feat.
[Spear Demon's Ice Spear (SR)]
Details: Prior to the fight against beings who possessed conceptual godhood, it is just a rare spear with mind-calming and ice attack attribute. Due to it severely wounding such beings, it now became a semi-divine weapon that specializes in killing. Wounds afflicted by it becomes harder to heal and the lethality of the said wound becomes higher.
Note: The previous mortal wielder is truly someone exceptional, having used conceptual attacks and slain a god as a mortal.
Picking up the [Spear Demon's Ice Spear (SR)], [Analysis Glasses (UC)], [Old World Fighting Suit (R)], and [Magnetic Shield (UC)], he gave them all to Shinji, greatly surprising the latter.
The spear emitted coldness not only physically, but conceptually too. Meanwhile, the glasses, suit, and the magnetic shield are stored in their corresponding lightweight metal boxes.
"A-aniki? T-this is too much!"
"Take it. It's not much use to me, promise."
"B-but-"
"No buts. Become stronger and protect your little sister, that's the homework that I'll be leaving you with."
Shinji accepted them slightly more as he heard this assignment. Still, he's much hesitant about it.
"Oh yeah, there's also the spear that you've asked for before. I made it to match your current growth."
This time, Shiro took out a normal iron spear. It is visibly much shorter than the other spears, but it greatly matches Shinji's small build for now.
"Take them. Right, you can just pay me back in the future." He said so as to lessen the weight of these items. "You'll surely become stronger in the future, right?"
"Yes!"
"So be it. I'll be leaving, bye!"
A white light enveloped him, leaving Shinji unable to react in the room.
